Summary

Elon Musk lashed out online Monday as Tesla stock plunged over 15%, wiping out its post-election rally and shedding 50% of its value since December.

Investors worried about market declines, recession fears, and Tesla’s growing controversy after Musk’s far-right rhetoric and mass government layoffs.

Musk falsely claimed Democratic donors funded anti-Tesla protests and linked critics to Jeffrey Epstein. He amplified conspiracy theories blaming arson attacks on Democrats.

Despite his efforts, Tesla’s collapse cost Musk $23 billion in a single day.

  • EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    21 hours ago

    This is one of the things that pissed me off during the election campaign. Calling Trump “weird” worked as well, for all of a couple of weeks, and then the party muzzled Walz and never let anyone say it again.

    They had an effective ad campaign that hit their opponents right where it hurt - their fragile ego - and they just…gave up.

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      20 hours ago

      They had an effective ad campaign that hit their opponents right where it hurt - their fragile ego - and they just…gave up.

      That’s a great overall summary of the DNC right there.