we are living through a nation building or breaking moment
#DC and all 50+ #state (and territory, we see you) capitols 14 mar #TeslaTakedown returns 15 mar
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=vets+march+state+capitals+14&t=ffip&ia=web
"The intention of the Tesla Takedown movement is to make a strong public stand against the tech oligarchy behind the Trump administration’s cruel and illegal actions, and to encourage Americans to sell their Teslas and dump the company’s stock. Protests like these – peaceful, locally organized, and spreading across the world – are at the heart of free speech in a democracy and a cornerstone of US political traditions. So it’s telling that the response from so-called “free speech absolutist” Musk has been to single out individuals – and spread lies about us and our movement. The harassment that has followed his post has been frightening."
"Musk’s false accusations against me won’t stop this movement, because he is inflicting real harm on the American public and people around the world. In fact, Musk and Trump are the ones committing crimes. Just this week they have announced their intentions to slash social security, Medicare, unemployment insurance and food stamps. They are gutting public institutions, stripping environmental protections, destabilizing the economy and people’s lives. Musk is openly and gleefully firing federal workers en masse and dismantling programs that serve millions at home and across the globe. They’ve ignored multiple judicial orders, and refused to restart payments that they were ordered to. The unofficial agency Musk leads, the “department of government efficiency”, is digging into systems and pushing out public servants, when its own staff hasn’t received so much as a background check. Musk’s conflicts of interest are piling up without any disclosures. All of the programs this administration is destroying are paid for by people like you and me through our taxes. Tesla – a billion-dollar company – shelled out zero income tax last year. Justice through government processes will be slow, if it comes at all."
"If we can’t show our opposition to what the government is doing, we are living in a dictatorship. If we are criminalized for calling out the rich and powerful for their illegal actions, that is a dictatorship. I don’t want to live in a dictatorship."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/13/elon-musk-tesla-takedown-protest
If you witnessed anyone sabotaging or vandalizing Tesla vehicles or dealerships, an important thing to remember is no you fucking didn't and you don't know jack shit about jack shit. #TeslaTakedown
OK, from the replies, some useful tidbits:
- To end a Tesla lease early, you don’t have to pay the full amount remaining — only the balance •minus• the car’s current resale value.
- Cars depreciate, so you’ll lose some money. But…
- …if the used market is dropping fast, Tesla’s official resale value will probably lag behind reality. Thus breaking a lease actually •can• take money straight out of Tesla’s pockets.
- To maximize this strategy, people should break their leases •soon• and •simultaneously•. Coordinate a campaign!
Would still really, really, really like somebody with professional expertise to work all this out.
#TeslaTakedown https://hachyderm.io/@inthehands/114089737787084906
No car brand in history has ever lost so much value this quickly. And it is not just an image problem - it is a business fundamentals problem. Paris Marx on Tesla's rapid decline across the globe.
#TeslaTakedown #TeslaMuskFall
https://www.disconnect.blog/p/elon-musk-is-running-tesla-into-the
94% of German people surveyed said they’d never buy a Tesla because of Musk and his fascist ideals.
So I guess the #teslatakedown movement is having a real impact in other parts of the world.
#Brooklyn Artist Has a Plan for #Tesla Shitty Cybertrucks - satirical street signs draw attention to abuses of power.
https://hyperallergic.com/996378/brooklyn-artist-fola-fia-has-a-plan-for-tesla-shitty-cybertrucks/
#art #illustration #Posters #FolaFia
#MahmoudKhalil #Columbia #Cuomo
#NYC #TeslaTakeDown
Imagine how badly you have to fuck up designing a car for you to be literally dismantling government regulation, and your car STILL gets recalled.
«AP: In latest blow to Tesla, regulators recall nearly all Cybertrucks»
https://apnews.com/article/cybertruck-recall-tesla-elon-musk-nhtsa-8c517e21aa1119d74b9db39f6aca01b7
Hmm, someone seems to have come up with a protest chant...
Sign says:
GET OUT ELON! GO TO MARS!
WE DON'T WANT YOUR NAZI CARS!
There are some counterprotesters at my local #TeslaTakedown event but they’re like, 3 guys in a pickup with some flags, vs. hundreds of protesters.
We are not engaging with them except to say “yay for the First Amendment!” when they pass by.
One of the cops here (there are a couple of police cars) went to talk to them, he did not look very happy.
Urge your Congressmember to stand firm against the assaults on our #democracy, the #judiciary & the rule of #law by rejecting the #JUDGES Act, the #PEPPER Act, the #NORRA Act & The #NIAP Act today.
https://resist.bot/petitions/PDVYDP
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