But Musk later changed his mind, reportedly donating $45 million a month of his money to the pro-Trump political action committee American PAC.

`Nuff said. CEOs are often Republican, but to be this outspokenly political is normally a bad thing for CEOs like Musk. Media company heads (and Twitter/X is a media company) are supposed to at least pretend to be neutral.

And catering to the far-right seems like a bad idea if your company makes EVs. But what do I know?

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    They do have good 0-60 times, but they’re very heavy, they don’t turn well, and they overheat if you push them hard, so anyone who wants a sports car isn’t going to look at a tesla. Their biggest advantage is probably the supercharger network, but that advantage isn’t going to last much longer.

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      What, just because he fired everyone and no one’s answering the phones anymore?

      Pshaw. Everything’s going to plan.