Elon Musk is a fan of movies, or pretends to be. He claims that we’re living in a simulation like the one depicted in The Matrix, and that he is one of the chosen few who perceives its structure. He says that Tesla‘s Cybertruck is “what Bladerunner would have driven,” …
Read More »Tesla Ordered to Pay More Than $240 Million Over Fatal Autopilot Crash
After a three-week trial, a Miami jury on Friday found Tesla partially liable for a fatal 2019 accident involving its Autopilot driver-assistance feature, awarding the family of the deceased and an injured party a total of $329 million in damages. The company will have to pay a third of the …
Read More »Elon Musk's Tesla Diner Is the Cybertruck of Restaurants
Call me crazy, but I have certain expectations of any establishment calling itself a “diner.” In general, I shouldn’t have to wait for a seat. The interior ambiance should be warm and welcoming, with comfortable booths — perhaps with their padding slightly worn from years of visits from loyal customers. …
Read More »Elon Musk Announces He's Formed 'America Party' After Breakup With Trump
After publicly feuding with President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, announced Saturday that he has started a new political party. Musk made the announcement a day after Trump signed his “Big Beautiful Bill” into law on Friday, which Musk called a “disgusting abomination.” Musk said he could …
Read More »Bromance Is Dead: Splitsville for Besties Trump and Musk
The male loneliness epidemic has struck once again, with tech oligarch Elon Musk and President Donald J. Trump going their separate ways after a roughly year-long friendship based on unprecedented political spending and mutual corruption. C’est la vie, n’est-ce pas? Supposedly, the cause of this bromance breakdown was the “big, …
Read More »Elon Musk's Reign of Corruption Chronicled in Elizabeth Warren Report
As Elon Musk departs the Trump White House — at least officially — a new Senate report examines how the world’s richest man leveraged his access to the levers of federal power to boost his myriad personal businesses, including his electric vehicle company Tesla, aerospace contractor SpaceX, social media platform …
Read More »Elon Leaves Trail of Destruction, Corruption … and No Financial Disclosure
Elon Musk’s time in the Trump administration was short, but by no means merciful. As the 130 days of Musk’s “special employee” status in the White House expire, the world’s richest man is leaving the government with shattered public approval, furious investors, and a to-go bag of grift and corruption …
Read More »Elon Musk Melts Down Over Report That Tesla Is Considering Replacing Him
Elon Musk is pushing back on a report that his flagship company Tesla is looking to replace him as CEO after months of absenteeism in favor of his work as head of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) — and a decidedly inefficient first quarter for Tesla. On Wednesday, …
Read More »Sheryl Crow Says an Armed Man Got on Her Property After She Ditched Her Tesla
Sheryl Crow said she caught an armed man on her property in Tennessee after publicly ditching her Tesla in protest of Elon Musk and President Donald Trump’s efforts to gut government programs through the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Crow sold her Tesla back in February (and pointedly donated …
Read More »Tesla May Dodge More Than $1 Billion in Fines Over 'Full Self-Driving' Claims
Elon Musk once said he could save taxpayers $2 trillion by slashing away at government agencies with his so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Then it was $1 trillion. Most recently, he has revised that estimate significantly downward to $150 billion. And even if he could prove he has reduced …
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