So the only people that get to enjoy dining outside are smokers? Nah nah that’s going too far.

They wanna smoke? GTFO of the entire eating area away from the entrance and suck their cancer stick there.

Gen X has entered the chat

BYE FELICIA!

sweet sweet sound!!!

How long is that in Trusses?

With a huge side helping of mafia style blackmail. They stopped hiding it a long time ago.

[bows] you’re too kind, I do what I can.

I won’t totally disagree. But a lot of employees will lose their jobs and an innovative competitor would leave the market. Maybe a middle ground would be like, a hostile takeover bid that also merged them with Rivian or something. Then a rename to “eXla” just to fuck with Elon :)

In an IDEAL world, Musk will be removed as CEO for both failure to perform (he’s literally not doing his job given that he’s doing all his DOGshitE) and the harm he’s bringing to the brand. No other CEO would be allowed to get away with this.

Then, in a JUST world the stock will stabilize, start to grow again, and everyone will get back on the EV train with Tesla included. While the Muskrat watches from the sidelines like the loser he is.

CAVEAT: only if he also doesn’t still own any more of the stock than he could get owning VTSAX like the rest of us.

Hell there are businesses already building a local stockpile of raw materials and part; been doing this for MONTHS. Other’s not accepting long-term contracts that might bankrupt them if they are caught having to fulfill them post-tariff.

This all adds to the cost of doing business even if the tariffs never happen. Guess who pays since most everyone has to do it (read: there’s no competition when all the players pay the vig!)

So here’s the thing, I am 99.99% with you on your sentiment.

But then I have to ask myself, “HOW TF is that even possible? Or was there more to it? Was that the plan ? Did he gain something bigger from doing it?”

I’m not saying he’s some genius we just can’t comprehend. I’m saying he’s a criminal and I wouldn’t put anything off the table.

But yeah, he’s probably just that shitty at business; but still? I hate this timeline.

Ummm yes, literally what you wrote. A honeypot FOR ICE; if all the ICE agents show up where they are told there will be a bunch of immigrants but there’s just one middle aged white guy named Jim Bob, then everyone else is safe.

muwahahahah

Something about a leopard? I think, who knows.

or obvious “lives will be lost” support ends.

It’s funny (not funny!) that you think they care about lives being lost.

The cruelty IS the point.

Many of us are well aware it’ll raise the cost of goods, and not just imports. Any domestic competitors that don’t raise priced by say, 20% and 7%, is leaving money on the table and will get sued by their share holders.

I’m not saying I like that fact, but it just is.

Such an emotional roller coaster you’ve put me on!

Get out of here with that equity woke mind virus /s

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Yeah I know and I agree with that you say. My conflict is with the FAFO part of my brain. I’m not proud of it. Knowing and admitting is half the battle.

But come one, you have to taste at least a little bit of the irony; no? ;-)

I hear ya. But Vance is ineffective with no real charm. He won’t be able to rally the rubes like Trump does. I also don’t think Vance is nearly as slimy as Trump. But that isn’t credit to Vance, it’s an indictment of Trump. HE is still worse than we can possibly imagine. Vance really did at least grow up poor and then serve in the military and THEN shit all over them; but he knows. Trump has no idea and more ego and delusions of superiority than imaginable.

I could be wrong, reasonable people can disagree. Love and respect!