Tesla’s new car …

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Tesla unveiled its second-generation Roadster sports car on Thursday by having the vehicle launch itself up a curved ramp into a controlled landing. It later leapt over five other Tesla vehicles while twisting in the air. The Roadster can go from a stop to 60 miles an hour in about one second, and it has a top speed of over 230 miles an hour.

… :thinking:

… sounds like the ideal getaway car for criminals …

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A new item on the list of things humanity does not need.

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All those independently wealthy kids playing Grand Theft Auto in their basements can now play for real in a $90,000 electric car…

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The ultra-high pressured air charge allows around 5 secs of flight, one shot only. Two police barriers in the GTA and you are toast. That’s a very limited toy. I would prefer a cheaper version more safety focused instead of this. This is just PoC that helps the marketing.

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Tesla needs ALL the help it can get marketing

Tesla’s share of the global EV market has been declining

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It’s an ego stunt with no real-world value, per usual with the nazi. The trim level that includes the ability to jump will be “invite only” and cost $250,000. I remind you their cars were falling apart and pulled off the road for being held together with glue.

We can expect to see an announcement this has been delayed in “2 years time”.

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$250K MINIMUM, Tesla has stated the final price is currently unknown, no estimated delivery date is availble, and the “Thruster” (ie. flying version) is not going to be “street legal”

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Is that Proof of Concept or Pile of Crap?

Either way it’s amazing what you can do for your own entertainment when you’re the World’s first trillionaire :distorted_face:

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Or you have unlimited tokens with your own AI video platform…

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AKA: “More money than sense”

“Command my rocket scientists to make a car fly”.

“Yes, Great One, it shall be done, even as you have spoken.”

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It’s childish, stupid, and very disappointing. The company had (and has) a great overall mission, but he sadly seems to have lost interest in making practical cars. I’m on my third Model 3 (I lease 3 years at a time), and it’s by far the best car I’ve ever driven - fast, smooth, clean, and quiet. I use the self-driving every day.

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I have to say that I preferred the Rivian SUV to ANY Tesla (Model 3, Model y or CyberTruck)
I’ve been in all of those & the Rivian was, in my opinion, much nicer

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I haven’t experienced RIvian - I’m sure they’re nice but I’m not an SUV person; I like the sportiness of the Model 3. The Tesla ecosystem is great - everything completely seamless. And again, the self-driving…

Model 3 was a bit rough around the edges prior to the “Highland” update in 2024, but the new one is much more refined.

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I will NEVER buy or lease ANYTHING from Elon Musk.

Why?

Anyone who rather burns food (army rations) that is nearing its expiry date rather than give it to starving children is a depraved and morally corrupt person.

The U.S. government destroyed 496 metric tons (nearly 500 tons, or about 1.1 million pounds) of emergency high-energy food biscuits. [1, 2, 3]

Key Details

  • Type of Food: Nutrient-dense, high-energy fortified wheat biscuits originally intended for children in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
  • Value & Cost: The food was valued at roughly $793,000, and the incineration or landfill disposal in the United Arab Emirates cost an additional $100,000 to $130,000 in taxpayer funds.
  • Why It Was Destroyed: The rations expired while sitting in a warehouse in Dubai after administrative disruptions and staff reductions tied to the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
  • Role of Elon Musk / DOGE: Elon Musk’s involvement stems from his co-leadership of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which targeted and heavily downsized USAID, leading to frozen aid workflows, administrative gridlock, and staff departures that prevented the timely distribution of the stockpiled rations. State Department officials stated the lots were originally acquired under the previous administration as contingencies, though aid workers warned for months that the food would spoil if not shipped.

There is no official or exact count of children killed directly by Elon Musk, though public health studies and critics estimate that hundreds of thousands to millions of children could face fatal consequences from funding cuts to foreign aid. [1, 2, 3]

The Source of the Claims

  • USAID Cuts: As the head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk oversaw massive budget and staff reductions to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in 2025.[1, 2, 3]
  • Projected and Estimated Deaths:
    • A study published in The Lancet projected that dismantling or heavily cutting USAID could lead to up to 14 million additional deaths by 2030, which includes an estimated 4.5 million children under the age of 5 (roughly 700,000 child deaths per year) due to the loss of prevention and treatment for malaria, pneumonia, diarrhea, and HIV/AIDS.
    • Independent counter-estimates (such as those by researcher Brooke Nichols cited via Wikipedia) suggested that foreign aid halts had been linked to hundreds of thousands of deaths (including children) by early 2026.
    • Journalists and human rights monitors have documented over 1,200 specific, verified individual deaths (including children) tied directly to frozen health programs and halted medical shipments.[1, 2, 3, 4]

Elon Musk’s Response

  • Musk and administration officials have strongly disputed these numbers, calling the statistical projections lies and noting that verified individual tracking data does not directly equate to the multi-million estimates.
  • Musk has threatened legal action against political critics, such as U.S. Representative Ro Khanna, who cited the 4.5 million child death projections, arguing that the cuts targeted waste, fraud, and corruption within foreign spending programs.
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And let‘s not forget that Musk cut the Department responsible for keeping target lists up to date.

Instead the U.S. military relied on advanced artificial intelligence systems—including a government variant of Elon Musk’s Grok AI—to assist in generating target lists during the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. [1, 2]

Public scrutiny intensified after a tragic U.S. missile strike on an elementary school, which killed 120 children. [1]

The Core Controversy

  • The Minab School Disaster: On February 28, 2026, U.S. Tomahawk cruise missiles struck the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Iran, killing 156 civilians—including 120 children. A United Nations fact-finding mission and human rights organizations concluded that the strike constituted a war crime. [1, 2, 3]
  • The AI Connection: In June 2026, a court filing revealed that the Department of Defense had awarded a $200 million contract to Elon Musk’s xAI to integrate a specialized “Grok for Government” model. A top Pentagon official testified that the AI system was used to help direct “2,000 munitions at 2,000 distinct targets within 96 hours” during the opening phase of the war. Congressional inquiries and media investigations have focused heavily on how heavily the military relied on Grok and other AI tools (such as Palantir’s Project Maven) to greenlight targets. [1, 2, 3]

Why Was the School Hit?

According to internal Pentagon investigations leaked to the press, the catastrophe was caused by a “cascade of preventable failures”: [1]

  1. Outdated Intelligence: The AI tools and military planners relied on stale, years-old data that still categorized the compound as an active Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) facility, failing to recognize that it had been operating as a civilian school for over a decade.
  2. Compressed Timeframes: The administration ordered an overwhelming initial air campaign—striking over 1,000 targets in the first 24 hours—which severely compressed the time human intelligence analysts had to vet the targets generated by the AI.
  3. Lack of Oversight: The massive over-reliance on automated “kill chains” bypassed traditional, strict human verification protocols designed to prevent civilian casualties. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

The high-profile tragedy has triggered widespread international protests and a massive ethical debate over the U.S. military’s deployment of commercial AI tech on the battlefield. [1, 2]

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I fully agree that Musk’s politics are abhorrent. I don’t lease my car from him, however, I lease it from Tesla, of which owns less than 20%. There are over 130,000 Tesla employees doing good work helping to further the adoption of clean energy.

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he may only own 20%, but he is the largest stock holder in the company

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My favorite bumper sticker seen on a Tesla:

I bought this after the plot twist.

I understand that some people can’t get out of a lease or afford to trade and were not aware of / didn’t notice Musk’s extraordinary perfidy before it was made self-evident even to those not paying attention by his involvement in the last election and with DOGE. But there are plenty of excellent alternatives for next time. The Hyundai Ionic line, particularly the 5, is a good alternative, for example. And anywhere but the US, you can select from the Chinese brands, some of which are superior to Tesla in every way. Tesla has fallen behind the technology curve anyway.