Taxpayers money and governmental resources being used to protect some asshole's private assets. Musk, as the richest person on Earth, apparently can't afford private security.
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He's paid millions for the US government, he might as well use it
I still can't believe how relatively cheap it was.
You don't get that rich by paying your own way.
It really makes clear exactly who the government serves these days.
These days?
You gotta admit, the last couple of hundred years have been a little fishy.
That tea party on the dock was on point tho
Why? I thought Trump would love to dismantle the FBI so why help his 'friend' Musk? Okay, justice for all so the do well to investigate, but a whole taskforce? Doesn't sound very doge to me.
The Orange Cunt has far too few functioning braincells to have any idea what he wants. Make the FBI solve all the problems because thats what they do in the movies and fire every federal employee just for existing are not mutually exclusive concepts when your too narcissistic to tell the difference between your own head and a puppet-hand up your ass.
Few usually still means multiple and I find it hard to believe that the orangutan has more than one brain cell that still functions if even that.
all they have to do is point at a exploded tesla (which could likely have blown up on its own) and say you did it. now you're a terrorist. no need for charges. no habeas corpus. no due process. they just didn't like you
that's why
Not only do they explode but also murder mannequin children to the point that Elon Musk wants such videos shut down.
Of course, the Trump administration is not intending to make the government more efficient but instead enrich themselves.
This is the best use of taxpayer dollars in a long time. /s
- Do they really have nothing better to do?
- They're all supposed to be busy redacting Epstein files.
beating, deporting, and detaining pro human rights advocates and anti-fascists too.
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Probably. Why commit atrocities against America if they'll just do it themselves?
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They were never gonna do that. Trump and his buddies are on there.
Task force deez nutz
Gottem
Jokes are all I have at this point. I’m going to end up in a camp or prison cell.
Yeah, honestly, I think a lot of us are.
Because honestly? Fuck being quiet. If they're busy imprisoning me, they're not busy executing someone else. If they're busy executing me, well, then, I don't really have long to worry about it
I like that way of looking at it
Oh good, I see that since they now have time and manpower for this it must mean that they've finally caught all those serial killers and human traffickers. Way to go on that 100% clearance rate, boys!
Task force for a fucking corporation.
Fuck the kids, protect TESLA.
America is a joke country.
So someone already tried to run down the protesters (from the article):
"The protestors had to move out of the way in order to avoid being struck by the vehicle," the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said in a statement on the arrest of the man, Andrew Dutil.
Dutil was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill.
How is trying to run down humans in a car out truck not an intent to kill?
It's Palm Beach County. It's amazing they were even arrested at all.
Someone tell the FBI's "vandalizing a Tesla is domestic terrorism" task force that I found an instance of domestic terrorism
We live in a car cult society. If you want to kill somebody and get away with it, kill them by car.
For sure, Luigi would have never even been looked for if it had been a hit and run.
Are they trying to demoralize the FBI or use them as a goon squad? Why not both, I guess.
Wish there would be a task force, or anyone, looking into these weird cult notes. I found two so far, one tacked to a tree under a leaf on a walking trail and one in my box of granola bars. Literally, In... The... Box. For reference: https://www.axios.com/local/philadelphia/2024/01/23/creepy-notes-crop-up-pennsylvania
Anyone else who finds it too convenient that qanon started in Trump's first term and immediately this is gaining prominence? Distraction campaigns clearly work and we really need to prevent these angry boomers yelling at town halls from reverting to being internet conspiracy theorists with this nonsense.
What in gods universe is that paper talking about?
It’s gobbledygook made from “geopolitical” words, arranged to look like secret code.
I'm not posting this because I think it's a distraction or any kind of psyops campaign. But it's a little unnerving to think that these people are placing stuff in food and that really doesn't seem to cause any sort of concern.
From what I understand, it's a major felony to tamper with food. The notes are not touching the food, but it certainly isn't a good feeling that some groyper had their grubby fingers on your purchased product.
Why do these things seem to happen so much in Pennsylvania? From the Toynbee tiles to the steel furnace letters, why does it seem we get so much weird shit?
Because hicks are the dumbest people on earth
Nazi cars have more rights than human beings
Totally good use of government resources. As if this would even be necessary if DOGE wasn't being pieces of shit
Why do we need a task force when we already know the stock price is tanking, “full self driving” is expensive vaporware, teens are roasting Cybertruck owners^1^, and even Canadians (!) are vandalizing showrooms?
Oh, they meant the other way. Sorry, just read the article.
^1^ Don’t laugh at this one. The teens eventually come for us all. Do not ask for whom the teen roasts. Teens roasts for thee.
Just out of curiosity, since I'm not going to do it regardless, I wonder what's the lowest-effort non-arson way to destroy a Tesla?
A water gun might just do it. But bw warned, brandishing such a dangerous weapon might get you killed.
I think it's just to drive it
What is the easiest way to destroy a Tesla?
Just drive it around town at safe speeds?
That'll just make people destroy even more teslas, not less.
So they solved all those serious crimes already that they can waste time on pet projects?
It's hard for me to feel less terrorized by an act of expropriation. In fact I feel safer.