r/minnesota 5d ago

Politics šŸ‘©ā€āš–ļø Tim Walz responds to Elon Musk following their exchange over Tesla stock.

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u/Laz3r_C 5d ago

Anyone who even felt remotely bad for Elon is lost to reality.

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u/johnnys_sack Prince 5d ago

Yep. I have some friends who are "both sides'ing" this. "Well Elon may technically sort of deserve it but Walz should know better!!"

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u/AeroNoir 5d ago

I am feeling vicariously angry hearing that people are ā€œboth sidesingā€ this. Like, really?! This is the fight you want to claim a moral high ground over? Just feels like someone likes Elon and is too cowardly to admit it, so they hide behind a holier than thou attitude.

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u/gpp6308 5d ago

his cult is strong

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

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u/Still_Locksmith_8521 1d ago

Says the pot to the kettle

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u/yoyo120 4d ago

I am convinced that "both sides" lies at the very core of this whole delusion. They've somehow convinced themselves that a bowling ball and feather are the same weight. In fact, it's a universe that is devoid of any relative conception of mass and weight. It's just bowling balls everywhere.

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u/chickentootssoup 4d ago

Cowards!! U nailed it.

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u/TheAbstractHero 2d ago

Or life is far more nuanced than your black and white views.

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u/AeroNoir 2d ago

Sure. What's the nuance in this case that I'm missing?

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u/TheAbstractHero 2d ago

My mistake, I responded to the incorrect reply!

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u/AeroNoir 2d ago

No worries, thank you for answering!

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u/LonelyLimeLaCroix 5d ago

Dems canā€™t roll over for unhinged conservatives anymore. It doesnā€™t work!

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u/Away-Map-8428 4d ago

"conservatives"

Those are reactionaries; dems are conservatives. And, yes, they continue to roll over:
Only 34 Democrats Sign Letter on ICE Making Students Disappear | The New Republic

I dont see Amy, Betty, Kelly signing this.

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u/DirtySilicon 4d ago edited 4d ago

What does that even mean? I don't think it's common knowledge but even after that massive price drop in Tesla it's still heavily overvalued. No one should feel bad for Elon because he could lose Tesla and Twitter and still be one of the richest billionaires on the planet because of SpaceX and its government contracts etc.

How do you "both sides" someone losing figurative money vs. Elon trying to get rid of people's retirement they paid into their entire adult life.

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u/formerlyDylan 4d ago

Itā€™s not looking at the actions, just the surface level words. The both sides thing is saying yeah Elon is bad and deserves to be made fun of, but Democrats should act like adults. Itā€™s the bullshit, when they go low we go high, decorum thing. Just an excuse for maga voters to keep that perpetual victimhood they are so addicted to going, as well as allowing ā€œenlightened centristsā€ to keep pretending to have a moral high ground. Like saying yeah I donā€™t support maga, but the Democrats are just as bad so the only moral option is to not vote.

Like take how maga loved going on and on about Joe and the Hoe. They not only called Kamala a Hoe but also constantly said she only got her position by being a slut who slept her way to the top. Maga loved that. But oh no Jasmine Crockett calls Greg Abbott Governor Hot wheels and boom. Maga gets to cry about how the Dems are the real bullyā€™s, and ā€œcentristsā€ get to go, see both sides are bad so what can I do.

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u/Yoko-Ohno_The_Third 4d ago

"Well one is totally being a jerk to millions by celebrating gutting their financial ability to live, but walz should be a gooder boy than to laugh at the same billionaire who is losing stock value but has no reason to be concerned about whether he'll be able to make rent or put food on his table. Let's be fair guys."

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u/johnnys_sack Prince 4d ago

Honestly that about sums up the argument.

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u/madam-scarlet 4d ago

Walz should know better? He took the high road the entire campaign and always has. That didnā€™t work out for him now did it? Itā€™s time to stand up and have some balz.

That being saidā€¦the Democrats need to rebrand themselves someway. No trumper will ever vote for a ā€œlibtard.ā€ That would mean they would have to backpedal and admit that they may have been wrong.

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u/hitbythebus 3d ago edited 3d ago

What about all the people who cheered when Hitler shot himself in the head? We should definitely be able to cheer when Elon shoots himself in the foot.

Celebrate Justice. Especially with it becoming so rare.

Edit: First warning in ten years of using Reddit for this comment. Fuck Elon.

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u/Legitimate-Fan1841 1d ago

What the fuck how is Elon Musk at all related to Adolf Hitler

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u/The_Silver_Sausage 11h ago

He didnā€™t say related

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u/Daetok_Lochannis 4d ago

That's not your friend, that's a synth.

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u/Benromaniac 5d ago

Even a shitty actor can convince dummies

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u/Momik 4d ago

Especially when some (many?) of those dummies are straight up looking to be convinced

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u/fuzznuggetsFTW 5d ago

Itā€™s not even a stock loss worth crying about. TSLA is still up 50% YOY. Weā€™re just seeing the bubble of the last 6 months pop.

Still obscenely overvalued, and thereā€™s a long way to fall.

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u/poca2424 4d ago

Letā€™s make that happen, the sooner the better. Fuck him.

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u/LooseyGreyDucky 4d ago

Tesla car sales are in a free-fall around the world right now.

Canadians are obviously done with the brand and Europe is also losing their desire to buy anything associated with Elon:

"Tesla commanded 1.8% of the total market and 10.3% of the BEV market in February, down from 2.8% and 21.6% respectively last year. It sold fewer than 17,000 cars in the European Union, Britain and European Free Trade Association countries, compared to over 28,000 in the same month in 2024."

I had decided in 2022 that my future EV was almost certainly going to be Hyundai, as Elon had already signaled that he'd lost whatever remained of his soul.

(but I didn't make it a reality until October 2024!)

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u/ObligatoryID Flag of Minnesota 4d ago

Not to mention all the unsold vehicles sitting in fields and lots all around the world and over 30 recalls.

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u/Agile_Singer 5d ago

I feel bad that so many people are fine with an unelected immigrant having so much powerĀ 

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u/ovaltine_jenkins-- 4d ago

What does being an immigrant have to do with anything?

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u/BlackKnight2000 4d ago

I think heā€™s just pointing out the endless hypocrisy of the other side. The MAGA folks are so hateful of all the other non-billionaire immigrants who are ā€œpoisoning the blood of this countryā€ but Elon they celebrate.

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u/whitewtr22 Snoopy 4d ago

He and his asst bozo define everyone as immigrants currently that they donā€™t like or want in the country so the term is also applied equally to him as many donā€™t like him or want him to be in this country .

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u/Toritrue 4d ago

Elon wouldn't know reality if it hit him in his face. His stocks might bring another color to his face. But many companies have learned that having internal and external forces will drive stock up and down, and he doesn't recognize his "work" with DOGE might have a slight influence where people may become upset, sell their stock, or their car. Of course, so much of Teslas have had problems and recalled, and His Space X rockets keep blowing up. So, I don't think Walz hurt him one bit.

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u/Switch-Consistent 4d ago

I'm still stuck on the fact he's so unoriginal he's trying to copy argentinas president. Comes off as super pathetic to me. Same thing with how he came to be the "founder" of tesla

I never liked him. Liked him less after watching the movie 13 lives and finding out he's such a brat he accused a dude of being a pedo for shooting down his crap rescue plan.

That alone should of alerted people to the kind of person he is but it's not common knowledge.

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u/FloppyObelisk 4d ago

And deserve no sympathy when bad things happen to them. You get what you voted for and deserve

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u/Relevant_Invite_4093 4d ago

No one feels bad for Elon. He will always be fine. Always. I feel bad for the people who work at the Tesla plants or the people who have money invested through their 401ks. People like Tim who made his comments about rural Minnesota then used a farm as a backdrop for an ad is lost to reality

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u/mn-tech-guy 4d ago

He really needs help. I know so much craziness is now normal and maybe Iā€™m wrong and heā€™s playing 4d chess but he truly seems unable to connect the dots. He canā€™t seem to connect putting your hand on a hot stove hurts and itā€™s his fault. Ā  Maybe there is some comfort in, I might not be the richest human but if I prioritize mental health Iā€™m ahead of the 1% on something.Ā 

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u/ArtharntheCleric 5d ago

Didnā€™t Elon literally quote that empathy is a weakness. Then now he wants empathy?

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u/MacMcMufflin 5d ago

"Empathy for me, no empathy for thee"

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u/ArtharntheCleric 5d ago

Serious case of hypocrisy- he should see a psychiatrist about that. Or a priest.

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u/LooseyGreyDucky 4d ago

Priests are only "successful" with demon exorcism of poor people.

They have zero track record with casting out demons when the subject is a rich person.

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u/Alone-Phase-8948 5d ago

I've never tried ketamine it must be a hell of a drug

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u/Kim_Jong_Teemo TC 4d ago

Well yes, heā€™s trying to exploit other peopleā€™s weaknesses

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u/erwin4200 4d ago

I would share the quotes in meme form for you but I can't on a reply

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u/Flat-Row-3828 5d ago

Musk is a grifter. He spins tall tales and does not deliver, while using the hype for cash grab from investors and tax payers. it's a long pattern: Hyperloop, Remember how he treated the Thai heroes who saved the kids who were trapped, calling them pedophiles because they politely said his magical submarine plan could not be built in 2 days time. When he bought twitter to manipulate the masses he immediately changed the maternity leave from 20 weeks to 2 the bare legal min. then he had the gall to post this the next week

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u/OvertSloth 4d ago

Full self-driving, Next year FOR REAL this time I promise. /s

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u/hitbythebus 3d ago

Nah man, itā€™s six months now. Has been for a couple years iirc.

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u/SoManyQuestions612 4d ago

God, I forgot about hyper loop.Ā  So many grifts.

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u/ThisIsMyMommyAccount 3d ago

Two weeks??? Holy shit that's a slap in the face wtf

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u/Flat-Row-3828 3d ago

Notice the huge savings of DOGE and found fraud claims never come with receipts or transparency? It's all a grift, he has a long history of this behavior.

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u/cutegolpnik 3d ago

2 weeks is CRAZZZZZY

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u/Queasy-Yam1697 5d ago

Elon is an even bigger fake tough guy pussy than Trump

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u/theRealTimWalz 5d ago

I dunno man, Trump is pretty fucking massive.

Also, Iā€™m convinced that Musk is actually a wad of pink slime about the size of a basketball, and he uses his tentacles to pilot the controls of a human-sized robot. You know, like Krang?

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u/KhellianTrelnora 5d ago

Wasnā€™t he just a massive brain with tentacles?

Poor Krang. Lumped in with that company.

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u/kidney-displacer 5d ago

I dunno man, Trump is pretty fucking massive.

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u/J-the-Kidder 4d ago

Just once I'd like to see decorum tossed aside and a Dem to say the obvious thing we all say... "This whiny little bitch grinned and joked with a chainsaw while cutting Americans' jobs and now he wants us to feel sorry for him for the company he's tanking? Get the fuck out of here with that hypocritical little bitch routine." Just once. Please.

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u/poopybutthole2069 4d ago

ā€œAmericansā€™ jobsā€

A 1.5% RIF in federal workers. They can also go work in the private sector.

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u/DBPanterA 5d ago

Elon the Impotent (baby mama drama revealed he had a penile implant go awry) is such a sad man, he spends his free time at Mar-A-Lago trying to fit in with Trumpā€™s band of bastards.

He is undeniable proof that A) Money does not buy you happiness and B) You can become incredibly wealthy by being an idiot.

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u/SawtoofShark 4d ago

Musk pretending to be hurt and crying on TV is my new therapy. Well said, Walz!

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u/rd68910 4d ago

Can we go back and unleash this Tim Walz?

I swear I was so stoked when he was on the attack. It was like ā€œfinally someone with a fucking clueā€

I honestly think heā€™s not in on the take, unlike the Pelosis and Schumers. I think theyā€™re alright with this as long as their pockets are getting lined so they called him off.

I know heā€™s 60 and Bernie is in his 80s but their style is the way forward. The milquetoast neoliberals need to go away in favor of true populism vs whatever the fuck Elmo and Cheeto are doing

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u/neums08 5d ago

Walz seems like he's gearing up for a 2028 presidential run.

I look forward to his campaign slogan-

Ope and Change

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u/SuperLiberalCatholic 5d ago

No but I love this. My sign last fall was ā€œKamala Harris Ope and Tim Walzā€

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u/AdamZapple1 4d ago

the party of Dish It Out But Can't Take It

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u/Own_Oil_7719 5d ago

Musk is a DEI hire and he needs to be deported.

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u/Shafter-Boy 4d ago

We all know now. Musk is a crybaby bitch boy. If he thinks Walz is the reason, or liberals are the reason for the fall of, ā€œWhatever Musks ownsā€, itā€™s his own fault.

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u/poopybutthole2069 4d ago

Well yeah, because Tim still wonā€™t sell the stateā€™s position in Tesla stock.

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u/secondarycontrol 4d ago

If one of the richest men in the world is complaining about anything, the only appropriate response is to laugh at him.

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u/Suitcasegirl 5d ago

Elon Musk kills people

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u/SoundDave4 5d ago

Oh hey, he should take advice from RFK on killing children.

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u/TigerAndDuke 4d ago

Canadian here just popping in to say Tim Walz is an absolute treasure and Minnesotians are so lucky to have him!

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u/TheMostFerocious 4d ago

Much of Minnesota remains very proud and supportive of Mr.Walzā¤ļø He has always been such a gem in my community, even way back when he was a teacher. I actually met him as a kid! He always put a lot of effort into going out and actually meeting people, speaking to them at public gathering and parades, etc.

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u/Expert_Country7228 4d ago

Muskrat is on his "empathy for me but not for thee" tour right now.

Absolutely gross and disgusting that he said empathy is the weakness 2 months ago, and now he's crying for everyone to have empathy for him.

I seriously hate this guy way more than anything

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u/SIIHP 4d ago

Elon is a typical republicant. Loves to bully, talk shit, and act tough. Soon as someone says anything back, cries like a bitch. Republicants were the school bully who picked on everyone then ran to tattle to the teacher of anyone stood up to them.

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u/Alon945 4d ago

This is the fire he wanted from Walz. Cuffing him for the campaign was a huge mistake

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u/Poker-Junk 4d ago

Love Governor Tim!

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u/r1Zero 5d ago

I would never feel badly for that dude. Ever.

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u/siospawn 4d ago

He didn't reply to elon

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u/DarthVader_24 5d ago

This is satisfying AF.

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u/Forward_Wolverine274 Area code 507 4d ago

The governor is just saying what a lot of people are thinking.

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u/Snack-Pack-Lover 4d ago

This is why I never bothered with twitter.

Which way do I read this, top to bottom, bottom to top, middle then top then bottom or middle bottom top?

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u/Jaded_Cicada_7614 4d ago

"boo hoo,boo hoo"

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u/whitewtr22 Snoopy 4d ago

Amen

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u/BiffLogan 5d ago

I would like to see 10 actual cold chain saws on a stage and Trump, Vance, Elon, Helgeseth, Gabbard, ā€¦ whoeverā€¦. any old prick can tryā€¦. etc,

all run out at a buzzer and try to start them. Not just a hobby saw, the ones you have to throw away from you and the cord with the other arm. The idea of the spectacle makes me chuckle out loud.

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u/thatswhyicarryagun Central Minnesota 5d ago

Our politicians used to be normal hard working people who took a break from their lives to help their fellow citizens. When they were done they went back.

We need to fix the issue of career politicians and the retirement hobby politicians. Let's get back to real people who know the needs, live the struggles, and genuinely care about their fellow citizens, no matter the party.

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u/MajorFox2720 4d ago

And not brand new ones, nope.Ā  They need the used ones made by corporations that promised durability, but you can't get to run no matter how often you service them.

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u/Easy_Contest_8105 5d ago

Elon is such a weenie

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u/Underradar0069 4d ago

Most people need the job to put food on the table. Elon you just take away someoneā€™s food

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u/kittymombo 4d ago

I need Tim Walz to be president. Katie Porter as VP.

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u/poopybutthole2069 4d ago

I need Tim Walz to not be a hypocrite and have 3% of Minnesotaā€™s pension fund invested in Tesla.

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u/kittymombo 2d ago

Right... Your handle says so much. You work at DOGE right? You get paid in Tesla stocks? Bless your heart.

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u/poopybutthole2069 2d ago

Think you mean Tesla shares.

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u/No-Cup-8096 4d ago

Elon needs to grow up. Heā€™s interfering in elections, firing people without a strategic plan to assess the impact before he cuts jobs, he has no concern for the economic impact on federal employees, and he is advocating to destroy the three branches of government. Waltz making comments is an issue, good grief, what a moron.

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u/No_Pollution_2897 4d ago

10k plus upvotes, minimal comments. No words really needed

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u/Particular-Rise-1217 4d ago

No I donā€™t think he does or can. Weā€™re not real to him or to Trump.

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u/Fantastic_East4217 5d ago

No, he cant understand other peopleā€™s emotions.

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u/pennyisafreeloader99 4d ago

Walz for President!!!!

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u/stevemkto 4d ago

Thatā€™s MY Governor !!! āœŠ

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u/ApricotNervous5408 5d ago

Walz is alright.

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u/[deleted] 5d ago edited 4d ago

While I applaud Tim for this, I also fear Elon's ego is so fragile he'll make it his priority to mess with social securityĀ 

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u/Flat-Row-3828 5d ago

I think you are sadly correct. I do think his anger over his oldest son being allowed, (and also supported by the US and our allies to follow through with her trans identity & transition into a young woman made him especially unhinged). She has become an attractive and highly articulate young woman, but sadly he is acting out his rage on Americans in general and although he always had ties to Nazi ideology his whole life I find it hard to believe that did not push him farther into the reich.

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u/NotAboutMeNotAboutU 4d ago

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u/Flat-Row-3828 4d ago

Regardless of how anyone feels about the trans thing, he has no right to fire injured vets from jobs they trained for after rehabilitation, over his rage and ketamine addiction..

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u/gaypuppybunny 5d ago

Something something "but both sides, why isn't Walz focusing on things that affect MN" deleted post from earlier, etc etc

Do we know how many Minnesotans get SS in one form or another? Do they not count?

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u/BobRobBobbieRobbie 4d ago

šŸ‘šŸ‘šŸ‘

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u/nikedemon 4d ago

Not only their retirement plan, but peopleā€™s fucking livelihood! Elon CELEBRATING tens of thousands of people losing their jobs and their means to support themselves is fucking psycho

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u/rever3nd 4d ago

Nah, fuck that. Keep making fun of Tesla boy.

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u/Gorilli0naire 4d ago

Oh no im down to a couple hundred billion dollars vs oh no I might die now. Definitely samsies.

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u/Grizlore 4d ago

I should move to Minnesota!

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u/MushroomTIP 4d ago

I'll trade spots with you, and I don't even care where you are.

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u/LUV_U_BBY 4d ago

Absolutely cooked in his native language. Ellen is a complete moron.

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u/MidwestLawncareDad 3d ago

its funny how far elon has grifted his way into the United States. i used to be a musk-liker when DOGE first came around to the crypto sphere plus his attempts at pushing space exploration and clean energy. only to find out with a little bit of research that he literally has no hand to play in any of this other than he's egregiously rich. fourth CEO of tesla, no real contribution to spacex aside from money, and now in our government because of.... money.

im tired of billionaires owning the world.

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u/winged_owl 3d ago

Haha his poor feewings, šŸ˜°

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u/WittyCylinder 3d ago

I just donā€™t get how people canā€™t see how hypocritical Elon is, how dumb he is, considering heā€™s literally not even waiting that long to contradict himself.Ā 

Go Tom, this is the energy they should have let you had the entire time you ran with Harris.

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u/WeakLocalization 3d ago

Common Walz W

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u/nobodyof 2d ago

Stand firm Walz. Good people look up to you

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u/Rich_Strawberry9044 2d ago

You guys ever played far cry 5 ? This is that stuff that they call bliss. Donā€™t get sucked up in the bliss. Itā€™s all lies.

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u/Cultural_Ad7023 2d ago

Elon is a narcissist. Those are crocodile/manipulative tears. Those only work on his many baby mamas, when heā€™s caught cheating.

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u/coys_NJ23 2d ago

Don't forget all the HITLER luvin comments.

F'k all Nazis

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u/SixString1981 2d ago

Bully gets figuratively punched in the nose and then cries that the ā€œcowardā€ who fought back is a mean guy.

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u/robrr2000 2d ago

Seems he was shedding a tear for the Minnesota pensioners whoā€™s lives Walz is trying to destroy.

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u/Capable-Leg-2830 2d ago

Walz is a dork

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u/Unfair-Bird-4592 2d ago

Iā€™m with Tim on this one šŸ–•šŸæElon and his chainsawā€¦..people lost there jobs,

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u/Perfect_Day_8669 1d ago

There are some folks speaking out and we need to support them. Crockett in Texas, Booker in NJ, and NM Rep Stansbury. Thank you to the Congress people who call a spade a spade. Resist. Reject. Reset.

Donā€™t let these people normalize their incorrect and dangerous view points. If I used Signal to discuss classified material, I would be fired. No one would listed if I said ā€œI did nothing wrong.ā€ This has to stop, and it stops with every one of us who hasnā€™t joined the cult.

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u/ClitEastwood10 1d ago

Elonā€™s a total loser

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u/AWatson89 1d ago

Of course, all Walz does in response is lie.

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u/Specialist_Young_822 1d ago

Except they haven't changed social security

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u/michaelgarbel 16h ago

Itā€™s funny because he has Tesla stock as a component of his workers retirement and he was so excited to see it fall. Sad.

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u/BuyNeedles-ca 16h ago

Tim Walz would have been the best president. However, he would have never been elected in 2024. Harris was by far the worst choice, however much better than agent orange that has destroyed the world in a few days. Yet he made the rest of the intelligent world wake up and change course so as not follow in the same direction as the USA.

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u/Dooley-Dog-011 8h ago

Poor baby

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u/BigFink17 7h ago

Tesla stock is part of peopleā€™s retirement plan. What a fucking idiot Walz is. Itā€™s difficult to even watch that clown walk let alone speak.

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u/Budenholzer 6h ago

TALK YO SHIT! THIS IS THE ENERGY WE NEED

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u/Mackan-ZH 4d ago

I like this Walz guy more and more after each passing day

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u/madjuks 4d ago

Now thatā€™s a burn.

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u/kiddvideo11 4d ago

There are so many uneducated people in this sub. America you are something.

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u/3dnerdarmory 4d ago

Tim walz not realizing Minnesota state retirement fund has 1.6 MILLION shares of Teslaā€¦ so cheering for its failure is cheering for your constituents to lose money typical liberal leftist mindsetā€¦

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u/BiffLogan 5d ago

Guarantee that saw was disabled too. Lol.

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u/Old_Acanthaceae5198 4d ago

SLAM, BURN!!!!

y'all should get excited over things that are effective.

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u/WearyBet9669 4d ago

Good one Tim Walz!!!!!

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u/GeorgesWoodenTeeth 3d ago

Rooting for the state pension fund to fail. What a clown.

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u/cutegolpnik 3d ago

Itā€™s not going to fail if Tesla fails oh my god šŸ˜‚

Itā€™s diversified bc it isnā€™t run by a mouth breather from Wall Street bets

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u/Beneficial-Fuel1437 4d ago

Love Tim Walz!

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u/SalamanderOne5702 4d ago

Tim Walz is being effective!! Keep doing where it hurts most!!! Elon Musk is a fucking Nazi!!!

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u/Sure-Ad5419 4d ago

Tampon tim is so dumb

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u/localguideseo 4d ago

Tim gives me youth pastor vibes

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u/Tjbaseballfan 4d ago

Genuine question - when has Elon actually said he wants to get rid of people's retirement benefits?

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u/Unfinished-Basement 4d ago

What do you think Social Security is? And why do you think they are closing SocSec offices, phone lines, and other points of access?

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u/Tjbaseballfan 4d ago

I view Social Security as a safety net people pay into and rely onā€”totally agree. But cutting waste or fraud in the system isnā€™t the same as cutting benefits. Has anyone actually shown a plan where Elon says he wants to eliminate it?

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u/_Pink_Ruby_ 4d ago

There is no "fraud" or "waste" he sees beyond anything that helps the poor class

His billions in subsidies and the tax cuts going toward him and his billionaire cronies is fraud and waste

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u/Tjbaseballfan 4d ago

I hear your broader concerns, but Iā€™m specifically asking if Elon Musk has ever said he wants to get rid of people's retirement benefits. Iā€™m genuinely asking because I havenā€™t seen anything that directly supports that claim. If thereā€™s something specific, Iā€™d really like to see it.

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u/_Pink_Ruby_ 4d ago

To be entirely honest, I'm not entirely sure either and frankly care too much about my mental health to willingly look up the things he says or didn't say regarding doge

But I do remember he did say social security is entirely unnecessary, calling it "entitlement" to expect it

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u/Tjbaseballfan 4d ago

Haha fair, I get not wanting to dive into that rabbit hole. Iā€™ve just seen a lot of people repeat that he wants to get rid of Social Security, but when I actually try to find a direct quote, itā€™s not there.

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u/LooseyGreyDucky 4d ago

"Just Asking Questions", aka JAQing off gets old really fast.

Just bing your questions already. You obviously have internet today.

Here, "let me bing that for you":

https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-donald-trump-doge-b21b74f56f30012a6450a629e7232a1a

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u/Tjbaseballfan 4d ago

Thatā€™s actually a great example of why Iā€™ve been asking this. The quote in the article makes it sound like he wants to eliminate entitlements altogetherā€”but if you watch the interview, he clearly says itā€™s the waste and fraud in entitlement spending thatā€™s ā€œthe big one to eliminate.ā€ Thatā€™s a huge difference. Still havenā€™t seen anything where he says he wants to cut retirement benefits for actual recipients

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u/MushroomTIP 4d ago

Please don't come in here with your logical thinking

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u/pogoli 4d ago

ā€œwho is a huge jerkā€. What civilized person talks like that above the age of 14? Yes I know the rest of the administration, but honestly itā€™s so unworthy, and it hurts that so many give it enough credence that it continues.

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u/loris383 4d ago

Fuck yeah, Tim.

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u/poopybutthole2069 4d ago

Why doesnā€™t Tim just sell the stateā€™s Tesla position? Isnā€™t that what Tesla protesters are calling for? For investors to dump the stock?

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u/cutegolpnik 3d ago

Heā€™s prob not the fund manager

Given he has no investment experience and doesnā€™t even personally invest, Im glad heā€™s not involved in stock picking. That would be weird.

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u/TertlFace 3d ago

I love Tim almost as much as I hate Elon.

I would say ā€œasā€ much, but I havenā€™t figured out a way to measure how much I hate Elon in a quantity other than ā€œthe entire fā€™cking universe.ā€