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AverageOldGuy

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15. The first agencies DOGE attacked

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Sun Jul 6, 2025, 12:08 PM

Jul 2025

we’re agencies that had tried to reel in Musk.

— USAID actively opposed apartheid in Musk’s home South Africa
— SEC had several fraud, price-fixing, etc investigations
—NHTSA had investigations into Tesla

All shut down

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the terrifying truth about why Tesla's cars keep crashing [View all] edhopper Jul 2025 OP

There is that whole philosophy of break everything in sight Peacetrain Jul 2025 #1

You need Government regulatory agencies edhopper Jul 2025 #2

Exactly they have broken our Democracy Peacetrain Jul 2025 #4

decades edhopper Jul 2025 #5

Especially when all the young talent is avoiding US colleges and research facilities. Attilatheblond Jul 2025 #8

Mainly because they won't be here any more. ananda Jul 2025 #10

Bingo! The root crime in all this. paleotn Jul 2025 #11

Teslas are expensive junk imo SheltieLover Jul 2025 #3

Yep...hot garbage just like democratsruletheday Jul 2025 #16

People have been trying to warn Tesla about flaws for decades. yardwork Jul 2025 #6

Decades? Tesla has been making cars since 2008. My math tells me that is 17 years, not decades. Gimpyknee Jul 2025 #9

People who own teslas have been trying to get this out for years. mwmisses4289 Jul 2025 #7

Yep. The actual meaning of DOGE is CYA Attilatheblond Jul 2025 #12

I hear they are trying to quash the original Tesla song from being publicly played DFW Jul 2025 #13

When I can respond to someone's anti-government rant duhneece Jul 2025 #14

The first agencies DOGE attacked AverageOldGuy Jul 2025 #15

TESLA cars are not safe LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2025 #17