SEC Lawsuit Says Elon Musk Ran Hidden Twitter Campaigns to Cause Substantial Harm

Back in April 2022 I pointed out on this blog that Elon Musk was failing at the most basic transparency requirements while simultaneously demanding everyone else be required to have transparency: …lawsuit alleges that by March 14, Musk’s stake in Twitter had reached a 5% threshold that required him to publicly disclose his holdings under … Continue reading SEC Lawsuit Says Elon Musk Ran Hidden Twitter Campaigns to Cause Substantial Harm

Elon Musk in 2016 Pitched He’d Colonize Mars by 2022: He Won’t Even Get There by 2028

Oh how time flies. So many things he said that were so wrong then, and even more wrong now… “So if the person and their luggage, life support, and consumption” is accounted for, he said, “ultimately it could drop below $100,000.” A trip to Mars on ITS would take about 80 days. […] Musk wants … Continue reading Elon Musk in 2016 Pitched He’d Colonize Mars by 2022: He Won’t Even Get There by 2028

Zut Alors! Another Day Another Tesla Bursts Into Flames and Elon Musk Can’t Explain Why

A total loss! No explanation! Here’s a sobering fact. The most frequent cause of combustion engine fires consistently has been… electrical systems. We’ve known this forever. Anyone saying “but combustion fires” should be made aware they are still talking about electrical systems. It’s thus obvious to any reasonable engineer that a rushed EV market would … Continue reading Zut Alors! Another Day Another Tesla Bursts Into Flames and Elon Musk Can’t Explain Why

Digital McCarthyism: Elon Musk Flings His Poo at Federal Workers

As Elon Musk hurls digital debris (X-crement) at federal employees from his platform treehouse (X-Twitter), we might ask the same question Joseph Welch famously posed to Senator McCarthy: “Have you no sense of decency?” Though perhaps with less formality, given the rhetorical present situation. Recently appointed as redundant co-lead of the Department of Government (DOG) … Continue reading Digital McCarthyism: Elon Musk Flings His Poo at Federal Workers