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shows ad free. Be like them by clicking on a link in the show notes. Well, last week I told you,

I think Friday on Saturday show actually, that there were some protests planned against Tesla showrooms.

And while now the weekend seems to have passed off peacefully, but we do have some updates on that.

Tesla's CEO, Elon Musk's actions in his role with the US government are having repercussions at Tesla showrooms,

inspired by a small demonstration against Musk and the Doge, DOGE in Maine,

Joan Donovan put together a digital flyer for a protest at a Tesla showroom in Boston.

Well, this initiative quickly expanded, leading to over three dozen similar protests against Tesla in the US.

The protests are response to the CEO's controversial actions with the government,

the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, although it's not actually a government department.

Musk has been criticized for granting his team complete access to things like confidential

taxpayer information and classified data leading to significant consequences,

such as the halt of crucial U.S. agency for international development programs that provided

medical aid. Additionally, Musk's efforts are undermining the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau,

which could have regulated his new plans to provide payment services.

Well, a website named Tesla Takedown was then created to facilitate the organization of

local protests and encourages Tesla stock and car owners to divest from the company.

But if you own a Tesla, would you?

Are you bothered about what the CEO does?

Do you just judge it for being a pretty good car or a very good car depending on how you view your car?

Or do you view it as something else? You know, this isn't, you know, something small like the kind of sandwich that you buy at lunchtime.

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