The Deep State's Attempt to Destroy Elon Musk
And Why it's Failing ...
Presenting a recent headline from the Washington Post:
Tesla recalls 2 million cars with ‘insufficient’ Autopilot safety controls.
When one reads this headline, one would think using the autopilot feature on Tesla vehicles would be dangerous, taking one’s life into their own hands—that using the Tesla autopilot makes you a danger to yourself, your passengers, and everyone on the road or sidewalk.
As we all know by now, the mainstream media is a Deep State weapon used to control narratives, to create fear, to slander Deep State opponents, and to destroy those who stand up to the Deep State. Remember this when you hear anything that comes from the media.
Two million cars recalled?
Most people just read headlines; they don’t dig into an article to find out what is really going on, or, better yet, find sources outside of the Deep State-controlled media on a given subject. When it comes to the media, I believe one should assume anything said is a lie, or manipulation of the truth until proven truthful—the opposite of ‘innocent until proven guilty.’
Here’s the truth: Tesla has agreed to do a software update on its cars. These software updates are like the updates you get on your smart phone. During the night an update occurs. Whoop-de-doo!
Why the exaggerated headlines?
To hurt Musk, to cause Tesla stock to go down. To get potential Tesla owners to reconsider buying a Tesla.
But why?
Elon Musk is Public Enemy #2 of the Deep State, behind only Donald Trump. As we know, they are bogging down Trump with ridiculous indictments and charges as well.
Here’s the deal with the autopilot allegations, which Tesla didn’t agree with, but chose to comply with to resolve the situation—kind of like settling out of court for something you didn’t do because fighting it would cost more money. The Tesla autopilot requires you to have your hands on the wheel and eyes looking forward, or it will shut off and not allow you to use the feature again for a period of time. You basically can’t eat a ham sandwich, or put your makeup on, or take a nap while using the autopilot feature. It forces you to pay attention to the road.
Sensors can tell if your hands are on the steering wheel, and cameras can track your eyes to make sure you are paying attention to the road and not looking at your phone. Government agency ‘hacks' have determined that drivers can kind of ‘cheat’ the system, and therefore, that autopilot is deemed dangerous in their eyes. Tesla didn’t agree with them, but chose to implement an update that makes it harder to cheat the system. This is the equivalent of someone cheating on their diet and somehow blamingWeight Watchers for their own issues.
What is the message being pushed by the media?
That Tesla’s autopilot is dangerous, and two million Tesla owners are going to be inconvenienced.
Use of the word ‘recall’ makes it sound like two million Tesla owners are going to have to take a day off from work to bring their car into a Tesla dealership or repair shop to have their car fixed. Just like most lies or manipulations of the truth by the mainstream media, people will eventually figure out the truth, but the initial, negative feeling that people got from such headlines will stick with them. These negative feelings layer one atop the next; even when one understands the negative feelings are based on lies, the initial effects of such feelings don’t go away.
A few months ago, I saw a story of a couple of guys testing Tesla’s autopilot, and the car they were driving ran through a red light at an intersection. The video went viral on the internet.
‘Oh my gosh, that was crazy, it didn’t even slow down.’ The only problem with this scam—this attempt to malign Tesla and Musk—is the fact that they turned off the autopilot feature right before they got to the intersection. They wanted us to believe the autopilot was still on and malfunctioned—a deliberate attempt to slander Musk.
Isn’t it interesting how some things go viral and some things never find the light of day?
This week, from Reuters:
US agency will not reinstate $900 mln subsidy for SpaceX Starlink unit.
WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday reaffirmed its 2022 decision to deny SpaceX satellite internet unit Starlink $885.5 million in rural broadband subsidies.
The FCC said the decision impacting Elon Musk's space company was based on Starlink's failure to meet basic program requirements and that Starlink could not demonstrate it could deliver promised service after SpaceX had challenged the 2022 decision.
"The FCC followed a careful legal, technical and policy review to determine that this applicant had failed to meet its burden," FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel said.
The FCC cited among its reasons SpaceX's failure to successfully launch its Starship rocket, saying "the uncertain nature of Starship's future launches could impact Starlink's ability to meet" its obligations.
The FCC had rescinded the funding in August 2022 based on speed-test data after Starlink had agreed to provide high-speed Internet service to 642,000 rural homes and businesses in 35 states.
SpaceX said it was "deeply disappointed and perplexed" by the FCC decision, adding Starlink "is demonstrably one of the best options - likely the best option" to accomplish the goals of the rural internet program.
The two Republican commissioners on the five-member FCC dissented from the decision, saying the FCC was improperly holding SpaceX to 2025 targets three years early and suggesting the Biden administration's anger toward Musk was to blame.
They want us to believe that Starlink isn’t living up to their expectations, therefore, they are pulling their government subsidies. Again, anything and everything to ruin Elon Musk. They want to take away the subsidies and give the reputation of Starlink a black eye while they are at it.
Many reading this may know that Musk was the biggest military contractor under the Trump Administration.
In 2022, when the Russia and Ukraine Conflict started, Musk allowed Ukraine access to the internet through Starlink. Not long ago, Ukraine asked Musk to broaden their internet coverage so they could use drones to attack the Russians outside of Ukraine. Elon denied them more coverage, fearing it would lead to a nuclear war. This obviously upset the Deep State, who can’t for the life of them figure out how to turn the conflict into a World War.
After the denial of internet coverage outside of Ukraine, understanding it could potentially lead to nuclear war, Musk again became the ‘bad guy,’ even though he is the one giving Ukraine internet access.
I had a conversation recently with someone about Musk in which I was trying to explain that Musk is working to save America, and this is what she said to me: ‘wait, aren’t we supposed to hate Elon Musk?’
True brainwashing. It’s like she said the quiet part out loud. It’s like she unconsciously knows she is brainwashed and just wants to get straight who she is supposed to hate and who she is supposed to support.
I’ve written about this before, so I’m going to try and keep it brief, but most have heard that Musk is suing the Anti-defamation League (ADL). The ADL has accused Musk of allowing antisemitic messaging on the Twitter (X) platform. They have even accused him directly of being antisemitic. Musk is suing the ADL for manipulating the platform to intentionally and fraudulently create antisemitic messaging. He has the ‘receipts’ to show what they’ve done, as they have allegedly done it to other platforms as well, including Rumble Video.
Musk has accused the ADL of “strong-arming” companies from advertising on Twitter. He has estimated that the ADL’s actions have cost Twitter 60% of their ad revenue. Again, anything and everything to destroy Elon Musk, to keep him from allowing free speech, using everything from false claims of increased “hate speech” on Twitter since he bought the company to user numbers being down, it’s lie after lie after lie.
This Summer, the European Union put into effect the Digital Service Act, which allows them to determine what is hate speech and disinformation and what is the truth. Internet companies that violate their terms will be fined then banned from having access to Europe. Passing this act went into overdrive the day Musk made public his intention to buy Twitter in April of 2022.
Coincidence, I think not.
The day Elon Musk announced his intention to buy Twitter, Tesla’s stock price started to fall, even though each quarter, their sales numbers were very good. When Musk announced his intention to buy Twitter on April 14th, 2022, Tesla’s stock price was $328 a share. By the end of the year, the price had fallen to $108. In 2023, the Deep State hasn’t been able to suppress the price down any longer, and the price has risen back up to $250. It’s not nearly where it was when Musk announced his interest in buying Twitter, but up considerably from the Deep State-influenced low.
Early in 2023, government ‘hack’ agencies tried to pull a fast one on Elon Musk and Tesla. They changed the ‘class’ of the popular Tesla Y from an SUV to a sedan so that it wouldn’t qualify for the $7.5k federal tax-credit. What did Musk do? He cut the price of the Y by $15k and eventually $18k, so that the Y would qualify for the tax-credit in the sedan class. While inflation was through the roof, Musk slashed the price on the Tesla Y. He even cut the price further than it needed to be cut to qualify for the tax-credit, allowing people to add some features.
In the first quarter of 2023, the Tesla Model Y was the most purchased car in America, truly making lemonade out of Deep State lemons. Every time they attack Musk, he either figures out a way to deal with it, or he turns it against the Deep State.
It sounds a lot like Trump.
While the Deep State tries to ruin Elon Musk and keep Donald Trump from becoming POTUS again, they continue to fall deeper into the traps that have been set for them. They can’t control themselves; they are desperate. They understand they can’t have Trump back in office, and they can’t allow Musk to provide a free-speech platform for him and his supporters.
When you read or hear anything in the media about Trump or Musk, understand they are Deep State Enemy #1 and #2. The evidence for this is the cumulative time, energy and resources publicly deployed to destroy them.
Before Donald Trump came down the escalator and announced he was running for POTUS in 2016, he was loved by all in the mainstream media. After getting off the escalator, he was rebranded as the reincarnation of Hitler.
Before Elon Musk announced his intentions to buy Twitter on April 14th, 2022, like Trump, he was loved by all in the mainstream media. After announcing his intention to buy Twitter, it all changed.
Now, don’t get me wrong—I don’t think Elon Musk is an angel and has never been a part of the Deep State. I believe his empire was created through Deep State money, but somewhere along the way he realized he didn’t want to be a part of this group. Maybe he discovered how bad they really are, or he found allies that allowed him to sever the ties. Whatever the case, Musk is no longer working with the Cabal, and now appears to be directly working against them.
Here’s the interesting part: the Deep State can’t destroy Musk, as much as they want to, as Musk is desperately needed.
While the Deep State is trying to financially destroy Musk and his companies, his companies are absolutely necessary. The US Government and Military need Musk. SpaceX is needed to launch satellites to orbit Earth. NASA is now a ‘shell’ of its former self, and much of their work is now being done by Musk’s SpaceX. The US Military relies on Tesla batteries and technology, and US Homeland Security and the Military rely on Starlink to survey and communicate.
The Deep State trying to destroy Musk is the equivalent of a guy who doesn’t have a job and sits around the apartment smoking pot and playing video games all day telling his ‘live-in’ girlfriend that he’s kicking her out. After he kicks her out, he realizes that she pays the rent, the utilities, the internet, the groceries, and gives him money to buy pot.
Whoops!
Like him or not, Elon Musk is necessary. Like him or not, the Deep State despises Musk and wants to destroy him. Like him or not, Musk is doing more than anyone, outside of Trump, to take down the Deep State. Like him or not, Musk wants free speech and to eliminate tyrannical government control.
Glass half full—Musk is a Patriot. Glass half empty—Musk is an ally.
However you see him, Elon Musk is playing an integral role in taking back the country and world.
I’ll leave you with a recent timeline:
A week or so ago, Musk told the companies who were trying to blackmail him through pulling advertising to ‘go fu*k themselves.’ Then Tucker Carlson interviewed Alex Jones on Twitter (X). Then Musk let Jones back on X. Then the government pulled $900mm in subsidies for the Starlink technology they absolutely need. Then the government agencies and media attacked Tesla’s autopilot feature.
And let’s not forget that an Obama-produced Netflix movie about a catastrophic cyber-attack on the US came out this week. A big scene in the movie involves Tesla’s autopilot features malfunctioning and causing havoc.
Does anyone think this is a coincidence?
And let’s remember, they don’t make movies overnight, which means this attack—this series of attacks—on Musk has been in the works for a while.
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I’m not rural but I got STARLINK to get away from sucky AT&T. It cost more but I have great service without some disgruntled employee turning me off for a week because Google didn’t like me streaming Badlands media! I have peace of mind and peace of mind is worth every penny!
The Communists always get mad when they don't get their way. They're angry because Elon would not give them access to starlink to attack the Black Sea. Elon never agreed to be part of America's wars.