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Tesla Becomes Lightning Rod for Political Protests
Protesters descended on a Tesla dealership to decry recent actions by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk to fire federal employees and dismantle government institutions.
Protesters expressed outrage on Presidents Day over recent mass layoffs of federal workers and Musk’s ongoing efforts to gain access to sensitive taxpayer data. According the 50501, the idea of staging synchronized protests found its roots on Reddit and rapidly spread to social media platforms, including Instagram and BlueSky — but not X. Negative public sentiment about Musk’s recent actions via DOGE is finding targets among the prominent companies in which he has large ownership stakes, including Tesla, X and SpaceX.
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