Today we're talking about the Tesla Takedown protest movement, which has emerged as a way for people to express how deeply unhappy they are with Elon Musk installing himself as a not-so-shadow president who is tearing the federal government apart, leaving confusion and destruction in his wake.Tesla's stock price is sinking, new car registrations and down, and hype around the company is fading rapidly. There's an opportunity there for the protestors, and I asked Ed Niedermeyer on the show to help me pull it all apart.Links: <ul>
<li>Is Tesla cooked? | <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tesla/627894/tesla-stock-sales-protest-musk-trump-doge">The Verge</a>
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<li>Tesla registrations — and public opinion — are in a free fall | <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/629667/tesla-elon-musk-donald-trump-doge-polling-data">The Verge</a>
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<li>Multiple Teslas set on fire in Las Vegas and Kansas City | <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/632217/tesla-arson-dealership-vegas-kansas">The Verge</a>
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<li>Mark Rober’s Tesla video was more than a little weird | <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tesla/631308/mark-rober-tesla-youtube-autopilot-lidar-fake-claims">The Verge</a>
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<li>Why Tesla isn’t the AI powerhouse Elon Musk says it is | <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2025/03/10/why-tesla-isnt-the-ai-powerhouse-musk-says-it-is/">Forbes</a>
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<li>Tesla sales fell year-over-year for the first time | <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/2/24334102/tesla-q4-2024-production-delivery-drop-first">The Verge</a>
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<li>The cybertruck isn’t all it’s cracked up to be | <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/3/24334954/tesla-cybertruck-sales-demand-expectation-elon-musk">The Verge</a>
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<li>Tesla autopilot, FSD linked to hundreds of crashes, dozens of deaths | <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/26/24141361/tesla-autopilot-fsd-nhtsa-investigation-report-crash-death">The Verge</a>
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<li>Tesla crash victims’ families worried about Musk influence on investigations | <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/632562/tesla-crash-victims-usdot-investigation-water-down">The Verge</a>
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</ul>Credits:Decoder is a production of The Verge and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.Our producers are Kate Cox and Nick Statt. Our editor is Ursa Wright. The Decoder music is by Breakmaster Cylinder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

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