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Summary

Sheryl Crow announced on Instagram that she is selling her Tesla and donating the proceeds to NPR, citing concerns over Elon Musk’s leadership.

NPR is under political scrutiny, with Republican lawmakers and FCC Chairman Brendan Carr launching investigations.

Crow’s move is a protest against Musk’s influence in government and Trump’s efforts to defund public media.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

He should sue her, like he did when companies didn't want to advertise on twitter anymore.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

It is not about aligning yourself with anything, it is about doing the right thing for the right reasons for the benefit of our community and neighbors. Personally I wish she'd dismantle and sell it for scrap and donate those proceeds.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

She did a duet with Kid Rock. I am cautiously optimistic. Is she actually not a right winger anymore or is she just tired of cleaning rotten eggs off her car?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

She saved her self a lot of trouble from the crappy Tesla build quality.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Don’t sell it to someone who will die in a fiery accident, just throw it into a volcano

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

If you're buying a Tesla in 2025 it's a skill issue.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (11 children)

Great, except NPR as been somewhat compromised by right wing influence for years. Reagan appointed a conservative to the head the board of NPR.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Many OG hippies I knew would refer to NPR as "Nice Polite Republicans" and PBS as the "Petroleum Broadcast System". This was the kind of thing I was hearing around adults while I was a kid, and then later, I'd see conservatives act as if NPR and/or PBS were preaching Marx from the pulpit or something and just chuckle at that notion.

I remember one of NPR ombudsmen found that they relied on reps from right wing think tanks overly much, and that was not that long ago.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Shouldn't have bought it in the first place And NPR? LOL

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

What's wrong with NPR? And a lot of people believed Elon and Tesla were relatively neutral in the grand scheme of things. It wasn't until what, 1-2 years ago, that Elon really started showing his true colors.

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