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A full-page ad in the Sunday editions of the Washington Post and The New York Times urged Tesla CEO Elon Musk to "dump Trump."
The ads were paid for by a startup investor named Doug Derwin. The longtime Silicon Valley resident told CNNMoney he shelled out $400,000 to run ads in the Times and the Post, as well as the San Francisco Chronicle and the San Jose Mercury News.
It's the latest step in Derwin's $1 million bid to convince Musk he's failing environmentalists. He calls it "Elon Dump Trump."
Derwin said he didn't want to launch the campaign at first. Back in January, he was eagerly awaiting the arrival of his Tesla (TSLA) Model S electric car.
But as his Tesla was about to be delivered, Derwin said he caught wind of Uber CEO Travis Kalanick's decision to walk away from Trump's business advisory council, which Kalanick served on with Musk. Kalanick had previously defended his working relationship with President Trump, but public pressure mounted in the wake of the president's immigration order.
That's a lot of money allocated to deprive Trump of ostensibly good advice.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday April 25 2017, @03:00PM (2 children)
"1. wadda hell has politics to do with the job?"
You serious? You are well and truly serious? Let me give you a couple hints. What was happening, in politics, specifically, when the "Great Recession" hit? It was an important time in American politics. Do you really think that the political scene was totally unrelated to the economic scene?
In France and Germany, there are political decisions being made right now. And, the stock markets are responsive to the perceived political climate.
In Great Britain, Brexit. Brexit is powered, in part, by the European economic picture. And, in turn, Brexit is affecting European economics. And, in turn, the UK's economic outlook is being painted in different colors by the various political interests, inside and outside of the UK.
Right here, at home, today, economics and politics are tied in knots over that $15 minimum wage thing. Oh, but, I've pointed out in the past that food service workers are exempt from minimum wage laws because - politics. Food service, farm workers, and others were squeezed right out of wage protections from the very beginning of the idea of minimum wages because the rich bastards who employed those people had a lot of clout in Washington.
To sum that all up - the assholes in Washington have a big impact on your job opportunities. Another set of assholes in your state capital has another impact, possibly bigger than those in Washington. And, your city and/or county government can determine how easy or how hard it is to find a job within commuting distance. Economics and politics are closely tied together.
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Wednesday April 26 2017, @10:51AM (1 child)
Let me quote and emphasize from the parent what made me ask that question:
Is the context clearer now?
My question again: why the hell those dissidents felt the need of displaying their dissenting opinion at the job?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday April 26 2017, @02:04PM
Ahhhh - got it. Good point. In the best of times, no one really wants a trouble maker in their establishment. During a recession, the boss can give you the boot for any reason, or no reason. Dissidents, show yourselves to the door, before I get Big Eddie to help you out the door!