SmoknJoe
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@Joe05906360 @VA_Swamp_Monsta @GovernorShapiro Yet another factual, robust response from a cultist dimwit who can’t respond to facts LOL
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President Trump can sign whatever the hell he wants to, but it won’t change the Constitution.
The authority to set our election rules belongs to the states — and as Governor, I will protect your right to vote.
That includes your right to vote by mail.
The Associated Press@AP
BREAKING: President Trump signs an order directing the creation of a national eligible voter list, a move expected to face swift legal challenges. apnews.com/article/donald…
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@VA_Swamp_Monsta @GovernorShapiro What don’t you understand about deliberately disenfranchising millions of legal voters, creating a massive unfunded mandate and violating the Constitutional rights of states to conduct their own elections?
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@DirtyTesLa 14.2 still tries to go down the wrong way of a divided highway by our house. We have to disengage 95% of the time. It has been this way since the release of V14
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@greg16676935420 Do you get to deduct losses on your blown up drug boat?
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@ARCRaidersGame With as many map conditions as there are, why can’t all the maps have a map condition active instead of just 2?
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Speranza is buzzing with rumor and half-truth.
The hurricane has subsided, replaced by evolving enemy threats. Head topside to separate fact from fiction.
• Map Condition - Close Scrutiny - ARC Operation
• New ARC threat - Vaporizer
• 2 new weapons - Canto SMG and Dolabra Energy Shotgun
• Player Project - High-Gain Antenna
• Spreading ARC Shredders
• Scrappy Feeding Boost
New quests, quality of life updates, and outfits await when Flashpoint launches March 31.
Rumors spread. Find the truth. 🔎
arcraiders.com/news/flashpoin…
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A lot of people don't want to pay $99 a month for FSD. So they don't even try it.
Drop the price to $49.99 and suddenly it's an easy decision. Add a 6-month plan for $279 or a yearly plan for $499, and now it's a no-brainer.
We saw what happened when Tesla offered the Cybertruck for $59K. Demand took off. Same thing would happen with FSD.
Lower the price. Get more people in the door. Let the tech sell itself.

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@SawyerMerritt @TeslaBoomerMama Seems to me that it doesn’t matter who buys who? The end result would be the same.
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@TeslaBoomerMama Yeah. Tesla acquiring SpaceX makes zero sense. SpaceX acquiring Tesla makes a lot of sense.
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Elon says FSD 14.3 is coming.
But if you’ve been following along, it was also “two weeks away” a few months ago. That’s drawn a lot of criticism, understandably.
Let’s step back and talk about what’s actually going on: engineering reality.
I’ve spent years running engineering teams at Apple and Rivian, and what you’re seeing here is not unusual. Not even a little.
I’m not here to defend Elon or say communication couldn’t be better. It could. But what’s happening behind the scenes is far more ordinary than people think.
First, understand what kind of company Tesla is. Tesla exposes more of its internal process than most companies— you’re watching how the sausage is made, often in real time.
Compare that to Apple. Products appear at a moment in time, fully formed. What you don’t see are the features that slipped, were cut, or quietly postponed to make the deadline.
Most companies communicate through layers of marketing at discrete events (e.g., NVIDIA GTC). That may include a CEO keynote—but it’s still tightly controlled. Tesla, largely via Elon, doesn’t. And that creates friction.
Most people are used to being in the dining room. With Tesla, you’re watching the sausage get made whether you like it or not. If that makes you uncomfortable, this model will drive you crazy no matter how it’s explained.
Now, about FSD 14.3— the so-called “reasoning” release.
My view: when Elon originally referenced it, it was real. It was on a roadmap with a timeline. But then reality hit.
Somewhere along the way, engineering discussions likely exposed a fork: ship what’s partially there, or go deeper and "do it right".
That kind of shift happens constantly. Plans change. Timelines slip. This is normal engineering behavior, not dysfunction.
The difference is: you’re seeing it.
At companies like Apple, those decisions are invisible. Deadlines are protected by cutting scope. At Tesla, you’re watching the scope evolve in real time.
On the technical side, 14.1 and 14.2 were already producing “reasoning tokens,” as Ashok (Tesla AI VP) noted. But producing tokens isn’t the same as using them effectively.
14.3 appears to be where those tokens actually start driving behavior, more human-like decision-making in edge cases.
My guess is this is where things got more complicated. The work likely started to overlap with what xAI is doing. At that point, the question becomes: do you ship an interim solution, or integrate a more capable reasoning layer?
That’s not a small decision. And it likely has downstream impact— potentially even on Robotaxi timelines— because these same reasoning challenges show up there too.
So the team probably made a call: go deeper, even if it costs time.
And here’s the part people underestimate: great engineering teams often convince themselves the extra work is worth it… and that it won’t take that much longer.
They’re usually wrong on the timeline. But often right on the outcome.
At this stage, FSD isn’t about raw safety (it seems to have nailed that)— it’s about behavior. Making decisions feel natural, human, predictable in edge cases.
That’s a much harder problem.
So if you’re following Tesla closely, the best thing you can do is understand the process and accept the messiness that comes with it.
If you want tightly controlled messaging and polished delivery, companies like Apple exist for that.
Tesla is something else entirely.
Fire away.
Elon Musk@elonmusk
@DBurkland @pbeisel It’s in testing right now. Wide release in a few weeks.
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Tell your Senator that you want voting integrity passed. Every other country has this!
America@america
The people support the SAVE America Act. Tell your Senator you want it passed: (202) 224-3121
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@DirtyTesLa ts.la/joe162029
Best purchase I have ever made! FSD is next level!
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Tabulation machines in Savannah, Georgia, were wirelessly connecting to a smart thermostat sending 2020 Georgia election results and other sensitive data to servers in China, which was discovered and traced by a Microsoft engineer.
The CCP played a large role in the the stolen 2020 election operation. The CIA oversaw the process, and the FBI covered it up, all to install Joe Biden as their puppet president in the 2020 election.
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I’m honestly overwhelmed by the response, thank you. I never expected this level of support, and I'm deeply grateful to everyone who has shared, ordered, or spread the word.
If you're considering picking up a copy, it would mean a lot to see those limited edition signed copies sell through. Every order helps more than you know.
Signed copies (while they last), only at Passage:
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Also, I spoke with the publisher... for standard hardcover and Kindle editions, they’re encouraging orders through Amazon so those sales can count toward the bestseller lists.
Hardcover & Kindle:
amazon.com/dp/B0GGYQNWHJ
Thank you again for the incredible support. It truly means a great deal.
Passage Publishing@PassagePress
50% of all signed editions have sold. Don't miss out - order a copy signed by @DataRepublican and @JoshuaLisec NOW. They wont be here tomorrow. passage.press/products/unele…
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