Giggles
@giggles1.bsky.social
Retired engineer. Here for politics and laughs.
Matt Damon, Downsizing.
January 17, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Matt Damon, Downsizing.
I’m sorry you feel that way. Be well.
January 17, 2026 at 10:04 PM
I’m sorry you feel that way. Be well.
The US Constitution is sufficiently vague that it continues to be open to interpretation. Even things considered settled law, suddenly aren’t. See Dobbs.
Every Constitutional question has supporters on both sides. Anyone in the field frustrated by this is in the wrong profession.
Every Constitutional question has supporters on both sides. Anyone in the field frustrated by this is in the wrong profession.
January 17, 2026 at 7:17 PM
The US Constitution is sufficiently vague that it continues to be open to interpretation. Even things considered settled law, suddenly aren’t. See Dobbs.
Every Constitutional question has supporters on both sides. Anyone in the field frustrated by this is in the wrong profession.
Every Constitutional question has supporters on both sides. Anyone in the field frustrated by this is in the wrong profession.
And now you understand the problem.
January 17, 2026 at 7:02 PM
And now you understand the problem.
Sure, lots of opinions out there. Until SCOTUS has weighed in, they’re worth nothing.
January 17, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Sure, lots of opinions out there. Until SCOTUS has weighed in, they’re worth nothing.
I’m curious. In what specific way has the administration ignored the Constitution?
I’m not a fan of Felonious Orange or his methods, but people throw terms like “ignoring/violating the Constitution” as if they had a clue.
The authority on what is or isn’t Constitutional rests solely with SCOTUS.
I’m not a fan of Felonious Orange or his methods, but people throw terms like “ignoring/violating the Constitution” as if they had a clue.
The authority on what is or isn’t Constitutional rests solely with SCOTUS.
January 17, 2026 at 5:52 PM
I’m curious. In what specific way has the administration ignored the Constitution?
I’m not a fan of Felonious Orange or his methods, but people throw terms like “ignoring/violating the Constitution” as if they had a clue.
The authority on what is or isn’t Constitutional rests solely with SCOTUS.
I’m not a fan of Felonious Orange or his methods, but people throw terms like “ignoring/violating the Constitution” as if they had a clue.
The authority on what is or isn’t Constitutional rests solely with SCOTUS.
I think your chemistry needs work. 🤣
January 17, 2026 at 3:03 AM
I think your chemistry needs work. 🤣
In simpler terms, might makes right.
He got beat up a lot as a kid, didn’t he?
He got beat up a lot as a kid, didn’t he?
January 17, 2026 at 2:37 AM
In simpler terms, might makes right.
He got beat up a lot as a kid, didn’t he?
He got beat up a lot as a kid, didn’t he?
I was amazed at how many gambling ads I saw during last weekend’s games.
We were in Jacksonville, where you can scan and bet right from your seat.
It’s a mess.
We were in Jacksonville, where you can scan and bet right from your seat.
It’s a mess.
January 16, 2026 at 2:34 AM
I was amazed at how many gambling ads I saw during last weekend’s games.
We were in Jacksonville, where you can scan and bet right from your seat.
It’s a mess.
We were in Jacksonville, where you can scan and bet right from your seat.
It’s a mess.
The pacifist version of stolen valor.
In colloquial parlance, what a poser!
In colloquial parlance, what a poser!
January 15, 2026 at 9:37 PM
The pacifist version of stolen valor.
In colloquial parlance, what a poser!
In colloquial parlance, what a poser!
I’m fine with the progression. I have no skin in Tesla’s future.
But before folks run out and buy Chinese cars, they should at least know they aren’t necessarily buying from better corporate citizens.
But before folks run out and buy Chinese cars, they should at least know they aren’t necessarily buying from better corporate citizens.
January 15, 2026 at 3:32 AM
I’m fine with the progression. I have no skin in Tesla’s future.
But before folks run out and buy Chinese cars, they should at least know they aren’t necessarily buying from better corporate citizens.
But before folks run out and buy Chinese cars, they should at least know they aren’t necessarily buying from better corporate citizens.
You apparently don’t recall I agreed with the points raised in the March 2025 article. None of which addresses the point how a new tariff deal changes any of the calculus.
Tesla sales volume cratered before the deal.
Tesla sales volume cratered before the deal.
January 15, 2026 at 3:27 AM
You apparently don’t recall I agreed with the points raised in the March 2025 article. None of which addresses the point how a new tariff deal changes any of the calculus.
Tesla sales volume cratered before the deal.
Tesla sales volume cratered before the deal.
Your assessment is incorrect. Read my comments again.
My point is simply this: the Chinese are no saints when it comes to corporate citizenship. Hence, buying Chinese to punish Musk’s politics is fraught with the same issues.
From the frying pan into the fire.
My point is simply this: the Chinese are no saints when it comes to corporate citizenship. Hence, buying Chinese to punish Musk’s politics is fraught with the same issues.
From the frying pan into the fire.
January 14, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Your assessment is incorrect. Read my comments again.
My point is simply this: the Chinese are no saints when it comes to corporate citizenship. Hence, buying Chinese to punish Musk’s politics is fraught with the same issues.
From the frying pan into the fire.
My point is simply this: the Chinese are no saints when it comes to corporate citizenship. Hence, buying Chinese to punish Musk’s politics is fraught with the same issues.
From the frying pan into the fire.
There is no link between corrupt business practices and corporate citizenship? That would be a naïve position. As would believing Chinese business practices aren’t corrupt.
Aside from personal experience, I could also point you to a web search “corruption in China”.
Aside from personal experience, I could also point you to a web search “corruption in China”.
January 14, 2026 at 6:03 PM
There is no link between corrupt business practices and corporate citizenship? That would be a naïve position. As would believing Chinese business practices aren’t corrupt.
Aside from personal experience, I could also point you to a web search “corruption in China”.
Aside from personal experience, I could also point you to a web search “corruption in China”.
The article you mention was written in March and does not address why the recent tariff agreement means death for Gigafactory, as the original post claims.
Tesla was already failing.
At this point, I’m going to assume that you’re either trolling or not very bright.
Tesla was already failing.
At this point, I’m going to assume that you’re either trolling or not very bright.
January 13, 2026 at 11:04 PM
The article you mention was written in March and does not address why the recent tariff agreement means death for Gigafactory, as the original post claims.
Tesla was already failing.
At this point, I’m going to assume that you’re either trolling or not very bright.
Tesla was already failing.
At this point, I’m going to assume that you’re either trolling or not very bright.
Seems you’re accepting that China has corrupt business practices. I’m glad we agree.
Hence my question if we all think the Chinese are better corporate citizens than Tesla, a company losing business in no small part due to corporate citizenship.
Hence my question if we all think the Chinese are better corporate citizens than Tesla, a company losing business in no small part due to corporate citizenship.
January 13, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Seems you’re accepting that China has corrupt business practices. I’m glad we agree.
Hence my question if we all think the Chinese are better corporate citizens than Tesla, a company losing business in no small part due to corporate citizenship.
Hence my question if we all think the Chinese are better corporate citizens than Tesla, a company losing business in no small part due to corporate citizenship.
Precisely. Tariffs are meaningless if no one wants your product. Which is why I question the OP’s statement that a tariff deal for Chinese EVs has any impact on Tesla’s future in Europe.
Nothing lazy about that question. And your response still irrelevant.
Nothing lazy about that question. And your response still irrelevant.
January 13, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Precisely. Tariffs are meaningless if no one wants your product. Which is why I question the OP’s statement that a tariff deal for Chinese EVs has any impact on Tesla’s future in Europe.
Nothing lazy about that question. And your response still irrelevant.
Nothing lazy about that question. And your response still irrelevant.
You’ve had staff in China? Hired there? I don’t see it as simple as that (my experience is with professional staff).
January 13, 2026 at 2:39 AM
You’ve had staff in China? Hired there? I don’t see it as simple as that (my experience is with professional staff).
China’s labor cost is still significantly below western markets. I know this because I had staff in a number of countries, including China. It’s just no longer 1/4 or less of western scale.
No one said the mfg base isn’t impressive. I question Chinese ethics, safety and environmental integrity.
No one said the mfg base isn’t impressive. I question Chinese ethics, safety and environmental integrity.
January 13, 2026 at 2:16 AM
China’s labor cost is still significantly below western markets. I know this because I had staff in a number of countries, including China. It’s just no longer 1/4 or less of western scale.
No one said the mfg base isn’t impressive. I question Chinese ethics, safety and environmental integrity.
No one said the mfg base isn’t impressive. I question Chinese ethics, safety and environmental integrity.
Congratulations. What happens when cost of labor makes cheap goods no longer viable? What happens when the housing market collapses? Reduced exports?
What happens when ethics, environmental and safety requirements get real?
What happens when ethics, environmental and safety requirements get real?
January 13, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Congratulations. What happens when cost of labor makes cheap goods no longer viable? What happens when the housing market collapses? Reduced exports?
What happens when ethics, environmental and safety requirements get real?
What happens when ethics, environmental and safety requirements get real?
This article is dated March 2025. The points raised look sound. Musk shot himself in the foot. Even without his politics, Tesla had quality, cost and marketing issues.
All of this was true when this article was written. My question was how the agreement on duty/tariff changes Tesla’s outlook?
All of this was true when this article was written. My question was how the agreement on duty/tariff changes Tesla’s outlook?
January 13, 2026 at 12:44 AM
This article is dated March 2025. The points raised look sound. Musk shot himself in the foot. Even without his politics, Tesla had quality, cost and marketing issues.
All of this was true when this article was written. My question was how the agreement on duty/tariff changes Tesla’s outlook?
All of this was true when this article was written. My question was how the agreement on duty/tariff changes Tesla’s outlook?