‘Tesla Takedown’ Protesters Rally Outside Showrooms Against Musk’s Role in DOGE

Protesters at a 'Tesla Takedown' event organized by Superstition Rising Indivisible

Protesters gather at the Tempe Tesla dealership to denounce Elon Musk and his unelected role in influencing the federal government through DOGE.

Nationwide Movement 'Tesla Takedown' Takes Place in Gold Coast - Real News Now

On a recent Saturday afternoon, a group of over 100 demonstrators congregated outside a Tesla dealership located in the affluent Gold Coast area. This assembly marked a local iteration of the nationwide movement called ‘Tesla Takedown’, aimed at articulating their resentment towards the increasing role Elon Musk plays in U.S. governance. Initially, the gathering was a modestly sized group of roughly a dozen individuals. However, in less than an …

Tesla Takedown Comes to Portsmouth

Above, Pat Kelley and other protesters are pictured on Lafayette Road in Portsmouth on Saturday. ARNIE ALPERT photo By Arnie Alpert, Active with the Activists Arnie Alpert spent decades as a community organizer/educator in NH movements for social justice and peace.  Officially retired since 2020, he keeps his hands (and feet) in the activist world while writing about past and present social movements. Arnie Alpert PORTSMOUTH—Rachel Spayd and Jen…

Continúa la reacción contra el papel de Elon Musk con el DOGE mientras siguen las manifestaciones en concesionarios de Tesla

Por Auzinea Bacon El papel de Elon Musk en los recortes de personal y presupuestos del Gobierno federal como jefe del llamado Departamento de Eficiencia Gubernamental (DOGE, por sus siglas en inglés) continúa generando reacciones negativas, mientras casi 90 concesionarios Tesla en Estados Unidos enfrentaron manifestaciones el sábado en la quinta semana del movimiento “Tesla Takedown”. Las manifestaciones, según el sitio web Tesla Takedown, busca…

Demonstrators gather outside Tesla showroom in Franklin

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WKRN) — Nearly 100 protesters gathered outside the Tesla showroom in Franklin Saturday to rally against Elon Musk and his role in the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). However, their actions were met with criticism from counter-protesters. The protest also happened to be across the street from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building closed by DOGE, according to its "Wall of Receipts." Lynn Chain, a spokesperson wit…

Protesters gather outside Austin Tesla showroom for second week in a row

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Around 100 people gathered on the sidewalks outside a Tesla showroom in northwest Austin on Saturday, the second weekend of a row of protests at that location. The protest began at the showroom near Research Boulevard and U.S. Highway 183 with about a dozen people around 10 a.m. A KXAN photojournalist reported dozens more joined within the hour, holding signs, chanting and clanging cowbells. Unlike last week, there did not appear…