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"Emergency" threat to ECWA. Duke of buried hazards. Investigative reporter's views, jokes. jerk part-time. Emmy-Murrow-NABJ-JANY winner. Closer to retirement
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At this point, next week I am going to Tesla Buffalo and demanding a tour. If they call the police, I’m not quite sure what I could be charged with considering we own the damn building. I want an unannounced visit to meet with the plant leaders.
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Elon Musk and his Tesla communications staff are blocking investigative and beat reporters on social media.
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@libsoftiktok
Total lie.
@elonmusk
remove this lie now. This is not Buffalo. This is Philadelphia. The person who posted this has nothing about Buffalo on their tiktok. I figured this out in 30 seconds of checking
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A source with direct knowledge of this issue has told me Tesla has blacklisted numerous reporters and is refusing to respond to inquiries. I am one of them. Tesla has not responded to any inquiries in more than two months. 🤷🏻♂️
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Exclusive, only on
@news4buffalo
one of two
#Tesla
stories we've been working on for a few months will hit the air, tonight at 6 pm. Tonight's story might shock the conscious. One lawmaker told us, "It really paints an ugly picture ..." of the work environment at Tesla Buffalo.
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For the fifth time, the
@NLRB
seeks an injunction against
@Starbucks
, to reinstate an "unlawfully discharged" worker in Great Neck, NY, and get a court-ordered cease and desist for alleged union-busting activity.
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a $1B road project that doesn’t solve any traffic problems? Red flag 🚩
Renderings were released of the $1 billion Kensington Project, which is set to build a tunnel on part of the 33 in Buffalo. The project is set to begin construction by the end of 2024 and be complete sometime in 2028.
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Buffalo Police Lt. Mark Cyrek made $305,844 this past year, with $179,660 coming from OT and $52348 for "other pay." He must be retiring soon to be working OT like this. Public money
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I have gone through the unredacted copy of the unsealed court records in the Tesla shareholder litigation. I will post each of the substantial sections in YELLOW that had been redacted. Then discuss each one. Redaction 1.
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The Army attacked me with name-calling vitriol, and although I fought back w/ some, it is concerning still because I am not a short seller: Elon Musk pits an army of Tesla fans against Wall Street analysts, short sellers - Los Angeles Times
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This is a thread on an email exchange between a former employee at the Tesla plant in Buffalo and Elon Musk, the CEO himself.
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Due in part to our reporting, Erie County leg unanimously passed resolution calling for
@NYSComptroller
to do a more in-depth audit of just
#Tesla
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@rycunni
So, you had a heart condition that coincidentally surfaced after you got a vaccine, and therefore the vaccine is the cause? What evidence are you using that points to the vaccine being the cause? Now, you’re a “defender of freedom”? Something isn’t adding up
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A former African-American worker at the
#Tesla
plant in Buffalo said that the racial tension inside the factory got so bad that the lunchroom and an assembly line naturally segregated. In 2019. Yes. In 10 minutes, our story will be published
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Tesla and Musk knew SolarCity was in financial dire straits before merger, unsealed court records allege
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Talk about lack of transparency, today I learned that state taxpayers actually pumped out $958.6M to equip and build the Tesla factory in Buffalo. State certainly never disclosed that the amount rose a third time.
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I've spend most of today fielding calls/emails from current and former Tesla workers. None with good stories to tell. SO what was Elon talking about exactly when he said everything is going great in Buffalo? I'm getting blitzed over here by folks mad about the work environment
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I want to make it clear: Tesla did not respond to our inquiries. I by accident had a sentence in there prepared for where their statement would go. I never thought a professional company would completely ignore the press on a ln important stoty like this
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Tom Brady had some great advice for the Bills young buck QB. That advice was from the best NFL coach of all time, although he has cheated, Bill Belichick. Point is, if you want to succeed and last in this league, you don't run like Josh does.
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I don't know anything about hiring and how fast you can hire workers, but two weeks ago this is what I can tell you: Local leaders got access. They were told Tesla had just over 1,100 workers, and that INCLUDED Panasonic employees. (1)
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What's worse is not a single state official asked state taxpayers' permission to spend nearly a BILLION DOLLARS to build and equip one facility in Buffalo.
Talk about lack of transparency, today I learned that state taxpayers actually pumped out $958.6M to equip and build the Tesla factory in Buffalo. State certainly never disclosed that the amount rose a third time.
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.
@elonmusk
can you find out what the deal is here? Is this taxpayer funded equipment that we
@news4buffalo
and
@business
reported was hidden inside makeshift wall that your PR team called a storage room?
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Former Tesla workers paint grim picture of Buffalo plant
(Via WIVB)
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@elonmusk
Great news for Buffalo, Elon. Would you invite me to the plant to see this action with my own eyes so I can relay it to taxpayers who paid for the building and equipment Tesla is using?
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BN REPORT: Tesla looks like a good bet to hit its April job target
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Two weeks later, Tesla is *now telling the state it has more than 1,500 employees, WITHOUT COUNTING Panasonic.
That's quite a hiring spree if you ask me. I'll have more info on what the state's "due diligence" involves in verifying these numbers.
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1. Buffalo paid worker $700k to not work, said did not know
2. Buffalo gives contract to indicted donor. claims did not know
3. City council gives itself raises under cloud of secrecy. says did by book
4. Mayor constantly looking for a new job. tells you his focus is being mayor
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Elon responded!
"I wish I could spend time on the Buffalo factory, but Tesla must get cars to Europe and China and address critical service overload in the US or there will be no Tesla." Remarkable message.
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I have forwarded my questions to Elon Musk now because Tesla press team has so far not even acknowledged my inquiry.
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#Tesla
refuses to provide supporting documentation on its job tally. We obtained employee list as of Dec '18 b4 layoffs that shows less than 300 employees. And oh, the state comptroller is auditing ESD oversight, and specifically this Riverbend project.
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Wait. People are leaving their cars unlocked with keys inside, and somehow they get stolen, and this is the fault of Bail Reform because the Erie County Sheriff says so.
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.
@Tesla
has not responded by our deadline. No response at all, has not even acknowledged receiving my questions.
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.
@news4buffalo
continues to follow the Tesla story today, as several local, state and national organizations come out in support of the former Tesla workers who filed EEOC complaints. Labor and environmental organizations coming together in support. More at 6 pm
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So let the discussions begin: does Erie County need to take over snow removal from City?
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I look forward to
@Tesla
and
@EmpireStateDev
explaining why potential taxpayer funded equipment was moved from the fake storage area to a warehouse in NF to die. Who is paying for the storage? Why isn’t the equipment being used? Why not sell it?
@NewYorkStateAG
@NYSComptroller
.
@elonmusk
can you find out what the deal is here? Is this taxpayer funded equipment that we
@news4buffalo
and
@business
reported was hidden inside makeshift wall that your PR team called a storage room?
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Elon Responds: "I believe you. We have a huge struggle right now to avoid being a money-losing company (aka not dead), but I’m hoping to visit Buffalo next quarter." Again a remarkable email msg from the CEO.
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Well, Elon Musk is tweeting so I assume he probably checked his email. Tesla, we needed a response 1hr47min ago.
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Tesla's press office so far has ignored all emails and has not responded to questions yet in 24 hours. This is unusual, as they are typically quick to acknowledge inquiries.
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@elonmusk
says Riverbend factory will produce 1000 solar roofs per week by end of 2019. That is going 0-100mph in less than a year. Listen to what this former employee said about solar goals in February.
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@CGrantWSJ
@news4buffalo
It will be up on website around 6:15/6:30 and I'll tweet full package
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Just a few more weeks!!!
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Former Tesla workers describe hostile workplace at Buffalo facility. Complaints to supervisors included white workers frequently using the n-word and minorities being harassed and passed over for promotions. Tesla’s response? They fired them all in January.
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Panasonic ends solar partnership with Tesla | News 4 Buffalo
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Tesla still has not responded in almost 48 hours. I have no idea if the press team is even employed anymore
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I am hearing that Tesla is telling potential and current customers that: "We no longer offer any sort of savings analysis or power production guarantees. These practices were decommissioned in order to provide the lowest possible price for our systems. "
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ESD RELEASES STATEMENT ON TESLA SAYING IT MET NY JOB GOALS. Without Panasonic. 🤔🤔
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Pretty sure this is false & from Philly after flooding, not Buffalo. See flooded floors? Junk like this is really flaming war against this city & its people. This garbage is all over fringe “conservative media” sites. Where is
@elonmusk
fact checkers? See:
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Mayor Brown is saying with a straight face that he has no idea what this FBI/HUD investigation is about. Straight face. You're telling me that after you learned your top director of a city department was questioned at home you didn't call him and discuss?
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Empire State Developement & Cuomo admin refused to answer my questions, but responded to competitor with statement. This is how NYS consistently operates, especially on
#Tesla
reporting. This was sent almost a week ago after I reported the suspicious removal of equipment.
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Another former Tesla employee, white, sends me this: "I have nothing nice to say about Tesla or the way they handle employee issues. They have a lack of compassion and empathy... and everyone there is only out for themselves. The employment is like a revolving door ..."
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For 2 weeks I have not been able to read a single
@TheBuffaloNews
story online because the website wants me sign in, I sign in, but it kicks me out. This is unbelievable to me for a newspaper that's hanging by a thread. I could fix this in 10 seconds with access to their backend
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I really wanted a good night’s sleep and then Tesla decides to push out some news🥴🚨🚨🤷🏻♂️
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This could be entirely harmless. I'm a reporter asking questions of both Tesla and ESD. No one is responding. That's right. A state agency that has probably $1M in PR staff refuses to respond to any inquiries from me and apparently others. This is
@NYGovCuomo
way of biz?
I look forward to
@Tesla
and
@EmpireStateDev
explaining why potential taxpayer funded equipment was moved from the fake storage area to a warehouse in NF to die. Who is paying for the storage? Why isn’t the equipment being used? Why not sell it?
@NewYorkStateAG
@NYSComptroller
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The rocky solar relationship became apparent with Panasonic’s letter about not providing a warranty for SolarCity panels. This also might explain the China shipments w/ Solar Roof. Tesla and Panasonic end joint solar cell production - Nikkei Asian Review
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Supported $750M corp welfare for a billionaire at Tesla. Was there with the gov at every presser, which have come to a halt since it opened.
I will never apologize for fighting corporate welfare. While I work with local business to grow our economy, I expect we receive new jobs in return for any tax breaks we give. My opponent would undo all the good policies we now have. That's just wrong.
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For any of you who shit on reporters all the time, I'd love for you to come work with me for a week and see all the shit I do and go through. I'm not whining. I'm setting the record straight. Knock it off. You know who you are.
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ICYMI: those following me for the Tesla coverage...did you see my story about how they are starting most workers at $15.50-$16 an hr for a building subsidized by NY taxpayers for $750M?
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Tesla tells employees "it is never OK to communicate with the media or someone closely related to the media about Tesla, unless you have been specifically authorized in writing to do so." Sounds anti-press to me
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For $16.15 an hour.
Anyone who’s interested in working on cutting edge manufacturing — designing & building the machine that makes the machine — please consider working at Tesla or SpaceX. We’re gonna take this to a whole new level!
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State senator calls Tesla complaints 'disturbing'
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Our story tonight about the
#Tesla
Buffalo plant is based off interviews with two African Americans who worked at Tesla - one male, one female - and the six complaints filed with state and federal agencies, as well as some other documents from a federal agency.
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Cuomo called Tesla a success because it created 1,460 jobs, without mentioning that most of the jobs are $16/hr. What happened to the "high-tech" jobs and those big salaries state officials promised back in 2014,2015 and 2016?
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* Diocese ignores abuse scandal almost longer than I’ve been alive
* Swift action against Gay choir scheduled for event. Cancelled. doesn’t fit Catholic beliefs.
+ No longer a secret why young ppl want little to do w/ organized religion. They won’t put up w/ this.
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State ESD also admits that it doesn’t have any data from Tesla on jobs. Essentially, on a day of bad news for Tesla, the state worked w/ Tesla to spread better news regarding job numbers that was not vetted at all beforehand. This is problematic.
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Why is this not being done in Buffalo? Wth?
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Whomever created the fake account impersonating a local tv station is going to be prosecuted, if found,
@markpoloncarz
said.
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I’m in Florida and it is pretty amazing to see all of the growth and construction cranes. Roads being built. Homes. Shops. Huge projects. Small towns. Big cities. Everywhere I have gone we have seen a lot of activity. You don’t see this in NY. Why?
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I saved ticket stubs to most of the concerts I’ve attended. $15.50 for Metallica/Queenryche. This past year, Metallica charged $200. Why don’t US blue collar salaries rise like this?
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"The company attempted to combine Tesla and Panasonic total employees to justify how many employees they had on the Tesla side alone and that was also used when they laid off 57 employees in January of this year. They claimed to have had 800 employees."
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Unacceptable!!! This angers me. Lora is professional. This is disgusting
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This is true. Been gathering docs from
@TiffanyPhoto1
for awhile and her experiences with Tesla are shocking and hard to fathom. There’s more to her story, too.
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The former Tesla workers who filed discrimination complaints against the Buffalo facility have some big-name orgs standing with them:
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.
@bethanymac12
fantastic report in
@VanityFair
deserves credit, too. Her report was cited today, too.
Due in part to our reporting, Erie County leg unanimously passed resolution calling for
@NYSComptroller
to do a more in-depth audit of just
#Tesla
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According to folks who work or have been in Tesla Buffalo plant, they do not make glass for the solar roof. I cannot explain the photos and videos showing the solar roof boxes coming from China. But several have confirmed that the solar glass panels are assembled here.
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Little Neck, NY, man sues
@Tesla
to get vehicle data from his autopilot on his Model X after a wreck. Included is a pretty strong email from a Tesla employee about litigating a product defect case
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What about the Solar Roof?
Order Tesla Solar + Powerwall battery for 24/7 clean power & no blackouts!
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I let them know that in my 22 years of service in this industry, I’ve never had a company the size of Tesla every ignore press inquiries like it is now with us.
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@elonmusk
Mr. Musk, your press people have not responded to me in a month. Is this a directive from you, sir? Or do they have their own autonomy to ignore certain reporters?
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@elonmusk
What's going on at Gigafactory II in Buffalo, where some 30 employees were fired in some cases for trying to organize a union, which is a violation of federal labor laws? Is it common for Tesla Buffalo to can 30 people in a day? Let me know
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.
@elonmusk
County Exec Poloncarz the latest to chime in about Tesla firings: “I was shocked to learn Tesla fired 30 workers today after Tesla Workers United began organizing efforts at Tesla's Buffalo Gigafactory. I have always stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the men and women of
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That ends this tweet tidbit from yesterday's story:
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Question for Brown - Brown said no ball drop decision yet. how many biz looted? Gramaglia said no list.
So city has no list of businesses looted, no list on race of those who died and where, no list of number of welfare checks.
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state doesn’t knowbreakdown of jobs? And, I’ll point out, we, as in WIVB, are the only ones who reported the $16 pay (or less), that high-tech jobs were quietly removed from contract, ex-workers thought the factory was a mess. None of this would be out there without our hard work
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Just got a call about these photo ops asking me why
@byronwbrown
and Assemblyman Sean Ryan seem to be marginalizing the former employees who filed workplace hostility complaints with us and EEOC against Tesla. I’ll ask them both.
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@elonmusk
comes to Buffalo plant for first time. No press release. No social media photos or comments about his visit to a facility built and and equipped by NY taxpayers. Tesla PR short with and unhelpful to reporters. I don’t even know what to make of it. (1)
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Our
#Tesla
reporting is a finalist for state broadcasting award in continuing coverage. Thought some would like to hear that
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I've watched Hamburg Police press conference of the chief explaining Feb. 2 fatal police shooting of a Jamestown woman several times. Keep in mind, three weeks later, the public still does not know the names of the officers who fired their guns to "protect their well-being."
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And 1000 more employees in Buffalo
Scoop: Tesla is laying off half its recruiting team. I find it hard to reconcile with them saying that they will hire thousands of new service and production employees in a short period of time.
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@tcbrennan329
@EricaBrecher
@news4buffalo
@Tesla
@elonmusk
Terry, Tesla and Musk got $750M in taxpayer money. As a result, there is an obligation. This is not some normal workplace. It's the largest single subsidized facility in this region.
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News Flash. Car thefts are skyrocketing because a social media app allowed kids for almost a year to video themselves stealing cars, called Kia Challenge- and police here dropped the ball, didn’t alert public with consistency, and now we have a problem.
Wait. People are leaving their cars unlocked with keys inside, and somehow they get stolen, and this is the fault of Bail Reform because the Erie County Sheriff says so.
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Did Elon mean afternoon California time because neither Tesla nor NYS officials are answering ANYTHING about this big unveiling of Solar Roof part III
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STate finally released essential list that do not need to comply with workforce reductions. Have a look:
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For the record, you harass me and twist things and start tagging my employer, yeah, I block you. I could go to a magistrate and seek harassment charges, but I'll take the high road and use the tools I am provided: block
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In fact, Assemblyman Sean Ryan, D-Buffalo, who read the complaints, said they describe an “out-of-control workforce where racism and discrimination appears to be unfettered.”
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Elon responds: "I think Buffalo is a good plant overall and the people seem solid. The challenge is that we
don’t have enough engineering expertise there to develop brand new lines. We need to do that in Fremont and Sparks and then transfer the lines to Buffalo."
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