Okay, Let’s Run This Down

Astonishing how big a clown each of these three people are. "Wasn't told"? Lol. Baker was the most senior remaining lawyer at Twitter, only below Musk's personal lawyer who has been filling in as de facto general counsel since the take over. "I only discovered this on Sunday" Lol pic.twitter.com/YQXGP0V2tA

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) December 7, 2022

3/ What happened here is Taibbi and Weiss realized Baker worked at Twitter. They found it shocking it the company's top lawyer would be reviewing documents prior to public release, because they're morons. To them Baker is part of the "Trump Russia Hoax!!(tm)" cinematic universe.

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) December 7, 2022

5/ goof such an embarrassment? It's because the fix was in! Baker was there to "shape" the "Twitter Files" according to the nonsensical Lee Fang. These are powerful people. In many cases malevolent people. But we shouldn't forget that they are all ridiculous people.

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) December 7, 2022

Before we get to that, add this to the daily narrative because it’s making the rounds in connection with this tempest in a teacup:

He WAS told, externally, on April 26th! https://t.co/u4Phul113q

— Jake Demarest-Mays (@bravelyjake) December 7, 2022

It's the quoted tweet that’s interesting, because a jury specifically found that Sussman did NOT “facilitate fraud.” It was the first of the two big cases Durham lost (losses that really should be added to Trump’s list of failures).

I mention it because Durham was a “powerful person.” He had the full weight and power of the federal government behind him. What do Taibbi and Weiss have? Elmo. What does Elmo have? The power to say whatever he wants on Twitter.  Big deal.

Elmo was whining that the media wasn’t reporting in his Twitter files”scandal.” This latest joke of a release may get them to report on the joke, which is the scandal. It’s time to realize Elmo is as dumb as Trump; or Taibbi.

Has Musk ever replied to a conspiracy tweet with anything other than amplifying it? https://t.co/P31PWgQDBW

— RSchooley@socel.net (@Rschooley) December 7, 2022

That's not msking him powerful, either. In related news, Elmo is not a managerial genius. Surprise!

Tesla is struggling to find and retain enough staff for its new factory in Germany, making it difficult for Elon Musk's EV maker to meet ambitious production targets, Wired reported.   

One anonymous worker told the publication that the plant was in "total chaos" due to staffing issues. 

"There are people who I haven't seen working for three weeks in six months. Many people are signed off sick because the motivation isn't there," the employee said. "Some people are off sick longer than they've actually worked." 

The Berlin-Brandenberg factory is Tesla's first in Europe. At the official opening in March, Musk said he expected it to produce half a million cars this year, per Welt. 

However, the plant is a long way from its goal of producing 5,000 vehicles a week, Wired reported, because it has only recruited 7,000 workers despite aiming for 12,000. 

Tesla is advertising at least 400 roles in Berlin, including a "high-volume recruiter." 

Union representatives told Wired that Tesla's recruitment and retention problems reflected the company's reputation as an unattractive employer in Germany's heavily-unionized automotive sector.

Yeah, they pretty much don’t know what they’re doing. Meanwhile, Elmo feuds with the City of San Francisco:

pic.twitter.com/dOsJkGpt1M

— Best of Dying Twiter (@bestofdyingtwit) December 7, 2022

If I owned stock in Tesla I know I’d feel better.