“People will die because of this,” he said, implying that Mamdani’s pick was a DEI hire.

“People will die because of this,” he said, implying that Mamdani’s pick was a DEI hire.

Elon Musk took to his social media site on Friday to decry New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s pick to lead the city’s fire department, claiming that she couldn’t do the job.

The commissioner-to-be, Lillian Bonsignore, is a 31-year FDNY veteran who led the department’s emergency medical services during the Covid-19 pandemic. She will be the second woman to hold the position and the first openly gay person to lead the department.

That was enough for Musk to weigh in. “People will die because of this,” he wrote, adding, “Proven experience matters when lives are at stake.”

  • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    10 hours ago

    Elon couldn’t tell his ass from a hole in the ground.

    The guy knows less than nothing about anything. Why anyone, anywhere, listens to Elon’s “thoughts” is a real mystery to me.

  • Bonesince1997@lemmy.world
    8·
    14 hours ago

    Ass loads of people died when Trump was in charge during the pandemic but there you are standing right next to him in the next election. The bigots love shouting their bigotry from rooftops to an American populace too stupid to get it, they even join in.

  • VitoRobles@lemmy.todayEnglish
    40·
    19 hours ago

    “Proven experience matters when lives are at stake.”

    Elon Musk let a bunch of teenagers/20-somethings run into gov buildings as DOGE, take a bunch of data and fire thousands of people. The damage is still all over the place.

  • just_another_person@lemmy.world
    70·
    23 hours ago

    No, they won’t. Just like they didn’t the other 22 times a non-firefighter headed the organization. She’s also an EMT vet of 30+ years, and has been the FDNY EMS Chief for quite some time. She’s well regarded in the FDNY, and considering the previous Commissioner resigned the day after Mamdani won because he refused to serve under a Muslim.

    Just because she’s a Gay Woman does not make the FDNY work any differently. Hell, something like 90% of ALL FDNY responses are from EMS. It’s an umbrella organization, not just for fighting fires.

    Eat shit, Elon.

  • Catma@lemmy.world
    24·
    20 hours ago

    So anyone who isnt a straight white christian male is obviously a DEI hire right?

    But hey dont say he is racist or sexist because that means you dont want free speech.

    Seriously fuck this nazi pos

  • Scrambled Eggs @lazysoci.alEnglish
    15·
    20 hours ago

    When will people learn just to ignore him. He has no credibility and no knowledge in the matter. He ruins all he touches and steals or buys other people’s ideas and work and claims them as his own.

    • Buffalox@lemmy.world
      26·
      23 hours ago

      Remember Elon Musk knows more about production than probably anybody else on this planet. /s

      Which is probably the reason that in Denmark 30% of his cars fail their first mandatory security check at 4 years. And in Germany 17% fail their first check at 2 years. Previously unheard of bad results in both countries, even the cheapest cars are doing better!
      And his rockets keep failing. And his FSD is nowhere near working yet, and his demonstrations of his fully automated robots are shown again and again to actually be remote controlled.

      The guy is a megalomaniac, which some people confuse with being a genius because they are stupid.

      • thecaptaintrout@lemmy.zip
        42·
        21 hours ago

        Can confirm first hand the FSD is actually working decently, my musk-fanboy brother-in-law showed it off at Christmas. Kudos to the engineers involved, must be easier when muskrat is distracted so they can actually get work done. Still needs proper regulation and Musk out before I’d purchase one though.

        IIRC, Tesla and SpaceX had people dedicated to distracting/minding him so they could get actual work done. Can’t find source at moment, if anyone can link I’d appreciate it.

        • Buffalox@lemmy.world
          4·
          15 hours ago

          Just because you can drive a few kilometers in it doesn’t mean it works decently. Both FSD and Autopilot still have the stupid phantom breaking problem for no apparent reason. And that’s when driving on normal roads where there shouldn’t be any problems.
          FSD also has problems detecting some forms of curves with safety rails. These issues appear under normal conditions that would appear optimal.

          So don’t claim the shit works just because it has anecdotally worked for you and your brother in law, because Tesla FSD is still not approved for actual self driving, even under optimal conditions.
          And the reason it isn’t approved is that it doesn’t work well enough.

          IIRC, Tesla and SpaceX had people dedicated to distracting/minding him so they could get actual work done.

          LOL I wouldn’t be surprised. 😋

  • zebidiah@lemmy.ca
    11·
    20 hours ago

    Possibly the most glowing endorsement she ever could have asked for. It convinced me that she is smart, qualified, and absolutely the best person for the job.

  • foggy@lemmy.world
    23·
    23 hours ago

    Proven experience matters when lives are at stake?

    So when are you stepping down from SpaceX, Tesla, and Starlink?