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Elon takes the L

πŸŽ™οΈ Today Explained πŸ• November 11, 2026 at 11:12 AM
πŸ“ Source based in: World β€Ί Northern Hemisphere β€Ί North America β€Ί United States
🏷️ Topics: #Politics & Government

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From blowing half a billion dollars on the midterms to killing the Cybertruck, Elon Musk’s ideas for how we should live and move in the world were just rejected in a big way.

This episode was produced by Danielle Hewitt and Dustin DeSoto, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by David Tatasciore and Bridger Dunnagan, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk stands in front of the shattered windows of the newly unveiled Tesla’s Cybertruck on Nov. 21, 2019. Photo by Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images.

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