It feels like there’s been an exponential uptick in people using the term “President Musk” ever since that Oval Office press conference last week. Good, cause it’ll bug the sh-t out of the man Musk bought, Trump. While Musk and his merry band of Hitler Youths at DOGE have already steamrolled their way into accessing sensitive data in the Treasury Department — and, as of this weekend, possibly the Social Security Administration — and we have yet to see how that breach will manifest, it is never, never too late to hit Musk in the purse by boycotting his businesses. Sheryl Crow has done just that, revealing on Instagram Friday that she sold her Tesla and was donating the proceeds to NPR, because it was “under threat by President Musk.” Everyday is a winding road, but if a change would do you good and all you wanna do is have some fun selling off your (least) favorite mistake, then do it, if it makes you happy. And yes, in Sheryl’s video post she does indeed soak up the sun.
“My parents always said… you are who you hang out with,” Crow wrote in the caption. “There comes a time when you have to decide who you are willing to align with. So long Tesla.”
Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk is leading the Department of Government Efficiency, which is focused on reducing federal spending under President Donald Trump. The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has singled out agencies like the Department of Education and the Federal Aviation Administration in addition to targeting DEI initiatives.
Musk’s presence among Trump’s allies has garnered criticism from Democrats and galvanized rally-goers. Critics have filed several lawsuits opposing the Department of Government Efficiency’s efforts. Musk is simultaneously leading Tesla, which reported its fourth-quarter earnings in January with results falling below Wall Street’s estimates.
In her caption, Crow also said she was donating money to NPR.
“Money donated to @npr, which is under threat by President Musk, in hopes that the truth will continue to find its way to those willing to know the truth,” Crow’s caption read.
NPR has recently drawn political scrutiny from Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and others.
Greene, the chairwoman of the House Oversigt Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, has called the CEOs of NPR and PBS to testify in a March hearing. In her letter to the media agencies, Greene referenced NPR’s coverage of the Hunter Biden laptop story and PBS’s coverage of a gesture Musk made during an Inauguration Day event.
The Federal Communications Commission has also set its sights on NPR and PBS. Trump-backed FCC Chairman Brendan Carr ordered an investigation into the media agencies over concerns they could be “violating federal law by airing commercials,” per a letter obtained by The New York Times.
Carr reposted Crow’s video to his X account on Saturday, along with some commentary.
“I know celebrities are hesitant to weigh in on hot button issues, so I appreciate Sheryl Crow making an argument here—not through words alone, but through her actions—that Congress should not force taxpayers to subsidize NPR. Bravo,” the post said.
“PBS’s coverage of a gesture Musk made during an Inauguration Day event.” It was a Nazi salute, Marjorie, and he made it multiple times (on camera) that day, just in case you want to be more efficient with your wording at the hearings. But getting back to a better blonde: Sheryl Crow. She’s hitting all the right notes here (music pun intended). I love how she frames the whole thing with those words from her parents, and what she doesn’t say outright, but I still felt, is her wanting to set a similar example for her sons. And thank goodness, Sheryl is not alone in directing negative attention towards Tesla. Protests have been happening all over the country at the car company’s showrooms, and not only were the 2024 fourth quarter earnings below estimates, but it also marked Tesla’s first ever-reported annual sales decline. Listen, I’ll take every little form of win we can get! Big things have small beginnings.
Lastly, I’d just like to take a paws to acknowledge the late great Kabosu. Not that anyone needs reminding, but Kabosu was the fabulous Japanese Shiba Inu whose Mona Lisa-mysterious mug inspired the Doge meme. I am both deeply apologetic for what’s being carried out in her namesake, and thankful she doesn’t have to witness it.
Note by CB: Sheryl made a follow-up video after Kismet wrote this explaining her donation, which was made after the election.
Photos via Instagram/Sheryl Crow and credit Getty
I love that she donated it to NPR!!! What a great way to get back at the little Nazi by selling one of his cars and donating to a program he doesn’t like. More of this please.
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In world filled with Jewels be a Sheryl Crow.
I am Canadian and it’s not much but I have been donating $7 Cdn. a month to NPR since the election. I knew it would be under fire. I think it is very important for independent news sources to survive during the regime. And, I agree every little bit helps.
Our Canadian conservative party leader (PP) has already said he wants to get rid of CBC Canada, our public broadcaster. Gee, I wonder why?
Stay strong America.
Thank you for your support! Your comment prompted me to well up with tears, and I really appreciate that.
I was going to say they came out of nowhere, but given current events I realized that’s not true.
Thanks for reminding me that we’re all connected, and also that many people both in and outside the US do not support the actions of the current US administration, and just maybe we can work to make the kind of world in which we want to live and have people’s kids grow up.
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Tesla sales went down in Europe to degrees I’ve never seen before in a big brand.
People are starting to boycott Amazon too over here.
I don’t buy from Amazon anyway, as I read about working conditions in USA Amazon and found them disgusting. Did not want to help support that by spending money on it.
According to a report I read today, Tesla sales are down 75% in Spain, 63% in France, and 60% in Germany. Good!
If anyone is interested you can go on Etsy and purchase a sticker that says “Don’t buy a Swasticar”. some of them have President Musk with a clown nose and mustache, some with the Tesla logo modified with his salute. I got mine the other day.
I wish that she would have given some love to PBS too. They are also on the chopping block and need it now more than ever.
Interestingly, I read on SM that there has been a news blackout of the protests to the rest of the world.
Good for her. Now can she donate the royalties from her song with Kid Rock.
Could it be coincidence that my sister’s regular 15th of the month Social Security deposit has not yet gone into her bank? Not only are these people ideological assholes, they’re incompetent at anything that doesn’t require “just break it.”
I hate these jerks! They don’t understand what Real Life is. When my husband died last Oct, I had several long online text-chats with real people at Social Security and Medicare who knew their stuff and were also very kind.
Virtual or AI chats are still practically worthless, aren’t they?
My brother in DC has protested at the Treasury Dept several times recently and at yesterday’s general protest at the Reflecting Pool in front of the Capitol. I’m not sure how much good that does …There are several marketplace boycotts planned for the next few months. Call your congress people several times a week.