A hate fueled campaign targeting Elon Musk has turned violent. The well-funded effort has rapidly escalated across at least 11 states. Thugs have torched Tesla cars and trucks. Fired shots at dealerships. Vandalized Tesla charging stations. Spray painted threatening signs: "Kill Elon."
The perpetrators have keyed Tesla cars in parking lots and garages. Spray painted swastikas, a symbol of Nazi Germany, on owners' cars. Tossed Molotov cocktails at parked cars. Defaced cars and trucks with "f-Musk" in black paint. The swarm of attacks appear to be more than just random acts.
A shadowy website called "Dogequest" has posted personal information of Tesla owners. The dark site includes the names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of Tesla drivers. The anonymous creators claim they will remove the data when owners prove they have sold their Teslas.
The site has also posted personal information on employees of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Musk confirmed publicly that most DOGE employees have received death threats. This is not a peaceful form of protest, despite what activists assert.
The dishonest media also has painted a target on Tesla with disparaging coverage. In the latest example, the Financial Times posted a story accusing Tesla of financial shenanigans, claiming it identified $1.4 billion in missing funds. Days after the story tanked Tesla stock, the Times admitted it was untrue.
The politically charged backlash is driven by Musk's leadership of an effort to cut waste, fraud and abuse at the federal government at the direction of President Trump. Democrats, desperate for an issue, have made Musk a lightning rod for their often incendiary language about DOGE.
Less than a year ago, Musk was a darling of Democrats and the left. The electric car pioneer exemplified the drive to save the climate by making gasoline powered vehicles obsolete. Democrats celebrated Musk for his financial support of the party's candidates, including Joe Biden in 2020.
Now Democrats and leftwing activist groups have made it their mission to financially destroy Elon and Tesla. Predictably, the rhetorical signaling has lent a sheen of virtue to the blitzkrieg of destruction. Attorney General Pam Bondi has labeled the violence "domestic terrorism," an apt description.
Several perpetrators have been charged, but the combustible forces of vengeance and unhinged anger are showing no signs of abetting. Arrests and prosecutions are welcome, however, the Department of Justice needs to follow the money funneled to organizations agitating the aggression against Tesla.
The money trail starts with a familiar Democrat billionaire: George Soros. His Open Society Foundation has given $7.6 million to a group known as Indivisible Project. The leftwing group also received $2 million from the Sandler Foundation, which funds the news platform ProPublica.
From the Indivisible Project website in bold red letters: "Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. We're taking to the streets nationwide to fight back with a clear message: HANDS OFF." Included on the site are signs reading: "GTFO Musk" and "Fire Elon Musk."
Indivisible Project is allied with Democratic Socialists of America, which is also backing protests against Musk. The group claims 78,000 members and has been a leading proponent of anti-israel protests. The organization supports far-left Democrats, including Rep. Rashida Tlaib.
Ironically, a group which provides support for climate change protests is behind the effort against Musk. Philadelphia-based Disruption Project urges anti-Musk opponents to: "Sell your Teslas. Dump Your Stock." On its website, it offers suggestions on how to support Gaza.
Another leftwing activist group Action Network has aided Disruption Project and other groups to organize the "Tesla Takedown." Action Network brags it helped raise $70 million for Kamala Harris. The organization also donated $13 million to Harris, according to OpenSecrets.
Action Network, headquartered in Washington D.C., has a fund raising arm that collects money for other activist groups. The organization also helps like-minded groups set up a website. In the past, it has hosted a site for the Communist Party and the Young Communist League.
A joint effort by Action Network and Disruption Project was responsible for listing the addresses of Tesla dealerships for protestors to target. Disruption Project collects donations for its activities through Action Network, founded by a former vice president for the Service Employees International Union.
Seattle-based environmental organization Troublemakers collects funds through Action Network as well. Troublemakers has been involved in the "Tesla Takedown" protests at Tesla dealerships. It's no coincidence that four Tesla Cybertrucks were torched and a car set ablaze in Seattle.
These activists groups hide behind disclaimers professing they eschew violence. However, they don't explicitly condemn it either. The DOJ must hold these leftish organizations and their funders accountable for ginning up hatred that stirs anti-Musk adherents to commit violence.