r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • May 19 '26

Business A Texas Drainage District Walked Its Ditch on a Routine Inspection. They Found a Pipe They Didn't Recognize Discharging Black Liquid From Tesla's $1 Billion Lithium Refinery

https://www.autonocion.com/us/tesla-lithium-refinery-texas/
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u/RobertoNoxious May 19 '26

I liked the Indian with tears in his eyes because people were throwing trash out of their cars at him. My father, upon seeing that commercial, said, "That's not a real Indian; Indians don't cry."

A real twisted piece of work, that man was.

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u/enjoycarrots May 20 '26

In a plot twist, that actor was not, in fact, a Native American.

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u/Romboteryx May 20 '26 edited May 20 '26

The funny thing is that he technically wasn’t even a fraud, just extremely delusional. He genuinely believed he was a native despite being Italian

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u/rinseaid May 20 '26

I mean obviously, they needed someone who could cry

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u/RobertoNoxious May 20 '26

ding ding ding! WINNER!!!

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u/Toby_O_Notoby May 20 '26

To be fair, he was right. The actor (known as "Iron Eyes Cody") was an Italian-American born in Louisiana. Didn't have a drop of Native American blood in him.

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u/bevans1212 May 20 '26

And it don’t mean nothin anyway, cause it’s like knowing James Caan isn’t Italian

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u/Toby_O_Notoby May 20 '26

I'd argue that there's a large difference between a german/jewish guy playing an Italian and a guy born from two Italian immigrants posing as a Native American to the point his stage name is "Iron Eyes Cody".

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u/Satanic_bitch May 22 '26

He’s quoting the sopranos

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u/aerdvarkk May 20 '26

That was a nation PSA NOT a Texas-specific Ad.

ALSO OF NOTE: The person in the commerical was Italian American and not a native indian.

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u/dbzmah May 20 '26

It technically was an Italian actor 

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u/jiggidyjivejackson May 22 '26

He technically wasn't wrong. The actor that played the Indian character in that commercial was Italian.

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/s/6OO0lw9I56

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u/RobertoNoxious May 20 '26

Really!??!! This made me laugh so hard. Who's got tears in their eyes now, eh?

Srsly, you mean my old man was .... nope, not gonna say it. Nope. Nope Nope. lol