I’ve spent a few days thinking about the Tesla Roadster reveal and landed somewhere I haven’t seen much discussion. I’m neither a Tesla fanboy nor a Tesla hater. And I couldn’t care less whether what we saw technically qualifies as a flying car. Three takeaways: (1) The risk of that live demonstration going horribly wrong was real. Almost no CEO would willingly expose their company to that kind of public humiliation for a product with so little financial upside. Elon did. (2) That willingness to attempt the seemingly impossible is what makes Tesla special. It’s also arguably Elon’s greatest contribution to America. He’s helped bring back something we’ve lost. The American spirit of chasing big scary ideas that most people think are impossible. That mindset is spreading across a new generation of founders and its long term impact on America’s future could dwarf anything Tesla ever sells. I think this is deeply underappreciated. (3) Can we just acknowledge how insanely cool that moment was? We’ve reached a strange place culturally where even extraordinary feats of human ingenuity immediately become arguments about why they don’t count. Not everything needs to be a debate. Sometimes we should just be able to stand back together and marvel at what humans are capable of. I’ve been both bullish and critical of Tesla’s ambitions over the years. But watching Elon and his team push the boundaries of what’s possible reminds me why I’m glad we have him. Whether the Roadster ever makes Tesla a dollar or impacts $TSLA stock price is almost beside the point. We need more people willing to risk failure in pursuit of things the rest of us think are impossible. Because when they succeed we all win.

S&P 500 $SPY at/near all-time high while Home Depot $HD is more than 25% off. 3rd time in 30 years. Oh, well. This time is different.

Where in the Constitution do you see the word 'permit?' Exactly. Pass the National Constitutional Carry Act.

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What a special response by the Oxford Union 🥹

Lutnick: We have billions to universities for them to do research and they invent things and who owns those patents? Universities. So we are going to make a deal with them all, which is if we give them the money, don't you think it is fair that the US get a piece of that?

Trump: we are getting a 55% tariffs, China is getting 10%

Deficits only expected to get worse & Platinum looks like this... $SBSW $IMPUY

Boeing has been forced to halt all deliveries of its KC-46 tanker, based on the 767, after structural cracks were found in multiple new aircraft on delivery to the Air Force. The discovery is also forcing the Air Force to inspect its entire fleet of 89 KC-46s for cracks.