I was watching CNBC this morning (idk why) and someone was like “historically, when Elon lays out lofty goals that other people say are impossible, he’s largely done it.” Literally what are these people talking about?

e.w. niedermeyer@niedermeyer.online · 9h ago

in 2016 Elon Musk said he would build a fully automated factory in Fremont, California for the upcoming Model 3 and he then spent on the order of $2 billion on production lines that didn't work, forcing Tesla to assemble cars by hand in a tent but sure, now he's gonna do it on the moon

Concerning

Ok how many people on this site are buying single rolls of toilet paper though

Sup

I’m so honored to beat all the members at my club, who fucking suck

Astronaut Terry Virts@astroterry.bsky.social · 3d ago

The successor to Washington and Lincoln and Roosevelt and Reagan👇

I’m so honored to beat all the members at my club, who fucking suck

Astronaut Terry Virts@astroterry.bsky.social · 3d ago

The successor to Washington and Lincoln and Roosevelt and Reagan👇

Almost done with a week of hosting 😅

Jerome@fjerome.bsky.social · 6d ago

what's it like to have family that you have anything in common with?

Average Republican

ashley 🌹@clearlyashley.bsky.social · 3d ago

Max, good lord

Release the tapes

Helen Kennedy@helenkennedy.com · 4d ago

Oh my. Pirro v Burgum is on people. (Cannot see how they both stay in their jobs)

Thought it would be taller

It’s honestly awesome that an 81 year old is going to bankrupt his company before he can pass it on to his dumbass son

Kirsten Grind@kirstengrind.bsky.social · 5d ago

Mega billionaire and Elon Musk bestie Larry Ellison has bet his entire company on an AI gamble that may very well not pay off. Read our in depth report from inside the bubble www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/m...

President big boy was so brave to send other people to die

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d ago

"You had the courage ... the courage to undertake Epic Fury. It takes guts" -- Pete Hegseth is doing tricks on that thing

Fuck them farmers

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d ago

Hassett: "America's farmers have had some tough breaks. A bumper crop in Brazil made it so prices went down globally, disruptions in the gold made fertilizer prices go up. And it's really really important we help farmers." (Trump's tariffs are the biggest culprit but he can't acknowledge that ... )

I just learned about this person but apparently they rose to prominence after publishing essays saying the AI buildout would require massive investments, which I’ve only heard from every other person on earth the last few years.

Tony Tassell@tonytassell.bsky.social · 6d ago

Quote in this story: “The real question is how did anyone invest so much money, and then lend so much money, to a . . . kid with no personal experience and no infrastructure?” as.ft.com/r/5f7537a7-0...

So who scores when Tatum sits? Looking like Pritchard needs to consistently be number two.

John Karalis@johnkaralis.com · 6d ago

New at Celtics on SI: An Early Look at Boston Celtics Starters, Bench, to Maximize New Additions www.si.com/nba/celtics/...

Fuck them farmers

Sarah Taber@sarahtaber.bsky.social · 6d ago

A very serious Rural Politico once told me "Dems have to go to farmer meetings! We gotta be where the people are!" I was in fact in a farmer meeting at that very moment! So I live-texted him the meeting. They were complaining that they want indentured workers that they don't have to pay or feed.

there should be a simulator for driving while smoking a joint

what's it like to have family that you have anything in common with?

It’s cool that he’s able to do this using paper wealth on unprofitable businesses.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 6d ago

Elon Musk is expected to spend $100 million to $120 million in at least eight states to help GOP candidates in November, according to people briefed on the plans.

Elon Musk planning to spend 9 figures to help cover up the Epstein files

George Pearkes@peark.es · 6d ago

NYT: Musk preparing 9 figure spending campaign in support of Republicans in "swing" states like Ohio, Iowa, Alaska, and Texas.

People are using exclamation marks too often. I think there should be a hard limit on the number of words in a sentence that ends with one.

it's so tough to host family who have zero opinions on what they want to do (besides no museums)

I’m sorry I can’t help but see this and think about how stupid and small minded the American people are. *All this* and Trump’s popularity matches Biden’s. We’d trade our democracy for lower gas prices.

Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social · 7d ago

New @apnews.com poll: “Trump’s overall approval rating is at 33%, slightly below where he stood at this point in his first term and similar to where former President Joe Biden stood about one and a half years into his presidency, when inflation peaked.”

Been trying to escort out a bunny that found itself inside my house, under my couch. Started with trying to lure it with parsley, then moved on to trying to guide it out with a stick. The stick seemed promising, then I lost it. It either ran out the front door or has found I spot I can’t get see.

what about the next wishes?

Dare Obasanjo@carnage4life.bsky.social · last wk.

“What we need to explain to the world: Number one, we are close to creating a genie that can grant any wish. Number two, we are going to make sure that our first wishes broadly benefit humanity” - Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI — This is definitely the opposite of Anthropic’s AI kills all jobs pitch.

Nextdoor Boston (Weymouth)

Why does Amazon need its own model?

FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · last wk.

$AMZN is reportedly winding down much of its Nova model lineup, including Premier, Omni, Reel and Canvas, while shifting engineers and compute toward Pieter Abbeel's Frontier Model Research group. Less spread. More frontier-model focus.

Didn’t he just declare money obsolete?

The Verge@theverge.com · last wk.

X Money is launching in the US starting today

Hello from Franklin Park