Captain Kirk Has X Money

William Shatner, Captain Kirk, gave screenshots of the live X Money UI. X Money (also called X Payments or the payments/wallet feature inside the X app) is Elon Musk’s long-planned move to turn X into a super app like WeChat. Handling P2P transfers, wallets, debit cards, bills, shopping, creator payouts, and eventually banking/investing/crypto all in …

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Tesla Making Lower Cost Batteries and Cars Late in 2026 and in 2027

The current analysis is that Tesla is still making a much cheaper model Y and model 3. Projected pricing for E41 (cheaper Model Y) and D50 (cheaper Model 3) assumes the reported 20% production-cost reduction vs. current refreshed/base models, with Tesla maintaining the same gross-margin percentage. Is dry-electrode 4680 (higher density) achieve these costs, or …

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Iran’s Wartime Economy

Pre-war baseline (Feb 2026 estimates from Central Bank, IMF, and tanker data) Iran Government budget is $106 billion annual ($8–9 billion/month total revenue needed). Oil share was 25–40% (or ~1/3 overall) → ~$1.7–2.5 billion/month net oil income (after heavy discounts to China). Non-oil exports are ~$4.5 billion/month (petrochemicals ~25–30%, pistachios/saffron/ag ~small slice, natural gas/metals rest). …

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How SpaceX Makes Things 1000X Cheaper and Ten Times Faster

The real secret of SpaceX is an operating system built around Time Over Money. It is the governing law with extreme loop compression (making every development cycle radically faster). In aerospace cost = people × time compressing time by 10× automatically makes things 10–1000× cheaper. Musk’s team ruthlessly deletes bureaucracy, sets impossible deadlines as forcing …

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Status of Iran’s Navy and Update on the US-Israel-Iran War

Iran’s regular surface navy is being systematically sunk and the Iran Navy headquarters was crippled, but the mini-subs and small mine-laying vessels—the ones actually capable of rapidly closing the Strait of Hormuz—remain the primary active threat and have not been neutralized in public reporting. ⚠️ 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 ⚠️ 🇮🇷🇺🇸 | U.S HAS SUNK THE IRIS …

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More Economic Multipliers on Investment for GDP Impact

Jonathan Wellum, CEO of Rocklinc Investment Partners, discussing capital flows into the US under Trump-era policies (tax cuts, deregulation, tariffs, reindustrialization). He emphasizes how investment in manufacturing, resources, AI, and data centers drives GDP growth via a 3X multiplier. $1 invested generates up to $3 in GDP over 1–2 years. With $2–3T in annual investment …

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Forbes Senior Editor Keeps Pushing False Information on Tesla Semi and Electricity Prices

Forbes Senior Editor Alan Ohnsman repeats his mistake that electricity prices have tripled. He compared Tesla electricity price guarantee around wholesale and industrial electricity and then switched to residential electricity prices. He also claimed that Tesla would sell the Semi for $400,000 when the announced prices were $260,000 for the 325 mile range and $290,000 …

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