Montana Skeptic
@montanaskeptic.bsky.social
Unloved by Elon (who once tried to get me fired), disgusted at "conservatives" who turned out to be Trump cultists, hoping Democrats will get healthier, and wishing Congress would do its damned job.
I write at montanaskeptic.substack.com
I write at montanaskeptic.substack.com
1/ Delaware Supreme Court just released its opinion in Tornetta v. Musk. It's a big win for Elon Musk (though not for Tesla shareholders).
The opinion is "per curiam" (by the Court, rather than signed by any particular justice).
courts.delaware.gov/Opinions/Dow...
The opinion is "per curiam" (by the Court, rather than signed by any particular justice).
courts.delaware.gov/Opinions/Dow...
courts.delaware.gov
December 19, 2025 at 9:51 PM
1/ Delaware Supreme Court just released its opinion in Tornetta v. Musk. It's a big win for Elon Musk (though not for Tesla shareholders).
The opinion is "per curiam" (by the Court, rather than signed by any particular justice).
courts.delaware.gov/Opinions/Dow...
The opinion is "per curiam" (by the Court, rather than signed by any particular justice).
courts.delaware.gov/Opinions/Dow...
SpaceX, having realized it has no chance of complying with its contractual Artemis III NASA deadlines, has decided the next best thing is to use US taxpayer funding to rescue Elon Musk from his Cybertruck fiasco.
A Tesla Cybertruck is 223.7 inches long. 1,000 Cybertrucks, bumper to bumper, is 3.53 miles long. The Texas Starbase facility is just over 1 mile long. Just think about 2,000 Cybertrucks in that space: 7 Cybertrucks, side by side, bumper to bumper, the whole length. haha
$TSLA $TSLAQ
$TSLA $TSLAQ
December 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
SpaceX, having realized it has no chance of complying with its contractual Artemis III NASA deadlines, has decided the next best thing is to use US taxpayer funding to rescue Elon Musk from his Cybertruck fiasco.
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Well that didn't take long to get Congressional approval.
Kennedy Center Adds Trump’s Name to Facade
Congress…. Anyone there?
Congress…. Anyone there?
December 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Well that didn't take long to get Congressional approval.
Awaiting a decision...
December 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Awaiting a decision...
The role of Bloomberg in elevating Musk is fully appreciated by the One Who Knows Most about Tesla's fraudulent promise that EVs could bring us to the zero emissions promised land.
Bloomberg spent years running cover for Tesla's bullshit in the name of the Inexorable EV Transition, but now Musk is the wealthiest guy alive and gleefully consigning thousands in the global south to death while his EV sales flop they're like "hmm, maybe hybrids are the way, actually"
EV Sales Growth Is Slowing. Are Hybrids the Solution?
December 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The role of Bloomberg in elevating Musk is fully appreciated by the One Who Knows Most about Tesla's fraudulent promise that EVs could bring us to the zero emissions promised land.
1/ "Mr. Trump has been called a fascist, an authoritarian, a dictator and more. None of these terms has seemed to me anywhere near a good fit. All are too elevated...
December 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
1/ "Mr. Trump has been called a fascist, an authoritarian, a dictator and more. None of these terms has seemed to me anywhere near a good fit. All are too elevated...
Investors in the upcoming SpaceX IPO will be acknowledging that they enjoy being abused spouses.
As @jaberwock22.bsky.social has noted, the $30B raise at $1.5T valuation is designed to allow insiders to fleece retail baggies.
electrek.co/2025/12/18/e...
As @jaberwock22.bsky.social has noted, the $30B raise at $1.5T valuation is designed to allow insiders to fleece retail baggies.
electrek.co/2025/12/18/e...
Elon Musk's SpaceX bought tens of millions worth of Cybertrucks Tesla can't sell
As demand for the Cybertruck can’t reach more than about 10% of Tesla’s planned production capacity, Elon Musk used his...
electrek.co
December 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Investors in the upcoming SpaceX IPO will be acknowledging that they enjoy being abused spouses.
As @jaberwock22.bsky.social has noted, the $30B raise at $1.5T valuation is designed to allow insiders to fleece retail baggies.
electrek.co/2025/12/18/e...
As @jaberwock22.bsky.social has noted, the $30B raise at $1.5T valuation is designed to allow insiders to fleece retail baggies.
electrek.co/2025/12/18/e...
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if you've been wondering why Elon is IPOing SpaceX, after spending years insisting he never would before Mars is colonized, wonder no more
nobody ever officially found out how Tesla miraculously turned around Model S sales in the last month of Q1 2013, and now they don't even have to try to hide it... that's progress, baby!
electrek.co/2025/12/18/e...
electrek.co/2025/12/18/e...
Elon Musk's SpaceX bought tens of millions worth of Cybertrucks Tesla can't sell
As demand for the Cybertruck can’t reach more than about 10% of Tesla’s planned production capacity, Elon Musk used his...
electrek.co
December 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
if you've been wondering why Elon is IPOing SpaceX, after spending years insisting he never would before Mars is colonized, wonder no more
Truly superb reporting from @wsj.com on the growing Trump business empire. It's grift, graft, and corruption, top to bottom.
www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
The Trump Family Business Empire Is Growing. We Mapped Out 268 Pieces of It.
A second-term boom in crypto and other areas has created billions in new wealth for the first family.
www.wsj.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Truly superb reporting from @wsj.com on the growing Trump business empire. It's grift, graft, and corruption, top to bottom.
www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
You'll just have to forgive me for posting this from X:
December 18, 2025 at 2:49 AM
You'll just have to forgive me for posting this from X:
Think what you may of Karl Rove, he most decidedly has excellent advice for Donald Trump. Advice he's been offering for months now.
Trump, incapable of being other than the lazy, stupid, narcissistic ignoramus we know so well, is certain not to take it.
www.wsj.com/opinion/alar...
Trump, incapable of being other than the lazy, stupid, narcissistic ignoramus we know so well, is certain not to take it.
www.wsj.com/opinion/alar...
Opinion | Alarm Bells Ring, Are You Listening?
Between his rallies and online ranting, Trump is setting up a nasty midterm loss.
www.wsj.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Think what you may of Karl Rove, he most decidedly has excellent advice for Donald Trump. Advice he's been offering for months now.
Trump, incapable of being other than the lazy, stupid, narcissistic ignoramus we know so well, is certain not to take it.
www.wsj.com/opinion/alar...
Trump, incapable of being other than the lazy, stupid, narcissistic ignoramus we know so well, is certain not to take it.
www.wsj.com/opinion/alar...
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SpaceX is proposing a $1.5tn valuation but is only placing $30bn of shares in the IPO.
Existing shareholders will hold 98% of the shares. By limiting the number of shares on the market, they may be able to slowly sell off without tanking the share price, leaving the retail rubes holding the bag.
Existing shareholders will hold 98% of the shares. By limiting the number of shares on the market, they may be able to slowly sell off without tanking the share price, leaving the retail rubes holding the bag.
December 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
SpaceX is proposing a $1.5tn valuation but is only placing $30bn of shares in the IPO.
Existing shareholders will hold 98% of the shares. By limiting the number of shares on the market, they may be able to slowly sell off without tanking the share price, leaving the retail rubes holding the bag.
Existing shareholders will hold 98% of the shares. By limiting the number of shares on the market, they may be able to slowly sell off without tanking the share price, leaving the retail rubes holding the bag.
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Tesla is in full panic mode after a CA judge ruled that they deceived customers by saying Autopilot & FSD are "fully autonomous" even though they're not.
They're downplaying it, saying no one complained.
They forgot the FSD fraud class action in CA with 20K+ members (Case No. 3:22-cv-05240).
They're downplaying it, saying no one complained.
They forgot the FSD fraud class action in CA with 20K+ members (Case No. 3:22-cv-05240).
December 17, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Tesla is in full panic mode after a CA judge ruled that they deceived customers by saying Autopilot & FSD are "fully autonomous" even though they're not.
They're downplaying it, saying no one complained.
They forgot the FSD fraud class action in CA with 20K+ members (Case No. 3:22-cv-05240).
They're downplaying it, saying no one complained.
They forgot the FSD fraud class action in CA with 20K+ members (Case No. 3:22-cv-05240).
The inestimable Ed makes an excellent point.
I'm convinced, and I'll take this as a win.
I'm convinced, and I'll take this as a win.
anyone who is totally sure that Elon Musk would prefer to humble himself before unelected California bureaucrats, give up the name "Full Self-Driving," and admit that it was misleading over losing a month of sales in California might want to think about how they are modeling his decision making
OK, so it looks like California DMV is actually giving Tesla an out on this... if Tesla stops calling it "Full Self-Driving"
this is... disappointing, but still a win
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/16/c...
this is... disappointing, but still a win
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/16/c...
December 17, 2025 at 1:12 AM
The inestimable Ed makes an excellent point.
I'm convinced, and I'll take this as a win.
I'm convinced, and I'll take this as a win.
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Just out of curiosity, do I have a large gap in my historical knowledge about oil, land, and assets that Venezuela took from the United States? Sometimes my mind wanders in class so it is totally possible
Trump: "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled ... It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the USA all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us."
December 17, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Just out of curiosity, do I have a large gap in my historical knowledge about oil, land, and assets that Venezuela took from the United States? Sometimes my mind wanders in class so it is totally possible
Just my personal opinion, but I would stay the hell away from anything related to Oracle, Nvidia, OpenAI, xAI, etc.
Oracle’s 10-Q “detailed $248 billion of lease-payment commitments, ‘substantially all’ related to data centers .. but they’re not yet included on its balance sheet ..
“..’CreditSights analysts called the lease disclosure a ‘bombshell.’”
@bloomberg.com $ORCL
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
“..’CreditSights analysts called the lease disclosure a ‘bombshell.’”
@bloomberg.com $ORCL
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
December 17, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Just my personal opinion, but I would stay the hell away from anything related to Oracle, Nvidia, OpenAI, xAI, etc.
Alas, he's still above the law.
Why do California bureaucrats have such a soft spot in their brain for Elon Musk?
Why do California bureaucrats have such a soft spot in their brain for Elon Musk?
OK, so it looks like California DMV is actually giving Tesla an out on this... if Tesla stops calling it "Full Self-Driving"
this is... disappointing, but still a win
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/16/c...
this is... disappointing, but still a win
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/16/c...
December 17, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Alas, he's still above the law.
Why do California bureaucrats have such a soft spot in their brain for Elon Musk?
Why do California bureaucrats have such a soft spot in their brain for Elon Musk?
1/ Nick Catoggio of the Boiling Frogs column @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social is another guy completely on to Elon Musk.
December 17, 2025 at 12:24 AM
1/ Nick Catoggio of the Boiling Frogs column @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social is another guy completely on to Elon Musk.
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LET'S GOOOOOOOO
lol
December 16, 2025 at 11:48 PM
LET'S GOOOOOOOO
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"Fool me eleven times, shame on me."
Shocked. Shocked. Shocked. Shocked. Shocked. Shocked. Shocked. Shocked. Shocked.
Shocked. Shocked...
Shocked. Shocked...
WHO AMONG US hasn't sat down 11 times with a journalist and a tape recorder only to be shocked that they'd publish stuff we talked about?
December 16, 2025 at 11:56 PM
"Fool me eleven times, shame on me."
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“.. Not only did she confirm that Mr. Trump is using criminal prosecution to retaliate against adversaries, she also acknowledged that he was not telling the truth when he accused .. Bill Clinton of visiting the private island of .. Jeffrey Epstein.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
December 16, 2025 at 1:26 PM
“.. Not only did she confirm that Mr. Trump is using criminal prosecution to retaliate against adversaries, she also acknowledged that he was not telling the truth when he accused .. Bill Clinton of visiting the private island of .. Jeffrey Epstein.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
Exactly this.
He's scared. Tesla sales are tanking, California is about to rule that "Full Self-Driving" is false advertising, Starship keeps blowing up, SpaceX loses too much money to IPO, and XAI is burning $10 billion/year for the 4th place chatbot.
It's over, he knows it, and only corruption can save him.
It's over, he knows it, and only corruption can save him.
SCOOP: Elon Musk — who threatened to launch a third party and support challengers to Republican incumbents during his dispute with Trump — is now firmly back in the GOP's camp having begun funding Republican midterms campaigns.
December 16, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Exactly this.
Fwiw, I am a big fan of the Daniel Peris @historyinvestor.bsky.social) approach to investing. (Which, as he acknowledges, has been out of favor for quite a while.) His latest book, The Ownership Dividend, is an excellent explication of his approach.
danielxperis.substack.com/p/the-main-s...
danielxperis.substack.com/p/the-main-s...
The Main Street Version ...
... of being a Dividend Investor in a Stock Market
danielxperis.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Fwiw, I am a big fan of the Daniel Peris @historyinvestor.bsky.social) approach to investing. (Which, as he acknowledges, has been out of favor for quite a while.) His latest book, The Ownership Dividend, is an excellent explication of his approach.
danielxperis.substack.com/p/the-main-s...
danielxperis.substack.com/p/the-main-s...
1/ Over at The Dispatch (@thedispatchmedia.bsky.social) @jessicabriedl.bsky.social gives DOGE the hammering it so richly deserves.
December 16, 2025 at 1:36 AM
1/ Over at The Dispatch (@thedispatchmedia.bsky.social) @jessicabriedl.bsky.social gives DOGE the hammering it so richly deserves.