Pentagon Set Up Briefing for Musk on Potential War With China

The access would be a major expansion of Elon Musk’s govt role & highlight his conflicts of interest.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/us/politics/musk-pentagon-briefing-china-war-plan.html?unlocked_article_code=1.5k4.bz3w.1b2kvAcmfE90&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

"Musk’s #conflicts of interest... continuing to run businesses that are major #government contractors... #Musk... chief executive of both #SpaceX & #Tesla, is a leading supplier to the #Pentagon & has extensive financial interests in #China."

Elon Musk’s extensive ties to China, explained

His business empire needs the Chinese #government — and that could warp #American policy.
https://www.vox.com/world-politics/404621/elon-musk-china-tesla-trump

"China is vital to Musk’s car company #Tesla...

As the #US & #China appear to be hurtling headlong into a #trade war... Musk’s ties to China — and the potential leverage they could offer #Beijing in future negotiations — are getting more notice in both countries."

Tesla confirms it can’t sell the Cybertruck even with tax credit and discounts
https://electrek.co/2025/03/20/tesla-confirms-it-cant-sell-the-cybertruck-even-with-tax-credit-and-discounts/

"If deliveries are dropping even with those new incentives, it’s a clear sign that the #Cybertruck program is in distress...

#Tesla set up production at Gigafactory #Texas to be capable of 250,000 units per year... and it is now having issues selling the truck at a rate of 40,000 units per year."

Elon Musk’s X raises $1bn in new equity fundraising round

#SocialMedia group is valued at $44bn, matching the price the billionaire paid in 2022
https://www.ft.com/content/d61eed58-65ef-4fea-978a-b0915fc740f4

"The fundraising, which values X at $44bn incl #debt, comes as #Musk has forged close ties to #DonaldTrump...

Shares in #Tesla, the electric automaker co-founded by Musk, have tumbled recently as some consumers have shunned the brand, but parts of his private empire have been boosted."

$1.4bn is a lot to fall through the cracks, even for Tesla
https://archive.is/uLXoy#selection-3271.0-3271.197

"attention is returning to the group’s underlying numbers, now that its fully diluted #StockMarket valuation has crashed from $1.7tn to below $800bn.

Such anomalies can be red flags, potentially indicative of weak internal controls. Aggressive classification of operating expenses as investment can be used to artificially boost reported profits."

Tesla (TSLA) accounting raises red flags as report shows $1.4 billion missing
https://electrek.co/2025/03/19/tesla-tsla-accounting-raises-red-flags-as-report-shows-1-4-billion-missing/

"Many #Tesla shorts and detractors have questioned Tesla’s #accounting for years...

Today, the #FinancialTimes has released a new report pointing to a $1.4 billion gap in assets...

The report also points to other red flags...

but with #Trump and #Musk kneecapping the #SEC, repercussions are unlikely."

Tesla Recalls Every Single Cybertruck Over Stainless Steel Trims Falling Off

151 Cybertruck owners filed warranty claims after noticing the roof trim panel above the windows was coming loose
https://www.carscoops.com/2025/03/tesla-recalls-every-single-cybertruck-over-stainless-steel-trims-falling-off/

"If there’s one thing #Cybertruck owners can rely on these days, it’s trim pieces falling off and obscene hand gestures from fellow drivers."

The Tesla Backlash Is Biblical
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9kmK0St9Jg

“In the past 3 months something of a car crash happened. #Tesla stock almost inexplicably dropped 50% since December 12th. Fifty percent in 3 months! Below where it was before the #election. Now this number is hard to wrap your head around, but Tesla's #market cap loss its valuation lost in this short period is equivalent to $800 billion."

Amtrak CEO steps down as Musk insists ‘sad’ rail service needs to be privatized
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/amtrak-ceo-steps-down-musk-privatization-b2718279.html

"Amtrak, also known as the National #Railroad Passenger Corporation, is the national passenger #rail service for the #US It is nationally chartered, meaning the federal #government is the majority stockholder...

#Musk called for Amtrak to be privatized, alongside the US Postal Service, earlier this month."