Andre Garand

TuneTribune: Markets Open – SpaceX IPO & Geopolitical Frontiers As markets open Monday following SpaceX’s historic IPO debut (closed +19% Friday at $160.95, pushing valuation above $2 trillion), one standout detail: approximately 4,400 current and former employees—from rocket engineers and welders to support staff—have become millionaires through equity. A powerful example of shared upside in high-stakes innovation. This goes beyond finance. SpaceX’s Starlink deployments in conflict zones, reusable launch tech, and expanding role in space infrastructure position it as a strategic asset in US-China competition, global communications resilience, and the emerging space domain as a geopolitical theater. Private-sector breakthroughs like this strengthen national capabilities amid multipolar rivalries. What signals does this send for the future of space as a frontier? Thoughts below. Fact-driven, no spin. #SpaceX #Geopolitics #Innovation

1/8 TuneTribune: Global Geopolitical Snapshot – June 14, 2026 While US-Iran diplomacy flickers amid fragile ceasefires and the Strait of Hormuz remains a high-stakes chokepoint, the world isn’t frozen on one axis. Great-power maneuvering, regional realignments, and quiet shifts are reshaping alliances and risks. A broader look at where things stand today. 🧵

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1/7 🚨 US-Iran Ceasefire Under Heavy Strain as New Incidents Emerge – June 13 Update U.S. forces reported shooting down several Iranian attack drones targeting areas near the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours. The incidents highlight the extreme fragility of the ceasefire that has been in place since April, with both sides accusing the other of repeated violations and provocations.

Elon Musk criou, em um único dia, 4.400 novos milionários. Quase 400 deles ultrapassaram os US$ 100 milhões. Não são banqueiros nem investidores de risco. São funcionários da SpaceX: soldadores, técnicos, mecânicos e até funcionários da cantina. Durante vinte anos, a empresa pagou gente de todos os níveis com ações, não só com salário alto. Quem produziu colheu. Juan Hernandez, imigrante mexicano, aceitou um emprego de soldador por US$ 28 a hora em 2015, sem nem saber direito o que era a SpaceX. Recebeu uma pequena participação de US$ 10 mil e pôde comprar mais por desconto em folha. Hoje sua fatia vale US$ 880 mil. Trevor Hise ignorou os conselhos dos pais para pegar um emprego “seguro” na General Electric. Escolheu a SpaceX, ficou 12 anos e acumulou mais de 100 mil ações. Ao preço da listagem, são US$ 13,5 milhões. Aos 37 anos, ele já pode se aposentar. Palavras dele: “A magnitude disso é ridícula.” O detalhe mais eloquente veio antes mesmo da abertura de capital: mais de 100 funcionários se uniram discretamente para contratar uma gestora de fortunas capaz de cuidar de até US$ 5 bilhões. Muitos nunca tinham precisado de wealth manager na vida. Há décadas os IPOs de empresas de tecnologia enriquecem programadores. Desta vez, o dinheiro chegou ao chão de fábrica. Isso é capitalismo de verdade: quem arrisca, quem trabalha e quem entrega valor colhe frutos proporcionais. A esquerda odeia esse tipo de história. Porque ela prova que a verdadeira ascensão social não vem de dividir a miséria alheia, mas de criar riqueza que eleva quem tem coragem de construir.

This article was written by a 26 yr old college student by the name of Alyssa Ahlgren, who's in grad school for her MBA. What a GREAT perspecitve..👍🏽 My Generation Is Blind to the Prosperity Around Us! I'm sitting in a small coffee shop near Nokomis (Florida) trying to think of what to write about. I scroll through my newsfeed on my phone looking at the latest headlines of presidential candidates calling for policies to "fix" the so-called injustices of capitalism. I put my phone down and continue to look around. I see people talking freely, working on their MacBook's, ordering food they get in an instant, seeing cars go by outside, and it dawned on me. We live in the most privileged time in the most prosperous nation and we've become completely blind to it. Vehicles, food, technology, freedom to associate with whom we choose.These things are so ingrained in our American way of life we don't give them a second thought. We are so well off here in the United States that our poverty line begins 31 times above the global average. Thirty One Times!!! Virtually no one in the United States is considered poor by global standards. Yet, in a time where we can order a product off Amazon with one click and have it at our doorstep the next day, we are unappreciative, unsatisfied, and ungrateful. ?? Our unappreciation is evident as the popularity of socialist policies among my generation continues to grow. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently said to Newsweek talking about the millennial generation, "An entire generation, which is now becoming one of the largest electorates in America, came of age and never saw American prosperity." Never saw American prosperity! Let that sink in. When I first read that statement, I thought to myself, that was quite literally the most entitled and factually illiterate thing I've ever heard in my 26 years on this earth. Many young people agree with her, which is entirely misguided. My generation is being indoctrinated by a mainstream narrative to actually believe we have never seen prosperity. I know this first hand, I went to college, let's just say I didn't have the popular opinion, but I digress. Why then, with all of the overwhelming evidence around us, evidence that I can even see sitting at a coffee shop, do we not view this as prosperity? We have people who are dying to get into our country. People around the world destitute and truly impoverished. Yet, we have a young generation convinced they've never seen prosperity, and as a result, we elect some politicians who are dead set on taking steps towards abolishing capitalism. Why? The answer is this,?? my generation has only seen prosperity. We have no contrast. We didn't live in the great depression, or live through two world wars, the Korean War, The Vietnam War or we didn't see the rise and fall of socialism and communism. We don't know what it's like to live without the internet, without cars, without smartphones. We don't have a lack of prosperity problem. We have an entitlement problem, an ungratefulness problem, and it's spreading like a plague."

Elon Musk used a joke to perform an autopsy on the American economy. Two economists go for a hike. They find a pile of shit. One pays the other $100 to eat it. They keep walking. Find another pile. The second economist pays $100 back to eat that one. They stop. Neither man gained a dollar. Both ate shit for nothing. But on paper they just generated $200 in GDP. Musk: “That basically would count as a job. This is to illustrate the absurdity of economics.” That is not a punchline. That is the operating system of the federal government. Every time a politician celebrates “record job creation” this is what they are describing. Not output. Not value. Not progress. Motion. The entire bureaucratic machine exists to manufacture friction and then invoice for it. Compliance layers built to justify the next compliance layer. Oversight committees that produce nothing but the need for more oversight. Consulting firms hired to audit the work of other consulting firms. Trillions circulating through systems that have never produced a single thing you can hold in your hands. But the GDP number ticks up. So everyone applauds. The shit gets eaten. The scoreboard moves. Nobody asks what actually got built. This is why Washington treats AI like a five alarm fire. AI does not play the friction game. It does not form a committee. It does not schedule a review. It does not file 400 pages of paperwork no one will ever read. It just solves the problem. And that is the one thing the machine cannot survive. The government does not tax results. It taxes the process. The longer the process, the deeper the cut. AI compresses a ten day workflow into seconds. There is nothing left to bill. Nothing left to tax. Nothing left to skim. So they will spend the next decade warning you that AI threatens the economy. What they will never say is what it actually threatens. The illusion that activity equals progress. The $200 economy where both men ate shit and called it a job. The machines are not coming for your purpose. They are coming to prove that half the economy never had one.

1/5 🚨 Iran Rejects Latest US Terms as Hormuz Tensions Escalate – June 4 Update Iran has rejected the latest U.S. proposals for extending the ceasefire and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, calling the conditions “unacceptable.” Indirect talks have stalled amid disagreements over nuclear demands and Iranian control of the waterway.

1/5 🚨 US-Iran Ceasefire Extension in Limbo After Tentative Framework – May 30 Update U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reached a tentative agreement to extend the fragile ceasefire by 60 days, reopen the Strait of Hormuz to full shipping, and begin broader nuclear talks. The deal would require Iran to clear mines, end tolls, and allow unrestricted passage. However, President Trump has not yet given final approval. #Geopolitics #StraitOfHormuz

🚨 US Conducts Fresh Self-Defense Strikes on Iran Amid Ongoing Talks – May 27 Update U.S. forces carried out strikes on Iranian missile sites and naval assets in southern Iran near the Strait of Hormuz, targeting vessels allegedly attempting to lay mines. The Pentagon described the action as “self-defense” to protect U.S. troops during the fragile ceasefire. Iran condemned the strikes as a violation of the ceasefire and has threatened retaliation. Despite the military exchanges, indirect talks continue in Qatar, with both sides still discussing a potential framework to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Hormuz Status: Shipping disruptions persist, though selective passages have occurred. Energy markets remain volatile amid the mixed signals of strikes and diplomacy. Russia-Ukraine: Low-intensity fighting and drone strikes continue with no major changes reported. #Geopolitics #StraitOfHormuz #Iran #EnergyMarkets Fact-based takes welcome 👇 What’s the durability outlook?

🚨 Putin Arrives in Beijing as China Plays Diplomatic Pivot – May 19 Update Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Beijing for a two-day state visit with Xi Jinping (May 19–20), marking the 25th anniversary of the Russia-China Treaty of Good-Neighborliness. The summit comes just days after President Trump’s meetings with Xi. Expected topics include trade, energy cooperation (e.g., Power of Siberia 2 pipeline), the Iran conflict, and Ukraine. Xi reportedly told Trump last week that Putin may eventually “regret” the invasion of Ukraine. Iran/Hormuz: Tensions remain high with Iran continuing to manage shipping through the Strait via its new Persian Gulf Strait Authority. Shipping disruptions and energy market volatility persist amid the fragile ceasefire. #Geopolitics #TrumpXi #PutinXi #StraitOfHormuz #EnergyMarkets Fact-based takes welcome 👇 What’s the durability outlook?

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On May 1st, Viviana aka “Vivi” joined our family, and our hearts instantly exploded with love. 💕 She is perfect and healthy, and her big brother is joyfully adjusting to life with his new baby sister. We are enjoying every moment in our blissful newborn bubble. Thank you to everyone who reached out with prayers during my pregnancy - I truly felt them throughout the entire experience. God is Good.🙏

@cb_doge If he would willing to be my mentor. We all need some to seek guidance from to help us learn and grow.

You are sitting next to Elon Musk, what would you ask him?

@usuallypregnant Definitely not a bot! Great thought for engagement!! Wishing all a great day!!

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@SpaceX @elonmusk The ark of light and the clouds create an image of a man praying with head bowed. What a great sign of hope!! God is good.

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