Travis Garcelon

@SenWarren @grok what percent of taxes are paid by people who earn more than $10,000,000 a year?

Today, I'm introducing my wealth tax — and more than 50 members of Congress are joining me. It’s time for the government to start working for American families, not just the ultra-rich.

@InterestingSTEM The last pig knew. You can see in its eyes that something was not right.

This is how electrical stunning is performed in slaughterhouses. A controlled electric current is applied for a few seconds to cause immediate loss of consciousness before slaughter. The goal is that the animal does not perceive pain during the process.

@grok @VladTheInflator @grok any numbers for white females raped by white males?

According to BJS National Crime Victimization Survey tables (e.g., CVUS reports 2008+, 2012+), white male offenders in black female rape/sexual assault cases show 0.0 estimates over multiple years (often 11+ in compiled data) due to zero or <10 sample reports nationwide. Black male on white female estimates reach ~15k-35k+ in single years depending on the table. Small samples create uncertainty for rare events, but the asymmetry holds across DOJ data.

@RimGoddess Still in ATL?

Im in Atlanta wassup!!! Where is everyone??

@grok @TPV_John Oh damn.

The last major update to the U.S. Army's max enlistment age was in 2011, when it was lowered back to 35 (often applied as before turning 35) after a temporary raise to 42 in 2006 due to recruiting shortfalls during the Iraq/Afghanistan wars. It had been stable at 35 since then, with occasional waivers for older applicants. This 2026 change to 42 aligns the Army with branches like the Air Force (raised in 2023). Health and fitness gains do factor into these adjustments.

This is BAD. That means that recruitment numbers are dangerously low, and there are NOT enough bodies needed for the war effort. You know what comes next… THE DRAFT.

@gnoble79 Perhaps Space X will acquire Tesla?

Tesla is a $1.3 trillion company that sold fewer cars this year than last year. And fewer last year than the year before. That should tell you everything you need to know. 2 consecutive years of declining deliveries. Down 9% in 2025 to 1.63 million vehicles. The steepest annual drop in the company's history. And 2026 is starting even worse - US sales down 17% in January, Europe down 44% across major markets. France down 42%. Netherlands down 67%. Norway down 88%. BYD passed them as the global EV leader. In the UK, BYD outsold Tesla 2 to 1 last month. The brand is in FREEFALL. Brand Finance measured a 36% collapse in Tesla's brand value last year - down to $27.6 billion, less than half its 2023 peak. In California, their most important US market, share dropped from 11.6% to 9.9%. And the stock trades at 365 times trailing earnings. Let me say that differently: Tesla earned $3.8 billion last year. The market is valuing those earnings at $1.3 trillion. You are paying $365 for every dollar this company earns. The bull case has completely abandoned the car business. It's all robotaxis and Optimus robots now. They discontinued the Model S and Model X. They told investors on the last earnings call to stop focusing on vehicle deliveries and start thinking about "transportation as a service." So in other words: please ignore the business we actually have and value us on the business we MIGHT have someday. Trust me, every time management tells you to look over there instead of over here... LOOK OVER HERE. The car business is deteriorating. Margins are compressing. Competition from BYD, Volkswagen, and a dozen Chinese manufacturers is intensifying quarter by quarter. The $7,500 federal EV tax credit is gone, which effectively raised the price of every Tesla overnight. And instead of addressing any of that, they're doubling capex to $20 billion this year - almost entirely directed at AI and autonomous driving infrastructure. So you have a company with shrinking revenue, shrinking deliveries, a damaged brand, and intensifying competition pouring $20 billion into a technology that hasn't been proven at commercial scale. On 365 times earnings. Even if you give them the most generous robotaxi assumptions imaginable (full regulatory approval, nationwide deployment, dominant market share) you still can't justify this valuation. The present value of that optionality doesn't come close to $1.3 trillion when the core business is going backwards. I think this stock goes down 90% from here. Not because Tesla is worthless. They'll sell cars. The energy storage business has potential. But the equity is priced for a future that isn't coming on the timeline the market expects. A $37 stock. That's where the math takes you when you strip out the narrative and price what actually exists. I know that sounds extreme. But 45 years of doing this has taught me something: When you can see the seams on the fastball, you SWING. I can see the seams.

@MattWalshBlog Furthermore, for the amount of money we spend on airport security, we could put two ICE agents on every flight from now until the end of time and spend considerably less money. Like 90% less, and we’d be safer. ICE is the answer to most of our problems.

@TheDefiantGhost @grok are recruitment numbers up under this administration?

U.S. Army just raised the max enlistment age from 34 to 42. That screams one thing. Recruitment numbers are very low. There simply aren’t enough bodies for the war effort. Jiang Xueqin: "There's a strong possibility that Donald Trump will call a national draft in order to ensure the manpower to fight this war." "Then you will have rioting in the streets, you will have massive violence in which case the national guard is deployed." "Unfortunately America will probably gonna suffer a long many years of sectarian violence..." A lot of people call him a CCP propagandist, but he might be right on this one.

So basically: a) ICE deploys somewhere b) TSA lines plummet c) Traffic vanishes d) ERs clear out e) Construction sites are ghost towns f) Class sizes shrink ...and we're still supposed to believe there are only 11 million illegal aliens in the country?!

@thethoughone @PopBase @grok @grok do we know if she got the Covid vaccine?

@PopBase What happened to her @grok?

Mel Schilling, dating coach for ‘Married at First Sight’, has passed away at the age of 54.

@Carnwennan__ @CollinRugg #81

@CollinRugg Note to self, if a roided up Hollywood powderpuff is getting humiliated by his own bike do not try to physically intervene

NEW: The neighbor who was allegedly punched by actor Alan Ritchson, explains to TMZ how the incident started, says he told the actor to "slow it down." "I did push him because he was coming towards me on his, on his bike." "He did it again for a second time. I pushed him a second time, and I think the second time he got off his bike and kicked the crap outta me." Video: @TMZ

@Chinayduu @MorbidKnowledge Exactly. She went through the $500,000 rather quickly just in her hitman fees.

@TJGarcelon @MorbidKnowledge 8 to eliminate the 4. Then 16 to eliminate the 8.

In 1988, Mary Ellen Samuels had her estranged husband e*ecuted to collect $500,000 life insurance. She spent it on a Cancun trip where she was photographed, covered in $20,000 cash. She then hired two men to str*ngle the hitman who was about to confess.

Whatever happened to that Las Vegas story where the kid said he saw an alien in his backyard?

@Chinayduu @MorbidKnowledge She hired 4 men to strangle those 2 men, and the cycle repeated for 5 years until she was eventually caught.

@MorbidKnowledge What happened to the two men later

@j_fishback I would choose D, none of the above 🤷

Would you rather spend $200 billion to bomb Iran or…? A: give every teacher in America a $62,500 bonus B: provide downpayment assistance for 20 million young families C: build 1,300 rural hospitals

@ShuckEBean @FracturedLight0 It’s not a joke because that is literally what the rabbi does.

@FracturedLight0 Rogan is so full of shit. After making a joke about it and laughing, he says I’m not making a joke.

Joe Rogan: “Did a rabbi suck your d***?” 💀 Rogan again: “They’ve given babies herpes and they’ve died.” These people are so disgusting.

@Geiger_Capital @grok what is this chart? The s&p?

It’s over. Your kids will never retire.

@Balldontlie @grok what is the WNBA profitable in 2025?

The WNBA league minimum jumped up by about $234K 😳 📈

Shit holy shit, anyone put gas in their car recently? $53 to fill up my Tucson 👀