Jonathan Stokes

Screenwriter. Author. Inventor of hip hop.

$TSLA since 2012. $SPCX since 2020.

Host of "Raising The Stakes" on YouTube.

[Jonathan Stokes @jonathanwstokes]

Here is my newest video essay about writing: "What is Subtext?" I hope you enjoy.
https://t.co/HEM7ymKaGo

[Jonathan Stokes @jonathanwstokes]

Massive productivity hack: don't take your phone to the bathroom...

I just discovered it's possible to go to the bathroom in under 47 minutes.

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@aaronburnett Yes, it's a helpful tool!

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@aaronburnett Also, Ron Baron just told CNBC that he wants to put in a $1 billion buy order at the SpaceX IPO. So I'm not sure why the chart lists Baron as likely to trim. Consider that Ron Baron has never trimmed a single share of his Tesla holdings.

[Jonathan Stokes @jonathanwstokes]

I've been involved in a number of IPOs and the restrictions against insider selling are very rigid. While it is true that early investors can sell, say, 10 - 25% of their holdings at the 180 day mark, most of their holdings remain restricted. It can take 5 years before 100% of a VC's stake is eligible for sale. So I do not think there will be a rush for the exits. Even if insiders want to dump stock, they are contractually limited through years of tranches.

[Jonathan Stokes @jonathanwstokes]

@nerdalert Well done!!

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@JD_West2006 I've interpreted the Virginia AI Safety Operator hiring and the various vehicle test sightings as being for Washington, D.C., rather than Virginia. But it's possible I'm mistaken. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Jonathan Stokes @jonathanwstokes]

Tesla Robotaxi is now hiring and testing in 39 cities, with three cities now offering unsupervised rides.

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@WR4NYGov Checkmate, Pope!

[Jonathan Stokes @jonathanwstokes]

The lesson here is that I need to have more chutzpah.

[FBI Los Angeles @FBILosAngeles]

An Orange County man, Paul Richard Randall, 66, of Orange, has pleaded guilty to submitting nearly $270 million in fraudulent claims over an 11-month span to Medi-Cal for expensive prescription drugs containing generic ingredients that were not medically necessary and, in many instances, not provided to the purported recipients. Randall peaded guilty Monday to one count of wire fraud committed while on release. He has been in federal custody since June 2025.
Additional details on this case and other fraud cases announced today can be found here: https://t.co/YNtPjWWFsp

[Jonathan Stokes @jonathanwstokes]

Hi Tyler. It depends how you phrase the prompt. Cybercabs and LiDAR testing have been spotted in at least 15 states, but that could just be weather testing or FSD testing - it doesn't necessarily indicate Robotaxi expansion. I'm doing my best extrapolation with the data available, but ultimately I will certainly be wrong to some degree.

[Jonathan Stokes @jonathanwstokes]

Tesla Robotaxi appears to be laying groundwork in at least 25 cities now.

Big thanks to @SawyerMerritt and the Tesla community for sharing much of the data that allows me to compile these charts.

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@Durrettcustoms @MilMileBattery @SawyerMerritt You're right that Dallas and Forth Worth aren't really the same thing. I will make a note for the next draft of this chart. Thanks!

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@Tr0110wski @SawyerMerritt You're right - that cell should read 7/31. Going forward, I will probably just post my Excel sheet. Until the AI improves, it seems to misread the Excel and scramble certain characters.

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@JohnCarney5670 @SawyerMerritt Oh snap. You're right! Looks like Tesla Insurance reached Florida in December. Thanks for catching that!

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@tnertz @SawyerMerritt Well-spotted, Trent. It's an amazing community!

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@buddycurtis0 @SawyerMerritt I uploaded my Excel chart to Gemini Nano Banana and said, “make this chart look cooler.” Then I reran the prompt a dozen times until it rendered one with the least amount of bizarre typos.

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@shai_machnes @SawyerMerritt That's all in the chart. Tesla has advertised for different types of roles and keeps changing the job titles... So I just lump them under the headings "Vehicle Operator ads" or "Fleet Support ads."

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@Jamesthehut @SawyerMerritt Omg, you're right. Good catch!!

[Jonathan Stokes @jonathanwstokes]

@shai_machnes @SawyerMerritt I just compile the data in Excel as I search for it each week. You could probably use AI to scrape my raw data out of this chart 👍