John Donovan

[John Donovan @donovanjw]

@nytimes He is a threat because he is gay.

[John Donovan @donovanjw]

@itsrosesm Zero

[Shruti @heyshrutimishra]

Elon just created 4,400 millionaires in a single day.

400 of them are now worth over $100 million.

These aren't VCs. They're SpaceX employees, and the list includes welders, technicians, and cafeteria staff, because for two decades the company paid every level of the workforce in stock instead of higher salaries.

Juan Hernandez immigrated from Mexico and took a $28 an hour contractor welding job in 2015. He says he didn't even know what SpaceX was. The company gave him a $10,000 equity grant and let him buy more shares through payroll deductions. That stake is now worth $880,000.

Trevor Hise's parents wanted him to take a stable job at General Electric. He picked SpaceX instead, stayed 12 years, and accumulated over 100,000 shares. At the $135 listing price that's $13.5 million. He's 37 and semiretired. His words: "The magnitude of this has been ridiculous."

The most telling detail came before the listing. Over 100 employees quietly banded together and negotiated a group wealth management deal covering up to $5 billion, because none of them had ever needed a wealth manager before.

Software IPOs have minted millionaires for 30 years. This is the first one where the money went to the factory floor.

[College Sports Only @CSOonX]

Throwback Thursday:

20 years ago, Texas baseball head coach Augie Garrido goes apeshit after a late-season Longhorns loss.

Texas starts the College World Series on Saturday. 🤘

[John Donovan @donovanjw]

@MLB SAD

[Zeek Arkham 🇺🇸 @ZeekArkham]

So… we’re expected to believe that in California, out of three candidates, the third place candidate, who conceded her campaign because she was mathematically eliminated from the run-off, suddenly received tens of thousands of votes from mail-in votes which all came in *after* Election Day, while the other two candidates received no late mail-in votes, and the second place candidate (who was surging as a Republican candidate in the bluest state in the country) is now in third place and mathematically eliminated from the run-off.

… and we’re supposed to trust that this is an honest and true election.

If you’re not angry about this, you need to be.

[John Donovan @donovanjw]

@DanClarkSports Good for him.

[John Donovan @donovanjw]

@Austin_Police Waste.

[John Donovan @donovanjw]

@DodgersNation What a waste.

[John Donovan @donovanjw]

@CollegeFBonX True

[John Donovan @donovanjw]

@RevRayCistman You are racist MF.

[Nickitruesdell @nickitruesdell]

In case you’re unclear about God’s stance on homosexuality:

[John Donovan @donovanjw]

@Neccccy Shit

[John Donovan @donovanjw]

@Ryan_Parkerrr Hell yes.

[John Donovan @donovanjw]

@Ally_Sammarco Because he is better than the other 2 losers.

[Longhorn Football Edits✍️ @UTFootballEdits]

Sand aggies love to bark... But if Texas decides to respond...... 😏🤘🏾

[David @DavidFischer]

Pride month needs to be replaced with Veterans Month. Repost if you agree.

[John Donovan @donovanjw]

@astros @DaikinPark @CocaCola Total Bullshit. Why celebrate this.

[John Donovan @donovanjw]

@revengescores Trans people are mentally ill.

[John Donovan @donovanjw]

@PopCrave No it is June in a week.