Frank Henderson

[Whole Mars Catalog @wholemars]

Right before the Cybercab launch event started, two guys from the @Tesla_AI came up to me and introduced themselves.

One was @pduan, the legend who brought us the "raw photon count" tech that allows FSD to see so much more than what is visible in the image. The other was the guy who called me 6 years ago when Tesla was about to send FSD Beta 1 to my car (best phone call of my life).

They have worked at Tesla for nine years and twelve years respectively, pouring their blood sweat and tears into making what we experienced tonight a reality. Believe me, it was not as easy as they make it look.

These guys are heroes to me, and I told them that. They worked for years and years on something that everyone thought was impossible, but has now changed our lives and will change and save countless more lives in the future. They've given a gift to the world that the world hasn't fully yet wrapped their head around or appreciated.

Look at the recent story where a toddler fell down in the middle of a crosswalk, and a Waymo stopped 13 feet away. By all accounts that toddler may be alive today only because it was a Waymo approaching and not a distracted teenager on their phone. But did the parent appreciate their child's life being protected? No, they actually complained to the city, complained to the state, complained to the federal government, complained to the media. They complained that their child *wasn't* run over, and this was a news story. But if a human had run their child over, the sad thing is it wouldn't even be a news story. It would just be Thursday. It would blend into the abyss of the tens of thousands of Americans and millions of humans who lose their lives in car crashes every year.

I can't imagine the persistence, courage, and brilliance it took to dedicate a decade of your life to such a thankless task, where you've done something truly beautiful for the world but most are afraid of the technology, trying to stop it to enrich themselves, or simply too stupid to understand it. But they did it anyway, and all of us get to enjoy the convenience and safety that results.

Thank you, thank you, thank you Tesla team. Thank you to the AI team that trained the models, thank you to the drivers that evaluated them. Thank you to the Charging team building out the charging network for these Robotaxis. Thank you to the manufacturing team that pioneered new technologies that will bring these low cost product to the masses.

We've come so far, but this is just the beginning. One day pure vision end to end self-driving won't be a secret little niche technology. It will be as ubiquitous as the iPhone or the internet. When that day comes, many will sing the praises of the brave men and women who built this future out of nothing but a vision and their own talents.

But until then, know that there are people out there who see the beautiful thing you've done. That all the late nights and stressful days added up to something that's changed the way we live. You are all legends in our eyes, and this weekend is dedicated to you. Thank you ❤️

[Chamath Palihapitiya @chamath]

I turn 50 today. This is a message to my kids but I offer it to you in case any of it rings useful.

I was born in Sri Lanka in 1976 in a country that, at the time, was about to enter a decades long civil war. My father was able to get stationed at the Sri Lankan High Commission in Canada for four years in the early 80s - when some of the fighting was most severe - and which from our vantage point in Canada gave us some respite from an otherwise omnipresent conflict.

He came as a diplomat but then my father filed for refugee status after four years when his life was threatened by militants. We stayed in Canada as refugees. My dad never really landed on his feet and we grew up on welfare.

My mom stepped up. She did an incredible thing and put our family on her back and kept marching forward. Sometimes the steps were very small but she always tried to keep moving forward.

I worked at Burger King starting at 14, giving my paycheck to my mom and dad to support our family in the role that I was assigned - earn enough to pay for our bus passes because we couldn’t afford a car.

I was a loser growing up. Some friends, some good memories but mostly forgettable and lonely. I wasn’t very studious but did get my act together in my final year and got into a great university.

I immigrated to the US soon after graduating and found an opportunity. Things clicked and I have been traveling a path to find myself ever since. Only in America is this possible…

I worked hard, followed the rules, paid my taxes and stayed in California out of loyalty for the opportunities it has given me despite its dysfunction.

I found my wife here. Had my kids here. Found my tribe here.

There have been some very hard times as well - deaths, divorce, financial pain, mistakes of omission and mistakes of commission. You can’t dwell on these things - they are weights that will pull you down if you’re not careful. Learn from them. Respect them. BUT MOVE ON.

To think 50 years ago I could have ever gotten a chance to meet the people I’ve met and have had the experiences I’ve had would have been mind boggling to my parents. It’s mind boggling to me now.

We forget often and try to convince others it’s not true but America truly is the best country in the world. Everything and anything is possible here. I can testify. Be grateful to be here.

This is the only place that gives EVERYONE a chance to live a great adventure. The first 50 years have been that for me - an incredible adventure.

Notice there is nothing here about accomplishments or money. Because it doesn’t matter and it won’t matter.

You will be dust in less than 100 years from now and the decision to be remembered won’t be yours so stop sweating it. It’s not in your control.

So what is in your control?

Be kind. Have fun. Work on something meaningful to you. Find your tribe. Try to find perspective. Find an incredible partner. Have a bunch of kids. Live an adventure. Forgive your parents - they were doing the best they could even if that wasn’t what you deserved.

I will do what I can to make my next 50 years a wild ride.

You should too.

I love you and thank you. ❤️

🙏🏽🙏🏽

[Frank Henderson @pfhenderson1]

@herbertong @TeslaBoomerMama @cyberbulls @CernBasher @thejefflutz @RimaSukhadia You guys are crazy! Love it!

[Frank Henderson @pfhenderson1]

@TeslaBoomerMama No

[Promethean Action @PrometheanActn]

Carney walked out of U.S. trade talks at one minute to midnight and called it a war.

It isn’t about tariffs. It’s a midterm operation, and Scott Bessent is fighting the war Carney doesn’t want you to notice.

[Teslaconomics @Teslaconomics]

Fuck you if you hate on Elon Musk.

I’ve got nothing but two middle fingers for all of you who spend your whole day rooting for him to fail.

Bc when real life hits, a lot of the same people laughing today will end up hoping the technology he built actually works.

When someone you love is in a serious car accident, you’re going to wish cars were smart enough to prevent crashes in the first place. That’s the direction Tesla is pushing with FSD.

When someone loses the ability to move, you’re going to hope companies like Neuralink keep making progress toward helping the brain communicate with computers and potentially restoring lost function.

When powerful people want more control over what can be said on the internet and even censor it, you’re going to understand why having a platform like 𝕏 that fights for open conversation matters.

When a disaster knocks out your internet and cell service, you’re going to be thankful satellites are already above us and Starlink can bring connectivity to places traditional networks can’t reach.

And if humanity ever faces a threat big enough that Earth alone isn’t enough, you’re going to be glad somebody spent decades thinking about rockets, reusable launch systems, Starship, and making life multiplanetary.

Bro… this doesn’t mean Elon is perfect. No one is.

He says crazy shit.

He does crazy shit.

Sometimes he’s early.

Sometimes he’s wrong.

Sometimes he pisses everybody off.

But look at what he chooses to spend his life building… safer transportation, brain-computer interfaces, global internet, free speech infrastructure, energy, robotics, AI, and a path toward another planet.

You don’t have to like the man.

But spending your life hoping he fails is a fool’s game.

I’d rather bet on the person crazy enough to keep trying to solve problems most people are too afraid to even touch.

From everything I’ve seen, his heart is in the right place and his intentions are bigger than himself.

He cares.

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[CONSTITUTION X 🇺🇸 @ConstitustionX]

🚨🚨 MARCO RUBIO JUST DROPPED A BOMB 🚨🚨
He stood in front of the entire world and said what almost NO ONE has the guts to say:
“We in America have NO INTEREST in being polite and orderly caretakers of the West’s managed decline!”
Read that again.
America is DONE accepting slow suicide.
DONE smiling while the West is dismantled.
DONE being the polite undertaker of our own civilization.
Marco didn’t whisper it.
He declared war on managed decline.
This is the line in the sand.
This is the moment.
DEFEND THE WEST. AT ALL COSTS.
The soft days are over.
The caretakers have been fired.
🔥🔥🔥 RETWEET IF YOU’RE DONE ACCEPTING DECLINE 🔥🔥🔥

[Frank Henderson @pfhenderson1]

@japan_nobunaga Georgia

[Joe Tegtmeyer 🚀 🤠🛸😎 @JoeTegtmeyer]

Want more Patriotic USA 250th Celebration views from Giga Texas … well, here you go!

Also, a great way to celebrate what may be a fantastic quarter too! 🤠🇺🇸

[Sawyer Merritt @SawyerMerritt]

Tesla wrapped one of their Cybercabs to celebrate America's 250 birthday🇺🇸

"Made in Texas. Land of the free. Home of the brave."

The front of it has eyes and a mouth lol

[TESLARATI @Teslarati]

🚨 In an effort to clarify some things about the Texas crash, we just tested Tesla Full Self-Driving’s behavior in a residential area + what happens if you compress the accelerator while on FSD

Also some other thoughts on media headlines/responsibilities:

[jay plemons @jayplemons]

The great lie is that society is divided between rich and poor.
The great truth, as David Friedberg puts it, is makers vs takers.

Makers build, create, and deliver real value: houses, software, art, businesses, and everything that moves civilization forward.

Takers watch, criticize, analyze, and politic. They push the lie that the rich hoard unfairly so the poor must seize it… all while positioning themselves to rule the chaos.

As @friedberg tells his kids: “At the end of the day, if you made something and someone else valued it, you were a maker. That was an amazing achievement. That is a great day.”

Takers thrive on division. Makers drive progress.

Time to choose your side.

[NOBUNAGA🇯🇵🏯_夏樹蒼依 @japan_nobunaga]

Life can be enjoyed one thing at a time.

Outside, it feels like hell is falling from the sky.

People fighting.
People hating.
People lying.
People trying to take from each other.
But inside your own heart, you can still swing the sword of happiness.
My wife.
My daughter.
My friends.
One by one.

Count them.

Today, I found another small happiness.
Just one.
If people all over the world spent a little more time doing that, maybe things would be different.

Maybe that's the virus we need.

Not hatred.

Not fear.

A virus that spreads gratitude.

A virus that spreads effort.

A virus that spreads laughter.

A virus that makes people look at what they have instead of what they don't.

I still believe the world can become better.

No.

I still believe we can make it better.

Somehow.

Some way.

No matter what.

Human beings were not born to take.

We were not born to destroy.

We were born to give.

We were born to build.

That's what I believe.

A world where people wake up and remember only that.

A world where people spend more time protecting than hating.

More time building than breaking.

More time sharing than taking.

Even the powerful would be richer in such a world.

A thousand times richer.

A million times richer.

So God, if You're listening...

Please.

Let us keep counting our blessings.

One by one.

[NOBUNAGA🇯🇵🏯_夏樹蒼依 @japan_nobunaga]

What speaks to me about Elon Musk is simple.

He actually does it.

The modern world is full of people who talk.

Talk about changing the world.
Talk about protecting freedom.
Talk about helping humanity.
Talk about the future.

Musk builds.

When others were writing articles about electric cars, he was building them.

When others were laughing at reusable rockets, he was landing them.

When others were talking about connecting the world, he was launching satellites.

When others were debating free speech, he spent $44 billion and bought the battlefield itself.

That is rare.

Very rare.

Most people want comfort.

Most people want approval.

Most people want everyone around them to smile and clap.

Musk seems driven by something else entirely.

The mission comes first.

The work comes first.

The outcome comes first.

If that costs sleep, so be it.

If that costs money, so be it.

If that costs his reputation, so be it.

There is something deeply admirable about a person who keeps moving forward under that kind of weight.

That spirit resonates with many Japanese people.

Duty before comfort.

Responsibility before popularity.

Results before excuses.

I don't admire Elon Musk because he is rich.

I admire him because he is willing to stake everything on what he believes.

The world has no shortage of commentators.

It has a shortage of builders.

And Elon Musk is one of the greatest builders of our time.

[NOBUNAGA🇯🇵🏯_夏樹蒼依 @japan_nobunaga]

Honestly, from the bottom of my soul:

I don’t care if you call it left or right.

I don’t want children in Gaza to die.
I don’t want children in Ukraine to die.

I don’t want people forced to leave home,
cross oceans,
and end up doing desperate things just to survive.

And I don’t want the people who were born in peaceful towns
to lose the peace they grew up with.

I just want a world where kids can grow old.

Where families can eat dinner together.
Where dads can yell at the TV during an NFL game.
Where moms can buy way too much at Costco.
Where neighbors argue about barbecue, gas prices, and basketball.

A boring, ordinary, safe life.

That should not be a political dream.

That should be the minimum we ask of Earth.