Steven D. McNeil

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Introducing Starbase, Louisiana – a high-cadence launch site that will enable Starship to open a pathway to the stars for humanity.

Thank you to @LAGovJeffLandry and the great people of Louisiana for all of their support as we work together on this audacious project → https://t.co/zGKVOGSxfW

[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

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

In the future, a trillion times a trillion dollars will be spent on making antimatter to travel to other star systems

[U.S. Army @USArmy]

82 years ago today, nearly 160,000 Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, launching the liberation of Europe.

We are free because they were brave. 🇺🇸

[S2 Underground @s2_underground]

//The Wire//2300Z May 14, 2026//
//ROUTINE//
//BLUF: SITUATION IN CUBA DETERIORATES AS OIL SUPPLY RUNS OUT. INDIA BANS EXPORT OF SUGAR AS FUEL CRISIS IMPACTS PRODUCTION. IRANIANS SEIZE SHIP IN GULF OF OMAN. DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS CONTINUE IN CHINA.//
-----BEGIN TEARLINE-----
-International Events-

Middle East: Overnight Iranian forces seized a vessel near the Gulf of Oman, which was lying at anchor off the eastern coast of the UAE. Separately, a smaller regional cargo vessel was struck by an Iranian munition this morning, sinking somewhere near the Strait. Otherwise, the IRGCN stated that roughly 30x vessels (mostly Chinese) had transited the Strait of Hormuz overnight, with permission from the Iranians.

Analyst Comment: The ship that was seized in the Gulf of Oman is not just any merchant vessel, it was the M/V HUI CHUAN, a secretive vessel known to be used by Chinese paramilitary forces to serve as a floating armory for various counterpiracy efforts in the region. While not specifically classed as a warship, this vessel likely had significant stockpiles of weapons and intelligence collection sensors onboard.

India: A ban on exports of sugar has been implemented until September 30th, with the Directorate General of Foreign Trade stating that the export ban is being implemented to ease the sharp increase in the price of sugar domestically.

Analyst Comment: While this appears to be a standard decision based on routine agricultural practices, this is actually more important than it seems as it's probably directly related to the international fuel crisis. India relies heavily on sugarcane for the production of ethanol for gasoline. Last year, India began more heavily relying on sugarcane for this process instead of just molasses, and India now finds itself in trouble because they cannot grow enough sugarcane to meet the rising demand for local fuel production. The Hormuz crisis has the entire world watering down their fuel supply with ethanol, and now India is running out of sugar. India is also one of the biggest suppliers of sugar in the world, with most of their export partners being located in the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

United Kingdom: This morning Health Secretary Wes Streeting resigned, continuing the political turmoil in the wake of the latest election cycle.

Analyst Comment: Most expect Streeting to challenge Starmer's leadership of the party sometime within the next few days, in an attempt to oust him from office. Considering the number of high-ranking resignations over the past few days, this would make sense, so it's likely that the political situation in the U.K. will get busy soon.

Cuba: This morning, Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy stated that the entire nation is out of diesel and fuel oil as the American blockade of the island nation continues. The United States has offered to send an aid package of $100 million, in exchange for significant changes within the Cuban government.

Analyst Comment: Prior to the capture of Maduro, nearly all of Cuba's petroleum supply came from Venezuela and Mexico. Now that the American government is more or less ruling Venezuela, all shipments of petroleum distillates to Cuba have been halted. Cuba has little domestic production capacity, and as a result the already desperate situation in the country has become worse over the past few months, as the United States has threatened to impose tariffs on any nation that provides energy to Cuba.

-----END TEARLINE-----

Analyst Comments: President Trump's state visit to China continues, with various diplomatic talks and speeches taking place throughout the day. So far, nothing much of note has been discussed, beyond the generalities of the U.S. and China expressing mutual intent to work together. One of the bigger issues not mentioned is the Taiwan situation, which is being avoided by all sides so as to not derail the trip outright. As customary for the region, the farther East one goes, the more indirect diplomacy becomes. Nothing is ever plainly spoken, and China has been speaking more vaguely than normal, with the exception of President Xi specifically mentioning the hope that the United States and China can avoid the Thucydides Trap in terms of the expansion and growth of both nations. Most of the atmospherics of the talks so far has been amiable, with the U.S. and China agreeing on the need to re-open the Strait of Hormuz, along with other general agreements on the pressing need to return the region to the state it was in before the war.

Analyst: S2A1
Research: https://t.co/S3Ktgax7Ng
Disclaimer: No LLMs were used in the writing of this report.
//END REPORT//

[Ash Bajpai @getsharkproof]

The money problem: solved. The identity problem doesn’t. The $10M person didn’t get there by turning off. They got there because they got wired that way: always scanning, always competing, always building.
That wiring doesn’t just... turn off when the number hits. What got you there keeps running. Even when u don't need it to. The pedestal i think is easy to see from the outside. From the inside it just feels like who you are. Imo that's the hardest thing to unlearn. Maybe impossible.

[Wall Street NYC Quant. bitcoin-fund-manager.com @BITCOINFUNDMGR]

This was the chart I just shared with my premium subscribers. When the s&p 500 does this, it tends to go up a little higher then dump

[Climb That Ladder @ActuallyClimber]

12/29/25, the last time Saylor stated the bitcoin per share yield as part of the bitcoin purchase announcement.

The strategy metric website no longer shows yield as a metric, unless I’m just not seeing it?

[Riley @Ri_S_OB]

LeBron never did that

[Steven D. McNeil @steven_]

@garym64 @afneil I’m at the Conrad and have heard at least 8 interceptions/explosions.

[Micro2Macr0 @Micro2Macr0]

Reminder: We still have Chicago PMI and Construction Spending coming in over the next hour.

[zerohedge @zerohedge]

So Jeffrey Epstein in 2010 - 2 years after his arrest for procuring a child prostitute - did not "create legal or regulatory risk" for JPMorgan?

[SpaceXAI @SpaceXAI]

One Team 🚀
https://t.co/8RWbk5jQIQ

[Joker @BachelorJoker]

One day, you'll realize you've already lived through some of the best days of your life, and you didn't even know it at the time.
You were too busy chasing what's next, busy worrying about what's missing, thinking happiness was something you'd arrive at one day, once everything finally made sense.
But while you were waiting, you were laughing with people who won't always be around. You were making memories in places you'll one day drive past and feel something you can't explain.
You were standing in moments that didn't feel like the good old days till they were gone. That's the thing no one tells you. You rarely recognize happiness when you're standing in it. It feels too ordinary, too small to matter, till it becomes a memory you'd give anything to experience again.
But right now, you're still in it. You still have the people, the moments, the chances, the ordinary days you'll one day call some of your favorite. So stop waiting for life to start. You're already living it.

[Marc Andreessen 🇺🇸 @pmarca]

LET’S GO.

[SMB Attorney @SMB_Attorney]

Unsuccessful people dramatically underestimate the insane grit and determination required for success.

Staying in shape, running a successful business, whatever...

It takes day-in, day-out grit.

See someone doing it all, and I guarantee they're a beast.

Saban put it best…

[Paige Wardinsky @PaigeWardinsky]

Busy weekend! My grandparents are visiting from Montana, my dad ran a half marathon & I played in 7 softball games.

[Paige Wardinsky @PaigeWardinsky]

My teams went 5-1-1 this weekend & I hit an opposite field grand slam & made all 12 of my chances at SS.

[MLB @MLB]

Shohei Ohtani delivered an all-time #Postseason performance last night 💪

Repost and reply for a chance to win this Shohei Ohtani @Topps card!