MelM

A 🆕 kind of patron for the arts : TESLA FSD. 👀⁉️

[MelM @thinkingpig]

Years ago,  I bought FSD not because I thought it would work right away but because I wanted to experience its evolution. Time will tell, but perhaps FSD is the 21st century’s equivalent of Michelangelo carving the statue of David. If this analogy is correct I feel I’ve been a new kind of patron for the arts and now I’m looking forward to its unveiling!
Thank you @Tesla_AI for all your hard work.

[MelM @thinkingpig]

💯. After a week of talking to @CharlesSchwab about qualifying for the SPCX IPO offer round, setting up and funding an individual account so my HSA + individual account would value more than 100k, THIS afternoon- a week after Starting the process-Schwab just told me that the funds for HSA account can’t count towards their 100K minimum. Definitely not cool and definitely not honoring the spirit that @elonmusk wanted for the SPCX IPO.

[MelM @thinkingpig]

Good advice 💡 https://t.co/wygMhGS5nW

[MelM @thinkingpig]

@SawyerMerritt @LimitingThe @SpaceX Thank you Sawyer for the info but I have a QUESTION:
If one has their Tesla stock in a different brokerage account, for example Vanguard, How do the qualified brokerages, such as C.S. , know that one is an “eligible “ Tesla investor who is allowed to purchase SPCX early?

[MelM @thinkingpig]

Go Tiffany and @RepThomasMassie !!

[Tiffany Cianci @TheVinoMom]

What if I told you a group of creators could out-influence a multi million-dollar political ad blitz by AiPac their Billionaires?! I’m about to prove that we can do exactly that in 4th District Kentucky as we fight for @MassieforKY

I’m calling on every creator who is sick of watching money control everything to Meet me in Kentucky 5/14-5/20. Let’s show them what real influence & integrity looks like.

#CreatorsForMassie #KentuckySurge #WeRideforMassie

[MelM @thinkingpig]

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[nhtsagov @NHTSAgov]

The 2026 @Tesla Model Y — manufactured on or after Nov. 12, 2025 — is the first vehicle to pass our new Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) evaluations as part of our New Car Assessment Program (NCAP).

The Model Y successfully met the criteria for 4 newly integrated safety tests:
✅ Pedestrian Automatic Emergency Braking
✅ Lane Keeping Assistance
✅ Blind Spot Warning
✅ Blind Spot Intervention

More: https://t.co/QQ2oQldcXj

[MelM @thinkingpig]

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[Sawyer Merritt @SawyerMerritt]

The Tesla Semi is eligible for a $175,000 discount in Washington with a new rebate program, significantly cutting the price of the truck for buyers by about 60%. https://t.co/hFmWackmit

[MelM @thinkingpig]

Worth reading

[Katy Talento @KatyTalento]

Read the juicy details here --> https://t.co/9bEuDncFdg

[MelM @thinkingpig]

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[MAHA Action @MAHA_Action]

🚨MAHA, we need you to GET LOUD TODAY about amending the Farm Bill.

The House Rules Committee is deliberating on the bill right now.

They need to hear one clear message.

REMOVE Sections 10205, 10206, and 10207.

They shield pesticide companies from failure-to-warn lawsuits, strip states’ authority, weaken protections, and erase accountability when Americans are harmed.

MAHA supports Amendments 141, 29, and 301, led by Representatives Thomas Massie, Anna Paulina Luna, and Nancy Mace.

These are critical additions to strike these provisions and restore accountability.

We’ve set up a link below👇

Use it now to tell the Rules Committee Americans do not support Sections 10205, 10206, and 10207.

America’s health is on the line.

[MelM @thinkingpig]

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[NicholasGibbs @NickGibbsIAG]

I’m stunned.

I just spent the last two days in DC meeting with people to discuss AI projects. These people are leaders in finance and security.

Not a single one believed me when I said my @Tesla drives itself.

The common responses were:
1“But you have to hold the steering wheel.”
2“But you can’t use it everywhere.”
3“No one wants to charge for two hours.”
4“It doesn’t really work. Not like a Waymo.”
5“How can Tesla be ahead if they don’t have robotaxis?”
6“The Cybertruck is ugly.”

The funny part?

When I calmly told them they were wrong and explained my actual experience — that I don’t have to touch the wheel, I’ve driven it from Florida to Boston and NYC, we use it every day, charging only takes 15 minutes on road trips, and it actually works better than Waymo in many real-world situations — they hated it.

They doubled down.

So I asked: “Do you have a Tesla?”

Blank stares.

My response: “Maybe don’t question the guy who actually owns and uses the thing we’re talking about — especially when you’ve never tried it.”

Believe it or not, they did a 180.

A few of them immediately softened and said, “I’ve actually been wanting to test it out. My wife keeps talking about it.” 😏

We are so early $TSLA.

[MelM @thinkingpig]

I love this multi-year follow up reporting.

[Sawyer Merritt @SawyerMerritt]

The California Coastal Commission has issued a formal apology to @elonmusk and SpaceX, adding that it will not consider political views or speech in future regulatory decisions.

• The Commission admits some officials made politically biased and improper statements about SpaceX and Elon Musk
• It formally apologizes for those remarks
• Agrees it will not consider political views or speech in future regulatory decisions
• The Commission will NOT require coastal permits for most launch operations at Vandenberg

Full statement: "The Commission agrees that it may not consider irrelevant factors in performing its function and specifically agrees that it will not take into account the perceived political beliefs, political speech, or labor practices of SpaceX or its officers in considering any regulatory action concerning SpaceX. The Commission acknowledges that Commissioners made statements, including during their October 10, 2024, hearing on the Base’s Falcon 9 launch program, that showed political bias against SpaceX and its CEO and were improper. The Commission apologizes for those statements, as set forth in the signed letter attached as Exhibit C."

This filing means that SpaceX and the California Coastal Commission have reached a settlement in their federal lawsuit, and it provides long-term regulatory clarity for SpaceX for future Falcon 9 launches.

[MelM @thinkingpig]

@ShirazAkmal @Tesla “Tour Guide” option, excellent idea!

Last night we want to go for a drive but didn’t know where to go so I asked Grok to take us on a sunset drive. It took us to Sunset Park. A start but fun bc we hadn’t been there before!

[MelM @thinkingpig]

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[Myron 📐⚡️ @CyberAmped]

Never thought I’d see this… Opposite ends of the recharging spectrum… range anxiety hits different when it’s oats vs. a charging cable.

[MelM @thinkingpig]

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[Leave Delaware @LeaveDelaware]

🚨WOW: A four-year lawsuit against Tesla was quietly withdrawn on March 30, the same day Delaware used Scrabble tiles to reassign Musk cases away from Chancellor McCormick.

McCormick has been central to Musk/Tesla litigation for years, when she voided his pay package. The Delaware Supreme Court reversed McCormick’s decision in December 2025.

Three shareholder cases remained before her. Musk's attorneys moved for recusal over a LinkedIn "support" reaction praising opposing counsel for standing up to "the richest man in the world." McCormick said she never saw the post, reported it as suspicious, and called the motion a "false premise." She declined to recuse formally, then reassigned the cases anyway, citing disproportionate media attention. She used Scrabble tiles drawn from a bag to pick the new judges, with Musk's attorneys required to witness every draw.

That same day, David Wagner withdrew his 2022 suit alleging Tesla's board failed to enforce an SEC agreement on Musk's social media posts. Four years. Not settled. Not stayed. Withdrawn.

A case that couldn't survive reassignment to a neutral judge raises serious questions about why it was filed in Delaware.

The Scrabble tiles were meant to restore confidence. The Wagner withdrawal on the same day is its own kind of answer.

[MelM @thinkingpig]

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[Larry Goldberg @TeslaLarry]

Elizabeth Warren is pointing out a significant problem: the typical American is 6.5 million times less productive than Elon Musk. Can you imagine how much wealthier we would all be, how much wealthier the country would be if we pulled up our socks like Elon?

[MelM @thinkingpig]

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[Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh]

🚨 BREAKING: Health Sec. RFK Jr. just announced the Systematic Targeting of MICROPLASTICS nationwide — a program to surge the ability to REMOVE microplastics from the human body

HUGE!

RFK JR: "We can't treat what we cannot measure. We cannot regulate what we don't understand. So today, HHS, alongside EPA, is taking direct action."

"We are launching STOMP, which stands for Systematic Targeting of MicroPlastics. It's a $144 million national program to measure, understand, and to remove microplastics from the human body."

"We are focusing on three questions. What is in the body, what's causing the harm, and how do we prove it? And we're answering them everywhere." @RapidResponse47

[MelM @thinkingpig]

Man, so much has happened in 10 Tesla years!
https://t.co/d1jfwpwGeB

[Whole Mars Catalog @wholemars]

Ten years ago today

[MelM @thinkingpig]

@Tesla My 2018 M3 literally changed the trajectory of my life 🙏

[MelM @thinkingpig]

Cute response 🤣

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

The zoomed-in section is cute

[MelM @thinkingpig]

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[AleXandra Merz 🇺🇲 @TeslaBoomerMama]

https://t.co/5XBaY6517x

[MelM @thinkingpig]

@TeslaBoomerMama I wouldn’t be surprised if C. McCormick and Missy Cummings are friends 😃