Most people I know born after 1990, watched Rocky IV as an ironic joke.
They couldn’t comprehend that people once felt this sincere about American culture.
But that’s changed.
And rather suddenly—especially with young men.
Many can watch this scene & say:
“I get it now.”
.@DCSheriffNE@DCSheriffHanson is providing a warning to parents of kids who are riding illegal street vehicles. DCSO will begin citing the parents. Watch the video for more information.
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The Husker 12 basketball tourney program, 1962. Interesting league with schools that DO NOT look right together in the modern context. Lasted from 1956 to 1964 under three names: Husker 8, Husker 10, Husker 12.
Today in 1977, the beloved three-hour WWII epic 'A Bridge Too Far' premieres. Based on Cornelius Ryan's bestselling book about the Allies' ill-fated Operation Market Garden, it features an all-star cast and eye-popping battle scenes. Required viewing. Any questions?
MLB will be showing “The Sandlot” at drive-in movie theaters around the country on the Fourth of July ⚾🇺🇸
Drive-ins theaters in Vineland, NJ; McHenry, IL; Blue Ridge, GA; and Paramount, CA will air their hometown team’s game after showing the classic baseball movie “The Sandlot”
Each drive-in will also feature activations such as for-purchase Ballpark Bites and local food trucks, Play Ball activities and fireworks
The Nebraska Loop:
The loop begins just over 3 hours from Denver, or 3.5 hours from Omaha.
You have the ability to play a few of the best public courses in the country in a matter of days.
Bayside
Wild horse
The Prairie Club
Frederick Peak
Pelican Beach
HM: LM
Thread:
The first trillionaire in human history
- Elon Musk
- Born in South Africa
- Bullied relentlessly as a kid
- Immigrated to North America
- Arrived with a backpack and a dream
- Built Zip2 with his brother
- Sold it 4 years later for $300 million
- Co-founded PayPal with the profits
- Revolutionised digital payments
- Sold PayPal to eBay for $1.5 billion
- Bet everything on Tesla and SpaceX
- Got mocked for electric cars
- Got laughed at for reusable rockets
- Nearly went bankrupt in 2008
- Kept building anyway
- Turned Tesla into the world’s most valuable automaker
- Made EVs mainstream and transformed the automotive industry
- Made reusable rockets a reality
- Reduced the cost of reaching space by 95%
- Sparked the modern commercial space race
- Built Starlink and connected millions around the world to high-speed internet
- Turned SpaceX into the most valuable private company in history
- Bought Twitter for $44 billion
- The world said he overpaid
- He was called reckless, stupid & crazy
- Advertisers fled, media declared it dead
- Critics called it the worst acquisition in tech history
- Renamed it 𝕏
- Rebuilt the platform anyway
- Turned it into one of the most influential platforms on Earth
- Launched xAI and accelerated the global AI race
- Sent astronauts to space
- Is trying to get humans to mars
- Created millions of jobs
- Generated hundreds of billions in value
- Inspired an entire generation of builders
Before:
- Failed repeatedly
- Worked insane hours
- Slept in factories and offices
- Got bullied, laughed at and mocked
- Constantly told “it’s impossible”
- Kept building anyway
- Made it possible
Today:
- Richest person on Earth
- First trillionaire in human history
- Largest IPO in history $1.77 trillion
Most people quit when the world laughs at them.
Elon Musk built the future instead.
Love him or hate him…
Nobody has changed more industries in a single lifetime.
Payments. Cars. Energy. Space. Social Media. Communications. AI.
History won’t remember the people who said it couldn’t be done.
It will remember the people who did it anyway.
Congratulations Elon.
The first trillionaire. 🚀