Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · 15hWhat Tesla plans to deliver widely in 2028, a decade after first showing the Roadster, is a high-performance supercar that uses suction to generate downforce. Cool, but not the first car to do that (see the McMurtry Spéirling). A thruster version with a sub 1-second 0-60 requires $250k upfront. 100
Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · 15hTesla just demoed a car that could fly and do a mid-air flip with the assistance of four SpaceX rocket thrusters. Elon Musk declared the beginning of the era of flying cars. Tesla's website has the fine print: the rocket version, boasting a "full flight system" is "Invite Only" and not road legal. 111
Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · 12/10/2026🚨 Hubris Maximus mentioned 🚨 www.rogerebert.com/reviews/elon... 030
Reposted by Faiz Siddiquie.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 12/10/2026Here is the October stream schedule for the Elon Take The Wheel Livestream Guests include the authors of "Muskism," "Hubris Maximus," and "More Everything Forever," as well as a very special stream on October 20, in partnership with @bsky.app, featuring Alex Gibney, director of "MUSK." So excited! 430364
Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · 12/10/2026They're commanding interest from investors who see Silicon Valley a power center on equal footing w/ Washington, but who want DOGE alums' intimate knowledge of govt agencies. "They have enormous juice," the exec director of the Revolving Door Project said. "Washington is kind of vulnerable to this."wapo.stThey came to Washington to dismantle government. Now, they’re profiting from it.DOGE alumni have leveraged their government experience, raising at least half a billion dollars for firms spanning cyberwarfare, AI and data centers, a Post analysis found. 050
Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · 12/10/2026DOGE alums have raised more than $500 million in funding for businesses tied to or inspired by their work in government. "It has the appearance that they found a new way to monetize government service that is far beyond anything lobbyists ever dreamed of." wapo.st/4yF1Kmlwapo.stThey came to Washington to dismantle government. Now, they’re profiting from it.DOGE alumni have leveraged their government experience, raising at least half a billion dollars for firms spanning cyberwarfare, AI and data centers, a Post analysis found. 196
Reposted by Faiz SiddiquiMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 08/09/2026"Perhaps more concerningly, the TVs were capable of recording microphone audio when in standby; this continued even after the TV was disconnected from the internet, with audio files stored offline and uploaded once a connection was restored." 3922931090
Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · 03/09/2026the fact that multiple Tesla influencers are using the Cybercab launch to criticize the working class people shuttling them to the event is a little on the nose, a real tell into how antisocial a phenomenon this is 1107
Reposted by Faiz Siddiquijacob galapagos @jacobgalapagos.bsky.social · 03/09/2026It’s think for yourself thursday 241489352
Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · 18/08/2026New from me: True believers in Tesla, spurned by missed deadlines, a fantastical roadmap & his occupation with SpaceX, are starting to question their faith in Elon Musk. "Tesla investors are confused, and some feel betrayed." wapo.st/3Sjx1eOwapo.stTesla’s true believers are starting to question their faith in Elon MuskAs Musk turns his focus to other ventures such as SpaceX, some of his biggest backers are wondering whether his car company has become an afterthought. 062
Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · 06/08/2026NEW: DOGE overstated its "savings" by taking credit for lease cancellations initiated before it existed, cited elimination of billions in contracts that weren't actually terminated and populated its website with claims of cuts that couldn't be verified, yearlong GAO audit finds wapo.st/3TGeMAywapo.stElon Musk’s DOGE made big errors in claims of government savings, GAO findsThe government watchdog found that billions of dollars in DOGE’s public tally could not be verified and that some claimed cuts never happened. 073
Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · 05/08/2026SpaceX ends the day down more than 13%. What’s been behind its stock challenges post-IPO? A combo of an “extremely high initial valuation, concern” about “AI [capital spending] … moving much faster than monetization and … upcoming lockup expirations,” where ppl can dump shares. wapo.st/4g8XrZLwapo.stSpaceX posts loss of $541 million in first report since record-setting IPOThe company’s stock had jumped by more than 10 percent before the announcement, among the first positive signs after weeks of decline. 052
Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · 22/07/2026SpaceX fell below $115 in after-hours trading, putting it close to 50% off its all-time high. It happened after Elon Musk's other publicly traded company, Tesla, reported a year-over-year decline in profits, sending its own stock plummeting. 050
Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · 17/07/2026It fell below $126 in after-hours trading, around $100 less than the all-time high set on June 16. SpaceX has lost more than 44 percent of its value in just a month. 0286
Reposted by Faiz SiddiquiRachel Lerman @rachellerman.bsky.social · 08/07/2026I'm on a new beat at The Post, writing about consumer economics. To start us off! I wrote about the massive Boomer wealth that's about to get passed down, and how it will make our wealth gap even more extreme. Gift link: wapo.st/4y9yCUDwapo.stBoomers’ massive wealth will mostly be passed down to people who are already richOften called the Great Wealth Transfer, the inheritances are expected to be the largest passage of generational wealth in history. 46523
Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · 04/07/2026“If you let takers vote, they will not only take more and more, they will make it more and more rewarding to be a taker...” Newly minted trillionaire Elon Musk: 041
Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · 26/06/2026My new book intro addresses what Elon Musk has been posting about relentlessly over the past several days: the dismantling of USAID. I wrote it in January 2026 and had no idea Musk would be on a tirade about the cuts the same week it published. I hope you'll read it in full. 2195
Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · 23/06/2026“Just as [Musk] will forever be associated with mainstreaming electric cars and reviving the U.S. space program, what he chose to do during his brief stint in political power will define his legacy.” 120
Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · 23/06/2026It has been called a “scathing portrait” of Musk and praised for “meticulous reportage.” You can pick up Hubris Maximus: The Shattering of Elon Musk (out in paperback TODAY) wherever you get your books: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...us.macmillan.comHubris MaximusThe rise, fall, and revival of the Caesar of Silicon Valley. Elon Musk has cast himself as the savior of humanity, an altruistic force whose fortune is tied ... 120
Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · 23/06/2026This has always been a book about how Musk’s wealth and power have grown despite wagers that display an increasing level of erraticism and call into question his overall credibility. It is as timely today as when it was first published during Musk’s DOGE tear through Washington.us.macmillan.comHubris MaximusThe rise, fall, and revival of the Caesar of Silicon Valley. Elon Musk has cast himself as the savior of humanity, an altruistic force whose fortune is tied ... 240
Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · 23/06/2026🚨 My book Hubris Maximus is out in paperback TODAY with a new intro that delves into Elon Musk’s tear through Washington and the indelible stain on his life’s work that has resulted from wanton cuts to lifesaving aid. Pick up a copy wherever you get your books: us.macmillan.com/books/978125... 35917
Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · 20/06/2026How did such unproven ideas (ones that SpaceX acknowledges the risks of attempting to realize) launch the company to a valuation in the orbit of tech giants like Microsoft? “There is an ideological component, obviously.” wapo.st/43Knxvmwapo.stSpaceX’s plan: Put all the data centers in space, then profitElon Musk becoming a trillionaire was only the beginning. SpaceX has soared into the orbit of tech juggernauts with a fleet of fantastical plans. 051
Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · 20/06/2026And yet, SpaceX soared to a more than $2 trillion valuation on these ideas + others. “Are the people who are very enthusiastic about this — are they really knowledgeable, or is it more ideology and enthusiasm?” “There is an ideological component, obviously.” wapo.st/43Knxvmwapo.stSpaceX’s plan: Put all the data centers in space, then profitElon Musk becoming a trillionaire was only the beginning. SpaceX has soared into the orbit of tech juggernauts with a fleet of fantastical plans. 251
Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · 20/06/2026SpaceX’s orbital data center plans are about as thought out as Elon Musk’s Boring Co. Take an existing problem and move it somewhere else. (Traffic: underground. Data centers: space). And the Mars colony? “[If] anyone else said it, they would probably have him institutionalized.” wapo.st/43Knxvmwapo.stSpaceX’s plan: Put all the data centers in space, then profitElon Musk becoming a trillionaire was only the beginning. SpaceX has soared into the orbit of tech juggernauts with a fleet of fantastical plans. 1114
Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · 11/06/2026New: Trump changed the requirements to allow Musk's Starlink to win subsidies for rural internet. Now it's boxing out competition that customers hoped would emerge. "They’re monopolizing the market and calling it doing us a favor," @ahlmanfornebraska.bsky.social tells me. wapo.st/3Si4g1zwapo.stMusk’s Starlink hooked rural customers. Then came the price increases.The billionaire’s satellite internet service is a lifeline to many, but some users who face price hikes say Starlink has amassed too much power. 01313
Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · 22/05/2026If Elon Musk was really serious about his proposal for "universal high income," @scottsantens.com tells me, he could start funding it right now. But he isn't doing that, and in fact is spending his time complaining about the mechanism economists see for achieving it: taxation. wapo.st/4uYjCGEwapo.stAI leaders see mass job loss coming. They want government’s help solving it.Elon Musk, Dario Amodei and other tech leaders back public benefits as AI threatens jobs. But critics question whether billionaires would support the massive redistribution needed to fund an AI welfar... 24516
Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · 20/05/2026NEW: SpaceX, on the verge of record-setting IPO, has posted $13 billion of losses since 2023. "The financial success of the business named and founded for operations in rocketry and space is now a huge bet on AI," which it says has a $26.5 trillion market, nearly the whole U.S. GDP wapo.st/4uH2mGpwapo.stElon Musk’s SpaceX discloses massive losses ahead of record-breaking IPOSpaceX, a leader in rocket launches, lost billions of dollars in recent years after a merger with Musk's artificial intelligence venture, xAI. 165
Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · 20/05/2026SpaceX financial performance by year: 2023: ~$4.6B loss 2024: $791M profit 2025: ~$4.9B loss 2026 (through March): ~$4.3B loss this is on track to the biggest IPO in history 073
Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · 20/05/2026SpaceX believes it has a $28.5 trillion total addressable market (the U.S. GDP is about $32 trillion) 1101
Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · 20/05/2026SpaceX prospectus is out www.sec.gov/Archives/edg...sec.govSpace Exploration Technologies - S-1 032
Reposted by Faiz Siddiquizach mcauliffe @mcauliffewithaz.bsky.social · 19/05/2026might i suggest this thing i wrote :D www.cnet.com/home/electri...cnet.comIs Tesla's Cybertruck a Truck or Boat? Elon Musk Claims BothMusk makes an intriguing claim about the upcoming Cybertruck. 012
Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · 19/05/2026"Cybertruck will be waterproof enough to serve briefly as a boat" 1017446
Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · 13/05/2026A little-noticed X account in India was struggling to reach 100 followers when it announced: "Sit tight and have a view while I am working my way up the ladder." Two years later, it's the account Elon Musk interacts with the most. It lavishes praise on Musk and spreads his ideas. wapo.st/4nqjRYk 13116
Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · 13/05/2026XFreeze's following has surged to more than 200,000, with reach far surpassing that — getting millions of eyes on his content because he has the ear of the man in charge. And he's amassed subscribers including Musk himself. wapo.st/4nqjRYkwapo.stElon Musk’s anonymous online BFF spreads his ideas and attacks his enemiesThe Tesla CEO regularly amplifies a fan account called XFreeze that sings his praises and criticizes opponents in his lawsuit against OpenAI. 030
Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Less than two years ago, XFreeze was a in search of an audience, seeking its 100th follower. But it soon settled on a winning strategy: court the man in charge. Musk took an interest in its breathless praise and sharing of his ideas. It's proven lucrative. wapo.st/4nqjRYkwapo.stElon Musk’s anonymous online BFF spreads his ideas and attacks his enemiesThe Tesla CEO regularly amplifies a fan account called XFreeze that sings his praises and criticizes opponents in his lawsuit against OpenAI. 250
Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · 13/05/2026New: The top X account Elon Musk has interacted with in 2026 is an anonymous user The Post traced to India who spends his days lavishing praise on Musk, spreading his ideas & interests and attacking his enemies. It's a case study in X's skewed incentive structures. wapo.st/4nqjRYkwapo.stElon Musk’s anonymous online BFF spreads his ideas and attacks his enemiesThe Tesla CEO regularly amplifies a fan account called XFreeze that sings his praises and criticizes opponents in his lawsuit against OpenAI. 1257
Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · 05/05/2026I’m so honored to have been part of the team that won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for our coverage of DOGE and the transformation of the government. Delayed in posting this because I spent most of yesterday stunned by the news. Incredible, inspiring group of colleagues. 031
Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · 28/04/2026folks, it's been a year since I looked extremely comfortable, normal and right at home going on national television to discuss my work -- pre-order the paperback of the book that led to this today!! thank you us.macmillan.com/books/978125... 0110
Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · 24/04/2026His positions would have once caught the attention of a board or led to conversations about his ouster. Instead, his institutional backing is as strong as ever, even after rallying whites for their race, for example. “Capitalism is surpassing all ethics. … Capitalism beats feelings.” wapo.st/4mRC7d5wapo.stElon Musk’s near-daily online posts about race are turning off some fansElon Musk posted almost daily about race on X in recent months, a Washington Post analysis found, at times sharing views experts said echoed white supremacy. 040
Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Musk, during a period centered on a $1 trillion pay package award intended to secure his focus on Tesla, posted about race almost daily — 166 out of 197 days from last October to mid-April. Story w/ @jeremybmerrill.com: wapo.st/4mRC7d5wapo.stElon Musk’s near-daily online posts about race are turning off some fansElon Musk posted almost daily about race on X in recent months, a Washington Post analysis found, at times sharing views experts said echoed white supremacy. 150
Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Elon Musk has posted 850 times on race — touting whites’ role in eliminating slavery, rallying white people to stand up for their race, for example — over seven months. Two experts say his positions are “standard … white supremacy.” He’s on the verge of the biggest IPO in history. wapo.st/4mRC7d5wapo.stElon Musk’s near-daily online posts about race are turning off some fansElon Musk posted almost daily about race on X in recent months, a Washington Post analysis found, at times sharing views experts said echoed white supremacy. 13915
Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Elon Musk: "Unfortunately Hardware 3 simply does not have the capability to achieve unsupervised FSD." Says Tesla will offer a discounted trade-ins for more capable cars Big disappointment for Tesla owners who were sold the idea that their cars would one day become sentient and self-driving 152
Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Inside Elon Musk’s Grievance-Fueled MAGA-morphosis: “What the F--k Is Wrong With Your Boss?” "He just basically has a complete disdain for any authority—period,” said one investor www.vanityfair.com/news/story/i...vanityfair.comInside Elon Musk’s Grievance-Fueled MAGA-morphosis: “What the F--k Is Wrong With Your Boss?”In an excerpt from his forthcoming book, ‘Hubris Maximus,’ Faiz Siddiqui chronicles how the billionaire was radicalized by everything from the “woke mind virus” to the COVID shutdown and plain old gov... 010
Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · 22/04/2026You can read excerpts of Hubris Maximus in The Washington Post and Vanity Fair to see how Musk's business attitudes and political motivations began to intertwine. Musk’s fury over a Tesla investigation foreshadowed his war on Washington wapo.st/4tvITI2wapo.stMusk’s fury over a Tesla investigation foreshadowed his war on WashingtonThe upcoming “Hubris Maximus” book details Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s disregard for the public and his contempt for regulators charged with overseeing his companies. 142
Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · 22/04/2026My book Hubris Maximus: The Shattering of Elon Musk published a year ago today. Barnes & Noble called it a best book of 2025 & Kirkus called it an essential new book challenging big tech. PW cited its "meticulous reportage." Now you can pre-order the paperback: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hubris-max... 1193
Reposted by Faiz Siddiquie.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 21/04/2026this pattern of mysterious Tesla data logging dysfunctions goes back to 2016 and the very first allegations of Autopilot's culpability in fata crashes, and continues through last summer's massive $243m court judgement against the automaker pre-order the book now! benbellabooks.com/shop/elon-ta...benbellabooks.comElon Take the Wheel - BenBella BooksTimely, thought-provoking, and rigorously sourced, Elon Take the Wheel invites readers to reconsider what automated driving promises, what it obscures, and what it means for the future of mobility. 0606
Reposted by Faiz SiddiquiKrzysztof Jarząb @jarzab.bsky.social · 05/04/2026@faizsays.bsky.social - "Pycha absolutna" (tłum. Piotr Grzegorzewski). Biografia amerykańskiego oligarchy, który zabił Twittera, pomógł w reelekcji Trumpa i od kilku lat przyczynia się do wrzenia świata. Samozwańczy zbawca ludzkości, który próbuje nas zniewolić technologicznie. #readlist2026pl 0142
Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · 27/03/2026The problem with trying to sell the masses on this messaging is that it's the tech moguls pushing it who stand to benefit. And they can't articulate how or why the wealth they'll generate would filter down wapo.st/4uTiDIr 2110