Elon Musk Becomes First Trillionaire

Friday, June 12, 2026

On paper, Elon Musk became its first trillionaire with SpaceX's IPO.

Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 03:33 PM | 9 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry |

Trillionaires shouldn't exist. What Elon Musk is costing us, by me: www.thenation.com/article/econ ...

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-- Elizabeth Spiers (@espiers.bsky.social) 9:28 AM Â· Jun 12, 2026

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#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-06-12 12:47 PM | Reply

Before the day is done, some apologist will likely be on this thread defending the sociopaths.

#2 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2026-06-12 01:51 PM | Reply

You're probably right about that.

And the post will be tired and jejune talking points bleated at us too.

Yawn.

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-06-12 02:39 PM | Reply

Elon Musk tweets, "Time to drop the really big bomb: Donald Trump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public."

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#4 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-06-12 02:45 PM | Reply

And then Musk flew to China with him just a couple of weeks ago. Money overrides everything.

#5 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2026-06-12 03:31 PM | Reply

Off paper he's still a boorish manchild who is disliked by his own kids.

#6 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2026-06-12 03:39 PM | Reply

First Trillionaire

Not counting 9 Rothschilds, Bin Salman, and the King
Privacy feature for royalty

#7 | Posted by john_savage2 at 2026-06-12 04:11 PM | Reply

Obligatory

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#8 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-06-12 04:15 PM | Reply

Did any of you buy?
I'm sitting this one out.
Some people think it's like early bitcoin or something, but what if it's a trap?
Elon is definitely going to won. but everybody else, who knows...

#9 | Posted by john_savage2 at 2026-06-12 04:15 PM | Reply