{"id":33526,"date":"2026-06-12T23:07:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T23:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=33526"},"modified":"2026-06-12T23:07:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T23:07:16","slug":"trillion-thrilla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=33526","title":{"rendered":"Trillion thrilla&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Big is a Trillion in True Scale\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Pr8P-WOQdX0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">SpaceX made the biggest stock market debut in history on Friday after nearly two and a half decades as a private company. Public trading began around midday with a starting share price of $150, which quickly jumped by a double digit percentage and sent the company\u2019s valuation above $2tn. The company\u2019s initial public offering made the company\u2019s CEO<strong>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Furl9366.ipolitics.ca%2Fls%2Fclick%3Fupn%3Du001.bHntenPMN0w5QuDHV9LLsPokPrBJK0TrFyF2ctzKylIRndX7zkdJjk9gbeb6j6-2FGtvcb6AZAH87uu-2FUEk7YGSw-3D-3D8Lti_c37ZvfSq1CVl2YsoyrWPuWl-2BngfhNVA-2Fjydsxyph4f2d3wncH0LcvxRTlE6rQbOaVM-2B-2FcMpNvWX4kkhVlHEKhyCvp-2BGDCcUpZYVv6yzQz4z-2BI9vyiUgk1wmsw3XDXC7k13a2emF9uxaR7kqyRZvHe2W259aA3NlhJrc-2BSGFN4GTYeAH0her9wbmp3vn6caAnY-2F6ZS4tAdxunwobWtMhXhZG-2BBttMcfToOM-2Fb0ZokAFBuWjbAOpMPn-2FvD3NUgjFURCMJOXyW74z3cXZOSv4ZkXRViYknaEwI1ibIDQ8by9h4K-2F-2BD8z0nQA8rUZDcei6vts-2B-2Blx974mBvvrBdXAFHek9bpSeZw-2BAJF2R7MlmQ4SWtgDtpAiJbonpDXpYBN-2BWkuU6w6zEGtroQa-2FpHYManJWB9Jc6fMBMPPy8OpKiLCgeidhgus7IhUL-2BN7JQsZruaXaOQ1-2F6ALV526bx-2BMsUVYEyWstEZKNQBNG-2FCTmEucb18Geht61qILfAiZGR01QwyeNyyVdYdERG8Yxmyhx1Z45HSgxZuASEWybo6EU8FX7Bi-2BDoKo70Tkq2S0R6PsWdB4T-2BFojr-2FeThiOJ-2BLLzMGO7uec-2Bv7YkijzHrqj3QZDf2wPA704eULRSMJr-2Bqt77COnjBBa-2BQhoebW5RLGUhl7TnUfNCh6sGxE-2FSO7BdzIzzYrtCHr9Q0VbIO7i3Ua-2BEJ7fdxOFuMby4RrcUdPzaYQY97R1lgS9Ugkhdz6SBH2RFs6PrPuW6ISDu3y134Pba7SHH72jurp9Br6Nw5kfZIHL7h4YKTMeyxdiNjadCYfAPk8Bst7ukZfmU5Gy1PTmhp6xuxwGfAU6LUb9i-2FebW0itX-2FYuOtmm6IQiyIYiA7j3JdoUlTsMmCMQSKbfhV5QyW6RiREldbNoZ2zR1daQM3tKNax5VncSJrCuA0b1gbL3UH0-3D&amp;data=05%7C02%7C%7C97f508a172d4484760fc08dec8b445bb%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639168873742637650%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=LqlkgT60TUU%2BGce%2FNFFZnR51z6JsUOieGO4Ab5GdnwY%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Elon Musk<\/a>, the world\u2019s first trillionaire.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is certainly hard to believe that a little company that started in a warehouse in El Segundo is now going public with the largest IPO ever,\u201d Musk said in an address at SpaceX\u2019s headquarters. He reiterated the company\u2019s mission to \u201cmake humanity multiplanetary\u201d and \u201ctake the fiction out of science fiction\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Executives rang the bell to open trading as Elton John\u2019s Rocket Man played on the floor of the Nasdaq exchange.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"824\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/trillionair.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/trillionair.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/trillionair-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/trillionair-768x633.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-0e58ec587c18b159f5ad1cd306426b32 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#f04d44\">Meanwhile :Musk&#8217;s approach to humanity on planet earth:  June 12\/2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Musk-X.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Musk-X.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Musk-X-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Musk-X-768x395.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-0490690425288064dcc7144394139ba9 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#f1352b\">Elon Musk accused of amplifying anti-migrant content to more than 60 million on X amid Belfast disorder<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Musk-X-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Musk-X-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Musk-X-2-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Musk-X-2-768x412.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs the owner of X and its most-followed user, Elon Musk has unparalleled power to shape what people see online. With that power comes responsibility for the content and conduct his platform promotes,\u201d he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYet our research shows that he used the Belfast tragedy to amplify anti-migrant narratives to millions of users, prompting endless calls for violence. While communities dealt with the consequences of brutality and disorder, no individual played a bigger role in spreading this content on X than Musk himself.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Imran Ahmed, Founder &amp; CEO of CCDH<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source: Independent<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Court-Painter-Elon-gasoline-X.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Court-Painter-Elon-gasoline-X.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Court-Painter-Elon-gasoline-X-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Court-Painter-Elon-gasoline-X-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-7f1037b00766135cc9a42581251e101b wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#c5160c\">Court Painter &amp; Trillionaire<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; SpaceX made the biggest stock market debut in history on Friday after nearly two and a half decades as a private company. Public trading began around midday with a starting share price of $150, which quickly jumped by a double digit percentage and sent the company\u2019s valuation above $2tn. The company\u2019s initial public offering &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=33526\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Trillion thrilla&#8230;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-images","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33526"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33526\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33544,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33526\/revisions\/33544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}