Jury finds Elon Musk guilty of misleading investors

The world richest man could end up paying up to $2.6 billion in damages, the plaintiffs’ attorneys have said

Published 22 Mar, 2026 08:19 |

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has been found guilty in California of misleading investors during his $44 billion purchase of Twitter in 2022.

The class-action lawsuit, which had been filed shortly before Musk took control of the social media platform that he subsequently re-branded as X, focused on two tweets and comments made by the tech billionaire during a podcast in May 2022. Following those statements, including a post claiming that the Twitter deal was “temporarily on hold,” the company’s shares plunged by almost 10% in a single session.

The nine-man jury in San Francisco delivered its verdict on Friday, stating that the tech billionaire did mislead the shareholders, who sold Twitter shares at a lower price as a result of his announcements, with the tweets.

However,it also found that there was nothing wrong with what Musk said on the podcast and that he did not intentionally “scheme” to mislead the investors.

The Tesla and SpaceX CEO could end up paying up to $2.6 billion in damages, according to the lawyers of the Twitter shareholders. Musk’s fortune is estimated at some $814 billion.

The verdict is “an important victory, not just for investors of Twitter, but for the public markets” that “sends a strong message that just because you’re a rich and powerful person, you still have to obey the law,” Mark Molumphy, an attorney for the plaintiffs, insisted.

Musk’s lawyers said that they will appeal the ruling. “We view today’s verdict, where the jury found both for and against the plaintiffs and found no fraud scheme, as a bump in the road,” the legal team at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan said in a statement.

Musk, who is an extremely active user of X, has not yet commented on the jury’s decision.

The billionaire is often dubbed “Teflon Elon” for his ability to come out on top in the most difficult legal cases. In 2023, a jury in the same San Francisco court cleared him of similar charges of misleading investors, following Musk’s claims in 2018 that he had the funds to turn Tesla from a publicly traded company into a private one. That deal never happened.

https://www.rt.com/news/635792-musk-twitter-misleading-investors/

Israel says expects weeks more fighting with Iran, Lebanon

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Israel’s military spokesman said the country expects weeks more of fighting against Iran and Hezbollah.

The spokesman added that authorities are examining how air defence systems failed to intercept incoming Iranian missiles during Saturday’s attacks.

(Someone, perhaps Trump should reign in Bibi, he loves killing for the sake of killing too much!)

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202603220618

NATO’s Rutte says still assessing Iran missile type in Diego Garcia strike

4 hours ago

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said he could not confirm whether missiles fired toward Diego Garcia were Iranian intercontinental ballistic missiles and that the alliance is still assessing the situation.(He’s afraid of Iran’s response. Coward!)

“We cannot confirm that at the moment, so we’re looking into that,” Rutte said in an interview with CBS News.

“We are still assessing, but if it is true, it means they already have that capability. If it is not true, we know they are very close to having that capability,” he added.

He said US President Donald Trump’s efforts to degrade Iran’s missile and nuclear capabilities were “crucial" for global security.

Rutte warned that Iran obtaining such capabilities would pose “a direct threat … to Israel, to the region, to Europe, to the stability in the world.” (Rutte they know this, it was there mission)

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202603223785

IAEA’s Grossi says securing Iran uranium would be ‘very challenging’

5 hours ago

UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said a potential US special forces operation to secure Iran’s enriched uranium would be “very challenging.”

“I guess there will be a number of decoys … materials over there, which would make it very difficult,” Grossi said in an interview with CBS’s Face the Nation.

“I’m not saying it’s impossible … but it would be very challenging operation for sure,” he added.

(That’s the UN for you.)

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202603221491

Spain’s Sanchez calls for Hormuz reopening, warns of energy crisis

6 hours ago

Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sanchez called for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the protection of energy infrastructure in the Middle East, warning that further escalation could trigger a global energy crisis, in a post on X on Sunday. (Duh!!! It’s been said for a while now)

“The Government of Spain demands the opening of Hormuz and the preservation of all the energy sites of the Middle East,” Sanchez said.

“We stand at a global tipping point. Further escalation could trigger a long-term energy crisis for all humanity,” he added.

“The world should not pay the consequences of this war,”he said.

(Yes believe it or not, these are our supposed allies!)

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202603221444

Israel envoy says Iran war must continue until regime weakens, people rise

7 hours ago

Israel’s ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leitersaid the war with Iran must continue until the country’s leadership is weakened to the point it has “no power”and the Iranian people can rise up and topple it.

“The campaign will end … when there is not an entity in Tehran that’s going to threaten the region,” Leiter said in an interview with CNN.

He said the goal was to degrade the leadership’s power to the point it has “no power,” adding that such an outcome could enable Iranians to rise up.

“I think that we need boots on the ground but they’ve got to be Iranian boots, and I think they’re coming,” he said.

Leiter said a popular uprising was likely, adding that “it’s going to take place because the Iranian people have had enough.”

(I wonder how many more people hate Israel, as compared before the war?)

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202603221751

Video shows Jimmy Gracey falling into water, Spanish paper reports3/21/26

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Police officers recover the body of a person found in the waters off the Port of Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Alfonso Beato)

Spanish newspaper El País revealed new details surrounding the death of University of Alabama student James "Jimmy" Gracey.

Gracy’s body was pulled from the water in Barcelona on Thursday after a two-day search for the 20-year-old. Gracey was visiting friends who were studying abroad and was last seen at Shoko nightclub.

Although initial reports suggested foul play was involved, a newly discovered surveillance video showed Gracey walking toward a dock before accidentally falling into the water.

Gracey was alone at the time of his death.

A friend he was traveling with told authorities he returned to the Airbnb the two were renting while Gracey stayed behind at the nightclub. He was last seen at 3 a.m. Tuesday.

Authorities in the area of Olympic Village searched for Gracey for two days before finding him dead.

Gracey's younger brother, Tommy, posted on Instagram, "I don't know what to say or how to deal with this. I can't believe it. I'm gonna miss all the texts and calls about hockey, school, and life in general. I'm not ready to say goodbye to that."

Tommy Gracey said his big brother was courageous and inspiring. He said one of his most cherished memories with his brother was when he ran into his arms while visiting him in Alabama.

"Thank you for that. Thank you for everything," Tommy Gracey continued. "I just can't believe that's all over. I will do my best to pass on your legacy. What a ride dude. I can't wait to see you again in eternal paradise. I love you and fly high, Jimmy. ❤️🕊️"

The family said they were grateful for the support they are receiving.

https://1819news.com/news/item/video-shows-jimmy-gracey-falling-into-water-spanish-paper-reports

Peter Thiel’s Latest $2 Billion Investment, An “Agritech Unicorn” – Or Something Else?. (1/2)

March 22, 2026 | Sundance |

Peter Thiel is well known for his PayPal startup and later Palantir tech investment. Most people now have a better understanding of exactly what Palantir software and AI interface are capable of. Palantir AI is now established as a core military system, and the suite of associated products have both military and commercial applications.

At its core, the Palantir product line is about interfacing AI with surveillance software; behavior stuff that permits surveillance and targeting systems through massive database cross referencing and actionable targeting. I’ll leave the rest of the explaining to those in the comments section who have followed the developing technology.

For his latest endeavor, Peter Thiel has now invested $2 billion in a New Zealand (think five-eyes) based company that assists cattle ranchers with their herds. “New Zealand-based Halter has secured funding at a $2 billion valuation from Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, marking one of the highest-profile venture investments in agricultural AI to date. The startup, which manufactures AI-powered collars that autonomously manage cattle movement and behaviour, now operates across more than 5,000 farms globally.” (READ MORE) – AND WATCH:

Stay with me, this might start to sound odd.

Here’s the explanation of Halter, as it directly relates to the cattle and cow industry:

• “Peter Thiel just bet $2 billion on a collar that wraps around a cow’s neck. The company is called Halter and it has a proprietary algorithm that runs the entire operation. They actually trademarked the name for it and called it the Cowgorithm and here’s how it works.

• A farmer opens an app, taps a button, and 600,000 cows across three countries start walking toward the milking station on their own. No farm dogs, fences or physical labor, it’s just a solar-powered GPS collar sending sound and vibration cues to each animal.”

• “The collar does more than move cows around. It monitors digestion, fertility cycles, and health patterns in real time, 24 hours a day, using machine learning trained on the behavior of hundreds of thousands of animals.

• Halter was founded by a rocket engineer who built spacecraft at Rocket Lab before deciding that farming was the bigger unsolved problem. US ranchers alone have already used the technology to build over 11,000 miles of virtual fencing, roughly the full perimeter of the continental United States, saving an estimated $220 million in physical fencing costs.

• Halter’s previous funding round valued the company at $1 billion. This new round, led by Thiel’s Founders Fund, doubles that valuation to $2 billion before the new money even hits the account. And they charge farmers between $5 and $8 per animal per month on a subscription model, meaning the more cows they collar, the more locked-in the revenue becomes.

•The most powerful venture capitalist on earth just decided that the future of food and farming runs through an algorithm named after a cow.” (SOURCE)

Peter Thiel’s prior developmental products are all based around human behavioral sciences. Geolocation, predictive analysis, consumer patterns, behavior patterns, targeting, and the streamlined assembly of mass surveillance systems such as Palantir facial recognition software connected to identity tracking and tracing.

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/03/22/peter-thiels-latest-2-billion-investment-an-agritech-unicorn-or-something-else/#more-281820

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(2/2)

Why would Peter Thiel be shifting to animal behavioral sciences. Yes, there is a strong marketable product that could ultimately make cattle ranching and cow farming much more efficient and productive.

However, overlay the Halter system on cows with the Palantir system on people. Replace the cow with a human.

As someone else noted:

• Let me explain what a $2 billion “cow collar” actually is

• They put an AI collar on a cow. It tracks location. Health. Movement. Behavior. Every second of every day.

• A farmer opens an app. Draws a line on a map. That line becomes a fence.

•No physical fence. No wall. Nothing visible.

• When the cow gets close to the boundary.. the collar vibrates. The cow turns around. Within 10 days the animal doesn’t even test the boundary anymore. It just stays inside.

•700,000 animals are already wearing them.

•They called it a “cowgorithm.” They want you to laugh at it.

• Now read the technology again without the word cow..

• 24/7 GPS tracking on every individual. Real time health and behavior monitoring. Invisible boundaries drawn from a phone. Movement controlled through vibration and sound. Subject learns compliance within days.

•$2 billion. And guess who led the investment…

•Peter Thiel. The same man who built Palantir. CIA backed surveillance from day one. The same man who just got a $10 billion Pentagon contract to run AI inside the military.

His entire career is building systems that track and control. Now he’s funding a collar that does exactly that.

They’re not investing in farming. The farming is the test. (SOURCE)

Where did the most aggressive testing of COVID-19 population control systems, and COVID-19 vaccination compliance take place?. Australia and New Zealand. Five-Eyes countries.

Sound crazy?

So did this at the time:

Milk Road AI

@MilkRoadAI

This is WILD.

Peter Thiel just bet $2 billion on a collar that wraps around a cow’s neck.

The company is called Halter and it has a proprietary algorithm that runs the entire operation.

They actually trademarked the name for it and called it the Cowgorithm and here's how it works.

A farmer opens an app, taps a button, and 600,000 cows across three countries start walking toward the milking station on their own.

No farm dogs, fences or physical labor, it's just a solar-powered GPS collar sending sound and vibration cues to each animal.

The collar does more than move cows around.

It monitors digestion, fertility cycles, and health patterns in real time, 24 hours a day, using machine learning trained on the behavior of hundreds of thousands of animals.

Halter was founded by a rocket engineer who built spacecraft at Rocket Lab before deciding that farming was the bigger unsolved problem.

US ranchers alone have already used the technology to build over 11,000 miles of virtual fencing, roughly the full perimeter of the continental United States, saving an estimated $220 million in physical fencing costs.

Halter's previous funding round valued the company at $1 billion.

This new round, led by Thiel's Founders Fund, doubles that valuation to $2 billion before the new money even hits the account.

And they charge farmers between $5 and $8 per animal per month on a subscription model, meaning the more cows they collar, the more locked-in the revenue becomes.

The most powerful venture capitalist on earth just decided that the future of food and farmingruns through an algorithm named after a cow.

He might be right.

Bloomberg

@business

Mar 20

Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund is backing a company bringing AI to cow herding at a $2 billion valuation

https://bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-20/peter-thiel-s-founders-fund-backs-ai-cow-collar-startup-at-2-billion-valuation?taid=69bda594a072250001e9b6a4&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=business&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

8:15 PM · Mar 21, 2026

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https://x.com/MilkRoadAI/status/2035510709124059305?s=20

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/03/22/peter-thiels-latest-2-billion-investment-an-agritech-unicorn-or-something-else/#more-281820

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Border Czar Tom Homan Explains How Immigration and Customs Enforcement Can Supplement TSA Workers

March 22, 2026 | Sundance |

Apparently, CNN needs to play the game of pretending that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) as well as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) do not already operate in U.S. airports.

Airports are border checkpoints, and the “customs” part of both ICE and CBP are functions that happen as part of regular duty for CBP and ICE officials.

As Tom Homan notes, CBP/ICE already exist in airports and can assist Transportation Security Administration(TSA) officials in various duties including, customs checks, routine security, entrance/exit security as well as baggage and pre-boarding security checkpoints that do not involve the use of x-ray and scanning machines. In fact, more than half the functioning work of TSA agents can easily be handled/supported by ICE/CBP agents.

But CNN needs to build a narrative, so the reality of simple explanations works against their interests. WATCH:

Trump is deploying ICE to cover TSA in airports

President Donald Trump said Sunday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will be sent to US airports on Monday, with border czar Tom Homan leading the effort.

The move comes as Democrats voice strong opposition and a partial government shutdown continues to strain airport operations.

12:34

https://youtu.be/EWtkg6Di2Ac

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/03/22/border-czar-tom-homan-explains-how-immigration-and-customs-enforcement-can-supplement-tsa-workers/

Sunday Talks: Mike Waltz Says Iran’s 4,000km Missile Range Not Verified

March 22, 2026 | Sundance |

U.S. Secretary to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, appears on CBS to discuss the political angles to the U.S. military operation against Iran. There was some critical questioning about whether Iran was factually capable of sending a missile from Iran to the U.S. base at Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean.Ambassador Waltz seems to question the reporting on their capabilities.Video and Transcript Below:

Mike Waltz says "I would never take anything off the table" on bombing Iran nuclear plants

President Trump has threatened to bomb Iran's nuclear plants and civilian energy infrastructure. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that all options remain possible and he would "never take anything off the table for this president."

"Face the Nation" is America's premier Sunday morning public affairs program. The broadcast is one of the longest-running news programs in the history of television, having debuted Nov. 7, 1954, on CBS. Every Sunday, "Face the Nation" moderator and CBS News senior foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan welcomes leaders, newsmakers, and experts to a lively round table discussion of current events and the latest news.

https://youtu.be/dMVip6QR-O0

8:39

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/03/22/sunday-talks-mike-waltz-says-irans-4000km-missile-range-not-verified/

‘The Five’: They’re out for REVENGE…

Fox News

(They will repeat Trump’s first four years if they get power again, and I’m sure they will target MAGA, welcome to America’s Gulag if Democrats win anything.)

8:38

https://youtu.be/8DrF86BQU60

BREAKING: Israel UNDER FIRE amid Trump ultimatum to Iran

Fox News senior correspondent Mike Tobin reports live from Tel Aviv as Israeli defenses shoot down incoming Iranian missiles

6:25

https://youtu.be/oqAAD_d-7VE

'EYE FOR AN EYE': Iran issues MAJOR threat on tourist sites worldwide

President Donald Trump issues an ultimatum to Iran regarding the Strait of Hormuz, threatening strikes on power plants. Trey Yingst reports live from Tel Aviv on the escalating conflict and Iranian missile threats as Kirk Lippold, former commanding officer of the USS Cole, weighs in.

8:25

https://youtu.be/TDM28C6DOXc