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The Art of Value: Markets host JJ responds to remarks from investor and fund manager Ross Gerber, about Tesla’s “Garbage” Q2 2025 earnings. Gerber thinks the blame for this rests with CEO Elon Musk alone, and until Elon changes his ways, Tesla sales and earnings won’t improve. 

Related episode:

AI Bull Market: Perfect Echoes of '90s Dot-Com Bubble? https://youtu.be/DAtozPXTXBI

Referenced video:

Tesla's Q2 earnings report is 'garbage,' former Tesla bull Ross Gerber says

https://youtu.be/TjzEpljd80I

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The Art of Value host JJ breaks down the news that Tesla’s car sales have continued to drop in the biggest market for electric vehicles in the United States. The news broke as Tesla opens its first Tesla Diner, in Los Angeles, and Tesla Earnings are due to be reported this week.

Mentioned videos: 

AI Bull Market: Perfect Echoes of '90s Dot-Com Bubble? https://youtu.be/DAtozPXTXBI

Tesla Cybertruck Heading for Scrapyard of History https://youtu.be/zBJCQAO3l5M

Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser and nothing in this content is financial advice. This content is for general education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and seek professional financial advice before making any investment decision.

The Art of Value: Politics host JJ responds to a recent Charlamagne clip, in which Charlamagne states why he thinks Stephen Colbert's political comedy show is really getting scrapped. He discusses how it’s an authoritarian strategy to attack free speech, targeting media people who are critical of the Trump regime. 

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Journalist Mehdi Hasan Confronts Young MAGA Fascists https://youtu.be/9PQwAGX6ODI

What Authoritarians Have in Common & How to Build A Resistance https://youtu.be/5cnBHlXLkkU

It's Time to Confront the Reality of Fascism in America https://youtu.be/LZ8t67NBpWQ

The Art of Value host JJ breaks down the news that Tesla is facing off with the California Department of Motor Vehicles over claims that Tesla has exaggerated the abilities of its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) tech, and therefor mislead Tesla customers. This lawsuit has the potential to result in Tesla’s dealer license being suspended or revoked in California. 

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Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser and nothing in this content is financial advice. This content is for general education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and seek professional financial advice before making any investment decision.

The Art of Value: Markets host JJ breaks down how a recently updated stock market chart shows that the current bull market, led by AI-related stocks, so far is tracking perfectly with the internet stock boom of the 1990s, which led to a massive bubble and bust. Will this end up being similar? 

Related episodes:

Stan Druckenmiller on Nvidia Stock & AI Investing Now https://youtu.be/wDxFzG9_dfw

Aswath Damodaran on Nvidia: We've Overreached on The AI Trade https://youtu.be/vs-rVylukJA

Peter Thiel on How To Make Money in A.I. Investing https://youtu.be/kZ0JGbf3hlM

Referenced video:

The AI Bull Market Is Perfectly Tracking the Original 90’s Internet Boom | WDWL?

https://youtu.be/jSyd0pAxmnM

Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser and nothing in this content is financial advice. This content is for general education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and seek professional financial advice before making any investment decision.

The Art of Value: Politics host JJ breaks down how journalist and progressive Mehdi Hasan confronted a bunch of young MAGA fascists during a Jubilee “Surrounded” debate. It seemed Hasan was somewhat ambushed, thinking they were far-right conservatives, but as far-right as being openly fascist.

Related episodes:

What Authoritarians Have in Common & How to Build A Resistance https://youtu.be/5cnBHlXLkkU

Trump Fascism Hits LA with National Guard Deployment  https://youtu.be/mdbe5JN12fw

It's Time to Confront the Reality of Fascism in America https://youtu.be/LZ8t67NBpWQ

Referenced videos

1 Progressive vs 20 Far-Right Conservatives (ft. Mehdi Hasan) https://youtu.be/2S-WJN3L5eo

The Art of Value host JJ breaks down the news that President Trump is having a difficult time cancelling any of Elon Musk’s SpaceX contracts, even though he really wants to do that, after Trump and Musk’s very pubic falling out this. We look at why it’s so difficult for the government to cancel SpaceX contracts at this point. 

New on The Art of Value: Politics pod: Panicked Trump Continues to Crash Out Over Epstein https://youtu.be/ZHjP5Sl4irA

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The Art of Value: Politics host JJ breaks down the news that Israeli forces have opened fire toward starving Palestinians who were trying to obtain food from a meagre aid truck convoy.  

Recent episodes:

Panicked Trump Continues to Crash Out Over Epstein https://youtu.be/ZHjP5Sl4irA

Glenn Greenwald Exposes FAKE PRETEXT for Iran War https://youtu.be/j6IvykZF-P4

Shocking Plans For Expanding Migrant Tent Camps Revealed! https://youtu.be/ya6f2IyQvcw

The Art of Value: Politics host JJ breaks down how President Trump is continuing to panic over the public reaction to his alleged involvement with Jeffrey Epstein, how he won’t properly release the Epstein Files, and how the story just won’t go away.

Recent episodes:

Shocking Plans For Expanding Migrant Tent Camps Revealed! https://youtu.be/ya6f2IyQvcw

MILLIONS Join No Kings Protests as Trump Parade FLOPS https://youtu.be/ymswUxZ_2mA

Trump Fascism Hits LA with National Guard Deployment  https://youtu.be/mdbe5JN12fw

The Art of Value: Politics host JJ breaks down the news that the Trump administration’s ICE force is in the process of being greatly expanded, along with a growing immigrant detention centre network. In a concerning sign, ICE will become the most well-funded law enforcement agency in the United Sates, with the intention of detaining and deporting many millions of undocumented immigrants.

Related episodes:

Trump Fascism Hits LA with National Guard Deployment  https://youtu.be/mdbe5JN12fw

American Communities RESIST Trump’s ICE Thugs! https://youtu.be/qUfKj0KDTOU

It's Time to Confront the Reality of Fascism in America https://youtu.be/LZ8t67NBpWQ