JWSP
John Wayne's Surge Protector podcast is two guys discussing the world around us on a twice weekly basis. We try to look at things that we think are huge deals and sometimes those items are also flying under the radar for a lot of other media channels. Having known each other for many years some of the jokes you hear may not come off as jokes. Keep listening and you will get in the loop soon enough as well. We have a link to leave any feedback in most of the episodes so don't hesitate to reach out.
JWSP
Pittsburgh is catching strays today
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This week's "Who Said It" is about a brand new Middle East defense pact — and the person celebrating it has some very specific financial reasons to be excited that have nothing to do with regional stability.
Tesla is flat but Cathie Wood is buying like it's on sale, with a price target that implies something in the neighborhood of 700% upside. We let you do the math on what it would take for that to be right. SpaceX finally revealed who actually owns it — 23 accounts control over 80% of reported shares — and one of the names on that list is going to make the whole "national security" conversation about Elon feel very different.
Russia's only anti-war party just had its appeal rejected and its deputy leader sentenced to 11 years — we note that they had about a 3% approval rating, which apparently was still 3% too many. Meanwhile Wildberries employees near Moscow have apparently decided that if the warehouse is burning anyway, they might as well help themselves first. We respect the hustle. Russia's second-largest bank's chief economist went on record about the state of the wartime economy — and then was immediately fired, because in Russia the messenger doesn't just get shot metaphorically.
Trump is scaling back joint military exercises with South Korea for reasons that include the cost, Kim Jong Un's feelings, and South Korea's failure to help denuclearize Iran — we unpack all three and let the audience rank them by logic. The USS Abraham Lincoln situation gets a replacement and Pete Hegseth has some thoughts about the reporting that carefully avoid contesting any of the actual facts. And Trump just ordered the Navy to rip out a system that saves $100 million a year and go back to steam catapults that haven't been manufactured in 20 years. The retired Rear Admiral who used to command that carrier group has some words about that.
Todd Blanche made a promise about the Attorney General's office that is funny for a very specific reason once you remember who previously held that job and what they were asked to do. Mamdani is handing out $8 million to small businesses and Netanyahu put him on a billboard — we explain why that's actually a sign of something. And a couple dozen of the internet's saddest men gathered in a Miami parking lot to do pushups for Andrew Tate, and the internet responded in a way that is going to make your week.
The Trump Interview link
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/19WtVV4DuK/
SBA Kelly Loeffler robot link
https://www.reddit.com/r/TikTokCringe/s/6yMV8dhUJ1
