Friday State of the Union - April 21st 2023

Let’s start with this recurring nonsense I keep hearing from every couch activist between Kansas City and Boulder..."There should be no billionaires!"

🎙️ Year of the Cow – Mini Episode: “Last Week’s Market Madness & Crypto Climb”Hey friends, Ryan Fair here—ready to make sense of the noise behind the numbers. Last week’s financial headlines? Markets flirted with record highs and crypto hit orbit. Let’s unpack it with that year of the cow-timed moderation andpractical flair.

Welcome back to The Year of the Cow — where we don’t scream, we smirk. I’m your host Ryan Fair: Army vet, dad of three, and semi-functioning caffeine addict — here to break down the latest in global stupidity and remind you: if it smells likeB.S., it's probably taxpayer-funded.

Play something upbeat, Americana-funky with cowbell andpatriotic undertonesVoiceover: “Welcome to The Year of the Cow: A Ryan Fair Podcast— where common sense wears boots, laughs at the chaos, and refuses to apologizefor thinking.”

"The Pause That Roared: Did Iran Just Blink… or Reload?"In this episode of The Year of the Cow, Ryan Fair breaks down the suspiciously quiet moment in the Iran–Israel conflict — the kind of silence that makes you check the sky and your inbox at the same time.Why did Iran stop flinging drones? Why did Israel stop showing off F-35s? And why is the U.S. just sitting there like a tired substitute teacher with a migraine?Ryan walks through the latest "pause" in hostilities with equal parts insight and side-eye. Is this a tactical timeout? A geopolitical group hug? Or is everyone just out of missiles and making it up as they go?From drone swarms and domestic chaos to cyber war and diplomatic poker faces, this 15-minute episode covers:Military burnout and why Iran’s drone game looks like a fireworks show run by internsNetanyahu’s “hold my gavel” moment as Israel faces internal protestsWhy the Biden White House is whispering “please don’t” to everyone involvedAnd whether this ceasefire is real… or just the world's most polite reloadAll with a center-right edge, a few well-earned eye rolls, and a reminder that in the Middle East, “peace” usually means everyone’s just recharging their batteries.🔗 Scan the QR. Listen in. And bring snacks — the next missile might interrupt lunch.

I take a few minutes to go over what the Politicians' are telling you, what the media is telling you and what is actually in the bill. Hint Hint: You wont like it one bit!

Tesla's stock is currently trading at $300.70, down 5.34% from the previous close. In the second quarter of 2025, analysts expect Tesla to deliver about 377,000 vehicles, slightly below the consensus of 390,000. The company is also venturing into robotaxi services, launching a pilot in Austin, Texas. However, Tesla faces challenges in Europe, with sales down 28% year-over-year in May. Additionally, the departure of key executive Omead Afshar adds to the company's leadership changes.

Elon’s tweeting, Trump’s truthing, and America’s watching the circus—while Congress naps behind a trillion-dollar spending bill no one read.This episode dives into the ego war between two of the loudest men in America, the broken promises buried in “our big beautiful bill,” and the reason people have completely lost faith in the government’s ability to handle… well, anything.

The U.S. economy isn’t crashing—but it sure isn’t coasting either. Jerome Powell and the Fed are in a no-win scenario: raise rates and risk recession, lower them and risk inflation. From sky-high mortgage rates to consumer debt piling up, the American wallet is feeling the squeeze. Add in global tension, shaky trade, and unpredictable markets, and it’s no wonder the Fed’s toolkit is looking a little empty. This episode unpacks the high-stakes balancing act, with real numbers to back it up.

This is going to be a very ala carte experience of financial ideas I have had and use. Again, this is not financial advise, but thought provoking ideas I have had while trying to answer the worlds hard questions.