In the 1920s, the British Empire had a monopoly on rubber. But Henry Ford wanted to snatch that control. So he built a $3.5B Rubber city in the Amazon—bigger than Jamaica. It failed spectacularly. One of the dumbest business disasters in history. 🧵

Why isn’t the Tesla Cybertruck selling? At one point, it had over a million reservations. Now, trucks are piling up on lots. Tesla made big promises. But did it deliver? Let’s unpack what went wrong:🧵

A soda company helped start a coup. In 1970, Chile voted for Socialist Salvador Allende. He promised to seize copper mines, banks—even Pepsi’s bottling plants. So Pepsi’s CEO ran to U.S. President Nixon. By nightfall, the CIA had orders: “Stop Allende.” 3 years later, Allende

In 2008, the U.S. auto industry was dying. GM and Chrysler went to Washington, begging for billions to survive. Ford did the opposite... They said: “We don’t need government money.” Why? They had mortgaged EVERYTHING—even their name. This one move saved Ford from Bankruptcy:

Chinese soldiers preparing for battle. With every drill, China draws its circles closer around Taiwan. The U.S. responds by building up forces and practicing how to sink Chinese ships. But why are both superpowers so obsessed with this one island? 🧵