NBA Finals, World Cup Soccer & SpaceX's IPO – A world curated for Millionaires, Billionaires (and now Trillionaires)

Yá'át'ééh my relatives. Today over My Second Cup of Coffee I discuss ticket prices for the NBA Finals, World Cup Soccer as well as SpaceX's IPO and examine how our world is being curated to entrench and entertain millionaires, billionaires and now trillionaires. I invite you to join me.

LINKS:
Reuters: Ticket prices for NBA Finals Game 3 slashed in half (to $4,711)
https://www.reuters.com/sports/ticket-prices-nba-finals-game-3-slashed-half--flm-2026-06-08/

News4SA: San Antonio - Priced out by resellers: Spurs Game 5 ticket prices reach over $1,000
https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/priced-out-by-resellers-spurs-game-5-ticket-prices-reach-over-1000

NBC News: Empty seats on World Cup’s opening day renew ticket price concerns
https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/soccer/empty-seats-world-cups-opening-day-renew-ticket-price-concerns-rcna349748

NYTimes: A Yearslong Effort to Woo Trump Culminates With the World Cup
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/world/europe/world-cup-infantino-trump.html

New York Times: Ticket Prices Make the World Cup Feel Like an Event for High Society
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/us/world-cup-tickets-expensive-mexico.html

US News: Survey: 43% of Americans Don't Have Savings to Pay for a $1,000 Emergency
https://www.usnews.com/banking/articles/2026-financial-wellness-survey

Quartz: Elizabeth Warren urged the SEC to delay SpaceX's IPO before its Nasdaq debut
https://qz.com/elizabeth-warren-sec-spacex-ipo-delay-061026

Consumer Finance Monitor: SpaceX Becomes the First Major IPO Issuer to Implement the SEC’s New Shareholder Arbitration Policy
https://www.consumerfinancemonitor.com/2026/06/15/spacex-becomes-the-first-major-ipo-issuer-to-implement-the-secs-new-shareholder-arbitration-policy/

Harvard Law: Top IPO, Weak Governance
https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/05/19/top-ipo-weak-governance/

Yahoo! News: After SpaceX's IPO, CEO Elon Musk Will Control 82.4% of the Company's Voting Power. Is That Good for Investors?
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/spacexs-ipo-ceo-elon-musk-083500287.html

Forbes: SpaceX Could Open At $175—A 30% Surge In Blockbuster Debut (Live Updates)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2026/06/12/spacex-could-open-at-175-a-30-surge-in-blockbuster-debut-live-updates/

NY Times: Retail Investors Help Send SpaceX Shares Soaring
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/business/spacex-retail-investors.html

The Motley Fool: Warren Buffett Would Never Buy the SpaceX IPO. Here's What He'd Do Instead
https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/06/11/warren-buffett-would-never-buy-the-spacex-ipo-here/

Unity Church - St. Paul MN: Mark Charles
https://www.unityunitarian.org/indigenous-justice.html

Linktree: Mark Charles (wirelesshogan)
https://linktr.ee/wirelesshogan