Miscellaneous And Off Topic Subjects

[Dr. Strangelove]

I find it both interesting and ironic that just a couple years ago so many Democrats we're insisting that battery powered vehicles were the wave of the future. Now, since Elon Musk has joined the dark side leftists are firebombing Tesla dealerships. So I guess it's okay now if I keep my Chevy Cruze?

They're ditching Tesla for other EV's. Tesla's share of the EV market has gone from 90% in 2019 to below 50% today. Elon wants to end the subsidies that he took advantage of for years because his competitors have been rapidly gaining.

Firebombing cars is obviously well beyond the pale but if libs want to boycott Tesla, why not? Elon's politics are alienating his primary customer base (well-off liberals) just like Bud Light did a few years ago with conservatives that cherish shit beer.

[Dr. Strangelove]

Fact check: Trump falsely claims Canada is ‘one of the highest tariffing nations’ | CNN Politics

As he has before, Trump pointed in the Tuesday social media post to one set of notably high Canadian tariffs — dairy duties exceeding 250% on some products — as a prime example of Canada’s supposedly unfair trade practices. But he again failed to mention that these Canadian dairy tariffs only kick in after the US has hit a certain, Trump-negotiated quantity of zero-tariff sales to Canada. The US is not currently filling its zero-tariff sales quota in any category of dairy product, so the tariffs aren’t being applied.

[lineygoblue]

FTR, I don't want an electric car until they can make it cost something less than a house, make the range go over 500 miles on one charge, and have the recharge take about the same time as it takes to refill the gas tank in my Cruze. Until then, I'll stick with internal combustion.

I doubt that Tesla Corporation is going to go away over Musk's politics. The man is so rich that he can absorb some temporary losses. I doubt he loses any sleep over it.

[Jeff Buchanan]

DSL, I don't think it would surprise you to know that attentive and engaged conservatives think DJT outright lies, distorts facts, exaggerates accomplishments and is a narcissistic egomaniac. It's unnecessary to post every dumb thing DJT does or says.

Conservatives also know that we can put up with that to have him and his administration secure the borders and work to reduce the size of government. In so doing he is taking away the control of policy and process that unelected officials wield inherent in the administrative state that liberals have built to advance their socially liberal values and ideals.