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  1. We didn't get a recycling pickup for 30 days after Whitmire was inaugurated lol
  2. Yeah I was reading an interesting article the other day - can't remember if it was CNBC, WSJ, NYT, or whoever - basically detailing the pinch American automakers are in. Chinese EVs are evidently getting very cheap (like $10k-$15k/vehicle, I had no idea) and they can flood the market. Trucks + SUVs remain the revenue drivers in North America and will be counted on as such as the EV line gets up to speed, but they face pressure from those really cheap Chinese EV models. If those start eating into sales before American vehicles EVs can compete on price point they stand to lose quite a bit of market share both at home and abroad, and as you outline would be in a very precarious financial position if the EV investment doesn't pay off. Will be interesting to watch.
  3. Put "EV charger" into Google Maps. They'll show up. Most interstates and major metros have some level of coverage these days. Electrify America charges pretty quick (I charged a rental EV from 30% to 70% in about 20 mins in a Target parking lot) and charging is cheap. My understanding is EVs work best between 20% and 80% charge but not an expert.
  4. Heh, funny you say this. Evidently their EV sales were up 81% YOY for February. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/04/ford-february-sales-hybrids-evs.html
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    Texas Primaries

    Depending on where you live tomorrow is potentially the de facto general election. That's probably the biggest one. Lawyers/Houston folks - any particular judicial recommendations to sell me on for judicial seats in the Democratic primary? There are so many in Harris County and it can be hard to find good information.
  6. At its establishment, America was an oligarchy of wealthy, white, Christian men and very few, if any of them intended for it to become anything beyond that. They believe in that vision.
  7. It's burned well over 1MM acres and has crossed state lines. I don't think he has a choice. And of course, as with everything he does, the political optics are the driver and the optics of refusing Federal aid would be pretty bad. Of course the Panhandle would still vote for him but still.
  8. A fraction of infinity is still infinity.
  9. I haven't looked into the methodology or crosstabs on this at all but Michigan is not going to be 3-4 points to the left of PA. Those two states will be within a percentage point of one another. Wisconsin I can see drifting right. It is notably whiter, less educated, and more religious than the other two (and MI slightly more so than PA). But it isn't going to be PA and WI flipping by several points and Michigan holding. If PA goes, MI goes. Keeping the "somewhat disapproves" in the fold has been key to the run of Democratic election wins from 2022-present and is probably one of the most solid, tested data points you can point to in support of Biden's chances. I'd rather not be in the position to have to count on that but it's clearly proven to be real. Yeah it was hard for me to take the NYT poll seriously when I saw the numbers with women. Okay sure. I think the total dismissal of the polls is wishful thinking - there's a real malaise that is being captured there; Biden isn't doing anything about it and is running out of time to do so - but shit like that is impossible to take seriously. Adjust the result among women to something more likely to happen and all of a sudden you're well into statistical tie territory and watching turnout, which I think is ultimately where we'll end up.
  10. Drove my first EV as a rental on a recent trip to CA - a Polestar, which I guess is a car and not a stripper. Cheapest rental option by a mile, through Hertz. It's like 90% the same but I did notice the quicker acceleration. I also drive a little soy boi Honda Fit on the daily so there are bicycles that accelerate quicker, FWIW. Charging was very easy to find. The technology u[grade over my normal spartan car was more fun than anything. Hopefully I'm not on the car market for several more years but I'm pretty sure my next vehicle will be an EV.
  11. Flew from DEN to IAH on Tuesday night, flew right over the expanding Panhandle fires. Just surreal to see lines of grass fires as far as the eye could see from 36k feet... in February. I'll have to see if my wife (window seat) got photos. Also caused a shitload of turbulence.
  12. I agree. We have an aggressive Russian dictator waging war in Ukraine and one hardline faction of one political party blocking aid. One of the two presidential candidates has stared Russia would have carte blanche to proceed to attack NATO states without US involvement. The "invasion" rhetoric is stupid and racially charged but the fact does remain we have a dysfunctional and inhumane immigration system. The same hardline faction of the same party that is fighting for Russian interests scuttled the strictest immigration legislation in I have no idea how long. A governor of the same political party, again, is playing fake army and killing people in Eagle Pass while doing nothing about the larger problem. We have war irrupting in the Middle East and the presumptive Republican nominee tried to start a war in the same region by assassinating a top Iranian general, and has spouted all sorts of inflammatory and irresponsible rhetoric. I am glad you agree and will be voting Democratic this fall, which is the only logical choice for national security.
  13. It's interesting but comparing Biden's donor numbers from 2019 to now isn't apples to apples and to portray it in a way that even remotely implies it is is shitty reporting. Broad Democratic cash advantage, though, that's real and meaningful.
  14. LBJ was a racist that personally passed the most consequential civil rights legislation for racial minorities in this country's modern history, surpassed only by Reconstruction Amendments (which he actually put teeth into). Woodrow Wilson was a racist that purged the Federal Government of black people and honestly would have reinstated slavery if he could.
  15. The odds that it was one of the two, though... pretty close to 100%.
  16. Bruh that's not even a down payment on tose court damages.
  17. SD license plates all over Mexico too thanks to expats remotely registering vehicles.
  18. I mean checks and balances are a two way street. Wisconsin is one of the 2-3 truly 50/50 states in the county. Getting maps that more orless reflect that out of a legislature that isn't just GOP controlled, but GOP dominated is a win. I don't know what else you expect?
  19. Is Rosetta that hot of a table? We got stuck in CDMX overnight midweek last May and walked over to Rosetta for dinner. Got a spot on the patio immediately. Wasn't a weekend but you might have luck walking up. Was really good, btw.
  20. Cosigned. I was in both band in football through 9th grade and stuck with football after that because I am ugly.
  21. I'm pretty sure "guaranteed compensation" in this context of that screen cap is simply base salary and there is a specific buyout procedure outlined elsewhere in the contract.
  22. Don't know if it's fully guaranteed, it wasn't before (to my knowledge) so I doubt they would do that in addition to such a massive salary increase. This is kind of concern troll-y. Texas's financial situation is also, uh, a little better than aggy's. And this is such a weird thing for Texas fans to be proud of. It's an overpay. It is what it is. It's not coming out of the actual school's pocket so I don't care that much but it's a weird thing to spike the football over.
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