Every single Republican who called for the release of the Epstein files has been primaried out of office by Republican voters. Say what you will about their economy crashing and self harming agenda, but man, it really is a hell of a strong cult.

I cannot, will not believe the Danish-flagged LPG tanker that slipped through the US blockade of Iranian ports to fill up at Karg Island is registered as NUNYA.

I've driven pretty much every day in May, averaging about 17 miles a day, and it's cost around $10. EVs man, it sure makes a difference when you aren't throwing 80% of the energy out the tailpipe.

Has there ever been a design trend driven into the ground faster or harder by the auto industry than the full body width light bar? Even tail fins too longer to reach banality.

Perfection. No notes. "Fallon is the court jester of the Anthropocene" is an idea that will stick in my head for a while.

Funniest problem I fixed today? A folded paper towel holder that lost its key a decade ago. Staff had been putting the towels on the counter. Endoscope plus a socket on an extension undid the locking arm and I just took all the lock's tumbler pins out.

Really nailed the timing on getting it in for a checkup under the 60k powertrain warranty.

My daughter is six, was born just before the pandemic, and is now thriving and completely, intentionally, insulated from the chaos of the last decade. It's going to be wild work to explain all of this some day soon.

Hey... that billion dollars being floated for Trump's ballroom? That much money could easily house every homeless veteran in the country for two years.

Growing increasingly convinced there's a reason Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations isn't standard curriculum for high school seniors. I don't think most adults even understand the concept of money.

I have successfully tired out the creature.

I'm back from a three day ban as a result of... something? Well that sure taught me a lesson to not do, uh, a thing? Sent in a protest and got crickets in return, auto moderation is going to be the end of web 2.0. Anyway, I was recently reminded of the 2005 documentary "Why We Fight." Go watch it.

Apropos of everything: youtu.be/xu8u9ZbCJgQ?...

Oh. Yay. Google has manufactured YouTube into a resource hog even worse than Chrome.

I like this Ace. "Here's a jar of leftover crap, ten bucks and it's all yours." My own Dad is asleep at this hour but his genes are shouting at me to buy it. NO Dad. No. Maybe next time.

We're really through the looking glass.

Hey, you know the meme about finding a potato in the back of the cupboard that's all gnarly and sprouting and screaming "WHERE IS THE SOIL?" I gave it the soil.

I just had to "unfriend" my own godfather on farcebook. The man served 25 years in the Marine corps and was a decorated master sergeant and served as a Gunny for years. Today he's all in on Trump's fascism and makes a hobby of harassing family members who call it out. Sorry hoss, I've outgrown you.

‪I mean... I knew something dumb would come out of the White House Correspondents Dinner, but just assumed it would be some idiotic nonsense from the President's mouth. "Obviously staged assassination attempt to justify gaudy golden ballroom project" was not on my bingo card.

The oil industry backing Trump in the 2024 election will go down as one of the most incredible "the monkey's paw curls" moments in geopolitical and global business history.

Man... we really are doomed.

Is Jack White the last real Rock Star? Gotdamn, I was looping No Name and his latest singles from April while working today; usually listen on Pixel buds and it sounds great - creative and complex and well written, but today I tossed it on a B&O system and holy shit is that mixing is naaaaaaaasty.

Not a walmart shopper but I had to go there for reasons a couple days ago and noticed they'd already replaced every normal price tag with a connected, e-ink price tag. They're really moving quick with their dynamic pricing BS. I'll continue to pass as much as possible.

I kinda love the new C-Class EV. Leaning on the brawny 300 SEL for front end design inspiration was a great choice. Glad they dumped that fool-ass EQE blob.

Yesterday I was extremely confused while driving past a local dispensary to see a couple of women out front in sequinned jumpers doing fire juggling and dancing to a small crowd. And that is how I realized it was 4/20.

I recently discovered that there are tons of academic studies suggesting a strong correlation between high levels of religiosity with a similar fervor for sports and yeah that should have been something I just assumed all along.

Discovered the design inspiration for the side window drop-down on the Super Duty yesterday, it emulates the contour of the driver's potbelly.

I don't think humans work #Google anymore. Not only have these dingdongs made a one-touch feature two-touches they made two buttons that DO THE SAME THING. Additionally, now this very bright screen blinds me while I'm trying to USE THE FLASHLIGHT. No human: "I must throttle my phone flashlight."

Sadly, I think it's becoming clear congressional Republicans/the RNC are in too deep and the play now is to let the mad king continue his lunacy, wait until the Dems sweep in the midterms and let them reign him in, then blame the Dems for being the grown ups in the room for the next 20 years.

I'm old enough to remember when people were GIVING away Jaguar E-Types and old Porsches. Remember that time. That time is right now for tons of cool, used EVs.

Time is a horrifying loop.

(Psssst, this Trump administration has -at the moment - fired 113 federal immigration judges. Can you guess why?)

Went to a coffee shop yesterday with a wall of records, record player, amp, and speakers all hooked up, but off. No music in the store at all. Asked the staff if it worked. "Probably, I don't know how it works." "Well, mind if I get it going?" "If you can, sure." Nobody is teaching kids old magic

I'm really enjoying the now completely unreliable and increasingly nonsense weather predictions since the Trump administration basically dismantled NOAA and NWS. Really makes planning contracting and outside work awesome. Thanks guys.

We won, open the straight, the straight is open, the straight is their only card, we have a deal, open the straight, blockade the straight... I'm beginning to think this Donald Trump guy doesn't know what he's doing.

Hey #carsky, I use my frunk like a mobile tool crib and want to figure out a way to make pulling things out of the toolbox less treacherous. The hard plastic surfaces are all at an angle so everything wants to slide around. Thinking felt or some kind of grippy rubber sheets. Thoughts? Issues?

Oh man, scraping painting and then scraping the paint off the glass on a 15 light door while listening to Leonard Cohen's clever, wise, sardonic late catalog. Is there a more relaxing way to be funemployed?

LOOK AT THIS PUPPY

1,860 years ago, Marcus Aurelius nailed the idea of "how to be a man and not be a dick."

That's it folks, we're cooked, globally. The flow of unbiased information was a catalyst of 20th century prosperity. AP was the last bastion and now it's slitting its own throat. apnews.com/article/news...

I pulled a load of newspaper from 1966 out of a wall about 30 minutes ago. The guys who installed the forced air system in this house used it as wadding for an air return. LOTS of interesting bits but this stuck out. Nutso Vietnam draft justification. Also, same "National Security" horseshit as now.

Man... second time in a month I had to drive a gas-powered rental for a week and even though both were very nice vehicles, getting back into an EV at home is like going from a Beetle to a Mercedes. Soooooo much quieter, smoother, and less harsh overall. Every time it's like "Oh, right, this is the

I found out about the Pam Bondi firing around 10 in the morning from a background noise TV playing Fox News in the basement of an art market on the side of a mountain in Jerome, Arizona. I don't think people get how endemic the 24H right wing news cycle is in this country.

Guy's ending American hegemony, forcing Americans to consider buying an EV, destroying the value of the petrodollar, making people appreciate the value of longstanding institutions, making leftists appreciate the constitution... Is Trump the most accidentally liberal president ever?

We live in a real upside down time according to my 80s upbringing when conservatives are aggressively lawless and liberals are constitutionalists.

With its asymmetric door layout, was the Veloster the last weird car? For now?

The cost to annually service our company's 100KW backup generator has gone up over 30% in the last year. Thanks Trump.

I'm shocked, shocked I tells ya, that Trump - in maximum hubris mode - threatened something nutty over the weekend then chickened out before market opens on Monday. It's almost like the guy doesn't have any idea what he's doing but is terrified that cavalier actions may have financial consequences.

New computer wants to correct my last name to the original which was transliterated on the Ellis Island documents in 1911. Guessing it's due to the much more famous guy in the family.

Ah yes, the dashing, energetic sun god of Korea.