Sam Abuelsamid
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VP Market Research @ Telemetry, host of Wheel Bearings podcast, husband, dog and human dad, car guy
A Conversation With Zeekrās GiovanniĀ Lanfranchi At CES 2026 Sam and friend of the show John Voelker sat down for a conversation with Giovanni Lanfranchi, CEO of Zeekr Technology Europe to learn more about the Geely Group's approach to product development.
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A Conversation With Zeekrās GiovanniĀ Lanfranchi
At CES 2026 Sam and friend of the show John Voelker sat down for a conversation with Giovanni Lanfranchi, CEO of Zeekr Technology Europe to learn more about the Geely Group's approach to product development.
https://wheelbearings.media/podcast/a-conversation-with-zeekrs-giovanni-lanfranchi/
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I'm old enough to remember when it was the KGB and Stasi that accompanied athletes to the Olympics to keep them from defecting.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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US to send ICE agents to Winter Olympics, prompting Italian anger
The US federal agency says it will not play an immigration role at February's event in Milan-Cortina.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y29xzjdzvo
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Elizabeth Lopatto
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glory to those who defend the republic! nice of tom homan to help out with the project
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MinnMax
3 days ago
"You raise your voice, I erase your voice." ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights. Please share our new video of what's happening in our city.
youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
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Something New Coming FromĀ Toyota Toyota has just dropped a teaser image for a new vehicle it's going to be revealing soon. They haven't given us any information at all on exactly what it is, but we can make an educated guess based on what little we can see and the cadence of Toyota's productā¦
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Something New Coming FromĀ Toyota
Toyota has just dropped a teaser image for a new vehicle it's going to be revealing soon. They haven't given us any information at all on exactly what it is, but we can make an educated guess based on what little we can see and the cadence of Toyota's product lineup. First off, the rear view that we have based on the red taillights has a pretty squared off roofline and wide hips which implies that this isn't a car, but is an SUV/crossover of some sort. The spacing of the headrest shadows in the window implies that this is a larger vehicle.
https://wheelbearings.media/2026/01/27/something-new-coming-from-toyota/
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Ben Wojdyla
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I've been living in interesting time for 25 years. Please, I would like some boring times.
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Asha Rangappa
5 days ago
This is like how the Catholic Church passed known pedophiles from parish to parish
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What we have in CBP/ICE is quite literally the brown shirts of 1933 with Bovino and Noem playing the part of Ernst Rohm. The question is when will the night of the long knives happen?
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Everyone take a big step back and stop supporting, subscribing and quoting the New York Times. They have become almost as much of an administration mouthpiece as fox
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Charlie Warzel
5 days ago
Wrote about the observers. The people standing by and filming and the risk they are taking to let the world see what is happening. It's crucial and its the only way to combat the lies and blatant propaganda.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
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Believe Your Eyes
People are risking their lives to document agents in Minneapolis.
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/01/minneapolis-protests-footage/685753/?gift=nwn-guseqS6cY1kVeEKZAXNywaywRk9k_uqImMTzJeU&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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Graham, probably
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Yearly reminder that you donāt need all-wheel drive to drive in the snow, and you sure as fuck donāt need a big SUV You need good snow tires and Practice :)
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Olga Nesterova
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Seen in Los Angeles (Credit: Zurita Carpio)
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Kaitlin Ruiz
5 days ago
talking with someone about this today, and their whole expression sharpened suddenly as they asked "is that why ICE is angry people have video from multiple angles?" AI is the enemy of documentation--which is a way of saying, it's the enemy of accountability.
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Every one of those CEOs that signed on to this letter should be ashamed
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Law enforcement is an important element of helping to maintain a civil society. But it only works if everyone is subject to the rule of law including police and politicians. If one side has any immunity you will inevitably have tyranny. It's to end all immunity for law enforcement and politicians
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Wheel Bearings Podcast
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How Much For That OldĀ Truck? Unfortunately, Robbie had a migraine this morning so it's just Nicole and Sam. Nicole has been driving the latest Toyota Prius with AWD in New Hampshire snow and Sam had the Cadillac Lyriq Signature Sport AWD in Michigan winter weather. Volvo finally dropped all theā¦
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How Much For That OldĀ Truck?
Unfortunately, Robbie had a migraine this morning so it's just Nicole and Sam. Nicole has been driving the latest Toyota Prius with AWD in New Hampshire snow and Sam had the Cadillac Lyriq Signature Sport AWD in Michigan winter weather. Volvo finally dropped all the details on its new EX60 midsize electric crossover including the missing door handles and touchscreen vents. Tesla has moved the safety monitors from some of its "robotaxis" to a following vehicle. Tesla also killed off Autopilot and moved lane centering to its subscription only full self-driving.
https://wheelbearings.media/podcast/how-much-for-that-old-truck/
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Heated Rivalry News
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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdami advises New Yorkers to stay home and read āHeated Rivalryā during the winter storm via hearts530
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e.w. niedermeyer
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If the administration's logic about use of force were reasonable or widely-accepted, there would have been a whole lot more dead bodies on the floor of the US Capitol on January 6, 2021
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Dan Moren
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Why are you so worried about people knowing who law enforcement officers are? I mean, if theyāre innocent they should have nothing to fear, right?
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How Much For That OldĀ Truck? Unfortunately, Robbie had a migraine this morning so it's just Nicole and Sam. Nicole has been driving the latest Toyota Prius with AWD in New Hampshire snow and Sam had the Cadillac Lyriq Signature Sport AWD in Michigan winter weather. Volvo finally dropped all theā¦
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How Much For That OldĀ Truck?
Unfortunately, Robbie had a migraine this morning so it's just Nicole and Sam. Nicole has been driving the latest Toyota Prius with AWD in New Hampshire snow and Sam had the Cadillac Lyriq Signature Sport AWD in Michigan winter weather. Volvo finally dropped all the details on its new EX60 midsize electric crossover including the missing door handles and touchscreen vents. Tesla has moved the safety monitors from some of its "robotaxis" to a following vehicle. Tesla also killed off Autopilot and moved lane centering to its subscription only full self-driving.
https://wheelbearings.media/podcast/how-much-for-that-old-truck/
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If you voted for Donald Trump you are an accessory to murder and guilty of treason to the constitution
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Chris Murphy
6 days ago
Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump. Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. Itās a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
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Joshua Reed Eakle š½
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Holy crap. This is the most damning video yet. It shows Border Patrol agents clearly taking Alex's firearm, running it away, and THEN executed him in cold blood by emptying a clip into his face. Murder.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
6 days ago
You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
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Glenn Fleishman
6 days ago
Charlie Kirk was forgotten in days. May the ICE murdered be in memory forever.
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John Voelcker
6 days ago
I had missed this astounding
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takedown of current
#FBI
director Kash Patel. Adjectives fail me. He doesn't read. His main concern was social media. And in line with absolutists everywhere, his obsession was controlling the narrative. Investigations? Not so much. Read it. [gift link]
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Inside Kash Patelās F.B.I.: Meltdowns, Chaos, Vendettas (Gift Article)
Forty-five current and former employees on the changes they say are undermining the agency and making America less safe.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/01/22/magazine/trump-kash-patel-fbi-agents.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HFA.duFR.kILkucNb1m8c&smid=url-share
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Faine Greenwood
6 days ago
Absolute banger of a comment on r/military:
www.reddit.com/r/Military/c...
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Mark Joseph Stern
6 days ago
The Republican position now appears to be that you have a constitutional right to openly carry a gun in public, unless you do so while expressing a view that the government dislikes, in which case the secret police can shoot you to death on the spot.
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Lisa Laporte
6 days ago
Stand up Americans! Protest! Abolish ICE! šŗšøšŖš»
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It's about time to stand up to these bullies and thugs
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James
6 days ago
Here. I couldn't think of anything better to say.
othermeans.io/p/on-being-a...
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On Being American
DHS and The Soul of the United States
https://othermeans.io/p/on-being-american
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Bill Kristol
6 days ago
Also, may I say that I donāt agree with people saying ICE and CBP need āmore training.ā Theyāre doing exactly what this administration has trained them toāimpose a reign of fear in blue cities. They donāt need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
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As
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Jeff Rueter
6 days ago
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son."
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We should have been listening to conservatives for all these decades when they've been warning us about tyrants and jack-booted thugs. They are the thugs
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Brandon Turkus
6 days ago
The only thing he was looking to damage was ICEās bogus narrative that itās enforcing the law. He was legally carrying a concealed weapon that he did not brandish. Pretty sure this is a right conservatives have spent decades crowing about.
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Mike Masnick
6 days ago
Feels like after Noem admitted to killing her own dog for its behavioral problems in her own book, thinking it showed her in a good light, the entire country should have realized this woman should never be in a position of power again.
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Bill Kristol
6 days ago
To repeat: Abolish ICE.
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Glenn Fleishman
7 days ago
Iād like to see Philadelphia post a duplicate on city property nearby with extra text about the removal of the originals.
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Mostly Leftist Supply Depot Bree
8 days ago
Most of the people I saw saying a general strike couldn't just be spun up out of nowhere were right. I don't think any other place could pull this off right now. The Twin Cities built a citywide support system on every front in like 6 weeks, they are doing the ridiculous backwards in heels.
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David Simon
8 days ago
A hideous, unbelievable insult to our allies, who suffered a full third of the war dead in Afghanistan. And this from a soulless swine who knows everything about using his bone spurs to stay all the way back, entirely off the front lines. Every day, he shames the United States as a nation.
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Greg Pak
8 days ago
JD Vance is a dirty liar. That is his primary characteristic and political function. Never, ever forget that and never treat him as anything other than a dirty liar.
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Brooke
8 days ago
It is my opinion that UN-American is not an accurate way to describe this moment. ANTI-American is. Un-American is ahistorical. anti-American accurately conveys that Americans as well as American ideals (illusory or not) are being attacked. Anti-American is empowering
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For those that don't want to wait until next week for driving impressions of the new Honda Prelude from California, I got to drive it in Japan back in October
www.greencars.com/expert-insig...
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First Taste of the 2026 Honda Prelude | GreenCars
Honda revives the Prelude nameplate with hybrid power, refined dynamics, and a coupe design that blends nostalgia with modern performance
https://www.greencars.com/expert-insights/first-taste-of-the-2026-honda-prelude
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Dan Carney
10 days ago
The enemy is us, until we make it otherwise.
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Christopher Mims
10 days ago
The thing to know about the PM of Canada is he just signed a trade deal with China. He is as serious as a heart attack about this.
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e.w. niedermeyer
12 days ago
The point is, ladies and gentlemen, that woke, for lack of a better word, is good. Woke is right, woke works. Woke clarifies, cuts through and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit.
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Kaitlin Is Just Getting Started
13 days ago
The fact that Gavin Newsom is even talking to the likes of Shapiro is a sign that heās a non-starter. Iāve never forgotten how Shapiro said that Trayvon Martin deserved to die. Not fucking ever.
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Coach Finstock
12 days ago
Look I know people always come at me when I say organized religion is a good cover and scam for evil people because they're preying on good people who have true faith and belief in their fellow man but yeah I meant it and here's a solid gold example.
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