Sam Abuelsamid
@sam.abuelsamid.com
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VP Market Research @ Telemetry, host of Wheel Bearings podcast, husband, dog and human dad, car guy
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Every time I re-read Trump v. United States, it feels like getting hit in the head with a mallet.
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Alex Franqueira āØš±š§
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go off jack white
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John Voelcker
7 days ago
A: Plumbers. AI will never crawl under your house to fix a leaky pipe joint.
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Measuring US workersā capacity to adapt to AI-driven job displacement | Brookings
There is both broad resilience and concentrated pockets of potential vulnerability in the U.S. labor market when it comes to AI job displacement.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/measuring-us-workers-capacity-to-adapt-to-ai-driven-job-displacement/
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Andrew Couts
7 days ago
NEW: The
@wired.com
Security desk put together a comprehensive guide to filming ICEāwith tips for reducing risk at the forefront. No paywall, but please consider subscribing to help find these kinds of resources. And stay safe out there.
www.wired.com/story/how-to...
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How to Film ICE
Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerousāeven deadlyāconfrontation isnāt guaranteed. Hereās how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact.
https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-film-ice/
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dag
2 days ago
Thatās the spirit.
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Christopher Webb
3 days ago
Heads are going to explode š„ Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third. All that āimmigrants are bleeding us dryā noise? Absolute bullshit. 1/3
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Brandon Friedman
3 days ago
This should be front page news. There should be hearings about it.
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post malone ergo propter malone
3 days ago
well that clip is gonna show up in some ads
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Garrett M. Graff
4 days ago
This cannot be something a civilian law enforcement agent is allowed to wear in the US ā and an agency that has a culture that tolerates this cannot be saved.
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In ep 438 of
@wheelbearings.media
we discussed a listener spotting a BYD in California and whether Vinfast is still viable in America
youtube.com/shorts/MDIwz...
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Wheel Bearings #438 - BYD and is Vinfast Viable? #automobile #podcast
YouTube video by Wheel Bearings
https://youtube.com/shorts/MDIwzC1TLSU?feature=share
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No, Toyotaās Upcoming Reveal Isnāt AĀ Truck Last week Toyota released a teaser image of a new vehicle that it's going be revealing on February 10, 2026. In a post here on Wheel Bearings, I speculated that this was probably a new crossover and provided some rationale for what it might be, perhaps aā¦
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No, Toyotaās Upcoming Reveal Isnāt AĀ Truck
Last week Toyota released a teaser image of a new vehicle that it's going be revealing on February 10, 2026. In a post here on Wheel Bearings, I speculated that this was probably a new crossover and provided some rationale for what it might be, perhaps a production version of an electric crossover that was first shown as a concept in December 2021. However, commenters said I was wrong and that this was a new pickup truck, potentially the long speculated Stout compact pickup to compete with the Ford Maverick.
https://wheelbearings.media/2026/02/02/no-toyotas-upcoming-reveal-isnt-a-truck/
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Adios To AĀ Pioneer This week both Sam and Nicole had the 2026 Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy although in different colors. Nicole has had several first drives to report on including the Kia K4 hatchback, refreshed Honda Pilot and Honda Prelude. Congress voted not to kill the mandate for a drunkā¦
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Adios To AĀ Pioneer
This week both Sam and Nicole had the 2026 Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy although in different colors. Nicole has had several first drives to report on including the Kia K4 hatchback, refreshed Honda Pilot and Honda Prelude. Congress voted not to kill the mandate for a drunk driving disable system while Tesla has decided to kill the Model S and Model X and Hyundai is ditching the Santa Cruz. Rolls Royce is working on an electric Cullinan and Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a next-generation S-Class. Ineos tweaked the steering on the Grenadier and Genesis has a high-performance off-road concept the X Skorpio.
https://wheelbearings.media/podcast/adios-to-a-pioneer/
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Jon Collins
6 days ago
Portland, OR., Mayor Keith Wilson: "To those who continue to work for ICE: Resign. To those who control this facility: Leave. Through your use of violence and the trampling of the Constitution, you have lost all legitimacy and replaced it with shame."
www.portland.gov/mayor/keith-...
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Portland Mayor Statement on Federal Use of Chemical Munitions at Peaceful Protest
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson: "Our nation will never accept a federal presence where agents wield deadly force against the very people they are sworn to serve."
https://www.portland.gov/mayor/keith-wilson/news/2026/1/31/portland-mayor-statement-federal-use-chemical-munitions-peaceful
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Matt DeLong
6 days ago
āCriminality is so rampant inside CBP that it has seen one of its own agents or officers arrested every 24 to 36 hours since 2005.ā
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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.
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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
11 days ago
glory to those who defend the republic! nice of tom homan to help out with the project
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MinnMax
11 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/
11 days ago
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Ben Wojdyla
12 days ago
I've been living in interesting time for 25 years. Please, I would like some boring times.
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Asha Rangappa
13 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
13 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
13 days ago
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
13 days ago
Seen in Los Angeles (Credit: Zurita Carpio)
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Kaitlin Ruiz
13 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
13 days ago
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
13 days ago
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdami advises New Yorkers to stay home and read āHeated Rivalryā during the winter storm via hearts530
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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
13 days ago
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
14 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
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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
14 days ago
Charlie Kirk was forgotten in days. May the ICE murdered be in memory forever.
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John Voelcker
14 days ago
I had missed this astounding
@nytimes.com
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
14 days ago
Absolute banger of a comment on r/military:
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Mark Joseph Stern
14 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
14 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
14 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
14 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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has said before: "A government that deliberately abandons the rule of law is not morally entitled to its protections." We have eclipsed that tipping point.
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