New Podcast Episode: This Week in Tech: A Shortage of Shame Why Black Friday Numbers Aren't What You Think with @leolaporte.me, @danielrubino.com, @sam.abuelsamid.com, @mikeelgan.bsky.social

Banning Subscriptions, Sort Of This week Stephanie Brinley is again sitting in for Nicole and she drove the Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid. Robbie and his wife rented a Chrysler Pacifica and Sam has the Mercedes-AMG G63. In the news, someone has rendered a Dodge Magnum revival based on the new Charge…

Oh, so this is why the Department of Labor decided to deploy the term bizarre term "Americanism" in its winking neo-Nazi post today

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Based on this argument, the correct solution is to send all whites back to europe because they never assimilated with native american culture

great oped explaining the “we ain’t buying it” boycott of black friday sales by big retailers - namely those who abandoned previously advertised DEI or civil rights efforts and who have reportedly treated workers so badly in so many ways… www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Every Democrat in Congress should put out a video saying troops have an obligation to refuse unlawful orders. Make them prosecute all of you. This isn't a close call. I'd add Republicans too if I thought any of them had the courage to actually cross Trump on this.

This is not the way, and @cnygren.bsky.social and I lay out in detail why it isn’t in this essay here. static1.squarespace.com/static/55577...

EV Pulse Reunion This week both Robbie and Nicole are on vacation so Craig Cole is back along with Chad Kirchner. Sam had the Lucid Gravity Grand Touring. Ahead of the LA Auto Show, Lucid also announced the more affordable Touring trim that starts just under $80,000. Jeep has revealed all the…

I like this idea

The Jeep Recon is finally on the way as an electric off-roader. But despite being trail rated, in its initial form, it's not going to keep up with a Wrangler or Bronco on the really tough trails. Oh, and the range is only 230-250 miles for $65K! www.greencars.com/expert-insig...

A couple of weeks ago, I spent the day at M1 Concourse with @cnbc.com driving the Kia EV6, Porsche Macan and Audi e-tron GT for a story on EV performance. www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

It’s the Rogue-Lander PHEV Nicole is in Mexico this week for the Baja 1000 so Craig Cole from AutoEsoterica stepped in. Robbie went to Poland this week to drive a simulator and Sam had the refreshed 2025 Kia EV6 GT-Line. We discuss the new 2027 Kia Telluride that will be revealed in full at the LA…

Let us be incredibly, abundantly clear: We are demanding that Chuck Schumer resign for his continued betrayal of the American people. If he does not willingly step aside, we are calling on the Senators in the Dem caucus to remove him and Dick Durbin from Senate leadership.

Fun Not Hardcore Nicole's been driving the Ford Mustang Mach-E Rally but this isn't one for serious off-roading. Sam takes his own stint in the 2026 Ram 1500 Big Horn Hemi. Nicole and Sam both recently got some seat time in the new 2026 Honda Prelude one in Michigan, one in Japan and like it's…

So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!

statements I couldn't agree more with: this one

The Tim Badge This week Sam is in a Tokyo hotel room after attending the Japan Mobility Show. Before leaving he drove the 2026 Kia Sportage X-Pro. Robbie spent some time in the dunes of California with the next Mercedes-Benz GLC and Nicole drove the revived Hemi Ram 1500 and the latest Subaru…

Sunset over Mount Fuji as we return from a busy week in Japan

Ahead of the 1st shutdown of US food aid to hungry Americans in 60 years, some of the 200,000 Little Free Library locations are converting into food pantries. Thanks @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social

The winner of the 2025 Japan Mobility Show, the Subaru performance-e STi concept

I figured out the new Lexus LS concept, reverse of Tyrell P34, Tyrell used four small front wheels to cut drag, Lexus 4 small rears to minimize wheel well intrusion & maximize cabin space

Eyes Off This week Sam drove the 2026 BMW iX xDrive45. Sam and Robbie both went to New York for a tech focused GM event and Sam spoke with new chief product officer Sterling Anderson. There's a refreshed Jeep Grand Cherokee with a new more powerful engine for 2026 and we drive the new 2026 Toyota…

This video from Portland is a metaphor for what is going on in America. ICE trying so hard to get Americans to cross a line and if they don't, dragging them across the line and violently attacking.

Fisker Ocean cab spotted in lower Manhattan it will be fascinating to watch how long these survive

I'm an engineer by training and not averse to tech, but most of the things in our life just don't need to be connected and beds are near the top of that list

Well justified, to be clear, but this can't possibly end well hbr.org/2025/09/ai-g...

white house has joined bluesky click here to block all official us government accounts instantly bsky.app/profile/did:...

For those that prefer to listen to podcasts on Youtube, the Telemetry Transportation Daily is now available there as well, a daily 2-minute-ish bite of what's happening in transportation and mobility www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Losing Your Soul Summary In this episode, Robbie and Sam discuss various automotive topics, including a review of the 2025 Volkswagen Tiguan SE, the luxurious Genesis G80, and the unfortunate discontinuation of the Kia Soul. They also touch on Rivian's upcoming R2 SUV, Audi's future design…

My latest at Substack examines a painfully error-ridden attack on Chancellor McCormick's decision in Tornetta v. Musk. Btw, the hearing at the Delaware Supreme Court is now set for Oct. 15. montanaskeptic.substack.com/p/the-latest...

In times like these, heroes are often just people who refuse to change. Whatever happens, remember who you are and hold on to your sense of right and wrong.

We will need Nuremberg-like trials

AIs have race conditions

Clever for the Sake of Clever This week Nicole has been driving the BMW M5 Touring and the Hyundai Kona Limited. Sam drove the Lexus LX700h and 2026 Ram 2500 Black Express Cummins while Robbie drove the Mercedes-AMG E53 sedan. Sam drove the Lexus to Indiana to check out the new Entegra Coach…

queen shit, rest in peace

JD VANCE: "My mother got the drugs that almost killed her from Mexicans." REALITY: JD's mother got the drugs that almost killed her from her hospital patients, whom she stole from.

Thanks Carl!

We Gen X know this is absolute bullshit. It's ok to never have a career. You can just do things you're interested in for as long as you are interested in them, and then do something else. Your job doesn't define you, and if it does, you're very likely doing life wrong.

BREAKING: The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 100-page opinion -- says it is unequivocally, lopsidedly easy to determine that the Trump administration's view of birthright citizenship is wrong. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

It's Friday, and on this week's Route Zero, I'm digging into the looming hands-free driving revolution. And no, the leader in that field isn't Tesla. Great chat with @sam.abuelsamid.com about what's next in consumer autonomy: www.routezeromedia.com/p/the-surpri...

It's not "always a difficult decision." It's often an easy decision, for someone who doesn't want to be pregnant. Acting like that's shameful to say is how we got in this fucking mess in the first place.

N.B. I have never met someone who is PRO-abortion. They were, like myself, PRO-CHOICE. As a man, I could only support those faced with the difficult decision and who bear the children (women-for those too obtuse to understand). It's never an easy choice and no one should judge personal choices.

It's time for the Pope to start excommunicating people like Vance, Thiel and all the rest of this crew

They are stealing taxpayer dollars from blue states because Democrats in Congress refuse to give Trump a blank check for his authoritarianism. Corruption. Coercion. Blackmail. Lawlessness.  I won’t bend the knee to a wannabe dictator and his cronies. We will prevail.

EV incentives are gone, but the age of more affordable EVs is upon us as Hyundai slashes prices on the Ioniq 5 by more than $9,000 on average without heavy decontenting www.hyundainews.com/en-us/releas...

The president just gathered the highest ranking officers in the military to tell them that he may order them to kill American citizens -- and that they better follow his orders. All in response to a series of crises that have no basis in reality. I don't know how to yell any louder.