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@realstewpeters This logic only works if US sanctions are toothless and India and China trade Iran and Russian oil freely

BESSENT: “Which is better: Oil spiking to $150/barrel and the Iranians getting 70% of that, or oil dropping below $100/barrel? It’s better to have them where they are now.” I’m sorry, WHAT?!?!

@TerribleMaps We have trains, which theoretically transport similar goods, much more efficiently. Of course, we have few lives because the gov gave the lines away to the barrons, why would a company build new lines?

Why has the US not built a canal here to rival the Panama Canal?

@codyump @atrupar Blaming high gas prices on Biden because of the Ukraine war, a reminder Trump was going to solve that day 1.

@atrupar They just spent the last 6 months taking credit for gas prices going down, and now that they are higher (due to their war), they wanna blame Biden again? What the actual fuck

JD Vance: "Look, gas prices are up. And we know they're up, and we know that people are hurting because of it. And we're doing everything we can to ensure they stay lower. This is a temporary blip. Joe Biden ... "

@BodiesAndBrains @CallVoter @SawyerMerritt I've filled up an Escalade, it takes longer than 2 minutes.

@CallVoter @SawyerMerritt Until they can be recharged in 2 mins and go 500 miles between charges I'll stick to my Escalade.

Former Goldman Sachs CEO tonight on EVs with Bill Maher: Bill: "Once you have one (EV) it seems barbaric to go to a gas station." Lloyd: "I want to get into a car, know I can drive 300 miles and don't have to have my fingers crossed that I can recharge it and don't have it take 2 hours." Bill: "Lloyd, mine goes 360 (miles)."

@Garth2day @mikepat711 Your pre 80s car in the case of an emp will be useful for 1 tank of gas

@mikepat711 Yes. The gap is that your obsessed with "owning the latest gadget" If Iran were to drop a certain kind of bomb that wiped out all electronics here your car would be a paperweight while people with actual legacy cars <1980 would be driving past you.

Your legacy car has a laggy 2012 android tablet-ass screen and a keyfob. My Tesla is about to be running digital Optimus. Do you understand the gap here

@Alleninvests @unusual_whales Be reasonable, compound interest and savings should be taught in elementary school. A bank rep presented personal finance to my 4th grade class encouraging us to start a savings account. My 6th grade teacher ran ab investment challenge for 8th graders I saw on the wall

@unusual_whales This is wild. Personal finance should be an exit exam for high school students

For those approaching retirement age, 55-to-64-year-olds, the median amount saved for retirement is only $30,000, per NIRS.

@Stockspy1 @HouseCracka Your complaint is that 2028 campaigns haven't started before 2026 elections? Or you wish instead of a President we only had an MP.

Trump's Presidency is already "lost" The problem is, the Democrats have NO leader.. none.. there is literally no opposition. Trump's supporters (and I voted for him and know a ton of them) are vastly disappointed in him but with people like Harris, or Newsome as "the opposition" , there's no choice but to ride it out... what can we do?

You do realise that if donald trump gets on t v and says, yeah, we've lost a thousand soldiers. It'll be the end of his presidency.

@Marathon486 @SpencerHakimian Because the strait will be very usable when there is fallout all around it.

@SpencerHakimian I’m afraid Trump may go nuclear if this gets out of control

I have a serious question. Explain it to me like I’m 5. The U.S. Navy isn’t able to eliminate Iran’s ability to complete blockade a 10 mile wide strait? You’re telling me that anybody with access to a couple hundred unmanned drones and a few dozen sea mines can outmatch the entire US Navy?

@dansemperepico You had me until wipers at the dealership. Both cars have wipers, this is a subscribe and save 5 minute job, plug and play. And you spent 1.5 hours on it?

I hate driving my BMW since I got my Tesla. It's just such a good hassle-free daily driver car. I get angry that when I park my BMW I have to put it in park, put the handbrake on, turn the engine off, open the door, close the door, and lock the car all myself. Plus I have a ginormous key to carry around. With Tesla I can just unbuckle my seatbelt and open the door and it does everything else automatically as I walk away (yes even shutting the door by itself). I sat at BMW for 1.5 hours today while they changed my windscreen wipers, meanwhile Tesla is coming to do mobile service at my house this week to change one of the trunk motors. Pretty sure Tesla has ruined all other cars for me unless I get something really special like a porsche/lambo/ferrari/aston one day.

@usukpp @wildfreakouts A red line is a reasonable test of features. If the spark, valves, transmission stumble it's more likely to be found up high.

@wildfreakouts He's liable if a seller wants to sue. A test drive is a reasonable test of features, not red-lining an engine or transmission.

This guy goes around red lining people’s cars who are trying to sell them

@TravisMcCain5 @Kam7810 "No One" [would use this] is a big claim for active park and rides at Mansell and Windward. It doesn't take every one; 1 bus reduces up to 40 cars off the road. One train, about 200 cars.

@Kam7810 No one is putting in more stations above North Springs on the 400 corridor, so that's a non-starter. No one that lives in Alpharetta or Cumming is hopping a train either, and thats where the expansion is going to.

Know that it’s a waste of money, and the Georgia government is letting GDOT knock down a bunch of trees for another fake money grab. Expand rail not the lanes

@JVccar0 @TheMaineWonk @CoryBooker Why does anybody work after $31k standard deduction, $15k 0% rate today?

@TheMaineWonk @CoryBooker Why work for anything more the $75K then? That would be the mindset for some.

‼️NEW: Senator @CoryBooker authors bill that makes $75,000 of income tax free. New standard deductions: $75,000 for married couples $37,500 for individuals $56,250 for head of household Boosts Child Tax Credit: $4320 for kids under 6 $3600 per child 6-17 $2400 baby bonus

@AdarWeinreb If T had run on a Polk policy for Venezuela, Cuba, Iran and presented that to the American people, it would likely be doing better in the polls.

@AdarWeinreb For Iraq, there were UN Sanctions plaguing the last 10 years. W. administration presented American Public (and the UN) the "evidence".

≈70% of Americans supported the war with Iraq. ≈30% of Americans support the war with Iran. The Iraq war triggered record anti-war protests across the US. You'd expect even larger protests now, yet they seem almost nonexistent Anyone have a theory as to why?

@AndrewKaufmanMD Better reasons the $; a fecal test costs $20; that camera and physicians has actual costs in the $100s That means that in addition to testing every 10 years, you can test more often (with fewer complications), and at home with no prep ... every 5 or 2 years.

Let’s pause and think about what actually happens during a colonoscopy. You’re sedated. A flexible tube with a small camera is inserted into the colon so physicians can examine the lining and remove abnormal growths at the discretion of the doctor. That lesion may become cancerous in 15-20 years or it may never become cancer. In the meantime, poking a little too hard with the instruments can make a hole, leaking fecal matter into your abdominal cavity. So you could end up with emergency surgery for a possible lesion that could possibly become cancerous someday. Now, instead of reacting emotionally or projecting the program you’ve been given, step back and think logically. Does this sound like a good idea? When a procedure can lead to death or permanent damage, don’t you think it’s time to rethink our approach?

@MikeBellATL @trayoungsheldon People may rely on it, but traffic at this time is not new because of bike lanes... There was plenty of traffic here at 5pm from 2011-2019

@trayoungsheldon people still rely on their cars in Metro Atlanta, Midtown traffic is insane because of unforeseen consequences by idiot city bureaucrats.

Inconvenience folks who work in Midtown trying to get home and folks who work outside of Midtown and live in Midtown trying to get home. Anyone run a study of how this would impact traffic flow in Midtown? Guess not. Disaster.

@MikeBellATL Oh man, I lived in Midtown for 10 years, the 10-12 times I drove during rush hour were horrible! And I commuted to Buckhead most of that time. Oh. Yeah via Marta. I remember bike to work week 2011, I could keep up with traffic along the 6 mile commute.

@MikeBellATL @MidtownATL Can't wait for people not to be coming into town... In a small area that has tripled in residential the last 10 years (and has Marta accessibility)

@MidtownATL Have you tried driving the in Midtown 5-8pm the last few months. People won't be coming into town. Congratulations

@Standard_Duck @GAFollowers A smooth road should generally cost more and use more steel than modern light rail systems. And roads would generally have worse storm runoff, flash flooding, and maintenance costs

@GAFollowers As I’ve been saying for a decade, this is the Beltline solution, no need for expensive rail.

Atlanta is starting a new public transit system near the airport that uses small self-driving electric pods. People can ride these pods on demand, and they travel on a special path without a driver.

@Mr_Husky1 Less driveway means - less flash flooding - healthier plants - healthier aquifer - cooler house vicinity (plants sweat and distribute heat)

Anyone know why people did driveways like this?