Tyler Thompson
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@KarenBassLA You, too, should also resign with immediate effect.
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@RepSwalwell @SharylAttkisson Will you release any former staffer from any Non-Disclosure Agreement that may be in place?
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@WeAreCTA Didn’t call for him to resign from the House. Very telling.
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@AGRobBonta @CAgovernor The timing is absolutely hilarious 😂
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Operation Skip Trace took down a brazen, calculated criminal Medi-Cal fraud scheme that exploited the Medi-Cal system, stole from California, and prevented services and care from going to sick individuals who need it.
Let this be a lesson to anyone targeting Medi-Cal and hospice care in California: We are coming for you.
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@Pontifex To be fair, you live in a golden city protected by Swiss Guards.
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Hundreds of millions of people throughout the world are immersed in extreme poverty. Yet, disproportionate wealth remains in the hands of a few. It is an unjust scenario, in the face of which we cannot fail to question ourselves and commit to change things. There is no lack of resources at the root of disparities, but the need to address solvable problems related to a more equitable distribution of wealth, to be achieved with moral sense and honesty.
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@WallStreetApes Alternatively, you can make people enter rehab or leave. Demolish tent cities and stop enabling a street drug lifestyle.
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Democrat Los Angeles Mayor candidate Nithya Raman reveals her new plan to end homelessness in LA
She pretends that there is currently no way to know how money is spent, and that she needs to build a whole new agency
She said “I want to build out a single point in the city that is absolutely responsible for making sure every dollar is spent, every dollar is tallied, and that the data about outcomes is available for decision-making within the city and for the public to see where their dollars are going”
Reporter “That's called oversight. And Sister, you've already got that in Los Angeles. You don't need to build anything. You don't have to build a single point in the city. You already have a city controller. You already have people who tally this stuff for you. And guess what? That's not a plan to fix homelessness.”
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Today, we announced a historic investment to address Los Angeles’ housing crisis, more than $300 million in affordable housing funding and an additional $14 million to help renters to stay housed.
For decades, Angelenos have been forced to bear the burden of rising rents and eviction notices because City Hall failed to deliver housing and support for tenants. We are changing that broken system.

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@spencerpratt Spencer… you absolutely should setup your campaign office on a burned out lot in the Palisades
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with respect the worst mayor in LA history is currently running for re-election
Adam Carolla@adamcarolla
The worst mayor in LA history is disappointed in you Eric
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@itsallphoenix2 Bring back mental institutions and mandatory detox
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@NickNehamas You don’t need asylum if you are already in Mexico 🇲🇽
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@disclosetv *as soon we get our one functioning ship back up and running
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I think it’s time to talk about Tesla FSD v14.3
It seems obvious that the community as a whole expected more and that’s understandable due to the “final piece of the puzzle” comments. As someone who was highly critical of v14.2.2.5, I was refreshed with the v14.3 improvements.
But I can kinda see where people expected more. Take Nav/Routing out of it, because it’s obviously a huge challenge.
I think most of these complaints come from the “Max Speed” people and I think that’s reasonable considering Speed Profiles:
1) are not incredibly consistent - at times Mad Max goes under the speed limit and at times Hurry will travel 20+ over the speed limit
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2) People simply might prefer the car traveling at a speed they are comfortable with while also performing some of the behaviors certain Speed Profiles have - I don’t want to go 20+ MPH over on the highway on “Hurry,” going 10-12 over would be sufficient and still would pass cars when needed.
However, I see what Tesla is doing with that and in the spirit of taking away controls a little bit at a time it’s important to get people comfortable with less customization. We don’t choose how fast the plane flies to the train travels. We just get on/in and go, and that’s what autonomy will be with cars.
Overall I have seen a lot of improvements with some of my biggest complaints from the previous version: hesitation and assertiveness are both much better and FSD is making better decisions.
It’s an improvement — substantial as some expect? Maybe not. But it’s still forward rather than back.
I think the jump from v14.1 to v14.2 was relatively similar, but the outrage wasn’t there.
These were the big changes between those versions:
- Upgraded neural network vision encoder (higher-resolution features for better detection of emergency vehicles, road obstacles, and human gestures)
- New Self-Driving Stats menu (tracks FSD usage percentage)
- UI changes allowing speed profile and arrival option adjustments before starting FSD
- Reduced brake stabbing and hesitation at intersections
- Smoother overall driving feel (less jerky acceleration/deceleration and steering)
- Refined emergency vehicle handling (pull over/yield behaviors)
- Improved navigation integration for real-time blocked roads and detours
- More assertive yet patient behavior in complex scenarios (unprotected turns, lane changes, cut-ins)
I guess people expected more, and this is due to the hype. But I don’t love seeing people say there are zero improvements. That’s unequivocally false.

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600 miles in with FSD v14.3 already and here are my thoughts:
The improved reaction time is immediately noticeable and definitely quicker than a human could react. Yesterday a semi truck swerved fast into my lane and the car reacted insanely quickly to get me around them. Tesla says it’s 20% quicker but feels more than that- and it was already extremely good.
I’ll start by saying FSD was already so great with v14.2 that it’s sometimes hard to find new things, but there some huge apparent changes immediately noticeable with v14.3. To those who think it’s not a big improvement over v14.2.x+, you’ll be very impressed and especially with some more polish. The reinforcement learning upgrades and thinking are noticeable.
Parking is where you immediately notice some changes. In the release notes it says that parking is quicker and more decisive and it’s true. It has picked spots closer and quicker to the selected pin. My Y isn’t showing the new P pin graphic for parking pin for some reason, but it’s definitely parking closer than before with more thought to it. Looking forward to eventually getting more options to hopefully park either closer or further away from people.
For the very first v14.3+ build, I have to say it’s pretty polished. The only gripe I have is the way it won’t get out of the left lane soon enough on highways. It likes to cruise in the left lane which isn’t ideal, it’s gotten better but the addition of reduction in unnecessary lane changes needs to be dialed back a bit.
Lane changes are a huge plus with this build and they are quick, decisive and executed very well, smooth as butter too. Turn signals come on at way better times now in parking lots and at the perfect time on the road.
I was lucky enough to get the update with 600 miles left of my 1800 mile Oregon road trip, so I pulled over to install it so I could get as much experience as possible with it to share with you all. So far 600+ miles in, I’m impressed. A few rough edges with the left lane behavior and the last few inches of parking are a bit slow 1/5 times until it puts it into park but with a point release update everything should be dialed in. The 350 mile drive home today from the Bay Area had zero intervention including all parking and charging.
One thing I would love to see implemented is a reset button for the FSD stats page. Would be cool to have a specific trip meter for FSD stats on Trip A/B or make your own trip. I’ve been hinting at a pretty cool road trip next month with my 2025 Model 3 so it would be cool to have a reset for that.
Speed control seems good on highways, it’s matching traffic speed great. Braking is very impressive for sudden slowdowns, had a big one in San Jose last night it did a great job with from 80-10mph.
HUGE improvements with stop sign behavior. The acceleration and deceleration are way smoother than before, much more pleasant. Mad Max takes off strong but again, a better curve than before. Mad Max is also polished a bit and feels great. FSD v14.3 did a great job in LA traffic once I got back and will go out this evening to film videos for everyone on my normal test loops. Let me know if there’s anything specific I should try or check out.
Can’t wait to see how v14.3+ progresses especially with the upgraded reasoning coming to all scenarios soon. Some awesome additions here.
THANK YOU everyone @Tesla_AI for all the hard work getting this update out. More videos to come.

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@michael_k_woods @californiapost @grok @grok when was the last time this reservoir was dredged. I’m guessing never.
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@TylerThompsonAZ @californiapost @grok please explain to the gentleman why reservoirs have the sediment removed on decadal intervals and not every year.
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Fury is erupting in a fire-prone corner of LA after residents learned two key reservoirs meant to protect their community will be taken offline, raising fears of a repeat of the 2025 fire in the Pacific Palisades. trib.al/VXfWDl9
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