The news thread

[jimmy jazz]

Seems a bit selfish but what do I know.

Just seen @Lisnaholic said the same. Honoured to be thinking along the same lines as him.

[Toy Revolver]

the verdict doesn't suggest that EJ Caroll was lying, but instead over-reaching

sounds like trump was the one over-reaching

[Lisnaholic]

^

Just seen @Lisnaholic said the same. Honoured to be thinking along the same lines as him.

^ That's the nicest thing anyone has said about me in a long time, jimmy jazz !   

[Psy-Fi]

sounds like trump was the one over-reaching

It reminds me of these Trump quotes...

"You know I'm automatically attracted to beautiful... I just start kissing them. It's like a magnet. Just kiss. I don't even wait. And when you're a star they let you do it. You can do anything."

"Grab them by the pussy. You can do anything."

[Lisnaholic]

Here's another piece of welcome breaking news from the BBC:

George Santos charged with fraud and money laundering: The New York congressman is in custody and will appear in court on Wednesday.
 
-Congressman George Santos, a New York Republican, has been charged by federal prosecutors
-The first-term representative was charged on 13 counts including fraud, money laundering and theft of public funds
-Allegations that he fabricated aspects of his background and manipulated people into giving money to fake charities are being investigated
-Santos, 34, has admitted lying about his life story including about going to college
-He is also accused of falsely claiming his mother perished in 9/11 and of stealing money fundraised for a dying dog
-Santos has rejected calls to quit Congress, some of which have come from fellow Republicans

[Lexi Darling]

Geez, I always get a bit freaked out when I find that these insane conservative politicians are close to me in age. I thought that guy was like mid-40s.

Anyway drag his ass.

[Psy-Fi]

stealing money fundraised for a dying dog.

[Toy Revolver]

i've seen that meme before but never so perfectly executed

shit has me cracking up

[Janszoon]

Geez, I always get a bit freaked out when I find that these insane conservative politicians are close to me in age. I thought that guy was like mid-40s.

Anyway drag his ass.

I have similar feelings, but it freaks me out that a lot of them are younger than me.

[jimmy jazz]

Saw AOC is younger than me (only just) and nearly had a heart attack.

[SGR]

Biden's family received millions in foreign payments while he served as vice president

There's no way this all happened without Biden knowing about it

[Trollheart]

then she definitely needs a bare ass spanking

The line forms here. Bring a book; there will be a wait. 

[Janszoon]

Saw AOC is younger than me (only just) and nearly had a heart attack.

It's weird having politicians younger than me, but at least in AOC's case she's not a flaming bigot like Ron DeSantis who is also younger than me.

[Guybrush]

electric cars are just another way to fuck over poor people

they're not better for the environment

They are. It depends on where you get electricity, but by and large they're definitely better for the environment. Plus in order to get closer to the possibility of powering cars with green energy, you kinda have to make a move away from fossil fuels. It's a necessary step.

Maybe you can imagine the sort of discussions and conspiracy theory that's been going on here after policies were put in place to promote electric cars. It's been like that for many years now. Like.. they're cheaper when you buy them, you get to use the buss lanes, way less upkeep. Meanwhile, people who'd bought expensive fossil cars were enraged. Conspiracy theorists tried the "well, actually they're worse for the environment" argument but AFAIK that's been debunked over and over again. It flares up now and then because:

• A lot of people want electric cars to fail for some reason
• Who doesn't love the irony of something that's environmentally good turning out to be environmentally worse?

Anyways, the power in our electric grid comes from dammed water. It's better than burning oil. There's an actual reason electric cars are part of national policy here.

[Janszoon]

They are. It depends on where you get electricity, but by and large they're definitely better for the environment. Plus in order to get closer to the possibility of powering cars with green energy, you kinda have to make a move away from fossil fuels. It's a necessary step.

I've always thought one of the biggest upsides of EVs is the flexibility of how they're powered. Like you alluded to, they work with whatever powers the local grid, which makes it easier for a country or region to move from one source of energy to another. I recognize that there are environmental issues with mining for and disposing of the batteries, but I think moving in the direction of technology that doesn't put all the energy eggs in one basket is a positive thing.