"It pains me to say it, but Gov. Evers gets a huge win today,ā Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said, adding that under the new maps, āthe Legislature will be up for grabs.ā Democracy. Democracy got the huge win today. Also, textbook Kinsley gaffe.
Wisconsinās GOP-controlled Legislature has passed legislative maps that were proposed by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.
"It is a category error to view Trumpās trial tantrums within the rubric of normal legal consequences, even in Kaplanās entirely predictable courtroom... For years, Trump has been training his cult to loathe rule of law, and his latest theater is all part of that process."
Donald Trump Has Chosen to Pay Millions to Trash Rule of Law www.emptywheel.net/2024/01/18/d...
Regarding Trump's behavior in the E Jean Carroll trial: It's not that he can't control himself. It's that he's a very good Reality TV Show actor.
I want to write a think piece about how the thirst for presidential immunity is part of a larger authoritarian sentiment leading to things like qualified immunity and thin blue line mentality and this mf just tweets it out
To be fair, Tesla pretty openly and blatantly gamed the regs around adjusting for overall efficiency in calculating range. Per Tesla's imputed efficiency factor, the square, boxy Cybertruck is most aerodynamic EV on the road....if you believed....maybe that's your fault...
Oh, so you did know that sales were flat when you said sales were growing....? I'm just confused as to which uninformed comment I was supposed to take seriously
I'd wager you've just not spent time with their financials the last few quarters. Topline has remained flat for four consecutive quarters, again, despite 35% price cuts. I'm not saying they need capital, but your line about being an 8-figure EBITDA company is likely a short-lived achievement
Eh, taking some liberties with the projections here TSLA's EPS is down 50% vs Q4 '22 already, and trending down via 35% drop in avg sale price crushing gross margin The Company that put up 20% EBITDA margin no longer exists....and was likely only a by-product of pandemic supply shocks.
The most wife guy of wife guys has managed to get his wife listed on Wikipedia as a notable instance of plagiarism from Wikipedia, which is a whole new level of Streisand. Incredible scenes
Facing a writer revolt, Substack changed course from defending Nazis' right to speak and banned 5 obscure extremist accounts. Some critics say it isn't enough. I wrote about the growing cracks in Substack's "free speech" facade: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...@taylorlorenz.bsky.social)
Facing a writer revolt, the popular newsletter platform agrees to ban some accounts ā testing its āfree speechā stance.
