The definition of an e-bike limits it to, at most, 28MPH. If they have a throttle they are limited to 20MPH. Faster than that generally requires registration as a motor vehicle. If an e-bike is doing 35 then it has been modified and is operating outside legal limits. That’s not a “loophole”, it’s a crime. Quit spreading misinformation.

It will kill people with hearts.

Both are exceedingly unlikely. I can see Trump dropping a bomb ling before Israel. Not that Israel isn’t malicious enough to do it, but they know they couldn’t handle the reprisals. Trump is truly that dumb though.

Russia wouldn’t follow suit for similar reasons to Israel. The threat of nuclear weapons is far more useful to them than actually deploying one. They have put a lot of effort into slowly ramping up “accidental” incursions on NATO to push back the threshold for invoking article 5. Using a nuke would be guaranteed to blow right past that threshold. The cover from Israel or the US having used one in Iran might matter in the history books, but not to NATO.

It’s probably not that bad anymore. Battery prices have fallen steadily since then.

The early Leafs were also particularly bad because the batteries were passively air cooled. We knew it was a gamble, but they were also really cheap. Still, I think we got 60k miles on top of the 20k it already had when we got it. The new battery hasn’t lost any appreciable range in the 4 years since it was replaced.

The guy Trump endorsed was a black Muslim. A generic white guy name won for pretty obvious reasons.

You seriously have no idea what you are talking about. Not a fucking clue.

If progressives were dominant in the Democratic party, there is no way Schumer and Jeffries would be running the show in Congress. The ability of a handful of freshmen progressives to replace either with a left leaning Democrat is non-existent, and that’s assuming they win the general.

Even if progressives dominated the elected offices, that wouldn’t make them “the establishment”. The term means something, and it’s not “the DNC”. The establishment is the entire structure of influence behind the party, including not only politicians, but donors, consultants, and the oligarch owned media.

Progressives have made a lot of progress, but we have much further left to go. We could lose almost all the progress we have made if we don’t outperform the establishment candidates by a wide margin in the general. The “electability” argument has always been the establishment’s best weapon against progressives, and it’s absolutely critical that we use this election to prove it wrong.

This is correct, but it’s worth noting that voting is a bare minimum level of engagement. Despite the rhetoric from the establishment, exit polls show that progressives have been remarkably consistent in showing up to vote for shitty establishment candidates. What they won’t do is donate to their campaigns, or volunteer their time, effort, and expertise. Nobody wants to knock on doors for a candidate they can barely stomach voting for.

There will always be an enthusiasm vacuum for establishment candidates, and that matters. That is a big part of why the DNC is already $2million in debt going into this election, despite the expectation of a blue wave.

I’m reminded of the bazillion times that Putin has hinted at threats to use nukes against Ukraine. I guess Trump saw how weak it made Putin sound, and decided it was just what he wanted for the US. What a stupid timeline we are in.

I’ve been driving used EVs for almost 20 years now, and it’s been great cheap transportation. We did get hit with around an unexpected $8k battery replacement on a Nissan Leaf, but it was still cheaper in the long run than a new electric or a used ICE.

Republicans call every Democrat a communist. What’s new about that?

I’m not a lawyer either, but I’m pretty sure “I thought they were investigating me” is not a valid defense for obstructing justice.

I definitely wouldn’t recommend anyone do this. It’s not like you are going to exhaust the FBI of resources, and every question you answer, truthfully or otherwise, makes you more vulnerable to prosecution and/or harassment.

If you are going to watch a game, Fifa would rather you pirate their game than someone else’s. It’s still free advertising when you discuss the game with friends or online.

I love her contention that 107 days wasn’t enough. She was winning the election by a wide margin at 30 days, then pissed it away more and more every day thereafter. The last thing she needed was more days.

There are still a lot of people who think there have to be good guys and bad guys, so the Democratic establishment has to be the good guys. It’s a stubborn delusion, especially when people are so poorly informed by the media.

I guess they finally edited all the Israel stuff out. That, or it will say she was strong armed into backing Biden’s strategy. Fuck her.

They figure the victims will be too depressed to do anything about it.

If Tucker runs for the Republican nomination he’ll get it. He’d also probably beat any candidate the Democratic establishment would pick to run against him. If the Republicans want to lock him up as a terrorist, I’m not sure I would exactly disagree.

Means testing is how you create programs that are doomed to fail from the start. Wealthy and middle class voters always start to resent the poors getting “free stuff” so programs get cut back until they buckle, and then they get eliminated. There is a reason the Republicans have been able to destroy Obamacare, but not Medicare or SS.

Means testing also rarely saves the government money. All the extra bureaucracy for tracking eligibility usually costs more than it saves. It’s better to provide for everyone then make it up with progressive taxation.

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