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Teslaspotting

The first Tesla I ever saw was parked on a street near City Hall in lower Manhattan. It was orange, I think, and striking enough in design so that passersby like me stopped to look at it. “Is that a … Continue reading

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Have you heard about the consumer strike on February 28, 2025?

There is one, called for by a grassroots group called The People’s Union. It’s a simple request and really easy to accede to: from midnight on Friday, February 28 to, I guess, 11:59 pm, don’t buy anything from Amazon, Walmart, … Continue reading

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Elon mishegas for your Thanksgiving pleasure

Harper’s Weekly Review provides: Elon Musk, who tanked the value of the social media platform he renamed “X” by at least 71% in just one year of owning it, challenged Putin to “single combat” to end the war in Ukraine, … Continue reading

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