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@atomicpopwi

Lover of words, science, & trivia. Intolerant of intolerance. Random acts of kindness do make a difference. Fantasy baseball champion (yes, it's dorky) and often praised for my grilled cheese skills.

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US +Israel now in full blown war against Iran's civilian population.
"Expect a deliberately created humanitarian catastrophe with food, water & energy shortages, hospitals destroyed...massive internal & external displacement"

Also expect Iran to retaliate likewise on Gulf
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07.03.2026 23:43 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yep, exactly. Wasted opportunity.

07.03.2026 23:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, Paula!

07.03.2026 23:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, Wendy!

07.03.2026 23:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How do you like it? I've heard good things but I haven't driven one yet myself.

07.03.2026 23:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, my thoughts exactly. I understand protecting the US car industry but there comes a point when the damage to consumers outweighs it.

07.03.2026 23:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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So according to the WSJ a US Senator conspired with another country to manipulate the US into starting a war, am I getting this right

07.03.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 9518 πŸ” 3792 πŸ’¬ 460 πŸ“Œ 395

Yep! Any true "America First" energy policy would be aggressively driving renewable energy, EVs and charging infrastructure, and minimizing fossil fuel extraction & consumption. Instead, they're attempting the exact opposite, creating a disaster, & driving people away from fossil fuels anyway. πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

07.03.2026 16:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Gas up $1/gallon this week in Phoenix. I'm sure the lifted truck crowd with their MAGA stickers are just loving all this "winning!".

07.03.2026 16:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

"Winning!" is the term I believe.

07.03.2026 15:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The real motivation occasionally leaks out

07.03.2026 15:50 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, JM!

07.03.2026 15:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Whoa, fantastic, JM!

07.03.2026 15:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

All the more reason to be aggressively building out charging infrastructure in the US today.

07.03.2026 15:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Is that the spring forward already? Funny how you don't even pay attention to it here.

07.03.2026 14:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, Mark!

07.03.2026 14:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, Sarah!

07.03.2026 14:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There is a legal provision in immigration law that someone married to a US citizen can stay in the US while there visa is pending. Immigration officials have long recognized it to allow residency during the wait time. The DHS has just stopped following this part of the law.

07.03.2026 13:24 πŸ‘ 4441 πŸ” 1679 πŸ’¬ 65 πŸ“Œ 41

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07.03.2026 07:02 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0

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07.03.2026 07:02 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 0

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07.03.2026 07:02 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm jealous!

07.03.2026 06:46 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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More evidence suggesting the US is withholding casualty and injury numbers of troops in the region x.com/penguinsix/s...

07.03.2026 04:40 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A dose of scepticism for any marketing claim is healthy. If you look back to last June though, when they launched the prior version of their Blade technology, tests were pretty favorable relative to their claims. Hopefully this new version is too.

07.03.2026 06:11 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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You could soon buy a BYD electric car in Canada. Here's how. BYD cars may come to North America under a new trade agreement between Canada and China.

I'm pretty sure BYD is coming to Canada, albeit in a limited fashion at first

07.03.2026 06:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It's one thing to not understand, or disagree. But those are just personal insults. Purely a reflection of them, not at all of you.

07.03.2026 05:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yikes. That's awful. Totally off base and undeserved obviously. Sorry they're abusing you.

07.03.2026 04:50 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, very well said.

07.03.2026 04:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In the same situation with my Honda hybrid. I hope in several years a good number of us are able to get EVs on par with what they're talking about here, if not even better given the pace of change in that space.

07.03.2026 03:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Indonesia suspends its participation in Board of Peace

β€œIndonesian FM Sugiono said the decision to suspend participation was taken because of the latest military escalation in the region, which has directly affected the foreign policy priorities of countries involved in the initiative”

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