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tunstateofmind.bsky.social @tunstateofmind.bsky.social · 2h

That’s why they are investing heavily into useful applications of AI instead of the useless things we are developing in the west (eg virtual girlfriends for hopeless dudes, pseudo-gods, etc). Then they could do more with less people.

tunstateofmind.bsky.social @tunstateofmind.bsky.social · 1d

And then Argentina promptly inked a soy deal with China undercutting our own farmers. MAGA!

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tunstateofmind.bsky.social @tunstateofmind.bsky.social · 3d

Sounds miserable and full of nonsense.

tunstateofmind.bsky.social @tunstateofmind.bsky.social · 4d

That was an excellent rant! Nice work The Verge.

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tunstateofmind.bsky.social @tunstateofmind.bsky.social · 4d

Thank for this post. It’s absolutely 💯 correct. I fear the rise of RFK Jr. was enabled by left leaning folks and their reflexive distrust of business.

tunstateofmind.bsky.social @tunstateofmind.bsky.social · 4d

Latinos are not a monolith. He picked off who he could by micro-targeting. That added up to a substantial vote. He did the same thing with Asians. Of course he just lied to everyone because that’s what he does but the targeting aspect was smart. The Dems could stand to learn something here.

tunstateofmind.bsky.social @tunstateofmind.bsky.social · 5d

They should really be more concerned about survival.

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tunstateofmind.bsky.social @tunstateofmind.bsky.social · 8d

I could have sworn I saw him grumbling about it but not necessarily removing it. It’s just such a weird place for them to spend their energy when they have a hard time building EVs, their core competency (supposedly).They are lusting after recurring revenue and I think they see CarPlay as a barrier

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tunstateofmind.bsky.social @tunstateofmind.bsky.social · 8d

His other big accomplishment will be keeping the world safe from CarPlay and Android Auto.

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tunstateofmind.bsky.social @tunstateofmind.bsky.social · 9d

Tell me you don’t understand how science works without saying “I don’t understand how science works.”

tunstateofmind.bsky.social @tunstateofmind.bsky.social · 11d

The Koreans and Chinese will (they’re doing it now) but no one else will be able to. They couldn’t (or wouldn’t) do it when there were subsidies!!

tunstateofmind.bsky.social @tunstateofmind.bsky.social · 12d

While not endorsing CarPlay Ultra, I don’t think Ford has much ground to stand on given their own efforts in, I dunno know, making cars. Fix your own house pal.

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tunstateofmind.bsky.social @tunstateofmind.bsky.social · 14d

…ban on abortions and tax cuts. Thus they can maintain a national party. The Dems passed the IRA, a generational bill, but no sooner than that was signed than we ran around calling Biden “Genocide Joe.” The Dems are better off splitting up and seeing who can recreate a national party.

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tunstateofmind.bsky.social @tunstateofmind.bsky.social · 14d

Frequently tied to cultural or economic differences. How can you have a national party with that? R’s on the other hand are willing to coexist with very uncomfortable partners (eg “libertarians” and religious fundamentalist) as long as certain non-overlapping policy goals are achieved such as…

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tunstateofmind.bsky.social @tunstateofmind.bsky.social · 14d

The problem is not the Dems per se but the nation as a whole can’t even agree what direction we want to go, making governing impossible. We’ve broken into regions even more so than before and I think we will continue that trend. CA, WA, OR Dems are significantly different than Dems in MI, PA, or OH

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tunstateofmind.bsky.social @tunstateofmind.bsky.social · 17d

And yet the stock continues to perform outside of any rational explanation

tunstateofmind.bsky.social @tunstateofmind.bsky.social · 18d

I’ll never get over the insanity of actively preventing capable students in public schools from accelerating in math in the name of equity.

tunstateofmind.bsky.social @tunstateofmind.bsky.social · 18d

Yikes! It’s like everyone got “Tesla-brained” and forgot to slowly increment into software which is most definitely not a core competency of legacy auti manufacturers. HMGs slow and steady approach is looking better every day.

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tunstateofmind.bsky.social @tunstateofmind.bsky.social · 20d

Why did I bother reading this? 🤦🏽‍♂️

tunstateofmind.bsky.social @tunstateofmind.bsky.social · 21d

If these people exist they sound like idiots who like their egos to be stoked. “Doing your own research” when the last science class you took was thirty years ago in high school shows a shocking lack of self-awareness and highly inflated sense of self.

tunstateofmind.bsky.social @tunstateofmind.bsky.social · 23d

It’s far past time for media to stop portraying any Republican belief to be grounded in some guiding principle or value. All they care about is power and they will flip flop like a fish on land to get it.

tunstateofmind.bsky.social @tunstateofmind.bsky.social · 24d

The Gaza single issue voter and you are somehow complicit in genocide and you’re “just as good as Trump so why vote.”

tunstateofmind.bsky.social @tunstateofmind.bsky.social · 24d

and older Latinos were upset about inflation and social issues. The economy thing is a tough headwind that Harris couldn’t do much about. But the Gaza thing put her in a bind.Appease the Gaza single issue voter and you reinforce the “scary liberal” demagoguing that always seems to work.Don’t appease

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tunstateofmind.bsky.social @tunstateofmind.bsky.social · 24d

That’s right. I would be curious to see a cross tab by Hispanic voters and age. To me it seems like that is the largest demographic with the biggest swing and also located in the states that matter (PA, MI, GA, etc). Anecdotally, in my rather strong Latino area, young Latinos were incensed by Gaza

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tunstateofmind.bsky.social @tunstateofmind.bsky.social · Sep 5

Meh is right but when you set the bar low with the beaver teeth design they have now, this looks great! If it pulls BMW loyalist away from gas I’m all for it, even though I’m firmly in HMG’s camp.

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