I hope that you’re right, but nothing I have seen come out of this court in the last several years makes me believe that they care one whit about history, precedent, or the harms that ruling in Trump‘s favorite will cause. If they intended to uphold the decision, they wouldn’t take up the case.

Indeed, optimization for total operating costs is going to put ICE vehicles out of the running over the long term and nothing short of banning EVs or egregiously burdening them with taxes or other fees will change that calculus.

Pete is the guy Trump picked. JD was picked for him. As simple as that.

Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:

Bad Company
Iron Maiden
R.E.M.
Black Flag (Rollins era)
The Smithereens

This is true, but there are deployed NG troops in cities closer to Bellingham than D.C. I too don’t understand the reasoning for going to D.C. to do this, though it’s very likely that there isn’t any reasoning involved.

I can confirm a similar trend in areas around Seattle.

It has become crystal clear that there are members of the Republican faction that truly want children to die. There is zero evidence or scientific support for promulgating these beliefs.

Wtf is up with the scare quotes around illegal orders? For once just say something unequivocal and call this bullshit out for what it is.

Welp, really got that one wrong. Not sad about it tho.

Agreed, but I don’t know that we’ll see that. If I was a betting man I’d bet against a veto-proof majority. I’d be happy to lose that bet.

I might be mistaken, but I don’t recall hearing that Trump ever said he’d sign it into law? He said the *house* should pass it, but thats very different from saying he’d sign it.

What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?

Living in WA for 20+ years, I’ve seen firsthand the creeping Catholic takeover of healthcare. The worst part is that people in general don’t understand what that means in practice. When I try to explain it they first don’t believe it, but the reality eventually breaks through and they get shocked.

ngl, if a “color revolution” is what it takes to rid ourselves of this grifting, grafting, lawless administration, I’m all for it.

Yep, I get the imperative for ranges so that you can easily replace a gas unit. Fridge batteries are still an interesting idea IMO for those that can’t do whole-house BESS.

I’ve seen that one. Interesting idea.

Related - is there anyone taking a similar approach for refrigerators? Seems like a slam dunk to have a high-efficiency fridge that has built-in power outage protection.

No, not crazy in the slightest. It’s gross. Doesn’t stop these creeps from wanting to push down the age of consent or minimum age for marriage though. It’s pathologically creepy.