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Chad Kirchner @chadkirchner.com · 2d

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Chad Kirchner @chadkirchner.com · 1m

Honestly, this messaging is excellent.

WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 11m

Protect the Portland frog at all costs 💪

Chad Kirchner @chadkirchner.com · 39m

That went so well for Elon. Things going swimmingly at CBS News, I see.

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 47m

News: Bari Weiss just sent a memo to staffers at CBS News asking them to produce a memo explaining "how you spend your working hours—and ideally, what you've made (or are making) that you're most proud of."

One CBS News staffer puts it like this to me: "We just got Elon Musked."

Chad Kirchner @chadkirchner.com · 42m

Are you familiar with the phrase "GM gonna GM?"

Chad Kirchner @chadkirchner.com · 47m

I think you need to refund the dude's money and take the car back.

Chad Kirchner @chadkirchner.com · 52m

Do war crimes bring the death penalty?

Chad Kirchner @chadkirchner.com · 56m

"This guidance, while well-intentioned, is unfortunately being taken advantage of by certain car companies who wish to continue bilking the U.S. taxpayer," Moreno and Barrasso wrote to Bessent in a letter dated Sept. 30.

Bessent just spent $20 billion of MY tax money bailing out Argentina.

Ford Cancels $7,500 EV Lease Credit Extension Following Pressure From Republican Senators - Jalopnik

Ford's plan to prolong the EV incentive seemed clever, but not everyone approved.

www.jalopnik.com

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Chad Kirchner @chadkirchner.com · 1h

But "woke."

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Chad Kirchner @chadkirchner.com · 1h

What's wild is, the Senator who pushed this owned a car dealership. This deal was good for the dealership, which didn't have to worry about not having any incentive to sell the EVs it already had. Plus, it's good for the OEM and customer.

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Chad Kirchner @chadkirchner.com · 1h

If he's never going to sell it like he says (which we all know is a big fucking lie), it shouldn't matter if the car has a few paint chips or scuffed aero.

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Chad Kirchner @chadkirchner.com · 1h

Counterpoint: He could just grow a proverbial pair and drive the car. JFC.

Gary Gastelu 🇺🇸 @garygastelu.bsky.social · 1h

Ford: We're going to pick the people who can buy Mustang GTDs based on what cool Ford owners they are. They're gonna make it look so good on the social medias!

The Ford owner:

www.youtube.com/shorts/W2bln...

The $430,000 car that we CANT sell and CANT drive!

YouTube video by TCcustoms

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Chad Kirchner @chadkirchner.com · 1h

Tesla really said, "It's Morbin' time."

Gary Gastelu 🇺🇸 @garygastelu.bsky.social · 1h

Wow. Tesla did a full marketing collaboration with Tron:Ares

It's a real legacy automaker now 😂

Too bad for it this is being called the worst movie of the year

Chad Kirchner @chadkirchner.com · 1h

Reported by the Washington Examiner. So, you know, not really a thing.

Newsweek @newsweek.com · 2h

The bounties ranged from $5,000 for an agent or officer to $50,000 for a high-ranking official, the department said.

$5,000 Bounties Placed on ICE Agents To Be Killed, DHS Warns

www.newsweek.com

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 3h

JB Pritzker has also been emphatically placing Trump's mental decline squarely on the agenda. On our pod, he adds a new element: People around Trump are using his decline to manipulate him, so they're less likely to intervene. More Dems should say this. 1/

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

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Chad Kirchner @chadkirchner.com · 3h

Have you ever seen footage of how checked bags move around a big airport like Atlanta? That could also be fun.

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Chad Kirchner @chadkirchner.com · 3h

UPS is one of the most advanced logistics operations in the world, and Trump managed to break it.

Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 3h

De minimis: "UPS is 'disposing of' U.S.-bound packages over customs paperwork problems: Shifting Trump tariffs have created a nightmare for UPS, as thousands of packages from overseas pile up at its hubs while they await customs clearance" www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...

UPS is 'disposing of' U.S.-bound packages over customs paperwork problems

Shifting Trump tariffs have created a nightmare for UPS, as thousands of packages from overseas pile up at its hubs while they await customs clearance.

www.nbcnews.com

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Chad Kirchner @chadkirchner.com · 3h

a man and a woman are standing next to each other and the man says seriously lana call kenny loggins

ALT: a man and a woman are standing next to each other and the man says seriously lana call kenny loggins

media.tenor.com

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Brendon 🐻🌪️❄ @brendonme.bsky.social · 14h

One spot, four stories

Horses and a multi vortex tornado in the background

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Paulo Acoba @ferio252.bsky.social · 10h

"Here's a couple miles on me." 😂😂😂

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 14h

One of the best feelings in the world must be to be a baseball organist who’s like fuck it, I’m playing Thriller

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Chad Kirchner @chadkirchner.com · 15h

I know Kickstarters can be iffy, but @huntingbenjamin.bsky.social is a good friend and this isn’t his first kickstarter.

He gave me the lowdown on Model UN today and it sounds like it’s going to be funny, clever, and a great story.

Consider backing his project.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ben...

Model UN Pt 1 — Aliens + High School + 90s + Manga + 54 pgs

When aliens mistake a high school Model UN club for the rulers of the Earth, the fate of the planet rests in the hands of '90s teens

www.kickstarter.com

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1980/1985 News @40yearsago.bsky.social · 15h

[July 30th, 1980] Detroit police officer Richard Nixon arrested 25-year-old Jimmy Carter (not to be confused with both presidents' names) for breaking and entering the office of Peerless-Detroit Inc. at 7 a.m., following a series of recent burglaries.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 20h

Autism antibodies are stored in the foreskin.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 21h

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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Chad Kirchner @chadkirchner.com · 20h

wait what?

Chad Kirchner @chadkirchner.com · 21h

Excuse me, Secretary Kennedy, but what in the fuck are you talking about?

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 21h

RFK JR: There are many other confirmations -- there are two studies that show children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism. It’s highly likely because they are given Tylenol

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Chad Kirchner @chadkirchner.com · 21h

Touché