Patti/Danica
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Patti/Danica
@danicalylith.bsky.social
Reposted by Patti/Danica
Next year, the EU will require cars to have buttons & dials -- not just touchscreens -- to get a top safety rating.

This is a great move. Drivers can fiddle with knobs & buttons without taking their eyes off the road, but they can't do that with touchscreens.

(Even better: Tesla will hate this)
Cars will need fewer screens and more buttons to earn five-star safety rating in Europe
Euro NCAP will release new testing guidelines in 2026.
www.theverge.com
February 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Reposted by Patti/Danica
Germany's Left Party has a new goal of cutting the wealth of billionaires in half within a decade.

Ultimately, they "believe there should not be any billionaires."

They aim to implement a wealth tax and raise inheritance and income taxes on the rich.

www.dw.com/en/germanys-...
Germany's Left Party wants to halve billionaires' wealth – DW – 02/08/2025
The Left Party says "there shouldn't be any billionaires." With Germany gearing up for an election, the far-left force has launched a new tax plan — though it will most likely never get a chance to im...
www.dw.com
February 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Reposted by Patti/Danica
“I think the strategy here is: ‘Well, we’re just going to do it and dare somebody to stop us, and by the time they stop us, we’ll have destroyed it.’”

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Doge staffers enter Noaa headquarters and incite reports of cuts and threats
Members reportedly sought access to IT systems at agency that Project 2025 has called ‘harmful to US prosperity’
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Reposted by Patti/Danica
If you are an American who feels threatened by government tyranny now or in the future;

you have your 2nd Amendment for a reason.

Please invest in safety training and practice as well.
January 23, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Nothing of note here; ban an entire country (and parts of Canada were getting the same message) but we're not sure how.
www.yahoo.com/news/vpns-no...
VPNs not a workaround for U.S. TikTok ban
U.S. TikTok users hoping to find a workaround to access the banned app are finding that virtual private networks are no help, hinting that the company has taken extra precautions to ensure Americans a...
www.yahoo.com
January 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM
If you really want me to get up early...
January 11, 2025 at 12:53 AM