American Politics

[QUOTE=Spidy;3011644]I don't know, Why "should" YOU give a fuck or shit about it, or anything?[/QUOTE][B]Renewables have not lowered anyone electricity cost[/B] In opinion, they never will. It is a [B]BIG IF[/B] you have outlined in post. Let me tell you about my experience while living in California. When SDG&E was not making enough power to met demand there was a big push to conserve. The push was so good consumers were using a dramatically lower amount of electricity. Revenues for the company fell. They ask for rate increased to bring their revenues back up the a level that satisfied their bond and stock holder. The shock SDG&E customers received when they opened the envelopes that contained their bills they received in the made them ask the exact same question that you did. The state of California to this day continues to have some of the highest electricity costs per KWH in the entire Dis-United States of America.

[B]The Defense Rests![/B]

[QUOTE=Spidy;3011650][I][b](...kkkk!)[/b][/I] Always a pleasure having naysayers!

Fair enough though, 24 M's tech, may not yet be battle tested in the real world, but it's far from being just a "pie in the sky" idea and is very much an award winning reality!
[LIST][b]Next-Generation Battery Technology Insights:[/b]

[i]"24M Technologies represents a rare leapfrog in battery design: one that addresses energy density, safety, manufacturability, and recyclability all at once." ...

"Engineers will appreciate that this method supports up to 660 Wh/kg surpassing the 400 Wh/kg threshold critical for sectors like aerospace, high-performance EVs, and eVTOLs. Lighter batteries with higher energy density directly translate into longer range, better efficiency, and lower system costs." [/i][/LIST][url]https://leandesign.com/next-generation-battery-technology-insights/[/url][/QUOTE]Batteries lose big power, nearly 50% , when cold, or too warm, or when getting old. Electric are good to go to buy bread in towns traffic jam, but not to drive many kilometers at high speed. And more pollution to build a electric car than a thermic. And I will never trust shit chinese products, always waste of money when buying shit from a lying country not respecting human rights. Another shameful country.

[QUOTE=Tlito;3011639]As an Australian reading this.

I enjoy all the comments. TDS is a real thing. I follow your politics closely and never watch the free to air stations.

I would classify myself as a republican only because any sane person can see that Biden is busted and Kamilla and Tampon Tim are just a joke.

The bloke who is running for Mayor of NY and AOC and that other Lady are also pretty laughable.

I think that Trump is doing a great job and The Dems need to come up with some policies that are real.[/QUOTE][URL]https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2025/06/29/bloomberg-golden-age-of-mass-migration-ends-for-business/[/URL]

[QUOTE=EihTooms;3011482]Every Repub of the last 100 years or so laid out the Russian Red carpet and fired up the gold escalator to usher that America-hating clown Trump into the world.

He could not do what he is doing or pose the existential threat to America and democracy without his Repub MAGA Congress, his 6 Repub MAGA majority in The Supreme Court, which extends all the way back to Reagan's VP's administration, and every other Repub MAGA Governor, Mayor, Council Member and Dog Catcher.

That is why well-informed and observant patriotic Americans who value the Rule of Law, Democracy, a strong and healthy National Security and economy have only voted Democrat up and down their ballot in every election at least since the middle of Reagan's 1st presidential term.

Just letting one Repub in at any level anywhere in the country triggered the cancer we are experiencing right now.[/QUOTE][URL]https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/06/29/politico-donors-not-enthused-about-potential-harris-run-for-governor/[/URL]

Why is this white hoodie wearing MAGA using the term Muslim phase for giving thanks?

[QUOTE=MarquisdeSade1;3011713][URL]https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2025/06/29/bloomberg-golden-age-of-mass-migration-ends-for-business/[/URL][/QUOTE]The conclusions of the article are incorrect. My fellow Americans do not want to put work in anymore. When Montana Farmers could not find workers for their business they turned to TikTok to find labor for their farm.

[URL]https://youtu.be/6pjOAUSN9-I?si=PK_FpY6S39BGWdmv[/URL]

[QUOTE=SubCmdr;3011304]Renewable energy sources, particularly wind and solar, are often criticized for their potential to contribute to blackouts due to their intermittent nature and challenges in grid stability. Here are some of the key drawbacks associated with renewable energy that can lead to blackouts:
Intermittency and Variability:
Wind and solar power generation ...
Grid Stability Issues:
Renewable energy sources like wind and solar ...
...

In summary, while renewable energy sources offer significant environmental benefits, their integration into the grid presents technical and operational challenges that must be addressed to prevent blackouts. These include improving grid stability, enhancing reactive power management, and ensuring adequate backup and flexibility. - [b]Quote by Brave AI[/b] [/QUOTE]

[i][b](...kkkk!)[/b][/i] The information looks good, I think, but...

If your gonna post information from AI bots, ChatGOP (aka.ChatGPT), Brave AI or GROK ...etc[b] and have AI post it's opinions and do/assist in your thinking for you,[/b] could you please, [u]at the very least, do me the courtesy, and include the sources[/u], so I may best ascertain the veracity of said claims, opinions or information.

I doubt it, but perhaps it's all just, bunk, propaganda or scurrilous dis-misinformation, for example, from the good ol' fossil fuel industry, lobbyists or trolls, your AI is feeding you?

Otherwise, why NOT JUST have your computer contact/talk to my computer and may the better computer win! [i][b](...kkkk!)[/b][/i]

Trump Always Chickens Out Bessent Explains Logic Later, Elvis Wows With Wishy Washy Words.

So a lot has happened in the last few weeks since my interaction with Elvis. Trump has been vindicated- the US economy is going gangbusters, the whole world loves America, tourism is up, the dollar is up, inflation is down, the american debt is down, American pride is up.

Oh wait, we just woke up, none of that actually happened. It's quite the opposite.

You know Elvis, Trump could walk around naked and you'd find a way to rationalise that to yourself: "he's showing the world you don't need clothes. He is showing the true character is concealed by clothes. Show your body, show your soul. The world is slow to understand but soon they'll get it. Our lord and saviour knows things we cannot fathom". Your mindset is so skewed that you'll find a way to justify whatever mindless BS this unhinged lunatic comes up with next.

You want to deny that American standing in the world is down? You want to deny that people no longer want to come to America? [URL]https://wttc.org/news/us-economy-set-to-lose-12-5bn-in-international-traveler-spend-this-year[/URL].

You want to deny that Las Vegas will soon have tumbleweed cycling through it? [URL]https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/las-vegas-strip/las-vegas-tourism-in-decline-as-visitor-count-plunges-again/[/URL].

You want to deny that the dollar is at a 3 year low? [URL]https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/dollar-falls-to-three-year-low-could-extend-losses-as-pressure-for-rate-cuts-grows-dc54c620[/URL].

You want to deny that the US economy contracted 0. 5% in Q1 having inherited a strong buoyant economy in 2024? [URL]https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gdp-report-first-quarter-2025-declined-commerce-department/[/URL].

You want to deny that the pretenciously sounding DOGE has saved not $ 2 trillion, not $1 trillion dollars but a few ten's of billions of dollars at best?: [URL]https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4j33klz33o[/URL].

And how's the national debt looking like? Not a dent. All those tariffs, all that little Doge barking, and not a scratch. But what do you expect when the genius plan of this superstar is to take the revenue from the tariffs and use it to give tax cuts to those who need it least. Honestly Elvis, has your mind left the building? That you actually can see reason in this?

And the guy's just started. I hate to imagine what will be left of America by the time he's done.

Back to the topic below- I'll ignore most of it because it's descended into puerile irrelevancies or non sequiturs for much of it by you. But a couple of points. I encourage you to take some time to read a book with an open mind: "How Democracies Die"- Steven Levitsky. You will see that your lord and saviour is literally following the rule book by which erstwhile democracies have collapsed. It's eerie how he is following so closely the democracy destruction rulebook they PREDICTED he would 8-10 years ago. Your arguing with me that China will descend into Japan like stagnation will be an irrelevancy if America goes much worse and falls apart, and for the first time I think there's actually a real danger of that happening. Democracies are at the best of times are very delicate, artificial constructs which require the collaboration of a broad set of stakeholders and constituents to survive. The level of hatred between the republicans and democrats is getting to a state in which co-existance seems ever more unfeasible.

Yes, Anerica is fortunate enough to have hugely abundant natural resources, land and energy. And that's why it's not gone completely down the toilet and perhaps never will. But the idea that you can sustain the prosperity that you've become accustomed to with these insane policies, the social issues you have, inciting wars on the world stage and having yourself wagged by Israel into betraying everything you supposedly stand for, is insane.

You can deny it all you want- America is going down the pan. I say this not to win an argument but because I'm putting my money where my mouth is: I was seriously (about 1 year ago) thinking of investing a large sum in America to start a business. The chance of me doing this now is absolutely zero.

Good luck, buddy. You'll need it.

[QUOTE=Elvis2008;3006928]A personal putdown is not a good start.

Trump is trying to make up for the lost federal income from tax reductions with tariffs. As for your notion that tariffs are going to mean higher prices, the PCE and CPI continue to trend lower and are around 2% just where the Fed wants them.

So the notion that tariffs mean higher prices, which you state as fact, is anything but. The fact is that Trump's tariffs have meant the USA collecting billions in tariffs without an increase in inflation.

Sigh. 0 for 3.

[URL]https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/24/asml-the-biggest-company-in-europe-youve-probably-never-heard-of.html[/URL]

ASML's lithography machines are primarily made at a facility in the Netherlands, but there's also a site in Connecticut where some modules are made.

Want to work at ASML? [URL]https://www.asml.com/en/careers/working-at-asml/united-states[/URL].

[URL]https://www.tsmc.com/static/abouttsmcaz/index.htm[/URL]

In 2020, TSMC chose Phoenix, Arizona, for its first advanced USA Semiconductor manufacturing site a milestone investment that has expanded from $12 billion to $165 billion representing the largest foreign direct investment in a greenfield project in American history.

Given that you are 0 for 3, I do not think dignity works as an excuse not to get up to bat.

Now it is 0 for 4. Japan is very limited in weapons development by law. [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Self-Defense_Forces[/URL].

Most famously, Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution explicitly disavows war as an instrument of state policy and promises that Japan will never maintain a military as well as other war potential.

0 for 5. In the 1980's, Japan voluntarily decided to limit the number of cars exported to the USA but then developed luxury brands to make more money per car. There is no Lexus, Infiniti, or Acura without that limit, and you are blind to see the effect they had on American and European luxury brands.

0 for 6. The reason the USA had to project its might is because the USA economy would be in depression if foreign oil were not secured. The USA no longer needs to do that, and China does. That is not a strength but a weakness. We just have to protect our homeland now.

0 for 7. I have been in so many countries and they know so much about our politics. The first I heard of Ukrainegate I think I was in Mexico. In comparison, if you asked the average American, outside of Putin, I do not think they could name another world leader. And you know why?

Because whoever is president in Canada, Mexico, Germany, France, Japan, or the UK, our closest "allies", does not matter to the average American. On the flip side, I have heard Europeans griping that the elections in the USA are so important to them that they would rather vote in our elections than their own.

Spending tax dollars to improve America's image in countries most Americans cannot find on a map may have made a little sense when we needed foreign oil. It makes no sense now.

And you are missing the biggest point of all. Unlike every other advanced nation, the USA is the only one not dependent on getting energy from abroad. (Yes, we get oil from Canada but do not need to build an army and navy to secure it.). I do not know how or why people blow off something that important, but they do.

I first heard this gold bug decline of America bullshit in 2006. A lot of it was based on how much we were spending on foreign oil that was going to doom us. The argument that you are making that the USA cannot bring industry back to the USA is way weaker than it was for oil. Can you imagine what most people would have thought if someone said in 2006, the USA will soon be a net energy exporter? They would have said you belong in a fucking loony bin. Consensus does not equal truth.

Hotdog, you have not supported any of your positions with facts, and it is really a a disappointment. I thought you were better than this. All you are doing is just regurgitating consensus that I have already heard, refuted and ultimately rejected. Quit with the mental masturbation and come back when you have some new facts to support your POV.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Sirioja;3011679]Batteries lose big power, nearly 50% , when cold, or too warm, or when getting old. ...[/QUOTE]And ICE vehicles can burn up and lose up to 30%-40% mileage (depending on age of vehicle) in cold/hot weather. All while, polluting the planet with CO2/GHG, killing millions with toxic ICE emission fumes, in the process.

Looks like a win for EVs, to me! [I][b](...kkkk!)[/b][/I]

I have not needed to attack your sources. Renewables have not lowered costs to the end user. This fact remains undisputed. Because you cannot present any to dispute it. [B]This statement was from Subcmdr's HI[/B].

[QUOTE=Spidy;3011742][i][b](...kkkk!)[/b][/i] [i][b](...kkkk!)[/b][/i][/QUOTE][B]Our discussion is done here![/B]

I would rather have no discussion if all you got is [B]ad homenein[/B] attacks of the intellectually bankrupt. I will not be meeting you in court.

[QUOTE=Sirioja;3011679]Batteries lose big power, nearly 50% , when cold, or too warm, or when getting old. Electric are good to go to buy bread in towns traffic jam, but not to drive many kilometers at high speed. And more pollution to build an electric car than a thermic.[/QUOTE]There is no doubt that EV's have problems when it comes to range. Right now in my opinion they force you to meticulously plan you trips if you are not staying close to home. So that is why I own both a EV and ICE. When it is time for me to hit the road I do not want to fuck with charging stations.

The US is smart to stick with ICE's for now. Until they get their supply chain issues corrected best to stick with building vehicles with the supplies you can get your hands on.

[QUOTE=Spidy;3011750]And ICE vehicles can burn up and lose up to 30%-40% mileage (depending on age of vehicle) in cold/hot weather. All while, polluting the planet with CO2/GHG, killing millions with toxic ICE emission fumes, in the process.

Looks like a win for EVs, to me! [I][b](...kkkk!)[/b][/I][/QUOTE]What about bigger pollution to build electric cars and batteries? When China are not best and lying about pollution, USA don t care about pollution. When our planet turn, this bigger pollution is not killing?

[QUOTE=Sirioja;3011679]Batteries lose big power, nearly 50% , when cold, or too warm, or when getting old.[/QUOTE]This is true. Spidy ignores this fact in his enthusiasm for EVs. My question to him is: [B]Does he own one and is he satisfied with it[/B]?

I am tired of dealing with keyboard warriors who challenge the tech that I use (AI) yet flaunt the tech he is a fan of, while failing to put his money where his mouth is and actually own a EV. Before you mother fucks break bad on me and ask me the same question. I own a EV vehicle. [B]Oh, that was nasty[/B]!

So [U]24M Technologies[/U] new battery tech is going to save the world.

[QUOTE]Of course, without knowing the exact details of Eternalyte or seeing it working in practice we have to take 24Ms word on the headline-grabbing figures, but it all looks promising.[/QUOTE]My dick is [B]Big and Black[/B]. You have to take my word for it. But I [U]promise[/U] not to cum in your mouth. That is what I tell girls that don't want me to do that. Is it a promise I keep. Only way you can find out is if you suck my dick. [B]ROTFLMAO![/B].

[U]Here is your source Spidy[/U]

[URL]https://www.techradar.com/vehicle-tech/hybrid-electric-vehicles/this-breakthrough-battery-tech-could-help-evs-break-the-1-000-mile-range-barrier-and-give-them-a-190-mile-boost-in-under-four-minutes[/URL]

[B]Two middle fingers up to ya![/B]

[QUOTE=MarquisdeSade1;3011729][URL]https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/06/29/politico-donors-not-enthused-about-potential-harris-run-for-governor/[/URL][/QUOTE]Oh, yes, the ol' Blame The Dems For Crap Repub Results move. Lolol.

The one thing these "Kamala Harris was a terrrrrible candidate, the worst ever" miss is if she had just been a teeny tiny iddy bitty less "terrible" and "worst ever" in the only 3 states that mattered, or rather had that relative handful of angry Muslims in those 3 states not been mobilized by their Muslim Community Leaders to get out their vote and deny the dastardly pro Israel / Netanyahu Biden Administration the presidency, then Harris would be President today and the USA economy, national security, mass deportation of actual violent immigrants, jobs creation, USD, the Stock Market, the average cost of a gallon of regular gas lowering, lower inflation etc etc etc would be doing much, much better today.

Just a teeny tiny iddy bitty less "terrible" and "worst ever", less than a 0. 75 percentage point swing in just those 3 states, would have defeated your lord and savior as the supposed "greatest jobs creating president god has ever made", supposedly having produced "the greatest economy in the history of the world" from 2017 through 2020. Lolol. Oh, and due to alllll those amazing bi-partisan pieces of brilliant and brilliantly negotiated one single disastrous economic "stimulus" legislation that somehow managed to add Trillions to the deficit while producing a Million fewer jobs with it in the first 3 pre Trump's Pandemic years when he was simply coasting on the terrific Obama-Biden economy he inherited than without it.

Yet he was that close to losing to a mixed minority race woman married to a Jew.

Man, that must really rankle you and your fellow MAGAs to this very day and will no doubt continue to rankle you far into the future. LOL.

[QUOTE=SubCmdr;3011781]There is no doubt that EV's have problems when it comes to range. Right now in my opinion they force you to meticulously plan you trips if you are not staying close to home. So that is why I own both a EV and ICE. When it is time for me to hit the road I do not want to fuck with charging stations.

The US is smart to stick with ICE's for now. Until they get their supply chain issues corrected best to stick with building vehicles with the supplies you can get your hands on.[/QUOTE]Thermic performing cars are freedom for me to go where I want when I want, at night, through mountains. Impossible with electric and to drive 1500 kms in a row. And I prefer Western European than Chinese for quality. Not the end of thermic in Europe yet, but new ecological gasolines like E85 and maybe E20 soon. E85 for less than 0,70 €.

[QUOTE=EihTooms;3011807]Oh, yes, the ol' Blame The Dems For Crap Repub Results move. Lolol.

The one thing these "Kamala Harris was a terrrrrible candidate, the worst ever" miss is if she had just been a teeny tiny iddy bitty less "terrible" and "worst ever" in the only 3 states that mattered, or rather had that relative handful of angry Muslims in those 3 states not been mobilized by their Muslim Community Leaders to get out their vote and deny the dastardly pro Israel / Netanyahu Biden Administration the presidency, then Harris would be President today and the USA economy, national security, mass deportation of actual violent immigrants, jobs creation, USD, the Stock Market, the average cost of a gallon of regular gas lowering, lower inflation etc etc etc would be doing much, much better today.

Just a teeny tiny iddy bitty less "terrible" and "worst ever", less than a 0. 75 percentage point swing in just those 3 states, would have defeated your lord and savior as the supposed "greatest jobs creating president god has ever made", supposedly having produced "the greatest economy in the history of the world" from 2017 through 2020. Lolol. Oh, and due to alllll those amazing bi-partisan pieces of brilliant and brilliantly negotiated one single disastrous economic "stimulus" legislation that somehow managed to add Trillions to the deficit while producing a Million fewer jobs with it in the first 3 pre Trump's Pandemic years when he was simply coasting on the terrific Obama-Biden economy he inherited than without it..[/QUOTE][URL]https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/willie-brown-wardrobe-items-up-for-auction-to-benefit-sf-goodwill/[/URL]

[URL]https://www.newsmax.com/politics/donald-trump-tariffs-wall-street/2025/06/27/id/1216774/[/URL]