@TorreySmithWR go baller w/ a 718 GTS 4.0!
(but ofc that car carries no virtue-signal value: pretending that giant diesel’d Caterpillar excavators don’t emit decades worth of a Tesla’s CO2 savings while mining the battery’s metals)
that’s what pp like me smile about when they see you in yours
@TorreySmithWR the huge trade-in markdowns preceded DOGE — dealers don’t trust how much battery capacity might be left, because prospective used-EV buyers don’t either — you see it w/ Taycans as well
@WallStreetMav omg I love this — is it any wonder that exotic car dealerships in the DC area are said to be the most profitable in the US? — Ferrari/USA has stated that only the Miami store earns more, but claims that it’s due to interest earnings — DC/Virginia buyers pay cash
"What’s happening in Canadian politics is not happening in a vacuum. It is a symptom of a much broader phenomenon. Call it the great crack-up of the old consensus.
The old consensus held that immigration was an absolute good, with multiculturalism the end goal. Arguments contrary to progressive social attitudes was “disinformation” that must be combated by robust online censorship. People would quickly adjust to massive changes in social attitudes around sex and gender because objections would be seen as bigoted. And anyone who said anything that questioned the consensus would become a pariah.
This consensus is being rejected across the West. Donald Trump won the presidency by building a multiracial, working-class coalition that had little affection for the progressive activists who supposedly spoke for them. In Italy, Giorgia Meloni—who launched her political career on the far-right—now leads perhaps the most stable country in Western Europe. In Britain, Labour’s Keir Starmer was able to wrest control of Downing Street after 14 years of Conservative rule, largely because Conservatives had not delivered on immigration restrictions. Nigel Farage’s anti-immigration Reform UK party is now ascendant there, in large part because of his muscular stance against Islamism and immigration.
Austria just elected its most right-wing government since the end of World War II. And Germany, once the heart of the old consensus under Chancellor Angela Merkel, is still dealing with the fallout with her 2015 decision to accept roughly a million asylum-seekers from the Middle East. The hard-right AfD is now poised to become the second largest party in Germany’s parliament in next month’s election.
There are certain things that simply can’t be wished away. Things like Islamic fundamentalism, the societal downsides of mass immigration, rising crime, and stagnant economics. Trudeau—who, in a fit of desperation late last year, tried to reverse his immigration policies—learned these lessons too late. He is the latest casualty of the great crack-up. But he will not be the last."
@JeromehartlF@mich_enjoyer@NecktieSalvage we have Baltimore Ravens season tickets and it seems like 10-15% of the breaths you take in, from the time you leave your parking lot, to all thru the game at all areas of the stadium, smell like that — disgusting
@majinsayan been watching many YT vids on the Sahel Region & France’s hegemony since WW II — the riches of half a continent available at deep-discount due to the currency peg; the obscene wealth of the Francophile puppets; France’s brutality towards anyone who steps out of line — it’s unreal
@PaTroll21@thevivafrei@JackPosobiec saw a TV ad yesterday for a hypertrophic cardiomyopathy drug, the actor saying the syndrome affects 1 in 200 — a pitch to 0.5% of viewers makes no financial sense unless 1) the drug is insanely marked up & 2) Pharma’s MSM-survival-payments-for-no-negative-coverage are def a thing
@jdlyonsKY@VigilantFox this has to happen! — I’ve seen these extremely annoying ads interpreted as protection payments, assuring that there’s never a negative news story about meds or vaccines — and notice: there are none — plus the acting casts that look something like lunch hour at the UN 🤦♂️