@JOBhakdi Porsche management probably didn't believe Roaster can fly. Tbf, nobody did till the demo. So they banked on the internet would do a comparison on the design.
Soft coup? Trump is literally doing rallies every day, sometimes two or three locations a day, even in deep blue like Syracuse, speaking directly to voters in simple, funny language about exactly what he intends to do. Meanwhile, Democrats have been running multiple psyops to consolidate votes (e.g., Eric Swalwell), offering nothing but “Trump is bad.” And if by soft coup you meant voter ID which is supported by more than 80% of Americans then maybe it’s not a soft coup but a hard democracy.
BYD has a U.S. Headquarters and a 550k sqft factory making Buses and Trucks in California. It doesn't sell passenger cars here because margins are razor thin - about 3% (or 700USD) a car net in China. So shipping alone would likely wipe out profit even without tariffs. Buses and trucks are much better return. This is purely an economic problem, not a regulatory one.
@the_jefferymead Coming to the center means agreeing with Trump on most issues. Democrats are running on opposing anything Trump does, so siding with socialism makes sense and isn’t surprising.
@harryjsisson The initial release of 105 hostages in November 2023 included 81 Israelis, 23 Thais, and 1 Filipino. There were NO Americans as part of the release. And that was Netanyahu's effort, NOT Biden's.