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"I can promise you, they shenanned once, they'll shenann again."
February 13, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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SCOOP: The SEC closed its investigation into bankrupt electric vehicle startup Fisker

Unclear how far it got. The agency sent subpoenas in mid-to-late 2024.

Probe only lasted about a year. But there's also a historic drop in SEC enforcement under Trump 2.

techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/t...
Exclusive: The SEC closed its investigation into Fisker | TechCrunch
The financial regulator revealed in a response to a TechCrunch records request that the probe was closed in September 2025.
techcrunch.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:53 PM
I'm not a big fan of my tax dollars paying for a private fuck plane.
“The pair have lately been using a luxury 737 MAX jet, with a private cabin in back, for their travel around the country, according to people familiar with the matter. DHS is leasing the plane but is in the process of acquiring it for approximately $70 million.”
February 13, 2026 at 5:21 PM
China is leading the way in common sense.

www.motor1.com/news/787281/...
China Is Banning The 'Yoke' Steering Wheel
China is banning the yoke-style steering wheel beginning in 2027. With updated safety standards, officials raise major concerns about the wheel.
www.motor1.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Oh, I found it at Cashies, mate
Where you can find your dreams
They've got wares and chairs and a bog downstairs
Some clubs, some tubs, and hats for scrubs
And out-of-date movies
February 13, 2026 at 4:18 PM
That $2,300 savings per vehicle will happen when everyone gets their tariff rebate check.
February 13, 2026 at 7:13 AM
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There are some Star Trek fans weirdly obsessed with “decorum” and they really fixate on how Holly Hunter sits in the captain’s chair on STARFLEET ACADEMY. One guy left a comment on the official FB whining about it and so Captain Janeway herself responded to drop the hammer
February 13, 2026 at 5:21 AM
Finally back in my own state.
February 13, 2026 at 3:28 AM
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The Epstein Files' own Peter Thiel is going to handle Discord's age verification? Weird!
Oh you mean the company funded by PETER THIEL?
February 13, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Between Musk gutting USAID, Kennedy killing vaccines and public health, and Zeldin killing emissions rules, millions of innocent people will die.
February 13, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Donald Trump and Lee Zeldin are causing asthma the right way.

— Ezra Klein
February 13, 2026 at 1:40 AM
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This is the first CRX. Not "a" first one, THE first. For North America, vin 000001
February 13, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Remember when right wing media convinced people that the biggest threat to society was a non-existent EV mandate?
pepperidge farm remembers is written on the screen of a tv
ALT: pepperidge farm remembers is written on the screen of a tv
media.tenor.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Lack of mandatory emissions equipment isn’t going to make new cars less expensive. Maybe improve OEM profit margins. But cars ain’t going to get cheaper because they’re dirtier.
February 13, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Which automaker will be the first to offer a catalytic converter delete?
February 12, 2026 at 11:59 PM
If only VW's "clean diesels" had survived a few more years, we'd still be using them today and none the wiser.
February 12, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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"I can promise you, they shenanned once, they'll shenann again."
January 23, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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Hi Ed, the Canadian government will control which companies' EVs-from-China will arrive in Canada. 😊

eclectic-lip.ghost.io/big-three-ja...
Canadian autos: Big Three to Japan Two … and a Chinese One?
Toyota and Honda first set up in Canada in the 1980s, so in the span of 40 years Japanese carmakers went from an existential threat to the Canadian auto industry, to our biggest producers ... “If you ...
eclectic-lip.ghost.io
February 12, 2026 at 9:49 PM
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Democrats should promise, today, that Melania Trump, Elon Musk and Peter Thiel will be stripped of citizenship and deported if the administration advances this effort
cool, cool. so we are sort of like citizens, but not really?
February 12, 2026 at 9:21 PM
I’m still convinced this will happen.
One step closer to @chadkirchner.com prediction of reintroducing leaded gasoline.
February 12, 2026 at 9:43 PM
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For me, getting a northern lights reflection is the holy grail of nature photography. Requires an absolutely incredible amount of patience and luck, but the results are hard to beat.
February 12, 2026 at 7:05 PM
lol fuck these guys

www.sema.org/news-media/p...
SEMA APPLAUDS REPEAL OF GREENHOUSE GAS ENDANGERMENT FINDING
SEMA APPLAUDS REPEAL OF GREENHOUSE GAS ENDANGERMENT FINDING
www.sema.org
February 12, 2026 at 8:30 PM
I knew this was going to happen and that it’d be stupid, but it’s still shocking how colossally stupid this actually is.
February 12, 2026 at 8:22 PM
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“We’re gonna figure out a way to make 1969 big block Chevelles burn beautiful clean American coal!“
February 12, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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I'm going to start selling catalytic converter removal kits, for only $999.99
February 12, 2026 at 7:32 PM