Ravi
@ravi711.bsky.social
Ramblings of a dot com and GFC survivor.
Investor in mostly EVs/AI and mobile
Investor in mostly EVs/AI and mobile
Pinned
It is soon going to be conventional wisdom that automated driving will be everywhere in the near-future.
There will be all kinds of impact on the economy/people, from jobs to insurance to housing.
www.theverge.com/news/818552/...
There will be all kinds of impact on the economy/people, from jobs to insurance to housing.
www.theverge.com/news/818552/...
Waymo is hitting the highway — but can it handle the speed?
Waymo is also now serving San Jose’s airport.
www.theverge.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
It is soon going to be conventional wisdom that automated driving will be everywhere in the near-future.
There will be all kinds of impact on the economy/people, from jobs to insurance to housing.
www.theverge.com/news/818552/...
There will be all kinds of impact on the economy/people, from jobs to insurance to housing.
www.theverge.com/news/818552/...
It is within the realm of possibility that tomorrow will be the last day of NATO.
August 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
It is within the realm of possibility that tomorrow will be the last day of NATO.
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Deaf guy tried to show ICE his ID. An agent grabbed it and didn't return it.
So he tried to type a message about his disability but an agent grabbed his phone.
He was left w/ no way to communicate w/ the men seizing him.
He was a DACA recipient (a "dreamer"). He spent nearly a month in detention.
So he tried to type a message about his disability but an agent grabbed his phone.
He was left w/ no way to communicate w/ the men seizing him.
He was a DACA recipient (a "dreamer"). He spent nearly a month in detention.
Dreamers Face ‘Greatest Threat’ Yet in Trump Immigrant Crackdown
The DACA program has survived years of political siege—but recent arrests have dreamers shocked and worried.
www.thebulwark.com
August 8, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Deaf guy tried to show ICE his ID. An agent grabbed it and didn't return it.
So he tried to type a message about his disability but an agent grabbed his phone.
He was left w/ no way to communicate w/ the men seizing him.
He was a DACA recipient (a "dreamer"). He spent nearly a month in detention.
So he tried to type a message about his disability but an agent grabbed his phone.
He was left w/ no way to communicate w/ the men seizing him.
He was a DACA recipient (a "dreamer"). He spent nearly a month in detention.
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Absolutely. We should hope these protests are flooded with American flags. It messes up the anti-American narrative the right-wing media is using to keep people from associating these protests with the rich constitutional history of this nation. Don't allow them to do that! Optics matter folks!
As a Mexican born US citizen, I have a suggestion. At the moment only one party believes in checks and balances, due process, and First Amendment rights. That means only one party has the right to carry the American flag. We need to reclaim it. Force them to pick a new flag. They are not Patriots.
June 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Absolutely. We should hope these protests are flooded with American flags. It messes up the anti-American narrative the right-wing media is using to keep people from associating these protests with the rich constitutional history of this nation. Don't allow them to do that! Optics matter folks!
As US auto vendors become less competitive over time, we'll see this headline for other countries.
but hey, we'll always have our 8 cylinders even as the rest of the world has transitioned to EVs.
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
but hey, we'll always have our 8 cylinders even as the rest of the world has transitioned to EVs.
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
GM to stop exporting vehicles from US to China, company says
General Motors on Friday informed employees and dealers for its China export business that it would stop shipping vehicles to China from the United States, the company said.
www.reuters.com
May 20, 2025 at 11:39 AM
As US auto vendors become less competitive over time, we'll see this headline for other countries.
but hey, we'll always have our 8 cylinders even as the rest of the world has transitioned to EVs.
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
but hey, we'll always have our 8 cylinders even as the rest of the world has transitioned to EVs.
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
Obvious Shirts is awesome.
May 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Obvious Shirts is awesome.
I can't wait to find out how much Zaslav is going to get paid for this.
$WBD | Warner Bros. Discovery Moving Toward Splitting Company - CNBC Sources
May 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I can't wait to find out how much Zaslav is going to get paid for this.
India needs to get a trade deal done with the US before iPhone shipments blow up the US trade deficit with the country.
The iPhone alone would double the trade deficit and make a trade deal much more difficult.
The iPhone alone would double the trade deficit and make a trade deal much more difficult.
May 2, 2025 at 12:27 PM
India needs to get a trade deal done with the US before iPhone shipments blow up the US trade deficit with the country.
The iPhone alone would double the trade deficit and make a trade deal much more difficult.
The iPhone alone would double the trade deficit and make a trade deal much more difficult.
India is supposed to be the first trade deal.
The Indian press is reporting that the next round of negotations will be in-person at the end of May.
The Indian press is reporting that the next round of negotations will be in-person at the end of May.
April 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
India is supposed to be the first trade deal.
The Indian press is reporting that the next round of negotations will be in-person at the end of May.
The Indian press is reporting that the next round of negotations will be in-person at the end of May.
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And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
April 28, 2025 at 12:38 AM
And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
He’s just so damn dumb.
The moron premium is real.
The moron premium is real.
April 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
He’s just so damn dumb.
The moron premium is real.
The moron premium is real.
Far left economic tail risks have been taken off the table.
We are left with 10% across the board tariffs, likely 30-60% China tariffs, plus coming sectoral tariffs.
Best thing for stocks/Trump is if the bond market starts acting normal again.
We are left with 10% across the board tariffs, likely 30-60% China tariffs, plus coming sectoral tariffs.
Best thing for stocks/Trump is if the bond market starts acting normal again.
April 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Far left economic tail risks have been taken off the table.
We are left with 10% across the board tariffs, likely 30-60% China tariffs, plus coming sectoral tariffs.
Best thing for stocks/Trump is if the bond market starts acting normal again.
We are left with 10% across the board tariffs, likely 30-60% China tariffs, plus coming sectoral tariffs.
Best thing for stocks/Trump is if the bond market starts acting normal again.
All of the alpha right now is figuring out how much pain Trump can take.
April 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
All of the alpha right now is figuring out how much pain Trump can take.
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I wonder if Roman elites watching the fall of their empire also thought: “This is so stupid.”
April 13, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I wonder if Roman elites watching the fall of their empire also thought: “This is so stupid.”
The only question is how Trump backs down without talks.
A long trade war will be hell on American families.
As a share of all US imports, China accounts for:
- 99% of child safety seats
- 96% of toys for pets
- 95% of cooking appliances
- 93% of coloring books for children
- 88% of microwave ovens
- 70+ % of toys intended for children under 12
As a share of all US imports, China accounts for:
- 99% of child safety seats
- 96% of toys for pets
- 95% of cooking appliances
- 93% of coloring books for children
- 88% of microwave ovens
- 70+ % of toys intended for children under 12
April 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The only question is how Trump backs down without talks.
I guess the only thing keeping the administration from sending Liz Cheney to prison in El Salvador is their integrity.
April 14, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I guess the only thing keeping the administration from sending Liz Cheney to prison in El Salvador is their integrity.
We are getting the full Rory today
April 13, 2025 at 9:33 PM
We are getting the full Rory today
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It's like the old "license raj" they had in India, where only insider corporations got permission to conduct trade - and the the Indian consumer got the dregs.
April 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
It's like the old "license raj" they had in India, where only insider corporations got permission to conduct trade - and the the Indian consumer got the dregs.
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I was thinking about this Joe and Tracy anecdote from the supply chain crisis on gummy bears. Things are probably going to get really weird in a few weeks in unexpected ways:
April 12, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I was thinking about this Joe and Tracy anecdote from the supply chain crisis on gummy bears. Things are probably going to get really weird in a few weeks in unexpected ways:
Bonds do not give a damn about the cold CPI/PPI.
How much longer before the idea that this is a simple HF unwind goes out the window?
How much longer before the idea that this is a simple HF unwind goes out the window?
April 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Bonds do not give a damn about the cold CPI/PPI.
How much longer before the idea that this is a simple HF unwind goes out the window?
How much longer before the idea that this is a simple HF unwind goes out the window?
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If it weren't for the tariffs, this would be one of the biggest stories right now.
April 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
If it weren't for the tariffs, this would be one of the biggest stories right now.
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I don’t even know what to say here. We’re talking about a generational posting crashout. Lmfao NOW you’re concerned about conflicts of interest.
April 7, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I don’t even know what to say here. We’re talking about a generational posting crashout. Lmfao NOW you’re concerned about conflicts of interest.
Ackman not only supported tariffs generally, he specifically supported acting like a madman as a method in negotiations.
The markets fall 10% and now he’s talking about how businesses need certainty.
Give me a fucking break.
He’s an utter moron.
The markets fall 10% and now he’s talking about how businesses need certainty.
Give me a fucking break.
He’s an utter moron.
April 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Ackman not only supported tariffs generally, he specifically supported acting like a madman as a method in negotiations.
The markets fall 10% and now he’s talking about how businesses need certainty.
Give me a fucking break.
He’s an utter moron.
The markets fall 10% and now he’s talking about how businesses need certainty.
Give me a fucking break.
He’s an utter moron.
We had one path out of this and that was not having China/EU react too harshly.
China just blew that up.
Don't get anchored to previous prices. We are in a completely new regime and stocks aren't remotely close to discounting a global trade war.
China just blew that up.
Don't get anchored to previous prices. We are in a completely new regime and stocks aren't remotely close to discounting a global trade war.
April 4, 2025 at 11:03 AM
We had one path out of this and that was not having China/EU react too harshly.
China just blew that up.
Don't get anchored to previous prices. We are in a completely new regime and stocks aren't remotely close to discounting a global trade war.
China just blew that up.
Don't get anchored to previous prices. We are in a completely new regime and stocks aren't remotely close to discounting a global trade war.
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MSNBC just showed a montage of world leaders calling the USA idiotic, illogical, hostile, unhinged.... literally never seen anything like this. From the shining city on a hill to an object of global derision and contempt.
April 3, 2025 at 10:41 PM
MSNBC just showed a montage of world leaders calling the USA idiotic, illogical, hostile, unhinged.... literally never seen anything like this. From the shining city on a hill to an object of global derision and contempt.