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This gets asked every so often. This is what I wrote a couple years ago.

Cowards and bullies (which are pretty much the same) run away and hide when challenged.

EVs make some cool noises. Mine sounds like a UFO at slow speeds. There are speakers that emit noise to scare blind people because the electric drive is so quiet. The Amazon Rivian vans sound very similar. OTOH, my 928 has a very 'old school' V-8 rumble to it. And my motorcycle has a 'high revving inline 4' sound. Both have standard mufflers, so they aren't 'loud for the sake of being loud', but when I get on the throttle, both of them make some fun sounds.

As much as I hate to admit it, Coooorrrreeeeecccceeeee is sort of right. The 'rabid right wingers' on here have all run away. They kept getting told to 'prove the bullshit you're spewing' and couldn't. The only ones left are the ones who blatantly ignore any challenge to their lies. However, what is Biden going through that is 'similar'? He stutters. He had a pretty bad stutter when he was younger. He's come a long way in coping with it, but it's not 'gone'. As a result of it, sometimes the wrong word comes out. It's part of the coping mechanisms. I had a friend growing up who had a pretty bad stutter. He went through tons of therapy to deal with it. What I see with Biden is that sometimes the coping mechanisms fall a bit short. Nothing more, nothing less. If you look at archived videos of Trump from even a few years ago, the decline is pretty apparent. Look at videos of Biden from a few years ago, back when he was Obama's VP, or even before. There's not a whole lot of change in his behaviors. Another point is that both allies and adversaries have a lot of respect for Biden. Macron and Putin have both said publicly that negotiating with Biden is not an easy task.

Well, I'm not exactly sure what shape the world is. Flattened spheroid is the closest I can find. But for the rest of it:

Trumpty Dumpty and the MAGA Moron Machine would rather see the country burn to the ground than give Biden ANY successes. They've taken 'cutting off one's nose to spite their face' to a whole new level. More like 'cutting one's own head off.'

Since Comedy Central is part of Paramount, and so is CBS, he's been doing the 'promo rounds' on the CBS news shows. From what I've seen he's 'still got it'. Which, given his political stuff (testimony before congress and such), and his long history on air, doesn't surprise me a whole lot. I was talking about this with someone, and I had to look up his previous stuff. His 'Jon Stewart Show' on MTV was back in 93 & 94. 30 years ago.

Trump endorsed candidates haven't done very well the last couple of elections. I'm hoping that holds.

Right. That's what he does.

Kind of a shame that there can't be some sort of punishment for all those who repeated that slander. You know, like the trolls on here.

So what does it mean?

Technically the 2nd version of the S. Last of the 16v (2 per cylinder), but with electronic ignition and fuel injection. Rated at 310 hp, but in reality produced more. The 1st 32v (4 per cylinder) in the 85 US model was rated at 288. It's cool as all hell. The pic is on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay. In 2014 I took my mom on a road trip to see my sisters out in Oakland. From Wisconsin. It's a REALLY cool car.

Are you serious? I think the "gearhead" crowd is a bit smaller than it used to be, but they're still there. Muscle cars are too expensive, so, as kids have always done, they get what they can afford and work with what they have.

Mossgreen Metallic. 85 S2 Euro if you know what that means.

You're forgetting a very important part of the whole situation. They're stupid. They're REALLY fucking stupid. Seen elsewhere: "If Taylor Swift is what it's going to take to defeat MAGA, then sequin my butt and call me a Swiftie."

Do you have pictures of the cut loops?

Like most of the garbage that they spew about EVs, this is also a lie. And even if the EV is powered by coal generated electricity, it's cleaner than an ICE car. Mostly due to efficiencies of scale of power production and propulsion efficiency of an EV vs thermal efficiency of the ICE. Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikescott/2020/03/30/yes-electric-cars-are-cleaner-even-when-the-power-comes-from-coal/?sh=b95728e2320b

Seen elsewhere: 'Me too' has grown a bit. Now it's 'Me 83 Million'.

Well, more 'Quentin Tarentino' than anything else. It wouldn't happen. Biden is actually a pretty decent man. And the public reaction would be pretty severe.

Personally, I'd love to see Biden debate Trump on stage, and when Trump says something particularly obnoxious (like maybe a minute or two into the debate), or when he refuses to shut up, Biden just pulls out a pistol and personally puts a bullet into Trump's head. But I'm not a very nice guy about this sort of thing.

We elected a racist con-man sexual predator rather than having to stomach a woman president (although she won the popular vote by 2 million votes).

For whatever reason, the format won't let me put text below the pic, so I get to double post. There have been claims that EVs are so heavy they destroy the roads. Well, my Bolt goes 3500#. Which is about 200# more than the 928 pictured above. And about 2200# LESS than the Cayenne it replaced. I've received my electric bill for December. My utility's website allows me to see the previous 2 years of bills. My electric use for any given month varies very little year to year. So I've got a good baseline, and can make a decent estimate of what charging the car is costing me (I have only charged at home so far). $35-$40 per month. Compare that with ~15mpg (premium) in the Cayenne. I was paying ~$150/month for gas in the winter when I only drove that (928 & motorcycle get put away in the winter).

I'm there. I got the Bolt back in November. My 'fun' car is this;

Oh there you go again. Using facts. Data. And you think you can counter bigotry and prejudice with THOSE?!?! I just went through my first major snow and cold snap with my Bolt. On the snowy & slushy roads, I used a fair amount more power. The extra rolling resistance takes power to overcome. No different than with an ICE car, but I get instant feedback and accurate measurement. In the serious cold (highs single digits above, lows down to about ten below), I used more power. Part of that is the battery doesn't do as well in the cold, part of it is that the car was heating the battery, part of it was that I was using the car's heater to keep from freezing my butt off. Until last week, I almost exclusively used the heated wheel & seats, with the HVAC on very low just to keep the insides of the windows clear of condensation. In any case, the driving I did came nowhere near running the battery out. The worst day (both quite cold and crappy roads) used about 18kWh for a trip that was taking 11 or 12 in warmer weather. Battery holds 66, but I only have 55ish available (I only charge to 85%). I was a bit anxious about how it would work in that sort of weather. Not really worried, but I'm glad I have hard data now.