Cut the fiber optic cable then retrieve it to learn more about Russian capabilities.

Only saving grace is that it was over in an instant.

As an American I am so glad the European Union has said it will never Recognize Crimea as Russian.

I won’t drive the cybertruck or any of the other newer generation X’s and S’s since they all have yolks instead of steering wheels. A few years back I was rear-ended by a drunk driver on a highway. With about 1/2 second warning I suddenly found myself spinning 360 degrees across 3 lanes, and I was trying my best to steer out of it. I seriously doubt I would have been able to do that with a yoke. My hands likely would have missed as I tried to reposition them.

The yokes, like so many other “features” seem like nothing more than glitz that Musk demanded to differentiate Teslas from other cars. If an independent authority tests yokes vs. wheels in situations like that crash and finds the yokes are as good or better then I’d consider driving a car with one. But given Musk is now trying to kneecap things like NHTSA I’m most definitely not going to hold my breath.

There are already a growing number of EV alternatives. I will definitely be looking at all of them a few years down the line when I decide to get rid of my Tesla.

And it will run perfectly fine on ten year old computer hardware using nothing but cameras in any manner of weather.

If Musk is removed AND major changes are made to the brand then Tesla might have a long term chance in the US market.

I bought a Tesla before the Musk craziness was in full display, and I can honestly say I wouldn’t buy another one (or recommend them to others) unless they seriously redesigned the physical controls, and focused more on truly useful software features. Not just games, “fart mode”, and a full self driving system that’s been promised for a decade now…

https://www.tesla.com/insurance

I recently attended a lecture by retired Admiral James Stavridis, who among other things was the NATO supreme allied commander for 4 years. He explained how every soldier swears an oath to the US Constitution, and in many cases more than just once. Each time an officer is promoted they swear that oath again, so by the time you make something like admiral you’ve likely sworn that oath around ten times, and administered it countless times to others.

Even when Trump fired those members of the Joint Chiefs, those who replaced them will renew that oath if they receive promotions to fill that role. Stavridis also said that the JAG officers who were recently fired would be replaced through military promotions, triggering even more oaths.

While the military may indeed humor Trump with a parade, I’m not worried they would blindly obey an illegal order. If Trump ordered them to deploy across the US, to invade Greenland, etc. I think you would see the military leadership act in a way nobody in modern times has ever seen. I’m confident they would honor their oaths and not violate the law.

Hey, we gave him a 5 mile parade when he only asked for a 4 mile one!

I want the military to maliciously comply with this.

One Army solder marches by

One mile later one Marine marches by

One mile later a lone Navy sailor marches by

One mile later one USAF pilot marches by

One mile later a member of the USCG marches by.

Next up, Trump rounds up migrants to rake up all the leaves in the forests.

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/trump-suggests-raking-forest-floors-may-help-prevent-fires/

To shoot the people trying to vaccinate their kids?

It really pisses me off that these children are dying due to the ignorance and intolerance of their parents and other adults around them.

Well it is a day ending in “y”.

Offer Teslas at 50% off to the farmers! They get an EV at a bargain price, Tesla sales (and stock) booms. Or better yet the federal government just buys all the surplus Teslas and gives them away to farmers for free. Two problems solved with a single incentive, and it shows he cares about the environment after all!

What has Musk built?

His wealth comes from daddy’s emerald mine.

He started an online payments platform that didn’t do very well and ultimately merged with PayPal.

He bought his way into Tesla and forced the cofounders out.

He founded SpaceX and gave himself the title of Chief Scientist but all the real work is done by actual rocket scientists and not him.

He’s founded other companies like Starlink & Neuralink with his vast fortune but he largely stays out of their way.

He bought Twitter and has made a mess of it.

And so on…

I’m one-and-done with my Model Y. I got it shortly after the Y was released in part because I felt it was a decent EV for the price at the time, and in part because their Supercharger network is a nice option to have (and I’ve used it a fair amount).

Even if Musk wasn’t such a public buffoon and acted more like other auto industry CEO’s I wouldn’t buy another Tesla either. The vision-only system sucks not only in inclement weather, but bright sunny conditions as well. It’s also terrible at detecting rain for auto-wipers, oncoming cars for auto high beams, etc. The build quality of the cyber trucks is sketchy. They haven’t made any significant design changes in years, other than maybe replacing the steering wheel with a yoke (and I refuse to even ride in a car with one). They seem too proud of creating things like “fart mode” and holiday light/music shows instead of something actually useful like improved speech recognition & more robust voice commands (“tune radio to wxyz”???) and on and on…

The way I see it, when it’s time to replace my Model Y there will be plenty of other competitive EV choices from big automakers like Honda, Toyota, etc. as well as newer ones like Rivian. And now that the Tesla charger has become an SAE standard and non-Teslas can charge at Superchargers there’s even less incentive to stick with a Tesla EV.

Article 5 states that an armed attack against one member will be treated as an attack against all members.

There has been no armed attack against a member state.

What ever happened to Cloudflares wall of lava lamps?