I’m glad you confirmed that, but I’d be utterly surprised if it was any other reason.

if you’re actually interested, even the considerable powers granted in a state of emergency are defined by laws passed by Congress:

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/guide-emergency-powers-and-their-use

Um, no? In case you forgot, he championed a reform bill that got killed by Republicans:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/01/20/fact-sheet-president-biden-sends-immigration-bill-to-congress-as-part-of-his-commitment-to-modernize-our-immigration-system/

It seems very likely that this uncharacteristically conservative move was calculated to produce these results. The house won’t pass any pro immigration laws, so letting the SC strike this down would let the administration essentially leave things where they were and say “can’t do anything else oh well”, effectively removing the topic from election discourse and putting the ball firmly in the Republican court, who won’t be able to get anything past the Senate.

They could replace the skin with foam board, but all that weight savings would just let them reduce the battery to save more on the manufacturing costs.

FYI, it only weighs about 400lbs more than the F150 Lightning, so the skin probably doesn’t add much weight over a traditional truck skin. The four wheel steering tech and glass roof probably add more.

It’s funny, the world was excited for basically a teched out Toyota Tundra with shitloads of battery. The designers were ready to build that, and they could have kept literally everything else the same (steer by wire, steel skin, glass, bed cover, etc) and everyone would have been happy.

Even looking weird people were excited for it.

But then they deleted half the range and doubled the price and ::pikachu face:: everyone hates it.

Sure, musk was the reason it looks weird, but I’d be willing to bet he’s 100% the reason for those other things too, because they likely had to cut weight and size to make it’s weird look physical possible.

(I’d still buy it if it had 500+ range)

toss…dumpster

Ah, so he boofed it.

This ad is literally the perfect opposite of their famous Think different ad:

We have an actual gigantic, unfeeling machine, literally crushing an effigy of the sum total of human creativity, only to proudly declare that everyone now needs to do all those things in the same, apple-approved way.

And the real irony is that’s the actual message they’re trying to get across.

You’ve succinctly defined the problem, and the only solution is a cultural shift away from the norm. Hopefully that shift will be peaceful, which will most likely only happen if it’s gradual.

it is, BUT, if you read between the lines of the requirements, there’s plenty of room for pragmatic atheists (in pragmatic packs/troops). It’s not perfect, but overall Scouting has absolutely embraced inclusiveness.

I am very confused by your comment. Are you saying Putin never said that, or are you saying he was lying?

From Putin’s actual mouth:

ON DECISION TO LAUNCH ‘SPECIAL MILITARY OPERATION’

“We saw military infrastructure being ramped up, hundreds of military advisers working and regular deliveries of modern weapons from NATO. (The level of) danger was increasing every day. Russia preventively rebuffed the aggressor. It was necessary, timely and … right. The decision of a sovereign, strong, independent country.”

Just to be clear, he definitely said that, but he was definitely lying.

(source: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-speaks-victory-day-parade-moscows-red-square-2022-05-09/)

It’s true, one does not simply log into Mordor.

Bad picture for an article advocating communication and de escalation.The entire plot with Azula is that she’s so incredibly inflexible and self absorbed that she cannot be reasoned with. Her character arc ends with her literally screaming in chains.

they can keep my 42 cents and just stop their shit