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  1. showmekid Avatar
    showmekid

    Bessee on 4/28/2024@9:59 PM;
    Still carrying water for FSC, I see.
    I imagine you have some friends on the FSC Board that are doing the CYA right now. Some are well known folks in the community.
    In 2022, the auditors noted that FSC was missing information and not forthcoming with information, so it was noted that what they had was okay but information was still missing for it to be complete. Just like the grand jury report of 2022 noted that FSC was not forthcoming in requests for information.
    They did do some great work, but could more have been accomplished with proper expenditures and judicious use of the monies? And why are they dodging requests for information? Tax forms not filed, information requests ignored, what’s up with that?

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  2. Scott O Avatar
    Scott O

    Gregory 9:38 – Tijuana is a given, but I keep reading about beaches in SoCal being closed or at least have postings because of pollution from failures in the different systems. Near the border Mexico is the big problem but the issue is on-going all the way up to Ventura at times. And I’m sure some of it is the flood of human waste in the water run-off that never saw the water treatment plant. Gotta love the vibrancy and diversity in that progressive state. If it’s not on the sidewalk, it’s on the beach or in the water.
    https://abc7.com/california-beaches-pollution-health-the-bay-report-card/11990709/

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  3. Scott O Avatar
    Scott O

    re the Dems big new idea of raising taxes:
    “…while expanding tax credits that improve equity.”
    In other words – loosens up some funds for more vote-buying.
    Should work out swell.

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  4. Gregory Avatar
    Gregory

    Scotto 1237p
    Poop happens.
    Every day. Sometimes twice.

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  5. fish ole' Avatar
    fish ole’

    Probably time for Gavin to request an adjoining basement room with President Stem so more of this sort of unpleasantness won’t happen….at least until after the election!

    Gavin Newsom Asked the Internet to Submit Designs for a New Coin Honoring CA’s Innovations, and Hoo Boy..

    https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2024/04/28/gavin-newsom-asked-the-internet-to-submit-designs-for-a-new-coin-honoring-cas-innovations-and-hoo-boy-n2173392#google_vignette

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  6. Scott O Avatar
    Scott O

    Speaking of failed systems –
    “You realize, don’t you, that what’s going on in our country is the collapse not just of an empire, or an economy, but a comprehensive paradigm of human progress.” – James Kunstler
    I have to admit there’s a part of me that wants CA to continue it’s Dem rule and for Biden to get another 4 years sitting in his own soiled diapers in the Oval Office just for the sheer spectacle of how fast and how far our nation can collapse from the time of my birth to the end of my life. The normalization of complete insanity by other-wise intelligent people who willingly act to their own detriment just to not have to acknowledge their own failings. It certainly can’t be a totally new thing in history. The long-standing popularity of The Emperor’s New Clothes speaks openly of the public’s ability to go along with complete nonsense as long as it means their lives will be (at least for a time) undisturbed so they can watch TV in comfort while shoving Little Debbies or Avocado Toast into their craws.
    It is as if reality is now celebrated when it can exceed what was – until recently – mocking satire of its downward, lunatic spiral.
    Kunstler ends this Monday’s essay with a hopeful note.
    I wish him well. History has shown us that there is very rarely a happy ending. We did it once over 200 years ago but most folks back then didn’t have the luxury of living in crazy town.
    https://kunstler.com/clusterfuck-nation/pep-talk-on-a-dark-day/

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  7. fish ole' Avatar
    fish ole’

    Interesting…..

    White House Officially Claims Biden Has Made 148 Mistakes During Public Remarks So far This Year…

    Yes….most would refer to those as lies…..but “progressive” so he gets 148 Mulligans!
    But I truly do understand why Punchy™ likes him so much!
    …and hey….thanks in advance for agreeing with me!

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  8. fish ole' Avatar
    fish ole’

    I find your faith interesting and hope to read your literature!

    AI priest defrocked after saying babies could be baptised in Gatorade…

    He’d probably still be an AI priest if he’d only stuck with beer or wine….scotch in a pinch!
    Maybe with PADRE™ v 2.0!
    https://metro.co.uk/2024/04/30/ai-priest-defrocked-saying-babies-baptised-gatorade-20748044/

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  9. fish ole' Avatar
    fish ole’

    Look’s like a certain feeble old grifter is worried about losing the youth vote…..

    DEA will move to reclassify marijuana in historic shift…

    President Stem….is there nothing he can’t won’t do for votes…..?
    https://abc11.com/marijuana-reclassification-us-drug-control-agency-will-move-to-reclassify-cannabis-in-a-historic-shift-ap-sources-say/14746409/

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  10. Individual Juan Avatar
    Individual Juan

    White House Officially Claims Biden Has Made 148 Mistakes During Public Remarks So far This Year…
    Gov. Kristi Noem says hold my beer

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  11. Individual Juan Avatar
    Individual Juan

    Sorry Smart”man” Bessie
    Lawmakers, Advocates And Stakeholders React To DEA’s Historic Marijuana Rescheduling Decision, With Many Calling For Bolder Reform
    https://www.marijuanamoment.net/lawmakers-advocates-and-stakeholders-react-to-deas-historic-marijuana-rescheduling-decision-with-many-calling-for-bolder-reform/

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  12. Gregory Avatar
    Gregory

    A decision?
    “The DEA’s proposal, which still must be reviewed by the White House Office of Management and Budget, would recognize the medical uses of cannabis and acknowledge it has less potential for abuse than some of the nation’s most dangerous drugs. However, it would not legalize marijuana outright for recreational use.”
    What’s become of professional journalism standards?

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  13. Scott O Avatar
    Scott O

    “Lawmakers, Advocates And Stakeholders React To DEA’s Historic Marijuana Rescheduling Decision, With Many Calling For Bolder Reform”
    Lawmakers – People who only care about getting re-elected.
    Advocates – Stoners
    Stakeholders – Dope dealers
    Bolder reform – We need even more votes, damn it!

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  14. Gregory Avatar
    Gregory

    Scotto
    The great Louis Armstrong was reputatively a daily smoker.
    Better pot than Kools. Perhaps a dispensation for anyone who can play “Muscat Ramble”?

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  15. Scott O Avatar
    Scott O

    Gregory 5:04 – I was simply giving a clear representation of the high falutin’ titles the daily press likes to throw around.
    Smoke ’em if ya got ’em.

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  16. Scott O Avatar
    Scott O

    Gregory 5:04 (further) – Many, many great authors were falling down drunks. Some of the best musicians I have recordings of were heroin addicts (Bill Evans, anyone?). Saying that weed is “better” than tabacky is hardly a way to enhance someone’s reputation. Armstrong doesn’t need a dispensation.
    I’m not judging the user of any drug – I’m making fun of so-called journalists and the fools that suck up their BS.

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  17. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    We have too many jihadis already creepy grampa joe and dont need any hamas idiots –
    https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/04/30/report-white-house-considers-inviting-gaza-palestinians-as-refugees/
    😉

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  18. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Who knew there were snowflake jihadis –
    UCLA anti-Israel protesters ask supporters for vegan and gluten-free food, zip ties, shields and EpiPens
    Protest organizers are asking for various items needed to sustain their anti-Israel encampment, including zip ties, gluten-free food but no nuts
    https://www.foxnews.com/us/ucla-anti-israel-protesters-ask-supporters-vegan-gluten-free-food-zip-ties-shields-epipens
    😉

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  19. fish ole@ Avatar
    fish ole@

    From the always indispensable Instapundit…..

    HE’S A UNITER, NOT A DIVIDER


    Pro and anti-Israel protesters showed up at the University of Alabama today and eventually both sides began chanting “Fuck Joe Biden.” Props to Biden for bringing America together.
    Roll Tide, y’all.

    But I get why Punchy likes him.
    https://twitter.com/ClayTravis/status/1785814840650477716?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1785814840650477716%7Ctwgr%5E2a4a9a0e87555835f449645e845911374bc0f160%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Finstapundit.com%2F644926%2F

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  20. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    And creepy grampa joe wonders why he has lost the latino citizens vote –
    These illegal immigrants are eligible for Obamacare after Biden rule change
    The HHS rule will go into effect just days before the 2024 presidential election
    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/these-illegal-immigrants-eligible-for-obamacare-after-biden-rule-change
    😉

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  21. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    A strong ruling for women’s rights –
    Five West Virginia middle school girls banned from participating in track and field meets after they protested against a trans athlete last week are allowed to compete again, a judge ruled Thursday night.
    Judge Thomas A. Bedell issued a preliminary injunction that prevents the Harrison Board of Education and schools from penalizing student-athletes for their speech.
    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-ruling-reveals-fate-middle-school-girls-banned-protesting-trans-competitor
    😉

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  22. Individual Juan Avatar
    Individual Juan

    Hope Hicks is so hot🌋
    Have a great weekend!

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  23. Gregory Avatar
    Gregory

    Jeff 225p
    Remind us… what is the crime being charged in the case?

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  24. Scott O Avatar
    Scott O

    Gregory 4:10 – “…what is the crime being charged in the case?”
    They’re working on it. As near as I can tell, it’s some sort of circular reasoning type of deal.
    The prosecution will probably mention the crime in their closing arguments.

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  25. Gregory Avatar
    Gregory

    Jeff, like his bretheren who are actively “working” for a news organization, are doing a piss-poor job of pointing out there has not been a crime specified in the “hush money” trial where there’s no crime in negotiating hush money.

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  26. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    So who are the fascists creepy grampa joe and co seem to be –
    The emails also revealed the Biden administration wanted to crack down on “vaccine misinformation,” while some executives were unwilling to cave to the pressure. Other executives did give in, to limit bigger issues.
    “Now, having obtained and reviewed tens of thousands of emails and other relevant nonpublic documents, the Committee and Select Subcommittee can provide a more complete picture of how and the extent to which the Biden White House coerced companies to suppress free speech,” the report noted.
    Big Tech altered their content-moderation policies in 2021, the report said. Facebook, YouTube and Amazon all adjusted their policies to censor information ranging from COVID-19 “misinformation” to what kinds of books were permissible on the Amazon Marketplace.
    “Indeed, both Facebook and Amazon referred to the Biden White House’s efforts as ‘pressure,’” the report said.
    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/damning-report-details-biden-admins-big-tech-censorship-push
    😉

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  27. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    If hamas actually met their jihadi supporters they would kill them for being sniveling snowflakes among other reasons –
    University of Chicago Anti-Israel Encampment Demands HIV Tests, Dental Dams, Plan B
    https://www.breitbart.com/education/2024/05/03/university-of-chicago-anti-israel-encampment-demands-hiv-tests-dental-dams-plan-b/
    😉

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  28. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Wait, what? Returning to the rule of law! What as concept –
    https://www.foxnews.com/us/north-carolina-high-school-student-indicted-kidnapping-assault-teacher-in-viral-incident-charged-in-2nd-attack
    😉

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  29. Scott O Avatar
    Scott O

    Bored – so I head over to DK to see what’s new in KKKrazy-town:
    “…a story of her willingness to slaughter an innocent creature without remorse was not a dumb move or a mistake on her part. It was an audition.”
    Hmmm…
    Another one of those “I aborted my baby and I’m proud I did”?
    Naw – a baby is a human – this was much, much, worse.
    It’s about a woman who put down an animal she regarded as a threat to the safety of humans.
    Just another reminder that the left are bat-shit crazy. Okey-dokey to off an innocent human life but very, very evil to put down a dog that was a menace.
    The hilarious aspect of the article is that if she is willing to put down a dangerous animal, she:
    “will have no problem with his plans for rounding up innocent people, reporters, immigrants, professors, and anyone else who speaks out publicly against them.”
    Notice that “reporters, immigrants, professors, and anyone else” are separate and different than “innocent people” – their words, not mine.
    https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/5/4/2238673/-What-Everyone-is-Missing-About-the-Kristi-Noem-Dog-Murder-Story?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web

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  30. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Just what we dont need another public defender judge –
    https://knco.com/nevada-county-has-new-judge/
    😉

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  31. Scott O Avatar
    Scott O

    “Just what we dont need another public defender judge”
    The actual problem is another judge appointed by Gov Hair Gel.

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  32. The Estonian Fox Avatar
    The Estonian Fox

    Headline from USAToday –
    San Francisco sea lions swarm Pier 39, the most gathered in 15 years.
    1st thought – Why am I thinking they sure look like knock-offs of Gavin’s hairstyle?
    2nd thought – Man, they could feed the homeless for several weeks.
    3rd thought – But who has the balls to do that? Ah!!, just when I ran out of names – here comes Kristi Noem.

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  33. fish ole' Avatar
    fish ole’

    I was surprised that it wasn’t him too…..

    Is This the Most Boring Man in the World?

    No mention of Trump should have been a tip off.
    https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/sleep-hacks-insomnia-boring-audio-a97a71a9?mod=RSSMSN

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  34. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    The usual suspects –
    Politico mocked for being surprised on who is funding anti-Israel protests: ‘Surprising to who?’
    One critic wrote, ‘The journalists at Politico apparently the only people on the planet ‘surprised’ by this’
    https://www.foxnews.com/media/politico-mocked-surprised-funding-anti-israel-protests
    😉

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  35. Individual Juan Avatar
    Individual Juan

    Kristi Noem cannot admit in her Face the Nation interview that she didn’t actually meet Kim Jong-Un as she had stated in her book.
    Kristi Gnome’s New book is entitled “No Going Back” but she went back and removed the fake quote about meeting the little dictator.lol
    Killed a goat because it got her kids clothes dirty, and may have head-butted her fat ass, lol.

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  36. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Do tell –
    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-revelations-florida-documents-trial-put-trump-offense-against-deranged-special-counsel
    😉

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  37. Gregory Avatar
    Gregory

    Jeffie… that’s between her and her ghostwriter, and she’s already screwed her pooch in the VP sweepstakes.
    A non issue.
    Plus, her ass, nice as it is, is nothing compared to yours.

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  38. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Even creepy grampa joes voters wish for the Trump economy –
    Reporter stunned by Biden voters’ comments on economy: ‘Nostalgia for Trump years… really shocking to me’
    ‘Nonstop I heard about the economy,’ a NPR reporter relayed about her time on the campaign trail talking to voters
    https://www.foxnews.com/media/reporter-stunned-biden-voters-comments-economy-nostalgia-trump-years-really-shocking-me
    😉

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  39. Scott O Avatar
    Scott O

    Idiot Juanita – “Killed a goat because it got her kids clothes dirty”
    That’s just as false as saying Noem met Kim Jong Um.
    Apparently Idiot Juanita thinks he can lie, but others should not.
    The bottom line is who would make a better VEEP – Noem or the cackling fool we currently have to put up with?

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  40. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    It took you this long to figure that out! –
    “My goals are to tap into the full scope of human talent, to bring the very best to MIT, and to make sure they thrive once here,” Kornbluth said in a statement provided to NR. “We can build an inclusive environment in many ways, but compelled statements impinge on freedom of expression, and they don’t work.”
    Higher-education writer and researcher John Sailer first reported Kornbluth’s statement for UnHerd on Sunday. MIT previously required diversity statements across its academic disciplines, including its nuclear-science and engineering department.
    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/mit-scraps-diversity-statements-in-faculty-hiring-process-after-discovering-they-don-t-work/ar-BB1lRFgL?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=e069eeb76caf421284be0b5d4d43f747&ei=119
    😉

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  41. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    The mouse house has burnt down around them –
    “Race in the workplace is so nuanced that it can be easily weaponized by all sides and bad actors of any race,” a Black ABC News veteran told Puck.
    “Disney fell into the trap of the soft bigotry of low expectations and appointed someone everyone knows is unqualified to do the job… Now [they] are worried that firing the first Black woman would be an act of racism, when she is simply bad at her job,” the person continued.
    https://www.foxnews.com/media/abc-news-president-kim-godwin-president-steps-down-reports-turmoil-network
    https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2024/05/04/nolte-far-left-disney-lost-628-million-four-woke-flops/
    😉

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  42. Scott O Avatar
    Scott O

    I keep tellin’ ya, folks – we have the fastest printing presses in the world at the US Mint:
    “At $2 Million Per Minute, Treasuries Mint Cash Like Never Before”
    Most clueless money person in the world:
    “With the help of our friends at the Fed, they did put the income back in fixed income,” said Anne Walsh, who oversees about $320 billion as chief investment officer of Guggenheim Partners Investment Management. “And fixed-income investors, we get to reap the benefits of higher yield. That’s a good thing.”
    Yeah – it’s swell.
    Everyone is doing great because someone else owes them a pile of money.
    Modern Monetary Theory – “We only make you pay taxes because we don’t want to lay off all the workers at the IRS”.
    https://finance.yahoo.com/news/2-million-per-minute-treasuries-100032406.html

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  43. George Boardman Avatar
    George Boardman

    So this is what the conservative movement has come to:
    https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-good-liars-rally-conspiracy-theories_n_6638814ee4b001bbb5104574

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  44. scenes Avatar
    scenes

    The Emily Litella of the Foothills sez: “So this is what the conservative movement has come to”
    and then posts some clickbait videos which are then reposted on a sort of op-ed page of a famously liberal website which is owned by famous clickbaitor Buzzfeed.
    Dude, just get back to writing one of your famously uninformed screeds for the local paper next to the Cheryl Cook section.
    There’s no fool like an old fool.

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  45. Gregory Avatar
    Gregory

    The Emily Litella of the Foothills?
    I think of him more as the Roseanne Roseannadanna of the Foothills.

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  46. Scott O Avatar
    Scott O

    “So this is what the conservative movement has come to”
    Really, Boardman? You actually believe selecting a handful of folks for a gotcha session discredits the conservative movement?
    Anyone notice the lefties that post here have given up trying to point out anything good about the Dems or the left?
    Now that the Dems have thrown in with the faction calling for the killing of Jews and the destruction of our country, the best they can come up with is the occasional appearance here to throw some rocks and then run away.
    So pathetic.

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  47. Gregory Avatar
    Gregory

    I spent a few minutes browsing The Puffington Host this hour… it has fallen far since it was sold off by Ariana H. Nothing worth citing to have folk here pointing fingers and chuckling.

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  48. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Now thats an epic lack of self-awareness –
    White House looks to convince Americans of ‘Bidenomics’ with Kamala Harris tour
    https://currently.att.yahoo.com/news/white-house-looks-convince-americans-080014944.html
    😉

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  49. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Still not ready for prime time –
    In the first quarter of the year, GM saw losses of $106 million in China, CNBC reports. It is a blow to GM, which from 2010 through 2023 counted the Chinese market as its biggest seller.
    GM’s market share in China, including its joint ventures, has plummeted from roughly 15% as recently as 2015 to 8.6% last year — the first time it has dropped below 9% since 2003. GM’s earnings from the operations have also fallen, down 78.5% since peaking in 2014, according to regulatory filings.
    Meanwhile, former GM executive Bob Lutz is making a vastly different prediction, telling Fox News Digital last week that the transition to EVs is a “colossal mistake” for the American auto industry.
    Lutz said:
    The problem with the whole EV movement is that there was a colossal amount of hype behind it, from what I like to call the liberal mainstream media, making it sound like everyone’s next vehicle was going to be an EV. And of course the government was pushing it because of their climate change policies. And it just plain wasn’t going to happen, the American public … not even the Chinese public, nobody is ready to get pushed into EVs before the whole infrastructure and the situation is right for them.
    “Trying to get it done overnight was a colossal mistake,” Lutz said.
    https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/05/06/ceo-mary-barra-says-general-motors-committed-china-despite-106m-quarterly-losses/
    😉

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