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Tesla’s most revolutionary product didn’t even last a decade. On Friday, in the middle of the night Tesla CEO Elon Musk posted on X.com that Tesla Cybertruck production will stop in the middle of 2027. The reason? According to Musk it’s to make room for Cybercab production. Musk make the announcement on X.com, which was formerly Twitter before he bought the platform in a hostile takeover, at 12:30 am on Friday. The executive has since posted nine times on X effectively burying the post, though it’s currently trending on the platform he owns. The quiet part out loud: The Cybertruck...

The U.S. economy added jobs at a much stronger-than-expected pace in October, while the unemployment rate moved lower as the labor market showed surprising strength...In addition to the strong payroll gains for October, prior months were revised up substantially...

By my count there are 58 days to the start of the Cultural Revolution.

Libya's highest Islamic authority, the Dar al-Ifta, has issued a fatwa in the Islamic nation, barring Muslims from buying, selling, or wearing clothing featuring the Nike logo. Sadiq al-Ghariani, the nation's highest Islamic jurist, approved the fatwa. It was issued after the Dar al-Ifta accused Nike of supporting Israel. It's the second brand-related fatwa in the country. Last year, the Dar al-Ifta issued a fatwa against luxury brand Van Cleef & Arpels, which sells jewelry, perfume, and other high-end items. Van Cleef & Arpels' four-leaf clover design is associated with Christianity and contradicted Islamic teachings. Libya has been politically divided...

OUCH! Assuming what we're seeing is true, it was a quite disappointing election cycle. Everything I thought was potential for conservatives went out the window. What a shocker.... ... As Believers living at the end of the Church Age, our mission has not changed. We will continue to warn people that the Rapture of Born Again Believers is close, and the horrible 7-year Tribulation immediately follows. The article is about the problems with embracing an A-Millennial eschatology doctrine, its effect on Israel today, and how it has duped people like Tucker Carlson.. ... Tucker Carlson and other A-Millennials think the...

One of the more striking things about my liberal friends is how they keep fantasizing about how Trump is an authoritarian who is upending the Constitutional order (He will cancel the midterms and put the military outside voting stations!) as they fantasize about seizing companies, jailing or killing their political opponents, and "Trump-proofing" America by permanently changing the Constitution. Every accusation is a confession, and in this case I mean literally. They think Trump would do those things because it is precisely what they want to do themselves. Even before the election, the Democrats were making lists and discussing which...

This is the modern day communist left. Evil, vile, ugly. Leftist darling Jennifer Welch and co-hort Angie Sullivan laugh uncontrollably at the thought of someone digging up Charlie Kirk and shooting him again. Sadly, this type of demonic leftist humor is rife in Democrat circles today. The two then said that Charlie's assassin was somehow linked to MAGA. Another sick lie. This is the modern day left - demonic possessed and celebrating murder. Podcasters Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan can't stop laughing at the thought of digging up Charlie Kirk's corpse and "doing it" again to him. After laughing for...

Tuesday’s wave election swept Democrats into power in Congress. But the most seismic result for American politics and democracy may come out of the battleground states where Democrats just won trifecta control by taking both state houses and the governor’s mansion: Come January, Democratic legislators will have the votes to elect the next president by the popular vote. State lawmakers could circumvent the Electoral College by enacting what’s known as the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. Under the current system, each state gets a set number of electors, and the candidate who wins enough states to accumulate at least 270...

This is the landlord who reminds me of Trump. We're the landlord now. The Dustin Hoffman character(Benjamin Braddock) has several potential stand-in's to evict.

WASHINGTON DC: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has dismissed reports suggesting that he is considering leaving the Trump administration following the Republican Party’s setbacks in the midterm elections, insisting that completing President Donald Trump’s second term has always been his plan. In an interview with The New York Times, Rubio rejected speculation that he might step down to prepare for a 2028 presidential campaign, clarifying his long-term professional intentions within the executive branch. “Working for President Trump for the duration of his second term has always been my plan,” Rubio said. “I don’t know where these things come from,...

Kyiv’s airstrikes have knocked 15 of Russia’s 38 major oil refineries out of operation — causing more than $23.2 billion in economic damage, Ukraine’s Military Intelligence (HUR) agency said Thursday. Just 12 refineries are running at reduced capacity following the precision strikes, which wiped out nearly all of Moscow’s oil sector income from 2025, the HUR estimated. The agency specifically cited five facilities that were hit as of September, including the massive Ryazan Oil Refining Company, with those refineries accounting for 33% of Russia’s total volumes. The strikes have effectively cut Russia’s processing volumes by 55.4% compared to the beginning...

Anthony Santander appeared to be unhappy with Michigan electing Abdul El-Sayed on Tuesday, as the Blue Jays outfielder made multiple posts on social media attacking the senator-elect’s Muslim faith. Santander, 32, reposted two videos to his Instagram story attacking the Democrat, with one captioned “America voted for Sharia Last Night,” and the other titled “Islam is not peaceful.” In a statement to The Athletic, a spokesperson for the Blue Jays rebuked Santander’s posts, saying that they do not reflect the franchise’s values. “Baseball is for everyone and the Blue Jays have created an inclusive experience where all fans feel welcome...

Half the country is doing an end-zone war dance, the other half is scratching its weary head. That was some election! But you know what? The numbers are a little. . . queer. I mean queer in the old-school sense. Peculiar. Puzzling. Kind of. . . fishy. . . maybe statistically impossible? What I think happened: Democratic Party election ninja Marc Elias knocked himself out for two years registering new voters by the bale, as in manufacturing them. . . illegal aliens. . . homeless junkies. . . straight-up fictitious persons. . . in order to flood the zone with...

If you thought this tolerant liberal's call for blood was bad... Wait until you see this lady's reaction: What a gal! I DON'T WANT IMPEAAAAACHMENT! I DON'T WANT THEM TO SERVE TIIIIIME! I WANT THEM TAKEN INTO THE CITY TOWN SQUARE, HUNG FROM THEIR ANKLES, AND GUT THEM FROM GROIN TO CHIN!!! Amazing that TikTok lets that stay on their platform, but if you misgender someone you get banned. The Wall Street Apes account then implored the Trump admin to investigate election fraud and hold people accountable now, but Republicans failed to send anyone to jail for election interference, lockdowns,...

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. -- The planned sinking of the historic SS United States off the Florida Panhandle is now facing an emergency federal court challenge. A preservation group is asking a judge to stop the ship from leaving Mobile next week, claiming toxic paint aboard the ship could contaminate Gulf waters and threaten marine life. The group argues federal regulators failed to adequately study those risks before approving the project. The historic ocean liner is scheduled to leave Mobile on Monday and be sunk in the Gulf, 23 miles southwest of Destin, next Thursday. The ship has been in Mobile...

Jamie Raskin says expanded background checks on private firearm sales will be among his priorities as expected House Judiciary Committee chairman. Republicans argue the proposal would burden hobbyists, friends, and people selling firearms from personal collections. Gun rights advocates warn that expanded background checks would create a registry that could enable future confiscation. Raskin also said he would scrutinize antitrust deals and perhaps pursue another impeachment of President Donald Trump. SNIP

A soft-spoken Democrat with liberal views, Rockefeller served five six-year terms representing West Virginia ‌in the Senate and became a prominent critic of the Iraq War. WASHINGTON — John D. “Jay” Rockefeller IV, the progeny of one of America’s most famous and wealthiest families who during three decades in the Senate sought expanded healthcare for the poor and excoriated President George W. Bush’s handling of the Iraq War, died Friday at his home in Washington, The Washington Post reported. He was 89. His family did not ​provide a cause, the newspaper added. Rockefeller, a tall, soft-spoken Democrat with liberal views,...

Many years ago, I wrote a brief post on the birthday of the brief-reigning Roman Emperor Claudius II Gothicus. This post was little more than a summary of his reign (from AD 268-270) based on the scanty sources we have for that period during the so-called Crisis of the Third Century. At the end, however, I included a notice about the supposed familial link between Claudius and Constantine. Claudius has been on my mind a bit lately, and so I decided to ask my preferred AI bot what it thought of this thesis. The initial result didn't surprise me: Constantine...

Salon, we hardly knew ye. After nearly 31 years, the darling online magazine of the Left has shut down. To commemorate the outlet’s stunning and brave transition into the ash heap of history, I’ve compiled a list of the 10 greatest hits to ever grace the digital pages of our dearly departed Salon.com. 10. The Legend of Zelda” is classist, sexist and racist Because nothing screams “vital political commentary” quite like demanding a full Marxist breakdown of a 1998 Nintendo 64 cartridge … 15 years after it hit shelves. Salon treated readers to a deep dive into “Ocarina of Time,”...

Republicans were eviscerated in an election President Donald Trump and his opponents saw as a referendum on his second term. The outcome bodes ill for the GOP, which now faces strong Democratic majorities in Congress and the prospect of endless investigations and legislative stonewalling. One prominent Republican with an eye for 2028 decided to attack the president’s record just before the midterms. In an interview with Stephen A. Smith, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis lambasted the Iran War and other failures of the administration. “We just got to be honest. Gas is higher. It hurts people, working-class people, and it’s higher...