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The Tesla-focused blog Not a Tesla App reported that following last week’s Q1 2025 All-Hands Meeting, Tesla quietly updated the Cybertruck’s webpage to include a new Sentry Mode feature that plays loud music as a deterrent against unhinged individuals—particularly Democrats—attempting to damage the vehicles. The new feature appeared on the lower half of Cybertruck’s About page. The text reveals Sentry Mode will soon be able to play loud music when it’s triggered: Enable Sentry Mode to monitor your unattended vehicle or trailer, and automatically activate the alarm, increase the touchscreen brightness, and play music at max volume if a threat...

Gene Hackman’s sad passing motivated me to post this as a new thread. There are alarm companies that will call you every single day to see if you’re okay. The cost is reasonable, maybe $40 a month. Every older or handicapped person (or couple) should seriously consider getting such a service.

Former NBC news political pundit and moderator of “Meet The Press” Chuck Todd is railing against Elon Musk and his recent efforts to trim spending and make major alterations to large swaths of the federal government. “If democracy is a quote-unquote ‘left-wing ideology’ to Elon Musk, I mean, this man is un-American as far as my definition of America is,” Todd said on an episode of fellow pundit Chris Cillizza’s podcast. “The fact that more people aren’t offended by this man’s actions … I mean, it shows you how much he has helped successfully destroy the trusted information ecosystem because...

Artificial intelligence: authentic scams. AI tools are being maliciously used to send “hyper-personalized emails” that are so sophisticated victims can’t identify that they’re fraudulent. According to the Financial Times, AI bots are compiling information about unsuspecting email users by analyzing their “social media activity to determine what topics they may be most likely to respond to.” Scam emails are subsequently sent to the users that appear as if they’re composed by family and friends. Because of the personal nature of the email, the recipient is unable to identify that it is actually nefarious. **SNIP** While many savvy internet users now...

House Democrats are sounding early alarms that a second Trump administration will lead to a vast erosion of Palestinian rights and undermine efforts to bring peace to the volatile Middle East. The lawmakers fear President-elect Trump’s staunchly pro-Israel sensibilities — combined with his cozy relationship with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — could not only pave the way for Israel to annex the West Bank, but also dash any chance of a two-state approach that’s viewed widely in Washington as the only viable path to a lasting peace in the region.

Donald Trump's got a lady problem: Most women are siding with Kamala Harris. And in the final days of this impossibly close race, even as the former president takes a slight lead in the national polls for the first time ever, you'd think he'd shift his pitch to the chicks with the yips. Nope. At a rally in Wisconsin on Wednesday, your friendly neighborhood garbage-man wearing a bright orange reflective vest said: 'Whether the women like it or not, I am going to protect them.' Geez, Donald. Can you soften it a smidge? Rather than shoring up the shaky female...

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman is sounding the alarm about Elon Musk, warning that the world’s richest man and Donald Trump superfan could doom Democrats in Pennsylvania and nationally. “Musk is a concern,” Fetterman told The Post. “Not even just that he has endorsed [Trump], but the fact that now he’s becoming an active participant and showing up and doing rallies and things like that. “I mean, [Musk] is incredibly successful, and, you know, I think some people would see him as, like, a Tony Stark,” Fetterman continued, referencing the iconic Marvel character. “Democrats, you know, kind of make light of...

Former President Barack Obama warned supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday that not enough black voters are backing her for president, especially “the brothers.” The warning suggests top Democrats are panicked about Harris’s reduced support among black voters. Only 84 percent of black voters say they would vote for Harris, according to a Pew Research poll from September 30, while 13 percent said they would vote for Trump. Harris’s support among the demographic is down eight points from President Joe Biden’s support in 2020, when he won 92 percent of their vote.

President Joe Biden is trailing, and liberal pundits are increasingly saying he has mainly himself to blame. The New York Times’s Ezra Klein unfurled seven theories for why Biden is losing to former President Donald Trump. “The electorate hasn’t turned on Democrats; a crucial group of voters has turned on Biden,” he writes. Biden is losing to Trump in states where Democratic Senate candidates are still ahead. “The point here is that Democrats have a Joe Biden problem, not a partywide problem,” New York magazine’s Jonathan Chait wrote. “Regular, mainstream Democratic candidates are holding up just fine in the purple...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned Tuesday that America’s recent economic performance is partially the result of the country’s unsustainable fiscal practices, creating risks for the global economy. “The exceptional recent performance of the United States is certainly impressive and a major driver of global growth, but it reflects strong demand factors as well, including a fiscal stance that is out of line with long-term fiscal sustainability,” the IMF wrote in its latest World Economic Outlook. “This raises short-term risks to the disinflation process, as well as longer-term fiscal and financial stability risks for the global economy since it risks...

Elon Musk took to his X account to deliver a dire warning over Joe Biden’s border crisis he says is “crushing the country.” In his Feb. 27 post, Musk warned that “Dams are bursting all over the country.” “America is only 4% of Earth’s population. If only 1% of the rest of Earth moves here, that would crush all essential services,” he said about the flood of illegals breaching out borders. “I am ringing the alarm bell, because the flood of illegals is crushing the country!” Musk concluded. Dams are bursting all over the country. America is only 4% of...

Several Democrat lawmakers have expressed unease with President Biden's campaign and its operations as he faces sagging poll numbers and low popularity. It's a viewpoint that aligns with other left-leaning individuals who have previously sounded the alarm, including a former aide to first lady Jill Biden. Still, Biden's re-election vehicle appears to have not made any significant changes despite the public outcry. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is one such politician who worries about how Biden has approached the election. The Vermont independent, who caucuses with Democrats, said Biden needs to change course and believes the Israel-Hamas war has hurt the...

The NYPD’s controversial settlement agreement in the wake of the 2020 Black Lives Matter demonstrations is “troubling” and has made officers “hesitant” when responding to large, out-of-control marches, Mayor Eric Adams warned Tuesday — as the Big Apple has been rocked by fiery anti-Israel protests. The department agreed to abandon “kettling” — the crowd-control tactic of herding and confining protesters to a small area before making arrests — as part of a settlement announced in September resolving several federal lawsuits claiming officers used excessive force during the George Floyd demonstrations. But as the city is besieged by angry pro-Palestinian protests...

Our national debt has hit an alarming $33 trillion and shows no sign of slowing down, signaling a looming financial crisis. The situation becomes even more concerning as recent bond auctions fail to raise the desired amounts, with some falling significantly short. The USA is on an unsustainable financial path, with projections suggesting a potential default within the next 20 years if corrective measures are not taken. Bloomberg Intelligence emphasizes the urgency of the situation.

More than 100 handguns were stolen from a store in southwestern Michigan after the manager was held at gunpoint outside his home and forced to reveal how to turn off the alarm, authorities said Tuesday. All guns except one were recovered and two men were arrested Friday, a day after the brazen heist at Dunham’s Sports, US Attorney Mark Totten said. “Just look at the firepower on this table,” Jim Deir, head of the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in Michigan, told reporters. “There’s over $100,000 worth of guns here. … My experience: These were headed to...

Why not make them go NORTH TO LEBANON, AND FIGHT HAMAS AND HEZBOLLAH IN THE NORTH? They seem to be leaving sn (sic) opening for HEZBOLLAH to pin them on that flank.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — New York Congressman Jamaal Bowman again found himself trying to explain away an awkward situation today, as he apparently once again pulled the Capitol fire alarm whilst attempting to flush a urinal. "Oh my, is that what that does? I thought it was for the urinal," Bowman reportedly said when questioned by the Capitol Police. "I was just trying to get rid of my waste. Shaking hands with an old friend, you know? I thought pulling that lever would evacuate my urine from the receptacle. My mistake!" Republican members of Congress and skeptical American citizens expressed doubt...

Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) took aim at Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) for his “childish action” in pulling the fire alarm ahead of the House passing a stopgap measure to fund the government before the deadline. Bowman pulled the fire alarm Saturday, causing the building to be evacuated ahead of the Sept. 30 deadline to fund the government. While Bowman has maintained it was an accident, McCarthy says that as a former school principal, the New York Democrat should know better.

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that it was a “moment of panic” while defending Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) pulling a fire alarm to possibly delay a vote on legislation designed to avoid a government shutdown. Anchor Jake Tapper said, “There was an interesting moment over the weekend when your New York colleague, Congressman Jamaal Bowman, he’s under investigation for this now after Capitol Police say he pulled a fire alarm in one of the House office buildings. Democrats were trying to delay a final vote on the bill. There he is, pulling the...

In April India said it was hoping to expand its wheat exports from 7 million tons to 10 million. However, as precarious winter wheat harvests reflect lower outputs, they are reversing position and will now block any wheat exports in order to ensure their own supply.INDIA – […] The announcement drew sharp criticism from the Group of Seven industrialized nations’ agriculture ministers meeting in Germany, who said that such measures “would worsen the crisis” of rising commodity prices.“If everyone starts to impose export restrictions or to close markets, that would worsen the crisis,” German Agriculture Minister Cem Ozdemir said at...