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[–] Atom 13 points 11 months ago

This is a research facility, not a power plant.

[–] Atom 48 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Chubb is the underwriter

[–] Atom 14 points 11 months ago (13 children)

Right, not disputing that at all. I'm just saying he's (or whoever is footing the bill) a long way from actually paying anyone their due.

[–] Atom 81 points 11 months ago (35 children)

He's still not actually paying her. He's just securing a bond that lets him avoid paying while he seeks an appeal. Just keep kicking the can down the road.

"Donald J. Trump on Friday posted a $91.6 million bond in a defamation case he recently lost to the writer E. Jean Carroll, staving off a potential legal and financial disaster just days before a deadline to secure the deal. The bond, provided by an outside insurance company, will prevent Ms. Carroll from collecting the judgment while Mr. Trump appeals."

[–] Atom 29 points 11 months ago

That, and she was quoted in Romney's book (insert salt grain) saying she didn't care about reelection because she was already elected and could go sit on any board she wanted or become a university president. She was always just in it for the money and status.

[–] Atom 40 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I went to test out a Kona EV a few years ago and the dealer allegedly had one in stock according to the website but when I got there, the guy told me they don't sell them in my state. I thought that was odd, but he explained it that there was no way to charge them here. I acted dumb and asked why I couldn't charge at home. He just said it needed a special plug and my state didn't have those...Not public chargers (of which there were many), the dude tried to tell me my state did not have access to standard RV or Dryer plugs.

But yeah, there are some great used deals out there right now with Hertz dumping their fleet due to collision repair costs.

[–] Atom 92 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Dealers are still a big problem for EVs on top of the points mentioned in the article. They complain about it being hard to sell EVs, but also mark up almost every model and push customers toward ICE cars. Dealers are incentivized to sell ICE cars that support them long term with overpriced service intervals and repairs. EVs don't require as much regular maintenance. States with strong dealer laws like Oklahoma have been fighting against EV adoption by banning direct sales, show rooms, and even service centers.

[–] Atom 119 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

We're stuck with him till 2034 at least, he had this to say following his confirmation:

"The liberals made my life miserable for 43 years," a former clerk renmembered Thomas who was 43 years old when confirmed saying, according to The New York Times. "And I'm going to make their lives miserable for 43 years."

https://www.businessinsider.com/clarence-thomas-told-clerks-he-wants-to-make-liberals-miserable-2022-6?amp

[–] Atom 74 points 1 year ago (7 children)

The GoFundMe is run by a random follower of his. Remember that guy who was raising money to pay for the wall and then just took the money and disappeared?

[–] Atom 57 points 1 year ago (4 children)

"The GOP is still expected to retain majorities in both chambers, though the party’s advantage would likely be slimmer than the absolute authority it now commands, particularly in the Senate. Currently, the GOP has a supermajority in the Senate and a near supermajority in the Assembly."

So in a state were the D/R ratio is 42%\42% they are still getting maps biased in their direction, just not as much as they had before.

[–] Atom 78 points 1 year ago

Like the $99 NFTs that you could only buy 100 of, conveniently falling just short of the IRS reporting threshold?

[–] Atom 8 points 1 year ago

Oh, gotcha. There are a lot of pie in the sky "they should just do it" users on here, I can never tell.

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