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"The car is cheap because money is free" is what the article is basically saying: China provides no-interest loans to EV manufacturers.

That Tumblr piece was excellent. And her voice... wow.

I don't know if this link will work, but Moody's just released a statement that almost half of US states are in a recession. Closer Look on GPB had a Moody's economist on their podcast today:

Episode webpage: https://omny.fm/shows/closer-look-with-rose-scott/moodys-analytics-says-georgia-nearing-a-recession

Media file: https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/5ec71174-b7c1-46da-88de-b18e00b479cf/f19721af-787e-47a2-8a86-b21601287a49/dccc9b95-fd96-45f9-9666-b3830116851a/audio.mp3?in_playlist=305c7afa-a1e0-4df6-8157-b21601287a62

"I do not see coincidence, I see providence!"

"14,000 roles primarily in management, alongside around 34,000 cuts within its operational workforce”

This should bode well going into the package shipping season. But hey, at least the stock price went up after the announcement.

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Hell arrived a while ago and it is summer on Lake Myvatn, or Midge Lake. You can't breathe without inhaling insects, so you have to wear a mask just in case a cloud of those things happen your way.

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Good read.

Easily torrented.

I watched it recently and the film didn't age well in the current social climate. Good script, great cast, but the story is about a "magic pill" that will make old people young again. That in itself is not a bad thing, but the end of the movie sees all the old people making the selfish decision to leave their loved ones for their own eternal bliss. I know it was supposed to be a metaphor for death and heaven and such, but now it just looks like Me Generation, head in the sand, fuck you I got mine, Boomerism.

Wilford Brimley's grandson pleads for him not to go and tries to stow away on the heaven boat. And then Brimley's like "nope, I choose to never see you again, go fishing by yourself." If I was a grandpa, every moment with my grandson would be worth giving up an alien immortal orgy. Geez.

Squeaked by!

If the crowd liked your guitar playing, Spaniards at the time would remove the onion from their belt (as was the fashion) and throw it on stage. It's nice to see Manet's attention to detail on the custom.