Kia, Nissan, and Hyundai all make EVs you can buy in the US. So do Rivian, Ford, and Chevy. There’s probably more that I’m forgetting.

There’s a fair amount of EVs on the market in the US that aren’t Tesla’s or Chinese. It’s a market segment growing every year.

So your argument is that Donald Trump is not an adjudicated rapist?

It’s not a lie at all but OK

We already know Trump is a rapist who likes underage girls. That has been proven without a doubt on multiple occasions. What does hanging out with another guy who does so change, especially since that’s another thing we’ve already known for years?

Yeah with one of these

Mamdani’s election is encouraging but let’s not jump the gun and call NYC socialist. There are a million reasons why implementing his policy proposals will be difficult. Now is not the time to become complacent. We started the race strong but the finish line is nowhere in sight.

You do not want a constitutional convention in this political climate. Amending the constitution requires 3/4 of state legislatures to ratify the amendment. Considering a solid majority of states have Republican controlled legislatures, the only things we’re likely to get from a convention are amendments banning DEI initiatives and trans people in sports, or something even worse.

I think everyone knows where we go from here. We’re just not supposed to say it out loud.

Are you trying to make sense of a MAGA soundbite again? They don’t exist to make sense.

Why wouldn’t he continue to do what works?

I don’t think it’s that simple. I know young people who emigrated from Ukraine and still have family there that voted for Trump in 2024. I would wager that they care more than you or I do what happens in Ukraine. It didn’t stop them from voting for Trump.

They’re going to say stupid shit no matter what happens. Worrying about it is pointless. Those who are paying attention will see it for what it is and those who aren’t will not. Such is life

Please don’t call that shitty compromise public healthcare. The ACA is a giveaway to private health insurers. It is the furthest thing from public healthcare and calling it that is only going to make more people shy away from the idea.

You’re correct. It’s a good thing that no bad outcomes have ever come from prioritizing short term gains over long term stability or that might be a bad take.

He’s persuasive to idiots. That’s not the same thing as charismatic

If we just demonstrate as clearly as possible that we’re not a threat to them, they’ll have no choice but to give in to our demands!

I read the conversation. I’m asking if this is the part of the equation you want to focus on. It seems pretty irrelevant to me, especially considering the fact that you could very easily argue that all the climate change mitigation Biden managed to push through is more than offset by the damage Trump is currently doing, and his election is a direct result of Biden’s failure to protect democracy. Either way you look at it, Biden screwed the pooch.

You’re also living in a democracy that’s rapidly deteriorating into a fascist dictatorship. Is pointing out that at least we got some solar panels out of the deal really what you want to be doing right now?

Yes, it’s called breaking the law