Tag: Stupid people

Electric U-Turn

Corporate Wokism, Drive Time

Someone else sees the light:

Audi has become the latest auto manufacturer to perform a dramatic U-turn on its electric vehicle commitments, writing off its promised to stop developing internal combustion engines (ICE) in 2033.

Instead, the Bavarian-based marque will continue to make both ICE cars and plug-in hybrids into the next decade, as part of a ‘completely new’ fuel-powered line-up.

CEO Gernot Döllner confirmed the brand’s revised plans, explaining that ‘flexibility’ is the new direction Audi will take so it can see how ‘markets develop’.

The German car giant had originally planned to build its last ICE-only car next year with the new-generation Q7. However, it suggested earlier this year that petrol and diesel models could run for longer.

Stupid assholes thought they could buy credibility with the wokerati Greens by putting a deadline on the eeeevil fuel-powered engines, despite all the writing on the wall indicating that EVs are not popular in the mass market, that there are serious concerns about the “green-ness” of the EV when the total energy cost of their manufacture is taken into account and not just their eco-friendliness on the road.

And speaking of “on the road”, there’s always this little EV problem:


…and the fact that the EV fires are almost inextinguishable (and can re-ignite even after they are extinguished), and give off toxic smoke.

Yeah… I can’t imagine why a company might want to rethink their position, either.

The fact of the matter is that the auto companies should never have drawn that line in the sand in the first place.

In the meantime, here are a few pics to make us all feel better about this.

There;  I told you it would make you feel better.

Flawed Methodology

Lies and Untruths, Numbers & Statistics, Seen On Campus

Some lofty survey has ranked the top universities in the world, so go ahead and look at it — if you think that universities per se  are worth more than a minute of your time.

However, before you do that, know that “sustainability” was one of the measures applied.

Wot dat?  you ask.

Sustainability is measured in two ways: the commitment of the institution to “the climate crisis” and how its research aligns with the climate goals of the United Nations.

Those of you who think that this should be a negative factor in the ranking methodology, raise your hands.

Yeah, that’s me in Row JJ Seat 24.

Unwanted Interference

Morons & Idiots

Here’s a headline for you:

Egypt deports volunteers attempting to cross border

What kind of volunteers were these people, exactly?

Gaza aid activists were violently dragged and carried onto buses by balaclava-clad Egyptian authorities.

Shocking footage shows authorities forcibly removing pro-Palestine protesters who have traveled to the region in a bid to cross the Egyptian border to Gaza and deliver aid.

Large numbers of protesters have been rounded-up onto buses and deported from Egypy, with activists claiming they have been ‘violently dragged’ and ‘beaten’.

Now video has emerged showing the aid workers being dragged by what appears to be both Egyptian authorities and civilians. 

One protester, who spoke with an American accent, exclaimed: ‘There’s people in masks dragging people out.’ Others can be heard chanting: ‘Free Palestine’.  

Thousands of people have been arriving in the Egyptian capital since Thursday, with the intention of marching to the Rafah crossing in Gaza. 

It is part of the Global March to Gaza – a protest against Israel’s aid blockade on Gaza.

So not volunteer aid workers, but a bunch of “activists”.  To quote Ace Ventura:  well alrighty, then.

Clearly, some people have not got the message that the Israelis aren’t the only ones who aren’t big fans of the Palestinians — in fact, just about every nation surrounding “Palestine” (Gaza and the West Bank) detests them, as witnessed by the fact that every time the Pals try to “flee” their benighted and self-created war-torn areas, their neighbors (e.g. in this case, Egypt) close the border and refuse them entry.

The second message that hasn’t become clear is that humanitarian aid delivered to Gaza seldom reaches its intended recipients;  the Hamas terrorists steal it for themselves and shoot any of the needy populace who attempt to get it.  And that’s only one manifestation;  here’s another:

Fears are that British foreign aid will be used to teach Gaza children to wage jihad

In the face of this reality, it’s small wonder that the Izzies are blocking aid deliveries.

But hey, as with all the “causes” espoused by mostly middle-class Western White children, let’s not let the facts spoil a good protest.

Predecessor

Politics

This from Kurt Schlichter:

The problem is that he’s bad at his job. And he doesn’t even seem to like it. Whenever you see Gavin Newsom in his gov mode, you get the impression that he’d rather be anywhere else doing anything else. It’s not like he actually does anything as governor. With guys like Newsom, it’s not the doing. It’s the being. He wants to be governor; he doesn’t want to do the hard things a real governor does. And it would be the same thing if he were to become president. He wants to be the president; the doing stuff part is a huge hassle that gets in the way of him being the center of attention.

Here’s what resonates with me about this.  Note the changes I’ve made:

With guys like Obama, it’s not the doing. It’s the being. He wanted to be a Senator; he didn’t want to do the hard things a real Senator does. And it was the same thing when he was the president. He wanted to be the president; the doing stuff part was a huge hassle that got in the way of him being the center of attention.

Same shit, different Democrat asshole.

Pic Of The Day

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents detain a man outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs building during a protest Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Also (no pic,unfortunately):

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Caveat

Business, Drive Time

Here’s a little nugget from the Trump Tariff Front:

General Motors (GM) announced plans to invest $4 billion in three new U.S. assembly plants, including the production lines for the Chevrolet Blazer and Chevrolet Equinox, which the company currently builds in Mexico.

Yay and all that.  Another reaction:

The United Auto Workers (UAW) praised GM’s decision, calling it a validation of the effectiveness of global auto tariffs.

Yeah, fine, whatever.  Let’s just hope that you union assholes don’t jump on this opportunity to make unreasonable wage demands, which is what drove GM to move the plants to Mexico in the first place.

I’m not at all confident that this won’t happen, but as I am not and never will be a target customer of General Motors*, I personally will not be affected, especially as the newly-replanted assembly plants will be building Chevrolet Equinox, Chevrolet Bolt EV, Chevrolet Blazer, Cadillac Lyriq and Vistiq EVs and the Cadillac XT5.  (Lyriq? Vistiq?  WTF kind of names are those?)

I see that GM, with its customary foresight, has slated its EV models for some of the new plants, despite customer demand for said excrescences falling through the floor.

Pathetic.

The only GM car I’d ever consider buying is the Caddy CT4 Blackwing, except that while its engine is admittedly excellent, the CT4 looks like a primitive 1978-era CAD drawing:

In earlier times, we would have described that thing as “uglier than a bucketful of burst assholes”.

As for all GM’s other models:  pass, with extreme prejudice.