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Staff Writer at Jalopnik, learning pilot and does bus stuff. Smart Fortwo (x4), Honda Beat, Suzuki Every, VW Touareg V10, Passat TDI, Jetta TDI, Audi TT, Buell Lightning, Triumph Tiger, Genuine Stella

Notice what he’s NOT doing — looking at/typing into/distracted by a phone. While wrinklies chartering a land yacht to procure produce via 50mph on a highway is sub-optimal, so are yoots going 90mph scrolling thru Insta and texting friends their party plans while balancing a hot venti and QT sando in their laps. Read more

And here’s the thing — the tariffs might be 25%, but you’ll be shocked to know that companies will raise them by 35% (or more), just because they know that most stupid Americans cannot do percentages. So they’ll collect an extra 10% on the backend but blame the entirety of the increase on the tariffs. Read more

Being a leftist doesn’t mean being a mindless bleeding-heart. There’s plenty of people out there who don’t deserve a shred of compassion or sympathy, and whose confused cries of betrayal in the coming months will be the only bitter solace to those of us who know how the world works. I don’t think that necessarily Read more

Interesting that in no way did I mention death. But given that I mentioned them- meaning whoever trump appoints to do his bullshit- would come for your family first- then you I guess made the next logical conclusion: That trump is exactly what I suggested. Maybe you should think more. Read more

The problem is, you’re forgetting about a lot of people who didn’t vote for Trump and also aren’t able to afford increases in living costs.  I can afford it, I’ll be fine too.  But I feel bad that many families could be “punished” for something they never wanted. Read more

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Can I say how much I appreciate the take on these news stories - you’re not trying to be “objective” or “non-political” because no one can afford to be at this point. Keep calling out the bullshit, and don’t let the idiots off easy. Read more

Glad you can absorb further increases in costs.  Not all of us can.  A decent amount of us non-supporters are going to be collateral damage. Read more

The biggest problem with that is the people who wanted this are too stupid to know why things are more expensive. They’ll be blaming Biden/Dems for the next 4 years for anything that goes wrong while praising Trump for anything that goes well in their life. Any real correlation or causation will be completely ignored.  Read more

This is the first time I’ve woken up as an American and genuinely not felt safe. And to all the people who chose this? Fuck you and I hope they come for your family first. Read more

Good insight! Happy to hear from someone with experience in this space to confirm I am not talking out of my ass here lol.  Read more

Where was he going to go? How fucking stupid are you. Do you know how roads work? He was in the right lane and ran me off the road because I was using the other fucking lane but he didn’t like it becuase he wa fuck forget this shit explaining how driving works to a dumb shit on the internet. Jesus. Get off the road. Read more

You are the cause of all road problems. It’s called a zipper merge. Learn about it and stay off the road since you know fuck all about driving you dumb fucking moron Read more

Wow, took that 0-60 really quick. Sounds like you have some unresolved rage you want to let out. Thanks for not doing it on the road, I guess. Read more

No fuck you and everyone else who is too stupid to utilize a zipper merge like a functioning adult who wants to be part of a functioning society. The only thing your terrible thinking accomplishes is making the lane closure occur even sooner and at an unmarked location based your arbitrary point in the line. Everyone Read more

Some engineer at a plastics company: huh, we use less material and time doing a short cone instead of a cylinder or even a semicircle.

Easy big fella, you sound mad enough to tear up another car for wanting to merge the proper way. Read more

So... I was driving on the freeway in nowhere Southern Illinois going towards St Louis. There was a sign saying left lane closed one mile ahead. Everyone immediately moves into the right lane which starts gettting backed up. I stay in the left annoyed that people are not utilizing all the lanes and then zipper Read more

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I’ve seen them on pickup trucks just waiting to tear the crap out of any pedestrian’s legs who happens not to see them jutting beyond the side of the vehicle as they try to squeeze in to get into their own car; these are not often parked within the lines. Not as much a shin buster as the never-removed, never used, Read more