Alex @alexb4u.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I was referring to multiple valve tech that Toyota/Honda was already using in their domestic market circa 1970s. This tech was more efficient & cleaner, & was not developed to address US needs. Toyota/Honda just had to meet other US safety standards. I remember those early imports - really small. 000
Alex @alexb4u.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This reminds me of the 1970s when legacy auto makers successfully lobbied Congress to limit Japanese cars, because Ford/GM/Chrysler were making poorly built, gas hogs, that couldn't compete. Poor CEO leadership is not an excuse for stifling competition or making people pay for poor CEO decisions. 141
Alex @alexb4u.bsky.social · 29/09/2026www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup... The cruelty of John Robert's Supreme Court knows no bounds.nbcnews.comSupreme Court allows Trump’s ‘third country’ deportation policyThis is the second time the court has rejected lower court rulings that immigrants must be able to object before being sent to countries to which they have no previous connection. 000
Alex @alexb4u.bsky.social · 15/09/2026www.cnbc.com/2026/09/15/t... So Trump says the quiet part out loud - his attempt to restrict mail ballots was all about putting his partisan hand on the midterm election scale.cnbc.comTrump calls Supreme Court mail ballot ruling 'big loss for Republicans'President Trump blasted his three Supreme Court appointees for blocking a Postal Service rule that would have allowed mail-in ballots in November's elections. 000
Alex @alexb4u.bsky.social · 15/09/2026An interesting military law question. If AI selects a target and has authority to fire, both without any human intervention, if it turned out to be a war crime, whose accountable? Or is the entire point, to avoid accountability? 000
Alex @alexb4u.bsky.social · 10/09/2026OK, he can call it a dividend if he wants, but what it actually is is using tax payer funds to fund a clearly partisan action (I.e., buying an election). How is this offer itself not a violation of federal law? 220
Alex @alexb4u.bsky.social · 03/09/2026finance.yahoo.com/markets/comm... Not a huge issue to most people but this goes along with the narrative that the US is losing trust, even with western democracies.finance.yahoo.comDutch shift gold from US to UK because of ‘geopolitical unrest’The Netherlands has moved its gold from the US to Britain because of “increasing geopolitical unrest”. 011
Alex @alexb4u.bsky.social · 02/09/2026www.axios.com/2026/09/01/g... Perhaps, if Jeffries didn't have a history of being weak managing the Democratic Caucus, he wouldn't have had this problem.axios.comHouse Democrats left reeling after shock defections"Let's just say it's creating tension between some of the leadership," said one senior lawmaker. 010
Alex @alexb4u.bsky.social · 22/08/2026It's called corruption. The Dems need to be calling out the corrupt SC. Moving the deck chairs (the usual Corporate Dem solution) is not enough. 000
Alex @alexb4u.bsky.social · 15/08/2026If she didn't envision it, and other abuses, she shouldn't be given any sharp objects, just the exit. 010
Alex @alexb4u.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Trump's Latest Proposed Tariffs Make It A Bad Time To Be 'Horny' In America www.huffpost.com/entry/tariff... What's next? Teddy bears are a national security threat???huffpost.comTrump's Latest Proposed Tariffs Make It A Bad Time To Be 'Horny' In AmericaThe White House is attempting to declare imported trumpets, tubas and trombones as “national security threats.” 000
Alex @alexb4u.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Let me see, I worked for over 50 years, many of those years multiple jobs, served in the military, deployed to a combat zone, paid taxes, and raised and paid for college for two kids. If that's "out of control," then America is screwed. 040
Alex @alexb4u.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Bravery means taking action at a time when it means something and can have a positive effect. Cowardice is whining after the fact when it has no impact. 000
Alex @alexb4u.bsky.social · 07/08/2026'Like The Gestapo': Lifelong Republican Slams Trump After ICE Detains Fiancée www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-... News Flash - That IS what you voted for.huffpost.com'Totally Betrayed': Lifelong Republican Turns On Trump After ICE Detains Fiancée“That’s not what I voted for,” John Gannon said. 000
Alex @alexb4u.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Go even farther back. The claim of being "stabbed in the back" was the famous refrain and myth pushed by Germany's far right after WW I, which of course led to AH's rise to power. 010
Alex @alexb4u.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Oprah Said Young People Shouldn't Have Work-Life Balance, And HOOYYYYY BOY www.huffpost.com/entry/oprah-... Example 1,999 that rich people are clueless and shouldn't be in charge of running a lemonade stand.huffpost.comOprah Said Young People Shouldn't Have Work-Life Balance, And HOOYYYYY BOY"We don't need to chronically overwork," one person commented. "That's a generational thing." 000
Alex @alexb4u.bsky.social · 23/07/2026We were a superpower when gas was $3.00, or $2.00, etcetera, etc. 040
Alex @alexb4u.bsky.social · 20/07/2026www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... United Airlines has its "aid and comfort to fascist" moment.nbcnews.comUnited Airlines employee threatens to call ICE on Bay Area family at SFOA viral video captured the confrontation during a ticketing dispute, leaving the family fearing detainment upon their return from Canada. 001
Alex @alexb4u.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Don't forget the Supreme Court: Increase the number of justices, impose term limits, impose an ethics code, and narrow jurisdiction back to the original Constitutional intent. 290
Alex @alexb4u.bsky.social · 30/06/2026The Roberts court is beyond repair. It's time to start looking at options for fundamentally changing its role and position in our govt and lives. 010
Alex @alexb4u.bsky.social · 30/06/2026It will be more than 40 yrs. Regardless of the midterms, DT has 2 more years to stack the courts, including the SC, with young unqualified partisan hacks, with lifetime appointments. 000
Alex @alexb4u.bsky.social · 30/06/2026The Roberts court (and Roberts himself) is corrupt beyond saving. A narrowing of their jurisdiction is what is needed (among other things). 000
Alex @alexb4u.bsky.social · 18/05/2026First answer, Yes. Now, my question is, once we have a functioning govt again, when will law enforcement go after the Trump Crime Family? 000
Alex @alexb4u.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Chief Justice Roberts Laments Public Perception Of Supreme Court As 'Political Actors' www.huffpost.com/entry/chief-... News to Roberts - It's not perception, it's reality - his lack of self awareness (or dishonesty) not withstanding.huffpost.comChief Justice Roberts Laments Public Perception Of Supreme Court As 'Political Actors'"I think they view us as purely political actors, which I don't think is an accurate understanding of what we do," Roberts said. 000
Alex @alexb4u.bsky.social · 05/05/2026That's not completely true - they know how to lie like there's no tomorrow. 000
Alex @alexb4u.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Not just American auto makers. Honda and Toyota (particularly their leadership) have been actively pushing against EVs for years. 040
Alex @alexb4u.bsky.social · 23/04/2026I don't think anything would stop that. Also, those that have bar licences should have to face losing their license. One may think that this is a little thing, but for anyone who went through law school, & had to pass a state bar, it's a real blow to that person. 042
Alex @alexb4u.bsky.social · 23/04/2026To say that Congress is just "standing by," doesn't capture the extent of their complicity and cowardess. 010
Alex @alexb4u.bsky.social · 21/04/2026www.huffpost.com/entry/latest.... Another reason to skip S&S.huffpost.comBurger Chain Hires ‘Chief MAHA Officer’ To ‘Restore The Spirit’ Of Fast Food 000
Alex @alexb4u.bsky.social · 21/04/2026What hostility is that? Being against genocide? War crimes? Barbarity on a massive scale? So AD is for those things then? 000
Alex @alexb4u.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Next thing, he will tell soldiers that washing hands after the bathroom is over-rated. Geez. 140
Alex @alexb4u.bsky.social · 20/04/2026www.huffpost.com/entry/latest... You know, the thing about law suits, is a little procedure called "discovery." Kash will open up the discovery flood gates. The best and brightest indeed.huffpost.comAtlantic Stands By Their Reporting As Kash Patel Continues To Threaten Lawsuit 000
Alex @alexb4u.bsky.social · 16/04/2026It reminds me of the Albert Speer drawings that AH never got around to implementing when he was preoccupied with invading other countries. History repeating? 000
Alex @alexb4u.bsky.social · 13/04/2026And for those that don't know the "blood and soil" reference, check 1930s Germany. 000
Alex @alexb4u.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Because US politics (corruption) won't allow it. Those old enough will remember during the 1970s oil crisis, US auto makers lobbied successfully to limit the number of imports from Japan (because just like now, the US only wanted to make big gas guzzlers, and used political $ to save them). 031
Alex @alexb4u.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Selling off all that made America, America (to benefit only the wealthy). 030
Alex @alexb4u.bsky.social · 04/04/2026I wonder if John Roberts realizes that he is an enabler of this sad state. 010
Alex @alexb4u.bsky.social · 28/03/2026He is so consistently separated from reality. Send him packing. 000
Alex @alexb4u.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Econ 101 - Tariffs are inflationary; reducing the immigrant work force is inflationary; starting a war in the mideast (which raises oil and gas prices) is inflationary. Did the GOP skip Econ class? 000
Alex @alexb4u.bsky.social · 24/03/2026I'm ready to vote for the No Job For ICE Thugs Act whenever the Dems get in control. 050
Alex @alexb4u.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Police should follow Watters wherever he drives, and stop him to verify he's not violating the law. What's the problem, if he's not violating the law? 000