The EV Flame Out
Posted By: ladydawgfan, 10/6/2024 12:06:22 AM
It is now, or should be, common knowledge that electric vehicles—cars, trucks, buses, bikes, scooters—under conditions of even low humidity or water damage, are prone to catching fire, owing to the unstable nature of the lithium-ion battery. As Chris Morrison writes at The Daily Skeptic, EVs are known to explode “with the force of a bomb blasting super-heated jets of flame, melting and decomposing nearby structural materials including metal and concrete, and sending vast amounts of toxic fumes into any enclosed atmosphere.” [Tweet] Jammed into underground parking garages or packed in ferries, EVs are harbingers of almost unimaginable disaster—ecological and safety menaces
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Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) announced on Friday that she has introduced legislation aimed at terminating the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Shelter and Services Program (SSP).
Mace blasted the program as a colossal misuse of taxpayer dollars that prioritizes illegal immigrants over American disaster victims, and her bill proposes redirecting all unspent SSP funds to aid Americans struggling to recover from natural disasters like Hurricane Helene.
“It’s unacceptable for Americans to grapple with the catastrophic aftermath of Hurricane Helene while the federal government remains fixated on spending hundreds of millions on a program sheltering illegal immigrants instead of helping our own citizens,” said Representative Nancy Mace.
Americans in nearly every state face looming deadlines to ensure they’re eligible to cast their votes.
At a recent Trump rally, tech billionaire Elon Musk delivered a stark warning to Americans: this could be the last election if voters don’t take action now.
Musk said during the rally:
“I think this election is the most important election of our lifetime. This is no ordinary election. The other side wants to take away your freedom of speech. They want to take away your right to bear arms. They want to take away your right to vote effectively.
This one request is very important: register to vote. Get everyone you know—and everyone you don’t know—
Tim Walz is going to appear on FOX News Sunday tomorrow to be interviewed by host Shannon Bream.
This is notable for a couple of reasons. First, it’s a sharp change from the Harris/Walz campaign’s ‘hide from the press’ strategy. They must know that isn’t working anymore. Second, FOX News??? Democrats, particularly their base voters, hate the FOX News channel with the heat of a thousand suns.
Who exactly does Walz think he is going to appeal to by doing this interview? Who is the target audience?
The Hill reports:
Walz to sit down for solo Fox News interview
Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.), the Democratic vice presidential nominee, will join Fox News Sunday
'You Got Guts': Decorated Vietnam Vet
Gives Remarkable 'Small Token' to Trump
in Pennsylvania 4 replies
Gives Remarkable 'Small Token' to Trump
in Pennsylvania 4 replies
Midway through former President Donald Trump's Friday town hall event in Fayetteville, North Carolina, he was given an extraordinary gift by an extraordinary man.
A decorated Vietnam War veteran, identified only as Dwight, appeared on stage halfway through the event to present the Republican presidential nominee with a “small token.”
That "small token" was the Marine's Purple Heart.
Before the presentation, Florida Republican Rep. Anna Paulina, the moderator of the town hall, read a letter the decorated Marine had penned to Trump shortly after the assassination attempt in Butler, Pa., on July 13.
Dear President Trump, watching you during the Butler rally, and you getting back up,
If you're running a political campaign, the one person you never want to be compared to is Hillary Clinton. The twice-failed presidential candidate went down in history after losing to Donald Trump in 2016, and plenty of speculation has revolved around whether her defeat was preventable. Most infamously, she never set foot in Wisconsin because she was confident the so-called "blue wall" states would hold.
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Democratic operatives, including some of Kamala Harris’ own staffers,
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The response has been slow. Countless hurricane victims are without electricity or water access, an issue expected to last weeks. Kamala announced that $750 checks
The EV Flame Out
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It is now, or should be, common knowledge that electric vehicles—cars, trucks, buses, bikes, scooters—under conditions of even low humidity or water damage, are prone to catching fire, owing to the unstable nature of the lithium-ion battery. As Chris Morrison writes at The Daily Skeptic, EVs are known to explode “with the force of a bomb blasting super-heated jets of flame, melting and decomposing nearby structural materials including metal and concrete, and sending vast amounts of toxic fumes into any enclosed atmosphere.” [Tweet]
Jammed into underground parking garages or packed in ferries, EVs are harbingers of almost unimaginable disaster—ecological and safety menaces
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A survey from the Pew Research Center last month showed Harris underwater with Catholic voters, with 47% support to Trump’s 52%. The numbers were exactly flipped in 2020 when Biden, a Catholic, beat Trump, according to exit polling from the Washington Post.
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The Saudi news organization Al-Hadath had previously reported that Safieddine was dead on Saturday morning.
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to Amnesty for Over 500K Illegals It Flew
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Walz to sit down for solo Fox News interview
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Dolly Parton has pledged a $1 million donation to help Hurricane Helene victims after her home state of Tennessee was one of the six states affected.
On Friday, Oct. 3, the country music star and Pitman Center, Tenn. native, 78, traveled to a Walmart in Newport, Tenn., to announce that she and her East Tennessee businesses partnered with the retailer to help aid those affected.
In addition to Walmart increasing its commitment of $6 million to a $10 million donation to hurricane relief efforts, Parton will now donate $1 million to the Mountain Ways Foundation.
According to its website, the foundation is "committed to providing ongoing disaster relief,
Mexican immigrant families plagued by
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grief, questions after plant workers swept
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Erwin, Tenn.—With shaking hands, Daniel Delgado kissed a photo of his wife, Monica Hernandez, before lighting a candle in a supermarket parking lot. Family members hugged pictures printed on poster board, some collapsing into them in tears as search helicopters flew overhead in the direction of the hills.
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Most nights, prayers in Spanish are spoken over rosary beads: “Mary, mother of Jesus, intercede and help us find them.”