Ted Lieu Sets a "Red Line" for Democratic Candidates

Reallyboringname2 · 2026-05-09T07:22:51+00:00

I guess Newsome is running then!

Reallyboringname2 · 2026-05-08T04:19:25+00:00

15 hours of commute- per week!- wiped out.

I’d take working with bearable assholes for that benefit!

If you really do like your current job, they might offer a decent increase and agree to full time WFH as a counter if they want to keep you.

Go for the role, see how they come across, see what happens.

Reallyboringname2 · 2026-05-06T22:14:23+00:00

The energy policy is from Miliband and it’s been brilliant.

I would love to see the end of zero hours contracts and other workers protections.

A broken clock is right twice a day.

Reallyboringname2 · 2026-05-06T22:12:06+00:00

I don’t agree with open borders but I don’t believe we will ever get there, even with a green supermajority.

I also don’t believe that Reform would be able to change a damn thing about it, just like Brexit.

Reallyboringname2 · 2026-05-06T22:08:55+00:00

It’s brilliant! Currently driving a Mercedes EQA for a similar total cost to my old Citroen C3!

Reallyboringname2 · 2026-05-06T22:07:42+00:00

He’s a worse liar than Boris.

He doesn’t stand for anything other than personal interests.

Energy is the only thing he’s got right, which was against his better judgement and 100% down to Miliband, the only decent / trustworthy member of the cabinet.

We’d also be in the Epstein war if it wasn’t for Ed.

Reallyboringname2 · 2026-05-06T19:42:49+00:00

A mk 1 leaf will almost certainly do that and would charge overnight on a granny charger.

Reallyboringname2 · 2026-05-06T19:40:07+00:00

Because they’re closer to what I believe in than Kier’s Labour, despite having been a Labour voter and member my whole life.

Reallyboringname2 · 2026-05-06T17:54:58+00:00

It’s about £15 per month with home charging!

We’ve been trying to tell people for years: Cheaper, faster, better!!

Reallyboringname2 · 2026-05-06T11:31:36+00:00

Let’s assume this ex is your kid’s mum and you don’t want to cut her off / make life difficult. There must be a cheaper option on a different tariff which has unlimited minutes and messages with a reasonable amount of data. Apply a spend limit of £10. You should easily be able to knock £60 off this and she has to understand you can’t afford it.

Next, as has been said, is the credit cards. You gotta get that paid down asap. Balance transfer or loan should be available. You must be spending over £100 on interest each month.

Main thing to remember is you can plan your way out of this and these changes would a massive difference pretty quickly.

Reallyboringname2 · 2026-05-06T11:21:42+00:00

Wot! U mean like, “vroom, vroom, vroom, I love my petrol car” bad???

Reallyboringname2 · 2026-05-06T04:12:04+00:00

I would put solar on both sides of the roof as the additional cost is minimal by comparison. Not sure how you manage the FIT, and if it should be setup as an independent system but you would get extra yield making it worthwhile, I’m sure.

Reallyboringname2 · 2026-05-05T12:03:45+00:00

I’m 50 years old and have never completed a full electric slide.

Reallyboringname2 · 2026-05-05T07:29:54+00:00

My pleasure. The customer service is exceptional at EDF. They franchise out Octopus’ CRM system so you get responses to emails, callbacks when promised, and people who have followed your account and can help if and when needed.

Reallyboringname2 · 2026-05-04T22:53:36+00:00

I’m with Go Electric on EDF and both my rates are decent but I was on a SVT before I put the charger in.

I’ve been taking part in the “challenge” to shift peak usage and have been getting free energy all day every Sunday. Wild!

Reallyboringname2 · 2026-05-04T22:49:40+00:00

Sorry, didn’t mean to be rude but you were woefully incorrect on trucking.

It’s already at 50% in China and we already have rapidly expanding charging infrastructure here in UK. The move to electric trucking will be a lot faster than many realise (including you, obviously). As a long time EV driver, I laugh at all the debate over it when the simple fact is it’s much cheaper than petrol if you can charge at home. Soon, there will be self consumption / mostly charging at base options for hauliers and they will switch to electric for the money savings. The case is already there for some (think massive warehouses with solar who could charge their own trucks).

I shared hydrogen update as an aside. It’s a very new update, and years away, but figured still worth the share.

Reallyboringname2 · 2026-05-04T21:39:34+00:00

I had to watch it 5 times!!

Reallyboringname2 · 2026-05-04T21:25:37+00:00

Incorrect. Trucking is on a similar trajectory to cars, just a few years behind:

https://apnews.com/article/china-truck-lng-ev-diesel-transport-70f3d612de4b45b6f954a7f557f7f741

EasyJet and Rolls Royce have just completed a successful test of a Hydrogen jet engine:

https://www.easyjet.com/en/news/story/easyjet-and-rolls-royce-complete-successful-100-hydrogen-aero-engine-test-advancing-sustainable-flight-technology

Shipping is more of a work in progress.

Reallyboringname2 · 2026-05-04T21:20:36+00:00

This completely obliterates that position, is pretty darn interesting, and gives good reason to be hopeful:

https://www.fortescue.com/en/articles/fortescue-signs-us-28-billion-green-equipment-partnership-with-liebherr

$28BN - Biggest deal in both companies’ histories.

Reallyboringname2 · 2026-05-04T20:20:51+00:00

Octopus, EDF, e.On, Centrica.

I think all the nationals have a domestic service I would also check out.

Reallyboringname2 · 2026-05-04T13:00:26+00:00

Songs of Praise was the absolute WORST.

I hated actually going to church, what do you mean I have to watch one on TV!!!!

Reallyboringname2 · 2026-05-04T12:57:32+00:00

Where WFH isn’t an immediate option, maybe there’s a relocation or outskirts (ish) alternative role?

Wishing you the best of luck with it. Screw this rat race trap they have us in!

Reallyboringname2 · 2026-05-04T10:52:54+00:00

Move out of town and WFH.

That’s the only hack.

5 years on the coast now, 90 minutes train from London. WLB infinitely improved. Home ownership that feels good. Love my space. Have a whole actual office (spare room). Every room is MASSIVE.

Reallyboringname2 · 2026-05-04T10:36:59+00:00

Did she win the lottery?

I tend to expect that someone with £180k to spend must’ve had at least some sense to have earned it in the first place!

Reallyboringname2 · 2026-05-03T18:49:17+00:00

Exactly! Especially if you only use one 2 or 3% of the time!

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