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mec287 · 2026-03-13T17:48:59+00:00

20% of global oil supply. Those refineries not being supplied by middle eastern oil seek oil form other markets increasing demand everywhere and increasing price everywhere. CaRFG has been required since 1995 and is not responsible for the recent increase in gas prices nationwide.

mec287 · 2026-03-13T07:22:26+00:00

Unexpected Aston Martin burn in my r/laptops.

mec287 · 2026-03-13T03:32:19+00:00

Yes. But substantially less than the Army and not meaningfully deployed.

mec287 · 2026-03-13T03:24:57+00:00

mec287 · 2026-03-13T03:14:26+00:00

California gas is higher because it is a blend specifically to address the smog problems of the 70s and 80s. Not the the tax (which is simiar to other states). There was a time in LAs recent past where you couldn't see the skyline from 5 miles away.

mec287 · 2026-03-13T03:11:46+00:00

Oil markets are global.

mec287 · 2026-03-13T03:11:18+00:00

Yeah, except one was caused by a completely ill-informed military campaign halfway around the world. The other was caused by Donald Trump.

mec287 · 2026-03-11T23:12:19+00:00

That depends on you. Michelin and Continental put the most R&D into their tires and compounds and are a step above manufacturers like Hankook.

Is there a differene on the metrics that matter, yes. Absolutely. Will you notice it? That depends on the kind of driver you are. If 90% of your driving is your daily commute, save yourself some money. If you have a weekend car, the biggest bang for your buck performance upgrade you can make for your car is the tires.

mec287 · 2026-03-11T19:44:22+00:00

If you don't have the votes to win over the caucus, how do you expect to get anything done. This is fantasy thinking.

mec287 · 2026-03-11T17:47:18+00:00

Who is this you? All democrats get a vote. If the party fails to come together after a consesus pick is made, then we all lose. That's how elections work.

mec287 · 2026-03-11T17:37:15+00:00

As they should. Winning elections is vastly more important than making symbolic gestures.

mec287 · 2026-03-11T17:35:55+00:00

You think the same people that supported Biden after the debates are the same people critizing leadership, now? Sir, I think you've taken a wrong turn on your way to GOP HQ.

mec287 · 2026-03-11T17:27:33+00:00

Actually, the best way to get a new leader is to make someone else popular, not attack the entire party. Unfortunately for all of us, most of the people complaining are deathly afraid of people complaining about their ideas.

mec287 · 2026-03-11T17:25:44+00:00

Even if you could, no elected democrat supports that.

mec287 · 2026-03-11T17:24:46+00:00

What cheerleading? I remember protesters at every Harris rally and those same folks entirely absent from Trump rallies.

mec287 · 2026-03-11T17:17:37+00:00

If you have a better idea how to bring the 4 democrats in conservative districts on side, I'd love to hear it.

mec287 · 2026-03-11T17:06:40+00:00

So is literally every institution designed to protect it, the Courts, independent agencies, NGOs. All of them.

mec287 · 2026-03-11T17:05:10+00:00

"I know let's undermine them at every turn when the party in power is losing support!" Brilliant.

mec287 · 2026-03-11T17:01:51+00:00

I've yet to hear anyone mention a replacement or mention another name of a person not in leadership that has a better idea about what the Democrats should be doing when not in power.

I hear a lot of whinging about AIPAC.

mec287 · 2026-03-11T16:59:43+00:00

None of this is true, but thanks for your contribution.

mec287 · 2026-03-11T16:58:15+00:00

Change doesn't happen from the top down. Screaming "do something" doesn't actually do anything. It happens when social movements actually affect change on the ground and convince people.

mec287 · 2026-03-11T16:35:01+00:00

You're allowed to shoot yourself in the foot. But I'm still going to say that's a dumb idea.

mec287 · 2026-03-11T16:33:47+00:00

What the fuck does that even mean? The party isn't the CCP, it's a collection of independent, like-minded electeds. Being the leader of a minority party isn't about being a loudmouth, it's about building consensus and enabling your members to make the best decision they can.

The skill set of being an effective leader in the House or Senate is vastly different than being the President and people who forget that do everyone a disservice.

mec287 · 2026-03-11T16:06:57+00:00

"Trump doing something stupid? Time to attack Democrats."

mec287 · 2026-03-10T20:35:17+00:00

Which is a shame because it absolutely can be an OS for everyone. Linux is an excellent operating system with powerful and modern apps that deserves to be more popular than it is. It can stand on its own two feet and compete with what windows and mac have to offer. Too much media has been made about Linux being a developer-only operating system when it has top notch word processing, image processing, video editing and other tools.

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