Peter Gaston

My new Lanekeep Letter is live! Debut issue: are any PHEVs good?

I didn’t get to drive THAT. Just stared at it longingly.

Had excellent times previewing #ElectrifyExpo with @lanekeep.com today on Long Island, which is open all weekend.

So many new EVs avail to test drive — especially loved the pocket rocket #Volvo EX30 & the very chic #Cadillac Optiq.

New stuff, pt. 2. This is my new thing. I'm so excited to have it out in the world! Please hit me up for more info.

New stuff, pt. 1.

Took a peek at the Scout Traveler today, on display in New York. Sporting a chic Pacific Mist Metallic hue, the retro-modern, American-made EV SUV looked ready to tame terrain & tarmac. Video soon.

3 HOURS daily. That's how long 1 in 4 Americans spend worrying about money.

Cool, so instead of helping with homework, we're calculating if we can afford groceries AND rent. 🧵

Source: The Century Foundation

You’ve just grilled your last summer hot dog — and now the school supply list is busting your buns.

📚 39% of parents say they can’t afford school shopping.
💳 44% are going into debt just to get the basics.

Dads: what solutions are you seeing? #backtoschool

www.youtube.com/shorts/4UVY4...

The Dads went to Philly & it was magic.

Most Dads don’t know Congress is voting on a game-changing #tax bill right now. The stakes for families couldn’t be higher.

We hope you’ll read this thread & give fellow Dads the lowdown. Bonus points: call your Senator & tell them what you think!
#fatherhood 🧵

Hearing an authentic conversation about immigration on one of my favorite car podcasts was unexpected, inspiring, and perhaps a way forward for reaching dudes.

Read my column below ⬇️

cc: @thesmokingtire.bsky.social

There’s no manual for this. But we've got each other.
Fatherhood isn’t easy. It’s never been.
But we’ll keep showing up anyway — for each other, for our families, and for the future our kids deserve.

We see you. We stand with you.
Happy #FathersDay.

#DadsForAll #BigDadEnergy

Darin's 10-year-old son is worried about something no kid should have to think about: whether his immigrant friends at school might get deported.

“It’s really hard to watch a 10-year-old sit with this... and try to process what’s happening around him.”

Watch Darin's story ⬇️
#DadsForAll #dadshorts

Red hats on a train: How Dads can speak louder than logos MAGA, Bernie, Minecraft, Messi, and what dads can do when merch becomes meaning.

Your kid comes back from a school trip to D.C. wearing a red MAGA hat.

What do you say?
What do you ask?
What don’t you do?

@thepetergaston.bsky.social on what happens when merch becomes identity & how #dads can speak louder than logos.

open.substack.com/pub/dadsfora... #Fatherhood #YouthCulture

Insightful/scary auto tariff talk from @profgalloway.com: "The CEO of one of the most iconic German automobile manufacturers… called me & said… 'What would you do if you were us, given what's going on in the U.S.?' 🧵 1/2

Props to all of those getting out the vote today in #Wisconsin in #Florida, especially the moms: @americans4dem.bsky.social @motherhoodforgood.bsky.social. GO VOTE!

The government will freeze $35 million in Title X funding for family planning, Dads need to stand up for women who depend on these services! Get the full story via @JessicaValenti.bsky.social: buff.ly/ec9BZlD

In The Brain Dump this week: The dad angle on whether @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social & @dkthomp.bsky.social's much-ballyhooed "abundance theory" can save America. A fresh take on Netflix's #Adolescence that every dad needs to hear. Plus #DrFriendtastic is our Fatherly Follow. buff.ly/QjV19Qn

I binged #Adolescence and it left me reeling. But it also reinforced the work I'm doing with @dadsforall.bsky.social to build in-person communities among dads that can cut through the #manosphere nonsense and set a great example for our kids. My piece: dadsforall.substack.com/p/netflixs-a...

Village - New York VILLAGE  | In a Nutshell CISV Villages are international camps that inspire eleven-year-old children to imagine a more just and peaceful world. Each Village welcomes delegations from 10-12 countries. ...

Does that sound like something your 11 year old in the greater NYC area might appreciate against the backdrop of the world today? Message me for more info and/or see: newyork.cisvusa.org/program/vill... 3/3

but through real-world interactions with kids my age, discovering how alike we were to each other while also growing to understand and respect our exceptional differences. 🧵 2/3

I’m somewhere in this photo, age 11. I’m surrounded by 70ish friends representing 15 or so countries at a summer experience called a Village. I can trace back quite a lot of the person I’ve become to those innocent days, where I learned about the world not by reading books or going to school… 🧵

Some thoughts from me on @dadsforall.bsky.social's Substack about how dads can do a better job building communities.

The Dads are coming to #Substack. (My niece showed me how to use it.) Subscribe now & be ready when our first newsletter "drops." (Did I do that right?) — https://dadsforall.substack.com

We used to make cool cheap cars. But automakers & oil companies make more money when we drive big SUVs & trucks so we've been marketed to love those. No surprise new Transpo Sec Sean Duffy used to lobby for Big Oil & the auto industry: https://buff.ly/4jXvioD

Right but to reach people in the middle or people who have tuned out, we can’t count on anything that remotely smells like traditional media. Not that I have a solution…just frustration at present.

Def check out The Contrarian on Substack. Also Semafor (def more centrist but worth reading).

We have to convey the message 1:1 to friends and neighbors. It's a whole new approach.

This video is so good, and the whole series can be found at www.wehaverights.us -- share it wide!

Trump’s First Two Weeks Are a Warning for Moms Your rip-the-bandaid-off report

It's hard enough to keep our families on track, but we all need to keep our eye on the ways this new administration is working to make it even harder to do so. As usual @motherhoodforgood.bsky.social breaks it down... substack.com/home/post/p-...