Peter Barrett

The Mini is home.

I have heard they are not very good unfortunately. The investment by VAG in Rivian is an admittance that they cannot build an electric car, something to do with too many cpus not talking to each other, whereas Rivian have a lone CPU to control all.

"Drill baby drill" shows a total lack of understanding of basic economics and how supply and demand works. Alternative energy helps decrease energy costs in a sustainable way.

Reducing NOAA and Park rangers plus reduced regulation will see more forest fires. NOAA reduction will lead to less natural disaster preparedness and hence increased cost and lives lost. Plus increased insurance costs.

US insurance costs for businesses are high partly due to the bloated healthcare system and the cost of being sued for medical injuries.

The bloated US healthcare system is also an impediment to raising wages.

The bloated US healthcare system is an impediment to making the US an attractive location for companies.

Comrade Fart is still belching out hot air. I cannot listen to his rumblings though.

Comrade Fart the puppet numpty is so far out of his depth. He is Putin on the fritz.

America is now violating the agreement it made with Ukraine in 1993 — guaranteeing Ukraine’s security in exchange for Ukraine giving up its nuclear arsenal and Black Sea fleet

Either America needs to honor its promises — or Ukraine gets its nukes and ships back, don’t you think?

Not a fan of the Daily Telegraph at all, but around a year ago they wrote a great piece about the war in Ukraine. Its main point was that the US supporting Ukraine helped to severely weaken the Russian military machine. It was thus an investment in their own security through a proxy.

Bought today.

Come invade America. Then as America we will accept losing 20% of America as a fair settlement. I am sure all Americans accept that, oh and take 50% of America's mineral rights too for negotiating this settlement.

The Handmaid's Tale.

I have misplaced a John Lewis gift voucher & really want to buy a toaster. So now I know exactly how that bloke with all the bitcoin in a rubbish dump feels.

Pearl, the ferocious PitBull, checks her stocks. Wish I could be as oblivious to the world as she is.

So many levels of patheticness.

To be honest I would not expect you to

@tabbarrett.bsky.social suggested we watch the Handmaid's Tales and I was wondering who Aunt Lydia reminded me of. I finally worked it out - Nora Batty.

I am finding this place to be a much nicer place, just need more of the people I care about to join too.

Email demands US government workers report DEI programmes Government employees received emails threatening "consequences" if they did not report DEI work to the White House.

I still cannot get my head around this. It shows he is not a leader, just an insecure dictator.

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Our GOM region I guess is becoming the GOA region, which is part of India - how confusing. At least India and Mexico both produce great food.

Convicted US Capitol rioter Pam Hemphill turns down Trump pardon Former "Maga granny" Pamela Hemphill tells the BBC the Trump government is trying to "rewrite history".

And unexpected light in a very dark tunnel.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Hell has frozen over?

When I was in Syria they were functional under Hafeez Assad, but worrying about what would happen when his son took over. The local beer often had a fly trapped in the bottle too, you always checked it before drinking.

Wonder how much he and Tesla stand to lose from the autonomous driving court cases? Probably unconnected...

"Allo, Marhaba" - I have great memories from visiting Damascus 30 years ago. It was gloriously chaotic, every day had an element of adventure about it. I hope I can go back, I hope for a good outcome but fear turmoil for several more years. Such a shame, some of the friendliest people I have met.

Events : LeMons racing in Austin Americas - sane or not? - AROnline Peter Barratt and the Team United America Wrenchers had just two days to turn four barn find wrecks into at least one race car for the LeMons race in

From the brilliant @keith-adams.bsky.social and quite a few years ago now, but was a brilliant time:

www.aronline.co.uk/events/event...