Mastodawn

Hunkabilly Jul 26, 2023

The #ChevyBolt sticker price starts at $26,500, with the car also qualifying for a $7,500 federal tax credit.

GM confirms a reversal of it's decision to cancel their best selling EV model.
https://wapo.st/44IjmyX

Chevy Bolt EV is returning to market, months after GM scrapped it

General Motors said it's launching a new Chevy Bolt EV, just months after announcing that it would scrap production of the popular, small electric vehicle.

The Washington Post

Hunkabilly Jul 25, 2023

Note particularly the words threaten and intimidate. Here’s the theory under which an #indictment might allege that Trump’s #Jan6 tweet at 2:24 p.m. was a threat or attempt to intimidate Pence, to deprive him—and through him the voters whose ballots his role was designed to count—of the free exercise of a constitutional right.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/07/next-trump-indictment-supreme-court-jack-smith.html?via=rss

The Supreme Court Might Have Just Handed Jack Smith a Powerful New Tool

Smith and the grand jury have many options.

Slate

Hunkabilly Jul 23, 2023

Tucson Sentinel Jul 23, 2023

'Such Ferocious Beauty': Margo Timmins speaks about new Cowboy Junkies record https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/072323_cowboy_junkies/such-ferocious-beauty-margo-timmins-speaks-new-cowboy-junkies-record/
The years of COVID-19 that brought the world to a standstill with disquieting impact, a family caring for a parent with end-stage dementia, turmoil giving rise to gratitude — the result is “Such Ferocious Beauty”, Cowboy Junkies’ 21st studio album.
#Tucson #Arizona

Hunkabilly Jul 23, 2023

Bruce Sterling @bruces Jul 23, 2023

Hunkabilly Jul 18, 2023

Barbara Dees Jul 18, 2023

https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/18/politics/ducey-trump-probe

Hunkabilly Jul 18, 2023

The Conversation U.S.Jul 17, 2023

In 1965, Hollywood executives made 15x the average salary of their workers.
By 2021 those top execs were earning 350x more than the average worker – including actors. Those actors also face increasing technological challenges to a steady paycheck.
Here's some essential background on the #actorsstrike. https://theconversation.com/actors-strike-209829 #News #SAGAFTRAstrike

Actors are demanding that Hollywood catch up with technological changes in a sequel to a 1960 strike

Some of the ways that streaming has transformed the industry are jeopardizing actors’ livelihoods.

The Conversation

Hunkabilly Jul 15, 2023

#TuckFrump Jul 15, 2023

NEW GRIFT: Melania Trump and her PAC-paid “speaking engagements” https://occupydemocrats.com/2023/07/15/new-grift-melania-trump-and-her-pac-paid-speaking-engagements/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

NEW GRIFT: Melania Trump and her PAC-paid "speaking engagements"

A Donald Trump-backed super PAC paid his wife Melania $155,000 for a speaking engagement in late 2021.

Occupy Democrats

Hunkabilly Jul 15, 2023

Natalie Davis 🇺🇸🇵🇹🇺🇦Jul 15, 2023

"Drought leaves millions in Uruguay without tap water fit for drinking

More than half of Uruguay’s 3.5 million citizens are without access to tap water fit for drinking, and experts say the situation could continue for months."

🔗: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/15/drought-leaves-millions-in-uruguay-without-tap-water-fit-for-drinking

#Uruguay #water #Drought #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming

Drought leaves millions in Uruguay without tap water fit for drinking

After years of underinvestment, reservoir has had to be topped up from estuary, raising health concerns

The Guardian

Hunkabilly Jul 15, 2023

Paul Knightly Jul 15, 2023

With the spotlight focused on Phoenix and the desert southwest with the current heatwave, I'm reminded of the year I spent living in the Valley of the Sun.

It isn't hard to see why people live there and 'tolerate' the extreme summer heat. The vibrant sunrises and sunsets are part of a daily cadence that showcases the remarkable landscapes that abut the city and cast an otherworldly glow on the architecture of an urban hub clinging to existence in a land of scarcity.

#Arizona #Heatwave

Hunkabilly Jul 15, 2023

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Jerry 🦙💝🦙Jul 15, 2023

I also managed to get one where the top half of the lightning bolt has dissipated but the bottom was still lit up