Here is some telling history from an article about Russia’s approach to media control and its “rage” against YouTube. The history of media subjugation in Putin’s Russia reaches back to the early days of his regime, and to his first Press Minister, Mikhail Lesin. “I don’t agree with the thesis that the state is more … Continue reading “Media is more more dangerous to the state than the state is to the media”
Update December 2023: Tesla Crash More Than Any Other Brand The Drive has reported this as “…a lot that goes into making Volvo one of the world’s safest auto brands.” Volvo undeniably puts safety first, above all else. They famously said a long time ago that zero deaths is their vision. Volvo –- whose XC90 … Continue reading 1 Death = Total Recall: Volvo Quietly Blows Tesla Out of the Water
After Soviet soldiers had walked on foot an estimated 2,500 km from Stalingrad to Berlin, their sentiment went something like this: Commandeering a bicycle from Nazis (who literally had stolen everything while initiating illegal war) wasn’t entirely unexpected even if unapproved. In fact, it was reported that Soviets inside Berlin would not take anything let … Continue reading The 1945 Soviet DeNazification of Bicycles
Update September 27: Five police officers injured by Tesla have filed a lawsuit. According to the suit: “The officers want to hold Tesla accountable, and force Tesla to publicly acknowledge and immediately correct the known defects inherent in its Autopilot and collision avoidance systems, particularly as those impact the ongoing safety of our nation’s first … Continue reading Tesla Claims It Now Detects Flashing Safety Lights… Five Years Late