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Signal: zacestrada.01 https://linktr.ee/zacestrada 🏳️‍🌈https://bsky.app/profile/zacestrada.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacestrada.com/post/3munfxgzlk22c“Abrupt firing” ≈ “Trump-related” [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Sep 2026 21:38 +0000at://did:plc:cdcfyozrsgcfpdrwp5qe6jq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3munfxgzlk22chttps://bsky.app/profile/zacestrada.com/post/3munfq7wqrk2cWe compare VW Group to GM in its brand-heavy, internally competing bloat, but you have to go back a ways to see GM in a position that it could shed this many jobs and a brand (maybe more) the way VW will/should/must-to-survive https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/business/volkswagen-job-cuts.html03 Sep 2026 21:34 +0000at://did:plc:cdcfyozrsgcfpdrwp5qe6jq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3munfq7wqrk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/zacestrada.com/post/3mummkannf22vcybercab storm advisory [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Sep 2026 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:cdcfyozrsgcfpdrwp5qe6jq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mummkannf22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacestrada.com/post/3muml25jnvs2nIs he aware that the Model T wasn't exactly a hit out of the box and Ford's repeated price cuts also boosted sales? https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/fords-30-000-ev-truck-sets-ambitious-goal-100-000-sales-in-year-one-ac8f0859?st=6V3kiC&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink03 Sep 2026 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:cdcfyozrsgcfpdrwp5qe6jq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3muml25jnvs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacestrada.com/post/3mukyrwqwys2vDads love surprises, right? https://variety.com/2026/film/festivals/rupert-murdoch-very-happy-guy-pearce-playing-him-ink-1236848762/02 Sep 2026 22:37 +0000at://did:plc:cdcfyozrsgcfpdrwp5qe6jq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukyrwqwys2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacestrada.com/post/3muker6aprc26Kinda shocked this passed with a 6-1 vote with only the conservative outgoing mayor dissenting Lots of blanks in the plan to fill regarding vehicles and money but you can't convince me a car was the best way to get through this road, often closed before anyway https://www.newspress.com/2026/09/02/santa-barbara-city-council-approves-the-state-street-master-plan/02 Sep 2026 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:cdcfyozrsgcfpdrwp5qe6jq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3muker6aprc26https://bsky.app/profile/zacestrada.com/post/3muk7hsvcuk2athroughly looking forward to watching this by myself because, yes, I'm a sucker for glossy-looking films about media why do you ask? [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Sep 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:cdcfyozrsgcfpdrwp5qe6jq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3muk7hsvcuk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/zacestrada.com/post/3muk5cvjizc2c"The frame from the Triton pickup has been heavily adapted for the three-row SUV while maintaining the truck’s off-road chops" "For now, Mitsubishi has confirmed a turbocharged 2.4-liter diesel engine borrowed from the Triton" Yeah, this thing isn't coming here soon https://www.motor1.com/news/806715/2027-mitsubishi-pajero-details-photos/02 Sep 2026 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:cdcfyozrsgcfpdrwp5qe6jq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3muk5cvjizc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/zacestrada.com/post/3muk3wkoglc2nAn important win, for sure, but I don't think the question was ever if Markey would win but rather how much he would win by. If it hadn't been called by midnight it might have actually been a competitive race https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/02/markey-wins-progressives-midterms-0106131502 Sep 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:cdcfyozrsgcfpdrwp5qe6jq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3muk3wkoglc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacestrada.com/post/3mujxz5ijm22lWhat we could have (maybe, probably not) had: a Polestar 4 WAGON with a rear window media.polestar.com/releases/97902 Sep 2026 12:51 +0000at://did:plc:cdcfyozrsgcfpdrwp5qe6jq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujxz5ijm22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacestrada.com/post/3muip2e4vts2mNice of them to wait 27 minutes to call it [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Sep 2026 00:38 +0000at://did:plc:cdcfyozrsgcfpdrwp5qe6jq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3muip2e4vts2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacestrada.com/post/3muhop6aio22r"...wireless karaoke, a refrigerator, matrix adaptive-beam headlights, a flip-down second-row 17-inch video screen, a 27-speaker sound system...customizable alert sounds, allowing you to play Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” or a Taylor Swift riff..." Phone or car? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/business/chinese-cars-us-sales-ban.html01 Sep 2026 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:cdcfyozrsgcfpdrwp5qe6jq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhop6aio22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacestrada.com/post/3muhioipcvk2i"AB 2222 represents the latest attempt by California lawmakers to bolster the news business, with governments globally discussing similar efforts. Canada implemented newsroom payroll tax credits in 2019 amounting to about $13,750 per journalist..." https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-08-31/bill-to-aid-california-newsrooms-now-on-governors-desk01 Sep 2026 13:11 +0000at://did:plc:cdcfyozrsgcfpdrwp5qe6jq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhioipcvk2i