Anti-ICE agitators set up an ILLEGAL checkpoint in Minneapolis — stopping cars, demanding ID, and running license plates to “identify” ICE agents

Totally illegal. Where’s the police? 👀 byu/benhaswings inAskThe_Donald Journalist Jorge Ventura documented activists stopping cars in Minneapolis to identify federal agents; however, it is unverified that they are “running license plates” through official law enforcement databases. 🚨 BREAKING: Anti-ICE agitators set up an ILLEGAL checkpoint in Minneapolis — stopping cars, demanding ID, and running license …

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People are living in their cars because they can no longer afford rent. L.A. advances a ban on renting RVs to homeless residents on public streets.

The Los Angeles City Council has given initial approval to an ordinance aimed at outlawing “vanlording,” the practice of leasing recreational vehicles to unhoused residents on public streets — a phenomenon long visible in Venice and increasingly across the San Fernando Valley. The measure, introduced by Councilmember Traci Park in 2023, amends city law to …

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Good thing the UK is banning gasoline and diesel cars

The full ban on new car sales with gasoline and diesel cars will happen in 2035 Comparing UK and China 2025 data: China’s GDP $19.399 trillion (nominal; 2025) $41.016 trillion (PPP; 2025) UK GDP GDP $3.959 trillion (nominal; 2025) $4.455 trillion (PPP; 2025) h/t MazdaProphet

AI Boom Triggers Memory Chip Crisis, Phones and Cars at Risk

Memory chip shortage accelerating as AI demand consumes supply, threatening price hikes. Samsung quietly hiked memory chip prices up to 60% in November amid supply constraints Consumer electronics and automotive industries face production bottlenecks as chipmakers prioritize lucrative AI demand Price increases likely to hit smartphones, laptops, and vehicles as 2026 AI buildout intensifies supply …

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The American middle class looks wealthy but lives on borrowed money — cars financed, vacations paid with credit, apartments shared in silence.

The middle class dream didn’t disappear, it just learned to smile through the struggle. Middle Class wealth is a mirage. Your friend with the nice car? It’s financed. Your cousin’s vacation? On a credit card. Your coworker living “alone”? Three roommates you never see. This is the real America. Struggling quietly, flexing publicly. — middleclassparty …

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Elon Musk politics cost Tesla (at least) 1 million cars in lost sales.

Elon Musk’s polarizing political actions since acquiring Twitter, later rebranded X, in 2022 dramatically hurt the automaker’s U.S. sales, underscoring how deeply its fortunes are intertwined with the billionaire’s persona. The findings quantify for the first time how the political actions of the world’s wealthiest person – including his role in U.S. President Donald Trump’s …

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2 flying cars burst into flames after crash in China

😱 China! Two Xpeng eVTOL flying cars collided during an air show rehearsal in Changchun, injuring one passenger (now stable). These $280K beasts soar 300-500m high. Future of flight or risky ride? What do you think? 🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/yW3mkP0CTa — Fahad Naim (@Fahadnaimb) September 17, 2025 Innovation always comes with risk.

Stephen Miller coordinating effort to militarize Washington, army extends orders and FBI unmarked cars are exposed.

Stephen Miller is directing a federal campaign to militarize Washington, and the public sees only carefully curated silence. The Army extended deployment orders through November 30 without warning, concealing the fact that accountability has been suspended. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=125266247 Brig. Gen. Leland D. Blanchard II said, “Our mission is not complete… I’ve made the decision to extend …

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85% of new cars financed average monthly payment $745

$745 per month. That is the average new car payment in 2025. Most buyers are falling behind. Auto debt is surging. And people are trapped in loans stretching six years. Six years of payments. Six years of chains (CarBuzz). Experian confirms it. $745 per month for new vehicles. $521 for used. Even with 72-month loans, …

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Republicans end federal mileage mandates blamed for $6,000 price hikes, weaker cars, and billions lost to foreign firms

Republicans just ended Federal car mileage mandates. The rules added $6,000 to the cost of a car. They siphoned billions from American car companies to foreigners. And they killed 100,000 Americans by forcing them to drive tin cans. pic.twitter.com/iaVt8bH4IM — Peter St Onge, Ph.D. (@profstonge) August 6, 2025 Republicans just ended federal car mileage rules …

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Luxury margin, meet luxury pain: Guess luxury cars don’t sell well at tariff‑inflated prices.

German luxury carmakers just got steamrolled. Trump-era tariffs are still biting. EV demand is soft. China is turning away. Even with a draft trade deal in the works, the earnings bloodbath is already here. Mercedes collapsed first. “Revenue fell 10 % to €33.15 billion ($38.82 billion), and adjusted EBIT dropped 68 % to €1.273 billion ($1.47 billion). Net profit fell nearly 70 % to €957 million …

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Beijing now! Giant hail destroys cars as sudden hailstorm brings chaos to China’s capital

On Tuesday, May 13, multiple areas in Beijing were hit by a rare and extreme hailstorm, shocking residents and causing widespread damage. The hailstones that fell across the capital were unusually large, with some reportedly bigger than eggs, slamming into the ground. The channel lists such natural disasters as: 1) Geological emergencies: Earthquake, Volcanic eruption, …

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Machines take over decisions while humans sleep. Passive income turns into passive surrender. Once self-driving cars take over, who’s really in control of your life?

We’ve been promised a future where technology works for us, not the other way around. Cars that earn money while we sleep, fridges that automatically reorder our food, phones that know our heartbeat before we do. It sounds like a dream, right? A world where convenience rules, and every detail of our lives is optimized …

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In the fourth quarter of 2024 average loan term for new cars being 67.98 months and 67.20 months for used cars, more than 2/3 are 72 months.

Average loan terms for new and used cars are close to six years and the majority of loans have terms of more than five years, as of Q2 2024. Longer-term loans can lower your monthly payments, but also cost you more in interest over time, increasing the total price of your vehicle. The average car …

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