I've unblocked you.

Anonymous wrote:How's the Polestar?

I haven't driven it much but I liked it. My son is driving it and he loves it. It is very fast and has pretty good handling. It feels very much like a BMW. The technology may be getting a little dated at this point, but still satisfactory. A used Polestar 2 is probably the best value out there right now. You can get a great car for less than $30k. We only paid $23 for a car with 13,000 miles on it and was still under warranty. My son took it to the Polestar service center for a free software upgrade and all around check up and they replaced a bracket that we didn't even know was a problem. All at no charge. That gave me a great impression of Polestar service. I highly recommend the car.

Anonymous wrote:What are some good free to use apps/websites that show maps in North America of charging stations, and prices?

All of our cars have built in navigation which will show chargers along the route. So we normally use those. I also use PlugShare a lot and I consider it an absolute must-have for all EV owners. On trips that require charging along the way, I will normally plot the trip with the built-in routing and then check each stop with PlugShare. I use PlugShare to confirm the station is operational and to check prices. Sometimes I have to check the charging company's website or app for prices. Incidentally, I have found that Pilot Flying J locations are the most important stations to check prices. The locations are normally great and amenities are good, but the prices are all over the place.

I was using A Better Route Planner quite a bit but have basically given it up since I don't really have a use for it now. But it is a very good program. However, it is not free for the advanced features.

There might not be much interest in this and, if not, that's okay. But, I have seen several threads about EVs and thought that I could answer questions that anyone has about switching to EVs. In the past 15 months, my family has purchased (actually one lease) four EVs. We have gotten rid of all ICE vehicles and are totally electric. During this time, we have taken multiple 1500 mile trips and many shorter trips. One of my sons took his to college (about 2 hours away) and the other uses his for commuting to UMD. I would be happy to answer questions about the buying process (especially used EVs) and what it is like to use them on a day to day basis.

The cars we have are:

2024 BMW i4
2021 BMW i3
2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV
2021 Polestar 2

Each has strengths and weaknesses that I would be happy to discuss.

Just FYI, our ad partner blocked the modanova.shop site. But, that ad is not being served through DCUM. Rather, what happens is that one ad is served and then redirects to another side. After multiple redirects of that sort, the modanova.shop site gets served. But that is all happening outside of DCUM. We have to trace that series of redirects to the ad that is initially served on DCUM. However, to do that, I have to capture the traffic of the redirects which means I have to get the ad myself. So far, I have never seen the ad, let alone captured it.

I am still working on it, however.

It is not true that nothing is being done. I have never seen one of these ads. They apparently only affect Chrome and I don't use Chrome. Therefore, I have spend quite a bit of time using Chrome specifically hoping to get one of these ads.

I have repeated asked for screenshots of the ads, but have not received any. I have reported the ads to or advertising partner, and they are working to stop them but face the same limitations that I do. We can't stop ads that we never see because we don't know what to stop.

I'm sorry that this is happening to you, but it is not something we want to happen and we are doing all we can to stop. Unfortunately, we are very limited in what we can do.

Anonymous wrote:im just tryna get people from schools near me to friend my roblox bro

Sorry, you are on the wrong website.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jeff said it as well as anyone. I've nothing to add other than that OP might want to read his column and reflect on it.

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/weblog/2025/06/18/update061825

Jeff is not Jewish so I’m confused as to why Jeff would be telling OP how to feel?

I didn’t say Jeff was telling OP “how to feel.” I think the post puts current events in a context that we would all be well served to consider.

how do current events put in context mean that OP shouldn’t worry about antisemitism? And why do you have the right to tell them that? Would you tell anyone else something like that?

You obviously have not read the post because it doesn't say anything like this. To the contrary, it says the opposite. You are basically trolling at this point.

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jeff said it as well as anyone. I've nothing to add other than that OP might want to read his column and reflect on it.

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/weblog/2025/06/18/update061825

Jeff is not Jewish so I’m confused as to why Jeff would be telling OP how to feel?

For the record, I didn't tell the OP or anyone else how to feel. I wrote that post 4 days ago which was before this thread was created. I didn't know anything about the OP at the time.

I know that. But I’m looking forward to you deleting this OP just like you delete every other OP about antisemitism.

So you are a liar who spreads misinformation? Thanks for clarifying. If i deleted every post about antisemitism, you wouldn't have any posts left. So, obviously that's another lie.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jeff said it as well as anyone. I've nothing to add other than that OP might want to read his column and reflect on it.

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/weblog/2025/06/18/update061825

Jeff is not Jewish so I’m confused as to why Jeff would be telling OP how to feel?

For the record, I didn't tell the OP or anyone else how to feel. I wrote that post 4 days ago which was before this thread was created. I didn't know anything about the OP at the time.

There are multiple war threads in the Politics forum. That's where the topic belongs.

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Article II, Section 1: “The executive power shall be vested in a President of the United States.”

Ah but what is executive power? It's the power granted to the President by the Constitution, the Legislature and the courts, and nothing more. Not whatever the President wants it to be. We are not a dictatorship. The President does not have whatever unlimited powers he wants.

No. Read duties of the president in the Constitution. As the legislature, you don't redefine the duties of a president by definitions and statutes. It's stated in the language.

You don't create federal cabinet level departments under the executive branch and then tell the administrative state they have power over the president. No way in hell is that how our govt is supposed to run.

US codes and statutes do NOT obviate the Constitution. Ever.

The bold is true. But, you seem to have missed the fact that if the legislative branch approves legislation and the President signs and that the judiciary branch finds that it is constitutional, the statute is not obviating the Constitution. The so-called administrative state does not have power over the President but the President does not have the power to ignore laws.

If the administrative state does not have power over the president, then why was DJT dragged into court over classified documents. HE embodies the classification since he is the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. Classifications and state secrets aren't mentioned in the Constitution, but the president IS the top dog in the executive branch, which the military and IC fall under. Almost ALL federal departments, bureaus and agencies fall under the executive branch and the cabinets do also.

Simple. Trump didn't follow the law. MAGAs frequently confuse the head of the executive branch with a dictator. Or, more accurately, only have that confusion when Trump is President. Otherwise, you guys don't think the President has any power. There is a legal mechanism of declassifying documents. Trump did not follow that procedure. Had Trump returned the documents when asked, his violation of the law would not have been a big deal. However, he refused to comply and that's what resulted in problems.

We are supposed to have a government of laws, not men. Trump is a President, bound by laws. Not a king. Please try to remember that.

WHAT LAW?

He IS the law! By virtue of being CICAF. HE is the Original Classification Authority by his position!

This is like an Abbott and Costello Who's on First conversation.

No, he is not the law. You have again confused a president with a king. Please try not to make that mistake.

No, you are citing a statute that you believe override the inherent powers of a president.

Your position seems to be that the President can declassify something by simply thinking about it and keeping the declassification entirely in his head. The problem with that is that nobody knows, nor can he prove, that the declassification took place. Do you really believe that is an acceptable process?

Imagine that tomorrow Joe Biden releases U.S. contingency plans for a U.S. attack on Iran and says that he declassified them when he was President. Would you consider that legal? Would you defend Biden for acting within his inherent powers?

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Article II, Section 1: “The executive power shall be vested in a President of the United States.”

Ah but what is executive power? It's the power granted to the President by the Constitution, the Legislature and the courts, and nothing more. Not whatever the President wants it to be. We are not a dictatorship. The President does not have whatever unlimited powers he wants.

No. Read duties of the president in the Constitution. As the legislature, you don't redefine the duties of a president by definitions and statutes. It's stated in the language.

You don't create federal cabinet level departments under the executive branch and then tell the administrative state they have power over the president. No way in hell is that how our govt is supposed to run.

US codes and statutes do NOT obviate the Constitution. Ever.

The bold is true. But, you seem to have missed the fact that if the legislative branch approves legislation and the President signs and that the judiciary branch finds that it is constitutional, the statute is not obviating the Constitution. The so-called administrative state does not have power over the President but the President does not have the power to ignore laws.

If the administrative state does not have power over the president, then why was DJT dragged into court over classified documents. HE embodies the classification since he is the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. Classifications and state secrets aren't mentioned in the Constitution, but the president IS the top dog in the executive branch, which the military and IC fall under. Almost ALL federal departments, bureaus and agencies fall under the executive branch and the cabinets do also.

Simple. Trump didn't follow the law. MAGAs frequently confuse the head of the executive branch with a dictator. Or, more accurately, only have that confusion when Trump is President. Otherwise, you guys don't think the President has any power. There is a legal mechanism of declassifying documents. Trump did not follow that procedure. Had Trump returned the documents when asked, his violation of the law would not have been a big deal. However, he refused to comply and that's what resulted in problems.

We are supposed to have a government of laws, not men. Trump is a President, bound by laws. Not a king. Please try to remember that.

WHAT LAW?

He IS the law! By virtue of being CICAF. HE is the Original Classification Authority by his position!

This is like an Abbott and Costello Who's on First conversation.

No, he is not the law. You have again confused a president with a king. Please try not to make that mistake.

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Article II, Section 1: “The executive power shall be vested in a President of the United States.”

Ah but what is executive power? It's the power granted to the President by the Constitution, the Legislature and the courts, and nothing more. Not whatever the President wants it to be. We are not a dictatorship. The President does not have whatever unlimited powers he wants.

No. Read duties of the president in the Constitution. As the legislature, you don't redefine the duties of a president by definitions and statutes. It's stated in the language.

You don't create federal cabinet level departments under the executive branch and then tell the administrative state they have power over the president. No way in hell is that how our govt is supposed to run.

US codes and statutes do NOT obviate the Constitution. Ever.

The bold is true. But, you seem to have missed the fact that if the legislative branch approves legislation and the President signs and that the judiciary branch finds that it is constitutional, the statute is not obviating the Constitution. The so-called administrative state does not have power over the President but the President does not have the power to ignore laws.

Look at what you are arguing though.

Merrick Garland sues Texas to state that only the federal govt can enforce immigration law. It's decided in the federal govt's favor.

Two years later when ICE is now doing their jobs, the same side of the aisle is suddenly whining about states rights and how DJT is a king!

Does everything have to be relitigated and re-lawfared when control of the govt changes parties?

Are we a nation of laws or a nation of men?

I don't think anybody is arguing that the Federal government should not or cannot enforce immigration law. Rather, what is being contested are the threats being made by Trump to punish states that do not do his bidding and his seizure of California's National Guard against the wishes of the Governor of California. How would you have reacted if Biden had deployed the Texas National Guard to protect abortion clinics?

Are you suggesting that Roe v Wade should not have been relitigated? Do you believe that Chevron should not have been relitigated? Or is your issue with relitigation only with cases you don't want relitigated?