Elon Musk Is Already Calling In Favors With Trump We knew Elon Musk wasn’t throwing all that cash and trafficking all those door-knockers for Donald Trump for nothing. It seems like Musk is already calling in the favors, as a new report from the New York Times says Musk is already looking to set up SpaceX employees at the Defense Department. Read more…

Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Fixing Public Schools Again and Again Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Fixing Public Schools Again and Again School reformers have a bad habit. Over the past century, they have skipped from one big policy fix to another without analyzing what happened the first time around. Or even whether the reforms succeeded or failed. Since World War II, U.S. pu…

Religions talk about the value of humility, but it can be hard for clergy to practice what they preach (The Conversation) — Intellectual humility means being open to new ideas and other points of view – and for leaders, it can be a delicate balancing act. The post Religions talk about the value of humility, but it can be hard for clergy to practice what they preach appeared first on RNS.

The 4 ‘ashramas’ of Hinduism and what they can teach us about aging gracefully (The Conversation) — The ancient classical texts of Hinduism taught that every age and stage of life need not be lived as a breathless race. They proposed living according to one’s natural capabilities. The post The 4 ‘ashramas’ of Hinduism and what they can teach us about aging gracefully appeared first on RNS.

This May Be The Most Hilarious Catalytic Converter Theft Of All Time Detroit is a world-class city with some F-tier criminals. Several of these criminals went to great lengths this week to steal a single catalytic converter from a used car lot and gained themselves a ton of embarrassment in the process. Read more…

Rejecting the ‘God of Trump’ (RNS) — What does it mean to reject a god tied to oppressive power? Miguel De La Torre discusses a radical theology of hopelessness. The post Rejecting the ‘God of Trump’ appeared first on RNS.

What Happened To Tesla’s Promised Mexico Gigafactory? Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk is a controversial character, but Tesla, the extremely successful producer of the most popular new car in the world last year, is showing no signs of slowing down. Tesla promised to open a new Gigafactory in Mexico last February, but Musk paused discussions about the proposed new Gigafactory… Read more…

Rivian Is Still Losing Almost $40,000 On Every Truck It Builds Good morning! It’s Friday, November 8, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Read more…

What’s One Automotive Gimmick You Love To Hate? The modern car is a pretty marvelous thing when you think about it. They can have slick styling, luxurious interiors packed with all kinds of creature comforts and come with more technology than you can shake a stick at. Some features on new cars, however, are just there to get people talking. Read more…

The Annual Debate Over Warming Up Your Car Is Imaginary Nonsense, And I Refuse To Believe It’s Real If you live in the northern hemisphere, winter is supposed to be cold. That’s not as much the case anymore, but with colder weather comes the yearly series of articles that promise to address the serious nature of the debate over warming up your car. It’s also all made up. It’s nonsense. I refuse to believe that… Read more…

It Seems Like People Are Done Paying Over MSRP For New Cars It seems that the era of people willingly overpaying for new cars may be at an end as data shows that the number of people that willingly let dealers overcharge them for a shiny new piece of metal saw a decrease in the last year. Read more…

Good News! The Morgan Plus Four Is Returning To The U.S. After 20 Years If you’re in the market for a British sports car, you’ve got a few pretty good options here in America. But if you want that slick runaround to be made of wood and designed more than 70 years ago, your options were severely limited… until now. Read more…

You’ll Have To Win A Japanese Lottery If You Want A Midnight Purple Nissan Z There are a few colors that just go hand in hand with certain brands: Mazda’s soul red, Renault’s liquid yellow and Nissan’s midnight purple. Thankfully, Nissan is finally bringing its iconic shade of dark purple to the Nissan Z, but you’ll have to win a lottery in Japan if you want to get your hands on one. Read more…

Giuliani Has One Week To Hand Over Lauren Bacall’s Mercedes Or Risk Contempt Of Court Disgraced and disbarred former mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani’s shameless attempt to hide his possessions, including Lauren Bacall’s Mercedes, from the court may have backfired, as he was ordered to appear in court and threatened with contempt if he fails to comply. U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman has now told… Read more…

Gateway Church congregants take up Morris’ offer to get ‘money back’ on tithes (RNS) — Gateway members have voiced concerns about the church’s financial transparency. The post Gateway Church congregants take up Morris’ offer to get ‘money back’ on tithes appeared first on RNS.

Persecution of Eritrean Jehovah’s Witnesses condemned by human rights experts (RNS) — Thirty years after Eritrea revoked the citizenship of Jehovah’s Witnesses, a recent raid saw 23 members of the faith group imprisoned for practicing their faith. The post Persecution of Eritrean Jehovah’s Witnesses condemned by human rights experts appeared first on RNS.

Norman Wirzba on finding hope in the midst of crisis (RNS) — At a time of upheaval, the Duke University theologian and environmentalist urges people to connect to others and nature. The post Norman Wirzba on finding hope in the midst of crisis appeared first on RNS.

How Trump’s victory could accelerate women’s departure from evangelicalism (RNS) — Evangelical Christian pastors looking to mimic Trump’s appeals to young men will only drive the gender gap in the church further apart. The post How Trump’s victory could accelerate women’s departure from evangelicalism appeared first on RNS.

Did religion matter in the election? (RNS) — Demographically, somewhat; values-wise, yes and no. The post Did religion matter in the election? appeared first on RNS.

Tesla Cybertruck Owners Are Trying To Sell Their Used Trucks For More Than The Cost Of A Brand New One Tesla’s Cybertruck is selling surprisingly well. It’s outselling other electric pickups like the Ford F-150 Lightning and was also the best-selling vehicle over $100,000 this summer. Given the notoriety and novelty of the truck’s design, some owners think they’re sitting on an art piece that will make them a quick… Read more…