New Speed Cameras Hit A Single Driver With 29 School Zone Tickets In Only 10 Days Generally speaking, the U.S. doesn’t care what happens to people who dare to ever leave their cars. Pedestrians are just asking for it. Unless we’re talking about children at school, in which case, the U.S. kind of sort of cares. For example, Albany, New York recently installed speeding cameras in school zones. As the… Read more…

At $12,000, Could This 1974 VW Type 181 Be Your Thing? Today’s Nice Price or No Dice VW Thing is like a Cars 101 class—a basic introduction to the motor vehicle and nothing more. Let’s see if we can all make an educated guess about what it might reasonably be worth. Read more…

High-Performance Cadillac Lyriq-V Is Coming Next Year In the strange world of automotive news, automakers have different ways of teasing a new vehicle over a certain period of time before a full reveal happens. We’ll get images or clues as to what it looks like or how much power it has, or sometimes automakers will go another direction and fully show us the car but hold… Read more…

Hispanic Christians condemn racist jokes at Trump’s New York rally (RNS) — Trump has made inroads into the Latino community’s solid support for Democratic candidates, but remarks made at a rally at Madison Square Garden may cause some to rethink. The post Hispanic Christians condemn racist jokes at Trump’s New York rally appeared first on RNS.

After exiting the Christian music industry, these artists engage religion on their terms (RNS) — After interrogating their beliefs, some onetime CCM artists are revisiting faith in some fashion, trying on elements they’d previously discarded and writing music for listeners who might be more spiritual than religious. The post After exiting the Christian music industry, these artists engage religion on their terms appeared first on RNS.

Welcome to the literary intifada (RNS) — And then, they came for Bernard-Henri Lévy. The anti-Israel stuff in the book industry is growing. The post Welcome to the literary intifada appeared first on RNS.

Synod ends with disappointment and hope (RNS) — The synod’s job is over. Now it is up to the rest of the church to become synodal. The post Synod ends with disappointment and hope appeared first on RNS.

Controversial pastor Doug Wilson subject of new podcast, ‘Sons of Patriarchy’ (RNS) — The creators say the Idaho pastor represents an increasingly mainstream biblical patriarchy movement with dangerous implications. The post Controversial pastor Doug Wilson subject of new podcast, ‘Sons of Patriarchy’ appeared first on RNS.

Philadelphia District Attorney Sues To Stop Elon Musk’s Million-Dollar Trump Support Lottery When Elon Musk started up his very normal swing state voter encouragement petition referral program and lottery, pretty much everyone with a head on their shoulders immediately said that it was extremely illegal for myriad reasons. Most folks said it ran afoul of laws preventing people from using cash to encourage… Read more…

Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally recalls notorious election-losing religious slur (RNS) — A preacher trafficked in anti-Catholicism at a rally near Madison Square Garden 140 years earlier, almost to the day. The post Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally recalls notorious election-losing religious slur appeared first on RNS.

Boeing Might Be Quitting Space With A Potential Division Sale To Jeff Bezos Despite helping NASA first reach the Moon in 1969, Boeing could be tapping out of NASA’s upcoming return to the lunar surface and space entirely. The aerospace giant is considering selling its space division amid its struggles to get the Starliner certified to fly. The spacecraft’s fault-riddled crewed test flight… Read more…

Gas Prices Are Set To Drop Below $3 Whenever election season hits, everyone gets up in arms about gas prices as a proxy for the cost of living. This year, average gas prices nationwide may well drop below $3 before election day, but don’t thank the current administration. In fact, don’t thank domestic politics at all. Read more…

This Is Why Elon Musk Is So Supportive Of Donald Trump Elon Musk loves Donald Trump. He’s been pretty much his biggest supporter – and patron – in the 2024 election, especially after Trump’s near-assassination in July. The man shows up at Trump’s rallies, jumps like a “dipshit” and yaps about how great he is and how he’ll save the country. It’s all very weird. Read more…

Janresseger: How Billionaires Bought College Departments, Set Up Think Tanks, Fostered White Nationalism, and Ignored the Evidence to Promote School Vouchers Janresseger: How Billionaires Bought College Departments, Set Up Think Tanks, Fostered White Nationalism, and Ignored the Evidence to Promote School Vouchers A new book by Michigan State University professor of education, Josh Cowen, The Privateers: How Billionaires Created A Culture War and Sold School Vouchers, combines academic …

This Totally Avoidable 9-Car Pile Up Is A Great Example Of Why You Need To Put Your Phone Down While Driving Driving a heavy vehicle down a highway at speeds over 50 miles per hour should command the utmost attention. A driver in Oklahoma City sparked a 9-car pileup last week after deciding that something else was more important at speed. Thankfully, no one was killed and only two people were injured. Driving isn’t a… Read more…

Mexican Grand Prix Showed Just How Far Red Bull Racing Has Fallen Red Bull Racing has dominated Formula 1 in recent years. After clinching the 2021 F1 Drivers Championship at the last minute, it went on to win back-to-back constructors and drivers crowns with Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez at the wheel. This year hasn’t been as glorious for the team, however, and the 2024 Mexican… Read more…

Dodge Viper With Over 206,000 Miles Is Showing All Of Us How It Is Done People that buy performance cars and then don’t drive them are a weird bunch. We continuously see low mileage cars get sold and resold for more and more money, so it’s refreshing when we come across a performance car that’s actually been used like it should be. Take this well-loved first generation Dodge Viper. Read more…

Youtuber’s Tesla Model S Plaid Loses Nearly $100,000 In Value In 2 Years Depreciation is the number one consumer cost when it comes to buying a new car fresh from the factory. This has always been the case, as vehicles tend to lose a significant chunk of their value from the moment you take possession. That’s even more true in the world of luxury cars and doubly (trebly?) so when it comes… Read more…

Tesla’s Vision Of Robotaxis As ‘Individualized Mass Transit’ Is Laughable Tesla recently revealed its idea of a robotaxi — a two-seater with no controls that will take you anywhere you want to go, only cost $30,000 and will go on sale in 2026. No one with a second brain cell actually believes that’s going to happen, but plenty of people are willing to believe it’s possible eventually and at… Read more…

Debates about Columbus’ Spanish Jewish ancestry are not new − the claim was once a bid for social acceptance (The Conversation) — Claims about Columbus being Sephardic have bubbled up for decades. Early in the 20th century, some immigrant groups hoped proving ties to him would improve their own social standing. The post Debates about Columbus’ Spanish Jewish ancestry are not new − the claim was once a bid for social acceptance appeared first on RNS.