Lawmakers, faith groups push bill to prevent ICE raids on churches, sensitive locations (RNS) — ‘We cannot become a government that normalizes cruelty,’ Rep. Jesús G. Garcia, an Illinois Democrat, said while discussing the bill on the House floor. The post Lawmakers, faith groups push bill to prevent ICE raids on churches, sensitive locations appeared first on RNS.

Why a bishop and a rabbi are taking Homeland Security to court (RNS) — The Christian and Jewish faiths demand we welcome the stranger. DHS is not allowing us to do that, so we sued. The post Why a bishop and a rabbi are taking Homeland Security to court appeared first on RNS.

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Elon Musk’s Noxious Politics May Tank Tesla Tesla CEO Elon Musk currently has way too much power and has effectively taken over the federal government, but he isn’t invincible. Tesla, the main source of his wealth, is so overvalued, he’s vulnerable if the stock tanks. We aren’t at that tipping point yet, but public sentiment has already soured, even among… Read more…

Detailing A Private Jet Takes A Special Kind Of Focus Car cleaning videos are incredibly satisfying to watch, with all manner of foams and sprays seamlessly picking up dirt and grime before your very eyes. Did you know the kinds of detailers who work on multi-million-dollar cars also work on private jets for billionaires? Well, it turns out they do and the process of… Read more…

You Need A Ford Focus Rally Car What’s your winter beater like? Is it a rusted-out Outback, or maybe an old Ranger? Both are solid picks, but I posit that there’s a better winter car out there. Something that doesn’t just plod its way though snow, but can turn low-traction situations into genuine joy: A fully rally-prepped Ford Focus. Read more…

Elon Musk Is Planning To Bring His Useless Underground Loop To Dubai In an announcement of things that will definitely, for sure someday happen, Musk and the UAE’s AI minister Omar Al Olama unveiled this week plans for a new underground tunnel built by the Boring Company underneath Dubai. I guess they saw the Vegas Loop serving as a completely useful piece of infrastructure and wanted… Read more…

Audi Dakar Rally Car Tossed In Illegal Czech Dump Audi’s brief three-year stint competing at the Dakar Rally surprisingly ended with a victory last year as the German automaker shifted its focus and resources to its upcoming Formula One works program. Unsurprisingly, many of the uncompetitive RS Q e-tron rally prototypes were disposed of once the Dakar program was… Read more…

This 87-Year-Old Mercedes Bus Was A Mobile Post Office With The Wildest Front Overhang I’ve Ever Seen This week I was in Stuttgart, Germany to see some new Mercedes-Benz vehicles that I can’t talk about yet, which is too bad for you. But luckily for you, I also got to spend a few hours at the fabulous Mercedes-Benz Museum and can talk about all the wacky shit that’s in there, like this 1938 O 10000 that was used as a… Read more…

Who Played The Stig On Top Gear (Was It Really Michael Schumacher?) There are a few great mysteries in this world: how did Mesolithic man build Stonehenge, what the heck happened to flight MH370 and who the hell played The Stig on Top Gear? Thankfully, that third one is much easier to answer and won’t lead you down a conspiracy theory nightmare full of aliens, monsters and government… Read more…

Republican Senators Introduce Bills To Kill The EV Tax Credit And Add On A $1,000 Tax To Electric Cars The Trump administration’s attack on EVs started almost immediately. Billions are being cut from state EV programs. And things may get worse if a handful of Republican senators get their way. Read more…

David Labaree on Schooling, History, and Writing: David Brooks: Voters to Elites — Do You See Me Now? (Guest Post by David Brooks) David Labaree on Schooling, History, and Writing: David Brooks: Voters to Elites — Do You See Me Now? (Guest Post by David Brooks) My new post is an essay by David Brooks that provides one of the best analyses I’ve read about the Trump victory.  It appeared right after the election in the New York Times.  Here’s a link to the origi…

At $11,500, Will This 2002 Mercedes E55 AMG Make For A Fast Sale? According to its seller, today’s Nice Price or No Dice E55 AMG has been ceramic coated, which explains its crazy-shiny appearance. Let’s see if we all take a shine to this performance sedan’s price. Read more…

Hertz Lost $2.9 Billion After EV Gamble Didn’t Pay Off Happy Valentine’s Day! It’s Friday, February 14, 2025, 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…

Boeing 737 Max Hits Car In The Middle of Runway During Takeoff Takeoff and landing are the most dangerous parts of any flight, and the fatal mid-air collision in Washington, DC two weeks ago highlighted this. A Gol Boeing 737 Max collided with a ground vehicle while taking off from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Thankfully, the flight crew stopped the airliner before the end of the… Read more…

Here’s How Fast A Car Has To Be Before You Think It’s Too Fast Supercars can go so much faster than they could ever legally go on an American public road for as long as there have been supercars, so what’s the point in continuing to raise the top speed? Do you really need to be able to go faster than 85 miles per hour at all, anyway? Earlier this week we asked our readers to tell… Read more…

A Brooklyn church hopes to build on its parking lot to help housing crisis (RNS) — St. Paul Community Baptist Church believes up to 800 affordable units could be built on its main parking lot. The post A Brooklyn church hopes to build on its parking lot to help housing crisis appeared first on RNS.

In nation’s capital, Trump’s cuts and funding freezes spur pastoral-care crisis (RNS) — ‘To have more than half your congregation receive notices to resign or face the risk of losing a job, is a super, super big deal,’ said DC-area evangelical pastor Bishop Derek Grier. The post In nation’s capital, Trump’s cuts and funding freezes spur pastoral-care crisis appeared first on RNS.

Trump 2.0’s scapegoating of trans people is a Christian nationalist distraction (RNS) — Reprising arguments from the abortion debate, Christian nationalists are claiming to be ‘defending innocent children’ in their war against gender-affirming care. The post Trump 2.0’s scapegoating of trans people is a Christian nationalist distraction appeared first on RNS.

‘Millions will die,’ Catholic humanitarian organizations warn, if halt in US aid continues (RNS) — Leaders of Caritas Internationalis and other Catholic groups say they are hoping to appeal to Trump officials’ ‘better natures.’ The post ‘Millions will die,’ Catholic humanitarian organizations warn, if halt in US aid continues appeared first on RNS.