Hervé L'Eisa comments

The key point is "energy density".

And energy density, rather the lack of it, is why electric vehicles failed to begin with, and why ICE-powered cars became ubiquitous.

And today, energy density is still the reason ICE-vehicles are the most effective and efficient choice. The battery technology has obviously improved very significantly but it is still inferior to the ICE technology.

It's a matter of chemistry and physics, not emotions or virtue-signaling.

Employment in the federal government fell by 22,000 in May and is down 59,000 since January.

The private sector added 140,000 jobs, more than the 120,000 forecast. The services sector expanded by 145,000 jobs while the good producing side of the economy contracted by 5,000.

In other words, actual working people increased while those in non-competitive government jobs decreased. Winning!

Never ever get in a vehicle with an ex!

Several have noted, albeit in different words than my first comment, that the real distortion is government interference with the market.

Government involvement in any business is always sure to cause major problems.

She's too old! Isn't she well past peak birthing age?

To be very honest, NONE of the parties present any good ideas to make real improvements for the Japanese. This is the root cause voter apathy!

What Japan so desperately needs are leaders with a good, clear vision for the successful future of the nation. Instead, all there is are quasi-socialists and neo-communists.

Now if she would just buy back all the CDs and streams of her "music", then she could literally have it all to herself.

Climate Fear/Doom Porn. Just in time for the beginning of Summer.

Too bad there are no Drive-in theaters anymore to showcase such climate doom films as "Day After Tomorrow". That one is mildly entertaining as a B-- flick.

Eliminating the 777% import tariff on rice (hidden rate from the public) would be better.

Leftist nutjob.

And no intelligent person is the least bit surprised.

Of course, the thing they COULD do to actually help the citizenry is the direct antithesis to anything they WILL do. If fact, I wouldn't be shocked if they insisted on handing out some helicopter money from one hand while increasing taxes to "compensate" from the other hand.

As a wise person once said, "The problem with socialism (part of which is the social handout programs) is that eventually you run out of other people's money."

And the willy-nilly currency printing practices (not just literal printing) which the J-Gov is addicted to only exacerbate the ballooning national debt.

Fools, all of them!

Having lived in that area several years, it's assuredly gang related. The Mexican cartel gangs constantly vying for territory. More recently, MS13 and TDA are actively trying to take control of the area.

Wind turbines also cause the deaths of countless birds, including endangered species.

The sarc in me thinks the Canuck company ought to rethink their business name. It's too easy to mock.

"Global Warming" is the lazy way to address the real cause of changes in MICROclimate, which is largely an effect of hyper-urbanization and the accompanying drastic reductions of natural "green" (undeveloped) areas.

The well-documented "Heat Island Effect" very clearly illustrates the result of hyper-urbanization. But it's intellectually lazy and dishonest to blame "increased CO2" as the driver forcing such changes.

Maybe the school summer sports should just be canceled immediately rather than waiting several decades.

The reality of the "Police Action" in Vietnam from the American (and thus Hollywood) perspective is nearly exclusively male. How many females were drafted/sent to the war zone?

So, quite rationally the female representation is limited. In the long version of "Apocalypse NOW", there's also the visit to a French colonists' compound which includes a female role.

It's intellectually lazy to bemoan the perceived "inequality" as is trendy of late.

Fact of life: Gravity is in full effect.

Gonna have to file a TFOA Report to the Japan Aeronautical Administration. "Things Falling Off Aircraft"

Riding "pillion" means having a passenger seated behind the "driver" as on a motorcycle. I hadn't heard this term before.

IF the J-govt were actually interested in improving the quality of life for the citizenry (they clearly are NOT!), then they would REDUCE THE TAXES, a direct benefit to the people. The consumers have had to reduce spending (including domestic travel) due to prices & TAXES outstripping disposable income. Lower consumption taxes spurs spending and economic growth, but the meatheads in charge of govt can't/won't grasp that common sense concept.

A 20-lb (~10kg) bag of rice at Walmart is $12 - $15., RETAIL.

The J-govt hoards the imported rice. Don't believe the Agricultural minister.

Well, the J-govt COULD reduce the 700% import tariff on rice if they REALLY wanted to do something intelligent and helpful for the citizenry.

I personally treasure all the alone time I can get. It gives me the opportunity to do many things I need and want to do without unnecessary interactions.

Of course, I also enjoy some social interactions, but those are less frequent by choice. Some people truly need the approval of others (extroverts), but I'm independently minded, INTP.

While meeting with the Dodgers, Trump decided to take a savage swipe at loathsome California Democrat Senator Adam Schiff and the state’s far more anonymous senator Alex Padilla, who is also a Democrat. Both were in attendance for the ceremony.

“We have a couple of senators here. I just don’t particularly like them, so I won’t introduce them,” Trump quipped.

Upon hearing this, the audience and the Dodgers erupted in loud laughter.

Then, is the Constitution itself "unconstitutional"? Now that's some pretzel logic!

This is the reality of the injustice system. Many others have been unjustly incarcerated in similar ways.

Arson?

How about reducing the 700% tariff on rice imports?!

Then, the consumers (Taros & Keikos) can have an actual choice!

Meanwhile, it's a good time to go on a no-rice diet!

Lots of us have to live with PTSD.