Russians are more or less like Trump supporters on steroids. Putin’s approval went from 70% to 80% apparently after he invaded.

Unfortunately, if the reports are to be believed, most Russians support Putin and his war in Ukraine.

Dudette, proofread.

Russian citizens, I’m gonna leave this right here for you. I don’t mean to tell you how to solve your problems. I’m just saying problems like this have been solved before.

Your daily reminder that Russia CHOSE this path of invading Ukraine and committing war crimes.

Thanks to Uncle Vladimir, Dmitry can no longer buy a new Lada. 

At this rate Russia won’t be able to afford importing stolen cars from the west anymore.

“Normally, if you’re staring down a suit from the feds, you’re going to want to clam up and call a lawyer. The only time this advice doesn’t hold true is when you can both make up to $5 million and screw over a Russian oligarch, or at least a treasonous American in their employ, at the same time.”

It will automatically download the files from the GitHub repository and create a system restore point, just in case something goes wrong.

Woof... let’s break down that command that you’re having people run:

Oh yeah, I keep forgetting that place exists. It isn’t the sort of place for leisure yachting though, Finland is super pretty by comparison.

Turku archipelago is super pretty full stop and very popular among boat people. Fuckton of little islands and lots of nice little boat accesible restaurats, etc.

Well, there is Kaliningrad, but it’s more of an exclave.

Apart from Saint Petersburg, Russia doesn’t have a port in the West. If they want to access the Atlantic, and cannot afford (or do not want to pay for) the Med, then Finland is a pretty good option. Certainly better than waiting for July when the northern ports finally become ice free.

Are you and your company deeply tied to the leader of a regime who is invading a foreign country? Is your company the result of massive graft and you were able to purchase a state owned company for pennies on the dollar? Is your wealth tied to corruption and being best buds with a maniac with delusions of recreating…

Plus leather/alcantara seats with full power and memory, ELS sound system, interior ambient lighting, frameless rearview mirror, full LED exterior lighting with fog lights, wireless phone charger, and liftback.  The Acura name and styling also holds some value. It’s actually a really good value over an Si.

Obviously it would be nice to see on all trim levels, but compared to the past practice of making it an option on only the cheapest models, this is better. Its an enthusiast option so they put it on the enthusiast model. Take rate on lower series is probably near zero.

The upgraded interior is gonna be great for a certain subset of buyers — people who don’t necessarily need to show off luxury (it’s still a 30k car) but who want more comforts, amenities, and higher-quality interior touchpoints. Making it a liftback, too, adds a definite value proposition. 

I like it, but I’m not a fan of hiding the manual behind a paywall.

Possibly. Putin has probably made a fairly large miscalculation. After spending years trying to drive a divide between western powers ( ala- Trump ) he has been caught off guard at the nearly instantaneous re-alignment of those powers

You just know that the Chinese green-lit this invasion - there is plenty of press saying that they asked Putin to wait until the Olympics were over before starting the invasion. They must be reading the room before annexing Taiwan. A strong worldwide condemnation and sanctions on Russia may actually make them more…