We have had cultist hanging around the DC area for over a year now.   It started with the Freedom Convoy that was based up in Hagerstown, MD.  When that splintered, and new “freedom” group formed called “1776 Restoration Movement” that lived in a parking lot in WV.   That has since cratered and some of those people…

I thought of that, but for RWNJs, grifting is like breathing, so I assume these loons have a network of supporters giving them enough pocket change and canned food to survive indefinitely. The convoy is probably a great outlet for the preppers who need to rotate out the about-to-expire MRE stockpiles in their bunkers.

I believe she has a network of donors, and often with cults like this, you have a few well-heeled members who have emptied their savings to support the leader.

It wouldn’t stamp out illegal immigration so much as force businesses to get behind immigration reform since many of them effectively depend on illegal immigration for labor.

Seems like a rational set of rules and diligent enforcement are most of what it takes.  Imagine that.

You’d think that, but when Maine implemented some pretty drastic conditions around buying and selling scrap metal, thefts plunged. Maine, having more summer-only homes than anywhere else in the nation, had a HUGE problem with copper theft long before catalytic converter theft became a thing. But the same restrictions…

...and money. I have to save for a two week vacation. Must be nice to not have to work.

As my mother would say, “these people have too much time on their hands.”

The stolen cats aren’t being resold as replacement cats.

The value is from the platinum and other elements inside them.

Yeah, that who ocean thing’s got nothing to do with it, I’m sure.

I’m guessing it’s a bit easier to take a stolen catalytic converter to a different state where I live than in Hawaii.

I’ve done this about every time refueling my ‘05 Toyota that I can remember since purchasing it back in 2011, topping the tank off with those extra few clicky clicks of gas. To date, no check engine light, no issues seen with engine operation, seemingly no adverse effects whatsoever including no reports of such via my…

I’m trying to imagine who the hell buys these new. Yeah, a lot go to rental companies, but not all. I can see the point of a used one, you know, you need or can only afford a cheap beater. But brand new? Who’s THAT’s the best thing out there for them?

Unfortunately, they may try to do the same thing Ford did with the Panther and Fusion sedans-the last gens of both looked good and sold decently, but instead of redesigning and upgrading them, they decided they’d rather just sell Explorers and pickups instead.

I think the Malibu is styled decently for what it is and the year in which it debuted, which was almost ten years ago. If anything, the Malibu’s lack of flair these days is entirely down to how old it is and GM’s understandable reluctance to invest in a full redesign all this time. All of its cohorts have been…

Every now and then, I remember that Chevrolet still makes the Malibu, a car I don’t even register seeing even if I see one. And yet, somehow, they’ve sold more than 100,000 of them this year. 

I agree wholeheartedly.  At least roll the parts that cannot be avoided into the rate.  If there’s an option to opt-out, leave it as a line item.

Why are all of these fees not rolled into the basic price?

Well, it’s at least in part because car rental companies, unlike airlines, aren’t required by law to show you the total cost upfront. Since they are all competing against one another on Priceline, Kayak, Expedia et al, it incentivizes them to take any cost of…

Honestly it would be better if they just rolled the fees into the base price.