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#TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com · 1d

The Tesla Model 3 is so poorly made that it's skewing the fail rate for the entire EV segment #teslatakedown #MuskMustFall

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Cars from one company – Tesla – are largely responsible for the relatively high overall EV test-failure rate. For example, 49 percent of Tesla Model 3s failed their first inspections last year, along with 16 percent of Tesla Model S vehicles and 14 percent of Tesla Model Xs. The other cars in the list of top 5 flunkers were Renault Zoe (19%) and Porsche Taycan (12%).

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Brian Simpson @bmsimp.bsky.social · 1d

But it is @stuarthultgren.bsky.social's five year wedding anniversary too so... take the good with the bad I guess

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Brian Simpson @bmsimp.bsky.social · 1d

Five years ago, I stood in Louisville consoling my then 11 year old as Saint Louis FC ceased to exist. I hate this memory.

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STLSoccerTracker @stlsoccertracker.com · 1d

Carly Wickenheiser and BK Häcken advance to the Round of 16 of the UEFA Women's Europa Cup! #STLSoccer

📷: FB/bkhacken

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STLSoccerTracker @stlsoccertracker.com · 1d

Here are the matches with connections to #STLSoccer for Friday, October 17, 2025. #OneOfUsAlways #AllForCITY

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STLSoccerTracker @stlsoccertracker.com · 2d

Gabriel Mikina and Mykhi Joyner have been named to the MLS NEXT Pro Best XI! Miggy Perez gets an honorable mention among midfielders, and Christian Olivares was a finalist for Goalkeeper of the Year. #AllForCITY

MLS NEXT Pro Announces 2025 Best XI and Individual Awards | MLSNEXTPro.com

Inaugural Pathway Player of the Year Honored Defender, Goalkeeper, and Match Officials of the Year Also Named

www.mlsnextpro.com

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 2d

I think it's useful to compare this chart to the household debt series:

in the 2008 we had the classic bubble dynamics of debt-fueled speculation that are not present today

what we have now is a different kind of housing crisis, not a bubble, a desperate lack of supply driving prices to the moon

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STLSoccerTracker @stlsoccertracker.com · 2d

Just one match with connections to #STLSoccer for Thursday, October 16, 2025.

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · Nov 20

"Detach Quote" is one of the best Bluesky features.
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When someone quoted your post do dunk on you - tap "..." in your quoted post, and select "Detach Quote." It will be removed from the quote, and the would be dunker will look like a moron.

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Brian Simpson @bmsimp.bsky.social · 3d

Perfect attendance... What a nerd 😂

St Louis CITY SC @stlcitysc.com · 3d

Your dedication and support never ceases to amaze us, STL 👏

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Ireland Simpsons Fans @iresimpsonsfans.bsky.social · 3d

Another mass exodus from Twitter to Bluesky

Moe saying "okay everybody, tuck your pants into your socks"

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STLSoccerTracker @stlsoccertracker.com · 3d

Just one match with connections to #STLSoccer for Wednesday, October 15, 2025.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 3d

“you can’t make fun of this” - famously an edict that the military obeys unquestioningly and would never disobey out of earshot of an officer

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: Pentagon officials are forcing staff to watch Pete Hegseth's "Warrior" speech he forced generals to listen to.

Officials are even "testing" staff to see if they watched — and are threatening consequences if they lie about watching it or if they mock it, sources tell @swin24.bsky.social and I.

The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else

Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.

zeteo.com

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Berin Szóka @berinszoka.bsky.social · 3d

The people who accused Obama of rounding them up and putting them in concentration camps now get to LARP their dark fictions into reality—with someone else getting locked up by jack-booted thugs

PritzkerPosting @pritzkerposting.bsky.social · 3d

Chicago: Zero Regard for Safety, ICE Escalation in Chicago Leaves Baby in Harm’s Way

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 4d

There's a more secure alternative to texting via your phone's native messaging app. Signal is a free app that employs end-to-end encryption and we have a step-by-step guide to help you learn how to use it. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...

How to: Use Signal

Download location: Google Play Store, Apple App Store System requirements: Android 5 or later, iOS 13 or later Version used in this guide: Android: 7.38.6 iPhone: 7.5.1 License: GPLv3 Level: Beginner Time required: 15-20 minutes Other reading: https://signal.org/ https://support.signal.org/ https://signal.org/blog/ Table of Contents Download and Install Signal Register and Verify...

ssd.eff.org

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Brian Simpson @bmsimp.bsky.social · 3d

A Leto film that lacks substance? You don't say

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Brian Simpson @bmsimp.bsky.social · 3d

Dream Theater! #ParasomniaTour

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STLSoccerTracker @stlsoccertracker.com · 4d

Josh Dolling converts his PK to help send AFC Totton through to the First Round of the FA Cup! #AllForCITY

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STLSoccerTracker @stlsoccertracker.com · 4d

Here are the matches with connections to #STLSoccer for Tuesday, October 14, 2025. #OneOfUsAlways #AllForCITY

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hals517.bsky.social @hals517.bsky.social · 4d

Dynamic pricing is the choice of the seller so USSF is full of bullshit on that one… and the $95 they charged for USWNT in denver for supporters was not secondary market, that was also USSF’s choice

Jeff Kassouf @jeffkassouf.bsky.social · 4d

Ever wonder how #USWNT + #USMNT:

⚽️ Schedules opponents for friendlies?
🏟️ Picks cities/stadiums for games?
🎟️ Sets ticket prices?

Here's how, including real examples of why Germany came to East Hartford, and the game that won't happen next month in Seattle — because everything is interdependent.