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Joel Stocksdale

@geekygearhead99.bsky.social

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Automotive Journalist at CarBuzz. Former News Editor for Autoblog. Nerding out over cars, video games and more. He/Him. Opinions are, of course, solely my own.

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Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · Jul 18

My feeling as I start properly scrolling the feed for the day

a group of people are gathered in a living room with a fire coming out of the floor

Alt: Troy from Community steps into his apartment with pizzas to find it on fire. Jeff is swinging a shirt to put it out. Pierce is on the floor after being shot and Abed and Annie are tending to him.

media.tenor.com

Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 8m

Hello from Lake Michigan

Nissan Armadas and Frontiers lined up at the top of a dune

Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 11h

AFAIK, all the other Civic hatchbacks have been traditional hatchbacks.

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Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 11h

Kinda blew my mind when a friend of mine got an EG hatch in college and I first saw the split tailgate

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Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 11h

I’ve seen a couple in person, but years ago.

Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 11h

Oh they were something

media.stellantisnorthamerica.com/newsrelease....

Stellantis Media - Jeep® Introduces New 2014 Wrangler Dragon Edition

Last year, the Jeep® brand introduced a unique Wrangler Dragon Design Concept at the Beijing International Automotive Exposition to wide acclaim across the globe, and particularly throughout the Jeep ...

media.stellantisnorthamerica.com

Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 11h

Remember those dragon edition Wranglers?

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 13h

Same time that Pritzker is telling city and state officials to start arresting and prosecuting federal officials for assaulting Illinois citizens.

OT1H, this is clearly really bad.

OTOH, our federalized design might end up being an absolute godsend.

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 13h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 12h

Yeah that Hyundai might even top the Kona Iron Man Edition and the Renegade Batman V. Superman Edition

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Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 13h

Totally, and there’s a massive difference between “I don’t like pets” and “I’m gonna kill your pets”

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 18h

“This heckin’ pupperino fucking hates La Migra,” to paraphrase from @weratedogs.com

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This is Chop. He was shot and killed by masked assailants in plain clothes who go by ICE. They showed up at his door "looking for migrants after receiving a tip." The son of the family asked if they could wait before entering the home while he put Chop away in the bathroom, as the dog can be aggressive with strangers.
According to the family, it is at this point that the son went to his pickup truck to retrieve his ID and a Border Patrol agent entered the home, opened the bathroom door, and shot Chop. None of the agents helped the family, who desperately tried to render aid to Chop, as he bled to death on the kitchen floor. Unsurprisingly, the agent who shot their dog then hid from them and refused to give his name. Even more unsurprising, they did not find any evidence of the migrants they were there to terrorize in the first place.
Do not open your door for these fucking losers. Rest easy Chop
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CBP Office of Professional Responsibility:
202-344-1808
JointIntake@cbp.dhs.gov
El Paso Border Patrol Sector:
915-834-8400
fpfelpaso@cbp.dhs.gov
Rep. Veronica Escobar (El Paso):
915-541-1400
veronica.escobar@mail.house.gov
https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/el-paso-family-claims-border-patrol-killed-their-dog-during-search-cbp-

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Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 13h

That sounds like a good burger

Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 13h

I will defend the four-eye lights, but not the price

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Stephen Schwartz @atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 21h

Three years ago today, @neildegrassetyson.com asserted on “Real Time with Bill Maher” that unlike atomic bombs, “… modern nukes [thermonuclear bombs] don’t have the radiation problem … not in the way we used to have to worry about with fallout and all the rest of that.”

This is completely wrong.

Neil deGrasse Tyson: modern hydrogen nuclear weapons don’t have the radiation fallout problem of WW2

YouTube video by Interstellar1977

www.youtube.com

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Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 13h

What’s funny is that he literally looks dead whenever he appears anymore. Like, any color or energy he seemed to have before this administration is all gone. Just a husk. Just an observation. Frankly I’m fine with this development.

Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 14h

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MercuryCDX @mercurycdx.bsky.social · 1d

Command & Conquer EVA voice: "NOD BUILDING CAPTURED"

Fat Kid Deals @fatkiddeals.com · 1d

This Dominos is in an old Pizza Hut building 😭😭

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Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 14h

Gymkhana down unda

Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 17h

I think so, but IIRC, the Jeep does not have any way to connect the engine to the wheels at any time, more like the BMW i3

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Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 18h

Probably the first officer

a man with a beard is holding a small red object

Alt: Riker takes a Picard doll and strides out of the room

media.tenor.com

Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 18h

Ugh, that really sucks, I’m sorry

Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 18h

Oof. Will you at least get an insurance payout (and hopefully the opportunity for a less theft-prone car)?

Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 18h

Been a lot of discussion about car door handles lately. I think I actually covered a lot of the reasons for/problems with electronic ones in this story, if you’re looking for a quick primer.

carbuzz.com/electric-doo...

Electric Door Handles Keep Popping Up On New Cars: Here's Why

Electric door handles look good, have aero benefits, and can reduce mechanical complexity. But they can also be problematic without power.

carbuzz.com

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Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 18h

But at least with a lot of these, it’s still possible to manually release the doors from the outside using the key. The big problem on the Cybertruck and the Mach-E is the fact that to open the doors from the outside with no power, you have to hook 12-volt power to difficult to access terminals

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Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 18h

Dodge Charger, I think most Cadillac EVs.

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