John Krafcik
@johnkrafcik.bsky.social
EVs | autonomy | AI | robots | informed democracy 🇺🇲🇩🇪🇧🇷
Rivian BoD
Priors: CEO Waymo & Hyundai Motor America; Ford, NUMMI, lean
Rivian BoD
Priors: CEO Waymo & Hyundai Motor America; Ford, NUMMI, lean
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Congress eliminated public media funding, and the president signed it into law. At a time of deep division, public media brings us together.
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July 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Congress eliminated public media funding, and the president signed it into law. At a time of deep division, public media brings us together.
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And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
April 28, 2025 at 12:38 AM
And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
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“.. There’s currently no country in Europe where more than half of the population has a positive attitude toward the US ..”
@bloomberg.com
#GoldenAgeOfAmerica 🥇
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@bloomberg.com
#GoldenAgeOfAmerica 🥇
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March 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
“.. There’s currently no country in Europe where more than half of the population has a positive attitude toward the US ..”
@bloomberg.com
#GoldenAgeOfAmerica 🥇
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@bloomberg.com
#GoldenAgeOfAmerica 🥇
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Boasberg: Tomorrow by Noon give me the info that I previously ordered and also include a written declaration about the third flight.
Also Boasberg: “and I will memorialize all of this in written form because apparently my oral orders don’t carry much weight.”
[damn]
Also Boasberg: “and I will memorialize all of this in written form because apparently my oral orders don’t carry much weight.”
[damn]
March 17, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Boasberg: Tomorrow by Noon give me the info that I previously ordered and also include a written declaration about the third flight.
Also Boasberg: “and I will memorialize all of this in written form because apparently my oral orders don’t carry much weight.”
[damn]
Also Boasberg: “and I will memorialize all of this in written form because apparently my oral orders don’t carry much weight.”
[damn]
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Ah, he never disappoints.
March 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Ah, he never disappoints.
We came for the new Google Store opening in Santa Monica, at 3rd and Broadway, and suddenly found ourselves at the intersection of democracy, fascism, Waymo and Tesla
March 15, 2025 at 10:45 PM
We came for the new Google Store opening in Santa Monica, at 3rd and Broadway, and suddenly found ourselves at the intersection of democracy, fascism, Waymo and Tesla
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Exklusiv: @johnkrafcik.bsky.social, früher Chef von Alphabets Robotaxifirma Waymo, spricht im Interview über die Robotaxipläne von #Tesla und wie Tesla einen Robotaxidienst im Juni in Austin faken könnte.
Das ganze Interview: www.manager-magazin.de/unternehmen/...
#AutonomousVehicles #AV
Das ganze Interview: www.manager-magazin.de/unternehmen/...
#AutonomousVehicles #AV
March 13, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Exklusiv: @johnkrafcik.bsky.social, früher Chef von Alphabets Robotaxifirma Waymo, spricht im Interview über die Robotaxipläne von #Tesla und wie Tesla einen Robotaxidienst im Juni in Austin faken könnte.
Das ganze Interview: www.manager-magazin.de/unternehmen/...
#AutonomousVehicles #AV
Das ganze Interview: www.manager-magazin.de/unternehmen/...
#AutonomousVehicles #AV
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GOOD: Mallory McMorrow will launch a bid for the open Senate seat in Michigan.
March 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
GOOD: Mallory McMorrow will launch a bid for the open Senate seat in Michigan.
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If you’re in the US, you can watch PBS for free using the app. There’s a series of documentaries called American Experience that’s really good—each is about a different event in history.
Go watch The one about the Gilded Age in season 30.
It feels so familiar, it’s genuinely eerie.
Go watch The one about the Gilded Age in season 30.
It feels so familiar, it’s genuinely eerie.
March 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
If you’re in the US, you can watch PBS for free using the app. There’s a series of documentaries called American Experience that’s really good—each is about a different event in history.
Go watch The one about the Gilded Age in season 30.
It feels so familiar, it’s genuinely eerie.
Go watch The one about the Gilded Age in season 30.
It feels so familiar, it’s genuinely eerie.
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This came out in 2014 and I have thought about it a lot recently.
Most Shocking Second a Day Video
YouTube video by SaveTheChildren
youtu.be
March 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
This came out in 2014 and I have thought about it a lot recently.
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It is a bleak moment but at least there is a lot of Walton Goggins.
March 10, 2025 at 1:48 AM
It is a bleak moment but at least there is a lot of Walton Goggins.
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Nebraska is going to get crushed between Tariffs and Medicaid cuts. They have to balance their state budget and it looks like at least a 200m shortfall this year. BEFORE tariff impacts.
And Nebraska Republicans here ! Curious what you think
www.1011now.com/2025/03/05/t...
And Nebraska Republicans here ! Curious what you think
www.1011now.com/2025/03/05/t...
Tariff trouble? Nebraska companies, farmers trapped in middle of brewing trade war
The recent Trump administration tariffs imposed on that country means that the animal feed company will now pay more for a feed additive for pigs and chickens, a product that can lead to healthier ani...
www.1011now.com
March 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Nebraska is going to get crushed between Tariffs and Medicaid cuts. They have to balance their state budget and it looks like at least a 200m shortfall this year. BEFORE tariff impacts.
And Nebraska Republicans here ! Curious what you think
www.1011now.com/2025/03/05/t...
And Nebraska Republicans here ! Curious what you think
www.1011now.com/2025/03/05/t...
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Some "Russian Warship" vibes here from a tiny fed'l agency.
via Brett Murphy:
The African Development Foundation (budget ~$40 million) is putting up a fight and denying DOGE + Pete Marocco — the State Dept official dismantling USAID — access to their building:
via Brett Murphy:
The African Development Foundation (budget ~$40 million) is putting up a fight and denying DOGE + Pete Marocco — the State Dept official dismantling USAID — access to their building:
March 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Some "Russian Warship" vibes here from a tiny fed'l agency.
via Brett Murphy:
The African Development Foundation (budget ~$40 million) is putting up a fight and denying DOGE + Pete Marocco — the State Dept official dismantling USAID — access to their building:
via Brett Murphy:
The African Development Foundation (budget ~$40 million) is putting up a fight and denying DOGE + Pete Marocco — the State Dept official dismantling USAID — access to their building:
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French Senator Claude Malhuret:
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
March 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
French Senator Claude Malhuret:
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
For the visual learners
March 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
For the visual learners
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The astounding Republican trend of inheriting a working, growing economy from Democratic presidents and then breaking it and plunging us into a recession continues!
Stocks red since the election
*S&P 500 ERASES ELECTION GAIN, WIPING OUT $3.4 TRILLION IN VALUE
*S&P 500 ERASES ELECTION GAIN, WIPING OUT $3.4 TRILLION IN VALUE
March 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The astounding Republican trend of inheriting a working, growing economy from Democratic presidents and then breaking it and plunging us into a recession continues!
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An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work.
DOGE's savings page fixed old mistakes — and added new ones
An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work.
www.npr.org
March 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work.
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I'm Still Here just won Best International Feature Film at the Oscars. It has a powerful, unexpected message about life under authoritarianism.
The Year’s Most Urgent Best Picture Contender Is the One Almost No One Has Seen
I’m Still Here has a warning—and a reason for hope.
slate.com
March 3, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I'm Still Here just won Best International Feature Film at the Oscars. It has a powerful, unexpected message about life under authoritarianism.
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Conan: You know, Anora is having a good night. That's great news. Two wins already. I guess Americans are excited to see somebody finally stand up to a powerful Russian.
March 3, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Conan: You know, Anora is having a good night. That's great news. Two wins already. I guess Americans are excited to see somebody finally stand up to a powerful Russian.
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The Making Money-Launderers, Drug-Dealers, Kleptocrats, Grifters, Swindlers, Howard Lutnick, Marc Andreessen, Donald Trump, & Donald Trump Jr. Even Richer -- Again Act.
March 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The Making Money-Launderers, Drug-Dealers, Kleptocrats, Grifters, Swindlers, Howard Lutnick, Marc Andreessen, Donald Trump, & Donald Trump Jr. Even Richer -- Again Act.
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18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org
18f.org