John Rosevear
@jrosevear.bsky.social
Thoughts and words on the future of autos (and lately, the state of things). Alum of CNBC, Fidelity, Cornell. Opinions mine, but they can be yours too. E pluribus unum. He/him.
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BREAKING NEWS: Two senior law enforcement officials briefed on the matter tell NBC News the suspect they believe is responsible for Saturday's mass shooting at Brown University is in custody. on.nbcboston.com/epA37Cm
LIVE UPDATES: Brown University shooter in custody, sources say
The school released several new updates overnight.
on.nbcboston.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:29 AM
BREAKING NEWS: Two senior law enforcement officials briefed on the matter tell NBC News the suspect they believe is responsible for Saturday's mass shooting at Brown University is in custody. on.nbcboston.com/epA37Cm
Source: The mayor of Providence.
#Breaking: Two people are dead and eight people are in critical condition after a shooting near Brown University.
Updates: https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/providence/brown-university-reports-active-shooter/
Updates: https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/providence/brown-university-reports-active-shooter/
December 13, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Source: The mayor of Providence.
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Which is another thing I think is going on: Trump’s increasingly infirm appearance in public is causing everybody to think about what they’ll do after he’s dead, and this is part of what’s fracturing his coalition.
December 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Which is another thing I think is going on: Trump’s increasingly infirm appearance in public is causing everybody to think about what they’ll do after he’s dead, and this is part of what’s fracturing his coalition.
I got out just in time, I guess. RIP, Peacock.
Today is the last day you'll see the peacock feathers in CNBC's logo.
December 12, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I got out just in time, I guess. RIP, Peacock.
I see this mostly as "Rivian is humoring Wall Street". Robotaxis will turn out to be a dumb low-margin-high-hassle business for any company not named Waymo, I suspect.
NEW: Rivian is adding self-driving capability to its EVs -- including laser lidar -- and may eventually jump into the robotaxi space #rivian #selfdrivingvehicles www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...
December 12, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I see this mostly as "Rivian is humoring Wall Street". Robotaxis will turn out to be a dumb low-margin-high-hassle business for any company not named Waymo, I suspect.
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Putting Elon Musk on the cover of a magazine for anything other than “his illegal government funding cuts have already killed hundreds of thousands of people, mostly children” is propaganda
December 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Putting Elon Musk on the cover of a magazine for anything other than “his illegal government funding cuts have already killed hundreds of thousands of people, mostly children” is propaganda
This is spot on. And if you aren't familiar with how Rhodesia operated, spend a few minutes learning.
People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!
December 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
This is spot on. And if you aren't familiar with how Rhodesia operated, spend a few minutes learning.
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the thing is there really is a epochal tech revolution happening, it’s called renewables and green industry
Really refuse to let the worst people have ownership of techno-optimism
December 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
the thing is there really is a epochal tech revolution happening, it’s called renewables and green industry
OG Chic -- Nile, Bernard, and Tony, with either Luci and Alfa or Norma -- might be the tightest and funkiest band that has ever walked this planet. So good.
Chic hits #1 today in 1978 with “Le Freak”, a song originally titled “F**k Off!” — and written after the band was turned away by the bouncers at Studio 54.
“We go back to my apartment really pissed off,” said Nile Rodgers, “and Bernard starts singing, ‘Ahhh, f**k off!’ .. and that became the hook.”
“We go back to my apartment really pissed off,” said Nile Rodgers, “and Bernard starts singing, ‘Ahhh, f**k off!’ .. and that became the hook.”
December 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
OG Chic -- Nile, Bernard, and Tony, with either Luci and Alfa or Norma -- might be the tightest and funkiest band that has ever walked this planet. So good.
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We restored a 280 ragtop at the garage bitd. I can’t possibly convey the level of craftsmanship here. The inside of the glovebox was leather. The dash was burled walnut iirc. You don’t really own a car like that; you’re a caretaker for future generations.
December 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
We restored a 280 ragtop at the garage bitd. I can’t possibly convey the level of craftsmanship here. The inside of the glovebox was leather. The dash was burled walnut iirc. You don’t really own a car like that; you’re a caretaker for future generations.
Another day, another round of blocking armchair Blue Wave idiots who insist that *other people* should sacrifice jobs and lives on principle.
December 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Another day, another round of blocking armchair Blue Wave idiots who insist that *other people* should sacrifice jobs and lives on principle.
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NEW and first on @techcrunch.com: Lucid Motors' recently-departed chief engineer says he was actually fired, and claims a top HR exec referred to him as a "German Nazi," according to a wrongful termination lawsuit filed Monday
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Lucid Motors' former chief engineer sues for wrongful termination and discrimination | TechCrunch
Eric Bach, who was fired in November, claims a top HR executive at the automaker called him a "German Nazi."
techcrunch.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM
NEW and first on @techcrunch.com: Lucid Motors' recently-departed chief engineer says he was actually fired, and claims a top HR exec referred to him as a "German Nazi," according to a wrongful termination lawsuit filed Monday
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Folks underestimate this dynamic: broader moral questions notwithstanding, people spend entire careers trying to land a WH gig.
Trump has already shown a willingness to cut entire publications out just for not using his terms.
And if you lose your gig, where do you go in a struggling industry?
Trump has already shown a willingness to cut entire publications out just for not using his terms.
And if you lose your gig, where do you go in a struggling industry?
They know their jobs will be toast if they talk back to POTUS. The suits at these news orgs will absolutely NOT have their backs.
December 9, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Folks underestimate this dynamic: broader moral questions notwithstanding, people spend entire careers trying to land a WH gig.
Trump has already shown a willingness to cut entire publications out just for not using his terms.
And if you lose your gig, where do you go in a struggling industry?
Trump has already shown a willingness to cut entire publications out just for not using his terms.
And if you lose your gig, where do you go in a struggling industry?
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Scoop in this week’s TC mobility newsletter (which you should subscribe to!): shakeups continue at Lucid Motors.
This time around, I’ve been told around 10 senior software and electrical employees have been let go as the Gravity SUV ramp continues
techcrunch.com/2025/12/07/t...
This time around, I’ve been told around 10 senior software and electrical employees have been let go as the Gravity SUV ramp continues
techcrunch.com/2025/12/07/t...
The accelerator is on the floor for autonomous vehicles | TechCrunch
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.
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December 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Scoop in this week’s TC mobility newsletter (which you should subscribe to!): shakeups continue at Lucid Motors.
This time around, I’ve been told around 10 senior software and electrical employees have been let go as the Gravity SUV ramp continues
techcrunch.com/2025/12/07/t...
This time around, I’ve been told around 10 senior software and electrical employees have been let go as the Gravity SUV ramp continues
techcrunch.com/2025/12/07/t...
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this has become a very important video to me
December 7, 2025 at 4:29 AM
this has become a very important video to me
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They'll sell dozens.
December 5, 2025 at 2:38 PM
They'll sell dozens.
If we're really going back to internal combustion, I just want a fun sedan with a zingy straight-six and a manual transmission.
But I'd rather we weren't going back, and I suspect this won't last.
But I'd rather we weren't going back, and I suspect this won't last.
Sean Duffy on slashing fuel economy standards: "This rule will actually allow you to bring back the 1970s station wagon. Maybe a little wood paneling on the side. We can bring back choice to consumers."
December 4, 2025 at 1:35 PM
If we're really going back to internal combustion, I just want a fun sedan with a zingy straight-six and a manual transmission.
But I'd rather we weren't going back, and I suspect this won't last.
But I'd rather we weren't going back, and I suspect this won't last.
One of these years we really should thoroughly investigate Elon's role in the 2024 election. Some weird shit in PA got squelched pretty quickly by the don't-be-ridiculous Serious People crowd.
That isn't even the craziest thing that Trump posted tonight!
Trump also posted:
- John Durham's report was found in a burn bag
- Nancy Pelosi planned Jan 6th for 2 yrs
- President of Venezuela surrendered to Trump
- Elon saved the 2024 election from being stolen
- President Obama committed treason
Trump also posted:
- John Durham's report was found in a burn bag
- Nancy Pelosi planned Jan 6th for 2 yrs
- President of Venezuela surrendered to Trump
- Elon saved the 2024 election from being stolen
- President Obama committed treason
December 2, 2025 at 2:16 PM
One of these years we really should thoroughly investigate Elon's role in the 2024 election. Some weird shit in PA got squelched pretty quickly by the don't-be-ridiculous Serious People crowd.
This is the road to hell for any brand built on luxury. Throwing away pricing power for a temporary (it's ALWAYS temporary) volume boost.
Mercedes has begun toning down its luxury branding message and refocusing on more volume-oriented offerings.
www.autonews.com/mercedes-ben...
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Pressure grows on CEO Ola Kallenius as Mercedes-Benz’s luxury strategy stalls
Mecedes has begun toning down its luxury branding message and refocusing on more volume-oriented offerings.
www.autonews.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
This is the road to hell for any brand built on luxury. Throwing away pricing power for a temporary (it's ALWAYS temporary) volume boost.
Introduce yourself with 5 cars you've owned
1974 Dodge Charger
1977 Aston Martin AMV8 Vantage
1988 Honda Prelude Si
1990 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1
2000 Dodge Grand Caravan
1974 Dodge Charger
1977 Aston Martin AMV8 Vantage
1988 Honda Prelude Si
1990 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1
2000 Dodge Grand Caravan
Introduce yourself with 5 cars you’ve owned
1972 Alfa Romeo GTV
2001 MINI Cooper
2005 Mercedes A-Class
2009 BMW 330i Touring
2016 Skoda Yeti
A hard choice! I could do another 5 that are just as diverse.
1972 Alfa Romeo GTV
2001 MINI Cooper
2005 Mercedes A-Class
2009 BMW 330i Touring
2016 Skoda Yeti
A hard choice! I could do another 5 that are just as diverse.
This is more like it.
Introduce yourself with 5 cars you've owned
Saab 900i
Porsche 944 s2
Ford Puma (the proper one, the coupe)
Toyota MR2 MK1
Ford Escort Calypso
Introduce yourself with 5 cars you've owned
Saab 900i
Porsche 944 s2
Ford Puma (the proper one, the coupe)
Toyota MR2 MK1
Ford Escort Calypso
November 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 cars you've owned
1974 Dodge Charger
1977 Aston Martin AMV8 Vantage
1988 Honda Prelude Si
1990 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1
2000 Dodge Grand Caravan
1974 Dodge Charger
1977 Aston Martin AMV8 Vantage
1988 Honda Prelude Si
1990 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1
2000 Dodge Grand Caravan
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This has been obvious for 10 days now but @nymag.com needs to announce a deep dive
Investigation into everything Nuzzi has ever written
Investigation into everything Nuzzi has ever written
November 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM
This has been obvious for 10 days now but @nymag.com needs to announce a deep dive
Investigation into everything Nuzzi has ever written
Investigation into everything Nuzzi has ever written
She could land her wished-for fleet of private jets on those fake eyelashes.
Glossy PSAs are everywhere featuring DHS head Kristi Noem. They're a waste of public money
DHS Has Better Ways to Spend $200 Million Than This
The ads have been popping up on Fox News, Good Morning America, the Today Show and Univision. They feature Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem against a backdrop bristling with American flags, galloping past Mount Rushmore on horseback, or dressed as an ICE agent.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
She could land her wished-for fleet of private jets on those fake eyelashes.
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Anecdotal only but: nearly every “normal” (non-techie) I know who’s really gotten into AI chatbots are the same people who were chronically addicted to Facebook. It seems to thrive in the same blend of narcissism and detachment from an often uncomfortable or sad reality.
November 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Anecdotal only but: nearly every “normal” (non-techie) I know who’s really gotten into AI chatbots are the same people who were chronically addicted to Facebook. It seems to thrive in the same blend of narcissism and detachment from an often uncomfortable or sad reality.
Jonathan Weil, the WSJ reporter who wrote this story, was the first to question Enron's accounting practices. Pay attention here.
This feels like one of those stories you're going to look at a year from now and say to yourself, "Why didn't I move more of my portfolio into cash?" **
** (This post is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as financial or any other advice.)
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** (This post is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as financial or any other advice.)
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AI Meets Aggressive Accounting at Meta’s Gigantic New Data Center
Favorable treatment off the balance sheet hinges on some convenient assumptions.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Jonathan Weil, the WSJ reporter who wrote this story, was the first to question Enron's accounting practices. Pay attention here.