Pull the plug!

As we would do with a 30 year old man living in his parent’s basement who has never had a job, it’s time we acknowledge the EV failure to launch. Maybe, just maybe, there’s still time to pull billions of taxpayers’ money out of the fire.

The Achilles’ heel of vehicle electrification is the lithium-ion battery, an inefficient, costly and vulnerable energy-storage system plagued by issues of weight, energy density, low performance in cold weather and grid adequacy — and now also by skyrocketing prices of the key minerals it requires: lithium, cobalt and nickel.

The electric mobility paradigm needs to be recognized for what it has been: a technical and fiscal flop. It should be shelved before it precipitates a serious meltdown of the automotive industry.

The Uvalde Fiasco on Display

The tragedy in Uvalde, Texas continues to get worse:

The City of Uvalde does not appear to want to answer questions on the school shooting that occurred on May 24 and stole the lives of 19 children and two teachers. To that end, they have hired a private law firm to argue that they have no obligation to release those records. This comes as journalists and parents were prevented from attending a meeting where surveillance footage from that fateful day was shown.

Lawyers for the town argued that the records, including body cam footage from officers, photos, 911 calls, emails, text messages, criminal records, and additional materials, could include “highly embarrassing information,” according to a letter obtained by Vice. The city has received 148 public records requests, and argues they should not have to respond to any of them. Concerns have mounted over police mishandling of the situation.

Tuesday On Trudeau’s Turtle Island

Today in Islam:  Grooming gang leader worked for the government.  More Muslim outreach in Nigeria.

Trudeau’s Canada:  Rex Murphy writes about climate hypocrites.  More money for Indians.  Joe Rogan is upset at Trudeau.  Russell Brand is upset at Trudeau.  Blacklock reports on MPs pushing back against the Emergencies Act(sure they are), and China buying up Canada.

Biden’s America:  Old man with dementia scolds reporter on beach.  Praise for Elon Musk trashing millennial babies.  The growing threat of left wing violence.  Down and out in Portland.  Some satire for Tuesday.

Governed by Hypochondriacs

Or maybe they just don’t like wearing pants.

National Post- Liberals propose another year of hybrid Parliament

The Liberals are looking to keep Parliament by Zoom call in place for another year, with a motion to extend the hybrid House of Commons to be introduced this week.

Liberal House leader Mark Holland announced the government’s plan Monday morning, as the House of Commons enters its final week before breaking for the summer.

He said the hybrid Parliament, where MPs can appear in person or via videoconference, made Parliament work during the pandemic and it might be important to keep around. As an example, he said five MPs, including the prime minister, had COVID-19 in just the past week and otherwise would not have been able to participate in debates and votes.

Don’t like it? Ban it!

As someone who sees the use of plastic cutlery at crowd events as a wonder of modern sanitation, I find Shiny Pony’s latest foray into another environmentalist minefield unsurprising. The philosophical course of his government seems focused on fully embracing the marvels of the dark ages.

The ban will be on single-use plastics including checkout bags, cutlery, food-service ware made from or containing plastic that is hard to recycle, ring carriers, stir sticks and straws, the  government said in a statement.

98% Effective

Word among Israelis on Twitter has it that mask mandates are going to be re-imposed tomorrow. The banging of heads against the wall resumes. Didn’t some guy named Geert Vanden Bossche predict this? Odd how the left-wing corporate media never mentions him.

Some 10,200 new COVID-19 cases were recorded across Israel on Sunday, the highest number of new daily cases seen in Israel since early in April.

Of some 26,200 authorized PCR and antigen tests taken throughout Sunday, 38.95% returned a positive result. The R-rate currently stands at 1.32, a slight increase from the previous day

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