Susanna Gibson, the nurse practitioner who is running for a Virginia House seat, does her state’s slogan proud.
Politics
Rebecca Tinucci: Tesla’s Unsung Charging Hero
The media mistakenly believes that Tesla is a one-person Elon Musk show. Meet the woman without whom Tesla wouldn’t have achieved its considerable success in recent years.
David Chiu: A Bright Bulb in SFO’s Darkness
Lovers of the San Francisco of yore looking to read something positive about the troubled city, David Chiu is just the tonic.
My Dream Job: President of the UAW
Heading the UAW at this economic juncture is an opportunity to publicize and address America’s growing wealth disparity. Shawn Fain, who heads the autoworkers’ union, has so far demonstrated he’s not up to the challenge.
Jennifer Granholm’s Inner Hunter Biden
Proterra, a California-based electric bus manufacturer and energy storage developer repeatedly hailed by President Biden, filed for bankruptcy yesterday, causing the company’s shares to tank. Jennifer Granholm, Biden’s Secretary of Energy, previously served on Proterra’s board and pocketed $1.6 million when she sold her shares to an undisclosed buyer.
Ford’s Heavyweight Beltway Swamp Creatures
The Department of Energy’s sweetheart $9.2 billion loan to Ford Motor Co. to finance the company’s EV projects in Tennessee and Kentucky had a bad odor to it. Thankfully, Wyoming Republican Senator John Barrasso agrees, and a letter he wrote to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm helped connect the dots.
San Francisco’s Inequitable Concierge Police
Today marks the three-year anniversary of San Francisco Mayor London Breed’s media celebrated decision to reduce the city’s law enforcement budget by $120 million and redirect the funds to better serve the city’s African American community. Now some city officials want to bring back a security protection initiative from the lawless days of the Gold Rush that likely only the affluent can afford.
Joe Biden’s Colossal Electric Vehicles Debacle
If Americans understood the billions of their taxpayer dollars the Biden Administration is squandering pursuing its failed EV policies, they might finally demand the competent political and corporate leadership that’s so desperately needed. The linked story is my attempt to generate some necessary collective anger.
The Challenge of Positive Thinking
Happy people think happy thoughts, but I wonder if they are aware of what’s happening in the world.
Mayor Pete’s and Scott Kirby’s Woeful Leadership
Americans willing to accept Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and United CEO Scott Kirby remaining in their jobs must embrace the years of airline travel misery that awaits them.