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Automotive enthusiast, amateur historian, UCONN student, Social Democrat
Diaries published: 170 (886 days since last diary on Fri Mar 08, 2019 at 10:22 AM PST)
Comments posted: 2646 (885 days since last comment on Fri Mar 08, 2019 at 09:54 PM PST)
Diary frequency: often
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Total Recommends: 31
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Most Recommended Diary: Detroit's Subcompact Hubris, 286 comments, 139 recommends
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This is my response to Subir’s horribly one-sided diary about Palestine.
It has become fashionable to criticize Israel. They are accused of every single thing you can think of. They are slammed for occupying Palestine. But the army of bleeding...
by kernals
 349 comments
on Fri Mar 08, 2019 at 10:22 AM PST
with 7 Recommends
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We may be scared of bears and sharks, but in reality, our most deadly foe are mosquitoes. These insects spread a long list of diseases and are estimated to kill over 700,000 people per year. They carry such nasty diseases as malaria, dengue, yellow...
by kernals
61 comments
on Wed Mar 06, 2019 at 09:16 PM PST
with 11 Recommends
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4 wheels and an engine: that’s what a car should be, right? Well, for 67 years, Britain’s Reliant Motor Company couldn’t even do that. They become famous for their 3 wheelers and were the butt of every joke. And yet, they wound up at one point being...
by kernals
24 comments
on Wed Mar 06, 2019 at 07:51 AM PST
with 17 Recommends
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In December 1995, as The Onion first reported, the US, on the order of President Clinton, made a concerted effort to end the dire shortage of vowels in Bosnia:
Clinton Deploys Vowels to Bosnia
(originally appeared in The Onion, Number One In...
by kernals
19 comments
on Tue Mar 05, 2019 at 06:48 PM PST
with 13 Recommends
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Ever heard of AMC? They disappeared after being absorbed into Chrysler in 1987 and even before then it was easy to forget they existed. But for 43 years, as America’s last independent automaker, the company survived on reliable, efficient small cars....
by kernals
47 comments
on Mon Mar 04, 2019 at 07:19 PM PST
with 29 Recommends
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It’s easily Italy’s most famous car. It’s only 10 feet long. I’m of course talking about the Fiat 500, or Cinquecento, as Italians affectionately called it.
Most people who read this have lived with streets that look like this. With all these...
by kernals
35 comments
on Sat Mar 02, 2019 at 08:29 PM PST
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- GazaStrip near collapse UPDATES 1.Hamas rejects Qatari aid. 2.Qatar Distribs Direct. 3. P Elections?(Update #1 is oldest, so it’s last; the others are more current.) UPDATE 2:...82 comments 31 Recs
- Last Sunday, Green Book won Golden Globes for Best Picture (musical or comedy), Best Supporting Actor for Mahershala Ali’s performance as pianist Don Shirley, and Best Screenplay. This was interpreted by the Hollywood press as a major boost for the...240 comments 104 Recs
- I was living in suburban Chicago, living with my ex partner.. having just recently been laid off “temporarily” as the company I had been working for merged with another company. As a result of the merger I was placed in a pool of workers that would be...42 comments 130 Recs
- which is a bit of a mixed bag On Christmas, in this post, I informed the community that I had had a fall and apparently cracked a rib. When I followed up with the duty nurse at my health care insurance, she decided that there was little point in...95 comments 219 Recs
- My grandparents – Sonja and Harry Kryshka – raised my Uncle Sid, Mom and Aunt Harriet in family-run bakeries throughout New York City. If you don’t know the kind of place I’m talking about, picture the stereotypical “Jewish bakery” in your mind and...209 comments 431 Recs
- The snow is falling. Quietly. Softly. The minutes are slowly lightening into the day. Been up for a couple hours. Woke thinking of my sister, wondering if she was able to wake up yet. Wondering what was putting her at risk. Wondering if I was going...297 comments 502 Recs
- Twitter user @snepblep, who openly identifies as transgender, shared one of the most inspiring, heartwarming stories on social media this holiday season. As he explains in a Twitter thread, he received a Christmas gift from his grandmother that shows...57 comments 209 Recs
- This year, two powerful women added their voices to the heavenly choir: Aretha Franklin and Nancy Wilson. Aretha, born March 25, 1942, transitioned on August 16. Nancy, born February 20, 1937, joined her on December 13. Though Aretha...85 comments 119 Recs
- Sing it with me now, “What a draaaag it is getting ooh olllllld.” Most of you know that I’m disabled. However, until just this week, I didn’t get all the pieces in the puzzle, allowing me to understand what really led to my disability back 6, 7...384 comments 554 Recs
- I hate it when people compare Freddie Mercury to God. I mean, he’s great and all, but he’s no Freddie Mercury. — author unknown Freddie Mercury, the legendary lead singer for Queen, ...89 comments 102 Recs
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