Silent Attacks on Personal Freedom

Tesla Wins Round In FSD False-Ad Suit As Court Tosses Class Certification Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times, A federal appeals court blocked Tesla customers in California from pursuing class action claims that the company misled them about the hardware capabilities of its full self-driving (FSD) technology. A class action is a lawsuit filed when a group of people or businesses suffer common injuries as a result of a party's alleged conduct. For a consumer case to proceed as a class action, the buyers generally need to show they were all...

Where It Costs The Most To Own A Car In America Buying a car is only the beginning. Every year afterward, drivers face a steady stream of expenses—from insurance and fuel to repairs and taxes—that can add up to thousands of dollars. Using data from LendingTree, Visual Capitalist's Dorothy Neufeld created this map comparing average annual car ownership costs across every U.S. state and Washington D.C., excluding car payments, revealing where those ongoing expenses place the biggest burden on drivers. The Annual Car Ownership Costs by State Here’s how annual ownership costs compare across...

A Kid Just 3D-Printed A $97 MANPAD Rocket Launcher A viral video circulating on X appears to show a young developer unveiling a 3D-printed proof-of-concept prototype of a shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile system, or MANPADS, built for less than $100. According to the project page on GitHub, the five-minute video showcases a "proof-of-concept prototype of a low-cost rocket launcher and guided rocket system built using consumer electronics and 3D-printed components." The project description says the system uses an onboard flight computer, inertial measurement hardware, and a sensor stack that includes GPS, compass,...