That's why most solar installations in California now have batteries so they can store solar PV energy and avoid buying or selling from the grid.

The US electric grid is based on large generating plants connected by long distance transmission lines. This was the only feasible way to set up the grid when all you had were large generators.
However, with the rise of solar (home and commercial) and battery storage, it is possible to organize the grid as a network of small distributed generators. This reduces the need for long distance transmission and makes the grid more resilient since there are many more sources of energy and the failure of one is insignificant.
California is a good example where a network of home batteries has prevented four major outages this year and was called into use about 15 times to supplement large generators.
A problem is that power companies don't make profits from small scale generation and storage. It actually costs them. Power companies would rather invest in large generating plants and long distance transmission where they get a guaranteed return on investment and well as controlling the market so they can charge high prices.

So can I jump to assuming mocking murder is ok with you? Or is it just mocking the victim of a murder?

While we're at it, what can people say that justifies murdering them? And what did Charlie Kirk say that you think justifies his murder?

My comment wasn't directed at you. You and I agree on this. Others still think law will fix human nature.

China is also dumping excess production on the rest of the world. Lots of people have access to good cars at good prices.
I'd love to see these come to the US but our protectionist policies only allow us to buy expensive sub-standard EVs from US manufacturers.

These cars are available in Mexico (and maybe soon Canada). I'd love to buy one and import it to the US as a used car at a much lower tariff.

Good point. It drives me crazy too.
Adding extra zeros is just hype.

Looks like the biggest drop is from reporting student loan delinquencies. Biden's effort to reduce student loan debt has ended.
Instead of free/low cost education like much of the rest of the "civilized" world, the US puts everyone in perpetual penury with massive student loan debt so they have to keep slaving for much of their lives.

I can understand all of these concerns.
However, there is zero chance of any of these being addressed.
Our tech oligarchs run things and will steamroll any effort to restrict their control.
We are just the consumers.

Voting against the Big Beautiful Bill:

Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Warren Davidson of Ohio.

A procedural measure Republicans on the Rules Committee advanced Monday night would extend until March 31 a block on efforts by Democrats and several Republicans to end the national emergencies underlying Trump’s sweeping tariffs — including on Mexico, Canada, Brazil and his “liberation day” levies from April:

Reps. Kevin Kiley of California, Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Victoria Spartz of Indiana.

Against the debt limit/spending bill in December 2024, when Trump was merely President-Elect:

Aaron Bean (Fla.), Andy Biggs (Ariz.), Josh Brecheen (Okla.), Tim Burchett (Tenn.), Eric Burlison (Mo.), Kat Cammack (Fla.), Michael Cloud (Texas), Andrew Clyde (Ga.), Eli Crane (Ariz.), John Curtis (Utah), Jeff Duncan (S.C.), Russ Fulcher (Idaho), Bob Good (Va.), Paul Gosar (Ariz.), Andy Harris (Md.), Wesley Hunt (Texas), Doug Lamborn (Colo.), Debbie Lesko (Ariz.), Greg Lopez (Colo.), Morgan Luttrell (Texas), Nancy Mace (S.C.), Thomas Massie (Ky.), Richard McCormick (Ga.), Cory Mills (Fla.), Alexander Mooney (W.Va.), Blake Moore (Utah), Nathaniel Moran (Texas), Ralph Norman (S.C.), Andy Ogles (Tenn.), Scott Perry (Pa.), Bill Posey (Fla.), Matt Rosendale (Mont.), Chip Roy (Texas), David Schweikert (Ariz.), Keith Self (Texas), Victoria Spartz (Ind.), Thomas Tiffany (Wis.), Beth Van Duyne (Texas).

That is enough for now. So continue and explain how these aren't important, or misleading, or whatever you need to to continue your meme. You aren't actually claiming the Republican Party is lockstep with Trump, are you? Or are you that ignorant of GOP history?

'less than complimentary comments about Charlie Kirk'

Such as celebrating his murder? That's ok with you?

...and in most countries, your child will be able to buy a knife as soon as they have money.

In the US you only need to be of a minimum age, without a criminal record, nor recently found profoundly mentally disturbed, nor an obvious threat to another person to purchase a firearm. Law does not prevent someone from giving you one, though law does punish that person if discovered.

And there we have the problem. Law does not prevent, it at best discourages, and nominally punishes. With firearms, punishment for murder is too late. But no law prevents.

'many conservatives'

Yeah, that is defined as 'small minority'. You're wrong in your assessment, and it does not matter why.

You're not watching the same movie I am. Much of the leadership and a measurable portion of the Republican Party does NOT support Trump.

The DOJ just removed a report from their web site which showed that the overwhelming number of political violence attacks comes from right-wing people.
Welcome to the 1984.

Standalone induction burners tend to have fan noise.
My (GE Cafe) induction range has only a very quiet fan that only comes on occasionally and no squeal.