FCA Brings Back Former Ferrari Chief Engineer To Oversee Alfa Romeo and Maserati r&d

Anyway, autumn is here (either today or yesterday) and I've got just another day of beach time in the south of Portugal before heading back ... routine and brief orthopedic type operation ... blech, or I would have been hanging my hat in Italy for a while. Thought I'd share this stunning photo from a Quebec calendar I picked up at a pharmacy in Montreal last year.  This is the October 2025 photo. Makes me actually like colder weather and a good cup of hot tea.

How about a way to hide any post that mentions C.K. lol? Not the poster. Just the post. Just bringing him up non-stop over the last week is exactly what that con-man wants.

There's no point in trying to convince you of anything. You have you opinion. That's good. I'm okay with that. 

No. He had a gross misunderstanding, intentional or not, of what DEI is. The rest of that quote does not improve the context. He said he specifically questioned the pilot's competence because of skin color. Just like he questioned Justice Jackson's abilities to be a supreme court justice.  Direct quote:  Kirk then played a clip of Jackson Lee speaking in Congress, saying she had been admitted to educational institutions on affirmative action. Kirk then went on to make his point again: That's not how Affirmative Action worked. It didn't take spots away from those more deserving, it took slots away from the mediocre old-white-boys club who only would have gotten in because they're a legacy.  A black pilot is a pilot because he completed all the required training, not because of some quota. DEI DOESN'T HAVE QUOTAS. DEI is just about making sure that anyone qualified is able to apply and potentially win the position regardless of gender, sex, race, religion, sexuality, etc.  So to wonder if United/Delta/American put a black pilot in the driver seat just because he was black and they needed to meet a quota is just plain racist. There's a pilot shortage anyway, so anyone who is white and qualified is going to be able to find a job if they want one. No. That's a cop-out "Well I don't agree with everything Mussolini did, but at least he made the trains run on time."  Don't say you agree with some of the things a nazi says without being able to very strongly qualify it.  He was a bigot against race, sexuality, gender, women, and more.  So unless its "Well I agree with him that the sky is blue", you're probably better off just not agreeing with him on anything.

I guess i didn't take it that way, but I could see how one would. I understand your point here.    Are they independents? If so, they'd have my vote, too.