ACT Expo 2025: Ai-Powered Self-Driving Semi-Trucks Steal The Show Amid Sustainable Mobility Debates

ACT Expo 2025: Ai-Powered Self-Driving Semi-Trucks Steal The Show Amid Sustainable Mobility Debates

The Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo, held April 28–May 1, 2025, at the Anaheim Convention Center, brought together over 12,000 attendees and 500+ exhibitors to explore the future of commercial transportation. Amid a packed agenda of keynote presentations, executive panels, and technical workshops, the spotlight fell on a transformative keynote addressing Ai-powered self-driving semi-trucks, with Penske Transportation Solutions’ Catalyst Ai platform emerging as a pivotal innovation. The event also revealed a palpable tension: a hesitancy among industry leaders navigating a government-directed market for sustainable mobility, contrasted with a strong push for free-market innovation.

Ai Self-Driving Semi-Trucks: A Leap Forward

The keynote on Ai self-driving semi-trucks captivated attendees, showcasing advancements in faster learning, expanded testing, and superior adaptability. Industry pioneers like Plus, a self-driving truck company, demonstrated how Ai systems enhance safety, reduce carbon emissions, and improve driver comfort for long-haul trucking. The keynote emphasized that Ai’s real-time data analysis and predictive capabilities are revolutionizing fleet management, with systems capable of adapting to complex road conditions and optimizing routes dynamically.

Penske Transportation Solutions’ Sherry Sanger, executive vice president of strategy and marketing (above), highlighted their Catalyst AI platform during a dedicated session. Catalyst AI leverages real-time comparative data from Penske’s database of hundreds of thousands of vehicles to optimize fleet performance, slashing decision-making timelines from weeks to minutes. This technology addresses critical industry challenges, including resource scarcity, digital transformation, and productivity imperatives, by providing actionable insights that enhance operational efficiency and sustainability.

The Case for Ai in the Commercial Vehicle Industry

The arguments for Ai adoption in the commercial vehicle sector were compelling. Resource scarcity—particularly in energy, infrastructure, and skilled labor—demands smarter solutions. Ai mitigates these constraints by optimizing fuel usage, predicting maintenance needs, and reducing downtime, potentially saving the industry up to $627 billion annually by 2025 through predictive maintenance alone. Digital transformation is another driver, with Ai enabling seamless integration of vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication to improve traffic flow and safety.

Productivity imperatives further underscore Ai’s value. McKinsey & Company projects that Ai could boost automotive productivity by 1.3% annually through process optimization. Catalyst AI exemplifies this, empowering fleet managers to navigate supply chain disruptions and regulatory complexities with data-driven precision. As Sanger noted, “Ai is not just about automation—it’s about advancing how we work, serve, and inform.” This multidimensional approach positions Ai as a cornerstone of the industry’s future, from enhancing driver experiences to informing policy and infrastructure development.

Sustainable Mobility: A Contentious Landscape

Despite the enthusiasm for Ai, the Expo’s broader discussions on sustainable mobility revealed a cautious tone. Presentations covered a range of power options—battery-electric, hydrogen fuel cell, renewable diesel, and propane—reflecting the industry’s commitment to net-zero goals. However, a recurring theme was the industry’s unease with government-directed market interventions. Incentives and mandates, such as the EPA’s Phase 3 emissions standards for 2027–2032, have accelerated zero-emission vehicle adoption but sparked debate over their impact on free-market innovation.

Attendees expressed frustration with the “removal of enhancements”—a euphemism for subsidies and grants—that have historically propped up certain technologies. Erik Neandross, president of GNA (a TRC company), noted during a keynote that while clean technology announcements are “seemingly nonstop,” challenges like charging infrastructure gaps and high battery costs persist. This sentiment was echoed in a policy workshop moderated by Penske’s David Battisti, which explored how regulations shape sustainability efforts, often at the expense of market-driven solutions.

The State of Sustainable Fleets 2024 Market Brief, co-sponsored by Penske, Volvo Trucks North America, and Chevron, underscored these dynamics. It reported growth in electric, hydrogen, and renewable fuel adoption but highlighted a regulatory landscape complicating fleet planning. Drew Cullen, Penske’s senior vice president of fuels and facility services, emphasized that fleets are proactively adopting sustainable solutions, not merely reacting to mandates. Yet, the hesitancy in delivery suggested a fear: that overreliance on government “bribes” could stifle innovation and skew competition.

Balancing All Power Options

The Expo championed an “all power options on the forefront” approach, advocating for a technology-neutral path to sustainability. Battery-electric vehicles like the Freightliner eCascadia and Volvo VNR Electric were showcased, alongside hydrogen fuel cell trucks from Kenworth, Peterbilt, and Nikola. Renewable diesel, with production capacity projected to reach 5 billion gallons annually by 2025, also gained traction, particularly among government fleets.

However, the push for free-market introduction and development was unmistakable. Industry leaders argued that government mandates, while accelerating adoption, often favor specific technologies, sidelining others with potential. Ivet Taneva, Penske’s vice president of environmental affairs, moderated a session on carrier strategies to reduce emissions, stressing the need for flexible policies that allow fleets to choose the best solutions for their operations.

Cummings Fuel Agnostic 

Looking Ahead: Ai as the Catalyst

As ACT Expo 2025 concluded, the convergence of Ai and sustainable mobility emerged as a defining theme. The event’s record-breaking attendance and robust exhibitor presence underscored the industry’s momentum. Posts on X captured the excitement, with one highlighting a “leap forward in autonomous trucking technology” showcased at the Expo.

Penske’s Catalyst AI, alongside innovations from companies like Plus and Tesla (whose Semi updates were discussed), signaled a future where AI not only drives trucks but reshapes the entire transportation ecosystem. Yet, the industry’s path forward hinges on balancing technological promise with market realities. By embracing all power options and prioritizing free-market innovation, the commercial vehicle sector can navigate resource constraints, regulatory pressures, and productivity demands—ensuring a sustainable, efficient, and autonomous future.

The hesitancy observed at ACT Expo 2025 was not rooted in uncertainty but in a collective resolve to chart a course where innovation, not intervention, leads the way. As Neandross aptly summed up, “The market has grown 1,000% over 30 years—growth is the word of the year.” With Ai as a catalyst, that growth shows no signs of slowing.

… notes from The EDJE






TAGS: #Ai, #actexpo, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Commercial, Savana, Self-Driving, The EDJE

50th ACURA Grand Prix Of Long Beach Delivers On A Tradition Of Spectacle With FOREIGNER

"Head Games" - Kelly Hansen incites the crowd of ACURA Grand Prix Of Long Beach "Knockout Qualifications" and 100 minute IMSA sportscar race ticket holders with the lyrics of one of FOREIGNER's most famous hits. Image Credit: Edmund Jenks – Motorsports Journal (2025)

50th ACURA Grand Prix Of Long Beach Delivers On A Tradition Of Spectacle With FOREIGNER

Foreigner headlined the Saturday night concert at the 50th Anniversary Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach on April 12, 2025, delivering a high-energy performance that complemented the motorsport festivities. The concert took place at 6:30 p.m. PT at the Terrace Theater Plaza, an outdoor stage in the heart of the Grand Prix’s vibrant atmosphere, and was free for all Saturday ticket holders, enhancing the weekend’s appeal for race fans. Below is a detailed overview of Foreigner’s appearance, the context of the event, and specifics about their performance, based on available information.

Context of the Event

The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, held April 11–13, 2025, celebrated its 50th anniversary as North America’s longest-running major street race, drawing approximately 190,000 fans over three days. The event featured the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Super Drift Challenge, Stadium Super Trucks, GT America, and a Historic Formula Exhibition showcasing Formula 5000, Formula 1, and IndyCar vehicles. Off-track attractions included a Lifestyle Expo, Family Fun Zone, food trucks, and concerts, with Foreigner’s performance serving as a centerpiece of the Saturday evening festivities. The Grand Prix, often called “America’s Fastest Beach Party,” is known for blending high-speed racing with entertainment, and Foreigner’s inclusion aligned with this tradition, especially given their own milestone approaching—50 years since their formation in 1976.

Foreigner’s Performance

Foreigner, a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee (class of 2024), performed a setlist packed with their classic hits, including “I Want to Know What Love Is,” “Cold As Ice,” “Juke Box Hero,” and “Hot Blooded,” as highlighted in promotional materials. The band’s current touring lineup for the event consisted of:

• Kelly Hansen – Lead vocals, percussion
• Jeff Pilson – Bass, backing vocals, keyboards
• Michael Bluestein – Keyboards, keytar, backing vocals
• Bruce Watson – Lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals
• Chris Frazier – Drums, percussion
• Luis Maldonado – Rhythm and lead guitars, backing vocals, occasional lead vocals

Mick Jones, the band’s founder and lead guitarist, has not made appearances as a general rule due to Parkinson’s disease, diagnosed in 2024. The intensity and tone of this performance, however, did not miss a beat or tone inflection since this touring band covers the original FOREIGNER perfect in every note.

A standout moment was Foreigner’s collaboration with students from Jordan High School’s choir, who joined the band for “I Want to Know What Love Is.” Juan-Jose Garcia, the choir director, described the experience as unforgettable, noting the students’ exposure to “rock ‘n roll energy” and the recognition of their talent. This collaboration added a local community element, resonating with the packed crowd at Terrace Theater Plaza.

The performance was praised for its energy and connection with the audience. A Press Telegram report noted that the plaza was filled with fans showing their love for Foreigner, who reciprocated with a dynamic set. With over 80 million albums sold worldwide and more top 10 hits than peers like Aerosmith or Journey, Foreigner’s timeless appeal amplified the celebratory mood of the Grand Prix’s milestone weekend.

Additional Event Details
• Concert Access and VIP Perks: The concert was accessible to all Saturday ticket holders (general admission starting at $75), making it a significant draw for attendees. VIP packages, including a charity auction for the Road Racing Drivers Club, offered perks like a meet-and-greet with Foreigner, a four-night stay at the Hilton Long Beach, and access to the Seaside Suites for race viewing. The auction, which raised funds for the Mark Donohue Foundation and The Grand Prix Foundation of Long Beach, sold for $10,074.

• Event Atmosphere: The concert followed a day of racing, including INDYCAR qualifying (where Kyle Kirkwood secured pole position) and the IMSA SportsCar Grand Prix. The Terrace Theater Plaza’s outdoor setting, near the 1.968-mile street circuit, blended the roar of engines with rock music, creating a festive vibe. Kelly Hansen emphasized the band’s connection to motorsports, noting past performances at the Indy 500 and NASCAR events, and their Los Angeles-area roots, which made the Long Beach appearance particularly fitting.

• Organizers’ Perspective: Jim Michaelian, President and CEO of the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach, described Foreigner’s performance as “electrifying,” stating it was the “perfect way to celebrate our fifty years of racing here in Long Beach.” The band’s set was seen as a bridge between generations, much like the Grand Prix’s appeal to both racing purists and casual fans.

Critical Notes
Foreigner’s performance was a highlight of the Grand Prix’s 50th anniversary, but the absence of Mick Jones likely tempered the experience for some longtime fans, given his foundational role.

The band’s reliance on Hansen and the current lineup, while polished and well-received, reflects their evolution into a modern iteration, which some critics view as less authentic without original members. Nonetheless, the inclusion of local students and the free concert access for ticket holders underscored Foreigner’s commitment to community engagement and fan accessibility, aligning with the Grand Prix’s community-driven ethos.

The event also highlighted logistical challenges, such as road closures and parking restrictions in downtown Long Beach, which attendees navigated to enjoy the racing and entertainment. The Grand Prix’s economic impact, estimated at nearly $100 million for the region, was bolstered by high-profile acts like Foreigner, drawing diverse crowds.

… notes from The EDJE

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President Trump Gives Virtual Remarks In ZOOM Call To World Economic Forum

Tour de Force ...

President Trump Gives Virtual Remarks In ZOOM Call To World Economic Forum

TAGS Davos, Free Speech, #DJT47, World Economic Forum, Gulf Of America, ZOOM Call, MAGA, MAXINE

See Times Change, Like A Rollin' Stone, Through Bob Dylan At The Theater

Bob Dylan as played by Timothée Chalamet. Image Credit: Searchlight via IMDB (2024)

See Times Change, Like A Rollin' Stone, Through Bob Dylan At The Theater

Today, Joseph Robinette Biden delivered his farewell speech from the Oval Office in the White House while he prepares to leave office on January 20, 2025. Also, today, we at MAXINE went to the multi-plex theater to watch the film presentation and biographical style documentary of the beginnings and rise of Bob Dylan as a song writer and performing musician starting when he blew into New York at the age of 19. 

It is funny to have the reflection of a life lived during this time when Bob Dylan caught fire and became a cultural icon, have these memories become renewed, and recognize that the more things change, the more the cycle in a free society remains the same. Out with the very old and unhelpful leadership and policies and in with the new.

What really comes in as hot as a Santa Ana wind are the poetry and words of, and now proclaimed Christian, one Robert Allen Zimmerman (known worldwide as Bob Dylan), born on May 24th, 1941, penned during September and October after summer's end in 1963 after developing his career in New York when he arrived in 1961.

Both this movie, and the following song, drive home sentiments found through the lyrics and serve as a hope for the next four years (and beyond) to come. 

Come Gather 'Round People - Come Writers & Critics - Come Senators/Congressmen - Come Mothers & Fathers - For The Times They Are A-Changin'.

EXAMPLE:

Come senators, congressmen - Please heed the call - Don't stand in the doorway - Don't block up the hall - For he that gets hurt - Will be he who has stalled - The battle outside ragin' - Will soon shake your windows - And rattle your walls - For the times they are a-changin' ... Bring on the 47th POTUS.

"The Times They Are A-Changin'" Bob Dylan - October 24, 1963

Come gather 'round people

Wherever you roam

And admit that the waters

Around you have grown

And accept it that soon

You'll be drenched to the bone

If your time to you is worth savin'

Then you better start swimmin'

Or you'll sink like a stone

For the times they are a-changin'

Come writers and critics

Who prophesize with your pen

And keep your eyes wide

The chance won't come again

And don't speak too soon

For the wheel's still in spin

And there's no tellin' who that it's namin'

For the loser now

Will be later to win

For the times they are a-changin'

Come senators, congressmen

Please heed the call

Don't stand in the doorway

Don't block up the hall

For he that gets hurt

Will be he who has stalled

The battle outside ragin'

Will soon shake your windows

And rattle your walls

For the times they are a-changin'

Come mothers and fathers

Throughout the land

And don't criticize

What you can't understand

Your sons and your daughters

Are beyond your command

Your old road is rapidly agin'

Please get out of the new one

If you can't lend your hand

For the times they are a-changin'

The line it is drawn

The curse it is cast

The slow one now

Will later be fast

As the present now

Will later be past

The order is rapidly fadin'

And the first one now

Will later be last

For the times they are a-changin'

ENDS

Bob Dylan Top 30 Songs >>>

This excerpted and edited from Brian Tallerico - Managing Editor of RogerEbert.com -

A Complete Unknown - IMDB 7.8/10 - Rated R - 2hr. 21min.

Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan nails it. Not only does he sound like Dylan when he’s singing, he somehow captures the newness of these moments. When he plays “The Times They Are A-Changin’” for the first time in a great scene, it’s a song that a lot of people in the movie audience know by heart. Still, Chalamet and the production somehow convey the immediacy of that moment at Newport when these people are hearing a masterpiece for the first time. It gives the film an electricity that biopics almost always lack, feeling urgent instead of merely like a jukebox that’s been played a hundred times.

(Reference Here)

See Times Change

The movie was released the day before Christmas and, to be honest, is a Christmas present that can still deliver in "theaters only" today - January 15, 2025, just five days before changin' times that will prove to be better, much better, with leadership that actually respects just who elected them into office and signs their paychecks.

Come Gather 'Round People - Come Writers & Critics - Come Senators/Congressmen - Come Mothers & Fathers - For The Times They Are A-Changin'.

Footnote: Cinematography captures the era through New York & East coast backgrounds filled with period automobiles/vehicles of the times (1961-1965) - a true motor culture feast for the eyes and ears - oh, to hear a British made Triumph Tiger 100SS motorcycle once again - lovely.

TAGS: A Complete Unknown, Bob Dylan, James Mangold, Jay Cocks, Elijah Wald, Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Boyd Holbrook, Joe Tippett, Searchlight Pictures, Veritas Entertainment, White Water, MAXINE

"Nobody Expected This to Happen in CALIFORNIA"... | Victor Davis Hanson"

SO ... how's that priority focus on DEI workin' out for ya'?

Complacency destroys and kills a well lived Human life.

"Nobody Expected This to Happen in CALIFORNIA"... | Victor Davis Hanson"

We, at MAXINE, have seen the degradation building for years - beginning with road diets and bike lanes, with the addition of encampments of bums and junkies (given the cute label of homeless)  under freeway overpasses.

Actually ... this is criminal, the level of abuse in the political decision-making and policy application found in California versus other natural disaster prone states.

These government service operations need to be prepared to deliver effective responses to the least common yet the most devastating set of natural frictions on Human living and communities. California does not ascribe to this central idea in the way it goes about using our tax monies. 

ENDS

TAGS: Mayor Karen Bass, Governor Gavin Newsom, Fire Chief Kristin M. Crowley, Pacific Palisades, Eaton Canton, Runyon Canyon, investments, Victor Davis Hanson, California, MAXINE

From Emotional Incontinence Of Marc Andreessen To American Reinvention Of Jordan Peterson

Convergence of ideas expressed on Joe Rogan and Greg Gutfeld shows allows for a very positive view on what's ahead in our new world post 2024 election in the pursuits of MAGA. Image Credit: Edmund Jenks via screengrab (2024)

From Emotional Incontinence Of Marc Andreessen To American Reinvention Of Jordan Peterson

Thanksgiving Day began with a deep dive into a Joe Rogan Experience interview with Marc Andreessen, Co-founder of Netscape; and co-founder and general partner of Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz -  that at one point brought forward an episode in Marc's experience in tangling with the nation of India that then brought forward a memory of a statement said by Canadian clinical psychologist, author, and political commentator Jordan Peterson  about American culture resiliency. 

As Posted On FB/META >>>

WELL ... worth the time - best phrase? "Emotional Incontinence" - as a way to explain how some folks address being on social media.

At one moment around 40 minutes in, Andreessen comments on how he is restricted from commenting on "Twitter" because of a storm he was involved in with the country of India. Marc mentioned that other societies hold on to history and have it be a part of their fabric whereas American's can be best as seeing history as being in the past. 

Joe Rogan Experience #2234 - Marc Andreessen

This reminded us of something that Jordan Peterson said on Guttfeld one evening about 7 days ago (paraphrased) - American's have a tremendous way of reinventing themselves. At one moment they appear to be destroying themselves ... going down a rabbit hole of certain destruction and then they bounce back even better than before.

Jordan Petersen - Gutfeld 11-21-2024

Post Election 2024 is bringing forward incredible levels of reflection and truth in observation and experience. 

We, at MAXINE, are feeling great about prospects for the future and the possible dismantling of the 30+ year growth in our American Administrative State in an effort to reduce the levels of corruption and to have a government, based on the contract found in the Constitution, Of, By, & For the people who are taxed to fund it's functioning. 

PS: Marc Andreessen - at about 1:33.00 - Independent Federal Agencies (de-banking - politically exposed person - "PEP")

Later in the Marc Andreessen interview talks to the issue of remote working from home and "Mouse-Wrigglers" to see is someone is just logged on but not really working.

Again - we, at MAXINE.

TAGS: Joe Rogan Experience, Gutfeld, Fox News, YouTube, PEP, Politically Exposed Person, De-Banking, Emotional Incontinence, Reinvention, Marc Andreessen, Jordan Peterson, MAXINE

"In Springfield: They're Eating The Dogs - They're Eating The Cats"

Inventiveness is always in the eye of the beholder. Here is a remade Dr. Seuss book cover graphic featuring stylized Trumpian hair posted at a Left-Wing group timeline that captures the moment. Image Credit: The Other 98% via FB/META (2024)

"In Springfield: They're Eating The Dogs - They're Eating The Cats" 

During the second POTUS debate, first with unelected nominee for the Democrat Political Party current 46th Administration's Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Donald J. Trump made some statements about immigration/migration/asylum policy of the HARRIS * BIDEN Administration centered on what has been reported out of Springfield, Ohio.

The statement went viral since it had a musical pentameter that originally matched up with the piano musical introduction from the cartoon Peanuts.

Soon, thereafter, the social media internet was simply filled with memes depicting humorous renditions based upon the theme, They're Eating The Dogs - They're Eating The Cats showing off the inventiveness of American culture humor, and the control freaks in our nation just can not stop it! So much fun.

One of the best creative musical manipulation examples was produced by a contributor that first showed their creative output on Facebook/META, The Kiffness.

Here is a catchy reggae music tinged version of this portion of the debate that we will title - "In Springfield: They're Eating The Dogs - They're Eating The Cats" - simply unforgettable.

To be honest, we, at MAXINE, wouldn't be surprised that this musical rendition rapidly becomes repurposed as a ringtone of the MAGA Movement - it is just that good & catchy.

TAGS: The Kiffness, MAGA, Ringtone, reggae music, Peanuts Theme, TRUMP, HARRIS, ABC News Debate, MAXINE

Two-Thousand #MULES

What's in a name of a crime that sets it apart from other crimes? How about crimes of Trafficking - what do they mean? Items moved, for and of, power and profit ... money! We have Human Trafficking that is being promoted by the Democrat Political Party in concert with the Mexican Crime Cartels. This same Democrat Political Party committed Ballot Trafficking in order to steal a national level election. Both involve crimes spelled out in the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).

Two-Thousand #MULES

Elections Have Consequences - Stolen Elections Have Catastrophic Consequences

2000 Mules proves that where the use of mail-in ballots and private sector (not Government sector as required by law) provided drop boxes is a 100% process for voter fraud. 

The analysis shown in 2000 Mules proves Ballot Trafficking occurred JUCING the election through a felonious act and each and every ballot stuffed into a box in this way is as if Lance Armstrong, who won the Tour de France 7 times through DOPING did so illegally - the remedy, Lance was stripped of all titles.

Ballot Trafficking Mule - #MULES #MULES #MULES

2000 MULES available through LOCALS >>>

The only remedy is to decertify all of the Electoral delegates that were placed there for the Biden/Harris ticket and recertify for Trump/Pence before our country is placed into war with Russia.

2000 MULES

LINK: https://dinesh.locals.com/post/2083099/2000-mules

... notes from The EDJE

UPDATE - June 3, 2024

Publisher of ‘2,000 Mules’ election conspiracy theory film issues apology

UPDATE - June 4, 2024

True the Vote founder suggests Salem only retracted 2000 Mules because of shareholder and advertiser pressure

Sure - A 55 Year Response To An Emergency Use Experimental Biological Agent Seems Above Board

Sure - A 55 Year Response To An Emergency Use Experimental Biological Agent Seems Above Board

In a society where the government is set upon a structure where, in the ideal, it operates from the premise on Of, By, and For the People, asking and receiving information about its processes in a timely manner allows the people to operate from a basis of knowledge.

However, this government, many have come to refer to as the DEEP STATE seems happy to operate as if the Constitution upon which this country is founded never existed ... especially in this opportunistic and corrupt age of the Wuhan Red Death pandemic known through the moniker COVID-19.

Now - that after nearly two years since the first broad incidences of illness, kept a secret, in China, and one-year after the development and Emergency Use approval by the Federal Drug Agency (FDA) on biological agents being given the name Vaccine - people wish to know just what these agents are made of. 

This becomes even more important since these agents are not fully approved as Vaccines by the FDA so the Pharmaceutical companies are not legally libel if these agents cause unintended consequences through their use ... or forced government mandates recommended by the CDC in concert with the FDA.

In terms of foot dragging by the FDA ... follow the corruption found in the out of control DEEP STATE aided through the Left-Wing Media Complex as the political leadership of the Uni-Party led by the whole of the Democrat Political Party with back benching Establishment Republicans.

This excerpted and edited from Reuters -

Wait what? FDA wants 55 years to process FOIA request over vaccine data

By Jenna Greene - November 18, 2021 - 1:31 PM PST

 Freedom of Information Act requests are rarely speedy, but when a group of scientists asked the federal government to share the data it relied upon in licensing Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, the response went beyond typical bureaucratic foot-dragging.

As in 55 years beyond.

That’s how long the Food & Drug Administration in court papers this week proposes it should be given to review and release the trove of vaccine-related documents responsive to the request. If a federal judge in Texas agrees, plaintiffs Public Health and Medical Professionals for Transparency can expect to see the full record in 2076.

The 1967 FOIA law requires federal agencies to respond to information requests within 20 business days. However, the time it takes to actually get the documents “will vary depending on the complexity of the request and any backlog of requests already pending at the agency,” according to the government’s central FOIA website.

Justice Department lawyers representing the FDA note in court papers that the plaintiffs are seeking a huge amount of vaccine-related material – about 329,000 pages.

The plaintiffs, a group of more than 30 professors and scientists from universities including Yale, Harvard, UCLA and Brown, filed suit in September in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, seeking expedited access to the records. They say that releasing the information could help reassure vaccine skeptics that the shot is indeed “safe and effective and, thus, increase confidence in the Pfizer vaccine.”

But the FDA can’t simply turn the documents over wholesale. The records must be reviewed to redact “confidential business and trade secret information of Pfizer or BioNTech and personal privacy information of patients who participated in clinical trials,” wrote DOJ lawyers in a joint status report filed Monday.

The FDA proposes releasing 500 pages per month on a rolling basis, noting that the branch that would handle the review has only 10 employees and is currently processing about 400 other FOIA requests.

“By processing and making interim responses based on 500-page increments, FDA will be able to provide more pages to more requesters, thus avoiding a system where a few large requests monopolize finite processing resources and where fewer requesters’ requests are being fulfilled,” DOJ lawyers wrote, pointing to other court decisions where the 500-page-per-month schedule was upheld.

Civil division trial lawyer Courtney Enlow referred my request for further comment to the DOJ public affairs office, which did not respond.

Plaintiffs' lawyers argue that their request should be top priority, and that the FDA should release all the material no later than March 3, 2022.

“This 108-day period is the same amount of time it took the FDA to review the responsive documents for the far more intricate task of licensing Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine,” wrote Aaron Siri of Siri & Glimstad in New York and John Howie of Howie Law in Dallas in court papers.

“The entire purpose of the FOIA is to assure government transparency,” they continued. “It is difficult to imagine a greater need for transparency than immediate disclosure of the documents relied upon by the FDA to license a product that is now being mandated to over 100 million Americans under penalty of losing their careers, their income, their military service status, and far worse.”

They also argue that Title 21, subchapter F of the FDA’s own regulations stipulates that the agency “is to make ‘immediately available’ all documents underlying licensure of a vaccine."

Given the intense public interest in the vaccine, the plaintiffs' lawyers say that the FDA “should have been preparing to release (the data) simultaneously with the licensure. Instead, it has done the opposite.”

Siri declined comment.

To meet the plaintiffs’ proposed FOIA deadline, the FDA would have to process a daunting 80,000 pages a month. But the plaintiffs note that the FDA has 18,000 employees and a budget of $6 billion and “has itself said that there is nothing more important than the licensure of this vaccine and being transparent about this vaccine.”

To be sure, most people -- including many who sanctimoniously proclaim “I do my own research” -- lack the expertise to evaluate the information.

But the plaintiffs, who also include overseas professors from the UK, Germany, Denmark, Australia and Canada, appear to be well-positioned to do so.

As Siri and Howe argue, “Reviewing this information will settle the ongoing public debate regarding the adequacy of the FDA’s review process.”

U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman has set a scheduling conference for December 14 in Fort Worth to consider the timeline for processing the documents.

[Reference Here]

We, at MAXINE, may have been vaccinated, but we choose to self-identify as The Unvaccinated. We understand that we have a lot in common with folks who have been travelling the world over this last year through the implementation of jet travel vaccine passports who are The Unvaccinated but choose to self-identify as ... wait for it ... vaccinated. Samey-o, same-o in attitude.

TAGS: DEEP STATE, FDA, CDC, Federal; Power, Left-Wing Media Complex, FOIA Requests, vaccinated, The Unvaccinated, Transparency, Title 21, subchapter F, MAXINE

Motor Culture Bond Girls Galore On Display In "Bond In Motion" Petersen Museum Exhibit

Title exhibit of the "Bond In Motion" exhibit at the Petersen Automotive Museum's Mullin Grand Salon 1st Floor exhibit space. Image Credit: Edmund Jenks (2021)

Motor Culture Bond Girls Galore On Display In "Bond In Motion" Petersen Museum Exhibit 

This month, the long delayed and anticipated 25th edition of the 007 Bond feature length movie series "No Time To Die" was released to be shown in theaters only opened on Friday, October 8th, 2021. The worldwide opening came to a very successful $330,000,000 box office weekend and marked the end of the Daniel Craig era of the 007 Bond saga.

Billboard displays at the AMC16 in Burbank opening day of the feature presentation in the Dolby Sound enhanced Theater #14 of "No Time To Die." It is recommended that one watch both Casino Royal (2006) and Spectre (2015) before taking in "No Time To Die" so that one's mind is fresh with the storylines that feed this 25th edition of Bond, James Bond. Image Credit: Edmund Jenks (2021)

Just one week in advance of this 25th film in the series was released, the Petersen Automotive Museum opened a new exhibit of the 007 Bond movie franchise titled "Bond In Motion" which features more than 30 cars, motorcycles, boats, submarines, helicopters and even scale filming models of aircraft from an array of both classic and contemporary Bond films. This exhibit represents some of the most memorable and indelible 3D vehicle art that, in their own way, delivered "Bond, James Bond" through motor culture creations (some custom, and some just perfect for the time of Bond) as strong as the story lines themselves.  

007 graphic from the exhibit hall floor. Image Credit: Edmund Jenks (2021)

Bond 007 graphic from the top of the exhibit hall staircase. Image Credit: Edmund Jenks (2021)

This exhibit is impressive on many levels, from the detail of the exhibit descriptions to the general display throughout the environment itself. One of the initial exhibits upon entering the hall that will command one's attention is the Bond defining 007 gun-enhanced graphic (above) placed in a two-story three-dimensional exhibit in the middle of the signature circular staircase that is a defining structural element of the Mullin Grand Salon.

This 1964 Silver Birch Aston Martin appears as the repeat signature motor culture Bond Girl ever since it first appeared in EON Productions' 1964 film Goldfinger. This heart-warming beauty went on to appear in Thunderball (1965), GoldenEye (1995), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), Casino Royale (2006), Skyfall (2012), Spectre (2015) and No Time To Die (2021). In addition, the vehicle has appeared in the video-games 007 Racing (2000), Agent Under Fire (2001), From Russia with Love (2005), Blood Stone (2010), James Bond: World of Espionage (2015) and the Best of Bond DLC for Forza Horizon 4 (2018).Image Credit: Edmund Jenks (2021) 

As one might guess, an Aston Martin, especially a DB5, is never too far from one's gaze. The very first vehicle happens to be just that - a perfect DB5 in every way as shown in many of the 007 Bond films as a reoccurring friend - even in the last No Time To Die installment.

But enough about the easy hits ... what about the "Nellie" factor? A vehicle title that shows up twice - one is an up armored. assemble on demand, aircraft and the other is a luxury sports car that doubles as a submarine. 

LITTLE NELLIE

Bond flying Little Nellie in You Only Live Twice - Image Credit: JamesBondMemes.blogspot.com

Little Nellie (Wallis WA-116 Series 1) - Featured in You Only Live Twice (1967). A heavily armed gyrocopter that could be transported in several cases and quickly assembled in the field. Little Nellie, was designed and built by Wing Commander Ken Wallis and flown by him in the film, is one of the most celebrated vehicles in the James Bond series. In the film, James Bond uses the autogyro, supplied by Q Branch, to give reconnaissance of the Japanese landscape to find out where SPECTRE’s rockets might be launching from. A cine-camera fixed to Bond's helmet allowed him to photograph every inch. Image Credit Edmund Jenks (2012)

On the exhibit floor, Little Nellie appears as a graphic in the exhibit description that features a model of a Helicopter used in You Only Live Twice (1967) by SPECTRE to protect their missile/rocket launch site.

SPECTRE security used this Bell Helicopter to chase off James Bond flying Little Nellie. Image Credit: Edmund Jenks (2021)

Exhibit description on a patrol helicopter model used in filming You Only Live Twice (1967). Image Credit: Edmund Jenks (2021)

WET NELLIE

The Lotus Esprit S1 (or Series 1) is a sports car that was built by Lotus in the United Kingdom between 1976 and 1978. The car gained fame through its appearance in the 1977 film, The Spy Who Loved Me, where it was featured in a long chase sequence on the Italian island of Sardinia; ultimately converting into a submarine. Appearing in the film's tie-in novelization and video game, the Esprit also featured in Storm Bringer (1985), 007 Racing (2000) and the Best of Bond DLC for Forza Horizon 4 (2018).

Q's Wet Nellie as it appears on exhibit with a moving light splashed over the exterior so as to emulate the Lotus Esprit S1 as a submarine under the water. Image Credit: Edmund Jenks (2021)

OTHER "NELLIES" - as nominated

Custom vehicles that could have carried the the moniker Nellie given their unusual nature are scattered throughout the Bond In Motion exhibit. These apparatus tools, given their unique function and special appearances, earn a vote to be nominated Nellies simply because of the fun they bring to their film stories as the original Nellies had delivered..

Two candidates for the tag Nellie come from the movie Diamonds Are Forever (1971) for vehicles designed and/or built by two of the most famous customizers of craft in the film industry.

MOON BUGGY NELLIE - Built by Dean Jefferies

In the exhibit that features motor culture memorabilia from Diamonds Are Forever, the featured exhibit that shows a Honda ATV-90 vehicle that James Bond commanders to escape Willard Whyte's Tectronics Laboratory patrol agents as they try to track him down while he escapes a laboratory in a Moon Buggy.

1971 HONDA ATC-90. Image Credit : Edmund Jenks (2021)

Dean Jefferies crafted Moon Buggy. Image Credit: MGM/EON Productions via The James Bond Dossier (2015)

James Bond (Sean Connery) escapes Tectronics Laboratory located in the desert outside of Las Vegas in an experimental bubble-domed Moon Buggy that was in the laboratory's warehouse. Image Credit: Edmund Jenks (2021)

BATH-O-SUB NELLIE - Built by Barris Kustom Industries 

This unique marine vehicle plays a pivotal role in Diamonds Are Forever where James Bond gets the upper hand against arch-enemy and head of SPECTRE, Ernst Stavro Blofeld.

Nellie candidate Bath-O-Sub with SPECTRE logo on the nose. Image Credit: Edmund Jenks (2021)

 

Exhibit description of Bath-O-Sub. Image Credit: Edmund Jenks (2021)

Exhibit description of Bath-O-Sub scene with image. Image Credit: Edmund Jenks (2021)

The last nominee for adding the name Nellie to a motor culture "Bond Girl" found inside of the Bond In Motion very special exhibit inside of the Mullin Grand Salon is originally called the Q Boat ... or as listed in the Salon as the Q Jet Boat..

PORPOISING NELLIE (Q Boat)

Featured in The World Is Not Enough (1999), PORPOISING NELLIE (Q Boat) was created by Q as a "fishing boat" for his retirement. 

Q Boat as displayed on the floor of the Mullin Grand Salon. Image Credit: Edmund Jenks (2021)

This unique craft came with missiles, torpedos, and a GPS tracking system. It could also submerge (porpoise) although the pilot either needed to have his own breathing apparatus or surface quickly before he drowned. However, this feature wasn't exactly finished when James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) took it for the defining opening action sequence which could account for why the pilot was exposed to the water when using that function.

There are many, many honorable mentions amongst these motor culture Bond Girls that could qualify as being dubbed a Nellie, and one may wish to explore the possibilities at the Petersen Automotive Museum soon.

Maybe, a good time might come just after taking in the latest in the 25 movie series, and Daniel Craig's final episode, No Time To Die in theaters only.

LARGEST JAMES BOND PROP AND VEHICLE EXHIBIT 

EVER DISPLAYED IN A U.S. MUSEUM 

NOW OPEN AT THE PETERSEN THROUGH 

OCTOBER 30, 2022 IN THE MULLIN GRAND SALON

TAGS: Aston Martin, EON Productions, James Bond, Lotus, Petersen Automotive Museum, 007, LITTLE NELLIE, WET NELLIE, Moon Buggy, Bath-O-Sub, Q Boat, Mullin Grand Salon, The EDJE

"THE MAN SAID SO" Is Democrat Political Party Evolution On Women's Rights Where Women Don't Matter

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"THE MAN SAID SO" Is Democrat Political Party Evolution On Women's Rights Where Women Don't Matter

This is what all of this Woke-ness amounts to for DNA Females in our Democrat Political Party run America. 

If a man says he's a woman, you do not matter - your rights to compete on a level playing field in sports, the workplace given Identity Politics, in being picked for Federal or State Government Office - you do not matter if the man says so.

The PUSH For New "Equal Rights" Legislation

Red Eye Radio - Last night explored this whole issue that has been the Left-Wing agenda pushed too far so as to eliminate the 100+ years of the pursuit of Equal Rights for the Gender/Sex that are known as biological Women.

Red Eye Radio 2/24/21 Part 1 - BEGIN @ 10:00 minutes in:

Transcribed With Phone App. (not perfect)

Look who is marginalized in this whole thing it is Democrats - think about it that is spoken out against us oh yeah and said we can't allow this to continue.

No, stand aside, it's gonna continue and Tiitle 9 is done, that's all.

If you if you are the parent of a daughter, and your daughter wants to play sports, your daughter won't have the same opportunity as before.

I don't know, for the mainstream media probably wouldn't touch it because they know that basically Americans would sit there and say "this is absolutely insane" - but this is what Joe Biden believes this is what the Democrat Leadership ... and remember they did this day one - and notice how whether it was the incoming education secretary or Merrick Garland - none of them will address the actual question - they ignore it because they know they can't win it ... yet they continue to push it.

They can't tell you the truth about what they're doing now.

They won't be blunt and say, "No, we believe boys should play girls sports!" ... What will this mean to girls and Title 9 opportunities? ... "We don't care whether women have opportunities, men believing their women supersedes anything that a woman wants!"

Men always lead, men are the ones that dictate to women, what can they do when men can say we are women and can remove the opportunity for biological women in sports.

What a man thinks, matters - what women think doesn't matter and your daughter just needs to get used to male genitalia! Your daughter needs to get used to male genitalia! That's not what we are saying, that's the Charlotte Observer and it's Editorial Board ... that's couple years ago! [the Charlotte Observer opined] your daughter is a bigot your daughter is evil for not accepting, and wanting, and embracing male genitalia in the Locker Room ... she just needs to get used to it man!

I love this paper's "the world the Left has built" - don't you picture, could you imagine, if that was actually our opinions [on Red Eye Radio] and we promoted it on the show, could you imagine the feedback? Oh my God, if we said that - just reverse it - we're in a Bizarro World, and you and I are on the left, and be the Antimatter world - that we're in the Antimatter world.

Can you imagine of Trump said this at the start - if Trump went through 2016 promoting that but saying it exactly how it would play up?

I believe that men who say they are women have the right over your daughter or a place over them on that thing ... because white men said What Men Say Matters.

Women! When does it matter? ... and your daughters need to get used to male genitalia. 

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/may/18/charlotte-observer-girls-must-try-overcoming-disco/

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CONTINUES - Red Eye Radio 2/24/21 Part 2 - BEGIN @ 39:20 minutes in:

Transcribed With Phone App. (not perfect)

What describes it really - I think really well - is that you must submit if you're a woman to what the man says ... if the man says "I'm a woman" - you have to submit and you have to submit your chance and opportunity, your chance to compete fairly, your feelings don't matter.

What? You have taken actions that are afforded you under Title 9 - will take a back seat to the protections that are afforded the man and you can ask yourself, well ... how did the man get these protections? Because he said because he said so!

So, any answer to "Why is this is going on?"

Because the man said so - and if you're the woman you must submit to the will of the man even if the man says I am a woman and, therefore, I just don't feel like a woman - feeling like a woman makes me a biological woman - and therefore you must submit to what I believe - and if you don't, you're the bigot - and if you don't become comfortable with my genitalia, you are an intolerant, evil bigot!

This is the common sense legislation that is coming out from the Biden Administration - this is what Joe Biden thinks, and if he didn't think it, it wouldn't be happening.

This is they call Joe Biden, a moderate Democrat, this is what today's moderate Democrat believes - if The Man Said So, you, the woman must abide by what the man says, even if it is not based in any science, or any type of rational critical thinking.

If the man says it, you, the woman, must submit your rights - and regardless of how long the battle to achieve those rights [over 100 years].

To understand ... here the news was celebrated by Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, listen to what he said where told Associated Press "transgender girls are girls and every woman and girl deserves protection against discrimination. He lies, they're not girls ... and it doesn't protect against discrimination - in fact this absolutely discriminates against women and their life - its anti-women in it's massage.

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Honestly, it's not based in any type of science. It's based on the philosophy if the what the man says matters what the woman thinks doesn't matter.

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong didn't include the entire sentence we've been saying, Liberals never finish the sentence - if he had finished the sentence, it would be it because you're asking "How do you know they're girls?" ... because The Man Said So - right, the man gets to dictate the sexuality of a woman!

Wow! That's women's rights - this is what we talked on how insane they are.

This is where they wish to go - the insanity continues on this issue to complete and total insanity - not based in any logic - any type of critical thinking any science - any time the Democrats [and Establishment Republicans] tell you that they are the party of science, you can tell them to go jump into the lake.

ENDS

And so continues the Bizzaro World saga of the Left-Wing, Democrat, Establishment Republican, DEEP STATE of our "Bureaucracy For Life" Federal Governance here during the episode of the 2021 Carter's Second Term known as the Joe Biden 46th Presidency.

We, at MAXINE, say no to The Man Said So solutions to women's rights - there 'ya' go.

TAGS: Red Eye Radio, Gary McNamara, Eric Harley, #JRB46, Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Democrat Political Party, Leadership, Woke, Connecticut Attorney General, William Tong, Bureaucracy For Life, Carter's Second Term, MAXINE