<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Avoidable Contact Forever: GM Cringe Watch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Follow along for every stupid thing Mary and Mark do as they try mightily to loot a once-great corporation into the ground. ]]></description><link>https://www.avoidablecontact.com/s/gm-cringe-watch</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QKb5!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F87e7c04e-8a5e-4508-ad70-998f428b6845_500x500.png</url><title>Avoidable Contact Forever: GM Cringe Watch</title><link>https://www.avoidablecontact.com/s/gm-cringe-watch</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:41:26 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.avoidablecontact.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Jack Baruth]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[avoidablecontact@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[avoidablecontact@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Jack Baruth]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Jack Baruth]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[avoidablecontact@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[avoidablecontact@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Jack Baruth]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[GM Cringe Watch, Part One]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paid subscribers only]]></description><link>https://www.avoidablecontact.com/p/gm-cringe-watch-part-one</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.avoidablecontact.com/p/gm-cringe-watch-part-one</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Baruth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 01:37:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TZd9!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc52b72d3-fd1a-440f-992f-7236bbd6e8f5_336x482.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I learned two things from following the inimitable Robert Farago through the original &#8220;GM Death Watch&#8221;:</p><ol start="0"><li><p>He was dead right.</p></li><li><p>It didn&#8217;t matter, because the government said so.</p></li></ol><p>I think Mary Barra has managed to kill GM more surely than any of her predecessors &#8212; but I also think it won&#8217;t matter, because the company is all but a state-operated entity at this poi&#8230;</p>
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