A Video Car Owners Should Watch

Phantom loads are things that happen to cars that most local car mechanics don’t know how to handle. The electrical trouble shooting skills in this video are very basic, but some of the information about how car electrical systems work was new to me. Particularly concerning was the point about how modern cars have deliberately undersize alternators that could be killed by bad batteries. All done for emissions reasons of course.

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 18, 2025

The nation will hit its debt ceiling the day after President Trump is inaugurated and the Treasury will begin “extraordinary measures” to stave off the threat of a national default.

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 17, 2025

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