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  Everything is more expensive, but somehow the products we buy keep getting worse. From washers that fail after 18 months and brand-new cars that repeatedly break down to smaller packages, cheaper materials, and appliances technicians don’t even want to repair, consumers are beginning to question what happened to product quality. JJ examines clips from frustrated consumers and discusses planned obsolescence, shrinkflation, private equity, social-media consumerism, and why products from decades ago often appear to outlast their modern replacements. When companies charge more while delivering less, the best response may be to stop chasing every trend, keep reliable products longer, and become much more selective about what we buy.

You may have seen one of the many propaganda posts, by various police departments, where the cops zealously insist that they aren't your enemy.  So ... is that true? 

Another year, another phone, another 3% improvement, and $1200 please. Let’s talk about why tech reviews keep making pointless yearly releases feel normal.

 

Long but he knows what he talking about.  Leveragism" is a term I made up, and it describes what the American economy is increasingly heading towards. As you will see, this is really bad news.

A federal judge has ruled that New York can’t ban federal agents from wearing face coverings, or require that they wear visible identification! New York can’t ban federal agents from wearing face coverings or require that they wear visible identification, a federal judge ruled Monday. The ruling comes after a federal judge earlier this year blocked a similar law in California that was enacted after the Trump administration aggressively worked to increase immigration arrests. For the Northern District of New York, U.S. District Judge Mae D’Agostino wrote that while New York "appears to be well-intentioned in its pursuit of transparent policing," that's not what the court is deciding. “The issue now before the Court is about constitutionality—not transparency or preferable policy decisions,” she wrote. The federal government has shown a likelihood that the measures go against the supremacy clause of the U.S. Constitution, which bars state governments from regulating federal...

  You see them everywhere: pristine $50,000+ pickup trucks hauling a case of water and toilet paper from Costco. But who can actually afford one? Not who the dealer will approve — who can truly afford it without turning their finances into a slow‑motion car crash. In this animated explainer, we break down the math, the magic, and the middle‑class reality of modern vehicle ownership. 🔹 SECTION 1 – The $50,000 “Base Model” 🔹 SECTION 2 – The Monthly Payment Trap (84 months, 7% interest, $0 down) 🔹 SECTION 3 – The True Cost of Ownership ($1,400/month for 7 years) 🔹 SECTION 4 – Identity vs. Reality (90% never use their truck for work) 🔹 SECTION 5 – The Million‑Dollar Choice (truck payment vs. S&P 500) KEY NUMBERS FROM THE VIDEO: • Average new full‑size pickup price (2026): $66,000 • 84‑month loan on $50,000 with $0 down at 7%: $754.85/month • Total interest paid: $13,407 • All‑in monthly cost (loan, insurance, fuel, maintenance, taxes): $1,400 • Income needed to follow the 20/4...

The CEO of Flock Safety made a comment that may have revealed more about America's growing surveillance industry than he intended.  In this investigation, Lauren Fix examines DeFlock, HaveIBeenFlocked, taxpayer-funded AI camera networks, SignalTrace, public backlash, and the growing debate over transparency, privacy and who really controls the data collected about your daily movements.

Stories with Sahj details a situation where family members move in to recover financially but soon demand rent from the homeowner.  In response to this unexpected request, they decide to involve a professional third party to formalize the living arrangement.

FUCK FLOCK - This tool being abused by every police department.  We're relying on the corrupt cops to police themselves. There is no oversight. Police are disproportionately domestic abusers and they use flock to stalk their victims. Flock Safety’s license plate reader cameras help police solve serious crimes by creating a searchable, time-stamped database of vehicle movement—but that same power can be misused to track innocent people.  The episode highlights cases involving wrongful suspicion, alleged officer misuse, and disputes over transparency around audit logs, as the technology expands beyond stationary cameras into drones and person-tracking systems.  The central question: how communities ensure oversight of the people using—and accessing—this surveillance data.  

New legislation could make it a crime to work on your own car!  Software , special tool and now the law is making it even harder to work on things ?! What do you think?  

A message to all the wokies calling me a racist and saying I have white privilege. Suck a giant donkey Richard you bastards, I’ve been through the same and never once committed crimes or took advantage of the system.

Did you know that your new car may be sharing all your personal information with the police? In this video, I am breaking down the NEW car technology that allows police to track your every move, including take over control of your car! I will also break down the new law requiring car companies to use this technology for the police and government to spy on you AND the exact steps you can take to protect your privacy and data.  

There are three types of Black people destroying our community from the inside. Not white supremacy. Not systemic racism. Not "the man." Us. The behavior we tolerate, the archetypes we celebrate, and the dysfunction we wear like a badge of honor.   I'm Andre Williams — Detroit native, U.S. Army veteran — and in this video I'm laying out the three archetypes every Black American needs to recognize, call out, and refuse to be:   1️⃣ The Hood Type. Low impulse control. No long-term thinking. Working at Wendy's at 28. Fighting over Section 8 housing he doesn't own. Buys what he wants and begs for what he needs. Offers nothing of value to the community.   2️⃣ The Hustler. The fake entrepreneur. Always grinding, never building. Sells weed, sells scams, sells courses about how to sell scams. Wants the lifestyle of a winner without the discipline of a winner. Turns every interaction into a transaction. Selling poison to your own people isn't entrepreneurship — it...

 Some cities bought AI surveillance cameras to solve crime.  Now they are covering them with bin bags because they cannot tell who controls the data, whether the cameras are still recording, or how to escape the contracts they signed.

  Ground beef just hit a record $6.89 a pound, up 80% since 2019 — and nobody along the supply chain sees relief coming. Ranchers like Eric Gropper point to years of drought that have shrunk cattle herds to their lowest level in decades. Meanwhile, meatpackers have been hammered by labor shortages and plant closures. And restaurants have had no choice but to keep raising prices. But how much of this is the market, and how much is manipulation? Since the late 1970s, just four companies — Tyson, JBS, Cargill, and National Beef — have come to control roughly 80% of the American beef market. The Justice Department is now investigating, and McDonald's and Target are among those suing over alleged price-fixing. So how much has consolidation driven up prices? And would breaking up these companies actually lead to lower beef prices?

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Briggs & Stratton has been making engines since 1908. Over ten million engines every year. Sold in over 100 countries. Their stock peaked at $40 a share in 2004. By 2020, it was under $1. On July 20th, 2020, they filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with over $1 billion in debt. A private equity firm called KPS Capital Partners bought the company for $550 million. Creditors got 7-10 cents on the dollar. Shareholders got nothing.   In this video, we expose what actually killed Briggs & Stratton — how the company removed oil drain plugs from consumer engines and marketed it as "Just Check & Add Technology," switched to plastic carburetors that clog and cannot be rebuilt, eliminated adjustable mixture screws so the engine runs lean from the factory, and chased big box price targets until the quality collapsed. We break down the difference between the Vanguard commercial line that still makes real engines and the consumer line that is designed to last exactly as long as yo...

An emergency room patient shares her story of being signed up for a line of credit to pay for medical bills.  Now, some states are trying to curb the use of medical credit cards as patients raise red flags of high interest rates and credit impact.