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My 2006 Scion Xa (with only 74,000 miles on odometer) has lately been "jumping" when I first start it up for the first time in a day. I had my local mechanic put it on the scope, but he found nothing. He changed 3 of the ignition coils. No change. He changed a small hose from the ignition complex, which was hard and frayed at the ends. It's a little better, but still jumps when you first start it up. The mechanic drove it around, and it didn't miss. It ONLY does that when you first start it up, first...

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https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/1967955431872933974 Benny Johnson@bennyjohnsonWATCH: FBI Director Kash Patel calls out Alex Acosta’s plea deal as the “original sin” in the Epstein case, saying Epstein wouldn’t have walked if he ran the bureau in 2008:“I'm here to testify that the original sin in the Epstein case was the way it was initially brought by Mr. Acosta back in 2006.”“The original case involved a very limited search warrant or set of search warrants and didn't take as much investigatory material it should have seized. If I were the FBI director then, it wouldn't have happened.”“Acosta allowed Epstein to enter in 2008, to a...

https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/1967981691932459349 Collin Rugg@CollinRugg·2hNEW: Senator Mazie Hirono says making FBI agents pass a pull-up test is "harsh" because there are women with "physiological differences" who can't do them.Hirono: "Are you requiring these kinds of pull-ups?"Patel: "If you wanna chase down a bad guy and put him in handcuffs, you better be able to do a pull-up."Hirono: "The reason I ask is that there are concerns about whether or not being able to do these kinds of harsh pull-ups is really required of FBI agents."Patel: "Doing one pull-up is not harsh."What a joke.Sept 16, 2025 ransomnote: After Hironomo made her plea for...

Collin Rugg@CollinRugg·23mJUST IN: FBI Director Kash Patel calls Democrat Adam Schiff the "biggest fraud to ever sit in the United States Senate" to his face."You are the biggest fraud to ever sit in the United States Senate. You are a disgrace to this institution and an utter coward.""I'm not surprised that you continue to lie from your perch and put on a show so you can go raise money for your charade. You are a political buffoon at best."Sept 16, 2025 ~~~~ TRANSCRIPT of Patel's statement BEGINS - both men talk over each other throughout so I captured all of...

https://x.com/WallStreetApes/status/1967322423529001131 Wall Street Apes@WallStreetApes·Sep 14The Smith-Mundt Act is trending on X, don’t let this momentum dieWe must Restore the Smith Mundt Act and call it The Charlie Kirk Act to end legalized mainstream media propagandaMike Benz talks with Joe Rogan about what Barack Obama really did by repealing the Smith–Mundt Act‌🚨 It’s SO MUCH BIGGER than just allowing use of propaganda on Americans, it allowed for:‌- Infiltrate and co-opt the universities- The unions- The media- The politicians- The judges‌It allowed‌- Foreign policy establishment can fund groups that effectively work with prosecutors domestically or that work at media, dual sort of...

Did anyone see what Kash Patel did? I was watching his interrogation and I noticed something. He was insulting the Dems and ridiculing them. It made me think, "what the F is Patel doing? He's trying to keep his job at the FBI so why is he insulting the Dems on the committee." Then it hit me. RULE 5: “Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon.” There is no defense. It’s irrational. It’s infuriating. It also works as a key pressure point to force the enemy into concessions.

This is an hour long video that is thought-provoking at the least. During the last half of the video Candace claims that in the weeks prior to his murder, Charlie had lost a $2M donation as well as other donations over him wanting to invite Tucker Carlson to a debate show and this was on his mind. She claims that some of the same people voicing tributes were the ones that had been pressuring Charlie. Tucker makes the claim that Charlie showed him the emails he had received from these (unnamed) people. The majority of the video deals with questions...

Americans Have Decided That They Are LEAVING The Democratic Party (and never coming back) Testimonials of Democrat voters who are now former Democrat voters.

CONEJOS COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) - A massive search is underway for a pair of hunters who were reportedly last heard from on Thursday, while hunting in Conejos County. According to the Conejos County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO), on September 13, deputies responded to the Rio De Los Pinos Trailhead in an effort to make contact with two hunters, Andrew Porter, a 25-year-old man from Asheville, N.C., and Ian Stasko, a 25-year-old man from Salt Lake City, UT. The sheriff’s office said the pair was reported overdue while elk hunting in the San Juan Wilderness Area, west of Trujillo Meadows Reservoir, when...

President Donald Trump on Tuesday repeated his attacks on Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., asserting that the governor was nearing completion on a plan to build low-income housing in an LA suburb ravaged by wildfires. "Shockingly, I have just learned, that Gavin Newscum, the Governor of California, is in final stages of approval to build Low Income Housing in Pacific Palisades," he posted on Truth Social. "How unfair is that to the people that have suffered so much! Newscum allowed their houses to burn by not accepting Hundreds of Millions of Gallons of Water from the Pacific Northwest, and now, the...

As SCOTUSblog readers are likely aware, tariffs are taxes charged on goods bought from other countries. In February, President Donald Trump imposed dozens of new tariffs. Now the Supreme Court will decide whether he had the legal authority to do so. The stakes in the litigation are enormous. Tariffs are a crucial part of Trump’s agenda, with huge consequences in the United States and throughout the world. Indeed, after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit struck down most of the tariffs, Trump said that their invalidation “would be a total disaster for the Country” and “would literally...

Give us ears to hear that still, small voice, And give us lips, forever willing to rejoice. And may our eyes be lit with wisdom, May we know the path that's true, And we'll march with hearts courageous after You. Chorus We're marching on... with hearts courageous, We'll follow where you want us to. And should you lead us where the battle rages, Let us march with hearts courageous, after You. V2 And when sorrow dims the light along our way, Help us to see each time of darkness through eyes of faith, A time for hope, a time for...

https://x.com/WallStreetApes/status/1967322423529001131 Wall Street Apes@WallStreetApes·Sep 14The Smith-Mundt Act is trending on X, don’t let this momentum dieWe must Restore the Smith Mundt Act and call it The Charlie Kirk Act to end legalized mainstream media propagandaMike Benz talks with Joe Rogan about what Barack Obama really did by repealing the Smith–Mundt Act‌🚨 It’s SO MUCH BIGGER than just allowing use of propaganda on Americans, it allowed for:‌- Infiltrate and co-opt the universities- The unions- The media- The politicians- The judges‌It allowed‌- Foreign policy establishment can fund groups that effectively work with prosecutors domestically or that work at media, dual sort of...

https://x.com/VigilantFox/status/1967983048479400253Vigilant Fox 🦊@VigilantFoxSenator Eric Schmitt OBLITERATES the “both sides bullshit” coming from the left in under 2 minutes.The gaslighting about political violence ends right here. This clip says it all.• Congressional baseball practice shooting? Left wing• Burned down cities (Summer of Love)? Left wing• Waukesha Christmas parade massacre? Left wing• Lee Zeldin stabbing attempt? Left wing•Covenant School shooting (Nashville)? Left wing• Butler, Pennsylvania assassination attempt on Trump? Left wing• Trump International West Palm Beach assassination attempt? Left wing• Abundant Life Christian school shooting? Left wing• United Care CEO’s murder? Left wing• Tesla attacks (burned, keyed, firebombed)? Left wing• Murders at...

Exclusive: Whistleblower documents @ChuckGrassley reveal dozens of conservative organizations had their records subpoenaed @FBI as part of its investigation into President Trump. …. including @TPAction_ Turning Point Action and@TPUSA Turning Point USA Extraordinary scope reflects aggressive approach by Biden FBI and DOJ. Critics call it evidence of overreach and weaponization. Codenamed 'Arctic Frost,' the probe formed the basis of Jack Smith's elector case. The legally protected whistleblower disclosures were shared as part of GOP Senator Grassley and @SenRonJohnson ongoing oversight of Arctic Frost. I understand the records will be raised @FBIDirectorKashhearing later today. Arctic Frost Subpoena Tracker September 16,...

[H/T grey_whiskers]https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/1967821704438354295DataRepublican (small r)@DataRepublican🧵🚨 MAJOR BREAKING 2: The 2025 May Day trip of SLC Armed Queers to Cuba: "Well, if we're terrorists, we're proud to be terrorists"I've obtained a now-deleted video.In it, Ermiya Fanaeian and an unidentified man named Connor talk openly about:👉 Palestinian students at Cuba’s ELAM “studying revolution” alongside medicine👉 Brigadistas from around the world being brought for “revolutionary orientation”👉 How every aspect of Cuban society is dedicated to training "organizers" and are open about the terrorist label to the point they lament US institutions do not allow them to "to speak in such a way"The trip was...

Popular conservative creator Matt Walsh called for Attorney General Pam Bondi to be fired immediately after she said businesses must allow fans of Charlie Kirk to print posters in honor of the slain Turning Point USA founder. Walsh said that comment, to go along with Bondi’s recent statement on targeting “hate speech” against Kirk, as well as her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case, make it clear President Donald Trump needs to fire her. “Get rid of her. Today. This is insane,” Walsh posted on X on Tuesday, in response to a clip of Bondi talking about companies not being...

Louisiana Republican Sen. John Kennedy pressed FBI Director Kash Patel on Tuesday to continue the release of files in the Jeffrey Epstein case, specifically information about who other than Epstein, if anyone, was on the receiving end of girls and women being sex trafficked. “The issue’s not gonna go away,” said Kennedy during the Senate Judiciary Committee’s FBI oversight hearing, where Patel was testifying. “I think you’re gonna have to do more to satisfy the American people’s understandable curiosity in that regard.” Kennedy’s comments were notable as the Trump administration battles complaints about the Justice Department’s slow, piecemeal approach to...

Ellison's most audacious move may be yet to come. Paramount's new chief executive is preparing a bid to acquire Warner Bros Discovery (WBD.O), opens new tab, home to Warner Bros film and television studios, HBO, CNN, TNT and Warner Bros Games. The company is on the verge of breaking up, as its television business declines, but Ellison intends to go bigger, creating a media colossus combining Paramount's library of classics like "The Godfather" and "Star Trek" with Warner Bros' own extensive collection. Some observers see bigger ambitions in Ellison's media moves. In recent weeks, Ellison installed Kenneth Weinstein - a...