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That was stolen from Wheatie.
Let’s steal her rules, too.
No food fights.
No running with scissors.
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You may be able to tell how much of an “old man boomer” I am, simply by the fact that I discovered an Obama-era “feature” on vehicles in just the last few years, and mostly in just the last year or so.
Technically, the feature is called a “start-stop system“, an “idling stop”, or a “micro-hybrid”.
My name for this feature, in honor of the administration that imposed it on us, is “Obama brakes“.
The first time I experienced Obama brakes was in a foreign country, which I will not name, but which has always been way too bought into the whole global warming, net zero, “bad carbon” insanity. I was being driven around by a lady with a fairly new and somewhat strange-looking car, which kept conking out at intersections.
It was horrifying. At first I thought she had bought a lemon, but it was soon clear that, no, this car was behaving exactly as expected. It conked out and restarted very “dependably”.
The lady was quite apologetic that the vehicle would lurch to a stop when she braked slower than a certain speed, and then, when she took her foot off the brake, the engine would roar back to life and the car would lurch again, this time forward. The “feature” was unnerving as hell, and in my opinion, contributed greatly to a minor fender-bender she had with a small pillar in a parking garage, as she tried to maneuver around it at low speed.
When I left, I was quite relieved, but also very worried, that eventually this horrible “feature” would make it to America. Little did I know that Obama brakes were already here, and had been for some time.
Fast forward to 2026. Recently forced to drive a 2025 vehicle, instead of my beloved older one, I was unsettled to learn that it, too, had Obama brakes.
Thankfully, there is a hidden way to turn off the Obama brakes, but it must be done every time one starts the vehicle, because Obama brakes are on by default, every time you turn on the vehicle. Manufacturers don’t have to do this, but if the Obama brakes are not on by default, then the fuel savings are calculated by a method that disadvantages the fuel efficiency numbers. Translation – EPA stacks the deck to force automotive manufacturers to force people to use the Obama brakes. Even if you can turn them off, they come back like a vampire the next time you turn on the engine.
I had several bad experiences with the Obama brakes – particularly at intersections where the engine would conk out in the middle of the intersection. The delay in restarting the engine is noticeable, unpredictable, and in some circumstances, actually dangerous, IMO. The woke AWFUL and old shoe boomer geezer “can’t make a left turn if another car is coming a half-mile away” meddling communists say that fraction of a second doesn’t matter – well, to this XY man, who can actually make a safe left turn through oncoming traffic, IT DOES.
There IS some kind of radio frequency interaction of Obama brakes with street light systems, but it’s actually rather half-assed. About 30 seconds before many lights change, the engine will start again – but not always. In general, the engine either starts back up too soon, too late, or not at all. And conking out in the middle – that’s CRAZY.
Even worse, as of 2025, there seemed to be little or no AI/SI or even just old-school machine learning about stopping or starting the engine. It would be awesome if there was actual learning – both based on user timing and behavior, AND possibly on actual location and direction. I mean, if I was involved with design of Obama brakes, that’s what I’d be doing. Make the Obama brakes as painless as possible.
Will Trump get rid of Obama brakes? Let’s see. They do save energy and increase fuel efficiency, but they need to be way better, IMO. And being able to turn them off permanently would be helpful for seniors, for new or bad drivers, and for others where SAFETY from a dependable idle is more important than FUEL ECONOMY.
Maybe if TRUMP can task American auto makers with putting “superintelligence” SI on the job, and making this feature awesome, we can call the result TRUMP BRAKES and everybody will want them.
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Today, 11 September 2026, is the 25th anniversary of 9/11/2001. Never forget. May the innocent souls who perished in these attacks rest in eternal Peace. May the innocent people who survived these attacks, but died later from their injuries or 9/11 attack-related illnesses, rest in eternal Peace. May those who survived these attacks, but live with 9/11 attack-related injuries or illnesses, continue to find proper treatment and compensation for their suffering.
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Yours Truly writes today regarding a different type of attack: an attack, in my opinion, on the freedoms that Americans are guaranteed under the Constitution. This attack is in the form of an agreement, signed in August 2026, between the National Institutes of Health — and the United States Department of War. Thanks to 2nd Smartest Guy In The World: https://www.2ndsmartestguyintheworld.com/p/breaking-department-of-war-to-play, “BREAKING: Department of War To Play Larger Role In U.S. Biodefense & Pandemic Preparedness Under New Agreement With NIH”, 5 September 2026. Thanks also to Jon Fleetwood: https://jonfleetwood.substack.com/p/nih-hands-up-to-2-billion-in-future, “NIH Hands Up to $2 Billion in Future Pandemic, Other Emergency Projects to Pentagon Funding Vehicles GAO Still Cannot Track”, 6 September 2026.
**** It appears that it was the NIH that requested this agreement be drawn up. It appears that the full agreement has not been finalized yet. Please see the screenshots from the signed document, below. Discussion will follow:
Department of War (OASW ND – CBD — Dr. Kadlec) responsibilities in the agreement:
NIH – NIAID (Dr. Bhattacharya, director, NIH; Dr. John H. Powers III, MD, Acting Director, NIAID) responsibilities in the agreement. Note particularly the first item:
The current Acting Director of NIAID is Dr. John H. Powers III, MD; he was appointed to this position by NIH in June, 2026. Dr. Powers is also Deputy Director of NIAID. His biography is below, from https://www.niaid.nih.gov/about/director:
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The American public, as of early 2026, was starting to wake up to the following facts: One, that NIH / NIAID had been funding dangerous Gain-of-Function research on deadly pathogens for years — experiments performed in the United States and at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Communist China; Two, that NIH / NIAID hid the information about these experiments from the American public for years; Three, that at least one high-ranking NIAID employee — Dr. David Morens — had destroyed numerous communications related to these experiments; Four, that Dr. Morens destroyed these communications based on either the knowledge and approval of, or on the after-the-fact approval of, Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of NIAID; Five, that Dr. Fauci consistently lied to Congress in his appearances there to testify about these experiments; Six; that Dr. Fauci was granted a pre-emptive Presidential pardon for any “crimes committed relating to his activities at NIAID” between 2014 and December 2025 by then-President Biden; Seven, that Dr. Fauci pled the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution in response to every question posed to him during his Senate committee appearance in July 2026; Eight, that the COVID-19 bioweapon “vaccines” are, in fact, dangerous and deadly; Nine, that the American public is beginning to refuse to take modRNA-platform based “vaccines”, including the COVID-19 bioweapon “vaccines”; and, Ten, the American public is beginning to realize that these “vaccines” can, and do, induce or aggravate multiple types of illnesses, injuries, and disabilities — and can, and do, cause death — in people who take them. It is also now known that NIH / NIAID and Moderna had signed an agreement regarding co-development of, co-ownership of the Patent for, and sharing of royalty payments for use of, the modRNA-based COVID-19 bioweapon “vaccine”, mRNA-1273 and its “descendant” COVID-19 “vaccines” (SPIKEVAX and mNEXSPIKE.) This agreement is still in force. It is also now known that the then-Department of Defense (now Department of War) had signed cooperative agreements with Pfizer-BioNTech regarding that company’s development and implementation of, the modRNA-based COVID-19 bioweapon “vaccine”, BNT162b2 (COMIRNATY) — agreements that involved the United States Army in various aspects.
The American public is starting to push back on the use of these “vaccines.” The American public is starting to realize that NIAID, under Dr. Anthony Fauci, was funding Gain-of-Function virus research — research that ultimately resulted in the lab-creation of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) virus. And what does NIH / NIAID do? NIH signs an agreement in August, 2026 — and said agreement is NOT in the public’s eye until almost a month later — to transfer up to $2 Billion dollars to theDepartment of War for the funding of MORE Gain-of-Function experiments with modRNA-based platforms — in other words, shifting Gain-of-Function research from NIH / NIAID over to the Departent of War. This funding transfer includes paying Department of War personnel. What happens as the direct result of this signed agreement, in Yours Truly’s opinion, is the merging of NIH / NIAID with the Department of War — with NIH / NIAID as the “silent / funding” partner. No “draft agreement” was put before the American public to read. No “public comment period” before the agreement was drawn up and signed. It can be assumed that HHS Sec. Kennedy, Jr., either knew of this agreement and approved it; or, that he was presented with the signed agreement after the fact, and it was made clear that he could do nothing about it.
Does this mean that the Department of War will, in the future, lab-create the “next latest version” of COVID-19 bioweapon “vaccines” in conjunction with Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Novavax? That the Department of War will, in the future, lab-create the “next latest version” of influenza “vaccines” in conjunction with Big Pharma companies? That NIH / NIAID will, in the future, do “pass back and forth” processes with the Department of War related to the future development of these “vaccines”? Does it mean that NIH / NIAID will, in the future, be answerable to the Department of War, and not to the American people? What happens to the “advisory roles” of the CDC’s ACIP panel, and to the FDA’s VRBPAC panel? — Are they, in the future, going to he under the control of the Department of War? DID DR. JAY BHATTACHARYA ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT HE WAS SIGNING?
**** It appears that NIH is already moving projects over to the Department of War. Please see: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02799-3, “Revealed: inside the US & military’s plan to tap huge sums from the NIH”, Max Kozlov, 4 September 2026 (correction 5 September 2026). Most of this article is behind a restricted-access wall. Screenshots from the “general public view” section of the article are below:
The X post by Dr. Bhattacharya has to be read to be believed:
NIH funds should be used to improve the health of Americans.
Far from siphoning money away from research, this partnership between @NIH and @DeptofWar focuses on research projects that will drive discoveries to improve the health of American citizens and members of the military.… https://t.co/QxsOTcWu5b
The United States military, via the Department of War (formerly, the Department of Defense) has been working in collaboration with Big Pharma and with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for decades; in particular, regarding HHS, working with the FDA / HHS / NIH /NIAID. Katherine Watt, the retired paralegal who closed her Substack earlier this year, wrote extensively about these collaborations. One such collection of her writings, regarding chemical / biological / “vaccines” aspects, is in PDF form, here: https://bailiwicknewsarchives.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/biological-agents-vaccines-chemical-and-biological-warfare-law.pdf.
It appears, in Yours Truly’s opinion, that the collaboration between the Department of War and HHS (NIH /NIAID) has, through the agreement signed between Dr. Robert Kadlec and Dr. Jay Bhattacharya in August, 2026, been taken to a new, and dangerous level: that of NIH / NIAID transferring Gain-of-Function and modRNA-platform “vaccines”development to the Department of War, along with also transferring up to $2 Billion dollars in funding for such activities. This, in Yours Truly’s opinion, is unprecedented. The taxpayers of the United States were not apprised of this situation. It appears that one person — Dr. Robert Kadlec, MD, of the Department of War — is literally now in charge of modRNA-platform “vaccine” development for deployment in BOTH civilians and the military; and, one person — Dr. John H. Powers III, MD — current Acting Director of NIAID — will literally be in charge of funneling NIH / NIAID funds, data, and other research information, to the Department of War; while, at the same time, himself reporting to NIH director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya.
There are many crucial questions about this situation that MUST IMMEDIATELY be answered — with the answers GIVEN TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC. Among them:
**** The NIH is the “requesting agency.” Exactly when was the first “request” made to the Department of War? What person(s), exactly, at NIH, made the “request”? To what person(s) at the Department of War?
**** Was HHS Sec. Kennedy, Jr., consulted before the first “request” from NIH to the Department of War? If so, when was he consulted? If so, did Sec. Kennedy, Jr., approve the first “request” from NIH to the Department of War? If not, did NIH go ahead anyway?
**** Is Pete Hegseth, Department of War secretary, involved in this situation? If so, what type(s) of involvement? Is Sec. Hegseth in contact with Dr. Robert Kadlec, MD? Is Sec. Hegseth in contact with Dr. Jay Bhattacharya of NIH? Is he in contact with both?
**** Did President Donald Trump47 know of the new agreement between NIH and the Department of War? If so, was he consulted on this situation? If so, did he, as Commander-in-Chief, approve it?
**** Is / was, Dr. Erica Schwartz, MD, Rear Adm. (ret.), the current director of the CDC, involved in any way regarding the NIH / DOW agreement? Dr. Schwartz was an important “enforcer” of the COVID-19 bioweapon “vaccine” mandate on the U.S. military.
**** Has, in fact, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) been “merged into” the Department of War in any way whatsoever?
Peace, Good Energy, Respect: PAVACA1
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