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He Blew the Whistle on DOGE. Then His Brakes Were Cut

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Re: He Blew the Whistle on DOGE. Then His Brakes Were Cut

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Post by superkuh »

doubled112 wrote: post #21
superkuh wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My car doesn't require stepping on the brake to start but this car does sound like a newer one with weird "features" like that. I think the following car modifications indicate maliciousness and competency in the sabotage that could explain lack of alerting the driver, >Since then, Berulis has laid low. He filed a police report, included in the suit and viewed by WIRED, and had the car seen by a mechanic who, accordi…

> newer one with weird "features" like that Anything with push button start. It has been around a while.

Most car owners have never owned a car with a push button start.

Re: He Blew the Whistle on DOGE. Then His Brakes Were Cut

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Post by quickthrowman »

HillRat wrote: post #10
Bender wrote: post #3

This is odd since most cars require stepping down on the brake pedal to start the car. Even my UTV (side-by-side) requires this. I can't even remember the last vehicle I owned that did not require this. If my foot starts sinking down it will be obvious my brakes are failing. Cutting just enough into the last part of the brake line that is flexible hydraulic line to burst after a few miles would require quite some ski…

Removing the airbag impact sensor and then rewiring it to bypass the fault detection, without triggering the airbags, is also indicative of someone who has extensive experience in something no one should normally have experience in.

Would this be anything more than a 1k or 10k resistor across a pair of terminals to make the ECU think a sensor was connected when it wasn’t? All that would require is a wiring diagram and a resistor, along with access to the car.

I doubt the airbags deploy when the impact sensor is disconnected, that wouldn’t be a very good failure mode. Maybe Takata airbags did that? /joke

Re: He Blew the Whistle on DOGE. Then His Brakes Were Cut

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Post by InitialLastName »

readthenotes1 wrote: post #39
LoganDark wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How the actual fuck do you coincidentally end up with failing brakes right after a controversial social media post? The braking system is designed to be one of the most resilient systems in a vehicle. A coincident like that sounds a cosmic ray bitflip level of rare.

It's painful to say it, but it's more likely that it's a false flag attack than a random fraying. And now let's talk about the epidemic of cancer in the Trump administration....

> And now let's talk about the epidemic of cancer in the Trump administration....

Two out of a large administration, from a cohort especially prone to cancer diagnosis:

- Older (the baseline incidence rate for cancer in people over 60 is 1%)

- Selected for skepticism towards medical advice and guidelines

- Access to world-class health screening

Re: He Blew the Whistle on DOGE. Then His Brakes Were Cut

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Post by Volundr »

1970-01-01 wrote: post #45
Volundr wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, my riding lawnmower manual also tells me not to clear debris from the blade while the mower is running. Yet somehow I don't think the mower will stop if I do. I don't know if this model has a brake interlock on the ignition or not, but the fact that it's part of the instructions for starting the vehicle doesn't imply the presence of one. My 2006 Baja and 99 Acura Integra both don't have one. My 2024 Ioniq howeve…

I'm into pedantry just as much as you. You can't start or move a car within the last 16 years without depressing the brake pedal. It is a federal regulation. Quantified, "plenty of cars" is not a number. https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/part-571/section-571.1... https://www.nhtsa.gov/interpretations/alliance-114

I mean if we're being pedantic, unless there's something I missed the regulation you linked above only deals with shifting out of park, not starting the vehicle, but point taken, either Toyota has been flagrantly skirting regulations for a decade, or his car won't move without first depressing the brake (I don't think Toyota was making manual Rav4s that late, but haven't researched). I actually don't think my Accura will let me do it either (without putting a key in the bypass), but I'm not quite motivated enough to go out and check. My Baja is manual and would have no problem.

> Quantified, "plenty of cars" is not a number.

I mean did it need to be one? Unless you think I'm the only person whose managed to keep a car running over ~20 years the fact that we're around is enough to make it plausible we're talking a car predating them. But since your curious, it looks like ~40% of the cars on the road are from before 2010.

https://hedgescompany.com/blog/2024/02/average-age-of-cars-t...

Re: He Blew the Whistle on DOGE. Then His Brakes Were Cut

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Post by readthenotes1 »

InitialLastName wrote: post #54
readthenotes1 wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's painful to say it, but it's more likely that it's a false flag attack than a random fraying. And now let's talk about the epidemic of cancer in the Trump administration....

> And now let's talk about the epidemic of cancer in the Trump administration.... Two out of a large administration, from a cohort especially prone to cancer diagnosis: - Older (the baseline incidence rate for cancer in people over 60 is 1%) - Selected for skepticism towards medical advice and guidelines - Access to world-class health screening

Umm... I was going for conspiracy theorem style ranting. You're not supposed to take it seriously.

But you have to include gabbard's husband in this, so it's three in the last 6 months or so

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