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"Agitator and, perhaps, insurrectionist. Alex Pretti’s stock has gone way down with the just released video of him screaming and spitting in the face of a very calm and under control ICE Officer, and then crazily kicking in a new and very expensive government vehicle, so hard and violent, in fact, that the taillight broke off in pieces. It was quite a display of abuse and anger, for all to see, crazed and out of control. The ICE Officer was calm and cool, not an easy thing to be under those circumstances! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN." President Trump (Truth Social)

President Trump has chosen former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh to head the US central bank when Jerome Powell's leadership term ends in May. Republican U.S. Senator Thom Tillis has said he will not support any of Trump's Fed nominees amid the ongoing criminal probe into Powell. It has also opened the door to the possibility that Powell, who called the criminal probe a pretext to pressure ‍the Fed into setting monetary policy as the president wishes, may opt to stay on at the Fed as a governor even after his term as central bank chief is up in a bid to safeguard it from political capture. A lawyer and distinguished visiting fellow in economics at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, Warsh believes the president is right to press the central bank for steep rate cuts, and has criticized the Fed for underestimating the inflation-busting potential of productivity growth supercharged by artificial intelligence. He has called for a broad overhaul of the central bank that would slim its balance sheet and ease bank regulations. Warsh, 55, was nearly named to the job in Trump's first term before being passed over for Powell, and since then has kept a steady ⁠public profile through speeches and essays that have taken Powell ⁠and his colleagues to task for their management of the Fed's balance sheet, interest rates and other actions.

Bovino is the kind of situation where he is capable of managing perhaps 25-50 people acceptably, but no more than that. As a result, he failed to properly instruct and oversee his people. The reins were too loose. Homan is a Patton type of person........no one in the room has any doubt what his rules are.

Associated Press / January 29, 2026 Patrick James, the former CEO of bankrupt auto parts supplier First Brands Group, was indicted on federal fraud charges and arrested Thursday in Ohio with his brother Edward, a former senior executive with the company. The indictment from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York said the James brothers “perpetrated a yearslong fraud” to obtains billions of dollars for First Brands — and millions for themselves — by duping investors and banks with fake documents and false financial reports. When it filed for bankruptcy protection in September, officials representing First Brands said the company had more than $9 billion in debt and only $12 million in cash. After changing its name to First Brands from Crowne Group five years ago, the Cleveland company began buying and then cobbling together a number of aftermarket auto parts manufacturers through debt-financed deals. Acquisitions by First Brands included well-known industry brands like Fram filters, Autolite sparkplugs and Anco windshield wiper blades. The James brothers falsely inflated invoices for accounts receivable and borrowed against them two and three times, unbeknownst to lenders and investors. This yielded billions of dollars of financing for the company, which the James brothers used to finance a lavish lifestyle. “The defendants operated First Brands as a ‘Ponzi’ scheme in which new loan proceeds were used to pay back old lenders and to fund their extravagant lifestyle.” A lawsuit brought against Patrick James in November accused the former First Brands CEO of securing billions of dollars in debt financing based in part on fraudulent invoices, then transferring hundreds of millions of dollars to himself and other affiliates to “fund his and his family’s lavish lifestyle,” which includes seven homes and 17 cars. The lawsuit claims that James, with the help of unnamed conspirators, transferred $8 million to his son-in-law’s wellness company, $2 million for James’ family office, at least $3 million toward the rent of his New York City townhouse, $500,000 to his personal chef and another $150,000 for a “celebrity personal trainer.” The majority of the transfers occurred between 2023 and 2025. The indictment released on Thursday also revealed a guilty plea from former First Brands executive Andy Brumbergs for his role in the scheme. Patrick James, 61, and his brother Edward, 60, each face nine counts, including wire fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Most of the charges carry a maximum sentence of 30 years if convicted. Patrick, the former CEO, is also facing a potential life sentence.

This is a nice M1070 repurposing. .

That's on my "Things that don't add up" list too. After all this time, still no answere. If we ran our business's this way.............. And what about the "married her brother" claim. As much as I'd love to see her removed from both congress and the country, our government can't research and confirm that to be true or false after all this time?

My friend, many people and I are all wondering why they didn't use tasers. That's on my "Things that don't add up" list. That said, this man obviously chose to get in the face of ICE and interfere. He was violent, vulgar and destructive. Was he a paid agitator or mentally ill? We can all see........he was certainly not the smiling sweet person some media have implied. But with the use of tasers or other non-lethal, he should be alive. No ordinarily prudent American feels it is acceptable for illegal aliens to be on US soil. Applications to apply for immigration to the US legally are readily available.

I don't find his uncivilized behavior humorous. He thoroughly embarrassed himself while vandalizing US government property that my tax dollars helped pay for. I take offense at that. I don't see a fake smear. The videos (different angles) display the event as it happened. I see a nutjob maniac with too much spare time on his hands.

Yes, 75W90 or 80W90 is fine. I recommend Amsoil Severe Gear 75W90.

Reuters is reporting that MBS (Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman) has told Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian that Saudi Arabia will not allow its airspace or territory to be used for military actions against ‌Iran. Meanwhile, Turkey is asking the US not to attack Iran, but discuss each issue one-by-one so as to not humiliate Iran's leadership. The US faced the epitome of humiliation in 1979 when Iran took 66 Americans hostage from the US embassy in Tehran. Payback is overdue. Turkey should never have been invited into NATO, and to think we are reported to have fifty nuke B61 bombs stored at Ankara.......what could possibly go wrong. https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/top-turkish-diplomat-says-iran-074034095.html On another note, the ordinarily gutless European Union has added Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to its terrorist list. Iran says the EU decision is a "major strategic mistake".

Wow. Shouting vulgar language (uncivilized), spitting, and kicking out the taillight of a government vehicle (vandalism). America now sees this man's true colors. He was a violent troublemaker, not the sweetheart ICU nurse. https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2026/01/29/video-shows-alex-pretti-yelling-fk-you-taunting-federal-law-enforcement/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15507833/Alex-Prett-video-new-angle-ICE.html .

For example, they fit the slide levers on a Red Dot unit in an 1990 to 2000 MR. My brain remains full of part numbers, a testament to the superiority of the Mack part system (Mack numbers were not arbitrary like Volvo, rather the part number structure had meanings). But even I can not remember them all, not having used them in years.

Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged, pointing to improvements in the US economy as they signaled a more cautious approach to potential future adjustments. The Federal Open Market Committee voted 10-2 Wednesday to hold the benchmark federal funds rate in a range of 3.5%-3.75%. Governors Christopher Waller and Stephen Miran dissented in favor of a quarter-point reduction.

Scheduled for 10:00am..........should be worth watching. I like Rubio. He doesn't beat around the bush, rather he stays on point. It's obvious that he has an intimate understanding of his AOR. Only CIA director John Ratcliffe appears to be at Rubio's level. Wow.....Tim Kaine (D-VA) from -1:36........what a prick. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)......yet another loss of face for Illinois. .

Financial Times / January 28, 2026 Investors are betting the Trump administration will run the economy “hot” ahead of midterm elections, with buoyant stocks and a weaker dollar reflecting expectations of strong growth and rising inflation. A string of robust economic data has defied predictions of a slowdown in the US, sending credit spreads to the tightest levels of the century and helping stocks hit fresh record highs this month. At the same time, there is a growing belief that President Trump’s tax cuts, deregulation push and campaign for lower interest rates will add more fuel to the economy this year, as the president seeks to bolster support ahead of November’s congressional polls. “There is a carefully engineered plan to have the US economy humming into the summer,” said T Rowe price's Arif Husain. Trump boasted last week in Davos of “exploding” US growth, after figures showing GDP expanded at an annualised rate of 4.4 per cent in the third quarter of 2025, powered in part by the AI boom. The Atlanta Federal Reserve’s GDPNow model is forecasting an acceleration to 5.4 per cent in the final quarter of last year. Despite the economy’s rude health, investors expect the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates later this year under chair Jay Powell’s successor, who is set to take over in May. Higher spending and tax cuts in the president’s flagship “One Big Beautiful Bill”, passed last year, are also expected to further juice growth in 2026. Trump administration advisers say a productivity boom will also help fix one of the economy’s weak spots — a cooling labor market. “We have seen massive gains in output that are being driven by productivity; you should soon start to see a pick-up in jobs,” says Joe Lavorgna, economic counselor to US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent. According to Bank of America’s recent global fund manager survey, the proportion of investors expecting the economy to strengthen over the next year, as well as expectations of an economic “boom”, are both at the highest level since mid-2021. The extra stimulus for an economy that is already motoring has buoyed the stock market, with the S&P 500 closing in on 7,000 points for the first time and the domestically focused Russell 2000 far outstripping the blue-chip index this month. However, it has also left investors bracing for another wave of inflation amid expectations that the new Fed chair will support Trump’s desire for lower interest rates. Two-year US break-evens, which provide a reading of the market’s expectations for short-run inflation, have risen from 2.25 per cent in December to 2.68 per cent. But political pressure for extra spending when the economy already looks healthy is clear. JP Morgan's Karen Ward says “We’ve got mid-terms approaching in November, that will lead to more pressure for more vote-winning stimulus measures.” Spending on AI build-out is expected to keep rapidly expanding in 2026, while Trump’s tax bill includes measures to incentivize investments in machinery and factory equipment. It also means tax cuts for many American workers; Ward expects $440 billion will be returned to US households through tax refunds this year. Stronger than expected economic data has led investors to modestly rein in their rate cut bets in the early weeks of the year, with two quarter-point reductions expected in 2026. A Senate-led backlash to a Department of Justice probe into Powell has damped concerns that Trump will be able to appoint a close ally to head the world’s most important central bank. However, some analysts worry the central bank will succumb to the president’s calls for deeper rate cuts ahead of the November mid-terms. MUFG's George Goncalves is expecting 3 or 4 cuts this year, partly a reflection of the new Fed leadership. “Based on fundamentals there is room for two more cuts,” he said. “But I’m factoring in the politics.” Carmignac's Kevin Thozet says the addition of new household subsidies and lower interest rates into the already-strong economy are reasons to be “cautious” on long-term US Treasuries and the dollar. “If the economy does not need this reflationary push, Trump does, in order to win the midterm elections. All of this, however, is expected to come at the cost of higher long-term rates and downward pressure on the dollar."

Deere relocates excavator production from Japan to North Carolina. https://www.deere.com/en/stories/featured/two-new-us-facilities/ .

The administration should re-focus on securing our border — and that’s been successful — and deporting all of the criminals, I think we can all agree with that. And I have also been mentioning, too, the latest statistics that I have seen, about two-thirds of those ICE is deporting are criminals. And, again, I think we should talk more about that, too. I think that’s a good thing. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA)

I learned this group of M1070s were all built from 1997 to 1999, and were rebuilt under army contract by Oshkosh from 2007 to 2010. The low mileage is from the rebuild date. Oshkosh complete went through them including rebuilding the engines, which sounds like SOP. Wikipedia: Two separate contracts were awarded in 2004 to Oshkosh for overhauling service-worn M1070s. A total of 1,109 tractors were reset to an original build standard and with zero miles/zero hours and a full one-year warranty. The cost was about 75% of that of new build vehicles. From 2010, the M1070A1 had a CAT C18 and Allison 4800SP 7-speed.

That's an Evans. I'm sorry, I can't remember the 2790-HVxxxxxx part-number for the slider knobs. Red Dot has a similar knob, RD544500, but of course I'd rather look up the truck by model and serial, get the 2RD heater assembly number and grab the correct 2790- knob number from that breakdown and supercede forward from there.

I like the pre-emissions powertrain.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/01/26/exclusive-trumps-quiet-hammer-cia-director-john-ratcliffe-revitalized-spy-agency/