Texan, free speech advocate, 2A supporter, science and technology nerd, former IT guy, dog dad, and occasional rabble-rouser.

Texas, USA
Joined October 2023
TechOperator (Tim) retweeted
Some fools still think the legacy news is real. Amazing.
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The Epstein files will never be released because the entire fucking government would collapse. They are all guilty - if not directly, then they were complicit. Change my mind.
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The most common EV question... "But what if your battery dies?" Dealers often quote owners $11,500–$15,000+ for a complete, installed replacement L87 when it isn't covered. EV is in a similar cost range to an L87 engine swap - often $10,000–$17,000+ out of warranty. Modern EV battery full-replacement rates (outside major recalls) are substantially lower than the documented failure rates for the L87 engine, and lower than gasoline engines in general. Battery replacement is overblown, just like these L87 engines.
It Took GM More Than 28,000 Failed V8s And Three Internal Investigations Before Recalling Its L87 Engines, the standard engine in Escalades, High Country Silverados, full-size Denalis, the trucks that people spend the big bucks on. Seems these engines have defective crankshafts causing catastrophic engine failure. Over the past six or so years, owners of high-trim half-ton GM trucks and SUVs have reported engines conking out, sometimes at alarmingly low mileage. Glad to hear these engines are finally getting recalled, but its going to take quite a while to get all those engines replaced. I have even heard that some of the replacement engines are going bad also.
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EV battery costs are dropping year by year, as engine prices only increase. Just a matter of time.
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TechOperator (Tim) retweeted
I told a customer today that his car needed the brakes replaced immediately. He said no problem, as bad brakes have never stopped him before
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Your orange phone looks old.
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PSA: Democratic socialism is really just socialism.
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Some vehicle manufacturers have no supply and people are waiting months to get them.
We're living in an insanely split car market: Toyota: 35 days' supply Jeep: 169 days RAV4: 24 days Grand Cherokee: 179 days Two totally different realities.
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TechOperator (Tim) retweeted
There is something deeply wrong with Talarico
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Did y'all know the "EV lobby" is trying to kill you? “EVs has multiple issues, fire safety (which can’t be improved as the heat is rising every years and batteries do explode), EMF radiation (harmful to our health) and mainstream isn’t talking about it because EV lobby is funding to not to disclose.”
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All my grass clippings somehow blew down the storm drain. Darn wind.
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I'm not anti-saxophone, but I'm anti-assault saxophone, and the general public has no business owning these.
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TechOperator (Tim) retweeted
I didn’t buy an EV because of the environment. I did it to piss you off, specifically.
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I’m a little bit off today.
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At this point, gasoline-powered vehicles are a fad, at least in America.
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EVs are just a fad.
49 countries have broken EV-sales records this year
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And your EV won’t kill you if you warm it up in your garage.
EV haters want you to think your EV is a fire risk, but here is the truth. Your gasoline-powered car is far more likely to catch fire, often cited as roughly 10 times or more in analyses of fire rates per 100,000 vehicles. Millions of gasoline-powered vehicles remain under active “park outside” recalls. Volume has risen sharply, with roughly 17 such campaigns covering about 1.7 million vehicles in the first seven months of 2026 alone. Stellantis (Jeep): ~1.077 million 2021–2025 Wrangler and Gladiator models. Kia: ~463,000 2020–2024 Telluride SUVs. Hyundai/Genesis: ~94,600–95,000 2015–2016 Hyundai Genesis and 2017–2020 Genesis G80 models. Haters also claim gasoline fires are easier to put out and therefore less dangerous, but gasoline is highly combustible and burns rapidly. Both types of fires present challenges. My EV is parked safely inside my garage and is far less of a fire hazard, and I don’t have to worry about carbon monoxide poisoning killing me either.
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If things are not going to plan, adjust your plan.
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