This happened to you and I and we didn't even know it. My 1985 F-250 will be running on this ranch in 2075. My 2017 F-450 won't make it to 2040. One of these trucks I can fix with a wrench and a weekend. The other one requires a dealer, a laptop, and a prayer. This is the story of planned obsolescence — how the most sophisticated trucks ever built are also the most fragile, the most dependent, and the most disposable. Ford set an all-time record in 2025 with 153 recalls. Nearly half of all recalled vehicles last year were recalled for software failures. And your wiring? Rodents are eating it. This isn't an accident. This is how ownership ends.

#3DPrinting #righttorepair #plannedobsolescence
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igaO6uly_hg

Modern Deere equipment is locked behind proprietary firmware. Critical functions like engine management and diagnostics are inaccessible without authorized dealers. This forces farmers into costly, time-consuming repairs, turning a breakdown into a business model.

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https://youtu.be/HR7j7Hxboug

#JohnDeere #Tractor #AgTech #FarmerRights #RightToRepair
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urhEGj1lIpw

Farmers spend millions on tractors, but John Deere's system makes it nearly impossible to fix them without their expensive dealers. A lawsuit claims this is a conspiracy to trap farmers in a captive repair market, essentially selling a subscription, not ownership.

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https://youtu.be/HR7j7Hxboug

#JohnDeere #RightToRepair #FarmerRights #ConsumerProtection #TechLaw
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bY6N-xQCEA

John Deere settled a $99 million lawsuit, agreeing to provide digital repair tools. Farmers and independent shops can now fix their own equipment, ending a years-long fight against a restricted dealer network. Was it a historic win or a darker story?

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https://youtu.be/HR7j7Hxboug

#RightToRepair #JohnDeere #Agriculture #TechFreedom #FarmGroups
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbvV5wWMUzU

Farmers losing billions annually due to John Deere's anti-right-to-repair policies. A $99M settlement barely scratches the surface of a systemic problem.

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https://youtu.be/HR7j7Hxboug

#RightToRepair #Agriculture #JohnDeere #FarmerRights #BusinessEthics
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk74tZzTXns

John Deere at the White House, hailed as a partner in farmer freedom, while facing an antitrust case. Farmers received a fraction of what was lost, gaining limited tool access. John Deere paid under 3% of annual farmer costs, admitting no wrongdoing, and retains the right to restrict access again.

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https://youtu.be/HR7j7Hxboug

#JohnDeere #FarmerRights #Antitrust #Agriculture #Settlement
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4UN1bgugN0

Last week, we won the biggest Right to Repair lawsuit in a long time. A $99 million settlement. Access to repair tools. Headlines everywhere calling it a victory. But pull back the curtain and the story gets a lot darker. Because the access we won has a timer on it. The money doesn't go where you think it does. And two weeks before the settlement dropped, John Deere was standing on the White House lawn being celebrated as a partner in farmer freedom. This is the story of how a decade-long repair monopoly ended — and why the people who built it got to decide what winning looked like.

Right to Repair isn't over. It just got a lot more complicated.

#3DPrinting #righttorepair #johndeere
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR7j7Hxboug

New York's budget bill targets ghost guns and 3D printers, proposing blocking software to scan and stop firearm blueprints before printing. This moves beyond current limitations.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPHguJcz0-c

#GunLaws #3DPrinting #NewYork #Technology
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFvZnyjjF4s

Washington's new law criminalizes possessing digital manufacturing code with intent to produce something prohibited. This challenges established notions of file possession and free speech, potentially inverting the burden of proof.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPHguJcz0-c

#CodeLaw #DigitalRights #FreeSpeech #WashingtonState #LegalTech
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgOu04-_HZo

Washington state now criminalizes possessing files with 'disapproved intent.' This law could punish future actions, diverging from established legal precedent.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPHguJcz0-c

#FileLaw #LegalChanges #WashingtonState #CriminalJustice
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNhdAwWUANs