Gun Thread: March #3 Edition!

Howdy, Y'all! Welcome to the wondrously fabulous Gun Thread! As always, I want to thank all of our regulars for being here week in and week out, and also offer a bigly Gun Thread welcome to any newcomers who may be joining us tonight. Howdy and thank you for stopping by! I hope you find our wacky conversation on the subject of guns 'n shooting both enjoyable and informative. You are always welcome to lurk in the shadows of shame, but I'd like to invite you to jump into the conversation, say howdy, and tell us what kind of shooting you like to do!

Holy Shitballs! How in the ever-loving hell did it get to be the March #3 Edition?? I guess it checks out because last week was the 2/5 March Edition and the week before that was the First March Edition. Coming Soon: March #4 Edition!

Also, thanks for not burning the place down last Sunday. I made an el-quicko trip to Florida to see some family people. A lot of driving for a short visit, but I had a good time and ate a lot of Whataburger, so win-win. Also, Spring is almost here so trips to the farm-o will resume soon!

With that, step into the dojo and let's get to the gun stuff below, shall we?

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Food Thread: A Tisket, A Tasket, The Brisket's In The Basket*

Apparently I decided to make a brisket for the Passover Seder. I have no recollection of this decision, and in the only conversation I can recall, I was confident that I decided upon a tenderloin roast (The married men among the readers will understand how that came to be).

So brisket it is! And really, it's not a bad choice, particularity since my local Wild Fork Foods carries very nicely trimmed whole briskets. I really like using a whole brisket, in part because there is enough fat, and in part because the texture of the flat and the point are different, and add some nice complexity to the dish. I also get to render some of the trimmed fat so I don't have to panic when I want to make Yorkshire Pudding.

The only issue is searing the brisket...it's pretty big, so I have to use my largest roasting pan. It's not perfect because it's not particularly heavy, so I have to be attentive, otherwise I will get burned spots. The solution is to buy a very heavy and very expensive roasting pan, and because I am a cheap bastard I will choose being attentive every time!

The recipe itself is simple. Sear, then remove it and brown a ton of mirepoix, then return the meat to the roasting pan, along with a lot of red wine, some tomato, some ketchup for the sweet teeth among the guests, and some herbs. Cover and roast for a few hours, until it is nice and tender.

That's it! Easy and delicious.

I make it the day before so I can chill the brisket, slice it, and return it to the defatted mirepoix (which I blend into a thick sauce). For a big group it's a great choice, especially because I have a few relatives who are whiny little snots when it comes to rare beef, so that tenderloin would be more of a production.

I might not serve them my famous Chicken Tartare if they keep up the squawking about underdone meat!

*My apologies to Ella Fitzgerald and the real rhymers in the readership.

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First World Problems...

It's all fun and games until your fingers get frostbite from the freezing glass!

Specifically, my left thumb gets very, very cold when I hold my glass at the top of the stem or around the bowl. Sure, I could hold it part way down the stem, or even by the base, but that is less stable, less pleasant, and slows my drinking, and thus my enjoyment.

I have considered many solutions, including wearing gloves, using insulated glasses (they are horrendously ugly!), or simply burning the house down every evening during cocktail hour so as to have a source of warmth for my left thumb.

None of these are optimal. I could also switch to hot drinks (yuck..almost as bad as a shaken Manhattan), or even forego cocktails altogether and start with wine.

But that is bowing to primitivism, and I will not give in!

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Becoming An American, Or Even Entering The Country Is Not A Right...It Should Be A Rare Privilege

That headline should not be controversial. In fact it should be axiomatic. For most of our history our immigration policy was to allow almost unfettered immigration with a few restrictions. Criminals, the ill and infirm, and then in the 20th century, illiterates, were not allowed into America. After World War I the immigration restrictions recognized country of origin, with the goal of keeping the ethnic character of the country about the same.

And that wasn't all! There were political restrictions created by the various immigration acts of the first part of the century after the assassination of William McKinley, trying to keep out the budding revolutionary fervor in Europe. Anarchists, socialists, simple political radicalism...all were restricted. In fact, America deported immigrants who espoused overt anti-American beliefs.

But in 1990, that changed. The immigration act of that year removed most ideological restrictions, in favor of "security restrictions." And who? The usual suspects! The ACLU and other civil rights organizations, academia, and the left in Congress all agitated for relaxing political restrictions. Why is just as easily answered; keeping the post-Cold War leftists out of America was deemed to be "un-American," and in violation of our free speech rights and other civil liberties. Left unanswered was why foreigners should be afforded the rights protected by the United States Constitution!

Conspicuously absent was any recognition of Islam as a malign force whose sole objective was the subjugation of the world and the creation of a global caliphate. That sounds like a security risk as well as a political risk!

Naturalized but radicalized: Recent terror attacks expose glaring problems with citizenship vetting

As many increasingly argue that the U.S. immigration system is too lenient, four incidents in less than two weeks are being investigated or classified as terrorist attacks linked to Islamist extremism. Most of the alleged perpetrators are naturalized U.S. citizens.

Throughout history, we have expected people who immigrated here to become assimilated to the American culture. And I think over the last 30 years or so, there's been this idea that we no longer need to do that, and this is an example of the consequences of those kinds of bad policies," Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., told Just The News.

"We need to be more nimble when things are changing on the world stage, in the geopolitical realm. We need to be able to say, 'Now, wait a minute, maybe for right now, in light of the fact that we've got a war in the Middle East where we're attempting to take out the state sponsor of terrorism and free the world from the stranglehold that they've had for 47 years, should we maybe be reconsidering what we're doing in terms of bringing people into this country?'"

With all due respect (that means no respect at all, unless it is earned), we should not be "more nimble." The goal of American immigration policy should be the protection of our way of life, without any acceptance of gray areas in potential immigrants' politics or world view or adherence to a revolutionary political philosophy that use an ersatz religion to control its believers...otherwise known as Islam.

The core of Islam is the creation of a world government that is antithetical to 250 years of American Exceptionalism, 2,500 years of Western culture, 2,000 years of Christianity, at least 2,000 years of Hinduism, 2,400 years of Buddhism, and 2,800 years of Judaism. It aims to achieve that through violence, and has been remarkably consistent in its application of violence for its entire history.

If Western governments cannot recognize the existential risk of Islam being treated as just another religion, then all is lost. The United Kingdom is almost certainly lost already, with only the faint glimmer of hope in the Reform Party and Restore Britain Party. France is in similar straits, with its National Rally Party being actively targeted with lawfare by the ruling parties.

And...sadly, Islam is not the only existential issue. The majority of the world has no concept of personal freedom and individual autonomy. They are comfortable with authoritarian governments, with the rule of law being an afterthought, with tribalism being the primary driver of social and economic behavior. It is incumbent on America to reject those attitudes and return to a rational immigration policy that raises to the pinnacle a desire to become American, with all that entails.

Immigration law should be a hammer, and if deserving immigrants are denied entry, we will survive. But if the default decision is admission, we will be destroyed.

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Book Thread: (03/15/2026) [JTB]

Welcome to my attempt at a thread on AOSHQ. CBD asked if I would be willing to try a couple of book threads and that got me thinking. The Horde is so varied and interesting in their reading habits. This is a chance to ask a few questions about reading that intrigue me. So here goes.

Sorry the man, to my mind, who has not in his own home a place to be all by himself, to pay his court privately to himself, to hide.

-- Michel de Montaigne

Was this the first man cave? The idea is certainly pleasant and one I've sought most of my life. What would you include in your reading space? (BTW, it probably helped to be a wealthy 16th century French aristocrat to make a place like that.)

I've always liked this painting, 'The Bookworm' by Carl Spitzweg, circa 1850. This could be me, except I don't like ladders. It's so typical that reading one book makes me dig out five others.

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Daily Tech News 15 March 2026

Top Story

• Montana's Governor Greg Gianforte has signed into law the state's Right to Compute Act, the first legislation of its kind. (Western MT News)
  
  Before you celebrate, the bill is the worst kind of waffly bullshit, forbidding the government from infringing on fundamental rights unless it really wants to.
  
  I think they've spent too much time next door to Canada and the government needs to institute a hundred-mile decommunised zone.
  
  Still doing better than Australia where our government threatened at one point to legislate against inconvenient arithmetic.
  
  

• Whether you have a right or not you can't do much computed on a MacBook Pro 14 with an M5 Max CPU. (Notebook Check)
  
  It looks great on paper but it throttles down to less than half power within two seconds. If you want the high-end processor the only viable option is the 16 inch model.
  
  
  

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Saturday Night Club ONT - March 14, 2026 [2 Ds]

Welcome to Club ONT - a collaboration of The Disco and The Dino. St. Patty's Day will be observed in the Club tonight! All ye hooligans be on yer best behavior!

[Top photo: McGonagle's Pub, Boston]
How the Boston Pub That Sells the Most Guinness in Massachusetts Prepares for St. Patrick's Day

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Music Thread: St. Patrick's Day Edition

Garrett's just embarrassing now.

And if that isn't awful enough, here is The Pogues, singing a bit of a great song, but drunk in a pub. The hacking cough is a nice touch.

St. Patrick's Day is amateur hour, and I carefully avoid most of humanity. But drinking songs and songs about drinking and booze are ubiquitous, so let's see what we can dredge up!

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Hobby Thread - March 14, 2026 [TRex]

Welcome hobbyists! Pull up a chair and sit a spell with the Horde in this little corner of the interweb. This is the mighty, mighty officially sanctioned Ace of Spades Hobby Thread. As the prophesy foretold, the theme for this Hobby Thread is calligraphy and the written word.

[Top photo: A miniature of the hermit (monk) writing at a desk, 1st quarter of the 14th century (The British Library, London)]

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Ace of Spades Pet Thread, March 14

Courtesy Troy Rubright

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Good afternoon and welcome to the almost world famous Ace of Spades Pet Thread. Thanks for stopping by. Kick back and enjoy the world of animals.

Would you like a treat?

Let's relax a little with the animals and leave the world of politics and current events outside today.

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It's cat day today!

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Gardening, Home and Nature Thread, March 14

This pansy is the only survivor on the terrace outside of my condo of the harshest winter I've seen since I moved here 6 years ago. It is still perfect.
Lots of little green shoots in my planters though so hope Springs eternal.

Sharon(willow's apprentice)

A wonderful way to start our post today, which comes mostly from the desert.

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Talarico's bots are appearing on social media

It's not too surprising that traditional Christians are flummoxed by some of the preaching of James Talarico, and that social media posts concerning his "theology" continue to appear. But I am starting to see some comments on legit pages that seem to be from sources which post little or no content of their own. They have few followers or "friends". They only challenge posts from right-ish points of view.

An unsophisticated example concerning the war in Iran would be:

Jesus loves a bomb.

But there are more sophisticated challenges to posts concerning Talarico from these sites which seem dedicated only to criticism, suggesting that those who disapprove of his theology are mean or perhaps even bad people. For example, the conversation between Jesus and the Samaritan Woman at the Well was demonstrating that Jesus was sent to expand the covenant between God and the Jews to other people. It was about Social Justice. Forget the complexities about "living water", salvation and all.

Additionally, Talarico's special affinity for trans children is a lot like Jesus talking to the Samaritan woman. Social Justice.

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The Classical Saturday Morning Coffee Break & Prayer Revival

[Walk on water? Ha. Current lake ice conditions in the Frozen Tundra? 12"-21".]

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Good morning boys and girls and everything in between. Before we enter the Prayer Revival just a few house keeping matters to go over. (Rulz for those of you in Tacoma)

1) This is an open thread. Feel free to lurk, opine and/or bloviate.
2) Be kind, be nice. Be exceptional. Don't be Pretti Good.
3) Running with sharp objects is not regulated by the FDA. Good luck there Buckwheat.
4) Have a great weekend!

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Daily Tech News 14 March 2026

Top Story

• Two more long-lost Doctor Who episodes have been rediscovered decades after they first aired. (BBC)
  
  The two episodes are from the sprawling 12-episode story The Dalek Master Plan that aired in Britain in 1965 - and never aired anywhere else because Australian censors deemed it too violent and that made it unprofitable to resell in smaller markets.
  
  And then the BBC, in the long tradition of knowing the price of everything and the value of nothing, wiped the tapes to reuse them, deeming the tapes themselves more valuable than their contents.
  
  Which left little hope because most of the episodes rediscovered over the years have been from the archives of channels elsewhere in the world that "accidentally" held on to copies for decades after their rights expired.
  
  These two episodes were left to a film archiving foundation as part of a "ramshackle" private collection.
  
  In a nice touch, one of the actors who appeared as the Doctor's companion in the story - Peter Purves, now 87 - was invited to the screening, but only told that it was for an interview. To be fair, they did interview him afterwards.
  
  
  
• Yes, it's a quiet news day.

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Look At Me I'm ONT

Hello good folks! Welcome to Friday's ONT!

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The Ocho Cafe

I didn't know this, but the fake ESPN channel created for Dodgeball, ESPN8 "The Ocho" -- "If it's almost a sport, it must be The Ocho!" -- was actually turned into a real annual event by ESPN.

Here's some of The Best of The Ocho from eight years ago.

Here's some more competitions that are Almost A Sport, many of which are actually more awesome than conventional sports.

The actual dodgeball championships, US v. Canada, from 2014.

High-speed downhill soapbox derby racing.

Soapbox derby, Wacky Races Division.

High speed downhill-racing skateboarding.

Skateboarding down a Norwegian mountain road. When he balances by touching his gauntleted hand to the pavement, sparks fly. I like that.

Jetsuit racing (finals). If you want to see the earlier heats, start at about 8:00.

Women's division rock-climbing championships.

Rock-climbing on a dam.

Japanese (who else?) Mech MMA.

This whole video showing bikers testing the newest version of the Redbull Hardline extreme bike course is worth watching, but if you want to cut to the really good part, go here, to see the ramp jump across a chasm that I was sure was just a promotional thing that no one intended to actually jump. Wrong, they do jump it. It's insane. Several make it and one wipes. After testing it, and being told repeatedly "that jump will kill somebody," they decided the jump was just too insane and so they removed it from the bike course.

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The Week in Woke

GET. OUT.

His longtime neighbor Kandie Zaidieh, who described Ghazali as 'my rock,' was shocked to learn of his involvement in the attack and suspects the tragedy in Lebanon may have played a role in his decision-making.

'Because his brother died, right?' Zaidieh, 60, questioned when approached by the Detroit Free Press. She added: 'He was the best. The best neighbor. Always quiet, a hard worker. He was always pleasant. Everybody liked him.'

This was no tragedy -- this was justice. His two brothers were OFFICERS IN THE TERRORIST ARMY HEZBALLAH, CURRENTLY LOBBING MISSILES AT THE ISRAELI POPULATION.

'He was a very hospital [sic] man and a loving father,' Hamido patron Timothy Jacob shared in a Dearborn Heights community group. 'He always greeted me with a smile and always treated my family with kindness. He will be missed.'

Mike Smith, who said he visited the restaurant the day before the synagogue attack, said it was 'shocking' to hear about Ghazali.

'This guy was always a nice guy, one of the kindest people you can ever meet,' Smith wrote, adding that Ghazali's 'customer service was great.'

Siran Mouhanna, admitting she did not know Ghazali well, said that during the encounters they shared, 'he was the kindest, most respectful guy.' She added: 'It breaks my heart.'

'I don't believe Ayman can do something like this,' said Mike Dalou. 'He is the most respectful man and very kind. I'm lost for words. I pray for him, his family and everyone involved.'

Ghazali was born in Lebanon in 1985 and entered the United States in May 2011 on an immediate relative visa as the spouse of an American citizen, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

He then applied for naturalization on October 20, 2015, and became a citizen on February 5, 2016, under the Obama administration.

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Ghazali drove a truck filled with explosives into Temple Israel, which also serves as a preschool, at around 12.20pm on Thursday.

YASSS: Conservative lawyer Ted Frank is suing pro-Palestinian protesters in a class action lawsuit, representing the innocent victims they "kidnapped" by locking them in frozen traffic by blocking the roads.

He says this is legally false imprisonment. He's right. The defendants claim they have the right to illegally detain people to "protest" in favor of their kidnap/murder cousins in "Palestine."

Of course, a lefty judge threw out the case and even hit him with sanctions -- a big money fine -- for making an argument the judge didn't like about leftwing groups the judge does like.

Ted Frank, a conservative public interest lawyer in Washington, D.C., has built a reputation objecting to the terms of class action settlements that he says provide scant benefits to plaintiffs but richly reward their lawyers.

In a twist, Frank and colleagues at the non-profit Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute are pressing a class action, opens new tab of their own, appealing after a federal judge ​last year blasted their arguments as "baseless," dismissed the case, and hit them with to-be-determined monetary sanctions.

Frank and his team brought the case in 2024 on behalf of drivers stuck for ‌hours in a traffic jam while pro-Palestinian protesters blocked a highway near Chicago's O'Hare airport. On its website, opens new tab, Hamilton Lincoln says they sued to hold the activists accountable and "prevent further politically-motivated attacks in the future."

The filing made the novel argument that the motorists were falsely imprisoned in their cars and sought $36 million in damages for thousands of drivers.

The defendants -- which include alleged protest organizers and supporters -- frame the complaint in court papers, opens new tab as a legally-deficient attempt to attack their political movement.

"Being stuck in traffic does not amount to false imprisonment," said Joshua ​Colangelo-Bryan, a lawyer for defendant Wespac Foundation, which describes itself as a "peace and justice action network."

Yes it does. You are using force to trap people into becoming props in your terrorist "protest" against their will.

The government may not be able to object to your protests -- but the citizens you're kidnapping can object. We are not your captives.

In Seattle, a transgender demanded entry to a women-only spa where women routinely get naked in the spa rooms. The Korean owned spa refused -- because it's for women only and because women do not want to show their naked bodies to a shman, nor see a shman's big hanging balls.

Jason Rantz on Seattle Red
@jasonrantz

Nov 18, 2024

9th Circuit Court of Appeals is hearing Olympus Spa v Armstrong. The case comes after WA state forced a women's-only, nude spa to accept trans females (biological men).

To Judge M. Margaret McKeown, it's equivalent to a "whites only" business. We're not living in serious times.

Video here.

Here's the abusive pervert bringing the discrimination case:

The Ninth Circuit rules against the Korean spa, because they're insane. The spa asked for an en banc rehearing, where the entire Ninth Circus hears the case instead of just the three-judge panel that heard the appeal.

Once again, they ruled that male perverts have a right to see naked women and also expose themselves to those women.

One judge dissented. And he used vulgar language to impress upon the reader how insane this is:

After earlier set-backs, the owners of the spa vowed to keep appealing all the way to the Supreme Court:

Jonathan Choe
@choeshow

UPDATE ON KOREAN SPA CONTROVERSY: This is my latest collaboration with the Lynnwood Times. I spoke to Olympus Spa owner Sun Lee Monday morning. He's thankful for the community support and plans to take this all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court if it comes down to it. He declined an on camera interview but says: “I believe in the Bible, the U.S. Constitution, women’s rights, and I will always protect my wife and mother."

Let's hope so.

Ho-hum, another teacher having sex with two of his underage students.

The Soros DA of Fairfax County dropped all charges against this guy in 2024:

Nick Minock
@NickMinock

🚨 Court records show Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano's office dropped charges against the suspect who was accused of trying to shoot his way through a KinderCare daycare in Springfield with dozens of kids inside.

Adam Carolla lays into an AWFUL teaching her child to be a fearful psychotic wreck like she is.

I never thought I'd see a trans "woman" shouting aggressively and menacingly, almost as if he has a high testosterone and is potentially violent.

Australia placed two foster children in a home containing a transgender serial killer.

I would say "I'm not joking," but you already knew that. Extreme horror against children perpetrated by "our" governments is now commonplace.

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White House Spokesman Steven Cheung Blasts Rancid Racist Stephen Colbert as a No-Talent Loser Who Brings Shame to His Racist Ancestors

I can't believe this racist launched a psyop to deny a nomination to the supremely-qualified Strong and Proud Black Woman Jasmine Ratchet.

I think we're all still grieving.

White House Communications Director Steven Cheung launched a blistering attack Thursday on late-night host Stephen Colbert, unloading in a social media post that branded the comedian "a sad and pathetic excuse for a human being" while accusing him of driving one of television's most recognizable franchises into the ground.

Not really an accusation. That was the headline in the latest Nielsen book.

The remarks, posted to the platform X, came as The Late Show with Stephen Colbert heads toward its final run on CBS. Cheung mocked what he described as a media effort to frame Colbert's exit as a heartfelt farewell tour, dismissing the coverage and taking direct aim at the host himself. "He's a sad and pathetic excuse for a human being," Cheung wrote, adding that Colbert "killed the legacy of The Late Show."

So what is the little-watched TV clown, last seen propping up a mediocre white man so that he could steal a nomination from a Strong Black Woman, doing with his few remaining weeks?

Well, he's having on a series of guests who spend most of their time gassing Colbert up and assuring him that he's super-funny and super-needed in Current Year.

It's turned into such a solipsistic circle-jerk that even Solipsistic Circle-Jerk Daily, also known as Variety, is blasting Colbert for his cloying self-regard.

Quoted at Instapundit by Ed Driscoll:

Colbert's removal from the air, when it was announced last July, was legitimately seismic news, for the industry and for an audience who saw him as a crucial voice for the anti-Trump Resistance since the 2016 election. The timing of the news, though, meant that Colbert had an entire final season to play out with all parties, from writers and producers to host to guests, knowing that the end was in sight. (This differentiates it from the brief period when "Tonight Show" host Conan O'Brien's job was in limbo during the O'Brien-Jay Leno succession crisis -- then, the precariousness and uncertainty of the situation gave the show incredible tension and voltage.)

What has ended up making it to air has been an increasingly puffy tribute to the show's own host. The endless bouquets being tossed Colbert's way have started to make the studio smell a bit cloying.

Granted, these are Colbert's guests having an emotional response to a host they liked being removed from air, and in what seems to be an unfair way, to prove new Paramount CEO David Ellison's Trumpist bona fides amidst the Skydance-Paramount merger. It reminds one of how many other institutions are caving right now -- universities, law firms, to say nothing of corporations across the entertainment industry. But the show's focus on its own host's misfortune has become outsized and a bit dramatic, especially because so many other institutions are in crisis: With everything else going on in the world, we have to go through a monthslong celebration-of-life for a comedian whose job is coming to an end?

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Socialist Cuba Has Finally Run Out of Other People's Money and Is Looking for a Deal with Trump

Cuba had been receiving free oil from Venezuela. Well, not free -- Cuba supplied Venezuela with top intelligence agents and torturers in exchange for the oil.

But then Trump, probably on Bibi Netanyahu's orders because, obviously, sent Delta Force in to shoot L.O.O.K.E.R. guns at Cuba's security forces and abduct Nicolas Maduro.

The oil shipments stopped.

Trump also began raiding and seizing the "dark fleet" of illegal oil tankers moving sanctioned Iranian and Russian oil to low-class shithole barbarian states.

Cuba is now out of oil and would like to speak with America's manager.

The Cuban "president," Miguel Díaz-Canel, made yet another rare appearance on state TV and confirmed that the regime is currently in talks with the United States. He said, "There are international factors that have facilitated these talks," and said the goal is "first and foremost, to identify the bilateral problems that need a solution."

After weeks of denying any sort of U.S. negotiations, this is the first time he's admitted they're happening. He called it a "very sensitive process that is being approached with responsibility and great sensitivity."

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Díaz-Canel also admitted that the country has not received any oil in three months and is almost out of reserves.

What's interesting is that Raúl Castro's grandson, Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, aka El Cangrejo or "The Crab," was at Díaz-Canel's side during the announcement. He and Marco Rubio have allegedly been having backchannel talks in recent weeks, and Rubio's team even supposedly met with the young Castro when Rubio was in the Caribbean in late February.

Of course, Donald Trump has been floating the idea of a "friendly takeover" of Cuba for weeks and has said that Rubio is currently working on that.

However, right now, this unusual announcement feels more like appeasement than any sort of concession. The regime is backed into a corner, and it doesn't really have a leg to stand on at the moment. It's nervous, shaky, and sees the writing on the wall.

Either way, its days are numbered. These are the same types of actions made by all of the crumbling regimes of the past.

Cuba claims it will definitely not be making any concessions about letting the people actually vote for their leaders.

We'll see about that.

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The Left -- and Me-Again Kelly -- Say That the Cultural Enricher Who Tried to Blow Up a Synagogue Filled with Jewish Children Was Justified Because "Family Members" Had Been Killed by Israel

Just one thing they omitted to mention:

The "family members" killed by Israel were Hezballah terrorists.

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