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aceofspadeshq at gee mail.com CBD: cbd at cutjibnewsletter.com Buck: buck.throckmorton at protonmail.com joe mannix: mannix2024 at proton.me MisHum: petmorons at gee mail.com J.J. Sefton: sefton at cutjibnewsletter.com | Veterans Day in a time that reminds us how important veterans areAnthem, AZ Below, a quote from my grandfather, a young chaplain in WW I whose habit was to go in unarmed with the front line troops. This is from a letter to his father from the Belgian Front, late 1918: I am happy to say that peace seems to have come. I was slightly wounded in the right arm in the offensive we took part in on the Belgian front. I felt happy to be alive and safe and I look forward to coming home. My sympathy goes out to those who will never go home and for those who expect to see friends and relatives who will never come back. I have come to the conclusion that life is a precious gift and is worth living, no matter what the difficulty, but we are so helpless to save it or preserve it that it is not worth while to consider our health and happiness and comfort above that of others. It is worth while sometimes to die, if death will serve to help others. When we think too much of our comfort we expose ourselves to more danger by disintegration than we do when we make a brave fight and face every danger and exposure. I hope I come home from this war more of a man then I went into it. If I don't I'll feel that I have not played my part.My grandfather suffered wounds not mentioned in the letter above. He carried shrapnel in his back for the rest of his life. Couldn't eat chicken because of an experience with spoiled chicken under desperate circumstances. Still, he was ready to volunteer for WWII. . . . Thanks to our veterans. I'm sort of hoping that our future veterans don't get too involved in the current foreign conflicts Part of that conflict is coming to us in the form of propaganda. I have been trying to keep track of a few sources of sound information to counteract the flood of misinformation we have been swimming in. Some people can't be reached with sound information, but some can. This piece by Melanie Phillips on Israel's fight against an existential evil is a good place to start. At some point, past experience tells us, pressure from public opinion is likely to become intense over the number of civilians who will be said to have been killed in Israel's bombardment of Gaza. In previous wars, Israel has been accused of flouting international law by wilfully killing civilians and committing war crimes. This has been the opposite of the truth. The IDF (Israel Defence Forces) has always gone to greater lengths than any other army in the world to protect enemy civilians as far as possible, and its ratio of civilians to combatants killed has been far lower than any other country has achieved. This pressure, however, imposed most critically by the US, has repeatedly forced Israel to curtail its military operations against the Gaza terrorist infrastructure.How does limiting the Israeli response end the "cycle of violence"? Embedded in the piece above is a video discussing how the State of Israel was formed. Excellent. In this war against Hamas and Iran, Israel is fighting for its life and the lives of its people against Palestinian Arabs whose forbears allied themselves to Hitler in the thirties and pledged to wipe out every Jew in the Middle East. Today's Palestinian Arab genocidists display the same depravity. The spectacle of their acolytes in Britain crowding out those who wish to commemorate the British heroes who fought Nazism and aggression against the free world is beyond sickening. Worse, yet another such demonstration is planned for this coming Saturday, the actual anniversary of the armistice agreement that ended the First World War on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918.The only lessons the Old World offers to America these days are cautionary. Joel Kotkin In addition to education, the UNRWA provides a multitude of services and aid in the region. You might think that it is better to have the UN run the schools than Hamas, but you misunderstand: the UN basically runs the schools with Hamas. It serves as something of a propaganda arm within the Gaza Strip for the ruling clique. How could it be otherwise, given how Hamas will happily kill anyone who they see as a threat, and how the terrorists require a steady stream of "martyrs" to further their evil goals. The UNRWA is basically an internationally funded Hamas front, and the largest contributor to the organization is the United States of America. Trump had cut off funding, but Joe Biden opened the spigots once again.It includes lots of shocking items, like a UNRWA official suggesting that civilians who flee to the South should be considered traitors.
This Is Not a Drill The Anti-Semitism Epidemic Examples of some of the insanities of leftist groups are given. Then: Why are the BLM supporters, climate extremists, academic feminists, and trans activists so quick to side with Hamas? Why are those who champion women's reproductive rights so quick to align themselves with a Hamas-controlled Gaza where women lack the right to drive, let alone get an abortion? Why would they rally to a society where men are encouraged to hit the stray uppity wife? For that matter, why would so many LGBTQ+ groups side against a society that hosts some of the largest Pride festivals worldwide so that they can throw in with another that puts homosexuals to death? Conservative thinkers James Lindsay and Christopher Rufo have painstakingly traced the Marxist roots of all of these groups, showing that they all branch from the same rotten revolutionary trunk. These groups aim to overthrow the West, and so they support one another. Nests of critical theory fill their interchangeably empty heads. But I want to suggest a motivation less highbrow and more straightforward. They are all fed by the same polluted water source: hatred, envy, and resentment. What leads them to show up at the pro-Hamas rallies in remarkable numbers is not ideological commitment. Sure, some may want Marxist revolution, if they even understand what that is. But whatever beliefs they may hold about gender, race, or climate quickly unravel under the clumsy weight of the obvious contradiction of supporting a regime so hostile to these causes. Which means they are no more motivated by ideology, in other words, than Adolf Hitler was when he allied himself with Haj Amin al-Husseini, the Arab mufti of Jerusalem, or the Japanese--another race allegedly inferior to whites in his despicable hierarchy--and made war upon the white French and British. Hitler believed Nazi racial theory, of course. But sometimes hatred simply burns brighter and hotter than all other ideological commitments combined. So don't bother informing Gays 4 Gaza that same-sex attraction is proscribed by criminal law in Gaza, backed by a penalty of 10 years' imprisonment, in that very territory they're so wild about. No need to educate them about the finding by Pew Research that the Palestinian population's opposition to homosexuality is among the highest in the world; that in 2016, Hamas responded to a senior commander's homosexual activity with a firing squad; or that gay adoption and gay marriage are strictly forbidden in Palestinian territories. They already know--and they really, truly don't care . . . They are not the dupes of a hideous regime in opposition to their values -- racial justice, reproductive rights, women's liberation, climate awareness. We are the dupes for believing they sincerely held those values in the first place.Link to Marxism explained at the . . . link. Of course, some of their feelings are held in behalf of others. They think. Someone at X said that the Cornell student arrested for making threats against Jewish students was probably just trying too hard to fit in and win approval of his peers and took it a step too far. My view is that there's no just about it...the desire to fit in and win approval is very often the reason why people commit evil acts. I'm reminded of something CS Lewis said: "Of all the passions, the passion for the Inner Ring is most skillful in making a man who is not yet a very bad man do very bad things." . . . So yes, the passion for approval has always existed. But I feel sure it is much stronger, or at least has fewer countervailing forces, among people who experience today's college admissions race and its eventual fulfillment. . . It's important to note that much of the current anti-Semitism, especially the kind seen on college campuses, is different from the traditional kind. While Jews were once disliked because they were too different from the overall society, they are now denounced because they exemplify things that the 'progressives' despise about their own societies.
Jim was a sullen fourteen-year-old boy when his aging English teacher in rural Michigan, Donald Crouch, first encountered him. The boy was unnaturally shy, wrapped in a cocoon of self-imposed silence. It would have been easy to think of his student as dim, disinterested, and backward, except for the way the boy's eyes lit up whenever the subject turned to poetry. Though subtle, Donald always noticed a slight shift in the boy's posture--a quiet but unmistakable enthusiasm that accompanied any discussion of the likes of Milton, Chaucer, or Shakespeare. One day Donald asked Jim to hang around after class. He hoped that he could make some progress toward breaking down the invisible wall surrounding the kid. After a few minutes, Jim opened up to Donald, and at once the veteran teacher understood the problem: Jim stuttered. A lot. Donald listened with the patience of Job as Jim stammered and sputtered, fitfully recalling the humiliation he had experienced all of his life due to his speech impediment. Donald understood why his pupil was so taken with poetry; its elegant lines, its rhythm and cadence, every smooth word laid right in place. And this gave Donald an idea. . . Problem 1: anything important & lasting eventually needs women sincerely bought in Problem 2: building important & lasting things requires asabiyyah, which has literally never been observed in an egalitarian mixed-gender group, of any size, ever Asabiyyah is for the fellas Best-known failure mode of anything genuinely cool since the sexual revolution: >ambitious single men do something risky The attraction of women to cool ambitious high-status projects is obviously not a problem - it's literally the engine that generates cool ambitious high-status projects The problem is that an egalitarian & individualist society gives women the wrong frame to buy in Men & women aren't meant to be considered singly - certainly not for their entire lives the "fundamental unit of society" - the correct frame of analysis in weighing incentives & interests - is the family Yoko'd> 👏👏More musings in the thread. One cool thing about a melting-pot civic nation is that not even a congresswoman owes any exclusive debt of loyalty to it & can openly pursue the interests of hostile nations with taxpayer fundsMaybe she hasn't melted yet. Comments(Jump to bottom of comments)1
Good morning KT
Posted by: Skip at November 11, 2023 11:00 AM (fwDg9) 2
Really glad got to see the Traveling Vietnam War Memorial couple weeks ago. Doubt ever will see the original in DC.
Posted by: Skip at November 11, 2023 11:02 AM (fwDg9) 3
Unfortunately the age of men mentoring young boys who they are not related to is a no go. I don’t interact with kids unless their parents or guardian are present.
Posted by: Drive by at November 11, 2023 11:06 AM (MNhXM) 4
Great that you were able to see it, Skip.
Posted by: KT at November 11, 2023 11:07 AM (rrtZS) 5
Trying to think if a woman has ever Yoko'd anything I care about.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 11, 2023 11:08 AM (5xURv) 6
My Father was a VFW Post Commander for a number of years. I miss going with him on Veteran’s Day and Memorial Day when I was a kid to the various ceremonies.
Posted by: Drive by at November 11, 2023 11:09 AM (MNhXM) 7
Don't know the context of "The men who just want to be left alone" tweet, but in meatspace, the world goes on. Nobody I know is in conflict, there are no protests here, nothing gets anyone riled up.
This world, the one I inhabit, doesn't contain the same broiling drumbeats as the one online. The internet is the devil incarnate. Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2023 11:09 AM (QBaJw) 8
We should tell the UN to find another location and financing. They have been pursuing the opposite of what was their original mission.
Posted by: Drive by at November 11, 2023 11:11 AM (MNhXM) 9
Willowed, and it's an open thread.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 11, 2023 10:51 AM (ynpvh) Got similar for a couple of weeks at the beginning of the year. Caller with a Spanish accent from local area code asking for "John". My late first husband was named John, but he never lived in Texas and when asked it was a Spanish surname. Still unpleasant. Eventually started telling them that I was on the 'No Call' list (true) which made what they were doing a crime, and that Jesus loved them and wanted them to know him but I didn't talk to criminals. Stopped pretty quick after that, for whatever reason. Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at November 11, 2023 11:12 AM (nC+QA) 10
Drive by at November 11, 2023 11:09 AM
They still have quite a few activities in our area. And ROTC kids do a lot of things. Posted by: KT at November 11, 2023 11:13 AM (rrtZS) 11
Wonderful ceremony at my granddaughter’s elementary school for us vets.
I think things are changing a bit. With 9/11 and all the turmoil in various hot spots including our southern border, that people are appreciating what our veterans mean to this country. Posted by: Redenzo at November 11, 2023 11:13 AM (V/pbu) 12
They held the French Open tennis tournament every year during WW2. Life does go on in bubbles but that doesn’t mean there is not chaos outside those bubbles.
Posted by: Drive by at November 11, 2023 11:15 AM (MNhXM) 13
Sitting on the porch on a cool, cloudy day at Schloss Hadrian. I've cooked bacon and afterwards sausages on the side burner of the grill. Lila is waiting to go back inside, at which time more coffee is in order. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 11, 2023 11:16 AM (MoZTd) 14
I wish we could get D-I-E activists to super glue themselves to a monument or museum somewhere so that I could tell them in my best movie villain voice:
"I expect you to bond, Mr. D-I-E!! Posted by: Muldoon at November 11, 2023 11:17 AM (991eG) 15
A couple of today's headline.
House Recesses With Days Until Shutdown Lol: Biden Officials Blame Moody’s “Negative” Credit Outlook on GOP “Extremism” Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Pumpkin Spice! at November 11, 2023 11:17 AM (FVME7) 16
Thanks, K.T.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at November 11, 2023 11:19 AM (V8he0) 17
One uncle went to Vietnam and is still living at a Vet Center with full benefits because of it.
Posted by: Skip at November 11, 2023 11:24 AM (fwDg9) 18
Soros Org President Urged "Hamas Must Be a Party" to Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
- How can peace be achieved if we don't hear the grievances of this austere religious organization? Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Pumpkin Spice! at November 11, 2023 11:25 AM (FVME7) 19
Wow that's quite a read today! Paraphrasing: "the urge to be part of the "inner ring" leads men to commit the greatest evils" - well that certainly explains our congressional leadership.
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 11, 2023 11:25 AM (S6gqv) Posted by: Ciampino - never masking at November 11, 2023 11:26 AM (qfLjt) 21
LoL Soros is desperate to keep Hamas alive. He better be careful that he doesn't end up on the Mossad's list too, like every member of Hamas already is.
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 11, 2023 11:27 AM (S6gqv) 22
We may not want war but war is coming. Prepare. That's the best you can do.
Posted by: Eromero at November 11, 2023 11:28 AM (mRnMY) 23
Warner Bros Shelves Finished Live-Action/Animated “Coyote vs. Acme” Movie Completely as Studio Takes $30M Tax Write-off
- I guess they made the Roadrunner a girl, gay, and lame. Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Pumpkin Spice! at November 11, 2023 11:28 AM (FVME7) 24
"The video below drags some and it is by the Ayn Rand Institute, which may be a negative ... "
wanna unpack that a bit for me, why that might be a negative? Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at November 11, 2023 11:29 AM (hXr4C) 25
thanks for the thread, KT.
bbc , who loves hamas , has squeezed out the following : "Israel's military says it has killed a Hamas commander called Ahmed Siam. It accuses him of previously stopping 1,000 Gazan residents leaving the Rantisi hospital - which we mentioned in our last entry. A joint statement from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Israel Securities Authority (ISA) said Siam was killed along with other Hamas fighters "while hiding in the al Buraq school". The statement said that Siam had previously "held hostage approximately 1,000 Gazan residents at the Rantisi hospital and prevented them from evacuating southwards for their safety". The statement repeated the claim that Hamas "uses the civilians of the Gaza Strip as human shields for terror purposes". Is bbc claiming the opposite ?? what a shiiity government funded broadcasting service you got there Britainstan. Posted by: runner at November 11, 2023 11:29 AM (V13WU) 26
Thanks to all you Veterans. You still serve wherever you are.
Posted by: Eromero at November 11, 2023 11:31 AM (mRnMY) 27
About the 77-year-old shooter in Panama -- The Men Who Wanted to Be Left Alone -- the protests and street blockades, sometimes with dump trucks, have gone on for weeks.
Posted by: JM in /Ill -- Behold the Manchurian Candidate at November 11, 2023 11:31 AM (yxb1Y) 28
Is bbc claiming the opposite ?? what a shiiity government funded broadcasting service you got there Britainstan.
Posted by: runner at November 11, 2023 11:29 AM (V13WU) Jimmy Savile worked for BBC. All you need to know. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 11, 2023 11:31 AM (NHCJ+) 29
Fen's Law explains all.
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at November 11, 2023 11:32 AM (aD39U) 30
Re Yoko'd - there was a thread elsewhere about a study done for possible travel to Mars, about how to have a group of people packed together in very tight quarters for up to a year without them trying to kill each other.
I replied this problem is not new at all, lessons from 1492 - No Women on Board! It's not the women so much as the men killing each other over them. Posted by: Tom Servo at November 11, 2023 11:33 AM (S6gqv) 31
as far as casualties, Israel , for some reason, has alway been held to a much higher standards than anyone else, when it comes to self defense, to war. as if people are offended that Jews are defending themselves. everybody rushed to show sympathy after 10/7, but when Israel started to take care of the problem , all of a sudden that is just not acceptable.
Posted by: runner at November 11, 2023 11:33 AM (V13WU) 32
What going on with Arizona's governess? I've seen memes about her but must have missed a post at the HQ about it (I mostly lurk nowadays).
Posted by: logprof at November 11, 2023 11:34 AM (KhYiQ) 33
NY Gov. Hochul Appoints Sex Therapist Dr. Ruth as State's First "Loneliness Ambassador"
- Uh, OK, but I think Hoochie Coochie Ambassador has a better ring to it. Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Pumpkin Spice! at November 11, 2023 11:34 AM (FVME7) 34
NY Gov. Hochul Appoints Sex Therapist Dr. Ruth as State's First "Loneliness Ambassador"
- Uh, OK, but I think Hoochie Coochie Ambassador has a better ring to it. Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Pumpkin Spice! at November 11, 2023 11:34 AM (FVME7) She's 95! Who knew she was even still alive. Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2023 11:36 AM (QBaJw) 35
NY Gov. Hochul Appoints Sex Therapist Dr. Ruth as State's First "Loneliness Ambassador"
- === that Babylon bee if frigging hilarious ! Posted by: runner at November 11, 2023 11:37 AM (V13WU) 36
NY Gov. Hochul Appoints Sex Therapist Dr. Ruth as State's First "Loneliness Ambassador"
- Uh, OK, but I think Hoochie Coochie Ambassador has a better ring to it. Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Pumpkin Spice! at November 11, 2023 11:34 AM (FVME7) Dr. Ruth is still alive?! Also, have to credit Hochul for guts in appointing a Jewish sniper to *any* position in the current moment. Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at November 11, 2023 11:37 AM (nC+QA) 37
What going on with Arizona's governess? I've seen memes about her but must have missed a post at the HQ about it (I mostly lurk nowadays).
Posted by: logprof at November 11, 2023 11:34 AM (KhYiQ) No idea. She "ran" for governor using the Biden style, and they cheated her into office because her office is the one that counted the votes. I think what we're all going to have to get used to is people who get "elected" to office, who have no real power or control over the working of government, because government is more and more just an animal that self-propels to do all the things it does, without any real input from anyone outside its permanent structure. Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2023 11:38 AM (QBaJw) 38
The video of barbarity and carnage that will haunt me forever: MAUREEN CALLAHAN's searing account of the 10/7 Hamas terror footage - and her demand: why WON'T the president tell us if he's seen it or not?
https://mol.im/a/12736391 I think it's a mistake not making that video available for viewing to anyone that wants to see it. Otherwise lots of lies will be propagated. We didn't show such sensibilities or squeamishness in previous generations - I believe we can thank lawyers for this childishness. Posted by: Ciampino - about never masking at November 11, 2023 11:40 AM (qfLjt) 39
I think it was Golda Meir who said that the world feels sorry for dead jews, but it gets angry at live jews defending themselves.
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 11, 2023 11:41 AM (S6gqv) 40
Soros is desperate to keep Hamas alive. He better be careful that he doesn't end up on the Mossad's list too, like every member of Hamas already is. Posted by: Tom Servo at November 11, 2023 11:27 AM That's a bright spot in this thread. I don't understand how a man so evil isn't extradited out of this country to one that wants him to stand trial. I guess he greases the right people. Posted by: Divide by Zero at November 11, 2023 11:42 AM (enJYY) 41
Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2023 11:38 AM (QBaJw)
--It follows weeks after that weird sequence where Creepy Sleepy visits and all the top Democrats ghost the state and leave the GOP (was it Treasurer?) in charge. The ballot box is becoming just a button us rats still continue to push even long after the pellets stop coming. Posted by: logprof at November 11, 2023 11:42 AM (KhYiQ) 42
The ballot box is becoming just a button us rats still continue to push even long after the pellets stop coming.
Posted by: logprof at November 11, 2023 11:42 AM (KhYiQ) The cartels own the Abortion Mouse. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 11, 2023 11:43 AM (NHCJ+) 43
Ciampino, every person associated with government should be made to watch
Posted by: Ben Had at November 11, 2023 11:43 AM (Ql+HN) 44
That's a bright spot in this thread. I don't understand how a man so evil isn't extradited out of this country to one that wants him to stand trial. I guess he greases the right people.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at November 11, 2023 11:42 AM (enJYY) Who would extradite him? Lawyers. Prosecutors. Who does he control. Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2023 11:43 AM (QBaJw) 45
Gabriella Hoffman: Environmentalists Want to “Decolonize” English-Named Birds
- Well, I guess it does imply that they are gay and lame. Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Pumpkin Spice! at November 11, 2023 11:44 AM (FVME7) 46
BurtTC I agree, we are seeing the rise of officials who are much like Commissars in the old USSR. They are incredibly ignorant, talentless people who's only purpose is to provide a face for the thousands of evil, scheming, controlling aparatchiks hiding in the shadows behind them. They are almost always too stupid to realize that they can be "disappeared " and replaced at a moments notice.
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 11, 2023 11:45 AM (S6gqv) 47
ock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at November 11, 2023 11:29 AM
Ayn Rand understood the terrible effects of communism and bureaucracy, but her philosophy left something to be desired. Posted by: KT at November 11, 2023 11:47 AM (rrtZS) 48
Morning Horde. A very happy Veterans Day to all the veterans here. Thank you for keeping us free.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 11, 2023 11:47 AM (Gs2zV) 49
Watching some of Band of Brothers on AMC, about to hit Normandy
Posted by: Skip at November 11, 2023 11:47 AM (fwDg9) 50
>>> 46 BurtTC I agree, we are seeing the rise of officials who are much like Commissars in the old USSR. They are incredibly ignorant, talentless people who's only purpose is to provide a face for the thousands of evil, scheming, controlling aparatchiks hiding in the shadows behind them. They are almost always too stupid to realize that they can be "disappeared " and replaced at a moments notice.
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 11, 2023 11:45 AM (S6gqv) Is this about me? Posted by: Mayor Adams at November 11, 2023 11:47 AM (llON8) 51
"I think it's a mistake not making that video available for viewing to anyone that wants to see it. Otherwise lots of lies will be propagated. We didn't show such sensibilities or squeamishness in previous generations - I believe we can thank lawyers for this childishness.
Posted by: Ciampino - about never masking at November 11, 2023 11:40 AM (qfLjt) " This, precisely, every second of all of that video! Media's allegiance to marxism, and by extension anything that will contribute to the downfall of our civilization accounts for the reluctance, imho. though litigiousness has its place in the mob of complicit actors, each carrying away their teaspoonful of the foundation ... Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at November 11, 2023 11:47 AM (hXr4C) 52
Don't know the context of "The men who just want to be left alone" tweet, but in meatspace, the world goes on. Nobody I know is in conflict, there are no protests here, nothing gets anyone riled up.
This world, the one I inhabit, doesn't contain the same broiling drumbeats as the one online. - Don't worry, it was more than ten miles from your house. Posted by: Methos at November 11, 2023 11:48 AM (Dnobf) 53
NY Gov. Hochul Appoints Sex Therapist Dr. Ruth as State's First "Loneliness Ambassador"
=== that Babylon bee if frigging hilarious ! Posted by: runner --- Today's episode of Is it the Bee, or Not the Bee?... Turns out this is real. Heh. Posted by: screaming in digital at November 11, 2023 11:48 AM (aBJcM) 54
The ballot box is becoming just a button us rats still continue to push even long after the pellets stop coming.
Posted by: logprof at November 11, 2023 11:42 AM (KhYiQ) Yep. Politics is increasingly a shell game. I did appreciate Vivek going rogue on stage the other day, and he's hitting the right marks when he points out that the RNC is just as bad as everything else in this game. Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2023 11:48 AM (QBaJw) 55
Morning hordemates!
And all the best to my fellow Veterans and the families who supported them. God bless! Posted by: Diogenes at November 11, 2023 11:49 AM (uSHSS) 56
Singing?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 11, 2023 11:49 AM (63Dwl) 57
About the 77-year-old shooter in Panama -- The Men Who Wanted to Be Left Alone -- the protests and street blockades, sometimes with dump trucks, have gone on for weeks.
- Yup. You can make your psychological issues my problem, but then I'm going to solve the problem my way, and likely not in a way that involves sympathy for you. Posted by: Methos at November 11, 2023 11:51 AM (Dnobf) 58
There is a huge pro pali rally going on in London. It's being kept away from the Remembrance Day ceremonies. If the two mixed it would get ugly.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 11, 2023 11:51 AM (Gs2zV) Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at November 11, 2023 11:52 AM (R4t5M) Posted by: logprof at November 11, 2023 11:53 AM (KhYiQ) 61
I think what we're all going to have to get used to is people who get "elected" to office, who have no real power or control over the working of government, because government is more and more just an animal that self-propels to do all the things it does, without any real input from anyone outside its permanent structure.
- Alternatively, we could be Americans, and acknowledge that this attempt at government has failed, discard it, and try something else. Posted by: Methos at November 11, 2023 11:53 AM (Dnobf) 62
It's a Biden miracle!
Collin Rugg @CollinRugg REPORT: The San Francisco homeless population has "miraculously" gone missing as President Biden & Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet in the liberal city. Remarkable! The typical drug addicts & homeless who wander the city like zombies have disappeared as 20,000 people are expected to visit the San Francisco thanks to the APEC summit. The New York Post says sources have told them that the homeless are being "herded" out to other areas of the city. Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Pumpkin Spice! at November 11, 2023 11:53 AM (FVME7) 63
One of them: End 'DEI'.
It’s not about diversity, equity, or inclusion. It is about arrogating power to a movement that threatens strivers of every race, ethnicity, and class—and ultimately America itself. This is the core of the problem Almost EVERY group pushing DEI is composed of losers who are looking for excuses to explain their loserdom. Jews are the mystifying exception. Posted by: Archimedes at November 11, 2023 11:54 AM (I/Qkd) 64
yeah, but that chart is about facts, not Randian philosophy.
eh, whatever, I don't want to pick a fight about it, and you have every right to speak your opinions. that was just my call on "phrasing", as the saying goes around here. Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at November 11, 2023 11:55 AM (hXr4C) 65
The New York Post says sources have told them that the homeless are being "herded" out to other areas of the city.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Pumpkin Spice! at November 11, 2023 11:53 AM (FVME7) How very Potemkin of them. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 11, 2023 11:55 AM (NHCJ+) 66
Don't worry, it was more than ten miles from your house.
Posted by: Methos at November 11, 2023 11:48 AM (Dnobf) Should I worry? Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2023 11:56 AM (QBaJw) 67
Alternatively, we could be Americans, and acknowledge that this attempt at government has failed, discard it, and try something else.
Posted by: Methos at November 11, 2023 11:53 AM (Dnobf) You do that. Let me know how it turns out. Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2023 11:58 AM (QBaJw) 68
I don't know what to think of Vivek.
Happy Veterans Day! Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at November 11, 2023 11:52 AM (R4t5M) What's rather apparent, is that his advisors told him before the previous debate, to try to make nice with the other people on the stage, and they ganged up on him. Whether he decided on his own, or his people did, I don't know, but he obviously came out with a F-that attitude, was zeroed in on Nikki Haley in particular, and said what a LOT of people are thinking about a number of things. He'll never be President, but if he managed to expose the twin harpies of the party, Haley and Ronna McRomney, for what they are, he will have performed a valuable service. Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2023 12:01 PM (QBaJw) 69
sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at November 11, 2023 11:55 AM (hXr4C)
Yes, I don't think the problem is with the video. Some people may just be put off by the name association with Ayn Rand. I think the guest speaker in particular does quite well in explaining how the maps explain the situation on the ground over time. Posted by: KT at November 11, 2023 12:01 PM (rrtZS) 70
In my country, only little babies use street as toilet.
Posted by: Chairman Xi at November 11, 2023 12:02 PM (KhYiQ) 71
The only real point I see in the Newsom story is how easily the problem can be solved with just a bit of effort from the government; also that everyone in those governments knows that.
So it begs the question; why do they *want* conditions to be so terrible the vast majority of the time? Posted by: Tom Servo at November 11, 2023 12:02 PM (S6gqv) 72
Who would extradite him? Lawyers. Prosecutors. Who does he control. Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2023 11:43 AM That would imply we have a terribly corrupt system in this country - virtually third world level - that no one has noticed yet. I'm sure there are many who would do something about it if it just came to their attention. Posted by: Divide by Zero at November 11, 2023 12:03 PM (enJYY) 73
"hatred, envy, and resentment" ?
i.e. evil These are the precise attributes attributed to Satan in the Old Testament and in subsequent literature e.g. "Paradise Lost". Interesting how the concept of evil has been relegated as archaic by the ruling class. What is equally troubling was that 9/11 is in living memory of the vast majority of American voters, who at the time had no problem identifying evil as such, but who now shirk at coming to the same obvious judgement. Posted by: Levin at November 11, 2023 12:03 PM (kk8TL) 74
NY filling out their Diversity registration
Posted by: Skip at November 11, 2023 12:04 PM (fwDg9) 75
He'll never be President, but if he managed to expose the twin harpies of the party, Haley and Ronna McRomney, for what they are, he will have performed a valuable service.
Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2023 12:01 PM (QBaJw) --Thursday, Ann Coulter ripped Darling Nikki. The title of her column was "Niki Haley's Husband's Djibouti Call" (it was about her raging Neocon tendencies). Posted by: logprof at November 11, 2023 12:05 PM (KhYiQ) 76
I did appreciate Vivek going rogue on stage the other day, and he's hitting the right marks when he points out that the RNC is just as bad as everything else in this game.
It was an awesome moment. Not only did he call out Ronna Mcdaniel by name and demand her removal, he looked the NBC "moderators" in the eye and asked them if the Russia hoax pushed by NBC news for years was actually a hoax. They just sat there with a s***-eating grin on their whore faces. Posted by: Archimedes at November 11, 2023 12:05 PM (I/Qkd) 77
Yes, I don't think the problem is with the video. Some people may just be put off by the name association with Ayn Rand. I think the guest speaker in particular does quite well in explaining how the maps explain the situation on the ground over time.
Posted by: KT at November 11, 2023 12:01 PM (rrtZS) I've seen the refutation of the maps elsewhere, that they're being used as lies to claim Israel has somehow done people wrong by the changing colors on the map over time. The lie is the lie, and can be exposed as such, by anyone who puts any effort into explaining it. Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2023 12:08 PM (QBaJw) 78
RE: the old man shooting the two protestors who had been blocking all the roads in Panama for 3 weeks over a copper mine dispute. To dig or not.
"The contract was agreed on 20 October and was signed into law by Panama’s government, but protestors are arguing that the mine is situated in a biodiverse jungle, which is “environmentally sensitive.”" The red Chinese are down there thick as thieves and this trouble smells just like them. 10 to 1 they want the copper and want to keep it from the Canadians and the 1st world. Posted by: Braenyard at November 11, 2023 12:08 PM (jmn+9) 79
That would imply we have a terribly corrupt system in this country - virtually third world level - that no one has noticed yet. I'm sure there are many who would do something about it if it just came to their attention.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at November 11, 2023 12:03 PM (enJYY) Indeed, this is what it implies. Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2023 12:09 PM (QBaJw) 80
Those maps discussed in the video have been all over twitter lately, they are an important part of the Holy Dogma in the Arabic world. That's why he put so much effort into debunking them. To us, they are stupid and easily shown to be wrong, but a Hamas supporter will kill you for saying that.
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 11, 2023 12:10 PM (S6gqv) 81
58 There is a huge pro pali rally going on in London. It's being kept away from the Remembrance Day ceremonies. If the two mixed it would get ugly.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 11, 2023 11:51 AM --If it weren't for the war that gave us Remembrance Day, perhaps the Holy Land would have remained a Turkish backwater with low-level but continual tit-for-tat terrorism between Paleos and Jews. Maybe not at this point, but makes for interesting speculation. . . . Posted by: logprof at November 11, 2023 12:10 PM (KhYiQ) 82
You do that. Let me know how it turns out.
Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2023 11:58 AM (QBaJw) Given an opportunity, sure. Until then, we're stuck with the world you deserve. Posted by: Methos at November 11, 2023 12:10 PM (Dnobf) 83
Pallywood on a small scale:
Andy Ngô 🏳️🌈 @MrAndyNgo 7h Why did you delete this, @KhaledBeydoun? https://tinyurl.com/3sa4u4vt csreencap Thread here too: https://tinyurl.com/4sbbjn7a Also has claimed he was hacked. bio in brief... Khaled A. Beydoun | Law Professor & Author Diversity & Inclusion Read More Media Publications: Professor Beydoun's insight has been featured in the Washington Post, the New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Time, Salon, and ESPN; and television and radio news programming Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at November 11, 2023 12:10 PM (krqg6) 84
--Thursday, Ann Coulter ripped Darling Nikki. The title of her column was "Niki Haley's Husband's Djibouti Call" (it was about her raging Neocon tendencies).
Posted by: logprof at November 11, 2023 12:05 PM (KhYiQ) Greenwald did a segment the other day, saying they looked into Nikki's finances, and that it appears Vivek was correct about it, that she was basically in debt until she left the administration, and went "to work" for the defense contractors, and now she's worth millions. Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2023 12:11 PM (QBaJw) 85
We may not want war but war is coming. Prepare. That's the best you can do.
Posted by: Eromero at November 11, 2023 11:28 AM (mRnMY) I agree. Food and water first. Situational awareness. Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at November 11, 2023 12:11 PM (Mzdiz) 86
Greetings! There are plenty of video of the Oct. 7 attacks. I think the IDF hosts this site, all the vids and pictures have blurred out the most horrifying bits.
www.hamas-massacre.net Posted by: gourmand du jour at November 11, 2023 12:12 PM (MeG8a) 87
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Who would extradite him? Lawyers. Prosecutors. Who does he control. Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2023 11:43 AM (QBaJw) ---- Better still 'Who does he NOT control?' Posted by: Ciampino - about never masking .... at November 11, 2023 12:12 PM (qfLjt) 88
Tut tut, how could anyone say our legal system is corrupt? Why I never!
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 11, 2023 12:13 PM (S6gqv) 89
Khaled A. Beydoun | Law Professor & Author Diversity & Inclusion Read More Media Publications: Professor Beydoun's insight has been featured in the Washington Post, the New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Time, Salon, and ESPN; and television and radio news programming
Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at November 11, 2023 12:10 PM (krqg6) --Wow, I'm all ears as to what this assclown has to say about sports. Posted by: logprof at November 11, 2023 12:13 PM (KhYiQ) 90
It was an awesome moment. Not only did he call out Ronna Mcdaniel by name and demand her removal, he looked the NBC "moderators" in the eye and asked them if the Russia hoax pushed by NBC news for years was actually a hoax. They just sat there with a s***-eating grin on their whore faces.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 11, 2023 12:05 PM (I/Qkd) I don't think they expected it, and they're not smart enough to have a response, but yeah. The Russian hoax. And Biden not really being President. He said the things people wanted to hear. Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2023 12:13 PM (QBaJw) 91
Until then, we're stuck with the world you deserve.
Posted by: Methos at November 11, 2023 12:10 PM (Dnobf) You deserve it too. Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2023 12:14 PM (QBaJw) 92
30 years of Marxist Seminary Law and how to destroy the Constitution
Posted by: Skip at November 11, 2023 12:15 PM (fwDg9) 93
Just got back from the VD parade here in Apache Junction AZ.
Great turnout for a small town. 4 F-35s flew over and a B-17 (twice at a virtual crawl), it was very cool. Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at November 11, 2023 12:15 PM (Ri6RV) 94
91 Until then, we're stuck with the world you deserve.
Posted by: Methos at November 11, 2023 12:10 PM (Dnobf) You deserve it too. Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2023 12:14 PM (QBaJw) --I thought deserve's got nuthin' to do with it? Posted by: logprof at November 11, 2023 12:15 PM (KhYiQ) 95
Those maps discussed in the video have been all over twitter lately, they are an important part of the Holy Dogma in the Arabic world. That's why he put so much effort into debunking them. To us, they are stupid and easily shown to be wrong, but a Hamas supporter will kill you for saying that.
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 11, 2023 12:10 PM (S6gqv) It's very effective propaganda. It takes time to refute them, but a picture shows a story that is easily believed by nitwits and college students. Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2023 12:16 PM (QBaJw) 96
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You can make your psychological issues my problem, but then I'm going to solve the problem my way, and likely not in a way that involves sympathy for you. Posted by: Methos at November 11, 2023 11:51 AM (Dnobf) ---- Very well expressed. Posted by: Ciampino - about never stopping .... at November 11, 2023 12:17 PM (qfLjt) 97
--I thought deserve's got nuthin' to do with it?
Posted by: logprof at November 11, 2023 12:15 PM (KhYiQ) We all deserve it. Adam bit the apple. We're still paying for that, and we'll never catch up to the point of being even. Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2023 12:18 PM (QBaJw) 98
I don't think they expected it, and they're not smart enough to have a response, but yeah.
It's remarkable how truly...not smart these people are. Posted by: Archimedes at November 11, 2023 12:18 PM (I/Qkd) 99
That top picture, in Arizona, could someone explain the significance of those slabs with holes?
Posted by: Ciampino - about never stopping ... at November 11, 2023 12:19 PM (qfLjt) 100
That top picture, in Arizona, could someone explain the significance of those slabs with holes?
Posted by: Ciampino - about never stopping ... at November 11, 2023 12:19 PM (qfLjt) At precisely 11:11, the sun shines through and makes the symbol of the U.S. of A. on the ground appear. Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2023 12:20 PM (QBaJw) 101
OT: Did Fen win the election?
Posted by: Admirale's Mate at November 11, 2023 12:22 PM (sMkAM) 102
Kicking back at home for a peaceful Veteran's Day. Beer, shrimp cocktail, college football and maybe even a bit of devil's lettuce will fill my day.
Posted by: Lincolntf at November 11, 2023 12:23 PM (2cS/G) 103
That top picture, in Arizona, could someone explain the significance of those slabs with holes?
Posted by: Ciampino - about never stopping ... at November 11, 2023 12:19 PM (qfLjt) --Modern art? Posted by: logprof at November 11, 2023 12:24 PM (/jXgQ) 104
58 There is a huge pro pali rally going on in London. It's being kept away from the Remembrance Day ceremonies. If the two mixed it would get ugly.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 11, 2023 11:51 AM (Gs2zV) ---- Well it has a bit. The cops are arresting the pro-British/Israel for harassing the pro-pali-f*king-inians. But of course. Posted by: Ciampino - about never stopping .. at November 11, 2023 12:25 PM (qfLjt) 105
At precisely 11:11, the sun shines through and makes the symbol of the U.S. of A. on the ground appear.
Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2023 12:20 PM (QBaJw) --Pretty cool. Very . . . Celtic. Posted by: logprof at November 11, 2023 12:25 PM (/jXgQ) 106
Kicking back at home for a peaceful Veteran's Day. Beer, shrimp cocktail, college football and maybe even a bit of devil's lettuce will fill my day.
Posted by: Lincolntf at November 11, 2023 12: Devil's lettuce?? Posted by: That Northernlurker what lurkd at November 11, 2023 12:25 PM (HfNu5) 107
Have a Blessed Veterans Day for all of our Veterans and their families!
Victory To The IDF! God Bless Israel! Posted by: Hairyback Guy at November 11, 2023 12:26 PM (R/m4+) 108
No Fen lost, it's the People's Republic of New Jersey
Posted by: Skip at November 11, 2023 12:26 PM (fwDg9) 109
Kicking back at home for a peaceful Veteran's Day. Beer, shrimp cocktail, college football and maybe even a bit of devil's lettuce will fill my day.
Posted by: Lincolntf at November 11, 2023 12: Devil's lettuce?? Posted by: That Northernlurker what lurkd at November 11, 2023 12:25 PM (HfNu5) Use your imagination. Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at November 11, 2023 12:26 PM (R4t5M) 110
At precisely 11:11, the sun shines through and makes the symbol of the U.S. of A. on the ground appear.
Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2023 12:20 PM (QBaJw) --Pretty cool. Very . . . Celtic. Posted by: logprof at November 11, 2023 12:25 PM (/jXgQ) I was thinking Raiders Of the Lost Ark, but if the Celts thought of it first... Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2023 12:26 PM (QBaJw) 111
Siavash Safavi@SedSia 13h
In my 2nd year in Canada, I went to York University. I considered myself a feminist in Iran, so I wanted to see what was new in feminism. I took gender studies... I remember walking out of the class thinking, "I guess the West had a good run. It was bound to end at some point." In one class, we were told to think of signs of patriarchy. I asked, could hijab be considered a sign of patriarchy? Oh boy! I got mobbed by several 18-year-olds (I was 32), and called ignorant and a bigot. The professor didn't feel like any of that was insulting to me. But when I dared to tell someone "You misunderstood my point", the professor cut me off and said I can't talk like that. After the class, very confused, I asked about the clown show I just witnessed. She said: "You can't say they're wrong." I asked What if they are though? "There is no wrong. Every worldview and experience is valid. You can't shut them down." This was my first time facing this cult. So I said what experience? Puberty? Living in their parent's house and getting an allowance? They're 18. What worldview? "Age has nothing to do with it." [continued] Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at November 11, 2023 12:26 PM (krqg6) 112
Siavash Safavi @SedSia 13h
I dropped out a couple of months later, traumatized after several heated debates with the Gender Studies and Anthropology professors. Humanities in these universities have one job. to destroy the foundational values of a student imprinted by the family and brainwash and turn them into the clones of their incompetent joyless ideologues/professors. Western universities have been producing these indoctrinated NPCs for decades. What's going on right now is the result. Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at November 11, 2023 12:26 PM (krqg6) 113
Use your imagination.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at November 11, 2023 12:26 PM (R4t5M) Or don't. Since you'll have less of it to use. Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2023 12:28 PM (QBaJw) 114
#104
Metropolitan Police @metpoliceuk UPDATE: Officers have arrested 82 people in Tachbrook Street, Pimlico to prevent a breach of the peace. They’re part of a large group of counter protestors we have been monitoring who have tried to reach the main protest march. We will continue to take action to avoid the disorder that would likely take place if that happened. 10:21 AM · Nov 11, 2023 Konstantin Kisin @KonstantinKisin And just like that, the police have no problem arresting large groups to prevent a breach of the peace. Suella was right. Two tiered policing. Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at November 11, 2023 12:30 PM (krqg6) 115
It is raining in Waxhaw, NC.
Posted by: mrp at November 11, 2023 12:30 PM (ALn4J) 116
Western universities have been producing these indoctrinated NPCs for decades. What's going on right now is the result.
------ Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at November 11, 2023 12:26 PM (krqg6) But let's be sure to support their sportsball teams. Those are totally great. Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2023 12:30 PM (QBaJw) 117
The "devil's lettuce" isn't really pot, it's some edible pot candies that look/taste like Skittles that I picked up in MA a couple weeks ago.
Posted by: Lincolntf at November 11, 2023 12:31 PM (2cS/G) 118
We all deserve it. Adam bit the apple. We're still paying for that, and we'll never catch up to the point of being even.
- The false government we have today is not punishment for original sin. It is a consequence of not living up to the covenant we made with God when the Declaration of Independence was signed. Until we get our act together and re-impose our proper authority over the filth that populate the bureaucracy, nothing can improve, and sooner or later the consequences of allowing those animals to run wild are going to come for you no matter how much security you think you have today. So, in that sense, yes, I deserve it as much as you and anyone else who tolerates the government. But I will continue to remind everyone of the duty The Lord assigned to us when He put us here, subject to that covenant, until we find the will to act, or He releases me from it. Posted by: Methos at November 11, 2023 12:31 PM (Dnobf) 119
Pooky had a frank conversation with Pookette last night how his time in the military contributed to his diagnosed sadism. She was horrified that anyone in the military would delight in harming others. We explained that the goal of the military is not to save lives, as she had been taught, but to kill people and break stuff. There's a certain type of person who thrives in that environment, and we explained that while Pooky had those tendencies when he started, the military breaking him has turned him into a sadist who struggles not to hurt those he loves. We explained that Pooky's mental disabilities are rated by the VA as the same as someone who lost two legs and an arm, and that both her parents would take Daddy losing a limb or even two over his current mental issues.
Posted by: pookysgirl, having to deal with a fallen world at November 11, 2023 12:31 PM (dtlDP) 120
I was thinking Raiders Of the Lost Ark, but if the Celts thought of it first...
Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2023 12:26 PM (QBaJw) --Ah, the Staff of Ra. I just recall all the shrines and edifices sprinkled around the British Isles, aligned for the Soltices or other solar events . Of course, most of them antedate the Celts by millennia, but Celtic sounds cooler than The Neolithic Peoples of Britain. (Autocorrect wanted me to say anteater instead of antedate, LMAO) Posted by: logprof at November 11, 2023 12:32 PM (/jXgQ) 121
Visegrád 24 @visegrad24 13h
Excited but mostly peaceful protesters enthusiastically knock on the doors of Grand Central Station in NYC in order to hold a debate about the history of Israel with the police officers who have sheltered inside to avoid discussing this difficult topic. https://tinyurl.com/4emdnmtu 10 seconds; many wearing disguising masks too; loud. Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at November 11, 2023 12:34 PM (krqg6) 122
Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at November 11, 2023 12:26 PM (krqg6)
Thanks for the post, pretty much explains the situation we’re in today, Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at November 11, 2023 12:35 PM (5ZdQt) 123
Years ago, I had hoped Pookette would continue the family tradition and enlist (maybe even getting into her father's specialized career field), but now I doubt she's going anywhere near the military. She's too horrified at what they did to her father, and the girl has a tender heart. Oh well, she'll make a great vet... ernarian!
Posted by: pookysgirl, having to deal with a fallen world at November 11, 2023 12:35 PM (dtlDP) 124
I thought arugula was the Devil's lettuce??
Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at November 11, 2023 12:35 PM (krqg6) 125
The Pittsburgh Penguins have only now decided to retire Jaromir Jagr's number. That took a long time.
Posted by: That Northernlurker what lurkd at November 11, 2023 12:36 PM (HfNu5) 126
93 AZ
"the VD parade" is not a felicitous short form of "Veterans Day Parade" Just as "the SS Admin" isn't a suitable evocation of "Social Security Administration" Posted by: mnw at November 11, 2023 12:36 PM (NLIak) 127
Boy, you just never know. I drop off my laundry this morning (fluff and fold, just like on Seinfeld). It's a cheap luxury. The girls know I'm a bit crippled up and always come out to the car to get it, and bring it out when done the next day. I always just give them a twenty, which gives them a $5 to $6 tip. Gal comes out, smiles, gets the bag and tells me "thanks for your service, keep the twenty". Grizzled vets can get dusty eyes.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at November 11, 2023 12:37 PM (0EOe9) 128
Thanks for the post, pretty much explains the situation we’re in today,
------------ And all over the West unfortunately. Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at November 11, 2023 12:38 PM (krqg6) 129
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At precisely 11:11, the sun shines through and makes the symbol of the U.S. of A. on the ground appear. Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2023 12:20 PM (QBaJw) ---- Thank you for taking the time to educate me. That's quite clever. Near Pretoria (South Africa) there's the Voortrekker Monument like a rotunda. Through an opening in this dome a ray of sunlight shines at twelve o'clock on 16 December annually, falling onto the centre of the Cenotaph, striking the words 'Ons vir Jou, Suid-Afrika' (Afrikaans for 'We're for you, South Africa'). The ray of light symbolises God's blessing on the lives and endeavours of the Voortrekkers. 16 December 1838 was the date of the Battle of Blood River against the Zulus, commemorated in South Africa before 1994 as the Day of the Vow. (The wikipedia article never mentions who the voortrekkers (Whites) were fighting at Blood River. Now if the Zulus had won then it would have been mentioned several times. Also it takes reading most of the article to realize that the monument is a commemoration to a battle and to God. Posted by: Ciampino - wikipedia is okay for non-historical or non-political stuff, nothing else at November 11, 2023 12:41 PM (qfLjt) 130
Gal comes out, smiles, gets the bag and tells me "thanks for your service, keep the twenty". Grizzled vets can get dusty eyes.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at November 11, 2023 12:37 PM (0EOe9) Maybe this country ain’t over yet. Thank you and all vets for your service. Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at November 11, 2023 12:41 PM (+Mjp8) 131
pookysgirl - vet myself, liked it but wouldn't advise anyone right now to go in. It's Cultural Marxism to the core
Posted by: Skip at November 11, 2023 12:42 PM (fwDg9) 132
--Ah, the Staff of Ra.
I just recall all the shrines and edifices sprinkled around the British Isles, aligned for the Soltices or other solar events . Of course, most of them antedate the Celts by millennia, but Celtic sounds cooler than The Neolithic Peoples of Britain. (Autocorrect wanted me to say anteater instead of antedate, LMAO) Posted by: logprof at November 11, 2023 12:32 PM (/jXgQ) I know very little about the histories of various civilizations, but obviously math was involved in a lot of these calculations. Math, and knowledge of the stars. Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2023 12:43 PM (QBaJw) 133
K.T., thank you for this wonderful post. I'll print out every bit of it, links included, house it in my tiny library but also share it as I can with family & friends.
Posted by: L - Can't make 'em love you more or hate you less at November 11, 2023 12:45 PM (GshMh) Posted by: Ciampino - I think arresting these people is too good at November 11, 2023 12:45 PM (qfLjt) 135
The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee 39m
Harvard Installs Jew Detectors At All Entrances buff.ly/3Qlokvu Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at November 11, 2023 12:47 PM (krqg6) Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at November 11, 2023 12:48 PM (R4t5M) 137
In middle of a plumbing problem, have to replace the house filter. Have new filter and it's connections together but have to take old one out, 2 solder connections and screw the filter to them.
Here I s I t watching tv Posted by: Skip at November 11, 2023 12:49 PM (fwDg9) 138
The local airport (really, a grass strip) is giving free airplane rides to Vets today. I see the same "tail dragger" buzzing the area off and on.
I bet some of the Vets dig it. Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 11, 2023 12:51 PM (Q4IgG) 139
7 Don't know the context of "The men who just want to be left alone" tweet, but in meatspace, the world goes on. Nobody I know is in conflict, there are no protests here, nothing gets anyone riled up.
This world, the one I inhabit, doesn't contain the same broiling drumbeats as the one online. The internet is the devil incarnate. Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2023 11:09 AM (QBaJw) If you've not seen it, I recommend the Mark Manson doc 'The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A Fuck' because he talks about this huge disconnect between Social Media World and Real World and what it's done to millennials and zoomers. One of the few guys I've run across who really gets to the meat of what's going on with us youngsters. Posted by: CppThis at November 11, 2023 12:52 PM (PZvjL) 140
The VD Parade.
Please clap. Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at November 11, 2023 12:48 PM (R4t5M) Eh... rimshot? Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2023 12:53 PM (QBaJw) 141
No Fen lost, it's the People's Republic of New Jersey Posted by: Skip at November 11, 2023 12:26 PM New Jersey, where the Feds are using tanks to track down someone on the grounds of the Capitol on J6. We should be hearing the protests all the way here - on the other side of the Delaware River. :: crickets :: Posted by: Divide by Zero at November 11, 2023 12:54 PM (enJYY) 142
>>> I know very little about the histories of various civilizations, but obviously math was involved in a lot of these calculations. Math, and knowledge of the stars.
Posted by: BurtTC Probably very little math used at all at that time. Anyone with minimal observational skills will notice themovement of the sun in the sky and the change in seasons. Circle of sticks. Shaman/sciency type moves stick everyday and marks where the shadow is cast. Do that for a few years and clear patterns emerge. Eventially replace sticks with big rocks. More like large scale empirical geometry. It does take some complex math to explain the astronomy behind it and map out where the sticks and rocks go w/o trial and error, but not needed if all you have is years to do it manually. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at November 11, 2023 12:54 PM (cOq4q) 143
A professor at the University of Montreal yelled at a Jewish student, "Go back to Poland, you shmuta (whore)."
Users on the Internet have identified the professor as Yanise Arabi, and that he teaches a course called "Domination and Resistance in the Arab World." This is extremely shameful and condemnable, the university should suspend such a professor. https://is.gd/waX6Ud No, no, not suspend, fire his ass with prejudice. Curious here, how many 50 minute lectures would be needed to cover such a useless course? 5 ? This course must be in the School of Studies right? Women's Studies, Black Studies, queer studies, Underwater Basket-weaving Studies, etc. ..... Posted by: Ciampino - I think arresting these people is too good! at November 11, 2023 12:55 PM (qfLjt) 144
@BurtTC-About Vivek calling out everyone on stage....podcaster Benny Johnson put a day of blog of him and Vivek talking about what to say at the debate. They were just spitballing and it's an interesting look. Always thought this Benny Johnson guy was kind of a nerdy douche but its good stuff.
Benny Johnson/Behind The Scenes! Insane Debate Day With Vivek Ramaswamy/How To Nuke The RNC and NBC Moderators Also Vivek was on the PBD Podcast(Patrick Bet David) Episode326 day after the debate. Had some interesting insight especially on Ron DeSantis. Wasn't bashing him but had an opinion on why he is running. Basically thinks Ron was dragged into it. Both are worth watching. Posted by: JROD at November 11, 2023 12:56 PM (IlL6s) 145
If you've not seen it, I recommend the Mark Manson doc 'The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A Fuck' because he talks about this huge disconnect between Social Media World and Real World and what it's done to millennials and zoomers. One of the few guys I've run across who really gets to the meat of what's going on with us youngsters.
Posted by: CppThis at November 11, 2023 12:52 PM (PZvjL) If there is any hope for a brighter future, it's going to have to come from younger people realizing what we've done to them. Fundamentally creating a change in how humans interact, and obviously, not for the better. Those of us who are over 29, we can usually see it (but not all of us), and those under, I do worry about them. Because they have the world in their hands. My time is coming to an end. I'm not bitter or even fully resigned to it, I just recognize the older we get, the more the world ignores us. And whatever "wisdom" we have to pass on, we have to do it in small bursts. Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2023 12:57 PM (QBaJw) 146
The man who wanted to be left alone video clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZWX1DstZuc youtube has edited out the moment of the actual shooting, because it was graphic, but I've seen it on twitter. Yeah, he shot two of them point blank, right in front of the camera. Shot 'em dead. Posted by: Tom Servo at November 11, 2023 12:57 PM (S6gqv) 147
Should go finish my project
Posted by: Skip at November 11, 2023 12:58 PM (fwDg9) 148
No, no, not suspend, fire his ass with prejudice.
Curious here, how many 50 minute lectures would be needed to cover such a useless course? 5 ? This course must be in the School of Studies right? Women's Studies, Black Studies, queer studies, Underwater Basket-weaving Studies, etc. ..... Posted by: Ciampino - I think arresting these people is too good! at November 11, 2023 12:55 PM (qfLjt) Concur...and the smooth brained who get student "loans" at everyone else's expense to attend these crapfest classes after which they are still ignorant and unemployable with no appreciable job skills of any kind. Big Scam. Posted by: Hairyback Guy at November 11, 2023 12:58 PM (R/m4+) 149
Anyone with minimal observational skills will notice themovement of the sun in the sky and the change in seasons.
Circle of sticks. Shaman/sciency type moves stick everyday and marks where the shadow is cast. Do that for a few years and clear patterns emerge. Eventially replace sticks with big rocks. More like large scale empirical geometry. At my old lab, one of the scientists noticed that the sun threw a bright spot on the wall every day at the same time, and over the course of a year, it formed an uneven infinity sign, aka an analemma. It was pretty cool. I assume it will never be painted over. Posted by: Archimedes at November 11, 2023 12:58 PM (I/Qkd) 150
Today's historical note:
Explorer Meriwether Lewis reported that one beaver provided enough meat for two men, also reporting "the men prefer the flesh of this animal, to that of any other which we have, or are able to procure at this moment. I eat very heartily of the beaver myself..." Sacagawea hardest hit. Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 11, 2023 12:58 PM (W5ArC) 151
>cool/risky/ambitious thing gets totally & irrecoverably Yoko'd
Yoko'd Reminds me of Strongbads' "Arrowed!" Posted by: look whats not at November 11, 2023 12:59 PM (nakGR) 152
Lead poisoning? I can wish.
Instant karma! Thief steals motorbike form elderly rider - then drops dead from sudden illness seconds later in Brazil https://mol.im/a/12737379 Posted by: Ciampino - leave the body on the street at November 11, 2023 12:59 PM (qfLjt) 153
3 Unfortunately the age of men mentoring young boys who they are not related to is a no go. I don’t interact with kids unless their parents or guardian are present.
Posted by: Drive by at November 11, 2023 11:06 AM (MNhXM Yes. So many boys lack a caring father, or any father, yet other men step in at their peril. A good movie that touches on this, is "The Way Way Back". Strongly recommend. Family movie, too. Posted by: JM in /Ill -- Behold the Manchurian Candidate at November 11, 2023 12:59 PM (yxb1Y) 154
> Yeah, he shot two of them point blank, right in front of the camera. Shot 'em dead.
"Never fuck with an old man, because he won't fight you. He'll just kill you." Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 11, 2023 01:00 PM (W5ArC) 155
Yeah, he shot two of them point blank, right in front of the camera. Shot 'em dead.
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 11, 2023 12:57 PM (S6gqv) Good. More Please. Posted by: Hairyback Guy at November 11, 2023 01:00 PM (R/m4+) 156
It does take some complex math to explain the astronomy behind it and map out where the sticks and rocks go w/o trial and error, but not needed if all you have is years to do it manually.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at November 11, 2023 12:54 PM (cOq4q) Yeah, I meant that more in general, not necessarily for this type of display. Some math, yes, but the understanding of stars, the movement of the planet, etc... math was involved. Especially when constructing things like pyramids. Which appear all over the planet. Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2023 01:00 PM (QBaJw) 157
youtube has edited out the moment of the actual shooting, because it was graphic, but I've seen it on twitter. Yeah, he shot two of them point blank, right in front of the camera. Shot 'em dead.
I imagine the JSO idiots are having a real crisis in their meetings, now that they know the reaction to their nonsense might be a bit more vigorous than they were expecting. Posted by: Archimedes at November 11, 2023 01:00 PM (I/Qkd) 158
I always just give them a twenty, which gives them a $5 to $6 tip. Gal comes out, smiles, gets the bag and tells me "thanks for your service, keep the twenty". Grizzled vets can get dusty eyes.
Nice. Thanks for relating that. Posted by: Notorious BFD at November 11, 2023 01:01 PM (V8he0) 159
Also Vivek was on the PBD Podcast(Patrick Bet David) Episode326 day after the debate. Had some interesting insight especially on Ron DeSantis. Wasn't bashing him but had an opinion on why he is running. Basically thinks Ron was dragged into it.
Both are worth watching. Posted by: JROD at November 11, 2023 12:56 PM (IlL6s) I watched some of the PBD podcast. Wish I had more time in my day to watch his and others, but I have to settle for clips here and there. Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2023 01:01 PM (QBaJw) 160
Breaking: Volunteers at Victoria Station in London selling poppies for a veterans charity on Remembrance Day/Veterans Day are surrounded by pro-Palestine protesters. The charity volunteers are forced to move further and further away.
https://is.gd/oSiOFg Posted by: Ciampino - and not a cop to be seen at November 11, 2023 01:02 PM (qfLjt) 161
Bari Weiss was absolutely destroyed by Joe Rogan on his podcast a few years ago. They were talking about Tulsi and Bari said something like "she's an Assad toadie". Rogan asks, what does that mean? And she says, uhm I don't know, Jamie look it up. LOL
And then it went on from there, she kept making accusations against her that little to no basis in reality. And all Joe Rogan would say, is "so what does that mean" or "how do you know" and Bari would have no clue. She was just spewing NYT approved talking points, without understanding even the basics behind them. https://youtu.be/xpurFfcSNfU Posted by: Montec at November 11, 2023 01:02 PM (bWsRe) 162
> I imagine the JSO idiots are having a real crisis in their meetings,
Are these the same spoiled brats who throw paint on Old Masters paintings? If so, I suggest giving them the chance to be an intimate part of a new painting in the style of Jackson Pollock -- courtesy of a 12 gauge shotgun. Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 11, 2023 01:03 PM (W5ArC) 163
@159 BurtTC-There are shorter clips on PBD's Valuetainment channel on Youtube.
Posted by: JROD at November 11, 2023 01:03 PM (IlL6s) 164
London is 35% white British. It's a foreign city inside the UK.
Posted by: Montec at November 11, 2023 01:04 PM (bWsRe) 165
>>> This course must be in the School of Studies right? Women's Studies, Black Studies, queer studies, Underwater Basket-weaving Studies, etc. .....
Posted by: Ciampino - I think arresting these people is too good! Went to Big State University about 29 years ago and they plenty of "Studies in ...". Being Big U they had shitloads of classes for the basic U requirements (literature, science, humanities were the main year long reqs). Lit and scince had a lot of specialized content. Women and Literature counted in the course tally to get the covetted 'Women's Studies' cognant gold star added to your diploma. I took that just for something different. Wasn't bad... some airheads in the class too. Was only one of two guys with thirty chicks. It was easy to get women, black, queer, etc studies material for lit and humanities... but science. Naw. White, white, white. All anglo, french, german, russian, and jew all the time. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at November 11, 2023 01:04 PM (cOq4q) 166
At my old lab, one of the scientists noticed that the sun threw a bright spot on the wall every day at the same time, and over the course of a year, it formed an uneven infinity sign, aka an analemma. It was pretty cool. I assume it will never be painted over.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 11, 2023 12:58 PM (I/Qkd) Two houses ago, the sun would rise over a massive peak, and when I woke I would raise the blinds and watch it. Over the course of the year it would rise further and further down toward the southern edge of the peak. So yeah, casual observation skills. And the experience of wonder at God's great creation was possible, even for a cynical sot like me. Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2023 01:06 PM (QBaJw) 167
Is anyone following the imminent volcano eruption in Iceland?
Not much to see currently, since the sun's gone down, but magma would be visible in the dark. https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=0RG7topqBYg Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at November 11, 2023 01:07 PM (Mzdiz) 168
"the VD parade" is not a felicitous short form of "Veterans Day Parade" Just as "the SS Admin" isn't a suitable evocation of "Social Security Administration" Posted by: mnw heh. what can I say... Corpsman and RN. Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at November 11, 2023 01:07 PM (Ri6RV) 169
Panamanian OFWG shooter looks just like me, except 50lbs heavier.
Posted by: gp Sets In Motion Various Apparatuses at November 11, 2023 01:07 PM (MvF+J) 170
>>> Also Vivek was on the PBD Podcast(Patrick Bet David) Episode326 day after the debate. Had some interesting insight especially on Ron DeSantis. Wasn't bashing him but had an opinion on why he is running. Basically thinks Ron was dragged into it.
I like Ron as Governor. He may have been drug into it and being groomed like a scrawny 14 year old boys gets groomed by an old queer to be used like a toy when he becomes legal in four years. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at November 11, 2023 01:08 PM (cOq4q) 171
BurtTC-There are shorter clips on PBD's Valuetainment channel on Youtube.
Posted by: JROD at November 11, 2023 01:03 PM (IlL6s) I try to view things on Rumble as much as possible, but not everything is as easily sliced as those clips on Yootoob. Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2023 01:08 PM (QBaJw) 172
London is 35% white British. It's a foreign city inside the UK.
Posted by: Montec My oldest and his family love it there! Of course, they travel with a personal security team oft times. That couldn't have anything to do with their feeling of safety - amirite? Posted by: Tonypete at November 11, 2023 01:09 PM (e1mwr) 173
Sousa is so wonderfully American.
Thanks for that. Posted by: GWB at November 11, 2023 01:09 PM (JgU20) 174
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At my old lab, one of the scientists noticed that the sun threw a bright spot on the wall every day at the same time, and over the course of a year, it formed an uneven infinity sign, aka an analemma. It was pretty cool. I assume it will never be painted over. Posted by: Archimedes at November 11, 2023 12:58 PM (I/Qkd) ---- Yesterday there was a thread on painting a large Boeing in British Airways colours (sp. because UK). It was over ½ ton for many coats. How much paint would be needed to paint over the Sun in your case? Posted by: Ciampino - and not a cop to be seen at November 11, 2023 01:09 PM (qfLjt) 175
I like Ron as Governor.
He may have been drug into it and being groomed like a scrawny 14 year old boys gets groomed by an old queer to be used like a toy when he becomes legal in four years. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at November 11, 2023 01:08 PM (cOq4q) You know what would give Ace a heart attack? If Trump is NOT elected in '24 (one way or another), and runs again in '28. Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2023 01:10 PM (QBaJw) 176
New Jersey, where the Feds are using tanks to track down someone on the grounds of the Capitol on J6. We should be hearing the protests all the way here - on the other side of the Delaware River.
:: crickets :: Posted by: Divide by Zero at November 11, 2023 12:54 PM (enJYY) But...but...he SPRAYED! Apparently he was smart enough to turn himself in to the local po-po. Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at November 11, 2023 01:11 PM (Mzdiz) 177
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Archimedes, just pulling your leg. That was actually interesting. Posted by: Ciampino - must depend on the Latitude at November 11, 2023 01:11 PM (qfLjt) 178
My oldest and his family love it there!
Of course, they travel with a personal security team oft times. That couldn't have anything to do with their feeling of safety - amirite? Posted by: Tonypete at November 11, 2023 01:09 PM (e1mwr) I saw something somewhere, that London has neighborhoods that are something like 97% white, and are very much like living somewhere other than the rest of the city proper. Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2023 01:11 PM (QBaJw) 179
Thanks for the "Owed to Grapefruit" link, KT. I forwarded it to wife and kids.
Posted by: olddog in mo at November 11, 2023 01:11 PM (ju2Fy) 180
London is 35% white British. It's a foreign city inside the UK.
Posted by: Montec at November 11, 2023 01:04 PM (bWsRe) Tony and Cherri Blair say you’re welcome. I doubt they live there but I don’t know. Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at November 11, 2023 01:12 PM (+Mjp8) 181
Yesterday there was a thread on painting a large Boeing in British Airways colours (sp. because UK). It was over ½ ton for many coats. How much paint would be needed to paint over the Sun in your case?
It won't work; the sun is too hot. You'd only be able to paint the back side. Posted by: Archimedes at November 11, 2023 01:12 PM (I/Qkd) 182
I just bought a 9 and a half inch long, silver plated SPORK for $1 at the goodwill store!
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at November 11, 2023 01:14 PM (cRrcX) 183
>>> heh. what can I say... Corpsman and RN.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron You misspelled "Corpseman" -Barry Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at November 11, 2023 01:14 PM (cOq4q) 184
It won't work; the sun is too hot. You'd only be able to paint the back side.
Posted by: Archimedes Paint it at night! Sheesh! Posted by: Tonypete at November 11, 2023 01:14 PM (e1mwr) 185
The fetching Mrs Beartooth was in Naval Intelligence during the Vietnam era. Years later she joined a WAVES group of retired female Navy veterans. Well, they also adopted a British WREN veteran.
All the women were WW II vets and were quite old when my wife joined them. For a number of years we would rent a large passenger van and I would drive her fellow vets in the Albany, OR veterans day parade. Sad to say they are all gone now. Posted by: Beartooth at November 11, 2023 01:15 PM (y8ulm) 186
Tony and Cherri Blair say you’re welcome. I doubt they live there but I don’t know.
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at November 11, 2023 01:12 PM (+Mjp __ Yep. That 35% today was 80%+ when Blair came to power. Posted by: Montec at November 11, 2023 01:15 PM (bWsRe) 187
According to the WWII museum, only 1% of the WWII vets are still with us.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 11, 2023 01:16 PM (I/Qkd) Posted by: javems at November 11, 2023 01:16 PM (8I4hW) 189
182 I just bought a 9 and a half inch long, silver plated SPORK for $1 at the goodwill store!
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at November 11, 2023 01:14 PM (cRrcX) You sure it's silver plated? Lightweight titanium sporks are a thing in the camping industry. I have one for eating rice; bad habit I picked up from Taco Bell, obviously. Posted by: CppThis at November 11, 2023 01:16 PM (PZvjL) 190
At my old lab, one of the scientists noticed that the sun threw a bright spot on the wall every day at the same time, and over the course of a year, it formed an uneven infinity sign, aka an analemma. It was pretty cool. I assume it will never be painted over.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 11, 2023 12:58 PM (I/Qkd) Just had my annual check up. Doc says I'm doing ok for over 29 but I'm due a analenema next year. Posted by: Diogenes at November 11, 2023 01:16 PM (uSHSS) 191
187 According to the WWII museum, only 1% of the WWII vets are still with us.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 11, 2023 01:16 PM (I/Qkd) ___ An 18 year old at the end of the war is 96 today. So yeah 1% sounds about right. Posted by: Montec at November 11, 2023 01:18 PM (bWsRe) 192
"The victor is not victorious until the vanquished considers him so."
The Palestinians need to know, deep in their hearts that they are the vanquished. Everytime an ambulance siren wails, every time they see a pile of corpses waiting for the meat wagon they need to think deep down in their hearts, "there, but by the grace of God, go I." If they have to suffer another holocaust to bring that level of defeat into their lives then western civilization by God, owes it to them. Posted by: Fra Fillipo at November 11, 2023 01:20 PM (YTIJ+) 193
Just had my annual check up. Doc says I'm doing ok for over 29 but I'm due a analenema next year.
Posted by: Diogenes at November 11, 2023 01:16 PM (uSHSS) Make sure you get the KY (not Kentucky) jelly Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at November 11, 2023 01:20 PM (+Mjp8) 194
One of my kids' school did a thing for Veterans Day where they asked kids to being photos of any family members who served. And then there was a slide show with all the pics. My kid brought in pics of great grandparents, all deceased who served in WW2.
It was a very moving tribute. Posted by: Montec at November 11, 2023 01:20 PM (bWsRe) 195
181 Yesterday there was a thread on painting a large Boeing in British Airways colours (sp. because UK). It was over ½ ton for many coats. How much paint would be needed to paint over the Sun in your case?
It won't work; the sun is too hot. You'd only be able to paint the back side. Posted by: Archimedes at November 11, 2023 01:12 PM (I/Qkd) ---- Could one paint it at night? Is there enough time? During Khrushchev's time one of the jokes was: Since the USA had beaten ths USSR to the Moon, Khrushchev suggested that the USSR could send a mission to the Sun. When one of Khrushchev's scientific advisors cautioned it was too hot, Khrushchev suggested to send the mission at night. Posted by: Ciampino - must depend on the Latitude? at November 11, 2023 01:21 PM (qfLjt) 196
huge disconnect between Social Media World and Real World and what it's done to millennials and zoomers In the beginning there were computers, and only intelligent nerds could see the value. They built things with them, gained knowledge and kept building things. Sort of like a city of skyscrapers being built by sweaty men. But then Apple came along and suddenly no one had to open up a computer case, install a modem, adjust IRQ settings with pins to get everything to coexist and connect to others. The internet was built by nerds, grew by nerds, but suddenly these interlopers happened along, just like the residents of the city, and decided to take over everything. Not content to coexist they demanded control over speech and the government went along. Suddenly a lot of people were silenced and people who perhaps were in the fuzzy middle noticed and maybe thought some sort of preference cascade had come along and they were on the wrong side. Thankfully, Elon Musk happened along and gave the left a 2 X 4 to the side of the head. Where it goes from here is anyone's guess. I'm neither optimistic nor pessimistic. Posted by: Divide by Zero at November 11, 2023 01:22 PM (enJYY) 197
If they have to suffer another holocaust to bring that level of defeat into their lives then western civilization by God, owes it to them.
Posted by: Fra Fillipo at November 11, 2023 01:20 PM (YTIJ+) I don’t know that they have ever suffered a holocaust. They should have, but no, not until now. They deserve, and hopefully will get, the fires of hell rained down 6upon them. Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at November 11, 2023 01:24 PM (+Mjp8) 198
From Insty:
The Marvels is anything but marvelous so far at the box office. Based on Friday earnings of $21.5 million, the Marvel Studios and Disney superhero tentpole is headed for a domestic opening of $47 million to $52 million to rank as the worst start in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. I think that estimate is right about where the doomsayers were predicting. Good. Posted by: Archimedes at November 11, 2023 01:25 PM (I/Qkd) 199
NYC parent, teacher groups promoted pro-Palestine student walkout: Kids yelled ‘F–k the Jews!’
https://trib.al/evqCWhK Posted by: Ciampino - goat fu__ers all at November 11, 2023 01:26 PM (qfLjt) 200
Make sure you get the KY (not Kentucky) jelly
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at November 11, 2023 01:20 PM (+Mjp No worries. Covered by my Tricare supplement. Posted by: Diogenes at November 11, 2023 01:26 PM (uSHSS) 201
NYC parent, teacher groups promoted pro-Palestine student walkout: Kids yelled ‘F–k the Jews!’
https://trib.al/evqCWhK Posted by: Ciampino - goat fu__ers all at November 11, 2023 01:26 PM (qfLjt) *** Be a real shame if...oh...say a dozen Pro-Israel folks showed up at the school and beat the shit outta a couple teachers. Posted by: Diogenes at November 11, 2023 01:29 PM (uSHSS) 202
According to the WWII museum, only 1% of the WWII vets are still with us.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 11, 2023 01:16 PM (I/Qkd) ___ An 18 year old at the end of the war is 96 today. So yeah 1% sounds about right. Posted by: Montec at November 11, 2023 01:18 PM (bWsRe) With Korean vets slightly behind. Vietnam vets are in the process of dwindling numbers also. Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 11, 2023 01:29 PM (BdMk6) 203
NYC parent, teacher groups promoted pro-Palestine student walkout: Kids yelled ‘F–k the Jews!’
https://trib.al/evqCWhK Posted by: Ciampino - goat fu__ers all at November 11, 2023 01:26 PM (qfLjt) And my fellow Jews are scratching their heads and wondering why they hate us. Idiots!!!! Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at November 11, 2023 01:30 PM (+Mjp8) 204
160 Breaking: Volunteers at Victoria Station in London selling poppies for a veterans charity on Remembrance Day/Veterans Day are surrounded by pro-Palestine protesters. The charity volunteers are forced to move further and further away.
https://is.gd/oSiOFg Posted by: Ciampino - and not a cop to be seen at November 11, 2023 01:02 PM (qfLjt) The London Metro Police have gone to sh*t. For this and many other incidents. Posted by: JM in /Ill -- Behold the Manchurian Candidate at November 11, 2023 01:30 PM (yxb1Y) Posted by: Ciampino - gaia is angry? LOL at November 11, 2023 01:31 PM (qfLjt) 206
I think that estimate is right about where the doomsayers were predicting. Good.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 11, 2023 01:25 PM (I/Qkd) looking around at the early reviews, it appears that instead of making a superhero film, Marvel made a Saturday Afternoon Tv Movie for young girls. Posted by: Tom Servo at November 11, 2023 01:33 PM (i9ffA) 207
America has 65k homeless veterans.
11% of the entire homeless population. Now our veterans are being removed from their homes to make room for illegals. The brave men and women who served our country are treated worse than the illegals who invaded it. https://bit.ly/3FT03Ia Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 11, 2023 01:33 PM (UKWFA) 208
"One of my kids' school did a thing for Veterans Day where they asked kids to being photos of any family members who served. And then there was a slide show with all the pics. My kid brought in pics of great grandparents, all deceased who served in WW2."
Grandson's school did the same thing. I sent him a picture of my dad, a very young looking 20-year-old in his Army Air Corps uniform. DIL sent a link to the whole slideshow and, yes, it was very moving. Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at November 11, 2023 01:33 PM (8LwbD) 209
Proud to have served:
Dad- USAF, Korea era Uncle- 82nd AB, WWII, Europe Great uncle- British 8th Army, WWII, Africa Me- 3rd AD, Europe 76-79 Posted by: DB - at November 11, 2023 01:34 PM (geLO8) 210
205 "Sundhnjukagigar, some 1.86 miles north of the town of Grindavik." Gotta love their language!
Posted by: gp Sets In Motion Various Apparatuses at November 11, 2023 01:34 PM (MvF+J) 211
So were they chasing the wrong guy?
Suspect arrested in murder of Jewish synagogue leader Samantha Woll is released without charge after police raided his home https://mol.im/a/12737467 I think they knew this guy was not the perp hence they wouldn't release his name thus avoiding a huge lawsuit. Posted by: Ciampino - cops clutching at straws? at November 11, 2023 01:34 PM (qfLjt) 212
According to the WWII museum, only 1% of the WWII vets are still with us.
I take an active role in preserving my late father's WWII infantry division's history on the web. His brothers-in-arms are all gone. Posted by: Notorious BFD at November 11, 2023 01:35 PM (V8he0) 213
They are not the dupes of a hideous regime in opposition to their values -- racial justice, reproductive rights, women's liberation, climate awareness. We are the dupes for believing they sincerely held those values in the first place.
=== Who is this "we" kemosabe? Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 11, 2023 01:36 PM (RIvkX) Posted by: JM in /Ill -- Behold the Manchurian Candidate at November 11, 2023 01:36 PM (yxb1Y) 215
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters descend on Biden's Delaware home ahead of his arrival
Posted by: DB - at November 11, 2023 01:37 PM (geLO8) 216
Regarding the guy who shot the climate protestors, it reminds me of a post Oregon Muse (rest his soul) wrote, something like "Sometimes It's Okay to Run Someone Over." I had bookmarked it but don't know how to find it. I wish I had saved the post.
Posted by: fly gal at November 11, 2023 01:37 PM (6CtMt) 217
And my fellow Jews are scratching their heads and wondering why they hate us. Idiots!!!!
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at November 11, 2023 01:30 PM (+Mjp considering the long time alliance with the far left, conservatives everywhere are thinking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNGc9zmpK5M Posted by: Tom Servo at November 11, 2023 01:38 PM (i9ffA) 218
One of my kids' school did a thing for Veterans Day where they asked kids to being photos of any family members who served. And then there was a slide show with all the pics. My kid brought in pics of great grandparents, all deceased who served in WW2."
Grandson's school did the same thing. I sent him a picture of my dad, a very young looking 20-year-old in his Army Air Corps uniform. DIL sent a link to the whole slideshow and, yes, it was very moving. Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at November 11, 2023 01:33 PM (8LwbD) I'm thinking about all the veterans that never got a chance to have kids and grandkids. But I guess that's a different day. Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at November 11, 2023 01:38 PM (BdMk6) 219
>Isn't there a point where the West says, "You can go this, but no farther. "
you'd think so, huh Posted by: DB - at November 11, 2023 01:38 PM (geLO8) 220
Grindavik vs Sandvik, battle of the Abraders against the Cutters.
Posted by: gp Sets In Motion Various Apparatuses at November 11, 2023 01:39 PM (MvF+J) 221
Suspect arrested in murder of Jewish synagogue leader Samantha Woll is released without charge after police raided his home
https://mol.im/a/12737467 I think they knew this guy was not the perp hence they wouldn't release his name thus avoiding a huge lawsuit. Posted by: Ciampino - cops clutching at straws? at November 11, 2023 01:34 PM (qfLjt) oh no, a "round up the usual suspects" moment. Posted by: Tom Servo at November 11, 2023 01:40 PM (i9ffA) 222
Daughter of Diogenes #1 now lives in Texas where my granddaughter's high school had an all school assembly with a multimedia presentation for Veterans. Music provided by the school band and choir. Stunning.
Daughter still has friends at the former high school in California. There they had panel discussions on social justice. Fu*k California. Posted by: Diogenes at November 11, 2023 01:43 PM (uSHSS) 223
You sure it's silver plated? Lightweight titanium sporks are a thing in the camping industry. I have one for eating rice; bad habit I picked up from Taco Bell, obviously.
Posted by: CppThis Yep! It's labeled "silver plate, Sheffield, England" Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at November 11, 2023 01:43 PM (cRrcX) 224
If they have to suffer another holocaust to bring that level of defeat into their lives then western civilization by God, owes it to them.
Posted by: Fra Fillipo at November 11, 2023 01:20 PM (YTIJ+) === They earned it. Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 11, 2023 01:48 PM (RIvkX) 225
considering the long time alliance with the far left, conservatives everywhere are thinking:
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 11, 2023 01:38 PM (i9ffA) True dat, eventually some of my Tribe will wake up. BTW. Thanks for your coverage on the war in Israel. You are doing G-ds work. Bless you and your family. Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at November 11, 2023 01:48 PM (+Mjp8) 226
Please add Daniel Jordan to the prayer list; He is recovering from surgery after a car accident.
Posted by: Fox2! at November 11, 2023 01:49 PM (DP34L) 227
Huge, well-attended Veterans Day parade in Lake Havasu City, AZ.
Closed main street and half the city was either on the sidewalks cheering or in the parade, parading. It was quite moving. Most important thing to do: hand out little American flags to kids, and watch them wave the flags like old patriots, as they march in place to patriotic songs. Liberals hate kids waving American flags. "No patriotism must be taught!" Give kids American flags. Posted by: Dan at November 11, 2023 01:51 PM (+NG5U) 228
Israel should let the PLO or I guess they are called Fatah now infiltrate Gaza and continue their blood feud with Hamas.
Posted by: Drive by at November 11, 2023 01:54 PM (MNhXM) 229
My veterans are busy people today...
Hubbymayhem (US Army) was up at the crack of dawn, started digging for the water line, chatted with the contractor who came to give estimate on building a new porch, and loaded stuff in the car to be donated. We went to late breakfast then to the donation center, hardware store and Wal-Mart. Back home he installed shutters and helped hang the artwork. He just went back to digging. The boy spawn (US Army Cav) is the Legion post commander and had several veteran related events to oversee. Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at November 11, 2023 01:56 PM (cRrcX) 230
A storm is coming.
Posted by: The Old Mexican Man at November 11, 2023 02:03 PM (aD39U) 231
"Biden, Biden, you can't hide! We charge you with genocide!" the crowd chanted as protesters began gathering earlier this afternoon. Muldoon would have a better AABA limerick for them along these lines: "Biden, Biden, you can't hide! We charge you with genocide! And if you think you have a chance, The checks from China show you lied" Posted by: Divide by Zero at November 11, 2023 02:06 PM (enJYY) 232
It seems to me that the corollary to "cease fire" is, "and leave a sizable Hamas remnant in Gaza to fight another day."
Nobody ever questions the "cease fire" prominentzy about that. So what happens to Hamas AFTER your cease fire? If Israel were to leave Hamas intact in Gaza, it would've been better for Israel not to have invaded at all. I agree that the 2 million+ civilians in Gaza must not be left in any doubt that 1) "to Hamas goes the victory!" is a lie; and 2) that if this happens again, what's happened to them this time will seem like a walk in the park. Posted by: mnw at November 11, 2023 02:07 PM (NLIak) 233
146 The man who wanted to be left alone video clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZWX1DstZuc youtube has edited out the moment of the actual shooting, because it was graphic, but I've seen it on twitter. Yeah, he shot two of them point blank, right in front of the camera. Shot 'em dead. Posted by: Tom Servo --- This is how it starts. He tried to talk to them, reason with them, then threaten them with the gun but they would not concede and then the fuse tripped and he shot them. More and more people around the world are becoming fed up with their privilege. Posted by: Braenyard at November 11, 2023 02:20 PM (jmn+9) Posted by: Romeo13 at November 11, 2023 02:21 PM (xaFKb) 235
>>> Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters descend on Biden's Delaware home ahead of his arrival
Posted by: DB Phrasing. It should be - "Hundreds of terrorism supporting neo-nazis wait outside Biden's home to greet him when he arrives and show their support" Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at November 11, 2023 02:22 PM (cOq4q) 236
My dad z"l served with MAAG-ARVN before the Tonkin incident in Long Binh. Mom did her pregnancy and first 7 months with me on her own.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 11, 2023 02:27 PM (RIvkX) 237
The new Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson (UniParty), says there isn't enough evidence Biden to initiate impeachment procedings.
Creepy Pervy Uncle Joe bragging on himself for major criminal exploits is enough. Even if he didn't extort Ukraine to cover up his criminal family syndicate, or have the biggest election fraud organization, evah. I am sure there or more. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at November 11, 2023 02:28 PM (cOq4q) 238
Aloha
Posted by: Noah Bawdy at November 11, 2023 02:30 PM (LmmIE) 239
>>>Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson (UniParty), says
--- Three days I've seen that and not one link to that quote. Posted by: Braenyard at November 11, 2023 02:34 PM (jmn+9) 240
Today we had a great Veteran's Day acknowledgment with speeches by Vets and thanking Vets, patriotic music by the hs band including the themes of various service groups and letters shared written about Veteran's Day and veterans by 5th grade students. Only drawback was the Mayor saying "We will be reevaluating our history to include the life experiences of all people who served." In other words, it's not the fact that it's Americans who served their country, it's that they were first of all part of another identity group and that is most important.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 11, 2023 03:07 PM (RSbhh) 241
>>>Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson (UniParty), says
--- Three days I've seen that and not one link to that quote. Posted by: Braenyard Double checked. Looks like heresay. Maybe from just one other member of Congress. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at November 11, 2023 03:13 PM (cOq4q) 242
I haven't been paying attention but the only source that I could find is WaPo and it's behind a paywall.
Also screw your paywall, WaPo: https://archive.is/PuBSq Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), a constitutional lawyer by training, has taken a more reserved tone, both publicly and privately, urging members to conduct a thorough and fair investigation with no predetermined outcome. In a closed-door meeting with House GOP moderates this week, he indicated that there is insufficient evidence at the moment to initiate formal impeachment proceedings, according to people who attended the meeting. “We’ll just go where the evidence goes and we’re not there yet,” Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said, paraphrasing Johnson’s comments on the inquiry Posted by: Moron Robbie -The Clear Minded Nashville Tranny Shooter was not Deranged at November 11, 2023 03:14 PM (BMWRT) 243
Want to thank this Veteran?
Punch a politician... either party, does not matter. Posted by: Romeo13 at November 11, 2023 02:21 PM (xaFKb) Yep. And this veteran will buy you a drink. Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at November 11, 2023 03:16 PM (R4t5M) 244
Key phrase is 'at the moment' . I'm one who believes there is enough circumstantial evidence to convict in a court of law but you need irrefutable objective evidence to impeach Biden much less convict in light of the numbers in both houses. That the investigation continues and the crimes reported is better than a failed impeachment. (again failed because of the numbers)
Posted by: Drive by at November 11, 2023 03:20 PM (MZsCp) 245
Punch a politician... either party, does not matter.
Posted by: Romeo13 at November 11, 2023 02:21 PM (xaFKb) Gosh, I'm glad I didn't win my election. Don't fancy being punched. Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 11, 2023 03:22 PM (RSbhh) 246
The irritating part to me is we, and all of America, *know* that Biden is importing illegals and flying them in airplanes all across the United States, which is illegal.
Go. Posted by: Moron Robbie - Get a gun, learn that gun, never ever give up that gun at November 11, 2023 03:22 PM (o/smN) 247
Heck, we're flying illegals in from Hamas in except the feds say "there's no country code for Palestine, so they're from Israel."
Go. Posted by: Moron Robbie - Get a gun, learn that gun, never ever give up that gun at November 11, 2023 03:23 PM (o/smN) 248
Charge Barky to for funding Iran
Posted by: Skip at November 11, 2023 03:30 PM (fwDg9) 249
49-21 Final
Hey Wildcats! Hey Wildcats! Hey Wildcats! We just beat the hell out of you! Rammer Jammer, Yellowhammer, give 'em hell, Alabama! Posted by: G'rump928(c) has drink taken at November 11, 2023 03:32 PM (aD39U) 250
>>>That the investigation continues and the crimes reported is better than a failed impeachment. (again failed because of the numbers)
Posted by: Drive --- It sounds like there are some recalcitrants on the R side of the isle and he's not going to pursue without a solid front. He needs a better whip. Posted by: Braenyard at November 11, 2023 03:43 PM (jmn+9) 251
247 Heck, we're flying illegals in from Hamas in except the feds say "there's no country code for Palestine, so they're from Israel."
Go. --- ... LINK? Posted by: Braenyard at November 11, 2023 03:46 PM (jmn+9) 252
Happy Veterans Day: Whistleblower Report Alleges FBI Targets Military Members For 'Disloyalty'
Link at Twitchy goes to Washington Times article. Posted by: olddog in mo at November 11, 2023 04:06 PM (ju2Fy) Processing 0.04, elapsed 0.0494 seconds. |
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