The Morning Rant: Minimalist Edition

It is difficult to be sanguine about the current Supreme Court's chaotic approach to the clear and unambiguous 2nd Amendment. Aside from the two stalwarts -- Justice Clarence Thomas and Justice Samuel Alito, the court whipsaws back and forth with competing rulings.

The decade began well, with a solid ruling in the Bruen case, slapping down New York's onerous and blatantly unconstitutional carry licensing scheme. That sent ripples throughout the country's blue, anti-gun states, forcing them to shift from the nonsensical "may issue" to a more sane "shall issue." But the fascists in the blue states promptly attacked the ruling with a series of onerous modifications to their gun laws, including vast areas of their states that were newly restricted to concealed carry, and doubling down on magazine restrictions and "assault weapon" bans.

And the cowardly worms on the Supreme Court sank to the occasion and declined to address these clear violations of our God-given natural rights to self defense and resistance to malign government.

Supreme Court Declines to Challenge Maryland 'Assault Weapons' Ban: The Supreme Court also rejected a challenge to Rhode Island's magazine ban, leaving both laws intact for now, with three justices dissenting.

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear two high-profile challenges to state gun-control laws—one in Maryland banning semiautomatic rifles such as the AR-15, and another in Rhode Island prohibiting magazines that hold more than 10 rounds.
Both denials came in a June 2 orders list that did not provide an explanation for the denials. However, three justices—Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch—dissented, indicating that they would have taken up the cases.
In the Maryland case, sometimes referred to as an “assault weapons” ban, Justice Brett Kavanaugh concurred with the majority in its decision to deny review, but said the Supreme Court “should and presumably will” address the constitutionality of AR-15 bans within the next term or two.

Kavanaugh, otherwise known as J. Wellington Wimpy, assures us that the court will...eventually...maybe...take up these cases in the future.

Well! I am relieved that my 2nd Amendment rights are defended by such capable people!

There is no rational reason why the court can't strike down these various unconstitutional state laws by simply referring to their own previous holding in Bruen. Only a deeply dedicated anti-gun zealot could claim that AR-15s aren't in common use, since it is the most popular rifle in America. Only a deeply dedicated anti-gun zealot could claim that 30 round magazines aren't in common use. Hell, that's what the AR-15 was designed for! And most of all, only a deeply dedicated anti-gun zealot could carefully ignore the clear link between the 2nd Amendment's protections and military weapons. Militias aren't groups of hunters on leisurely walks through the forest on deer hunts. The security of a free state is not dependent on access to shotguns for upland birds.

The 2nd Amendment protects our right to arm ourselves with the military weapons of the day. Muskets and single-shot rifles in 1791, and the closest the horrid National Firearms Act of 1934 allows us today... the ubiquitous AR-15.

In a country that respects its founding documents, that would be an M-4 (full-auto), but the idea that we must be restricted to 10 round magazines and something other than the AR-15 is simply not backed up by any intelligent reading of the Constitution.

So...do we have six deeply dedicated anti-gun zealots on the United States Supreme Court? The evidence suggests that we do.

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Posted by: CBD at 10:48 AM

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1 Kavanaugh, otherwise known as J. Wellington Wimpy, assures us that the court will...eventually...maybe...take up these cases in the future.
Well! I am relieved that my 2nd Amendment rights are defended by such capable people!

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I suspect the theory that Thomas, Alito, Kav, and Gorsuch are keeping 2nd amendment cases away from Roberts and ACB is true.

Kav's explanation pushes me further into believing it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at June 03, 2025 10:50 AM (cD1dp)

2
So No More talk about Who's A Gay, please.

Posted by: Soothsayer at June 03, 2025 10:50 AM (Zjnbh)

3 Keeping us on our toes with the early rant.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 03, 2025 10:51 AM (ExV1e)

4 Amy Coney Souter has been a huge disappointment.

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at June 03, 2025 10:53 AM (Ovc06)

5 So No More talk about Who's A Gay, please.

Can we talk about whose shit is all retarded?

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at June 03, 2025 10:55 AM (EXyHK)

6
If I was wrong about Tony Randall, maybe Charles Nelson Reilly wasn't a smooch, either?

Posted by: Soothsayer at June 03, 2025 10:55 AM (Zjnbh)

7 Kavanaugh, otherwise known as J. Wellington Wimpy, assures us that the court will...eventually...maybe...take up these cases in the future.
Well! I am relieved that my 2nd Amendment rights are defended by such capable people!

You need to chill, man. There's only so many hours in the day and the court's docket is filled to the brim with ensuring that the rights of illegals are protected and that the duly elected President is checked by the judiciary.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 03, 2025 10:55 AM (ExV1e)

8 Wow, CBD stomped his own art thread.

Posted by: Bulg at June 03, 2025 10:56 AM (77rzZ)

9 OK

Posted by: Lizzy at June 03, 2025 10:56 AM (F/B4x)

10 >>If I was wrong about Tony Randall, maybe Charles Nelson Reilly wasn't a smooch, either?

No, CNR was in a long-term relationship with a guy when he died.

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at June 03, 2025 10:57 AM (9yXG3)

11 >>Kavanaugh, otherwise known as J. Wellington Wimpy, assures us that the court will...eventually...maybe...take up these cases in the future.

2030'ish right?
Meanwhile, they will convene ASAP to stop deportations

Posted by: Lizzy at June 03, 2025 10:57 AM (F/B4x)

12 Kavanaugh, otherwise known as J. Wellington Wimpy, assures us that the court will...eventually...maybe...take up these cases in the future.

I can only interpret this as Kav wanting to wait until Thomas is replaced by an anti-2A justice.

Posted by: toby928 at June 03, 2025 10:58 AM (jc0TO)

13

SCROTUS jumps around like a bunch of Kansas City faggots...

Posted by: Mr. TTaggart at June 03, 2025 10:59 AM (Zpf+f)

14 Monkey was early today!

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at June 03, 2025 11:00 AM (N1tpc)

15 Meanwhile, a "Colorado man" just demonstrated why moar gun laws don't stop those who intend to do great harm.
He was denied a gun license for being an illegal (which is great), so he engineered killer blowtorch and Molotov cocktail devices for mass murder.

Posted by: Lizzy at June 03, 2025 11:00 AM (F/B4x)

16 Gee, do you think it's possible the Court is getting cold feet on gun rights because they know they are provoking Americans more and more with each passing day, and are planning to scuttle representative government altogether during this final phase of our conversion into an authoritarian hyperstate?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 03, 2025 11:01 AM (BI5O2)

17 I see no reason for a gun owner of these rifles to remain a resident of the states that will take them away. It's a decision that must be made: Are my basic rights more important than my job? My house?

Etc, etc.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at June 03, 2025 11:02 AM (g8Ew8)

18 It's amazing. You could not ask a supercomputer to show in better detail using hypothetical examples of why the Supreme Court being the ultimate arbiter of everything that happens in the country is a bad idea.

Roberts is showing himself to be a historically premiere example of a weak shit heel.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 03, 2025 11:03 AM (bss/y)

19 >>but said the Supreme Court “should and presumably will” address the constitutionality of AR-15 bans within the next term or two.

They are waiting for Thomas and Alito to retire?

Posted by: Lizzy at June 03, 2025 11:04 AM (F/B4x)

20 I know what the Founders intended with the 2nd Amendment. Knowing this, I will refuse to comply should the judicial branch seek to abrogate it by fiat or if Congress attempts it via legislative runaround or if the executive branch tries it with a lordly EO. There is a constitutional process in place to revise or remove amendments. If this process isn't followed, I simply won't obey. Come and take them.

Posted by: troyriser at June 03, 2025 11:04 AM (DPeYO)

21 19 >>but said the Supreme Court “should and presumably will” address the constitutionality of AR-15 bans within the next term or two.

They are waiting for Thomas and Alito to retire?
Posted by: Lizzy at June 03, 2025 11:04 AM (F/B4x)

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They could probably get a majority to limit gun rights now with Roberts (please find a compromise position, no matter what) and ACB on the court.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at June 03, 2025 11:05 AM (cD1dp)

22 We can't talk about the Gay? Isn't it Gay month? Lots of media are talking about it, singing praises about it. Converting even. Only last night I heard Greg Gutf........

Posted by: Case at June 03, 2025 11:05 AM (a1g6Z)

23 In a country that respects its founding documents,

I think I see the problem, right there.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 03, 2025 11:05 AM (Dg2sF)

24 Too busy to take up a second amendment case, but they’ll jump right out of bed at midnight to protect TdA gang members.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 03, 2025 11:05 AM (u73oe)

25 He was denied a gun license for being an illegal (which is great), so he engineered killer blowtorch and Molotov cocktail devices for mass murder.
Posted by: Lizzy at June 03, 2025 11

Yer kiddin' me.

I was pissed off yesterday because nobody followed up an overstay by, of all the creatures we stupidly issue visas, a freaking *male Arab.*

Now it turns out that he was denied a gun purchase by a federal agency whose own database identified him as being here illegally and seeking out a weapon?!

This is ridiculous. I want action from Trump. Now. Heads must roll. People should be prosecuted. He can't tell us he's getting serious about dangerous illegal aliens and simply allow this to pass.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 03, 2025 11:06 AM (BI5O2)

26 2
So No More talk about Who's A Gay, please.
Posted by: Soothsayer at June 03, 2025 10:50 AM (Zjnbh)

Gun control zealots are gay.

Posted by: And their shit's all retarded at June 03, 2025 11:07 AM (TbWk/)

27 "So...do we have six deeply dedicated anti-gun zealots on the United States Supreme Court? The evidence suggests that we do."

Yes, so it seems. But they need to play both sides for now. If/when things go sideways in favor of the Left and they're still so seated, they'll be praying for protection for all they hold dear.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 03, 2025 11:07 AM (NFX2v)

28
I don't know what you can say.

As long as Roberts thinks his job isn't to uphold on the letter of the Constitution, but instead-

titrate the voters preferences to make sure that progtards policies still stay in play in some magical balanced way cuz the voters voting and getting what they voted for is a terrible thing. then-

the US cannot stabilize, heal, and adapt to new circumstances.

If Roberts was found to be a tool of the Chinese, it wouldn't surprise me at all.

Posted by: naturalfake at June 03, 2025 11:07 AM (iJfKG)

29 Every government employee knows Americans guns are eventually going to be used on them.

Posted by: Fisht at June 03, 2025 11:07 AM (BHEHK)

30 Willowed:

Whereas a "manic pixie boy", would probably have a gal calling the cops and getting a restraining order.

Not 'zactly rom-com fodder.

Think the equivalent in men in the charming, yet hardcore one night stand dude who is magically transformed into loving, monogamous BF (e.g. Wedding Crashers, Best Man)? A sort of "manic, flirty boy."
Posted by: Lizzy at June 03, 2025 10:53 AM (F/B4x)

You could be right, but I think that's more an example, in both those movies, of the "magic pussy girl".

The gal who once the flirty boy sleeps with her realizes how empty his life has been and marriage to her would make his life better.

I believe making his life better is always the key component to most rom-coms.
Because it makes the girl the hero as it were.

Posted by: naturalfake at June 03, 2025 11:08 AM (iJfKG)

31 US Labor Market JOLTed By Sharp Rebound As Job Opening Rise, New Hires Surge

the latest JOLTS report showed that in April the labor market unexpectedly stabilized with the number of job openings rising sharply by 191K, the biggest increase since January's 254K, and above estimates of a 7.1 million print.

Posted by: SMOD at June 03, 2025 11:09 AM (RHGPo)

32 Here is what I want someone to explain to me.

1. If somebody presents a gay marriage license from VA to an official in CA, the CA official is required to accept that document by the Constitution as valid. However the Constitution does not require that same official to accept a VA issued Concealed Carry License. Even though the Constitution says nothing about marriage, and does mention a right to bear arms. How does that work exactly?

2.The basis of the NFA was the taxation power in the main body of the Constitution, even though the Bill of Rights came after and modified the powers granted in the main body. Can the Taxation power be used to overrule 4th amendment rights also?

As far as I can determine the legal answer to both my questions is "Shut your mouth, boy".

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at June 03, 2025 11:09 AM (Da7Vv)

33 I know what the Founders intended with the 2nd Amendment. Knowing this, I will refuse to comply should the judicial branch seek to abrogate it by fiat or if Congress attempts it via legislative runaround or if the executive branch tries it with a lordly EO. There is a constitutional process in place to revise or remove amendments. If this process isn't followed, I simply won't obey. Come and take them.
Posted by: troyriser at June 03, 2025 11:04 AM (DPeYO)

And this is the unjust portion of leaving this decision up to a branch of the government. I can read the Constitution just as well as any politician or judge.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at June 03, 2025 11:09 AM (g8Ew8)

34 SCOTUS is by far the most flawed part of our system of government. Oligarchical rule just sucks.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 03, 2025 11:09 AM (cGRqT)

35 Goes to Breitbart:

Justice Clarence Thomas: ‘AR-15s Are Clearly Arms Under the Second Amendment’s Plain Text’

To start, AR–15s are clearly “Arms” under the Second Amendment’s plain text. In District of Columbia v. Heller (200

, we held that the term “Arms” in this context covers all “‘[w]eapons of offence, or armour of defence.’”…Thus, “the Second Amendment extends, prima facie, to all instruments that constitute bearable arms, even those that were not in existence at the time of the founding.”

https://tinyurl.com/yds8zrxm

Posted by: rickb223 at June 03, 2025 11:10 AM (4JRvL)

36 Really looking forward to making my escape out of Maryland.

Posted by: NR Pax at June 03, 2025 11:10 AM (BpO1e)

37 We are only 1 or two Supreme Robes away from being run by Marxists

Posted by: Skip at June 03, 2025 11:10 AM (+qU29)

38 Who wants to go huntin' with me and my Benelli? Come on, man up!

Posted by: Tim Walz, code talkin' at June 03, 2025 11:11 AM (PiwSw)

39 It is beyond annoying that 9 people in a country of 330 million are the “final deciders”… of those 9 I only respect two (Thomas and Alito)… the 3 liberals are anti-American (especially Sotomayor and Brown), Roberts is obviously compromised in some way, and Kavanaugh Gorsuch and ACB are cowards of varying degree. No way these 9 people should be the final deciders. It’s gross

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 03, 2025 11:13 AM (6RwsA)

40 I'm so old that I remember when the JOLT report was among the most closely watched indications of hiring and unemployment. A relatively soft report line this would normally have the Fed itching to cut rates. We will see.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 03, 2025 11:13 AM (cGRqT)

41 Here is what I want someone to explain to me.

1. If somebody presents a gay marriage license from VA to an official in CA, the CA official is required to accept that document by the Constitution as valid. However the Constitution does not require that same official to accept a VA issued Concealed Carry License. Even though the Constitution says nothing about marriage, and does mention a right to bear arms. How does that work exactly?

2.The basis of the NFA was the taxation power in the main body of the Constitution, even though the Bill of Rights came after and modified the powers granted in the main body. Can the Taxation power be used to overrule 4th amendment rights also?

As far as I can determine the legal answer to both my questions is "Shut your mouth, boy".
Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President

Exactly.
Article IV Full Faith & Credit

Article IV
Section 1

Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State. And the Congress may by general Laws prescribe the Manner in which such Acts, Records and Proceedings shall be proved, and the Effect thereof.

Posted by: rickb223 at June 03, 2025 11:13 AM (4JRvL)

42 34 SCOTUS is by far the most flawed part of our system of government. Oligarchical rule just sucks.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 03, 2025 11:09 AM (cGRqT)

This. Capricious, all powerful idiocy.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 03, 2025 11:14 AM (bss/y)

43 Thx CBD. What is needed in Maryland is an African American with an AR-15 to be arrested and stand up for his gun rights. Confuse the crap out of the left and get Amy Boney Carrot to feel sorry for him. He'd argue Bruen and the leftists would say Nuh- uh and on to the SC

Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 03, 2025 11:14 AM (oRTCs)

44 It is beyond annoying that 9 people in a country of 330 million are the “final deciders”… of those 9 I only respect two (Thomas and Alito)… the 3 liberals are anti-American (especially Sotomayor and Brown),

Roberts is obviously compromised in some way

Children's adoptions.

Posted by: rickb223 at June 03, 2025 11:14 AM (4JRvL)

45 Kavanaugh, otherwise known as J. Wellington Wimpy, assures us that the court will...eventually...maybe...take up these cases in the future.
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Course it will. Once it has three more Jacksons on it.

Posted by: ... at June 03, 2025 11:15 AM (Rsaxx)

46 I don't think Roberts is necessarily compromised, he's just a twat.

Posted by: ... at June 03, 2025 11:16 AM (Rsaxx)

47 Really looking forward to making my escape out of Maryland.
Posted by: NR Pax

*subliminal messaging*

TEXAS TEXAS TEXAS TEXAS

*subliminal messaging*

Posted by: rickb223 at June 03, 2025 11:16 AM (4JRvL)

48 Children's adoptions.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 03, 2025 11:14 AM (4JRvL)

To be fair, I think he is also a coward who wants to chart a middle line that gets him accolades in his social circle.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 03, 2025 11:16 AM (bss/y)

49 46 I don't think Roberts is necessarily compromised, he's just a twat.
Posted by: ... at June 03, 2025 11:16 AM (Rsaxx)

This.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 03, 2025 11:16 AM (bss/y)

50 The suspect accused of bombing a gathering of pro-Israel demonstrators said he turned to improvised explosive devices after being denied the purchase of a firearm due to his immigration status.
According to an affidavit filed by the Boulder Police Department, 45-year-old Mohamed Sabry Soliman told detectives that he had taken a concealed carry class in preparation to buy a firearm but was ultimately blocked from completing the purchase because he is not a U.S. citizen.

"He said that he had previously tried to purchase a firearm, but resorted to the Molotov cocktails when he could not purchase a gun because he was not a legal citizen," acting U.S. Attorney J. Bishop Grewell for the District of Colorado said in a news conference on Monday afternoon.

With access to guns restricted, the Egyptian national revealed to authorities that he turned to YouTube to learn how to construct homemade firebombs. . .

Posted by: Lizzy at June 03, 2025 11:17 AM (F/B4x)

51 As clear as the 2A is in text and intent, the legal wrangling doesn't matter anymore.

The left intends to democide or genocide us, depending on the particular faction. At most, only one group will be left standing within at least one set of borders, borders which may or may not currently exist. PDT will only delay this and shake up the order of battle

If you want to be one of those groups left standing in some manner of nation, you damn well better arm up like your life and the lives of your family and descendants depends on it. And take a good long look at who lives around you, and who rules locally, and grok what will happen when things kick off.

The last century and a half killed hundreds of millions who weren't fucking paying attention until it was too late. It can and will happen here.

Posted by: heya at June 03, 2025 11:17 AM (he7fo)

52
As far as I can determine the legal answer to both my questions is "Shut your mouth, boy".
Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President

Especially during pride month.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 03, 2025 11:17 AM (63Dwl)

53 And of course the Constitution-loving cops who would gleefully smash your face in for recording them in public will refuse en masse to obey confiscation orders.

Posted by: They'll see the light. Swearsies! at June 03, 2025 11:17 AM (TbWk/)

54 Imagine what they would grant cert to if they had the Court in toto. I literally can't even right now with it.

Posted by: ... at June 03, 2025 11:18 AM (Rsaxx)

55 "
This.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 03, 2025 11:16 AM (bss/y)"

Nah, it is pretty clear he wrote most of what became the ACA dissent before he flipped. Someone has the goods on him.

Posted by: heya at June 03, 2025 11:19 AM (he7fo)

56 With access to guns restricted, the Egyptian national revealed to authorities that he turned to YouTube to learn how to construct homemade firebombs. . .
Posted by: Lizzy at June 03, 2025 11:17 AM (F/B4x)

Change you oil, find out if Superman will suck, set old people on fire.

Ewetub.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 03, 2025 11:19 AM (bss/y)

57 Bottom line:

The Deep State wants slaves.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 03, 2025 11:19 AM (u82oZ)

58 What is needed in Maryland is an African American with an AR-15 to be arrested and stand up for his gun rights.

Exactly. The Left has been good at either finding test cases that make them look good or having the media blast everyone who points out they aren’t. We lack the media control so it’s gotta be the first one.

Posted by: Ian S. at June 03, 2025 11:19 AM (3cXfB)

59 >>I don't think Roberts is necessarily compromised, he's just a twat.

He's apparently friends with Norm Eisen, the color revolution playbook author and organizer of every Get Trump Op since 2016.

Posted by: Lizzy at June 03, 2025 11:19 AM (F/B4x)

60 I suspect the theory that Thomas, Alito, Kav, and Gorsuch are keeping 2nd amendment cases away from Roberts and ACB is true.

How does that strategy end? Thomas and Alito will be gone long before Roberts and Barrett are.

Posted by: Oddbob at June 03, 2025 11:19 AM (/y8xj)

61 And you've written more books than me. I am regularly jealous of that.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression)

What does it take to write a book? That question was answered for me by Anthony Horowitz in the afterward to his most recent novel, Marble Hall Murders, the third in his Susan Ryeland series. The two prior novels in the series were turned into BBC series starring one Leslie Manville . Manville told Horowitz she'd like to do a third if he would write it. And so a book was born despite continuing a near impossible plot point.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Being All He Can Be at June 03, 2025 11:19 AM (L/fGl)

62 *subliminal messaging*

TEXAS TEXAS TEXAS TEXAS

*subliminal messaging*

Actually, we're leaning towards Wyoming. Especially after the wife found an article about retiring out there and one of the cons was "Not very diverse."

Posted by: NR Pax at June 03, 2025 11:21 AM (BpO1e)

63 Every government employee knows Americans guns are eventually going to be used on them.

And every American knows government employee guns are eventually going to be used on them.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 03, 2025 11:21 AM (Dg2sF)

64 60 I suspect the theory that Thomas, Alito, Kav, and Gorsuch are keeping 2nd amendment cases away from Roberts and ACB is true.

How does that strategy end? Thomas and Alito will be gone long before Roberts and Barrett are.
Posted by: Oddbob at June 03, 2025 11:19 AM (/y8xj)

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It's a staying action, but probably the best move now.

I can easily imagine a case now leading to a 5-4 decision that the AR-15 isn't covered under the Constitution because weapon of war or whatever.

Will that be the same in 2 years? I dunno.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at June 03, 2025 11:21 AM (cD1dp)

65 Weapon ownership looks to be a, if not the major flashpoint in the future when the Left regains power. Restriction/ confiscation of arms in the general populace will be met violently in a lot of places. Just my opinion.

Posted by: tubal at June 03, 2025 11:21 AM (PCK5/)

66 I don't think Roberts is necessarily compromised, he's just a twat.
Posted by: ... at June 03, 2025 11:16 AM (Rsaxx)

There remains the question whether he's been to Epstein Island or not. But you could say that about damn near everyone in DC.

Maybe it's more accurate to say everyone in DC is in fact, compromised, because DC runs on various forms of corrupt deal-making, blackmailing, bribes, and a general attitude that they are our rulers, and we're suckers and slaves.

Posted by: BurtTC at June 03, 2025 11:22 AM (dGCAG)

67 "43 Thx CBD. What is needed in Maryland is an African American with an AR-15 to be arrested and stand up for his gun rights. Confuse the crap out of the left and get Amy Boney Carrot to feel sorry for him. He'd argue Bruen and the leftists would say Nuh- uh and on to the SC
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 03, 2025 11:14 AM (oRTCs)"

You fundamentally misunderstand the left. They are not, and will not, be "confused" above the useful idiot level. They intend to disarm you to murder or enslave you, they're not going to wave off just because of some rhetorical gotcha. You need to take them seriously and understand this all will boil down to naked violence in the end.

Posted by: heya at June 03, 2025 11:22 AM (he7fo)

68 It’s cute when people say we have a 6-3 court.
It’s at best 5-4 and more like 4-4- flip a coin.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at June 03, 2025 11:22 AM (VYKOS)

69 Nah, it is pretty clear he wrote most of what became the ACA dissent before he flipped. Someone has the goods on him.
Posted by: heya at June 03, 2025 11:19 AM (he7fo)

There are goods and goods. I am not sure this is phone call in the middle of the night stuff. This is living in DC. Environment matters.

I mean, CBD is soon going to be telling us about how his wife AND his mistress do not like the new wall outlets he installed. And that his Piet de jambons is shit.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 03, 2025 11:22 AM (bss/y)

70 Saudi police beat women in secret detention facilities for 'disobedience'

-
It's called the Diddy room.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Being All He Can Be at June 03, 2025 11:22 AM (L/fGl)

71 I can easily imagine a case now leading to a 5-4 decision that the AR-15 isn't covered under the Constitution because weapon of war or whatever.

Which is the exact reason for the 2nd Amendment.

Posted by: rickb223 at June 03, 2025 11:23 AM (4JRvL)

72 So...do we have six deeply dedicated anti-gun zealots on the United States Supreme Court? The evidence suggests that we do.

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More like seven Anti-Constitution, Anti-Individual Liberty, Anti-Gun Zealots in general.

Posted by: ShainS -- This comment killed 300,000 people, over 200,000 of them children at June 03, 2025 11:23 AM (kEtDk)

73 71 I can easily imagine a case now leading to a 5-4 decision that the AR-15 isn't covered under the Constitution because weapon of war or whatever.

Which is the exact reason for the 2nd Amendment.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 03, 2025 11:23 AM (4JRvL)

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Well, yeah. It takes an Ivy League education to unlearn that, though.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at June 03, 2025 11:23 AM (cD1dp)

74 Saudi police beat women in secret detention facilities for 'disobedience'

Well SOMEBODY's gotta do it

Posted by: Soon they'll want voting rights and we know how that ends at June 03, 2025 11:24 AM (TbWk/)

75 And every American knows government employee guns are eventually going to be used on them.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 03, 2025 11:21 AM (Dg2sF)

Yeah, this was why we all of a sudden started hearing about massive purchases and stockpiling during... who's term was that again? Oh, yeah. Little Lord Fauntleroy.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 03, 2025 11:24 AM (bss/y)

76
I suspect the theory that Thomas, Alito, Kav, and Gorsuch are keeping 2nd amendment cases away from Roberts and ACB is true.

Kav's explanation pushes me further into believing it.

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That explanation doesn't assume the very worst possible motives on the part of the Supreme Court and the broader State - so it's not that.

Whatever our government does, it does with malice aforethought, and in service to the ultimate goal of oppressing the subject classes. It's never anything else.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 03, 2025 11:27 AM (BI5O2)

77
btw, notice how the Tom Cruise is a gay talk seems to have greatly dissipated over the years?

I never believed it.

Posted by: Soothsayer at June 03, 2025 11:27 AM (H+bIw)

78 Saudi police beat women in secret detention facilities for 'disobedience'

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It's called the Diddy room.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Being All He Can Be at June 03, 2025 11:22 AM (L/fGl)

Hmmm, there's a thought, I've been wondering what to do with that extra bedroom.

Posted by: BurtTC at June 03, 2025 11:27 AM (dGCAG)

79 2A is about hunting. So why do you need a weapon of war to hunt deer?
- 90% of the left

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at June 03, 2025 11:27 AM (VYKOS)

80 ... They are not, and will not, be "confused" above the useful idiot level ...

heya
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Unfortunately very very very true.

Posted by: ... at June 03, 2025 11:27 AM (Rsaxx)

81 I've seen this footage before it received the They Shall Not Grow Old" cleanup techniques. It's sobering.

WWI HD Colorization — Flying over the Western Front Battlefields, 1919

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1uE7YFqfL4

Posted by: Archimedes at June 03, 2025 11:28 AM (s8j++)

82 I must beg your indulgence this week. Yes, it is Tuesday, and I did agree to repay you for the hamburger sandwich, but my increments have been frozen and I must defer payment until next Tuesday.

Posted by: J. Wellington Wimpy at June 03, 2025 11:28 AM (G5+As)

83 And every American knows government employee guns are eventually going to be used on them.
Posted by: Mary Poppins'

Dont' really have to. If they can turn off your bank accounts, your communications, and your water, they really don't need guns.

Posted by: weft-cut loop at June 03, 2025 11:28 AM (mlg/3)

84 Roberts is obviously compromised in some way

Children's adoptions.

Posted by: rickb223 at June 03, 2025 11:14 AM

Somebody got to him during the obamacare disaster and he has been wishy washy since then.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at June 03, 2025 11:28 AM (e5NfL)

85 The aloha snack bar flamethrower incident, aka attempted murder in the first degree took place in a gun free zone. Those zones make you feel safe until you're not safe.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at June 03, 2025 11:28 AM (gm9Sb)

86 77
btw, notice how the Tom Cruise is a gay talk seems to have greatly dissipated over the years?

I never believed it.
Posted by: Soothsayer at June 03, 2025 11:27 AM (H+bIw)

Yeah that was a weird phenomenon… based on really no evidence… as in who were his boyfriends???

Posted by: tubal at June 03, 2025 11:28 AM (PCK5/)

87 81 I've seen this footage before it received the They Shall Not Grow Old" cleanup techniques. It's sobering.

WWI HD Colorization — Flying over the Western Front Battlefields, 1919

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1uE7YFqfL4
Posted by: Archimedes at June 03, 2025 11:28 AM (s8j++)

That is very cool. Thanks.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 03, 2025 11:29 AM (bss/y)

88 Restriction/ confiscation of arms in the general populace will be met violently in a lot of places.

The left thinks if they get the level of restrictions other countries have, we'll all fall in line and obey them. They keep forgetting that this country is a bit more concerned about individual rights and we will go to great lengths to save that.

Posted by: NR Pax at June 03, 2025 11:29 AM (BpO1e)

89 I suspect the theory that Thomas, Alito, Kav, and Gorsuch are keeping 2nd amendment cases away from Roberts and ACB is true.

Kav's explanation pushes me further into believing it.

—

What does that mean? How do you keep a case away from any one justice without keeping it away from everyone?

Whats the end game.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at June 03, 2025 11:29 AM (VYKOS)

90 NYPost:

A Romanian national pleaded guilty on Monday to charges related to his role in a “swatting” ring that targeted dozens of public officials, including a former US president.

Going by the aliases “Plank,” “Jonah” and “Cypher,” 26-year-old Thomasz Szabo took part in a years-long conspiracy to place bogus 911 calls, claiming emergencies were taking place at the homes of top government officials, and make bomb threats against government buildings and houses of worship, according to Justice Department.

Szabo and a co-conspirator, 21-year-old Serbian national Nemanja Radovanovic, allegedly targeted about 100 people, including members of Congress, governors, cabinet-level executive branch officials and state officials.

Posted by: SMOD at June 03, 2025 11:29 AM (RHGPo)

91 How does confiscation work? Are they going house to house asking if the residents have guns and will they pretty please hand those guns over? Do they just say these are illegal and if you have them you must turn them in to your local collection agency? Do they use permit info and figure those people are the ones to target?

I seriously don't know how this could be done.

Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at June 03, 2025 11:29 AM (2J/Lj)

92 btw, notice how the Tom Cruise is a gay talk seems to have greatly dissipated over the years?

I never believed it.
Posted by: Soothsayer at June 03, 2025 11:27 AM (H+bIw)

Because nobody cares. Everyone in Hollowood is gay.

But you have a 70 year old man, who is doing everything he can to try to look like he's 40.

That's the most definitive proof he's gay we've ever seen.

Posted by: BurtTC at June 03, 2025 11:30 AM (dGCAG)

93 You don't need ten bullets to kill a dee-ah!

Posted by: Cuomo, The Nursing Home Killer at June 03, 2025 11:30 AM (G5+As)

94 62
‘ Especially after the wife found an article about retiring out there and one of the cons was "Not very diverse."’

Haha. Yes. Having to live in Maryland would definitely put me in the mood to move to a ‘not very diverse’ state.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at June 03, 2025 11:30 AM (jbnUc)

95 79 2A is about hunting. So why do you need a weapon of war to hunt deer?
- 90% of the left
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald

As if no uses an AR 15 to hunt. Crazy people.

Posted by: Piper at June 03, 2025 11:30 AM (pZEOD)

96 88 Restriction/ confiscation of arms in the general populace will be met violently in a lot of places.

The left thinks if they get the level of restrictions other countries have, we'll all fall in line and obey them. They keep forgetting that this country is a bit more concerned about individual rights and we will go to great lengths to save that.

Posted by: NR Pax at June 03, 2025 11:29 AM (BpO1e)

======

It'll have to fall to local police. Local police will end up against a handful of armory owning gun owners who exact terrible casualties from their strong defensive positions.

Hell, not even New England could get its gun owners to tell their state governments how many guns they owned.

Resistance will not be light.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at June 03, 2025 11:30 AM (cD1dp)

97 Good news everyone.

Our galaxy may not collide with Andromeda.

Posted by: Anna Puma at June 03, 2025 11:30 AM (jTDUM)

98 91 How does confiscation work? Are they going house to house asking if the residents have guns and will they pretty please hand those guns over? Do they just say these are illegal and if you have them you must turn them in to your local collection agency? Do they use permit info and figure those people are the ones to target?

I seriously don't know how this could be done.
Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at June 03, 2025 11:29 AM (2J/Lj)

Probably a list based on the Fed Form everyone is forced to ssign when buying from a firearm dealer.

Posted by: tubal at June 03, 2025 11:31 AM (PCK5/)

99 From DU headline whining, it seems we may actually be winning a few cases at lower courts for a change!

Judge dismisses California's lawsuit over Trump tariffs, citing jurisdiction issue...concluding the case belongs in an out-of-state court that specializes in trade disputes.

Oh...I misread the headlines. We're losing at lower courts too 😔

Judge grants preliminary injunction to protect collective bargaining agreement for TSA workers. Judge Pechman said the union has shown Noem’s directive to end the agreement “constitutes impermissible retaliation against it for its unwillingness to acquiesce to the Trump Administration’s assault on federal workers.” It likely violated due process and AFGE is likely to succeed in showing Noem’s decision was “arbitrary and capricious."

Trump-appointed judge blocks Alien Enemies Act deportations in Los Angeles area...ruling that the government hasn't promised adequate due process. Holcomb's preliminary injunction applies to most migrants who are in custody in the Central District of California, which includes Los Angeles, Orange County and several bordering areas.

(Limited to just his district?! Progress! Winning!)

Posted by: Intercepted DU Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at June 03, 2025 11:31 AM (ycI94)

100 Hunter Biden’s Favorite Prostitute Charged With Manslaughter

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Sounds like a Hallmark Mystery Movie, Biding My Time. Hunter of Justice.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Being All He Can Be at June 03, 2025 11:31 AM (L/fGl)

101
Yeah that was a weird phenomenon… based on really no evidence… as in who were his boyfriends???
Posted by: tubal

Yeah, especially compared to John Travolta, whom I refused to believe was a gay. But...the evidence in Travolta's case is compelling.

Posted by: Soothsayer at June 03, 2025 11:31 AM (2KWIJ)

102 Dont' really have to. If they can turn off your bank accounts, your communications, and your water, they really don't need guns.
Posted by: weft-cut loop at June 03, 2025 11:28 AM (mlg/3)

That type of theorizing would rely on some evidence they are considering controlling, limiting and rationing both power (fuel) and/or travel as well. And we're obviously nowhere near that.

Posted by: ... at June 03, 2025 11:31 AM (Rsaxx)

103 Thomasz Szabo

That’s the most non Romanian name I’ve ever heard. Sounds like their version of “Maryland Man”.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at June 03, 2025 11:31 AM (VYKOS)

104 91 Gun confiscation would work just like it did in post Katrina NOLA. A bunch of armed uniformed thugs beat on your door and demand you surrender your weapons.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at June 03, 2025 11:31 AM (gm9Sb)

105 Archimedes

Thank you. Sobering. Now do Ukraine.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 03, 2025 11:31 AM (u82oZ)

106 Saudi police beat women in secret detention facilities for 'disobedience'

-
It's called the Diddy room.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Being All He Can Be at June 03, 2025 11:22 AM (L/fGl)

Here in America, it's called the Emhoff room.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 03, 2025 11:32 AM (Dg2sF)

107 Yeah that was a weird phenomenon… based on really no evidence… as in who were his boyfriends???
Posted by: tubal at June 03, 2025 11:28 AM (PCK5/)

There was always evidence, but that's the big joke. He would bring lawsuits against anyone who spoke up.

And then he got really big in that fruity cult, and they were VERY aggressive about keeping any rumors squashed.

Because that's what not gay people need in their lives.

Posted by: BurtTC at June 03, 2025 11:32 AM (dGCAG)

108 Thought it was the Ike Turner Room

Posted by: Anna Puma at June 03, 2025 11:33 AM (jTDUM)

109 Amy Coney Souter has been a huge disappointment.
---
Amy O'Conner Souter, to get the full effect of how pathetic of a legal mind and weak of character she really is.

And I really hate Sandra Ditz O'Conner.
Weathervanes in a Kansas tornado are more resolute than her.

She legitimized direct, open, coordinated media campaigns to pressure the Court, bowing before the "Audience of One" abortion bullshit.
Then, her "oh, well discrimination is bad but let's keep discriminating for another 25 years or so to see if it's still bad."
And, my favorite, "fuck your rights if you're driving--the state is right to assume you are all criminals" DWI checkpoint ruling.

Dumb bitch.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 03, 2025 11:33 AM (uJ9KI)

110 The sheer numbers don't make door to door confiscation, even confiscation in general, practical or safe even if 80% of gun owners complied.

Posted by: WitchDoktor at June 03, 2025 11:33 AM (oUlN5)

111 In May, Trump lost roughly 95% of court cases including TROs.

June isn’t looking much better so far.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at June 03, 2025 11:34 AM (VYKOS)

112 85 The aloha snack bar flamethrower incident, aka attempted murder in the first degree took place in a gun free zone. Those zones make you feel safe until you're not safe.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at June 03, 2025 11:28 AM (gm9Sb)

Who does feel safe when they see the sign for the gun free zone? I mean, what kind of squirrel do you have to be to feel slightly uneasy and then you see a picture of a piston with a circle and a line through it and are reassured?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 03, 2025 11:34 AM (bss/y)

113 Hunter Biden’s Favorite Prostitute Charged With Manslaughter

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Sounds like a Hallmark Mystery Movie, Biding My Time. Hunter of Justice.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Being All He Can Be at June 03, 2025 11:31 AM (L/fGl)

What happened, did she not cut her toenails?

Posted by: BurtTC at June 03, 2025 11:34 AM (dGCAG)

114 Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at June 03, 2025 11:29 AM (2J/Lj)

How did they trap virtually the entire civilized world in their houses for a year? How did they get people to get an unknown mystery chemical injected into them en masse while remaining trapped.

(It's not even like the injection was the key to leaving one's house. You had to get it and then go back home until they said otherwise.)

If that ain't "persuasion" I don't know what is.

Posted by: ... at June 03, 2025 11:35 AM (Rsaxx)

115 Hell, not even New England could get its gun owners to tell their state governments how many guns they owned.

Resistance will not be light.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at June 03, 2025 11:30 AM

connecticut had a secret data base of all guns sold in the state and still couldn't get residents to *register* their guns after sandy hook, even knowing exactly who had what and where they lived.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at June 03, 2025 11:35 AM (e5NfL)

116 Did she pee on Hunter?

Posted by: Anna Puma at June 03, 2025 11:35 AM (jTDUM)

117 I wouldn't be surprised if Justice and Mrs. Thomas have an AR in their motor home, stashed in one of those otherwise useless narrow closets motorhomes have. And I would bet they both know how to use it.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at June 03, 2025 11:36 AM (gm9Sb)

118 Having to live in Maryland would definitely put me in the mood to move to a ‘not very diverse’ state.
Posted by: Dr. Claw

No kidding. I've seen that poison more than once and I prefer to keep it the hell away from me and my wife.

Posted by: NR Pax at June 03, 2025 11:36 AM (BpO1e)

119 83
‘ If they can turn off your bank accounts, your communications, and your water, they really don't need guns.’

They’ll need guns to survive doing that.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at June 03, 2025 11:36 AM (jbnUc)

120 People need to get their minds right if they think any overreach will be resisted by anybody. Five years ago, they imprisoned everyone in their homes while they burned cities from coast to coast and stole a Presidential election in broad daylight. Nobody resisted that, so resistance is not a thing the government needs to worry about, and new and exciting forms of tyranny are what we'll get going forward.

Eventually they'll be overthrown - but not by anybody living today. That'll have to fall to another generation. I suspect it'll be the next one, because everything is accelerating so rapidly now.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 03, 2025 11:36 AM (BI5O2)

121 I don’t care if Tom Cruise is gay or not, but I usually like his movies.

Controversial take: Cruise despite his diminutive stature is a better Jack Reacher than the huge Alan Ritchson. The latter is just not a very good actor; Cruise, though apparently tiny, plays a believable Reacher IMHO…. On film pair him with other small actors and he doesn’t look small

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 03, 2025 11:36 AM (6RwsA)

122
I forget who, but some old timey movie actress wrote a (gossippy) memoir and she told tales about various actors she knew. One of her stories was about Richard Boone (Paladin) and his friend, also an actor. She claimed Boone and his actor friend traveled to Thailand (I think) and visited a brothel that sold acts with boys.

A revolting story if true. Worse if false.

Posted by: Soothsayer at June 03, 2025 11:37 AM (qQdUz)

123 Didn't South Park perform the coup de grace on that matter?

Posted by: ... at June 03, 2025 11:37 AM (Rsaxx)

124 Didn't Cruise have a kid with that chick he married after he and Nicole got divorced? Katy Holmes?

Posted by: Bulg at June 03, 2025 11:37 AM (77rzZ)

125 Did she pee on Hunter?
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 03, 2025 11:35 AM (jTDUM)

What would be the point of hiring a hooker who does NOT pee on you?

That's just bad manners.

Posted by: BurtTC at June 03, 2025 11:37 AM (dGCAG)

126 Alan Ritchson - giant oaf- as emotive as Easter Island statue.

Posted by: tubal at June 03, 2025 11:38 AM (PCK5/)

127 People need to get their minds right if they think any overreach will be resisted by anybody. Five years ago, they imprisoned everyone in their homes while they burned cities from coast to coast and stole a Presidential election in broad daylight. Nobody resisted that, so resistance is not a thing the government needs to worry about, and new and exciting forms of tyranny are what we'll get going forward.

—

Yep. All these fantasies of some kind of right wing armed resistance against the government are just that. Fantasy.

Meanwhile the left is doing it in slow motion.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at June 03, 2025 11:38 AM (VYKOS)

128 Controversial take: Cruise despite his diminutive stature is a better Jack Reacher than the huge Alan Ritchson. The latter is just not a very good actor; Cruise, though apparently tiny, plays a believable Reacher IMHO…. On film pair him with other small actors and he doesn’t look small
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 03, 2025 11:36 AM (6RwsA)

Hmmm. I did not hate the Cruise Reacher movie. Plus, Rosamund Pike.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 03, 2025 11:39 AM (bss/y)

129 90
‘ Szabo and a co-conspirator, 21-year-old Serbian national Nemanja Radovanovic,’

Water board them until they give up every bit of information.
Then deport them and have them ‘pass away’ in their own country.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at June 03, 2025 11:39 AM (jbnUc)

130 121 Cruise can take his height with a sense of humor. In one of the IMF flicks he has to get one of those electronic eyeball screens, and jumps up a couple times to look into the lens.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at June 03, 2025 11:40 AM (gm9Sb)

131 Controversial take: Cruise despite his diminutive stature is a better Jack Reacher than the huge Alan Ritchson. The latter is just not a very good actor; Cruise, though apparently tiny, plays a believable Reacher IMHO…. On film pair him with other small actors and he doesn’t look small
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 03, 2025 11:36 AM (6RwsA)

The show is dumb and boring, the movies are well made.

I was not familiar with the character, so I don't really care that Cruiser is about a foot shorter than he was in the comics.

And yeah, the brick slab they have in the show has one emotion: Punch.

Posted by: BurtTC at June 03, 2025 11:40 AM (dGCAG)

132 I never want to hear another "Poles are dumb" joke.

Poland used only paper ballots in Sunday’s presidential election and finished counting all 21 million votes within 8 hours of polling stations closing.

The voter turnout was 72%

https://is.gd/jslICV

Posted by: Archimedes at June 03, 2025 11:40 AM (s8j++)

133 1227

Yep. All these fantasies of some kind of right wing armed resistance against the government are just that. Fantasy.

Meanwhile the left is doing it in slow motion.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at June 03, 2025 11:38 AM (VYKOS)

Eh, I don’t own any guns… swearsies…

Posted by: tubal at June 03, 2025 11:40 AM (PCK5/)

134 126 Alan Ritchson - giant oaf- as emotive as Easter Island statue.
Posted by: tubal at June 03, 2025 11:38 AM (PCK5/)

He has an odd line delivery. It came off cool at first, then got tedious. Like dude uptalking.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 03, 2025 11:40 AM (bss/y)

135 WWI HD Colorization — Flying over the Western Front Battlefields, 1919

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1uE7YFqfL4
Posted by: Archimedes at June 03, 2025 11:28 AM

Very cool.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 03, 2025 11:40 AM (kgE5c)

136 >>> 47 Really looking forward to making my escape out of Maryland.
Posted by: NR Pax

*subliminal messaging*

TEXAS TEXAS TEXAS TEXAS

*subliminal messaging*
Posted by: rickb223 at June 03, 2025 11:16 AM (4JRvL)

Say, have I mentioned that this year will be the *tenth* TX MoMee? You could meet some of your possible future neighbors!

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 03, 2025 11:41 AM (QRFVs)

137 124 Didn't Cruise have a kid with that chick he married after he and Nicole got divorced? Katy Holmes?
Posted by: Bulg at June 03, 2025

Suri. He abandoned her, except financially because she is a suppressive person so he had to disconnect from her. Or the thetans in the well will get him or something.

Posted by: Piper at June 03, 2025 11:41 AM (+tzkt)

138 135 WWI HD Colorization — Flying over the Western Front Battlefields, 1919

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1uE7YFqfL4
Posted by: Archimedes at June 03, 2025 11:28 AM

Very cool.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 03, 2025 11:40 AM (kgE5c)

And that's two years after hostilities have ended.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 03, 2025 11:42 AM (bss/y)

139 I'd be OK with a prohibition on not focusing on fundamentals.

Posted by: Weasel at June 03, 2025 11:42 AM (nI4xo)

140 Didn't Cruise have a kid with that chick he married after he and Nicole got divorced? Katy Holmes?
Posted by: Bulg at June 03, 2025 11:37 AM (77rzZ)

I know he has at least one kid.

Many gay men have kids.

Posted by: BurtTC at June 03, 2025 11:42 AM (dGCAG)

141 Or... paused as the case was.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 03, 2025 11:42 AM (bss/y)

142 Roberts wants to go down as a justice who was always on the right side of every issue. He wants to vote liberal, but unless somebody, like Barret, gives him a way to win that way he votes conservative.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at June 03, 2025 11:42 AM (Da7Vv)

143 "Reasonable" restrictions of your Constitutional rights are fine.

But, illegal alien criminals are granted every possible, expansive interpretation of due process, with maximum deference to avoidance of any infringement.

A "flu emergency" justifies taking away all your rights and delaying any legal redress for years (if not already summarily dismissed within days of filing).

But, illegal alien criminals jump right to the head of the Court's docket, are given every possible accommodation while multiple rule, policy and procedure violations are overlooked to get them there.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 03, 2025 11:42 AM (uJ9KI)

144 Many gay men have kids.
Posted by: BurtTC at June 03, 2025 11:42 AM (dGCAG)

Indeed.

Posted by: ... at June 03, 2025 11:42 AM (Rsaxx)

145 Children's adoptions.

Posted by: rickb223 at June 03, 2025 11:14 AM

Somebody got to him during the obamacare disaster and he has been wishy washy since then.
Posted by: Mister Scott

That's what they used. Supposedly, his children's adoptions were "unusual" in regards to following the law.

Posted by: rickb223 at June 03, 2025 11:43 AM (x8/IU)

146 Didn't Biden's DHS maintain a listing of illegals - particularly those given work permits by DHS - seeking gun ownership?

I don't know the rules, but it seems that should have set off some additional interest in the Boulder CO antiSemite.

Information suggests that the individual suspected of the antisemitic attack in Boulder, Colorado, Mohamed Soliman, entered the US with his wife and five children on a B-2 tourist visa in August 2022. He then applied for asylum a month later, in September 2022. Soliman's visa expired in February 2023, so he was in the country on an expired visa while an asylum claim was pending. In March 2023, he was granted a work permit (for a period of two years).

Then he alleges he planned the attack a year into holding the two year work permit? By whom was he employed? In planning the attack, why would Soliman wait for his oldest daughter to graduate high school? Where did she attend school? Is she on a separate student visa program?

Odd. There's more that went on before the attack. And, no, he's crazy and not responsible for his terrible attack on those defenseless people.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 03, 2025 11:43 AM (NFX2v)

147 108
‘ Thought it was the Ike Turner Room’

Jackson Browne Counseling Center

Posted by: Dr. Claw at June 03, 2025 11:44 AM (jbnUc)

148 I never want to hear another "Poles are dumb" joke.

Posted by: Archimedes at June 03, 2025 11:40 AM (s8j++)

How many Pollacks does it take to screw the EU?

Posted by: BurtTC at June 03, 2025 11:44 AM (dGCAG)

149 104 91 Gun confiscation would work just like it did in post Katrina NOLA. A bunch of armed uniformed thugs beat on your door and demand you surrender your weapons.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door

And the answer is "I don't own any".

Now what are they going to do? Get a warrant to search my house? Force me to open a big safe I use for valuables? Throw me in a chair and interrogation my fat grandma self?

Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at June 03, 2025 11:45 AM (2J/Lj)

150 Ok, 1 year.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 03, 2025 11:45 AM (bss/y)

151 Poles are for strippers. They are very pro-stripper.

Posted by: Bulg at June 03, 2025 11:45 AM (77rzZ)

152 144 Many gay men have kids.
Posted by: BurtTC at June 03, 2025 11:42 AM (dGCAG)

Indeed.
Posted by: ...

You betcha. I've had dozens!

Posted by: Tim Walz at June 03, 2025 11:45 AM (ycI94)

153 Cruise despite his diminutive stature is a better Jack Reacher than the huge Alan Ritchson.

Cruise definitely carried the role pretty well. He had this quiet psychotic side in his character that came out when it was needed.

Alan's portrayal was good but the writing after season 1 sucked.

Posted by: NR Pax at June 03, 2025 11:45 AM (BpO1e)

154 Plus, Rosamund Pike.

Bond Girl, plus she was absolutely terrifying in Gone Girl.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at June 03, 2025 11:45 AM (Da7Vv)

155 How did they trap virtually the entire civilized world in their houses for a year? How did they get people to get an unknown mystery chemical injected into them en masse while remaining trapped.

(It's not even like the injection was the key to leaving one's house. You had to get it and then go back home until they said otherwise.)

If that ain't "persuasion" I don't know what is.
Posted by: ... at June 03, 2025 11:35 AM (Rsaxx)

A non-virtuous society is always full of illogical fear. Fear is the reason for the mass self-imprisonment.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at June 03, 2025 11:46 AM (g8Ew8)

156 What happened, did she not cut her toenails?
Posted by: BurtTC

Smuggled drugs into jail and an inmate ODed.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Being All He Can Be at June 03, 2025 11:46 AM (L/fGl)

157
I thought Tom Cruise was a good Civil War soldier turned Japanese Samurai , too.

Posted by: Soothsayer at June 03, 2025 11:47 AM (qQdUz)

158 Didn't Cruise have a kid with that chick he married after he and Nicole got divorced? Katy Holmes?
Posted by: Bulg at June 03, 2025 11:37 AM (77rzZ)

I know he has at least one kid.

Many gay men have kids.
Posted by: BurtTC

Dr. Richard Levine.

Posted by: rickb223 at June 03, 2025 11:47 AM (4JRvL)

159 The Deep State will not allow Trump to be President. Elections don't matter. The people do not have a say on how the country should be run. The Deep State government knows what's best. (FOR THEM) !

Posted by: Case at June 03, 2025 11:47 AM (a1g6Z)

160 149

And the answer is "I don't own any".

Now what are they going to do? Get a warrant to search my house? Force me to open a big safe I use for valuables? Throw me in a chair and interrogation my fat grandma self?
Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at June 03, 2025 11:45 AM (2J/Lj)

Someone will say hell yes they will… and maybe so, some places… sucks to live in a big city or a Blue State.. enforcement when it comes will be far from uniform… that is a Leftist wet dream…

Posted by: tubal at June 03, 2025 11:47 AM (PCK5/)

161 157
I thought Tom Cruise was a good Civil War soldier turned Japanese Samurai , too.

Posted by: Soothsayer at June 03, 2025 11:47 AM (qQdUz)

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The romanticization of Bushido sickens me a bit.

Bushido was a bullshit, tyrannical system, worthy of being wiped out.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at June 03, 2025 11:48 AM (cD1dp)

162 my fat grandma self?
Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench)

Speakin' o'which, how's the new grandbaby doing?

Posted by: Bulg at June 03, 2025 11:48 AM (77rzZ)

163 153 Cruise despite his diminutive stature is a better Jack Reacher than the huge Alan Ritchson.

Cruise definitely carried the role pretty well. He had this quiet psychotic side in his character that came out when it was needed.

Alan's portrayal was good but the writing after season 1 sucked.

Posted by: NR Pax at June 03, 2025 11:45 AM (BpO1e)

Watch Collateral if you haven't - it's wild how off brand Cruise plays in that movie, even with his signature smile...

It's why you knew he'd be a good Reacher...

Posted by: Nova Local at June 03, 2025 11:50 AM (tOcjL)

164 Cruise despite his diminutive stature is a better Jack Reacher than the huge Alan Ritchson.

Cruise definitely carried the role pretty well. He had this quiet psychotic side in his character that came out when it was needed.

Yeah. No. A 5'7" psychotic still gets smashed by a 6'9" behemoth.

Posted by: rickb223 at June 03, 2025 11:50 AM (x8/IU)

165 The nice thing about magazines is you can carry as many as you like. I doubt this plays well with the gangbangers but in skilled hands it is a strategy that pays dividends. If you want to go full desperado just carry a revolver with additional drums full of ammo. It works as well. Sight alignment, sight picture and remember to slowly squeeze the trigger. Good Hunting.

Posted by: pudinhead at June 03, 2025 11:50 AM (FmapG)

166 Hot take which shouldn't be hot...Cruise should have an Academy Award for best actor by now...

Posted by: Nova Local at June 03, 2025 11:50 AM (tOcjL)

167 164

Yeah. No. A 5'7" psychotic still gets smashed by a 6'9" behemoth.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 03, 2025 11:50 AM (x8/IU)

That is why you shoot them.

Posted by: tubal at June 03, 2025 11:51 AM (PCK5/)

168 SCOTUS also denied hearing the case of the kid in Massachusetts who was kicked out of school for wearing a tee shirt that said "There are only two genders". Apparently, 7 of the 9 justices forgot the first amendment.

Posted by: Eric at June 03, 2025 11:51 AM (a2F+C)

169 In a proper society, whatever rules are set in place would need to be freely agreed to by the entirety of the community that is to be governed by them. Yes, that means unanimity. Not democracy, which obviously is horrific and actually worse than monarchy.

Posted by: Oglebay at June 03, 2025 11:51 AM (2ap+5)

170 168 SCOTUS also denied hearing the case of the kid in Massachusetts who was kicked out of school for wearing a tee shirt that said "There are only two genders". Apparently, 7 of the 9 justices forgot the first amendment.
Posted by: Eric at June 03, 2025 11:51 AM (a2F+C)

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Long list of case law that says that kids in schools don't have full 1st Amendment rights.

Thomas wrote some of it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at June 03, 2025 11:52 AM (cD1dp)

171 Harvard Grants Honorary Degree to Former Berkeley Prof Known as Anti-Israel Zealot

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Thereby proving Maher's characterization of Harvard as an asshole factory.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Being All He Can Be at June 03, 2025 11:52 AM (L/fGl)

172 How did they trap virtually the entire civilized world in their houses for a year? How did they get people to get an unknown mystery chemical injected into them en masse while remaining trapped.

Posted by: ... at June 03, 2025 11:35 AM (Rsaxx)

By saying: "Unless and until you do this, we will ensure you can't feed your children or pay your mortgage."

Posted by: Washington Nearsider at June 03, 2025 11:52 AM (lHAAk)

173 I had no idea J Wellington Wimpy was Wimpy's full name.

Did Bluto have one too?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at June 03, 2025 11:53 AM (UBKzV)

174 173 I had no idea J Wellington Wimpy was Wimpy's full name.

Did Bluto have one too?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at June 03, 2025 11:53 AM (UBKzV)

Yes. John Belushi.

Posted by: tubal at June 03, 2025 11:54 AM (PCK5/)

175
Yep. All these fantasies of some kind of right wing armed resistance against the government are just that. Fantasy.

Meanwhile the left is doing it in slow motion.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at June 03, 2025 11:38 AM (VYKOS)

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If gun nuts sat on their asses after 2020, they’ll never do anything.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at June 03, 2025 11:54 AM (3JUwA)

176 They don't need to confiscate. They just need to threaten people with social destruction and they'll comply without a peep.

One of their biggest strengths is that their opposition are family men, and their supporters are maladjusted weirdos who will never have meaningful work or families to lose.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 03, 2025 11:55 AM (BI5O2)

177 Here's where I think we're at, or very close;

Judicial nullification. Not just ignoring or rigging their rulings, but doing away with it altogether. It's beyond repair. Political and ideological preferences are driving the judiciary instead of actual law and or the constitution.

You don't fix that unless you rip its heart out.

Figuratively speaking.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 03, 2025 11:55 AM (Q4IgG)

178 Smuggled drugs into jail and an inmate ODed.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Being All He Can Be at June 03, 2025 11:46 AM (L/fGl)

How is that a crime? What is she supposed to do... NOT smuggle drugs into jail?

That's just bad manners.

Posted by: BurtTC at June 03, 2025 11:55 AM (dGCAG)

179 Samurai: Bushido

MSM: Bullshito

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Being All He Can Be at June 03, 2025 11:56 AM (L/fGl)

180 Well it’s moot here at the HQ… none of us own guns, right? Right?

Posted by: tubal at June 03, 2025 11:56 AM (PCK5/)

181 Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 03, 2025 11:55 AM (BI5O2)

Don't forget they also weaponized women who then (magically) become active participants in the self and household destruction their family-man husbands would be otherwise desperate to prevent by any means possible.

Posted by: ... at June 03, 2025 11:57 AM (Rsaxx)

182 Well it’s moot here at the HQ… none of us own guns, right? Right?
Posted by: tubal at June 03, 2025 11:56 AM (PCK5/)

For some reason that reminds of a G. Gordon Liddy story.

He said as a felon he wasn't allowed to own guns. His wife alas owned LOTS of guns.

Posted by: WitchDoktor at June 03, 2025 11:58 AM (oUlN5)

183 A man can say don't fucking come near my woman and my kids or I will end you.

But the woman could in turn just let the evil in.

Posted by: ... at June 03, 2025 11:58 AM (Rsaxx)

184 I want JD Vance to nominate any new supreme court judges after he wins in 2028. He doesn't seem to be as gullible as Trump is on these critical matters.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at June 03, 2025 11:59 AM (/U5Yz)

185 Yep. All these fantasies of some kind of right wing armed resistance against the government are just that. Fantasy.

Meanwhile the left is doing it in slow motion.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at June 03, 2025 11:38 AM (VYKOS)

You're engaging in false equivalence when comparing public reaction to a deadly pandemic and potential public reaction to forcible gun confiscation. One thing is not the other. Besides, if such confiscation sweeps hypothetically occur and only 10% of gunowners actively resist, such resistance will give them pause. We are not sheep. They are not wolves. Some of those would-be oppressors would not be going home at the end of their shift.

Posted by: troyriser at June 03, 2025 12:00 PM (DPeYO)

186 So stunning and brave.

I hope their wish washy BS soy boy approach is to mitigate the opinions coming about Illegal Aliens and such. The Supremes don’t want to piss off the usual Leftist thugs.

I guess we will find out soon enough.

Posted by: Czech Chick at June 03, 2025 12:00 PM (vK/Ja)

187 Yeah. No. A 5'7" psychotic still gets smashed by a 6'9" behemoth.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 03, 2025 11:50 AM (x8/IU)

Muscle heads are not necessarily fighters. I'm sure most aren't.

You take a 5'1", 105 lbs Mexican boxer, and put him up against some gym monster, and he'll have the big guy crying for mercy in seconds.

Posted by: BurtTC at June 03, 2025 12:00 PM (dGCAG)

188 185 You're engaging in false equivalence when comparing public reaction to a deadly pandemic and potential public reaction to forcible gun confiscation. One thing is not the other. Besides, if such confiscation sweeps hypothetically occur and only 10% of gunowners actively resist, such resistance will give them pause. We are not sheep. They are not wolves. Some of those would-be oppressors would not be going home at the end of their shift.
Posted by: troyriser at June 03, 2025 12:00 PM (DPeYO)

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How many people never complied with covid orders?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at June 03, 2025 12:00 PM (cD1dp)

189 Speakin' o'which, how's the new grandbaby doing?
Posted by: Bulg at June 03

Fandamntastic! He's growing and grinning. He likes his aunt quite a lot. It's funny because she was so nervous about him when he was first born but now was shaking her keys for him, which he loved, and forgot about the pepper spray she carries on her keychain. The expression on her face when I pointed it out was priceless. Her brother just shook his head. Whattaya gonna do?

Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at June 03, 2025 12:00 PM (2J/Lj)

190 Late to the thread, but I saw a WSJ Potomac Journal report from yesterday, featuring an interview between Paul Gigot and John Yoo. According to them, this is, by far, the most conservative SCOTUS ever - even with the squishes on the Court. They are mystified by Trump's attack on Leonard Leo and The Federalist Society and think he should just accept the W and move onto something else that requires his attention.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at June 03, 2025 12:00 PM (DpWUW)

191 SCOTUS also denied hearing the case of the kid in Massachusetts who was kicked out of school for wearing a tee shirt that said "There are only two genders". Apparently, 7 of the 9 justices forgot the first amendment.
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My impression of this is because, if they granted cert, they'd be forced to over-turn a whole shitload of shitty Court rulings that are all of the flavor "your rights end where the Government's begin."

Here, there is a bunch of shit that weasels around in the stupid bullshit of lesser rights for children multiplied by lesser rights if it's in schools.

No, it doesn't make sense if you can read the Constitution.
But, it does if you went to Harvard.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 03, 2025 12:01 PM (uJ9KI)

192 190 Late to the thread, but I saw a WSJ Potomac Journal report from yesterday, featuring an interview between Paul Gigot and John Yoo. According to them, this is, by far, the most conservative SCOTUS ever - even with the squishes on the Court. They are mystified by Trump's attack on Leonard Leo and The Federalist Society and think he should just accept the W and move onto something else that requires his attention.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at June 03, 2025 12:00 PM (DpWUW)

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It can be both, which is actually an indictment of the Court for 100 years.

It can be both more conservative than it has been in centuries and also too timid regarding change.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at June 03, 2025 12:01 PM (cD1dp)

193 188 185 You're engaging in false equivalence when comparing public reaction to a deadly pandemic and potential public reaction to forcible gun confiscation. One thing is not the other. Besides, if such confiscation sweeps hypothetically occur and only 10% of gunowners actively resist, such resistance will give them pause. We are not sheep. They are not wolves. Some of those would-be oppressors would not be going home at the end of their shift.
Posted by: troyriser at June 03, 2025 12:00 PM (DPeYO)

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How many people never complied with covid orders?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at June 03, 2025 12:00 PM (cD1dp)

Ahem

Forged a vax card.

Posted by: WitchDoktor at June 03, 2025 12:01 PM (oUlN5)

194 Gubs ah bah.

Posted by: Gabby Giffords at June 03, 2025 12:02 PM (jc0TO)

195 188

How many people never complied with covid orders?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at June 03, 2025 12:00 PM (cD1dp)

Fair point. All I can say is my wife wife and I did not succumb to to societal and family pressure.

Posted by: tubal at June 03, 2025 12:02 PM (PCK5/)

196 195 Fair point. All I can say is my wife wife and I did not succumb to to societal and family pressure.
Posted by: tubal at June 03, 2025 12:02 PM (PCK5/)

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"100% of the planet succumbed! Except for me!"

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at June 03, 2025 12:02 PM (cD1dp)

197 196 195 Fair point. All I can say is my wife wife and I did not succumb to to societal and family pressure.
Posted by: tubal at June 03, 2025 12:02 PM (PCK5/)

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"100% of the planet succumbed! Except for me!"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at June 03, 2025 12:02 PM (cD1dp)

Heh.. that’s 3 of us then!

Posted by: tubal at June 03, 2025 12:03 PM (PCK5/)

198 184
‘ I want JD Vance to nominate any new supreme court judges after he wins in 2028.’

You misunderstand. This isn’t a Trump problem or even a Republican problem. This is a judge problem. They’re drunk on illegitimate power and will only be rolled back by someone of constitutional stature telling them, “No. We’re done having you as the only decider of what is constitutional.”

Posted by: Dr. Claw at June 03, 2025 12:03 PM (jbnUc)

199 Well it’s moot here at the HQ… none of us own guns, right? Right?
Posted by: tubal at June 03, 2025 11:56 AM (PCK5/)
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Does just a few guns count?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 03, 2025 12:03 PM (ubVep)

200 197 "100% of the planet succumbed! Except for me!"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at June 03, 2025 12:02 PM (cD1dp)

Heh.. that’s 3 of us then!
Posted by: tubal at June 03, 2025 12:03 PM (PCK5/)

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The difference between covid and gun confiscation is so vast, I don't know why people make the comparison.

"If I see you outside without a mask, I'll ticket you," is very different from, "I'm going to walk into your house and take your guns."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at June 03, 2025 12:04 PM (cD1dp)

201 Posted by: troyriser at June 03, 2025 12:00 PM (DPeYO)

You're missing the larger point. Covid was not merely a "deadly pandemic, it was engineered and released. So with the right "reason" people have shown they will comply.

What you are not looking at is what "reason" might be injected into the equation.

No one in their right mind would think everyone would stay in their homes and get injections etc just because they were told to. But with a reason most of the world complied.

Posted by: ... at June 03, 2025 12:04 PM (Rsaxx)

202 Aprox. 20 million AR-15's are owned by American's right now. Good call SCOTUS you worthless POS.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at June 03, 2025 12:04 PM (/U5Yz)

203 She claimed Boone and his actor friend traveled to Thailand (I think) and visited a brothel that sold acts with boys.

I believe they were arrested in Australia for that, and the Studio hushed it up.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at June 03, 2025 12:04 PM (Da7Vv)

204 How many people never complied with covid orders?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at June 03, 2025 12:00 PM (cD1dp)

Again, false equivalence. COVID compliance doesn't equate to lack of resistance to teams of armed and armored men breaking down gunowner doors.

Posted by: troyriser at June 03, 2025 12:05 PM (DPeYO)

205 Blah Blah says it is good states like Maryland deny guns to gun nuts and other weirdos who only want to murder black people and other minorities. We are always happy when we visit Hawaii because when we vacation there 2 or 3 times a year Hawaii has very strict gun laws and our private and expensive condo property has private armed security to keep the unwashed rednecks and other low lifes away from us.

Posted by: Harriet And Blah Blah Nyborg, Lifelong democrat boomers at June 03, 2025 12:05 PM (wh+qF)

206
I believe they were arrested in Australia for that, and the Studio hushed it up.
Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President

Damn...

Posted by: Soothsayer at June 03, 2025 12:05 PM (1staz)

207 Late to the thread, but I saw a WSJ Potomac Journal report from yesterday, featuring an interview between Paul Gigot and John Yoo. According to them, this is, by far, the most conservative SCOTUS ever - even with the squishes on the Court. They are mystified by Trump's attack on Leonard Leo and The Federalist Society and think he should just accept the W and move onto something else that requires his attention.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at June 03, 2025 12:00 PM (DpWUW)

I no longer trust the WSJ. Gigot has always been a squish who got on just fine with uber liberal Mark Shields. Leo gave us Kav and ACB who I don’t regard as smashing successes

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 03, 2025 12:05 PM (ZtAny)

208 202 Aprox. 20 million AR-15's are owned by American's right now. Good call SCOTUS you worthless POS.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at June 03, 2025 12:04 PM (/U5Yz)

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There are probably 400 million guns in private hands in America.

If 99% of American guns get turned in, that leaves 4 million guns in private hands. That's not a small amount.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at June 03, 2025 12:05 PM (cD1dp)

209 Lindsey Graham & Others Are Spending Over $1M of YOUR MONEY on Ukraine Junkets.

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Well, at least we know Lindsey isn't wasting taxpayer money on hot Ukrainian chicks.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Being All He Can Be at June 03, 2025 12:06 PM (L/fGl)

210 180 Well it’s moot here at the HQ… none of us own guns, right? Right?
Posted by: tubal at June 03, 2025

So many boat accidents. Kind of crazy we all stink at boating the way we do.

Posted by: Piper at June 03, 2025 12:06 PM (p4NUW)

211 They don't need to confiscate. They just need to threaten people with social destruction and they'll comply without a peep.

One of their biggest strengths is that their opposition are family men, and their supporters are maladjusted weirdos who will never have meaningful work or families to lose.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 03, 2025 11:55 AM

This doesn't work on a lot of people. Oh, you want to prevent me from getting a job or having friends? Haha haha hahaha! Yay! I fucking hate most people. Go with that!

Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at June 03, 2025 12:06 PM (2J/Lj)

212 Does just a few guns count?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 03, 2025 12:03 PM

Just a few?!

Be better, Huck. Be better.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 03, 2025 12:06 PM (kgE5c)

213 204 How many people never complied with covid orders?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at June 03, 2025 12:00 PM (cD1dp)

Again, false equivalence. COVID compliance doesn't equate to lack of resistance to teams of armed and armored men breaking down gunowner doors.
Posted by: troyriser at June 03, 2025 12:05 PM (DPeYO)

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That's my point.

My point being noncompliance with covid was easy and went largely unnoticed.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at June 03, 2025 12:06 PM (cD1dp)

214 The difference between covid and gun confiscation is so vast, I don't know why people make the comparison.

"If I see you outside with a mask, I'll ticket you," is very different from, "I'm going to walk into your house and take your guns."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at June 03, 2025 12:04 PM (cD1dp)

You need to look harder. Plus how many people would resist force if applied? Again, covid is appropriate here because force was successfully applied there when necessary. Threats of job loss etc. And it worked.

Posted by: ... at June 03, 2025 12:06 PM (Rsaxx)

215 200

The difference between covid and gun confiscation is so vast, I don't know why people make the comparison.

"If I see you outside with a mask, I'll ticket you," is very different from, "I'm going to walk into your house and take your guns."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at June 03, 2025 12:04 PM (cD1dp)

Agree. Not the same thing at all. I am much more likely to kill someone storming my house ( with the gun that I absolutely do not own)….

Posted by: tubal at June 03, 2025 12:06 PM (PCK5/)

216 I believe they were arrested in Australia for that, and the Studio hushed it up.

In Australia, the Rent Boys also try to kill you/

Posted by: toby928 at June 03, 2025 12:07 PM (jc0TO)

217 No one in their right mind would think everyone would stay in their homes and get injections etc just because they were told to. But with a reason most of the world complied.
Posted by: ... at June 03, 2025 12:04 PM (Rsaxx)

The nature of the threat, I suppose. Biological threats I think tend to scare people a lot more than some accountant with a concealed carry license.

Posted by: WitchDoktor at June 03, 2025 12:07 PM (oUlN5)

218 TJM, I found out something new today about your namesake.

I was looking up something in the Constitution -- I have a little book that contains the full text of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Articles of Confederation -- and in the list of signers' names at the end of the Constitution was "James Madison, Jr."

Never new that he was a "junior."

Posted by: Bulg at June 03, 2025 12:07 PM (77rzZ)

219 "I'm so old that I remember when the JOLT report was among the most closely watched indications of hiring and unemployment."

I'm so old I remember getting free tickets to Rush in San Diego and drinking JOLT with scotch in the parking lot.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at June 03, 2025 12:07 PM (KAi1n)

220 The force with guns might not just be threats but more guns, more men, more middle of the night.

Posted by: ... at June 03, 2025 12:07 PM (Rsaxx)

221 The 2nd Amendment is the least ambiguous of any of the amendments, what we've had for the last 100 years is willful misinterpretation.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 03, 2025 12:07 PM (XV/Pl)

222 Posted by: WitchDoktor at June 03, 2025 12:07 PM (oUlN5)

The Left would use the military at a minimum.

Posted by: ... at June 03, 2025 12:08 PM (Rsaxx)

223 218 TJM, I found out something new today about your namesake.

I was looking up something in the Constitution -- I have a little book that contains the full text of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Articles of Confederation -- and in the list of signers' names at the end of the Constitution was "James Madison, Jr."

Never new that he was a "junior."
Posted by: Bulg at June 03, 2025 12:07 PM (77rzZ)

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He wrote the Virginia Plan in Sr.'s library when he was in his early 20s.

He was also much shorter than Dolley. Liked it when she gave him piggyback rides.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at June 03, 2025 12:08 PM (cD1dp)

224 Apparently, 7 of the 9 justices forgot the first amendment.

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Mmmmm. 7 of 9.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Being All He Can Be at June 03, 2025 12:09 PM (L/fGl)

225 I would enjoy watching the Feds shake down gang land blue shitholes.

Posted by: pudinhead at June 03, 2025 12:09 PM (FmapG)

226 223

He wrote the Virginia Plan in Sr.'s library when he was in his early 20s.

He was also much shorter than Dolley. Liked it when she gave him piggyback rides.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at June 03, 2025 12:08 PM (cD1dp)

So he would have been a good Reacher…

Posted by: tubal at June 03, 2025 12:10 PM (PCK5/)

227 If you want to use your first or second amendment rights, you wait years as a citizen...if you are lucky.

Illegals though? TRO is the word baby.

Posted by: 18-1 at June 03, 2025 12:10 PM (t0Rmr)

228 214
You need to look harder. Plus how many people would resist force if applied? Again, covid is appropriate here because force was successfully applied there when necessary. Threats of job loss etc. And it worked.
Posted by: ... at June 03, 2025 12:06 PM (Rsaxx)

And it did work. But now people have the opportunity to review exactly what happened. Those aware enough realize the ruse that it all was. This in turn, one has to to hope, has hardened the resolve to never ever let that nonsense happen again.

Next time force is applied, I do expect a much more robust resistance.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at June 03, 2025 12:12 PM (N39Ws)

229 The Left would use the military at a minimum.
Posted by: ... at June 03, 2025 12:08 PM (Rsaxx)

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Maybe. But as I pointed out upthread, even a very minimal minority of gun owners who don't comply and are instead of the Cold Dead Hands school are a lot of people.

The issue is that all of those gun owners will be unknown. Distributed. This will likely force .gov to use very draconian measures to root out that minority, which I'm not sure would be accepted by many people. By draconian I'm talking random searches, metal detectors everywhere, constant surveillance, etc. There's a big risk there of pissing off everyone while a hidden distributed "army" is performing guerrilla attacks.

The Army had serious problems in Afghanistan, for example...

Of course, all of this is theory. My opinion is it would take a seismic shift to incentivize that 5% or whatever to go Full Guerilla. Will the announcement of confiscations etc be that kind of a shift?

Posted by: WitchDoktor at June 03, 2025 12:13 PM (oUlN5)

230 Just from the clear wording of the 2nd Amendment the rights described would be seen to be maximal and default.

Again, any circumscribing of those rights are a contrivance.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 03, 2025 12:13 PM (XV/Pl)

231 Having a Right to Life with no equitable way to defend that Life means that I have no Right to Life.

- Kavanaugh supports the Federal Government by ruling against it....even if the ruling is in favor of the Administrative State, and damn the Constitutional protective guarantees if the States violate them;
- Barrett loves her some "You Go Girl!" solidarity;
- Roberts whines "why can't we all just get along?" and I guess thinks that guns don't help that;
- The Libs don't believe you have a Right to Life, that your life is at the let and permission of government.

Makes one wonder how Bruen ever passed?

Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at June 03, 2025 12:14 PM (bufu1)

232 There are probably 400 million guns in private hands in America.

If 99% of American guns get turned in, that leaves 4 million guns in private hands. That's not a small amount.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at June 03, 2025 12:05 PM (cD1dp)
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And 396 million guns in the hands of the government, which will promptly sell them overseas to "allies" in Afghanistan and Ukraine.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 03, 2025 12:14 PM (7fElN)

233 Keith Olbermann is a broken man. That is all

In his fever dreams MAGA is responsible for aloha snack bar fire attack in Boulder. Sorry… I can’t explain the “logic”

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 03, 2025 12:14 PM (+kWhq)

234
I'm sure half the country is just waiting until the next plandemic to get back into the space were they don't have to face the truth.

This must never happen again.

Posted by: pawn at June 03, 2025 12:14 PM (QB+5g)

235 The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed....

Posted by: It's me donna at June 03, 2025 12:15 PM (VE6XX)

236 I had no idea J Wellington Wimpy was Wimpy's full name.

The artist who created Popeye was a student at an art school where his art anatomy professor's name was J. Wellington. Popeye's anatomy was intentionally messed up as a dig at his old professor, as was Wimpy's name. The WW2 cartoonist Bill Mauldin was a classmate, and told the story in one of his books.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at June 03, 2025 12:16 PM (Da7Vv)

237 Of course, all of this is theory. My opinion is it would take a seismic shift to incentivize that 5% or whatever to go Full Guerilla. Will the announcement of confiscations etc be that kind of a shift?
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Meh, the Afghans used IEDs. Add UAS with IEDs and you might have one hell of a real insurrection. It wouldn't take many guerillas to pull off. Remember the DC Snipers?

Posted by: pudinhead at June 03, 2025 12:16 PM (FmapG)

238 Hair status?

Posted by: nurse ratched at June 03, 2025 12:16 PM (dKg40)

239 Pappymayhem always figured they would come after the second amendment through ammo. Tell the manufacturers that they can only make and sell ammo to the federal government or state government and end any import from factories outside the US. Sure there are people who reload. But that takes supplies that can and would be restricted.

Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at June 03, 2025 12:17 PM (2J/Lj)

240 > How many people never complied with covid orders?
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Zero

Everyone complied. However there are degrees of "compliance."

Nobody avoided complying in some manner, shape or form with one (or more) of the thousands of mandates that were on the public. Even minor, inconsequential things we were forced to endure was, compliance.

It was a test. A successful one at that.

Whether one thinks they were some sort of outlaw and defeated the feds by "not complying" is deluding themselves to the fact the covid mandates remained in effect and resulted in various, public and personal habitual changes to cope.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 03, 2025 12:17 PM (Q4IgG)

241 The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed....
Posted by: It's me donna

You heard her. No fringe jackets while at the range!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Being All He Can Be at June 03, 2025 12:18 PM (L/fGl)

242 I want JD Vance to nominate any new supreme court judges after he wins in 2028. He doesn't seem to be as gullible as Trump is on these critical matters.

Good thing he personally knows all the federal judges and no one has ever gone left after getting on SCOTUS.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 03, 2025 12:18 PM (ExV1e)

243 I have a different read on this. I read Kav's opinion as signaling that the Court, if they took the case, would get only 4 out of 5 votes necessary to reverse the 4th circuit. Those four would be him, Gorsuch, Thomas, and Alito. So he punts for now.

Part of the issue is that the SC usually waits until there are several appeals court decisions on a particular issue before taking the issue up. That's basically Kav's point, or at least his cover story. I think it's clear from his opinion that he would reverse the 4th circuit.

Posted by: Elric Blade at June 03, 2025 12:18 PM (iFTx/)

244 Nood. Shitbirds.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 03, 2025 12:18 PM (bss/y)

245 239 Pappymayhem always figured they would come after the second amendment through ammo. Tell the manufacturers that they can only make and sell ammo to the federal government or state government and end any import from factories outside the US. Sure there are people who reload. But that takes supplies that can and would be restricted.
Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at June 03, 2025 12:17 PM (2J/Lj)

The easiest way to get the job done.

Posted by: tubal at June 03, 2025 12:19 PM (PCK5/)

246 Of course, all of this is theory. My opinion is it would take a seismic shift to incentivize that 5% or whatever to go Full Guerilla. Will the announcement of confiscations etc be that kind of a shift?
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Meh, the Afghans used IEDs. Add UAS with IEDs and you might have one hell of a real insurrection. It wouldn't take many guerillas to pull off. Remember the DC Snipers?
Posted by: pudinhead at June 03, 2025 12:16 PM (FmapG)

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Good point.

For those who weren't here or don't remember, the entire DC area was basically held immobile in fear by a single guy in a van with a shooting hole in it being driven around by a kid and randomly shooting people in the head at gas stations.

A single person.

The police were led by an idiot of course, but even if it was a competent chief there would still be a lot of heartburn.

Posted by: WitchDoktor at June 03, 2025 12:19 PM (oUlN5)

247 It will come down to will the American people let the Deep State use their power to usurp the Supreme Court or will a Revolution part two be on the horizon? The Deep State is playing with fire. All they want is power and wealth. We are nothing but cattle to them.

Posted by: Case at June 03, 2025 12:20 PM (a1g6Z)

248 The Left have also conveniently imported a street force with no loyalties to the country or it's citizens.

Conveniently.

Posted by: ... at June 03, 2025 12:21 PM (Rsaxx)

249 The thing about irony is it's so ironic.

Walter Kirn@walterkirn
In which you will learn that the current leading paperback version of 1984, its official Orwell-estate-approved 75th anniversary edition, includes a 1984-ish trigger-warning introduction calling the novel's hero "problematic" because of his "misogyny."
I am not making this up.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Being All He Can Be at June 03, 2025 12:22 PM (L/fGl)

250 Under Biden, I saw him moving toward banking regulations that required tenant firearm reporting for loans on commercial property.
That was the purpose of the de-banking test balloon.

And this Court would have blessed it if the Human Mattress had won.

Then, having won that increment, they would move on to banning tenant gun ownership on commercial property.
By staging a mass shooting at an apartment complex if they have to.

They then would have moved on to FHA loans, after the Court blesses that "reasonable" restriction.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 03, 2025 12:22 PM (uJ9KI)

251 The issue is that all of those gun owners will be unknown. Distributed. This will likely force .gov to use very draconian measures to root out that minority, which I'm not sure would be accepted by many people. By draconian I'm talking random searches, metal detectors everywhere, constant surveillance, etc. There's a big risk there of pissing off everyone while a hidden distributed "army" is performing guerrilla attacks.

The Army had serious problems in Afghanistan, for example...

Of course, all of this is theory. My opinion is it would take a seismic shift to incentivize that 5% or whatever to go Full Guerilla. Will the announcement of confiscations etc be that kind of a shift?
Posted by: WitchDoktor

Also, not enough on base housing for every military family. While they're out playing soldier, their family is at home. One thing the military has never had to worry about before.

Posted by: rickb223 at June 03, 2025 12:22 PM (4JRvL)

252 Also, not enough on base housing for every military family. While they're out playing soldier, their family is at home. One thing the military has never had to worry about before.

Posted by: rickb223 at June 03, 2025 12:22 PM (4JRvL)

This is the actual - and to me, the only - variable.

Do there exist on the right large enough numbers of individuals willing to specifically target women and children in order to compel or restrict the behavior of men?

I'd say no but sincerely hope we don't have to find out.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider at June 03, 2025 12:25 PM (lHAAk)

253 Gun confiscation would work just like it did in post Katrina NOLA. A bunch of armed uniformed thugs beat on your door and demand you surrender your weapons.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at June 03, 2025 11:31 AM (gm9Sb)

Gonna be many dead on both sides. Again, they think this is an on-off switch. Once it starts, there is no cranking it down.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at June 03, 2025 12:30 PM (5xuJ/)

254 Again, they think this is an on-off switch. Once it starts, there is no cranking it down.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at June 03, 2025 12:30 PM (5xuJ/)

Because for them, political violence is on a dimmer switch, to be rolled up or down as needed.

For us, it's binary. The only two options are 'vote' or 'kill everyone.'

Just like they think once Trump's gone everything will go back to 'normal,' they think that once they ban guns, nobody will forcibly oppose them.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider at June 03, 2025 12:32 PM (lHAAk)

255 weft cut loop @ 83 nailed it: they don't have to send jack booted thugs to your house so you can die in a glorious firefight. Faceless bureaucrats miles away will destroy your life with a few mouse clicks. Then what do we do? Target the politicians in charge.

Posted by: Butch at June 03, 2025 12:40 PM (nbHOW)

256 weft cut loop @ 83 nailed it: they don't have to send jack booted thugs to your house so you can die in a glorious firefight. Faceless bureaucrats miles away will destroy your life with a few mouse clicks. Then what do we do? Target the politicians in charge.
Posted by: Butch at June 03, 2025 12:40 PM (nbHOW)

There was a very good essay written years ago (2012) when Obama was stinking up the White House, called "What You Will See In The Rebellion". Seek it out. I have it downloaded in MS Word.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at June 03, 2025 12:48 PM (5xuJ/)

257 These court actions are garbage. These decisions shouldn't take more than 10 mins and no oral argument is even required. They can just refer to prior decisions and the Constitution's firm use of the word "no".

We need right wing activist judges from now on. This meally crap is killing us.

Posted by: Southern Man at June 03, 2025 12:50 PM (0iecl)

258
The security of a free state is not dependent on access to shotguns for upland birds.

Of course it is. It's right there in the 2nd Amendment, next to the words "hunting" and "musket".

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 03, 2025 12:53 PM (y9nCu)

259 I can easily imagine a case now leading to a 5-4 decision that the AR-15 isn't covered under the Constitution because weapon of war or whatever.

Will that be the same in 2 years? I dunno.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at June 03, 2025 11:21 AM (cD1dp)

So my M9 and M18 are to be confiscated as “weapons of war”?

Posted by: Cow Demon at June 03, 2025 01:20 PM (J2Ho8)

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