The Classical Saturday Coffee Break & Prayer Revival

[Yup, it's -10, keep the coffee coming.]

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God works in miraculous ways. As the "trans" movement was spiraling out of control a recent lawsuit with a multi-million dollar verdict has snipped this movement in the bud. So to speak. It also helps that several medical associations have come out in favor of holding off until their patients are at least 18.

Thank God that socially awkward and/or mentally ill children will not be pushed into the butcher shops of these "health care professionals & facilities".

Now, that being said. Before we enter the prayer revival just a few housekeeping matters to go over. (Rulz for those of you in Darboy)

1) This is an open thread. Feel free to lurk, opine and/or bloviate.
2) Be kind, be nice. Don't be Pretti Good. Be exceptional.
3) Sure you can run with sharp objects. The gauntlet of snowballs will be a challenge.
4) The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear (Psalm 27:1)
5) Have a great weekend!

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What gender are you???? I must be a male hetrosexual as my coffee choice was not listed. (Black & bitter, like my soul) (H/T CBD)

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AoSHQ Weekly Prayer List
Please submit any prayer requests to me, “Annie’s Stew” at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks unless we receive an update.
Prayer Requests:
11/15 – Sponge posted an update on the “First lady”. She is doing OK from the surgery pain-wise, however it appears her compromised immune system from chemo is susceptible to viruses. She has been spiking a fever all weekend.
12/13 Update – The First lady is doing well. She is still on restrictions but things are progressing nicely. The last mammogram showed clean. They are grateful to all who have been praying for her.
1/7 Update – They send thanks for the thoughts and prayers over the past year. The latest visit with her urologist revealed blood in her urine. The Doc didn’t seem concerned, but there will be more scans of her bladder and kidneys to see if they find anything more serious.
1/14 Update – Sponge sent an update on the First Lady’s father – he passed away on 1/11. They have been busy making arrangements for the arrangements, writing the obituary, eulogy, notifying people, etc. Thank you all for the thoughts an prayers that you have been providing for a long time.
12/20 – Morgan, longtime lurker, takes tango lessons from Sebastian, whose son, Matias, is recovering from brain surgery. The MRI was read on 12/19, and the surgeons did not remove the entire tumor. Even though the biopsy indicated the tumor was benign, the boy is probably facing several rounds of chemo. Please pray for the boy’s continued recovery in El Salvador.
1/10 Update – Matias will have surgery in 2 weeks to try and remove the rest of the tumor, and then he will receive radiation therapy.
12/27 – buzzion asked for prayers for a friend named Christina. Christina has struggled with a lot, including addiction and relapse. Buzzion has not heard from Christina in a while and hopes she is okay. Please pray that Christina finds her way and knows that people love and care for her and believe in her.
1/3 Update – Christina was arrested on 1/3. Please pray for this to be a final wake-up call for her.
1/22 Update – Christina was released from jail and is staying with Buzzion. She is working through the legal troubles and she is continuing her recovery. She really appreciates the prayers, as does Buzzion.
12/27 – BlackOrchid requested prayers for a Navy Veteran uncle who has been struggling with his health the last few weeks. The root cause is undetermined, but recurrent infection/sepsis keeps sending him back to the hospital. It seems to be worsening his dementia, which makes it harder for BlackOrchid’s aunt to handle him.
1/3 Update – BlackOrchid’s uncle (her “stand-in dad” is still not doing well. He will probably need to be put in a LTC facility although they are doing everything possible to avoid this. He is 86, and at the stage where his immune system can’t fight back well.
1/24 Update – BlackOrchid’s uncle is doing much better. He is carting around an O2 canister to help him, but otherwise is doing well.
1/6 – Diogenes requested prayers for his best friend since college, who was diagnosed with cancer. Within hours or hearing this, the friend’s son, a man that Diogenes has known since he was a baby, collapsed from what appears to be a brain tumor. The prognosis isn’t hopeful. Please pray for both of these fine men.
1/23 Update – Diogenes’ best friend’s son Sean had emergency brain surgery. The labs are back and it’s not good news. He has stage 4 brain cancer. They were scheduled to meet with an oncologist on 1/26 to determine the best pathway ahead for the time he has remaining. This is just crushing news. Thanks to all the Horde for their prayers and support for this fine young man.
1/8 - Doof asked for prayers for his mother. She was hit hard by the flu. She couldn’t get out of bed the morning of 11/8 and was sent by ambulance to the hospital. She is alert and communicating but prayers are appreciated for her recovery. Prayers are also appreciated for Doof, as he absolutely despises hospitals.
1/23 Update – Mom was in the hospital for 5 nights and has been in a rehabilitation center since 1/13. Her recovery is slow but steady. Her breathing and mobility are still not back to normal. She is good spirits but wants to be home. They very much appreciate the continued prayers.
1/10 – LA Sue asked for prayers for her brother, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in September. They just learned it moved from stage 2 to stage 4. The chemo treatments and side infections from surgery have so debilitated him that he is considering stopping. Please pray for strength and that he opens his heart to God.
1/18 Update – LA Sue is taking her brother to hospice. He is fading.
1/23 Update – LA Sue’s brother passed away.
1/15 – Sharkman posted on behalf of Niederemeyer’s Dead Horse that NDH was given a prognosis of 6 months to live due to heart failure. The plan is for NDH to move into the Mayo Clinic to receive treatment and wait for a transplant.
1/17 – Emmie asked for prayers. She and her husband are on the verge of foreclosure. Their side hustle of delivery driving ended when a young driver crashed into their car and totaled it. They aren’t able to make the mortgage payments without that extra income. Their church is helping, but it’s a small church.
1/23 Update – They have a loaner/rental car that they can use until they can devise a long term solution, and have found an insurer who will cover delivery driving work. Another friend is supplying a financial cushion during the mortgage reset probationary agreement. But the underlying financial problems persist. They ask for prayers that they would conduct themselves with wisdom, discipline, diligence, prudence, and joy in God’s provision. Emmie specifically asked for prayers in her struggle with resentment and despair.
1/18 – Teresa in Fort Worth sent an update. She had surgery on 12/11, and a pump was installed that will direct medication into the hepatic artery. This will allow a much larger concentration of medication to be applied directly into her liver. This should give fewer side effects and (hopefully) shrink the tumors. It will take several months before they know if this new medication is working, but if it does, they are hoping for an extra 2-3 years before the disease progresses again.
1/19 – NR Pax requested prayers for his father, who had a stroke on 1/16. He went back to the hospital on 1/19 and was in the ICU until 1/23 due to influenza. He is in the hospital and they do not know when he will come home.
2/5 Update – On 1/30 his dad was moved out of the hospital and into the PT wing of his retirement community. He will be going through PT twice a day and speech therapy as well. NR Pax’ mother is still dealing with the VA paperwork to get his disability raised to 100%. Thanks to everyone for their prayers.
1/20 – Inogame asked for prayers. His wife and baby girl (due in February) are healthy, but some bad luck has come to their family. The business they purchased a year ago has taken an abrupt turn and they are trying to understand what is happening. They may not be able to keep their home if they cannot discover and correct the problem. This stress and what it might mean postpartum is worrying them. Thank you all for your prayers in the past.
1/20 – MkY sent an update on his wife Judy, who was diagnosed with Stage IV renal cancer last January. Despite being unable to receive her cancer drugs for 3 months while her port infection healed up, the tumors did not grow and she is feeling strong. Thanks so much for all the prayers! Last week, MkY was diagnosed with fluid on the brain. They operated the same day. They drilled two holes in his skull, inserted tubes, and had him lay flat on his back for 2 days. MkY thanks God for the modern miracles of medicine. He needs to heal quickly since he operates a small business. So far, no complications.
1/24 – NR Pax requested prayers for his father, who had a stroke on 1/16. He went back to the hospital on 1/19 and was in the ICU until 1/23 due to influenza. He is in the hospital and they do not know when he will come home.
1/24 – Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd posted some updates and requests. In the blessings department: blood glucose has continued to fall, well within normal range. BP is good. The hole where his molar used to be is coming along nicely. The youngest has jaw surgery coming up in February. This is many years in the making and should correct her bite and ease the pain in her jaw and ears. She’s not looking forward to the liquid diet, but is looking forward to the pain relief. Prayers are always appreciated, and based on what they have been through, he knows they are efficacious.
1/25 – Pawn at AoS asked for prayers after his dear friend Julia passed away. He asked for strength for himself and his family to fill a very large void in this world. He only has a couple of friends left so asks for protection for them.
1/27 – K asked for prayers for K’s neighbor Mike, whose doctor found a lump near Mike’s esophagus. Many thanks.
1/30 – Bulg could use prayers after a distressing medical incident. His heart was racing and he was too weak to even really walk. His doctor thinks it might be AFib; he is wearing a heart monitor to gather more information, and he needs to keep a diary of any other heart-related incidents. Prayers are much appreciated.
1/31 – George V asked for prayers for his wife. She needs a heart valve replacement but first needs a heart cath to assess the valve and determine the replacement procedure and perhaps put stents in the coronary arteries that may be partially blocked. Also, the preliminary CT scan of her heart showed spots on her lungs that may be cancerous.
2/4 – BifBewalski posted that it has been a little over a year since he took Smash to the ER for abdominal problems. After a full year of insurance BS, specialists, and other doctors visits, she has been taken back for abdominal surgery today. Please offer a prayer for her successful procedure and a speedy recovery.
For submission guidelines and other relevant info, please contact Annie's Stew, who is managing the prayer list. You can contact her at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. If you see a prayer request posted in a thread comment, feel free to copy and paste it and e-mail it to Annie's Stew. She tries to keep up with the requests in the threads, but she's not here all of the time, so she may not see it unless you e-mail it to her. Please note: Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks or so unless we receive an update.
2 Corinthians 4:8-9
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair, persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at 08:00 AM

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1 Good morning Mis Hum and Horde

Posted by: Skip at February 07, 2026 07:57 AM (Ia/+0)

2 Unfortunately, until the household wakes up, the only resource is Keurig K-Cups

Awaiting a great Americano from Indonesian beans!

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 07, 2026 07:58 AM (a4flb)

3 Dutifully called em
Off to war again, will post from Lancaster later

Posted by: Skip at February 07, 2026 07:58 AM (Ia/+0)

4 RE: That top picture...

Cats are bad enough with the regular zoomies...

Why would anyone turbo-charge their zoomies with caffeine?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 07, 2026 07:59 AM (ESVrU)

5 I like my coffee with half and half. Half coffee and half Bailey's. I guess that make my gender "alcoholic".

Posted by: fd at February 07, 2026 08:01 AM (vFG9F)

6 Thx MisHum
Prayers for the Horde and their loved ones in need.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 07, 2026 08:02 AM (Hhsnh)

7 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 07, 2026 08:04 AM (jtM2q)

8 Yup, the Presbyterian "pastor" that said "If Jesus was here today he might have said "blessed are those who end their pregnancies" is Rebecca Todd Peters, PCUSA, who is also a professor of Religious Studies at Elon University in NC.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, Skip's Backup Link Maven at February 07, 2026 08:05 AM (Lq/LE)

9 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 08:05 AM (ZOv7s)

10 Link: " I must be a male hetrosexual as my coffee choice was not listed. (Black & bitter, like my soul)"

Well, I see the header, and the picture, but no quiz. I therefore must conclude that they're using some sort of nefarious evil that my ad and malware blocking layers have garrotted and dragged out to the back 40 for further unhealthcare and internment.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 07, 2026 08:08 AM (O7YUW)

11 En mi casa toman Bustelo!

Posted by: Caffiend at February 07, 2026 08:09 AM (oftw2)

12 The purpose of "Religious Studies" courses in colleges is to destroy the student's faith.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 07, 2026 08:09 AM (qFwJc)

13 Yup, the Presbyterian "pastor" that said "If Jesus was here today he might have said "blessed are those who end their pregnancies" is Rebecca Todd Peters, PCUSA, who is also a professor of Religious Studies at Elon University in NC.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, Skip's Backup Link Maven at February 07, 2026 08:05 AM (Lq/LE)

In fairness, one can imagine the better place the world would be had Rebecca Todd Peters' mom ended her pregnancy..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 07, 2026 08:10 AM (nbLIj)

14 Prayers up for all the Horde's intentions. Those asked and unasked.

Posted by: olddog in mo at February 07, 2026 08:10 AM (rgA8J)

15 zero degrees outside, hot coffee within.

life is good!

w/ particular prayers for Smash

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 07, 2026 08:10 AM (Cjt/F)

16 Willowed:
"..."the most important election of our lifetime" but i think this may be a much more plausible claim about the selection of an administration to implement public control of agi"

Everything any government attempt to "control" immediately converts to shit; becomes profoundly corrupted, expensive, abusive and destructive to society.

That said, it is what happens between the handing over of the police powers of the state to another regime.

Its the intellectual and critical thinking destruction of the population. The appearance of "Grok is this true?" for any story tells a lot. First, the assumption that humans tell nothing but hype, false narratives and lies. Second, that "AI" has a built in benevolent honesty and wisdom sentience, and despite being trained on false narratives and lies will only bear Truth.

What we are seeing is that your average LIV has zero trust in civil governments and child-like gullibility for AI. Is it any small wonder that trillions of dollars are being thrown at the ultimate skin-suit?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 07, 2026 08:10 AM (a4flb)

17 Good Saturday morning, horde.

Prayers for all of you. Thank you to Mis Hum and Annies Stew, and notsothoreau for keeping our list of needs up to date.

Every day, I pray that God guide us in these times, and helps us to defeat the evil that encompasses us, that corrupts our institutions and confuses our children. This week, I felt real movement toward that in our country. Feeling positive about things.

And, my son found a good job after two years of temporary and part time employment. God is good!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 07, 2026 08:12 AM (h7ZuX)

18 Many blessings upon you all! I guess we can drop the prayers for where my tooth used to be because I just chomped on two slices of toast and while the gap felt kind of weird (and will take some getting used to), no pain or discomfort whatsoever. Yay!

Monday is the big procedure, the new braces are in place (with hooks for the bands) and I'm taking half the week off from work to help manage things. The operation will be in Ann Arbor and require and overnight stay, but we'll just commute. My daughter is an adult and no one (including her) wants to stay in Ann Arbor more than they have to.

For those who haven't been there, Imagine narrow winding roads through a heavily forested hilly river valley that open out into a suburb with random university buildings crapped out all over the place. Traffic is insane, the interstate has this weird system of lights to tell you which lanes to use, but at the end of the quest, you reach it: Barad Dur, the University of Michigan Hospital, founded upon a mighty hill, encircled by congested roads, with battlements, cornices and engroinments all fashioned using non-Euclidean geometry. Orcs ceaselessly roam about, ticketing vehicles.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 08:12 AM (ZOv7s)

19 Best wishes and positive vibes to all who are in distress this day.

Posted by: Don Black at February 07, 2026 08:13 AM (ZxPkt)

20 Prayers for Nancy Guthrie.

Posted by: M. Gaga at February 07, 2026 08:13 AM (KiBMU)

21 Up waaay too early thanks to a howling cat who thought 3:30 AM was a good time to demand breakfast. I'm surprised my wife isn't nailing its hide to a board for tanning.

Posted by: PabloD at February 07, 2026 08:13 AM (3VXNH)

22 According to the coffee quiz, I am a man. You know, one of those female gentlemen.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 07, 2026 08:14 AM (h7ZuX)

23 ink: " I must be a male hetrosexual as my coffee choice was not listed. (Black & bitter, like my soul)"

Just makes you a masochist. There is no reason, other than being a failure to plan your life in such a way where you can have fresh coffee beans, that anyone should suffer with stale, poorly processed and stored, coffee beans.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 07, 2026 08:14 AM (a4flb)

24 Good morning again dear horde with thanks to annie and mh and you morons for praying

{grammie}
{TiFW}
Hiya JT
Please check in: Zod, NGU

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 07, 2026 08:15 AM (RIvkX)

25 Morning again, caffeinators,

I'm cleaned up and am wondering whether to wait a bit, go have a little chow at my favorite diner/grill, then wash the car; or do the car first. Temp is up to 52 and there's not much wind, so the car washing won't be cold.

The furry thugs ate a while ago. Black Stirling, he of the early morning leaps and kicks to my ribs, is sleeping atop the couch, while little gray Dagny is ensconced atop my pipe box on the kitchen counter. They do love to sit up high, don't they?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 07, 2026 08:15 AM (wzUl9)

26 Thank you all for the prayers. I brought Smash jome from her overnight stay at the hospital on Thr. She's recovering well, the post-surgery fever broke last night, pain is minimal, just some lingering aches and bruises from the procedure.

Bariatric surgeon says everything went well with no hidden surprises and he expects a full recovery.

Thank you again! It truly makes a difference.

Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 07, 2026 08:16 AM (QVmho)

27 And, my son found a good job after two years of temporary and part time employment. God is good!
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 07, 2026 08:12 AM (h7ZuX)
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Great news.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 07, 2026 08:16 AM (RIvkX)

28 Prayers for Nancy Guthrie.

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I have no ill will toward this woman and I truly do hope she is found safe and alive. But I'm not getting the wall to wall concern for this one, single woman just because her daughter is a tv "journalist." I'm even getting emails from various organizations about her. It's simply ridiculous. But to reiterate, I hope she's found alive and well.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 07, 2026 08:17 AM (qBdHI)

29 Just makes you a masochist. There is no reason, other than being a failure to plan your life in such a way where you can have fresh coffee beans, that anyone should suffer with stale, poorly processed and stored, coffee beans.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 07, 2026 08:14 AM (a4flb)
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Meh. Coffee is something I learned to drink. Always loved the smell, hated the taste. I used to back it with creamer and sugar, but I gave that up to beat the Diabeetus (and it worked). Now I use heavy whipping cream in whatever flavored k-cups are on sale. It's nice. You can shake up the bottle and quite a bit of froth. Fancy!

Now my whiskey...that's something where no compromises can be accepted. Even more so for beer.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 08:17 AM (ZOv7s)

30 > Elon University in NC.
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I have a cousin who went to school there. She's about what you'd expect to come out of that place.

Married a soiboy, moved to Europe and considered themselves "expats." Eventually had to return to the states. Unhappy. Haven't talked to, nor heard a word from her in 30 years.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 07, 2026 08:18 AM (jtM2q)

31 Wishing your wife continued healing, Bif. Stomach/digestive issues of any kind are scary and miserable. Good news they didn't find anything alarming.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 07, 2026 08:19 AM (qBdHI)

32 engroinments?

Wow

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 07, 2026 08:19 AM (qFwJc)

33 The purpose of "Religious Studies" courses in colleges is to destroy the student's faith.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 07, 2026 08:09 AM (qFwJc)
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Just as the purpose of "Bible Studies" is to discredit the Bible.

It's all so boring. Not just boring, but lazy. None of these heresies are in any way new. At least the neopagans are honest about their goals.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 08:19 AM (ZOv7s)

34
RE: That top picture...
Cats are bad enough with the regular zoomies...
Why would anyone turbo-charge their zoomies with caffeine?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

I was thinking 'at least it isn't a single brain celled orange cat'.

Speaking of cats, saw the most cutest and appropriate name recently. Little smol kitten being held papoose style to show off her toe beans. Six toed polydactile baby. Named "Polly".

Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 07, 2026 08:19 AM (QVmho)

35 smash, a prayer for her complete and speedy recovery.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 07, 2026 08:20 AM (RIvkX)

36 engroinments?

Wow
Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 07, 2026 08:19 AM (qFwJc)
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Yes, there are engroinments located between the buttresses of each odd enjambment.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 08:20 AM (ZOv7s)

37 " I hope she's found alive and well."

I agree. But other than that, I can't be bothered.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 07, 2026 08:21 AM (qFwJc)

38 I have no ill will toward this woman and I truly do hope she is found safe and alive. But I'm not getting the wall to wall concern for this one, single woman just because her daughter is a tv "journalist." I'm even getting emails from various organizations about her. It's simply ridiculous. But to reiterate, I hope she's found alive and well.
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 07, 2026 08:17 AM (qBdHI)
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Haven't followed the story at all, but it turns out to have been illegals, I'm sure the story will vanish immediately.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 08:21 AM (ZOv7s)

39 Going down to at least -5° over the next three nights in mid Hudson . Wind chills to -25 to -30. Wind woke me up early. Think I'll stay inside

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 07, 2026 08:21 AM (Hhsnh)

40
Prayers for Nancy Guthrie.
Posted by: M. Gaga

Was watching the early local news for the weather and they had a clip about the top men at the FBI doing a second search of her house. They found a hidden camera on the roof that was missed in previous searches.

Top. Men.

Prayers that she's okay. Preying on the elderly should be a death penalty.

Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 07, 2026 08:22 AM (QVmho)

41 32 engroinments?

Wow
Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 07, 2026 08:19 AM (qFwJc)

Woody, definitely not tinny.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, Skip's Backup Link Maven at February 07, 2026 08:22 AM (Lq/LE)

42 I wake up to the sounds and smells of someone making pancakes, so the day is looking up.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 07, 2026 08:23 AM (0U5gm)

43 So, should I add Nancy Guthrie to my "The Living" list or to the "Faithfully and unfaithfully departed" list?

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 07, 2026 08:25 AM (qFwJc)

44 Rebecca Todd Peters.

She looks like Rachel Levine in drag.

Too bad her parents did not believe in "reproductive rights".

Posted by: Leon at February 07, 2026 08:25 AM (Ksqrb)

45 I wake up to the sounds and smells of someone making pancakes, so the day is looking up.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 07, 2026 08:23 AM (0U5gm)
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With no whining?

Mad respect.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 07, 2026 08:25 AM (RIvkX)

46 "They found a hidden camera on the roof that was missed in previous searches."

Did you see the slope on that roof???

Posted by: an agent at February 07, 2026 08:27 AM (vFG9F)

47 Happy Saturday, 'Ron's.

Mrs Refugee has apparently turned the corner on her lung crud, as she is asking for a pastry from the nearby bakery.

Perhaps an extra one will fall into the bag, for me to enjoy with a second cup

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 07, 2026 08:27 AM (8AONa)

48 @WarMonitor3
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1h
US airforce F-22s have been pulled from the Super Bowl flyover due to "operational assignments"

Posted by: Don Black at February 07, 2026 08:27 AM (ZxPkt)

49 Good morning good people. Prayers for all Hordian intentions - those requested and those known but to God.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 07, 2026 08:27 AM (cYBz/)

50 Kidnapping and ransom, it is surprising this doesn’t occur more often. I don’t know the particulars because it seems reasonable to completely avoid anything the media wants to get people hysterical about, but I suspect this lady is long dead.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 07, 2026 08:28 AM (0OORa)

51 Kinda weird that the most famous Guthrie right now was not even ever on TV.

Posted by: fd at February 07, 2026 08:28 AM (vFG9F)

52
Yup, the Presbyterian "pastor" that said "If Jesus was here today he might have said "blessed are those who end their pregnancies" is Rebecca Todd Peters, PCUSA, who is also a professor of Religious Studies at Elon University in NC.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, Skip's Backup Link Maven at February 07, 2026 08:05 AM (Lq/LE)

I don't want to fall into the heresy of Indifferentism, but neither do I want to indulge in disputes with my Protestant brethren, save defending Catholic doctrine when pushed.

I will say, however, that I get disgusted by denominations that let themselves get blown hither and thither by the Zeitgeist. We have to deal with the world as we find it, but we don't have to accept it as we find it.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 07, 2026 08:29 AM (tgvbd)

53
but I suspect this lady is long dead.

Posted by: Common Tater

Me as well.

Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 07, 2026 08:29 AM (QVmho)

54 Rebecca Todd Peters is the Howard Stern of pastors.

Posted by: fd at February 07, 2026 08:31 AM (vFG9F)

55 "Just as the purpose of "Bible Studies" is to discredit the Bible.

It's all so boring. Not just boring, but lazy. None of these heresies are in any way new. At least the neopagans are honest about their goals.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 08:19 AM*

Ahem.

Careful sport.

One of my offspring has a Biblical Studies degree from Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. He was a youth pastor for five years before having a special needs son and recently becoming a nurse.

I thank God every day for taking a young man who was majoring in skateboarding with a minor in marijuana and giving him the desire to go to Moody.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 07, 2026 08:31 AM (2Ez/1)

56 23 ink: " I must be a male hetrosexual as my coffee choice was not listed. (Black & bitter, like my soul)"

Just makes you a masochist. There is no reason, other than being a failure to plan your life in such a way where you can have fresh coffee beans, that anyone should suffer with stale, poorly processed and stored, coffee beans.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 07, 2026 08:14 AM (a4flb)

Your coffee needs to lighten up
It was a silly joke

God has given me a wonderful life and Christ has died for my sin.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 07, 2026 08:31 AM (b1Uji)

57 Confession time - I'm not convinced I like coffee even though I've been drinking it lo these 70 years or so.

I need it doctored up with half and half or heavy cream and some polysyllabic unnatural sweetener of some kind.

The good thing is the c-c-caffeine, c-c-caffeine d-d-doesn't b-b-bother me!

Posted by: Tonypete at February 07, 2026 08:31 AM (cYBz/)

58 Just as the purpose of "Bible Studies" is to discredit the Bible.

Depends what kind of Bible Study one attends. From My Lived Experience™ BS meetings are frustrating. For the first fifteen minutes, we are all having barber-shop talk until we give up stalling for any late-comers, then a generic prayer, or in some cases going around and asking for prayer requests, then something a bit more targeted.

Then the lengthy and trendy process of partitioning the chapter or two that will be "studied" into incoherent chunks of verses that each person around the group reads. (I love the part of OT History reading where the unfamiliar names are mangled when read aloud).

Then the "What does this passage mean to you?" time where we identify the extroverts from the introverts in the group.

At the end, all we did was replicate first grade class reading exercises from elementary school.

I get the Koinonia part, but there isn't any form of recognizable "studying".

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 07, 2026 08:32 AM (a4flb)

59
Another thing that annoys the hell out of me is the "If X were alive today..." shtick. They're not alive and you're just stamping your own predilections on them.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 07, 2026 08:32 AM (tgvbd)

60 The thing about the Guthrie woman that irks me is that we're "supposed" to care about her because of who her daughter is. The sensationism is unwarranted.

It appears to be a disturbing family affair best kept off the front page.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 07, 2026 08:32 AM (jtM2q)

61 Haven't followed the story at all, but it turns out to have been illegals, I'm sure the story will vanish immediately.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 08:21 AM (ZOv7s)

From what I’ve read, they’re really just searching for the corpse. Lots of empty desert, old mining trails around Tuscon.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 07, 2026 08:32 AM (JbyEi)

62 The Guthrie reporting is sickening, total oversaturation. I fast forward through all of it.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 07, 2026 08:32 AM (RIvkX)

63 Pancakes are excellent but they are a massive carbohydrate bomb, they don’t make for a very good standalone breakfast, not without suitable protein front and center, otherwise I’ll be climbing the walls by noon, jonesing for another carb hit.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 07, 2026 08:33 AM (0OORa)

64 Prayers for all the Horde in need.

Please also include my hubby who has had the coughing crud since Monday.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 07, 2026 08:33 AM (eZ5tL)

65 5 I like my coffee with half and half. Half coffee and half Bailey's. I guess that make my gender "alcoholic".
Posted by: fd at February 07, 2026 08:01 AM (vFG9F)

Functional?

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 07, 2026 08:33 AM (b1Uji)

66
The Guthrie reporting is sickening, total oversaturation. I fast forward through all of it.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 07, 2026 08:32 AM (RIvkX)

Always suspect the family first.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 07, 2026 08:33 AM (tgvbd)

67 2) Be kind, be nice. Don't be Pretti Good. Be exceptional.

Wow. Talk about pressure. It's not like this is the ONT, where exceptionalism is expected, and not the exception.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 07, 2026 08:34 AM (0sNs1)

68 Mrs Refugee has apparently turned the corner on her lung crud, as she is asking for a pastry from the nearby bakery.

Perhaps an extra one will fall into the bag, for me to enjoy with a second cup
Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 07, 2026

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Good to hear!

And now I'm thinking of stopping by the Vietnamese-run bakery a block from my diner/grill for a donut. . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 07, 2026 08:35 AM (wzUl9)

69 MH and Annie. NDH had her heart transplant. I've not been around much this week for updates and I assume she's in hospital and recovering.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at February 07, 2026 08:35 AM (2NHgQ)

70 Another thing that annoys the hell out of me is the "If X were alive today..." shtick. They're not alive and you're just stamping your own predilections on them.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

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"Show me more of these magical moving pictures of cats on this small device! It's amazing!"

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 07, 2026 08:35 AM (8AONa)

71 One of my offspring has a Biblical Studies degree from Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. He was a youth pastor for five years before having a special needs son and recently becoming a nurse.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 07, 2026 08:31 AM (2Ez/1)
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Right, so he has not moved into the realm of "Bible Scholar," who work tirelessly to destroy the Bible.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 08:36 AM (ZOv7s)

72
Diana is demanding her breakfast. Diana is telling me she will waste away, an emaciated ruin, even though she has a bucket of kibble. But Diana was on the treadmill a short time ago and won't get fed for another half hour.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 07, 2026 08:36 AM (tgvbd)

73 Prayers for all

Posted by: Halfhand at February 07, 2026 08:37 AM (56/oC)

74 Your coffee needs to lighten up
It was a silly joke

I think I opened by confessing to consuming dreck from a Keurig K-Cup. Anyone who forgoes a properly made coffee with fresh beans brewed from an espresso machine has made questionable life choices.

You should be pitying me.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 07, 2026 08:37 AM (a4flb)

75 I get the Koinonia part, but there isn't any form of recognizable "studying".
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 07, 2026 08:32 AM (a4flb)

To be effective any group (in any setting) needs a competent leader with a well thought out plan. This model of “well we”re all just facilitators” is easy, but it never accomplishes anything.

Imagine a college course where all the students were handed books and showed up for class, and then were told “just figure it out on your own”.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 07, 2026 08:38 AM (JbyEi)

76 Just makes you a masochist. There is no reason, other than being a failure to plan your life in such a way where you can have fresh coffee beans, that anyone should suffer with stale, poorly processed and stored, coffee beans.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 07, 2026 08:14 AM (a4flb)

I suppose I'm also on the "meh" side of this divide.

I like a great cup of coffee, but I don't love a great cup. Good id good enough.

Coffee for me is mostly just a conveyance to get caffeine into my body.

In fact, depending on the tea, I'd rather have that.
Buuuuut, the lively and opinionated Mrs naturalfake, worked in a gourmet coffee shop in college and has *surprise!* opinions on the matter. Though, she likes tea as well.

To change the topic a bit, I do love a great cocktail! And while you can get a perfectly serviceable good cocktail by following the recipe. Ingredients matter there if you want great.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 07, 2026 08:38 AM (iJfKG)

77 And now I'm thinking of stopping by the Vietnamese-run bakery a block from my diner/grill for a donut. . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

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Don't you have a local ordinance that outlaws everything but beignets?

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 07, 2026 08:39 AM (8AONa)

78 For anyone who wasn't on the previous thread:

Powerline Week in Pictures:

https://tinyurl.com/5h49rk76

Sarah:

https://tinyurl.com/4pfusy4s

Midwestchick:

https://tinyurl.com/4rhj7a2a

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, Skip's Backup Link Maven at February 07, 2026 08:39 AM (Lq/LE)

79 Another thing that annoys the hell out of me is the "If X were alive today..." shtick. They're not alive and you're just stamping your own predilections on them.

Now you understand my main gripe against the "What Would Jesus Do" (WWJD) virtue signaling fad.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 07, 2026 08:40 AM (a4flb)

80 Imagine a college course where all the students were handed books and showed up for class, and then were told “just figure it out on your own”.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 07, 2026 08:38 AM (JbyEi)

I literally had two college courses like that in D.E. and Physical Chemistry, where the professors had written their own textbooks.

And they were not good writers or explainers.

Their courses were awful.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 07, 2026 08:41 AM (iJfKG)

81 We have great "Bible studies " in our parisg.
We go thru thu a course, usually from the Augustine Institute.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 07, 2026 08:41 AM (eZ5tL)

82
I like coffee but it's not a sacramental rite. I enjoy good coffee and don't like recognizably bad coffee, but good coffee is good enough.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 07, 2026 08:42 AM (tgvbd)

83 Prayers up for all, especially Emmie.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 07, 2026 08:42 AM (28ov7)

84
Now you understand my main gripe against the "What Would Jesus Do" (WWJD) virtue signaling fad.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 07, 2026 08:40 AM (a4flb)

Thirty years of showing dogs has made me aware that the capacity people have for deluding themselves is well nigh infinite.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 07, 2026 08:43 AM (tgvbd)

85 Cooooofeeee.

Moar.

Posted by: man at February 07, 2026 08:43 AM (XuXeR)

86 I'm a regular Joe and I like my joe regular.

Posted by: Martin Crane from Frasier at February 07, 2026 08:44 AM (2Ez/1)

87 >>US airforce F-22s have been pulled from the Super Bowl flyover due to "operational assignments"

That's a bummer, but there will still be a 5th generation fighter -- a Navy F-35C-- in the formation overflying the stadium in Santa Clara tomorrow.

(Cue the "waste of taxpayer money" belch coming from the usual suspects, of course, even though it's not, as the associated cost for each aircraft is paid for though the squadrons' annual allocated funds for aircrew training).

Posted by: one hour sober at February 07, 2026 08:45 AM (Y1sOo)

88 Good morning Horde, prayers up for all of you and your special intentions.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 07, 2026 08:46 AM (0nHVk)

89 "Functional?
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian"

Once I've had my coffee!

Posted by: fd at February 07, 2026 08:48 AM (vFG9F)

90 If I decide I want to drink coffee, and I have something I need to accomplish, I can take it black without any objection. But I don't drink coffee unless I have something to do.

Otherwise, coffee makes me anxious without a goal or itinerary.

I may just go back to sleep and save the coffee for later.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 07, 2026 08:49 AM (WUel5)

91 Not that I want the Iranian protestors to lose out, but I hope PDJT makes a deal with Iran and turns his attention to American and the economy. I know so many young people in their prime earning years out of work it is scary, and they are largely Trump supporters too. PhD's, MBA's, lots of graduate degrees, but the employment market sucks. No idea why.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 07, 2026 08:50 AM (28ov7)

92 On X, all the communists are crying about how Trump is being mean to Cuba. (Their oil supply is running dry)

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 07, 2026 08:54 AM (JbyEi)

93 Good Morning, All. Have a good breakfast.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 07, 2026 08:56 AM (QTdvk)

94 Re: The Trans Movement:

I place some blame on the Trannies for the dumbing down of the kids.

Almost 30 years ago, Harry Potter was released. The series was a phenomenom - children were waiting in line or having their parents do so when the next book in the series was released.

Children. Children were reading the books. They were glued to the stories, hooked on the fantasy of the Wizarding World. And they weren't reading them because of homework, but because they wanted to.

Enter the Trans Mafia. They went after Rowling because she opposed little girls being shown manginas in the bathroom. Because she believed in safe spaces. So she was dubbed "TERF", and had to be destroyed.

Today? The new kids are going to college and having to get re-edumicated because read no good them. Why read when Tik Tok?

A harmless fantasy had to be destroyed, its creator tore down. Replaced with nothing good in its wake, only a void.

Posted by: Another Anon at February 07, 2026 08:56 AM (4h45B)

95 Good Prayer Revival and coffee break morning!

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 07, 2026 08:56 AM (wVcYX)

96 Almost 30 years ago, Harry Potter was released. "

What? That's not possible, as I'm only....

*nods off*

Posted by: man at February 07, 2026 08:57 AM (XuXeR)

97 > Re: The Trans Movement
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They're slowly suiciding themselves into extinction.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 07, 2026 08:59 AM (jtM2q)

98 From what I’ve read, they’re really just searching for the corpse. Lots of empty desert, old mining trails around Tuscon.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 07, 2026 08:32 AM (JbyEi)

May the authorities remember to check the roof racks of Wagon Queen Family Trucksters. In Metallic Pea.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 07, 2026 09:02 AM (wVcYX)

99 >>>Yup, it's -10, keep the coffee coming.

Yikes.

Out west, it has been unseasonably warm and dry. Mid 30s right now. It's practically shorts weather.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 07, 2026 09:02 AM (dK+Kv)

100 “ By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through him that has completely healed him, as you can all see.”

Acts 3:16

Posted by: Marcus T at February 07, 2026 09:03 AM (EJWxb)

101 >To change the topic a bit, I do love a great cocktail! And while you can get a perfectly serviceable good cocktail by following the recipe. Ingredients matter there if you want great.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 07, 2026 08:38 AM (iJfKG)

It's 5 o'clock somewhere...

I worked as a bartender through college. Mrs. Meta thinks acquiring those skills makes me far more marketable than my degree. I created a riff on a French Blonde for her - 2 oz dry gin, 3 dashes of rhubarb bitters, 2 oz fresh squeezed grapefruit juice, 2 oz Lillet Blanc. Add to a cocktail shaker, dry shake, add cracked ice, shake until cold. Double strain into a coupe. Top with a splash of prosecco, garnish with a twist of grapefruit peel. It's her favorite cocktail - though my riff on an Aviation is a close second.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 07, 2026 09:04 AM (GTqXr)

102 Kidnapping and ransom, it is surprising this doesn’t occur more often. I don’t know the particulars because it seems reasonable to completely avoid anything the media wants to get people hysterical about, but I suspect this lady is long dead.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 07, 2026 08:28 AM (0OORa)

From what I have been following, this was not some little hit and miss kidnapping. Fairly sophisticated. Ring cameras disabled, ransom in Bitcoin, and on and on. They were in that house for over 40 minutes. The blood splatters on the front steps were hers. I don't care if her daughter is a reporter for NBC. The other daughter did not, nor the brother. Their mom is gone. That's all that matters. And yes, famous people DO make the news. Reference the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. Frank Sinatra's son, etc.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at February 07, 2026 09:05 AM (5xuJ/)

103 "... and having to get re-edumicated because read no good them."

###

Got it.

Posted by: The Quality Learing Center at February 07, 2026 09:06 AM (2Ez/1)

104

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 07, 2026 08:31 AM (2Ez/1)

Good news! Praise the Lord!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 07, 2026 09:07 AM (GDodg)

105 Out west, it has been unseasonably warm and dry. Mid 30s right now. It's practically shorts weather.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder
__________

It's weird how the body acclimatizes. 35 in October feels way colder than 35 in February.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 07, 2026 09:08 AM (XvL8K)

106 Heavy Meta that sounds AMAZING

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 07, 2026 09:09 AM (emBoF)

107 Everything turns into Tulip Mania. Trans ideology was no exception. It’s sad but not unexpected that it would affect the medical profession. Unfortunately, politics seems to seep into every aspect of society with the usual deleterious results. I still know people that are pushing masks and Covid nonsense. I was actually going to indicate their political affiliation but there’s really no need.

Posted by: Unkaren at February 07, 2026 09:10 AM (cDrfF)

108 >>>I worked as a bartender through college.

I did too, at a small, private golf club in Williamston, Michigan. The things you learn about members' allegedly discreet activities...

Posted by: one hour sober at February 07, 2026 09:11 AM (Y1sOo)

109 91 Not that I want the Iranian protestors to lose out, but I hope PDJT makes a deal with Iran and turns his attention to American and the economy.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 07, 2026 08:50 AM (28ov7)

I get that, but the Iranian regime has wreaked havoc throughout the world. I want them gone. There is no greater threat to peace and prosperity worldwide than this regime and their malicious exportation of radical islam. IMHO.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 07, 2026 09:11 AM (h7ZuX)

110 >>>Yup, it's -10, keep the coffee coming.

Yikes.

Out west, it has been unseasonably warm and dry. Mid 30s right now. It's practically shorts weather.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 07, 2026 09:02 AM (dK+Kv)

I have to salute you hearty icebacks, enduring inverse temperatures for weeks, if not months on end. I immigrated to Texas 2 score and 4 years ago this month and have not looked back to ol' Virginny / MD / D.C.

We have Spring on tap this week - mid '70s highs and over 50 at night. Time to throw down pre-emergent weed killer, bug killer, and fertilizer on the lawn.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 07, 2026 09:12 AM (wVcYX)

111 The conspiracy theories about the Nancy Guthrie abduction/death are wild.

My favorite one is that she was taken as insurance by Clinton loyalists because her daughter's, Savannah's husband, used to work for the Clintons and they're set to testify in front of Congress about all things Epstein.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 07, 2026 09:12 AM (jtM2q)

112 “ Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: “My servants will eat, but you will go hungry; my servants will drink, but you will go thirsty; my servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.”

Isaiah 65:13

Posted by: Marcus T at February 07, 2026 09:14 AM (EJWxb)

113 As the "trans" movement was spiraling out of control a recent lawsuit with a multi-million dollar verdict has snipped this movement in the bud. So to speak. It also helps that several medical associations have come out in favor of holding off until their patients are at least 18.

********

This recent news may signal an end to the mass delusional hysteria of adolescents (encouraged by grooming teachers, counselors and medical personnel). Although the AMA in general has been largely irrelevant over the last 25 years or longer, it has a high enough profile in the public eye that its policy positions do carry some weight.

This reversal leaves the AAP, (ironically claiming to advocate FOR children) as the most influential organization still pushing the transgender fallacy as "supported by scientific evidence. Now that the AAP stands alone I wonder which way they will go. Will they double down on the insanity or will they fold their tents and decamp from this battlefield?

(cont.)

Posted by: muldoon at February 07, 2026 09:16 AM (qgHp7)

114 Enter the Trans Mafia. They went after Rowling because she opposed little girls being shown manginas in the bathroom. Because she believed in safe spaces. So she was dubbed "TERF", and had to be destroyed.

We just consider the Trans Mafia another glorified crew, like those NAMBLA fellas. We're still The Boss when it's comes to the homo stuff.

Posted by: Big Homo, Inc. at February 07, 2026 09:17 AM (Ksqrb)

115 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 07, 2026 09:17 AM (u82oZ)

116 >108 >>>I worked as a bartender through college.

I did too, at a small, private golf club in Williamston, Michigan. The things you learn about members' allegedly discreet activities...

Posted by: one hour sober at February 07, 2026 09:11 AM (Y1sOo)

Truly amazing what people will tell to a bartender. Hell, I felt more like a priest than a bartender at times. 'Bless you my son, go and sin no more...would you like another old fashioned?'

Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 07, 2026 09:17 AM (GTqXr)

117 I am the Shadout Mapes, Skip's Backup Link Maven

Thank you for the links. You are a giver of mirth.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 07, 2026 09:18 AM (u82oZ)

118 I read a book by Leon Skousen about famous F.B.I. cases. I think they eventually determined the Lindbergh baby was dropped coming down the ladder from the window and died shortly after.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 07, 2026 09:18 AM (OtFdX)

119 To change the topic a bit, I do love a great cocktail! And while you can get a perfectly serviceable good cocktail by following the recipe. Ingredients matter there if you want great.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 07, 2026 08:38 AM (iJfKG)

It's 5 o'clock somewhere...

I worked as a bartender through college. Mrs. Meta thinks acquiring those skills makes me far more marketable than my degree. I created a riff on a French Blonde for her - 2 oz dry gin, 3 dashes of rhubarb bitters, 2 oz fresh squeezed grapefruit juice, 2 oz Lillet Blanc. Add to a cocktail shaker, dry shake, add cracked ice, shake until cold. Double strain into a coupe. Top with a splash of prosecco, garnish with a twist of grapefruit peel. It's her favorite cocktail - though my riff on an Aviation is a close second.
Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 07, 2026 09:04 AM (GTqXr)

I, too, worked as a bartender.

The Aviation is also a fave of the lovely and exciting Mrs naturalfake.

Your French Blonde riff sounds good as well. I'll have to test drive it next time I have an open bottle of Prosecco.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 07, 2026 09:19 AM (iJfKG)

120 111 The conspiracy theories about the Nancy Guthrie abduction/death are wild.

My favorite one is that she was taken as insurance by Clinton loyalists because her daughter's, Savannah's husband, used to work for the Clintons and they're set to testify in front of Congress about all things Epstein.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 07, 2026 09:12 AM (jtM2q)

My theory...however it went down at the start, she was eventually killed in the house (probably choked to death to be bloodless), but then dragged out of the house, thus scraping skin and leaving blood on the porch (when the perp didn't think dead bodies bleed), and dumped somewhere it will be very hard to find her.

Posted by: Nova Local at February 07, 2026 09:19 AM (tOcjL)

121 >106 Heavy Meta that sounds AMAZING
Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 07, 2026 09:09 AM (emBoF)

It's beautifully balanced and complex. The Lillet gives it just enough sweetness to counter the bitter grapefruit and the gin brings a subtle herbaceousness to the party.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 07, 2026 09:20 AM (GTqXr)

122 I worked at a Maryland country club as a bartender for a couple years. A number of events held there drew in notable politicians from time to time.

Most are everything you'd expect. A-holes.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 07, 2026 09:21 AM (jtM2q)

123 Keurigs actually make a pretty tasty cup. Convenient. The problem I found is they make only a half cup, and they soon become a damnably expensive way because “I only need one or two cups” in the morning soon morphs into 9 or 12 all day.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 07, 2026 09:21 AM (OtFdX)

124 Now that the AAP stands alone I wonder which way they will go. Will they double down on the insanity or will they fold their tents and decamp from this battlefield?

Posted by: muldoon
________

I can't believe they're alone. ACOG is even more radical.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 07, 2026 09:21 AM (XvL8K)

125 {{{Salty}}}

One of my favorite memes ( at midwestchick, I think ) :

"Being a liberal isn't just about being stupid. It's about showing the World how proud you are to be stupid."

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, Skip's Backup Link Maven at February 07, 2026 09:21 AM (Lq/LE)

126 Being 29 is getting rough for me. I can't get a good nights sleep because I wake up with pain. My knees, hip, hands, neck, shoulder, etc. I've been going to PT for about 3-4 months for my knees. I feel stronger but still have pain because they are trashed and the cartilage isn't coming back.
The women's group at my church does a hike the first Saturday of the month. It's not too strenuous and not a lot of elevation but it's still an uneven trail. They try to do different trails every month. I think I'm going to go this time since it's really close to my house.

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at February 07, 2026 09:21 AM (VCgbV)

127 Just finished my 2nd cup of coffee this morning. Watched my car videos on youtube - reliving my youth of watching Saturday and Sunday morning "Horsepower hour" shows...

Anyways. I have to go finish replacing the drain pump in the washing machine this morning. I got the new pump mounted to the drain assembly and mostly re-attached. 3 out of the 4 hoses are reattached, the wires are all reattached - now I just have to re-attach the mounting bracket to the frame of the washing machine via the impossible-to-reach bolts while trying to not slice up my wrists on the sheet metal edges.

And to top it off, I'm not even getting sexual favors in compensation for fixing the thing.

Injustice I tell you.

Posted by: Defenestratus at February 07, 2026 09:22 AM (WYStd)

128 I haven't read trough the comments but I took the coffee quiz - I take it black and it accurately said I am a Man.

I tried all the other responses - anything other than black results in being a girly-girl.

I think somebody is messing with us...LOL!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 07, 2026 09:22 AM (QGaXH)

129 >The Aviation is also a fave of the lovely and exciting Mrs naturalfake.

I mix mine with Empress 1908 gin as the base. The peaflower completely changes profile and is complementary to the creme de violette.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 07, 2026 09:23 AM (GTqXr)

130 123 Keurigs actually make a pretty tasty cup. Convenient. The problem I found is they make only a half cup, and they soon become a damnably expensive way because “I only need one or two cups” in the morning soon morphs into 9 or 12 all day.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 07, 2026 09:21 AM (OtFdX)

I got sick of making a whole pot of coffee every morning only to drink either 2 cups. Sometimes I'd drink the whole pot. So I picked up a DeLonghi coffee maker from Williams-Sonoma and man it makes perfect coffee. You can customize the size from 3oz all the way up to 42oz (carafe). You load the beans in the hopper and it does its thing. Only downside is that it makes a mess all over the counter and you have to constantly empty the waste bins of water and grinds. But dang is the coffee good.

Posted by: Defenestratus at February 07, 2026 09:24 AM (WYStd)

131 (cont.)

Reading the tea leaves, I saw an AAP statement from December that had a couple subtle hints that they may be preparing a strategic retreat. Previously they had used language that what they euphemistically call "Gender Affirming Care" is supported by the preponderance of scientific evidence. (this evidence was mostly based on short term self-reported decrease in patient feelings of sadness and suicidal thoughts) The December piece softened this language slightly saying that there is evidence that gender affirming care in teens MAY decrease suicidality. This opens the door a crack toward giving them an out to reverse their stance and join the preference cascade.

Meh, I'll beleve it when I see it.

Posted by: muldoon at February 07, 2026 09:25 AM (qgHp7)

132 Nimitz or Halsey or someone like that steamed right to Brazil and bought the entire coffee crop for the year when the festivities started for the US in 1941. I guess he figured they were gonna need it, and he was right.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 07, 2026 09:25 AM (OtFdX)

133 >The Aviation is also a fave of the lovely and exciting Mrs naturalfake.

I mix mine with Empress 1908 gin as the base. The peaflower completely changes profile and is complementary to the creme de violette.
Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 07, 2026 09:23 AM (GTqXr)

Nick the Bartender (Pottersville version) gives you both the stink eye.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 07, 2026 09:27 AM (wVcYX)

134 I bartended throughout my 20's. I started as a cocktail waitress, you remember those??? I eventually wound up owning a bar and a bartending school with my ex. We sold the school to his partner but still had the bar until we split. He still has the bar but it moved locations.

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at February 07, 2026 09:27 AM (VCgbV)

135 17 And, my son found a good job after two years of temporary and part time employment. God is good!
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 07, 2026 08:12 AM (h7ZuX)

Congratulations to your son! And to you too, Dmlw.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 07, 2026 09:28 AM (QGaXH)

136 “I can't believe they're alone. ACOG is even more radical.”
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 07, 2026 09:21 AM (XvL8K)

To paraphrase a well known saying here - Jury Verdicts, wonderful things. Concentrates the mind on what’s important.

The medical profession was *never* in on it because of ideology. It was always just a big new profit center based on butchering mentally ill people who would go along with it. Kill the profits, all medical interest dies.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 07, 2026 09:28 AM (JbyEi)

137 I got sick of making a whole pot of coffee every morning only to drink either 2 cups.
Posted by: Defenestratus at February 07, 2026 09:24 AM (WYStd)

I've found my sweet spot to be a six-cup pot. I work on that from about 6 to 10 am. Then I move on to ice water for the rest of the day.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 07, 2026 09:30 AM (h7ZuX)

138 Mucho headaches owning a bar.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 07, 2026 09:30 AM (2pORR)

139 I usually buy groceries at an Aldi store that's a little off my regular routes. So once a week I make the trip. In the Fall of '24 as we approached Election Day I noticed the picket fence in front of a small house had a number of political signs attached.
Among them was a handmade poster: "Trans The Kids!"

I was kind of shocked. As the weeks went by I would think about it every time I passed. Sometimes disgusted. Sometimes prayerful. I have finally concluded that whoever lived there was actually doing a public service. Now everyone knows. Like a scarlet letter or purple hair. Thank you for self identifying.
Now we know who you are.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 07, 2026 09:31 AM (2Ez/1)

140
Mucho headaches owning a bar.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 07, 2026 09:30 AM (2pORR)

I was somewhat surprised late in life to realize that the most valuable asset a restaurant can have is a liquor license.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 07, 2026 09:31 AM (tgvbd)

141 28 Prayers for Nancy Guthrie.

--

I have no ill will toward this woman and I truly do hope she is found safe and alive. But I'm not getting the wall to wall concern for this one, single woman just because her daughter is a tv "journalist." I'm even getting emails from various organizations about her. It's simply ridiculous. But to reiterate, I hope she's found alive and well.
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 07, 2026 08:17 AM (qBdHI)

Well...her daughter is a celebrity. Kinda reminds me of the Lindbergh baby, not that I was around then but it was still talked about.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 07, 2026 09:32 AM (QGaXH)

142 Defenestratus. Finishing my second cup of Delonghi coffee and I agree it makes excellent coffee. Mine also does espresso, lattes, etc. Cannot get Mr. nec to use it unless he runs out of k-cups. He has a cheap Amazon knock off of a Keurig machine that he prefers.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at February 07, 2026 09:32 AM (2NHgQ)

143 Congratulations to your son! And to you too, Dmlw.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 07, 2026 09:28 AM (QGaXH)

Thanks!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 07, 2026 09:32 AM (h7ZuX)

144 iJfKG)

120 111 The conspiracy theories about the Nancy Guthrie abduction/death are wild.

My favorite one is that she was taken as insurance by Clinton loyalists because her daughter's, Savannah's husband, used to work for the Clintons and they're set to testify in front of Congress about all things Epstein.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 07, 2026 09:12 AM (jtM2q)

This is arguably the biggest problem with social media in all its forms, especially when high traffic accounts are paid. The person who comes up with the craziest story gets the most clicks and makes the most money. That’s all Candace does, for example.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 07, 2026 09:33 AM (JbyEi)

145 A.H. Lloyd (and other Horde authors)- a quick question:

Have any of your published books been discussed in a Grokipedia article?

I was surprised when my wife found a Grokipedia article on The Curious Disappearance of Seamus Muldoon. The piece was largely cribbed from the "About the Author" page and reader comments from Amazon and Goodreads. The book was very niche, self-published and had scanty sales, so I'm not sure what prompted Grok to generate an article. They listed 7 citations (including the book itself and my blog of the same title.

Posted by: muldoon at February 07, 2026 09:33 AM (qgHp7)

146 Lord hear our prayers.
Thanks Mishum. Thanks Annie.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 07, 2026 09:34 AM (OR60z)

147
The Big Dummy is in Texarkana for shows this weekend. He's the only Borzoi there, so there's nothing in it for him except Hound Group placements. Which he did not get yesterday.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 07, 2026 09:34 AM (tgvbd)

148 Good morning MisHum, Horde

Posted by: callsign claymore at February 07, 2026 09:34 AM (XVT7x)

149 I was somewhat surprised late in life to realize that the most valuable asset a restaurant can have is a liquor license.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

The markup on booze is huge.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 07, 2026 09:35 AM (2pORR)

150 >Nick the Bartender (Pottersville version) gives you both the stink eye.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 07, 2026 09:27 AM (wVcYX)

Ha! I grew up in a corner bar. My old man put me behind the bar when I was 14 (if any asks, you're 18...sure pop, everyone will believe that). Served almost nothing but shots and beers for the guys coming off third shift. It was very much like Pottersville.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 07, 2026 09:35 AM (GTqXr)

151 >I get that, but the Iranian regime has wreaked havoc throughout the world. I want them gone.
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if reports are anywhere near accurate, the uprising brought the biggest mass murder since Pol Pot

and our President promised to intervene

I know this opinion is not popular here, but these people are asking for our help
We don't have to topple the regime on our own, but we can certainly help push

Posted by: Don Black at February 07, 2026 09:36 AM (ZxPkt)

152 Mucho headaches owning a bar.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory
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Yup! It was a small neighborhood bar but the majority of the retweet also in the industry so it was a late crowd, when the restaurants closed down.
Every one tried to tell you how to run the place, what kind of music to play, decor, when to open, sports to put on, etc. We decided on a clientele and stuck to it. We played classic rock, had darts, shuffleboard, board games, dominoes, and some bar top video games. The first year was rough but we stuck to it and it became pretty successful.

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at February 07, 2026 09:37 AM (VCgbV)

153 >149 I was somewhat surprised late in life to realize that the most valuable asset a restaurant can have is a liquor license.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

The markup on booze is huge.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 07, 2026 09:35 AM (2pORR)

One of the reasons restaurants go belly up is the margins on food is veeeeery thin - plus you're inventory is perishable. Booze keeps the lights on and trains running on time.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 07, 2026 09:37 AM (GTqXr)

154 Yep, when we eat out our bar tab is typically 1/3 of the bill and that's with me only drininking one cocktail/wine/ beer. Mr. nec does love his vodka with 2 olives.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at February 07, 2026 09:37 AM (2NHgQ)

155 It's weird how the body acclimatizes. 35 in October feels way colder than 35 in February.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 07, 2026 09:08 AM (XvL8K)

Yeah, then in Spring, when baseball season starts, it will feel like the dead of winter.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 07, 2026 09:37 AM (dK+Kv)

156 The Aviation is also a fave of the lovely and exciting Mrs naturalfake.

I mix mine with Empress 1908 gin as the base. The peaflower completely changes profile and is complementary to the creme de violette.
Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 07, 2026 09:23 AM (GTqXr)

I haven't tried the Empress 1908 gin yet. It's on my list though.

The gin cocktail I'm most proud of lately is a Gibson riff.

2 oz Citadelle Vive Le Cornichon Gin
1 oz Martini and Ross Riserva Speciale Ambrato Vermouth
2 drops The Japanese Bitters Umami Bitters
Hard shake with ice.
Pour into cocktail glass.
Garnish with 2 S&R Tipsy Onions

This brings a lot of subtle flavors to a Gibson changing it a fairly bland cocktail to one worthy of attention.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 07, 2026 09:37 AM (iJfKG)

157 >This brings a lot of subtle flavors to a Gibson changing it a fairly bland cocktail to one worthy of attention.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 07, 2026 09:37 AM (iJfKG)

I like your gin / vermouth ratio. Sounds delicious!

Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 07, 2026 09:38 AM (GTqXr)

158 and our President promised to intervene

I know this opinion is not popular here, but these people are asking for our help
We don't have to topple the regime on our own, but we can certainly help push
Posted by: Don Black at February 07, 2026 09:36 AM (ZxPkt)
====

Pray every day the president keeps his promise.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 07, 2026 09:38 AM (RIvkX)

159
Sold one of my Dodge Chargers yesterday. The one that got clipped by the kid running a traffic signal. Did some market research, average is $11k - $14k. Took some photos, went on Kelly Bkue Book and posted it for a quote. Not five minutes later, a dealership was on me with a cash offer of $13k.

• it's been wrecked, and they knew it.

From posting it, to walking out of the dealership with $13k, two friggin hours. I was expexting at least a few weeks.

Oh well. Now I can get the Ram 3500 4x4 crew cab diesel i want for retirement.

Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 07, 2026 09:39 AM (QVmho)

160 I drink my coffee black, like my mother did, rather than "regular" cream and sugar, like my dad did. I am a man. Apparently my mother, and her's also, were men. Who knew?

Posted by: From about That Time at February 07, 2026 09:40 AM (sl73Y)

161 I can't believe they're alone. ACOG is even more radical.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

*********

Granted. However the AAP is the preeminent organization among Pediatric physicians, and have staked their claim as THE official spokesgroup for ALL pediatricians. The "Gender Affirming Care*" battle will be fought and won in the adolescent realm. My guess is that if the AAP backs down, the trans medical coalition will crumble.

* (so-called gender affirming care is actually Delusion Validating Abuse.)

Posted by: muldoon at February 07, 2026 09:40 AM (qgHp7)

162 66
The Guthrie reporting is sickening, total oversaturation. I fast forward through all of it.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 07, 2026 08:32 AM (RIvkX)

Always suspect the family first.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 07, 2026 08:33 AM (tgvbd)

I saw a mention that they were looking at people who have been in the home recently - health care workers, etc. There may be a lot going on that we don't know.

I wonder in the age of cameras and caller I.D. how you can possibly carry off something like this? How can you communicate anonymously with the victims family to communicate your demands? It's not like there are payphone booths anywhere...anonymity is dead!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 07, 2026 09:41 AM (QGaXH)

163 A.H. Lloyd (and other Horde authors)- a quick question:

Have any of your published books been discussed in a Grokipedia article?

I was surprised when my wife found a Grokipedia article on The Curious Disappearance of Seamus Muldoon. The piece was largely cribbed from the "About the Author" page and reader comments from Amazon and Goodreads. The book was very niche, self-published and had scanty sales, so I'm not sure what prompted Grok to generate an article. They listed 7 citations (including the book itself and my blog of the same title.
Posted by: muldoon at February 07, 2026 09:33 AM (qgHp7)

Nice! If you get what I mean(cuz of the topic)

You broke out of the ghetto without any additional effort on your part.

If you have any interest in further writing, now might be the time.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 07, 2026 09:41 AM (iJfKG)

164
and our President promised to intervene

I know this opinion is not popular here, but these people are asking for our help
We don't have to topple the regime on our own, but we can certainly help push
Posted by: Don Black
====
Pray every day the president keeps his promise.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

The CIA should be air dropping pallets of Ruger LCP2 pistols and boxes of .32 caliber ammo. That's the gateway to an IRGC's kit. The least we could do, IMO.

Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 07, 2026 09:41 AM (QVmho)

165 I know this opinion is not popular here, but these people are asking for our help
We don't have to topple the regime on our own, but we can certainly help push
Posted by: Don Black at February 07, 2026 09:36 AM (ZxPkt)
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This is not a new intervention, it is settling accounts that are long overdue.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 09:41 AM (ZOv7s)

166 How can you communicate anonymously with the victims family to communicate your demands? It's not like there are payphone booths anywhere...anonymity is dead!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
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Prepaid Burner phones pull the SIM cards and destroy after making a call. . VPN's.

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at February 07, 2026 09:43 AM (VCgbV)

167 Good morning, grey box goofballs.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 07, 2026 09:43 AM (kpS4V)

168 >* (so-called gender affirming care is actually Delusion Validating Abuse.)
Posted by: muldoon at February 07, 2026 09:40 AM (qgHp7)

How does the AAP square the position that human brains aren't fully developed until the age of 23 and a 14 yo can make the decision for a full radical mastectomy and life altering hormone therapy?

Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 07, 2026 09:44 AM (GTqXr)

169 >>We don't have to topple the regime on our own, but we can certainly help push

We are. Why do you think the Iranian regime is on the verge of collapse?

Posted by: JackStraw at February 07, 2026 09:44 AM (viF8m)

170 >This is not a new intervention, it is settling accounts that are long overdue.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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agreed
In 1979, Carter sort of stood by and watched as the Shah was deposed

Posted by: Don Black at February 07, 2026 09:44 AM (ZxPkt)

171 This is not a new intervention, it is settling accounts that are long overdue.

Correct.

Posted by: Since 1979 at February 07, 2026 09:44 AM (Ksqrb)

172 And prayers wise, I asked for and got them when I started chemo a bit back, and just found out they are working. Lymphoma is dialing back nicely per the scan.
Halfway through the treatment and would sincerely appreciate another round of prayers for continued success.

Posted by: From about That Time at February 07, 2026 09:44 AM (sl73Y)

173 From posting it, to walking out of the dealership with $13k, two friggin hours. I was expexting at least a few weeks.

Oh well. Now I can get the Ram 3500 4x4 crew cab diesel i want for retirement.
Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 07, 2026 09:39 AM (QVmho)

What an unexpected bonus! Do you mind sharing what platform you used to post the car for sale? I've got a garage dust collector I might could move, if not to the scrapyard.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 07, 2026 09:45 AM (wVcYX)

174 Looked up the most recent ACOG guidance from 2021. A sampling:

Obstetrician–gynecologists should ask patients about their name and which pronouns they use. Asking all patients routinely for their gender identity and gender pronouns normalizes the interaction and allows patients to disclose without being targeted; good practice includes reciprocal disclosure (eg, “Hello, I am Dr. X and I use she/her pronouns. Is the name on your chart what you would like me to call you? What pronouns do you use?”

.

And that's one of more mild parts.

https://tinyurl.com/5fmrp2ha

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 07, 2026 09:46 AM (XvL8K)

175 80 Imagine a college course where all the students were handed books and showed up for class, and then were told “just figure it out on your own”.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 07, 2026 08:38 AM (JbyEi)

I literally had two college courses like that in D.E. and Physical Chemistry, where the professors had written their own textbooks.

And they were not good writers or explainers.

Their courses were awful.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 07, 2026 08:41 AM (iJfKG)

P. Chem for engineers was AWFUL! I don't know how I got through it. Diffey Q was a little better - we used Boyce and Diprima for a text.

Funny I can still remember that but not what I had for Saturday dinner last weekend.....LOL!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 07, 2026 09:46 AM (QGaXH)

176
What an unexpected bonus! Do you mind sharing what platform you used to post the car for sale? I've got a garage dust collector I might could move, if not to the scrapyard.
Posted by: Count de Monet

https://www.kbb.com/instant-cash-offer

Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 07, 2026 09:47 AM (QVmho)

177 The medical profession was *never* in on it because of ideology. It was always just a big new profit center based on butchering mentally ill people who would go along with it. Kill the profits, all medical interest dies.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 07, 2026 09:28 AM (JbyEi)
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In the last few years we've learned that the vast majority of people will go along to get along, which is a very useful trait in a properly ordered society, but is lethal in one that is veering over the ethical cliff.

Having seen this up close, a lot of otherwise sensible people in psychology and psychiatry bit their tongues because they would have been destroyed had they spoken out. Some may deplore this, and condemn, but few of us have ever been at the point of a gun waiting for the hammer to fall like that.

Not all actually complied, however, and there were people who worked behind the scenes and if you knew the questions to ask, you could find them and they would help you. They were not cowards, but prudent, knowing that the madness could not last and they had people they could not help if they lost their practice and license.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 09:47 AM (ZOv7s)

178 154 Yep, when we eat out our bar tab is typically 1/3 of the bill and that's with me only drininking one cocktail/wine/ beer. Mr. nec does love his vodka with 2 olives.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at February 07, 2026 09:37 AM (2NHgQ
We cheapo the bar bill, just coffee. And that's only if breakfast.

Posted by: Eromero at February 07, 2026 09:47 AM (LHPAg)

179 Heavy Meta, if I may suggest something, you should offer an article on cocktails for the Saturday rotation one of these weeks, seeing as cocktails are close behind boobs and guns as our favorite subject!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 07, 2026 09:48 AM (2t7qd)

180

What an unexpected bonus! Do you mind sharing what platform you used to post the car for sale? I've got a garage dust collector I might could move, if not to the scrapyard.

Posted by: Count de Monet

Early FWP. The truck i want is 20" too long to fit in my garage.

I should burn the place down and go live under a bridge.

Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 07, 2026 09:48 AM (QVmho)

181
Yep, when we eat out our bar tab is typically 1/3 of the bill and that's with me only drininking one cocktail/wine/ beer. Mr. nec does love his vodka with 2 olives.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine

I am the designated driver.

Her Majesty is the designated drinker.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 07, 2026 09:48 AM (tgvbd)

182 According to Bessent we crashed the currency of Iran and now PDT has added more sanctions on all Iranian oil and a 25% tariff on anyone doing but with Iran

Posted by: Ben Had at February 07, 2026 09:50 AM (0KSrI)

183 So glad I don't watch the news anymore.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 07, 2026 09:50 AM (2Ez/1)

184 The medical profession was *never* in on it because of ideology. It was always just a big new profit center based on butchering mentally ill people who would go along with it. Kill the profits, all medical interest dies.
Posted by: Tom Servo

***********

True, but not the entire story.

It is often said that people go into psychiatry looking for resolution of their own problems. There are true believers in the trans debacle who are seeking validation of their own delusions. The prime example of this is Dr. Richard Levine. After Pediatric residency he sought further training as an
Adolescent Medicine specialist, with an emphasis on Psychiatry and specifically gender dysphoria. He later declared himself a woman (in his 50's), after a marriage that produced two children. He actively counseled minors to follow their delusions. And he did that not to make money, but to add a measure of validation to his own delusions.

As for surgeons doing genital and breast surgeries on kids, sure, they make money, but there is a strong element of playing God. They do it because they CAN do it.

Posted by: muldoon at February 07, 2026 09:50 AM (qgHp7)

185 God allows the wicked to flourish to call the faithful to repentance. It is all to easy to look at injustice and give oneself over to wrath, vowing to "burn it all down," but in so doing, you are letting the devil use your voice. He is the one who wants to burn it all down.

This is why we have to adopt a more thoughtful, grateful attitude, looking at blessings rather than lamenting nice things that have been for the moment denied to us. I'm sitting beneath what was once a gaping hole in the ceiling that regularly leaked and as long as I live here, I hope I never forget God's favor in giving me the means to repair it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 09:50 AM (ZOv7s)

186
I am the designated driver.
Her Majesty is the designated drinker.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Everytime we eat out, I ask Smash if she wants something alcoholic. She refuses 9 out of 10 times.

Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 07, 2026 09:51 AM (QVmho)

187
P. Chem for engineers was AWFUL!

For all the whining about how hard Organic Chemistry is (I assume from pre-med types), there are just a few fundamental reactions to remember and apply in order to solve 90% of the problems. Physical Chemistry is a couple of orders of magnitude harder.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 07, 2026 09:51 AM (tgvbd)

188
Everytime we eat out, I ask Smash if she wants something alcoholic. She refuses 9 out of 10 times.
Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 07, 2026 09:51 AM (QVmho)

I'm a teetotaler principally because I can't stand the taste of alcohol.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 07, 2026 09:53 AM (tgvbd)

189 >>According to Bessent we crashed the currency of Iran and now PDT has added more sanctions on all Iranian oil and a 25% tariff on anyone doing but with Iran

Fighting a conventional war with Iran, in addition to being moronic, is not the only way to bring down the regime. Not even the best.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 07, 2026 09:53 AM (viF8m)

190 182 According to Bessent we crashed the currency of Iran and now PDT has added more sanctions on all Iranian oil and a 25% tariff on anyone doing but with Iran
Posted by: Ben Had at February 07, 2026 09:50 AM (0KSrI)

It’s hard to admit, and a cruelty to the Iranian people, but the “safe” play in Iran is the same as in Cuba - stand back and watch them implode from the inside.
Was just looking at a story on the Cuba situation; all public bus service in Havana, which many residents rely on to get to work and markets, has been shut down. No fuel. None available for private purchase either, except possibly to regime members.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 07, 2026 09:54 AM (JbyEi)

191 US men’s freestyle ski team said Orangeman bad and we need to kick ice out. Bummer that’s the one sport I was looking forward to.

Posted by: Really?? at February 07, 2026 09:55 AM (4iIP5)

192 It is often said that people go into psychiatry looking for resolution of their own problems.

Posted by: muldoon at February 07, 2026 09:50 AM (qgHp7)
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Same for psychology. That's what my wife did. Came from a messed up family, so went to school to diagnose everyone around her, including her.

There was a sitcom long ago where one character was having difficulty and another suggested she see a therapist.

"Absolutely not."

"Why not?"

"Because they went to high school, too."

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 09:55 AM (ZOv7s)

193 In the last few years we've learned that the vast majority of people will go along to get along, which is a very useful trait in a properly ordered society, but is lethal in one that is veering over the ethical cliff.
====
In 1933, the Nazis couldn't get the Germans to boycott Jewish-owned stores and canceled a planned 30-day demonstration after only 1 day.

In 1938, the Nazis burned every synagogue and arrested 20,000 Jews in a nationwide pogrom with hardly a word of protest.

In the space of 5 years, the Germans had been convinced that the Jews were a mortal enemy and had to be destroyed.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 07, 2026 09:55 AM (RIvkX)

194 111 The conspiracy theories about the Nancy Guthrie abduction/death are wild.

My favorite one is that she was taken as insurance by Clinton loyalists because her daughter's, Savannah's husband, used to work for the Clintons and they're set to testify in front of Congress about all things Epstein.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 07, 2026 09:12 AM (jtM2q)

That's my guess, too. Savannah's got the goods on old Hildabeast....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 07, 2026 09:55 AM (QGaXH)

195 80 Imagine a college course where all the students were handed books and showed up for class, and then were told “just figure it out on your own”.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 07, 2026 08:38 AM (JbyEi)

I literally had two college courses like that in D.E. and Physical Chemistry, where the professors had written their own textbooks.

And they were not good writers or explainers.

Their courses were awful.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 07, 2026 08:41 AM (iJfKG)

Engineering Electronics (required for non-EEs) at my school was the same. The flaky prof wrote the textbook. It and his lectures were 90% about the incredible usefulness of op-amps. Did we learn anything about designing a complete circuit for these amazing little beauties? Not that I recall. Did we learn much about controlling electric motors, and electronic measurement devices and their circuity? Not that I recall. I still can't believe the Engineering Department allowed that guy to teach the engineering electronics subject.

Posted by: Gref at February 07, 2026 09:55 AM (5rh/l)

196
Fighting a conventional war with Iran, in addition to being moronic, is not the only way to bring down the regime. Not even the best.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 07, 2026 09:53 AM (viF8m)

I wish we had our own house in order, but there's nothing wrong with leveraging our economic power. It's a weapon we've foresworn for way too long.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 07, 2026 09:56 AM (tgvbd)

197 Fighting a conventional war with Iran, in addition to being moronic, is not the only way to bring down the regime. Not even the best.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 07, 2026 09:53 AM (viF8m)
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Trump seems to be a student of Sun Tzu, who wins without fighting battles, the highest form of strategy.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 09:56 AM (ZOv7s)

198 115 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 07, 2026 09:17 AM (u82oZ)

Hear, Hear!!

Seconded!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 07, 2026 09:57 AM (QGaXH)

199 They were not cowards, but prudent, knowing that the madness could not last and they had people they could not help if they lost their practice and license.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 09:47 AM (ZOv7s)

Ah, yes. The “good Germans”.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 07, 2026 09:58 AM (JbyEi)

200
Diana having been fed, it's time to slop the kennel dogs, run the house dogs out again, take a shower and run some errands.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 07, 2026 09:59 AM (tgvbd)

201 re: top story at Insty

WTH? You all do... what? Is this a 'Pro' Trump display?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 07, 2026 09:59 AM (bss/y)

202 I just find it infuriating that we are 'negotiating' with these goat-raping rug merchants

Posted by: Don Black at February 07, 2026 10:00 AM (ZxPkt)

203 In the space of 5 years, the Germans had been convinced that the Jews were a mortal enemy and had to be destroyed.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 07, 2026 09:55 AM (RIvkX)
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I get what you are trying to say, but Nazi analogies are worn out at this point.

People submit because they don't have an alternative. Had the West mobilized at Munich rather than caved, Hitler would have been deposed by a military coup and shot. Now every international incident is "another Munich."

I like Spain because you had a point of resistance that emerged and it showed that the normal people would rally to it if given a chance. That's a much more relevant example.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 10:01 AM (ZOv7s)

204 A.H. Lloyd: Having seen this up close, a lot of otherwise sensible people in psychology and psychiatry bit their tongues because they would have been destroyed had they spoken out

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Among Pediatricians I have known I think there is also a big element of being uncomfortable engaging in the initial discussions with the family about a gender confused young child or early adolescent so they take the easy way out by referring them to Adolescent specialist or Gender Clinic. They absolve themselves while willfully ignoring the likelihood that they have delivered the child unto the groomers.

Posted by: muldoon at February 07, 2026 10:01 AM (qgHp7)

205 I'm venting
sorry

I am at a loss today, there is no hockey and no football
I may have to get off my ass and vacuum, or something

Posted by: Don Black at February 07, 2026 10:01 AM (ZxPkt)

206 Ah, yes. The “good Germans”.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 07, 2026 09:58 AM (JbyEi)
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Here are some more stones. Thanks for your moral perfection.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 10:02 AM (ZOv7s)

207 Trump seems to be a student of Sun Tzu, who wins without fighting battles, the highest form of strategy.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 09:56 AM (ZOv7s)

Good point. Many seem not to understand that much of Sun Tzu is about getting your enemy to incur costs and take casualties, while you suffer very few yourself.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 07, 2026 10:02 AM (JbyEi)

208
The conspiracy theories about the Nancy Guthrie abduction/death are wild.

My favorite one is that she was taken as insurance by Clinton loyalists because her daughter's, Savannah's husband, used to work for the Clintons and they're set to testify in front of Congress about all things Epstein.
Posted by: Martini Farmer
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That's my guess, too. Savannah's got the goods on old Hildabeast....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK)

I read one last night that it was parents of Epstein Island victims because Savanah had interviewd five of the victims.

Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 07, 2026 10:03 AM (QVmho)

209 Don Black

** vacuuming? ** Hire an illegal Ukrainian woman.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 07, 2026 10:03 AM (u82oZ)

210 Just finished up a big batch of beer brats and onions for the big sportsball game tomorrow.

Now all they need is a finish on the grill.

Never tried this lazy method, but I don't want to be cooking Sunday any more than just firing up the gas grill for a few minutes. Maybe caramelizing the onions, but less mess, less hassle.

Fully cooked, cheap beer and onions, - you're soaking in it.

Need more beer.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 07, 2026 10:03 AM (WUel5)

211 I just find it infuriating that we are 'negotiating' with these goat-raping rug merchants
Posted by: Don Black at February 07, 2026 10:00 AM (ZxPkt)
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But are we? Or are we roping them along? You have to look at this through the other lens: why are The Chosen of God negotiating with The Great Satan? I thought they were invincible and always winning?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 10:03 AM (ZOv7s)

212 Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 09:50 AM (ZOv7s)

Thanks. Amen!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 07, 2026 10:04 AM (rZCVI)

213 Good morning all
Freezing here. Currently 12 feels like -8.
Bonaire, where I was over Christmas, is currently 82 degrees. It is 82 degrees every day of the year.
Who needs seasons?

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at February 07, 2026 10:04 AM (t/2Uw)

214 Prayers for Nancy Guthrie.
Posted by: M. Gaga at February 07, 2026 08:13 AM (KiBMU)

Izzat Woody's granddaughter?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 07, 2026 10:05 AM (8zz6B)

215

I am at a loss today, there is no hockey and no football
I may have to get off my ass and vacuum, or something
Posted by: Don Black

Find a motorcycle dealer, and window shop the used ones? Riding season is just around the corner.

Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 07, 2026 10:05 AM (QVmho)

216 Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 10:01 AM (ZOv7s)
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I was describing more the power of propaganda to completely reshape public opinion.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 07, 2026 10:05 AM (RIvkX)

217 Tom Servo

Well, I have more trust in this DOW than I ever did with the DOD under Biden or Obama.

There is a lot we can do that doesn't involve the 82nd Airborne seizing an airfield for the Marines to use.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 07, 2026 10:05 AM (u82oZ)

218 >>I wish we had our own house in order, but there's nothing wrong with leveraging our economic power. It's a weapon we've foresworn for way too long.

It's fascinating to watch interviews of Trump from decades ago when he was already talking about how American political leaders had sold out the US by surrendering our economic leverage to globalists. We've long had the power to influence world events with our economic might, we just haven't had a president with the balls and brains to do it.

For decades we have been paying exorbitant prices for drugs while our "friends and allies" have been paying a tiny fraction of what we pay for the same drugs. Trump changed that equation by just applying tough negotiating techniques and now we will be paying some of the lowest prices in the world.

He's more than earned my trust on these issues. He sees the same problems we do but he's taking a different approach from any other president in my lifetime. And it's working. Let Trump be Trump.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 07, 2026 10:07 AM (viF8m)

219 Have a great day, everyone.

Got to prep my next charitable donation, then start on taxes.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 07, 2026 10:07 AM (u82oZ)

220 I was describing more the power of propaganda to completely reshape public opinion.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 07, 2026 10:05 AM (RIvkX)

I have no idea what we are talking about but the 'good german' comment gives me an idea.

What San Fran said but also how much personal morality can crumble in the face of intense social pressure.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 07, 2026 10:07 AM (bss/y)

221 The thing with Iran is that we also are trying not to allow the mullahs to fire off a bunch of ballistic missiles at everyone in the region as a parting gift when they're tossed out.

They've still got thousands of them.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 07, 2026 10:07 AM (jtM2q)

222 I was describing more the power of propaganda to completely reshape public opinion.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 07, 2026 10:05 AM (RIvkX)
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I'm not saying it's wrong, just that we need to find other examples.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 10:08 AM (ZOv7s)

223 Among Pediatricians I have known I think there is also a big element of being uncomfortable engaging in the initial discussions with the family about a gender confused young child or early adolescent so they take the easy way out by referring them to Adolescent specialist or Gender Clinic. They absolve themselves while willfully ignoring the likelihood that they have delivered the child unto the groomers.

Followers of Ba'al > Mutilators of children.

Discuss.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 07, 2026 10:09 AM (Riz8t)

224 I'm not saying it's wrong, just that we need to find other examples.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 10:08 AM (ZOv7s)

Hmmm. French Revolution and the destruction of Churches and defaming of holy places. I doubt this was something the average man on the street was up for.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 07, 2026 10:09 AM (bss/y)

225 159 Oh well. Now I can get the Ram 3500 4x4 crew cab diesel i want for retirement.
Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 07, 2026 09:39 AM (QVmho)

I have a 2019 Ram 1500 Limited Hemi equipped for towing (3.92 rear end, etc) that we bought lightly used from a local Mercedes dealership. It tows our 7000 lb camper with ease.

Of the 30 or more cars/SUVs I've owned, this is by far the most favorite! I don't know why I didn't get a truck years ago! I'm not a tall guy, but I feel like a king of the road driving it - lol!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 07, 2026 10:09 AM (QGaXH)

226 And two more incidents of "God moments" on the way back from the supermarket. Saw a car that had a thing around its license plate, "In God we trust" and another one which said, "Peace be with you" and the RC church they attend.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 07, 2026 10:09 AM (rZCVI)

227 Where do the birds go when the weather is like this?

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at February 07, 2026 10:10 AM (t/2Uw)

228 Call me judgmental, but I have only contempt for all of the professionals who knew better and yet who went along with the Climate hoax, the Trump hoaxes, the race hoax, and the tranny hoax. Just a little bit of courage and much evil would have been avoided.

Thanks to that lack of personal courage, all of our institutions are now in decay and face either a complete rebuild, or dissolution.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 07, 2026 10:10 AM (JbyEi)

229 Hmmm. French Revolution and the destruction of Churches and defaming of holy places. I doubt this was something the average man on the street was up for.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 07, 2026 10:09 AM (bss/y)
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Yes, lots of excellent examples from that time period on What Not To Do. I guess I'm just tired of the 1930s being the Only Decade In History.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 10:11 AM (ZOv7s)

230 Thanks to that lack of personal courage, all of our institutions are now in decay and face either a complete rebuild, or dissolution.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 07, 2026 10:10 AM (JbyEi)

This too. Go along to get along. Don't make waves. Keep your head down.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 07, 2026 10:12 AM (bss/y)

231 How does the AAP square the position that human brains aren't fully developed until the age of 23 and a 14 yo can make the decision for a full radical mastectomy and life altering hormone therapy?
Posted by: Heavy Meta

********

That is indeed THE question. I have been trying to understand the AAP for years. I cancelled my membership about 15 years ago.

Posted by: muldoon at February 07, 2026 10:12 AM (qgHp7)

232 Prayers for Nancy Guthrie.
Posted by: M. Gaga at February 07, 2026 08:13 AM (KiBMU)

Izzat Woody's granddaughter?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Arlo's cousin.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 07, 2026 10:12 AM (2pORR)

233 Call me judgmental, but I have only contempt for all of the professionals who knew better and yet who went along with the Climate hoax, the Trump hoaxes, the race hoax, and the tranny hoax. Just a little bit of courage and much evil would have been avoided.

How much is lack of courage, and how much is them seeing an opportunity for personal aggrandizement and upward social mobility. Self-interest FTW!

Posted by: Archimedes at February 07, 2026 10:12 AM (Riz8t)

234 Yes, lots of excellent examples from that time period on What Not To Do. I guess I'm just tired of the 1930s being the Only Decade In History.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 10:11 AM (ZOv7s)

I'd also point out that the Bolsheviks and the average Russian/Slav in the empire probably did not sign on for all of this shit- especially by about 1934 or so.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 07, 2026 10:12 AM (bss/y)

235 Trump approval crashes to 41% in Rasmussen daily tracking poll after Minnesota ice surrender. An all time low for his second term.

Was at 47% a week ago.

Posted by: Sad! at February 07, 2026 10:13 AM (TSRtE)

236 Hmmm. French Revolution and the destruction of Churches and defaming of holy places. I doubt this was something the average man on the street was up for.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 07, 2026 10:09 AM (bss/y)

The revolutionaries massacred the common people of the Vendee who opposed this. Perhaps the first modern genocide.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 07, 2026 10:13 AM (JbyEi)

237 OT: I like the protein + pasta, but you need to cook it longer than normal stuff.

OT OT: I love garlic.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 07, 2026 10:13 AM (bss/y)

238 I'd also point out that the Bolsheviks and the average Russian/Slav in the empire probably did not sign on for all of this shit- especially by about 1934 or so.

The average Russian/Slav certainly did not. I don't think the same can be said of the Bolsheviks.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 07, 2026 10:14 AM (Riz8t)

239 Posted by: Sad! at February 07, 2026 10:13 AM (TSRtE)

Oh no! I guess we'd better throw him to the curb.

And your concern is noted.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 07, 2026 10:16 AM (Riz8t)

240 Thanks for the Coffee Thread and Prayer Revival, Mis Hum and Annie!

May God shower blessings and grace on all of His children today.

And may God continue to bless the U.S.A. and Israel.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 07, 2026 10:16 AM (kB9dk)

241 Thanks to that lack of personal courage, all of our institutions are now in decay and face either a complete rebuild, or dissolution.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 07, 2026 10:10 AM (JbyEi)
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No, their decay was revealed. Big difference.

I think those involved also feel remorse and we are seeing many of them make course corrections. We should embrace their turn, not blame them for their initial failure. Peter denied our Lord three times.

The whole covid/trans thing hits my family hard because we were in the crosshairs of both, and I thank God that we had the means to stand firm against both. But I cannot condemn those who could not, who looked at the ruin of their lives and the lives of those who depended on them and wondered if it would even matter. Indeed, my heart goes out to them because I'm sure it wounded them deeply.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 10:16 AM (ZOv7s)

242 Trump seems to be a student of Sun Tzu, who wins without fighting battles, the highest form of strategy.

==

Sun Tzu, whoever he is, learned it from me!

Posted by: Donald J. Trump at February 07, 2026 10:17 AM (g47mK)

243 Isaiah 6:8

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 07, 2026 10:17 AM (hJH5n)

244 How birds stay warm in the winter. From "bird watching daily":

https://tinyurl.com/58bd6v4t

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 07, 2026 10:17 AM (rZCVI)

245 Good grief, after watching 10 years of fake polls saying “Trump’s popularity is crashing!” the last thing that could intersect me is the thousandth repetition of that con.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 07, 2026 10:17 AM (JbyEi)

246 >Find a motorcycle dealer, and window shop the used ones? Riding season is just around the corner.

Posted by: BifBewalski
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I used to ride

Posted by: Don Black at February 07, 2026 10:17 AM (ZxPkt)

247 187
P. Chem for engineers was AWFUL!

For all the whining about how hard Organic Chemistry is (I assume from pre-med types), there are just a few fundamental reactions to remember and apply in order to solve 90% of the problems. Physical Chemistry is a couple of orders of magnitude harder.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 07, 2026 09:51 AM (tgvbd)

This being the Prayer Thread, I thank God for guiding me to this site where I can share thoughts and experiences with like minded folk of similar background, learn from those with differing experiences and expertise and be inspired by those who bravely face life's challenges head on.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 07, 2026 10:18 AM (QGaXH)

248 It's 20 F outside with 31 mph winds blowing over untrammeled ice and snow. It looks and feels like the Arctic. More coffee!

Posted by: Archimedes at February 07, 2026 10:18 AM (Riz8t)

249 Gonna be sunny and upper 50s here in Idaho. Good day for a road trip.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 07, 2026 10:18 AM (0aYVJ)

250 The average Russian/Slav certainly did not. I don't think the same can be said of the Bolsheviks.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 07, 2026 10:14 AM (Riz8t)

How many of them got shot in the back of the head in a basement between 1917 and 1935?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 07, 2026 10:18 AM (bss/y)

251 Trump should drop everything and focus on "affordability" , or "jobs for gen Zs because they are helpless puppies" is a lefty propaganda.

Posted by: runner at February 07, 2026 10:18 AM (g47mK)

252 249 Gonna be sunny and upper 50s here in Idaho. Good day for a road trip.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 07, 2026 10:18 AM (0aYVJ)

Supposed to be 60 here on Tuesday (still in the 20s today with Ice and ... well just ice everywhere.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 07, 2026 10:19 AM (bss/y)

253 Good morning Hordemates!
From not very sunny San Francisco.
sanfranpsycho, if you're on the thread, this town is showing me a pretty good time so far.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 07, 2026 10:19 AM (K8yUa)

254 Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 07, 2026 10:18 AM (QGaXH)

Very nice post.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 07, 2026 10:19 AM (rZCVI)

255 I'd also point out that the Bolsheviks and the average Russian/Slav in the empire probably did not sign on for all of this shit- especially by about 1934 or so.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 07, 2026 10:12 AM (bss/y)
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A big part of the Bolshevik win was because the Russian Orthodox Church had become an arm of the monarchy. In Russia, the peasants gleefully sacked their churches while in Spain they reacted with horror. Spain had been heavily secularlized by the 1930s, but the spectacle of the parish priest who baptized you being lynched and the bodies of nuns being disinterred and defiled was just too much.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 10:20 AM (ZOv7s)

256 Where does unemployment stand ? about 4% ?

Posted by: runner at February 07, 2026 10:20 AM (g47mK)

257 What an unexpected bonus! Do you mind sharing what platform you used to post the car for sale? I've got a garage dust collector I might could move, if not to the scrapyard.
Posted by: Count de Monet

https://www.kbb.com/instant-cash-offer
Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 07, 2026 09:47 AM (QVmho)

Much obliged. This internet thing just may catch on someday with tools like this.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 07, 2026 10:20 AM (wVcYX)

258 Trump's popularity is at an all time high after winning in the marxist stronghold of Minnesomaliaota.

Was 47% a week ago, now it's off the charts.

Posted by: Happy! at February 07, 2026 10:20 AM (Ksqrb)

259 Where does unemployment stand ? about 4% ?
Posted by: runner at February 07, 2026 10:20 AM (g47mK)

In the soup and bread line, mostly.

Posted by: Count de Monet, 1930s remembers at February 07, 2026 10:21 AM (wVcYX)

260 Good grief, after watching 10 years of fake polls saying “Trump’s popularity is crashing!” the last thing that could intersect me is the thousandth repetition of that con.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 07, 2026 10:17 AM (JbyEi)
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Daily tracking polls are so worthless, especially so far from an election with dozens of shoes about to drop.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 10:21 AM (ZOv7s)

261 but the spectacle of the parish priest who baptized you being lynched and the bodies of nuns being disinterred and defiled was just too much.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 10:20 AM (ZOv7s)

I am not just talking about the anti-religious side of the revolution- but all of it.

China during the Cultural Revolution. How many people looked at the red guards and the two minute hate and were like 'What the fuck?'

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 07, 2026 10:22 AM (bss/y)

262 Need more beer.

There is iron in your words.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 07, 2026 10:22 AM (Kt19C)

263 Trump put out a Truth Social post this morning apologizing to apes for the WH post that had the Obama's heads on ape bodies. He also said Jane Goodall called him to complain on behalf of the apes.

He finished his post by saying Make Apes Great Again. That's the way you deal with fake outrage from the left.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 07, 2026 10:22 AM (viF8m)

264 The average Russian/Slav certainly did not. I don't think the same can be said of the Bolsheviks.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 07, 2026 10:14 AM (Riz8t)

How many of them got shot in the back of the head in a basement between 1917 and 1935?

Sure, but that was only because Comrade Stalin didn't know. Also, they all assumed THEY would be the ones administering the coup de grace.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 07, 2026 10:22 AM (Riz8t)

265 207 Good point. Many seem not to understand that much of Sun Tzu is about getting your enemy to incur costs and take casualties, while you suffer very few yourself.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 07, 2026 10:02 AM (JbyEi)

Didn't Patton say something to the effect of the point of war being not to die for your country but to make the other SOB die for his...?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 07, 2026 10:23 AM (QGaXH)

266 sanfranpsycho, if you're on the thread, this town is showing me a pretty good time so far.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 07, 2026 10:19 AM (K8yUa)
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Mrs. F. Said she saw a lot of men wandering aimlessly in Union Sq.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 07, 2026 10:24 AM (RIvkX)

267 I am not just talking about the anti-religious side of the revolution- but all of it.

China during the Cultural Revolution. How many people looked at the red guards and the two minute hate and were like 'What the fuck?'
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 07, 2026 10:22 AM (bss/y)
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Yeah, it was rough. Incidentally the generation that survived the Great Famine and the Cultural Revolution are almost completely feral. They don't give a crap about anything but themselves. Steal anything that isn't bolted down, don't lift a finger to help others. It's a big social problem.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 10:24 AM (ZOv7s)

268 US men’s freestyle ski team said Orangeman bad and we need to kick ice out.

***********

Shut up and do some back flips, snowboys!

Posted by: muldoon at February 07, 2026 10:24 AM (qgHp7)

269 I want to thank you all for your prayers for Sean, my buddy's son. The treatment for his brain cancer begins next week but the success rate isn't great. He meets with specialists at The Fred Hutch Cancer center on Monday. He may be eligible for a new medical trial that may be better. I hope so.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 07, 2026 10:24 AM (K8yUa)

270 I love how these US Olympic athletes are canceling themselves before they have even achieved any fame or fortune. How to turn off your audience before you have even performed. The stupidity is off the charts.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at February 07, 2026 10:25 AM (t/2Uw)

271 When the Guthrie story first hit the news, I thought to myself, "why would anyone want to abduct a former lady Indy/NASCAR driver?"

Nancy =/= Janet

Posted by: one hour sober at February 07, 2026 10:25 AM (Y1sOo)

272 I actually wonder if that is part of why there was less... internal disruption with the Nazis. Putting aside Jews (which is impossible, but just work with me here) Hitler had most of the more firebrand revolutionaries killed during the Night of the Long Knives (SA.) Did that make the whole deal more palatable to the average Jurgen because he already had something of a historical distrust of the Jewish people? He wasn't being asked to knife his next door neighbor (assuming his neighbor was not a Jew?)

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 07, 2026 10:25 AM (bss/y)

273 sanfranpsycho, if you're on the thread, this town is showing me a pretty good time so far.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 07, 2026 10:19 AM (K8yUa)
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Mrs. F. Said she saw a lot of men wandering aimlessly in Union Sq.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 07, 2026 10:24 AM (RIvkX)

***

I saw some too. They were New England fans.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 07, 2026 10:26 AM (K8yUa)

274 woke asshoes have been spoiling Olympics for me for years now...good luck finding sponsors trash

Posted by: runner at February 07, 2026 10:26 AM (g47mK)

275 Didn't Patton say something to the effect of the point of war being not to die for your country but to make the other SOB die for his...?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 07, 2026 10:23 AM (QGaXH)
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Faith is one of the things that sustain that willingness to stand up regardless of consequence. The collapse of religious belief is a key predicate to the success of atheistic revolutions.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 10:26 AM (ZOv7s)

276 Need more beer.

There is iron in your words.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 07, 2026 10:22 AM (Kt19C)

And in your beer! Prosit!

Posted by: Iron City Brewing Company at February 07, 2026 10:26 AM (wVcYX)

277 Faith is one of the things that sustain that willingness to stand up regardless of consequence. The collapse of religious belief is a key predicate to the success of atheistic revolutions.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 10:26 AM (ZOv7s)

I'd agree with that.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 07, 2026 10:27 AM (bss/y)

278 This is a very good response by President Bukele to a journalist asking about the human rights of criminals:

https://twitter.com/i/status/ 2017689342698000892

Mind the gap.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 07, 2026 10:28 AM (u82oZ)

279 237 OT: I like the protein + pasta, but you need to cook it longer than normal stuff.

OT OT: I love garlic.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 07, 2026 10:13 AM (bss/y)

Food thread is tomorrow afternoon....(kidding)

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 07, 2026 10:28 AM (QGaXH)

280 The Bee is brilliant!

"Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID..WASHINGTON, D.C. — With President Trump and Republicans campaigning hard to shore up election integrity in the U.S., congressional Democrats agreed to negotiate on the issue on the condition that death certificates be added to the list of acceptable forms of voter ID..."

Posted by: runner at February 07, 2026 10:28 AM (g47mK)

281 (Cue the "waste of taxpayer money" belch coming from the usual suspects, of course, even though it's not, as the associated cost for each aircraft is paid for though the squadrons' annual allocated funds for aircrew training).
Posted by: one hour sober at February 07, 2026 08:45 AM (Y1sOo)

A Hellfire drone strike on Bad Bunny at half time would not be a waste of taxpayers' money, and would be very entertaining, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 07, 2026 10:29 AM (8zz6B)

282 Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 07, 2026 10:25 AM (bss/y)
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This remains a central tension in contemporary Holocaust study. Goldhagen argues that there was something unique in German character and culture. Browning argues that the most ordinary person can be molded into a killing machine.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 07, 2026 10:31 AM (RIvkX)

283 Posted by: runner at February 07, 2026 10:28 AM (g47mK

Thanks for that. "Babylon Bee" is quite funny.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 07, 2026 10:31 AM (rZCVI)

284 Prayers for all the Horde and their needs.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 07, 2026 10:31 AM (lpVer)

285 Sure, but that was only because Comrade Stalin didn't know. Also, they all assumed THEY would be the ones administering the coup de grace.

Posted by: Archimedes
________

Khrushchev, I think, described one of the late night drinking/movie sessions where he acted the part of Zinoviev or somebody being dragged off by the NKVD, and crying "if only comrade Stalin knew." Stalin had to make him stop because he was laughing too hard.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 07, 2026 10:31 AM (XvL8K)

286 254 Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 07, 2026 10:18 AM (QGaXH)

Very nice post.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 07, 2026 10:19 AM (rZCVI)

Thank You

I have my rare moments of lucidity...lol!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 07, 2026 10:31 AM (QGaXH)

287 woke asshoes have been spoiling Olympics for me for years now...good luck finding sponsors trash
Posted by: runner at February 07, 2026 10:26 AM (g47mK)

Just listening/watching NBC coverage does that for me. They are the absolute worst.

My favorite thing is that they brought in Snoop Dog as an expert commenter.

What the fuckity fucking fuck!!! His comments never rise above the level of "Well, that was cool."

Thanks, Snoop!

SD may be the single luckiest human being in the entire history of the human race.

Eh, well, good for him I guess.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 07, 2026 10:32 AM (iJfKG)

288 That's retarded. Almost all of Europe was what we would call rabidly anti-semitic. Still fucking are, they just went underground for about 50 years.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 07, 2026 10:32 AM (bss/y)

289 Mornin', Horde.

Prayers up for all in need.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 07, 2026 10:32 AM (Wnv9h)

290 I actually wonder if that is part of why there was less... internal disruption with the Nazis.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 07, 2026 10:25 AM (bss/y)
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The first thing to understand is that Germany was not and is not monolithic. It is more regional than national and those regions have sharp cultural differences. Southern and western Germany (Bavaria and the Rhineland) are majority Catholic while the rest are Lutheran, which is to say served by the Evangelical Church, which is a state church. Just as with England, the state church toes the government line, so a lot of the Nazi success flowed from people in the pulpit saying it was okay.

Yes, I am aware of Lutheran pastors who dissented, but the Lutheran church as a whole failed. Some Catholics collaborated of course, but the major figures resisted throughout the Reich, and many were martyrs (along with their Protestant counterparts).

No, this isn't a sectarian debate, but cuts into why the population was lulled into compliance. It is also important to recall that the pogroms proceeded gradually, and that the actual death camps did not happen until the war was underway. (cont)

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 10:32 AM (ZOv7s)

291 I thought the Olympics were every 4 years? Seems like we're having them yearly now.

I still don't watch them.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 07, 2026 10:33 AM (jtM2q)

292 This stuff about Nancy Guthrie just annoys me. There are perfectly innocent young, old, in between being murdered for no apparent reason on the street, on the subway, just driving along in their cars by criminals both native and illegal who should not be on the street. Yet, is there a national movement to change the lax laws that allow this. Is there National outrage in the press demanding something be done to change this?
No, they are obsessed with the abduction of a journalists mother. Pretty soon the Dems will come up with some new law to protect journalist's relatives. Just wait.....

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at February 07, 2026 10:34 AM (t/2Uw)

293 A Hellfire drone strike on Bad Bunny at half time would not be a waste of taxpayers' money, and would be very entertaining, too.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 07, 2026 10:29 AM (8zz6B)

Newsletter?

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 07, 2026 10:34 AM (wVcYX)

294 291 I thought the Olympics were every 4 years? Seems like we're having them yearly now.

I still don't watch them.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 07, 2026 10:33 AM (jtM2q)

Every two? 2 years winter, 2 years summer, repeat.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 07, 2026 10:34 AM (bss/y)

295 277 Faith is one of the things that sustain that willingness to stand up regardless of consequence. The collapse of religious belief is a key predicate to the success of atheistic revolutions.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 10:26 AM (ZOv7s)

Good point, and probably the key reason our American forbears seem to have been more resistant to this kind of thing than society is today.

The financial costs of going along with the Big Hoaxes: the WSJ (I think) has published an estimate that it will cost Stellantis $27 Billion dollars to reverse their climate hoax policies which they adopted. And Ford has already taken a $20+ Billion write off for the same reason.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 07, 2026 10:34 AM (JbyEi)

296 268 US men’s freestyle ski team said Orangeman bad and we need to kick ice out.

Nothing like going to a foreign Country to represent it and attacking it while there... How Patriotic...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 07, 2026 10:36 AM (mM89Z)

297 I think I've cracked the case. This Guthrie lady they're all looking for? She's at a restaurant. In fact I think Alice owns the restaurant. No, really, it's right there in the lyrics, like, multiple times. I don't understand why I'm the first to point this out.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 07, 2026 10:36 AM (3uBP9)

298 (cont) Something we in the West forget is that Germany was unable to feed itself completely. Do people know about the Cabbage Winter, when Germany was on the brink of starvation in 1918? After the Armistice, the Allies did not lift the blockade, which as Churchill put it, was not only evil, it was stupid. So during WW II, with starvation fresh in the public mind, killing off the undesirables had a certain logic, and Germans are all about logic.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 10:36 AM (ZOv7s)

299 in the 90s they switched it up and instead of having winter and summer in the same year, now they alternate

Posted by: runner at February 07, 2026 10:36 AM (g47mK)

300 the Swiss are sweeping downhill...as expected..it's either them or the Austrians...

Posted by: runner at February 07, 2026 10:37 AM (g47mK)

301 thought the Olympics were every 4 years? Seems like we're having them yearly now.

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Winter and summer are very 4 years but they alternate. So it’s every 2 years we have one or the other.

I haven’t watched summer one since I don’t remember when. Maybe like 1996 in Atlanta? Winter is kinda cool since it’s these weird sports you never hear about except once every 4 years. But now with the wokeness it’s getting hard to care.

Posted by: Really?? at February 07, 2026 10:38 AM (lO7EU)

302 Nothing like going to a foreign Country to represent it and attacking it while there... How Patriotic...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 07, 2026 10:36 AM

Or thinking that the world GAF about what his sorry ass has to say.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 07, 2026 10:38 AM (Wnv9h)

303 So during WW II, with starvation fresh in the public mind, killing off the undesirables had a certain logic, and Germans are all about logic.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 10:36 AM (ZOv7s)

And beer gardens and marching. But mostly about the marching.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 07, 2026 10:38 AM (wVcYX)

304
Or thinking that the world GAF about what his sorry ass has to say.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 07, 2026 10:38 AM (Wnv9h)

Oh, the media loves it

Posted by: It's me donna at February 07, 2026 10:39 AM (mM89Z)

305 Good point, and probably the key reason our American forbears seem to have been more resistant to this kind of thing than society is today.

The financial costs of going along with the Big Hoaxes: the WSJ (I think) has published an estimate that it will cost Stellantis $27 Billion dollars to reverse their climate hoax policies which they adopted. And Ford has already taken a $20+ Billion write off for the same reason.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 07, 2026 10:34 AM (JbyEi)
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Without faith, our family would have bent the knee. We could not have resisted without God.

A lot of people, especially in medicine, do not have a relationship with God, and I hope they are among the people buying Bibles and visiting churches. I want those people redeemed, not condemned.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 10:39 AM (ZOv7s)

306 The Guthrie coverage sure knocked the fraud stories off the air.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 07, 2026 10:39 AM (K8yUa)

307 Update.

Washing machine is fixed. Amazingly. No leaks from what I can tell.

I'm giving credit to the Almighty for that one.

Perhaps I will be rewarded for my toils. I doubt it but a man can dream.

Can't he? Is that still allowed?

Posted by: Defenestratus at February 07, 2026 10:39 AM (WYStd)

308 Freestyle team said basically we’re not competing for the country we’re competing for ourselves friends and families.

Ok then assholes can we get the taxpayer money from you know THE COUNTRY, that paid for all your training?

Posted by: Really?? at February 07, 2026 10:39 AM (lO7EU)

309 Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 07, 2026 10:31 AM (QGaXH

Well, I haven't actually you noticed you not being lucid . I leave that to various trolls who seem to have great trouble with English as a second language.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 07, 2026 10:39 AM (rZCVI)

310 Olympics were every four years, but a while back they decided to separate the summer and winter Olympics by two years, so you get one or the ther every two years.
Part of the short attention span effect.

Posted by: From about That Time at February 07, 2026 10:39 AM (sl73Y)

311 Black, bitter, tempered with real grass fed Irish cow butter.

Posted by: Eromero at February 07, 2026 10:39 AM (IAc3W)

312 306 The Guthrie coverage sure knocked the fraud stories off the air.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 07, 2026 10:39 AM (K8yUa)

And the DOW at 50 thousand.. Yesterday they alternated with Guthrie and racist Trump ape meme...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 07, 2026 10:40 AM (mM89Z)

313 Winter and summer are very 4 years but they alternate. So it’s every 2 years we have one or the other.

Posted by: Really?? at February 07, 2026 10:38 AM (lO7EU)
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Splitting them was a huge mistake. An Olympic year was just that - a full year of anticipation. You'd watch the winter sports and then anticipate the summer ones. Now it's just that thing that happens.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 10:40 AM (ZOv7s)

314 the Swiss are sweeping downhill...as expected..it's either them or the Austrians...
Posted by: runner at February 07, 2026 10:37 AM (g47mK)

Where have you gone, Spider Sabich?
The USA turns its lonely eyes to you.
Woo-ooo-ooo

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 07, 2026 10:40 AM (wVcYX)

315 Obama was bashed for sitting back and doing nothing when a national protest /push to overthrow the Mullahs was in full swing which resulted in thousands of deaths . So far it seems that the Trump administration did the same thing.

That’s the hard truth.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 07, 2026 10:42 AM (cwGMH)

316 I am at a loss today, there is no hockey and no football
I may have to get off my ass and vacuum, or something
Posted by: Don Black

Phoenix open!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 07, 2026 10:42 AM (lpVer)

317 the Swiss are sweeping downhill...as expected..it's either them or the Austrians...
Posted by: runner at February 07, 2026 10:37 AM (g47mK)
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The whole idea of winter sports was to give tiny European states some easy wins. The Swiss and Austrians have to ski in order to live through the winter. It think they ski before they can walk.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 10:42 AM (ZOv7s)

318 iding season is just around the corner.
Posted by: BifBewalski

Riding season never ends!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 07, 2026 10:43 AM (lpVer)

319 I guess we haven't got enough rape gangs.

BREAKING: NYC’s first Muslim mayor Zohran Mamdani says America should take advice on immigration from the Prophet Muhammad.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 07, 2026 10:43 AM (J+Psw)

320 NDH herself posted on Twitter yesterday. She is recovering well after an attack of gout complicated things. She has fatigue, memory loss, and weakness, but all those are expected to improve with physical therapy/time.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at February 07, 2026 10:43 AM (lFFaq)

321 Or thinking that the world GAF about what his sorry ass has to say.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 07, 2026 10:38 AM (Wnv9h)

Oh, the media loves it
Posted by: It's me donna at February 07, 2026 10:39 AM

Well, the media, certainly. Normal people? Probably not.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 07, 2026 10:43 AM (Wnv9h)

322 Obama was bashed for sitting back and doing nothing when a national protest /push to overthrow the Mullahs was in full swing which resulted in thousands of deaths . So far it seems that the Trump administration did the same thing.

That’s the hard truth.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 07, 2026 10:42 AM (cwGMH)
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No, it's a lie. Obama didn't sit back and do nothing, he flew in pallets of cash. Read a book.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 10:43 AM (ZOv7s)

323 That’s the hard truth.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 07, 2026 10:42 AM (cwGMH)

Bitter pill to swallow on that one.

Posted by: Defenestratus at February 07, 2026 10:44 AM (WYStd)

324 >>> The Guthrie coverage sure knocked the fraud stories off the air.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 07, 2026 10:39 AM (K8yUa)

And if that wasn't working the few seconds monkey clip is being no-stop screamed about by everyone. Including weak sister R pols. The entire role of the media, and a large percentage of the recucklicans "serving" in government is to assist the left in whatever bs shenanigans they're up to. 24/7. That any real, substantive, critical information ever gets out to the masses without being drowned out by our leftist state firmly controlled propaganda is always a miracle.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 07, 2026 10:44 AM (3uBP9)

325 BREAKING: NYC’s first Muslim mayor Zohran Mamdani says America should take advice on immigration from the Prophet Muhammad.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 07, 2026 10:43 AM (J+Psw)
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He's the Scourge of God 2, Electric Boogaloo! The gift that keeps on giving.

He's gonna do wonders for the Dem brand.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 10:45 AM (ZOv7s)

326 308 Freestyle team said basically we’re not competing for the country we’re competing for ourselves friends and families.

Ok then assholes can we get the taxpayer money from you know THE COUNTRY, that paid for all your training?
Posted by: Really?? at February 07, 2026 10:39 AM (lO7EU)

And a British-American skier who lives in Colorado but skiing for Britain posted Fuck ICE as well as other anti ice crap. The IOC said he didn’t do nothing wrong so they can’t do anything.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 07, 2026 10:45 AM (cwGMH)

327 Skiing, especially freestyle is a pretty left wing sport. It’s become very expensive in the past 10-15 years. So the people who partake, broadly speaking are AWFLs and their families.

It was never a cheap sport but it was fairly middle class. Now it’s definitely upper middle class and hating ice and the bad Orangeman goes along with the. Territory.

Posted by: Really?? at February 07, 2026 10:46 AM (lO7EU)

328 No, it's a lie. Obama didn't sit back and do nothing, he flew in pallets of cash. Read a book.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 10:43 AM (ZOv7s)

And poster has no idea what the Trump admin is or isn't doing in the background, only what is reported in the popular press.

Like it or not, Iranians are going to have to throw off the chains that bind them. Sure, we can help and be supportive. No, we don't need assets and people in country, or boots on the ground, as they say.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 07, 2026 10:46 AM (dK+Kv)

329 If Trump's done nothing on Iran, why don't you go put all your dollars into Rials? Oh wait, you can't because their currency has been destroyed.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 10:47 AM (ZOv7s)

330 No, it's a lie. Obama didn't sit back and do nothing, he flew in pallets of cash. Read a book.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 10:43 AM (ZOv7s)

See a shrink for your narcissism.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 07, 2026 10:47 AM (cwGMH)

331 US men’s freestyle ski team said Orangeman bad and we need to kick ice out. Bummer that’s the one sport I was looking forward to.
Posted by: Really?? at February 07, 2026 09:55 AM (4iIP5)

Freestyle skiers are basically skateboard pukes. Like antifa are.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 07, 2026 10:47 AM (8zz6B)

332 And poster has no idea what the Trump admin is or isn't doing in the background, only what is reported in the popular press.

Like it or not, Iranians are going to have to throw off the chains that bind them. Sure, we can help and be supportive. No, we don't need assets and people in country, or boots on the ground, as they say.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 07, 2026 10:46 AM (dK+Kv

It's a tricky situation.. I'm pretty sure we are on the ground there and have been behind some of the explosions going on.. Israel also...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 07, 2026 10:48 AM (mM89Z)

333 OT: I like the protein + pasta, but you need to cook it longer than normal stuff.

OT OT: I love garlic.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

CBD's thread comes later today.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 07, 2026 10:48 AM (lpVer)

334 See a shrink for your narcissism.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 07, 2026 10:47 AM (cwGMH)
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Educate yourself and then come back.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 10:48 AM (ZOv7s)

335 263 Trump put out a Truth Social post this morning apologizing to apes.......
Posted by: JackStraw at February 07, 2026 10:22 AM (viF8m)

Did he really? Talk about 'spit in yer eye and keep on truckin'

We don't deserve him!

If he'd referred to her as 'zombie jane goodall' I'd think he was a lurker along the lines of VDH!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 07, 2026 10:48 AM (QGaXH)

336 they should get rid of freestyle , it's bullshit. Slalom,Giant Slalom, Super G, Downhill, Combined. That is all. The rest are nonsense. No speed, no nothing.

Posted by: runner at February 07, 2026 10:48 AM (g47mK)

337 Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 07, 2026 10:46 AM (dK+Kv)

That’s why I said ‘so far’ .

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 07, 2026 10:49 AM (cwGMH)

338 335 263 Trump put out a Truth Social post this morning apologizing to apes.......
Posted by: JackStraw at February 07, 2026 10:22 AM (viF8m)

LOL

Posted by: It's me donna at February 07, 2026 10:49 AM (mM89Z)

339 A number of years ago I read a very powerful book about an American born Jesuit priest , Walter Ciszek, ( 1904- 1984) who did underground missionary work in the Soviet Union for several years until he was captured and held in brutal conditions for 24 years in Russia. I don't know if the book is published anymore, but it is called "With God in Russia".

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 07, 2026 10:49 AM (rZCVI)

340 336 they should get rid of freestyle , it's bullshit. Slalom,Giant Slalom, Super G, Downhill, Combined. That is all. The rest are nonsense. No speed, no nothing.
Posted by: runner at February 07, 2026 10:48 AM (g47mK)

Lindsey Vonn is a communist too. But she’s hot enough for me to overlook it. 😀

Posted by: Really?? at February 07, 2026 10:50 AM (lO7EU)

341 279 Food thread is tomorrow afternoon....(kidding)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 07, 2026 10:28 AM (QGaXH)

OMG! I got cornfused...it's today isn't it?

So much for lucidity....lol!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 07, 2026 10:50 AM (QGaXH)

342 The name itself "freestyle" reeks of hippies and pot.

Posted by: runner at February 07, 2026 10:50 AM (g47mK)

343 That’s why I said ‘so far’ .
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 07, 2026 10:49 AM (cwGMH)
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So far Iran's nuclear program was completely wrecked and its air defense system exposed as toothless.

So far Iran's currency has been obliterated, destroying the economy.

So far sanctions are crushing Iran's oil exports and our ships are hunting the Shadow Fleet that moves it to extinction.

All of that? Nothing.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 10:50 AM (ZOv7s)

344 Morning, 'rons and 'ronettes. Haven't gone through the thread. How are you all today?

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 07, 2026 10:51 AM (ufSfZ)

345 wVcYX)

315 Obama was bashed for sitting back and doing nothing when a national protest /push to overthrow the Mullahs was in full swing which resulted in thousands of deaths . So far it seems that the Trump administration did the same thing.

That’s the hard truth.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 07, 2026 10:42 AM (cwGMH)

False comparison; first Obama did not “do nothing”, he sent them 2 cargo plane loads of cash, if you recall.
Second, starting another Middle East war is no small thing, as all who remember Iraq and Afghanistan can attest. We will not do any “boots on the ground” under any circumstances, that is just a hard fact. So can airstrikes alone topple a 3rd Reich level regime, or will they simply cause even more of the population to be slaughtered?
We all emotionally want to see a big attack, but the smart play is what we are doing with Cuba.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 07, 2026 10:52 AM (JbyEi)

346 So far, Maduro is doing great in Venezuela.

Posted by: January 2 2026 at February 07, 2026 10:52 AM (3uBP9)

347 Mogul skiing is my fav event. The shit they do is mind blowing. I fancy myself a decent mogul skier but I’m like a baby crawling while they’re running the 100m dash by comparison.

Posted by: Really?? at February 07, 2026 10:52 AM (lO7EU)

348 Don't watch much Oly's but if the IOC ever did a tribute to the late Richard Jewell my fault for missing it.

Posted by: Rex B at February 07, 2026 10:53 AM (GI9/m)

349 Morning, 'rons and 'ronettes. Haven't gone through the thread. How are you all today?
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 07, 2026 10:51 AM (ufSfZ)
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I watched "Barry Lyndon" last night. Interesting film. The lighting is incredible. Struck me as the guy version of "Vanity Fair."

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 10:53 AM (ZOv7s)

350 344 Morning, 'rons and 'ronettes. Haven't gone through the thread. How are you all today?
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 07, 2026 10:51 AM (ufSfZ)

Eh, Nazis. Garlic. Commies.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 07, 2026 10:53 AM (bss/y)

351 This is why we need more Islam.

BREAKING:

Six people, including a 5-year-old child, were injured after a man threw a grenade into a beauty salon in Grenoble, France, in broad daylight on Friday.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 07, 2026 10:53 AM (J+Psw)

352 And now I'm thinking of stopping by the Vietnamese-run bakery a block from my diner/grill for a donut. . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

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Don't you have a local ordinance that outlaws everything but beignets?

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 07, 2026

***
No, thank goodness. That fluffy white sugar powder gets on everything. Sometimes you just want a simple donut or croissant.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 07, 2026 10:54 AM (wzUl9)

353 It's a tricky situation.. I'm pretty sure we are on the ground there and have been behind some of the explosions going on.. Israel also...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 07, 2026 10:48 AM (mM89Z)

For sure. But I want my instant gratification NOW!

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 07, 2026 10:54 AM (dK+Kv)

354 Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 07, 2026 10:51 AM (ufSfZ

I'm fine. I was out earlier. Very windy , but I enjoyed seeing the male cardinal eating the seeds we threw outside, and I am glad that husband and son are going to feed the colony of fixed strayed cats behind someone's house so I don't have to.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 07, 2026 10:54 AM (rZCVI)

355 The Guthrie coverage sure knocked the fraud stories off the air.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 07, 2026 10:39 AM (K8yUa)
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It has certainly brought out the yellow sheet, Fleet Street strain in Fox's coverage.
Has anyone else noticed that hearing about AFIB has increased?
Another Clot Shot side effect?

Posted by: buddhaha at February 07, 2026 10:54 AM (pk60q)

356 Guthrie is photogenic.
Period.
It's all about the ratings.
Page views, mouse clicks, eyeballs.
Gotta sell advertising.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 07, 2026 10:54 AM (2Ez/1)

357 >>> Trump put out a Truth Social post this morning apologizing to apes.......
Posted by: JackStraw at February 07, 2026 10:22 AM (viF8m)

LOL
Posted by: It's me donna at February 07, 2026 10:49 AM (mM89Z)

Never ever give a shitlib an inch. I think Trump at least mostly understands this. At least to a greater degree than 90% R pols. Being shot at tends to harden a man's resolve.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 07, 2026 10:54 AM (3uBP9)

358 Yesterday we had the first thaw in a month, but not much of one. Back to the teens today. Sigh.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 10:56 AM (ZOv7s)

359 Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 10:50 AM (ZOv7s)

Hah talk about read a book. Look at Iran in 2009-10. Sanctions did nothing to stop the Mullahs. How many times have their nuclear programs been bombed?

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 07, 2026 10:56 AM (cwGMH)

360 Freestyle is for all the girly boys and girls.
Downhill is for those of both sexes what haz balz.

Posted by: From about That Time at February 07, 2026 10:57 AM (sl73Y)

361 Never ever give a shitlib an inch. I think Trump at least mostly understands this. At least to a greater degree than 90% R pols. Being shot at tends to harden a man's resolve.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 07, 2026 10:54 AM (3uBP9)

What are they going to do? Call him a racist? Call him Hitler?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 07, 2026 10:57 AM (dK+Kv)

362 Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 10:53 AM (ZOv7s

I like that film. I went to see it on the movie theatre with my mom when it first came out and the soundtrack- much of it from the Irish group, The Chieftans-was very good. I also enjoyed Patrick McGoohan's performance.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 07, 2026 10:57 AM (rZCVI)

363 Browning argues that the most ordinary person can be molded into a killing machine.
——

This is undoubtedly correct. As we can see in this country in the last several years. Propaganda, indoctrination, repetition works. As well as “do this, or lose your job, tenure, pension, social standing”. This is not to excuse anything but it explains it.

Both conjectures are probably true, Germans are intelligent and hardworking, so if it applies to genocide, well they’ll put their best minds on it and perform with Teutonic efficiency or whatever.

I’m not sure how any organization can operate effectively without adherence to orders. Particularly the military. The Nuremburg tribunal rejected this assertion and did not allow “just following orders”.

But again we saw during the lockdowns everyone was itching to let their freak flag fly. Human nature, I guess.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 07, 2026 10:58 AM (Ly6Ax)

364 Olympics?

Has it been four years already?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 07, 2026 10:58 AM (nWPIJ)

365 I watched "Barry Lyndon" last night. Interesting film. The lighting is incredible. Struck me as the guy version of "Vanity Fair."
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 10:53 AM (ZOv7s)

I have that, but have yet to watch it. I have to be in the mood to dedicate so much time to a movie, and these days I just don't have the energy.

Fen, if you're reading this, you might be interested in a book I just read, Michael Norton's A Hiker's Guide to Purgatory, a novel about a man who dies, wakes up in Purgatory (which turns out, in his case, to be a long forest / mountain hike) and comes to terms with his life. It's RCC theology, but entertaining. I'll talk more about it on the book thread tomorrow.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 07, 2026 10:58 AM (ufSfZ)

366 What is so incredible about Trump 2.0 is how many non-kinetic levers he is using. Obama used to drone on about "whole of government" initiatives, but they were all pointless and completely corrupt.

Trump is actually doing it. Coast Guard ships boarding shadow tankers, the Treasury crushing currencies and putting on secondary sanctions, using tariffs to enforce compliance with our trading partners.

I could build a mighty text wall and leave stuff out. We have an embarrassment of wins before us.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 10:58 AM (ZOv7s)

367 ok - It's almost 8 AM here local time on a beautiful day here by the beach in So. Cal. I should go do something productive. Maybe come back in for the ONT thread which is my favorite. Smile.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 07, 2026 10:59 AM (QGaXH)

368 Yup, the Presbyterian "pastor" that said "If Jesus was here today he might have said "blessed are those who end their pregnancies" is Rebecca Todd Peters, PCUSA, who is also a professor of Religious Studies at Elon University in NC.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, Skip's Backup Link Maven at February 07, 2026 08:05 AM (Lq/LE)

1 Timothy 2:12

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 07, 2026 11:00 AM (dhHpw)

369 Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 07, 2026 10:58

Thanks for the recommendation. I liked your book thread from last week, but I rarely get to comment on it because of church.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 07, 2026 11:00 AM (rZCVI)

370 Hah talk about read a book. Look at Iran in 2009-10. Sanctions did nothing to stop the Mullahs. How many times have their nuclear programs been bombed?

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 07, 2026 10:56 AM (cwGMH)
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Goal post status: moved.

Thanks for playing.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 11:00 AM (ZOv7s)

371 Had to go to get my car's oil changed this morning at 7.30. It snowed and was snowing - only about 2 inches of the puffy stuff - but plows hadn't been out and I counted three spinouts on my drive.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 07, 2026 11:00 AM (ufSfZ)

372 Posted by: Tom Servo at February 07, 2026 10:52 AM (JbyEi)

Straw man. My comparison is what Obama did to help the green revolution and the criticism he rightly got from the Right and what Trump has done so far to help the revolution which has now seemed to have fizzled with the Mullahs remaining in Iran, not Russia and them attacking shipping.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 07, 2026 11:01 AM (cwGMH)

373 you know... 1965 was only 20 years afters the end of WWII...time is relative...

Posted by: runner at February 07, 2026 11:01 AM (g47mK)

374 >>> What are they going to do? Call him a racist? Call him Hitler?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 07, 2026 10:57 AM (dK+Kv)

Exactly. I hope that every elected R pol from now on is forged in the fires of smoldering "norms" on mount DGAF.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 07, 2026 11:01 AM (3uBP9)

375 Went to Trump's Truth Social. Did not see anything about apes. Did he delete it?

Posted by: one hour sober at February 07, 2026 11:01 AM (Y1sOo)

376 But again we saw during the lockdowns everyone was itching to let their freak flag fly. Human nature, I guess.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 07, 2026 10:58 AM (Ly6Ax)
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Not everyone. Certain professions were very overrepresented and that is cause for concern and appropriate remedies.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 11:01 AM (ZOv7s)

377 Since it's freezing and windy for just about everyone in the sound of my keyboard, maybe go see The Melania movie today.
It's quite enjoyable.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 07, 2026 11:02 AM (2Ez/1)

378 It's still snowing, so I'm planning on doing very little today. I sent off next month's book thread to CBD, wrote a page of my own novel and now am going to make a cup of Irish Breakfast tea and hang here for a little bit.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 07, 2026 11:02 AM (ufSfZ)

379 Prayers for all!

Posted by: Mick at February 07, 2026 11:02 AM (HFx9z)

380 >>For sure. But I want my instant gratification NOW!

We're all getting a bit spoiled by unbelievable amount of stuff the Trump administration has gotten done in just one year and demand that every problem in the world isn't fixed yet. I've been following politics since I was a kid and I've never seen a 1 year period of both world and national change like the one we just lived through. Probably never will again.

A couple years ago we were bemoaning the idea that we were a country in steep decline and it seemed almost inevitable we would follow the rest of the west into communism and censorship. Instead, we are leading a revival of nationalism and back in our rightful place as leader of the free world.

A truly remarkable time to be alive.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 07, 2026 11:02 AM (viF8m)

381 Goal post status: moved.

Thanks for playing.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 11:00 AM (ZOv7s)

No one moved anything but you by bringing up things that has nothing to do with the status of the current attempted revolution .

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 07, 2026 11:02 AM (cwGMH)

382 you know... 1965 was only 20 years afters the end of WWII...time is relative...
Posted by: runner at February 07, 2026 11:01 AM (g47mK)
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The debut of Star Wars in 1977 was closer to WW II than it is to us today.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 11:03 AM (ZOv7s)

383 That's retarded. Almost all of Europe was what we would call rabidly anti-semitic. Still fucking are, they just went underground for about 50 years.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 07, 2026 10:32 AM (bss/y)

Yup. I very much noticed that undercurrent when I lived there in the 70's. Jew hate is part of the European mindset.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 07, 2026 11:04 AM (g8Ew8)

384 No one moved anything but you by bringing up things that has nothing to do with the status of the current attempted revolution .
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 07, 2026 11:02 AM (cwGMH)
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You said: "nothing." I showed you it was not nothing.

Then you fell back to "well, Obama did ineffective things" as a way of refuting me.

You are either dishonest or illogical. Either way, a waste of my time.

Good day to you, sir! I say, good day to you!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 11:04 AM (ZOv7s)

385 2026 to 2000 is the same as 2000 to 1974.

Kinda weird to think in those terms.

Posted by: Really?? at February 07, 2026 11:05 AM (lO7EU)

386 I was trying to avoid being on the ASHQ "Wall of Shame" list, but so far I don't seem to be doing a very good job of that. LOL. Also, I find people
Who basically have the same political opinions insulting each other kind of tiresome, although I realize we can all have life events that make us kind of crabby. So have a good day everyone, and try to do something that gives you joy and blesses others maybe as well.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 07, 2026 11:05 AM (rZCVI)

387 Straw man. My comparison is what Obama did to help the green revolution and the criticism he rightly got from the Right and what Trump has done so far to help the revolution which has now seemed to have fizzled with the Mullahs remaining in Iran, not Russia and them attacking shipping.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 07, 2026 11:01 AM (cwGMH)

Obama is a piece of shit muzzie. He did nothing to help the Green Revolution. he did everything he could to help the mullahs suppress it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 07, 2026 11:06 AM (8zz6B)

388 So have a good day everyone, and try to do something that gives you joy and blesses others maybe as well.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 07, 2026 11:05 AM (rZCVI)

Thank's Fen...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 07, 2026 11:07 AM (mM89Z)

389 >>> What is so incredible about Trump 2.0 is how many non-kinetic levers he is using. Obama used to drone on about "whole of government" initiatives, but they were all pointless and completely corrupt.

Trump is actually doing it. Coast Guard ships boarding shadow tankers, the Treasury crushing currencies and putting on secondary sanctions, using tariffs to enforce compliance with our trading partners.

I could build a mighty text wall and leave stuff out. We have an embarrassment of wins before us.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 10:58 AM (ZOv7s)

The one thing about all of oblama's corruption, which metastasized under bite-me is that it built a massive distributed machine that siphons off the world's life. I don't think the PTB would have directed oblama to do all the crap he did without a massive benefit to their power. I believe that the corruption he infected the world with went very deep, basically kudzu of humanity, and will require extreme measures to kill off.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 07, 2026 11:08 AM (3uBP9)

390 Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 11:04 AM (ZOv7s)

I showed you that your proof that something was done to help the revolution was the same things we did in 2009. So what you’re saying is Obama should have not been criticized for his lack of action during the green revolution.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 07, 2026 11:08 AM (cwGMH)

391 Obama is a piece of shit muzzie. He did nothing to help the Green Revolution. he did everything he could to help the mullahs suppress it.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 07, 2026 11:06 AM (8zz6B)
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That was why Obama was condemned. It wasn't mere inaction, it was shoring the regime up.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 11:08 AM (ZOv7s)

392 Promethius.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 07, 2026 11:09 AM (Kt19C)

393 [Yup, it's -10, keep the coffee coming.]. Geez someone fire up the planetary fans. Its overly warm and dry in the mountain west region. I've been enjoying the warmth, I'm not into snow and ice. But its unusual, even for Colorado which I often describe as not having a climate, just random weather.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 07, 2026 11:10 AM (Sokdp)

394 I showed you that your proof that something was done to help the revolution was the same things we did in 2009. So what you’re saying is Obama should have not been criticized for his lack of action during the green revolution.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 07, 2026 11:08 AM (cwGMH)
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Sigh. What day did we bomb Iran in 2009?

When did Obama detain a single shadow fleet tanker?

When did Obama announce secondary sanctions on trading partners buying Iranian oil?

When did Obama reduce Iran's currency to garbage. It is unexchangeable and worthless.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 11:11 AM (ZOv7s)

395 365 I watched "Barry Lyndon" last night. Interesting film. The lighting is incredible. Struck me as the guy version of "Vanity Fair."
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 10:53 AM (ZOv7s)

It really is nothing but scene after scene of Dutch artistic paintings. It is an interesting film from just that standpoint.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 07, 2026 11:11 AM (g8Ew8)

396 It really is nothing but scene after scene of Dutch artistic paintings. It is an interesting film from just that standpoint.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 07, 2026 11:11 AM (g8Ew

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It's gorgeous to look at, but it really dragged near the end.

At first, I paused it to get more snacks, or take a potty break, but by Part 2 I didn't bother.

Isn't that the story of all of Kubrick's stuff? It's sharp, crisp, interesting and then...slow. "Full Metal Jacket" being a terrible offender.

TBF, I haven't seen "The Shining" and have no interest in it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 11:14 AM (ZOv7s)

397 n the space of 5 years, the Germans had been convinced that the Jews were a mortal enemy and had to be destroyed.

===

Cucker Carlson is on it !

Posted by: runner at February 07, 2026 11:14 AM (g47mK)

398 Kalshi has a market on Trump being out of office before Jan 20,2029

It’s at 45% right now.

Theres 0% chance he’s convicted in an impeachment. So this is a death bet on him.

Posted by: Really?? at February 07, 2026 11:14 AM (lO7EU)

399 Also, I find people
Who basically have the same political opinions insulting each other kind of tiresome, although I realize we can all have life events that make us kind of crabby. So have a good day everyone, and try to do something that gives you joy and blesses others maybe as well.

You're not the boss of me!

Posted by: Archimedes at February 07, 2026 11:16 AM (Riz8t)

400 398 Kalshi has a market on Trump being out of office before Jan 20,2029

It’s at 45% right now.

Theres 0% chance he’s convicted in an impeachment. So this is a death bet on him.
Posted by: Really?? at February 07, 2026 11:14 AM (lO7EU)

Wishful thinking

Posted by: It's me donna at February 07, 2026 11:16 AM (mM89Z)

401 The one thing about all of oblama's corruption, which metastasized under bite-me is that it built a massive distributed machine that siphons off the world's life. I don't think the PTB would have directed oblama to do all the crap he did without a massive benefit to their power. I believe that the corruption he infected the world with went very deep, basically kudzu of humanity, and will require extreme measures to kill off.
Posted by: banana Dream at February 07, 2026 11:08 AM (3uBP9)

Kudzu of humanity. That's exactly how Barky's terms should be described .

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 07, 2026 11:17 AM (g8Ew8)

402 >So have a good day everyone, and try to do something that gives you joy
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yeah, the last time I did that, they threw me out of the Woolworth's

Posted by: Don Black at February 07, 2026 11:17 AM (ZxPkt)

403 Of course now it is convenient, before 1945 jews are "Cosmopolites" with no roots, that needed to be destroyed, ground down, and in 2026 it is "Zionists" and "Zionists Regime" and their supporters.

Posted by: runner at February 07, 2026 11:17 AM (g47mK)

404 Nood

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 07, 2026 11:18 AM (2UnvF)

405 Obama did empty symbolic things because he wanted the Mullahs to stay in charge and secretly send them pallets of cash, which likely saved them.

Trump takes concrete action - sometimes kinetic, sometimes not - and is all about results.

The great thing is that these are not compartmentalized. If you think the Iranian people didn't watch Maduro get black-bagged and think that they weren't encouraged to try harder, I can't help you.

Similarly, sweeping up the Shadow Fleet is a multi-win scenario, crushing China, Cuba, Russia and Iran. Funny how Trump finds these all-purpose pressure points that everyone else missed.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 07, 2026 11:18 AM (ZOv7s)

406 Fascism!

FCC Reportedly Launches Investigation into ABC's “The View”

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 07, 2026 11:19 AM (J+Psw)

407 We pray to not be lead into temptation, because we are sinners in a fallen world, and it's easier to avoid than to resist. So I pray for all the scammers defrauding gov't services to get found out, prosecuted, and sentenced to hard time in real prison, because labor is literally a curse -- one kind for the sons of Adam, the other for the daughters of Eve -- and the prospect of avoiding it would be a temptation.

I have never made six figures in my life, and if only enough resources are thrown at the problem to deal with the ones raking in seven figures, then that will quite frankly be a temptation I don't need -- especially since the service provider frauds are auto-laundering, with the money already coming clean out of an official business. It's so easy, people with less than half my IQ have done it, so I can't imagine it would be too hard for me.

May God deliver us from temptation, and harden the prosecutors' hearts against mercy for the guilty.

Posted by: SciVo at February 07, 2026 11:23 AM (Sy6m/)

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