The Morning Rant

The petulance of Trump Derangement Syndrome is embarrassing, but in most cases it is childish political entitlement masquerading as "speaking truth to power," or some such nonsense. But when it crosses the line into geopolitical reality, TDS is costly and dangerous.

We can criticize the F-35 program on multiple fronts, but what it does superbly is mesh multiple different forces into an integrated response. It is simply better at its job than any other platform. The recent attack on Iran by Israel's F-35s is an excellent example of its superiority. It is the most modern war plane on earth, and there is no getting around that fact.

For Canada to consider a clearly inferior platform because of its economic battles with the Trump administration is short-sighted in the extreme. We will have to step in and buttress Canada's already pathetic armed forces if they choose the clearly inferior Swedish plane. But TDS is all-encompassing, even if it means jeopardizing the national security of Canada!

Why Experts Say Canada's Plan to Ditch the F-35 Is a Strategic Disaster

In 2022 Ottawa selected the U.S. Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II – a fifth-generation, stealth multirole fighter – committing to 88 aircraft to meet agreed NORAD, NATO, and Arctic security requirements. The F-35’s advanced sensor fusion capabilities and deep strike profile were seen as essential to defending vast northern airspace alongside U.S. forces.
However, that consensus about what it takes to meet these requirements appears to have evaporated. After Prime Minister Mark Carney ordered a review of the F-35 contract in 2025 amid escalating U.S.–Canada trade tensions, Ottawa signalled interest in alternative options – notably Sweden’s Saab JAS-39 Gripen E, a 4.5-generation fighter pitched with the promise of 12,600 Canadian industrial assembly and jobs.
In response to reports that Ottawa is on the verge of siding with Saab, U.S. ambassador Pete Hoekstra warned that a pivot away from the F-35 would strain or “alter” the NORAD framework, likely forcing the U.S. to deploy its own fighters more often into Canadian airspace if interoperability is lost.
Carney’s stance on the situation is undeniably political, reflecting ongoing friction with Washington over tariff disputes and rhetoric seen in Ottawa as unpredictable. Those problems have contributed to the growing unease among Canadian policymakers over a perceived over-reliance on U.S. defense systems.

I am not sure why relying on American military systems is a bad thing. We share a continent, a border, a language, and even some culture. Canada simply isn't big enough, rich enough, or technologically advanced enough to go it on their own.

Canada and Carney remind me of the joke about the mouse that creeps up to an elephant and begins to hump its leg. The elephant looks down, the mouse looks up and says, "Don't worry, I'll be gentle."

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Posted by: CBD at 11:00 AM

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1 Mornin' again.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 10, 2026 11:00 AM (O7YUW)

2 OK

Posted by: Lizzy at February 10, 2026 11:00 AM (48ipd)

3 3rd

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 10, 2026 11:00 AM (QVmho)

4 Willowed:

Hoppes #9, just a dab behind the ear.

Like the rest of us Real Men.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur

Ballistol is right out.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Amen.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 10, 2026 11:01 AM (KN2gu)

5
ESPONJA!!11!!1!1

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 10, 2026 11:01 AM (tljrc)

6 Corgis called.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 10, 2026 11:01 AM (O7YUW)

7 SPONGE!!!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 10, 2026 11:01 AM (kgE5c)

8 Carney’s stance

Wide stance.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 10, 2026 11:01 AM (Kt19C)

9 Surprised he did not try to go for the Chinesium fighter.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 11:02 AM (bss/y)

10 Being anti-Trump is not a personality, Canadians.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 11:02 AM (bss/y)

11 Canadian policymakers over a perceived over-reliance on U.S. defense systems."

Yeah. And we do it out of love for our neighbors.

Here canuks, pull the other one.

Posted by: man at February 10, 2026 11:02 AM (XuXeR)

12 Surprised he did not try to go for the Chinesium fighter.

The Chinese stuff is probably better than the Russian stuff, but neither is really capable at this point of going up against our best stuff. Not that that really matters to Carney. Flipping off Trump is apparently his primary motivation.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 10, 2026 11:03 AM (Riz8t)

13
MUNKEY

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 10, 2026 11:04 AM (y9nCu)

14 Carney’s stance

Wide stance.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats

*makes "call me" gesture*
-- Larry Craig

Posted by: Bulg at February 10, 2026 11:04 AM (77rzZ)

15 I understand Iran has a homegrown fighter derived from the cutting-edge Northrop F-5. Carney should buy some of those.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 10, 2026 11:04 AM (JkO4W)

16 I am not sure why relying on American military systems is a bad thing. We share a continent, a border, a language, and even some culture.

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LOL.

The Canadian military is effectively a subsidiary unit of NORTHCOM. For all practical purposes, it's under US command.

This is pointless virtue signaling.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 10, 2026 11:04 AM (voQc3)

17 Carney is a globalist tool.
Good luck with that attitude, buddy.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 10, 2026 11:05 AM (48ipd)

18 Isn’t Canada a client state of China now?? Surprised that the Celestials are not insisting on dumping their Acme planes on them.

Posted by: tubal at February 10, 2026 11:05 AM (pDt9x)

19 Good post.

Chinese influence in Canada?

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 10, 2026 11:05 AM (NFX2v)

20 Ok, y'all. Gotta run.

Who knew that late Middle Ages dentistry could be that fun?

Yikes.

Posted by: man at February 10, 2026 11:05 AM (XuXeR)

21 Carney's last job was at the Bank of England. Imagine putting Jay Powell in charge of defense.

This is so silly.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 10, 2026 11:05 AM (8UiBJ)

22
From the sidebar....

I see TJM is now imploring us.

Hmmmm.

I think I'll hold out for beseeching.

Yes, definitely...beseeching is the thing.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 10, 2026 11:05 AM (iJfKG)

23 The Chinese stuff is probably better than the Russian stuff, but neither is really capable at this point of going up against our best stuff. Not that that really matters to Carney. Flipping off Trump is apparently his primary motivation.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 10, 2026 11:03 AM (Riz8t)

He probably is also able to get more graft by 'exploring other options' as well.

Fuck, it's all graft at this point.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 11:06 AM (bss/y)

24 The F35 is the best multi-role fighter in the world. Like the F15E, but with stealth.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 10, 2026 11:06 AM (jc0TO)

25 When did Canada become such a clown show?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 10, 2026 11:07 AM (JkO4W)

26
Years ago the Cannucks built the "Arrow", a fighter they regularly bragged about being the best in the world, until the Diefenbaker regime closed down their fighter plane business.

Posted by: Auspex at February 10, 2026 11:07 AM (Y8DZL)

27 Carney’s stance on the situation is undeniably political, reflecting ongoing friction with Washington over tariff disputes and rhetoric seen in Ottawa as unpredictable. Those problems have contributed to the growing unease among Canadian policymakers over a perceived over-reliance on U.S. defense systems.

I can sympathize with other countries. Nobody wants their foreign affairs policies to be dictated by reliance on another country. That certainly includes us.

India is developing its own aircraft carriers, and the planes to go on them. No, they won't be world class, not even close, but they're really anxious to have an indigenous weapons capability. It's hard to blame them, but sometimes you just have to accept that you don't have the tech base to be world class.

China has dumped untold amounts of money into their MIC, because they DO have the tech base, and they want to develop it further. They accept that much of their stuff isn't quite there yet, but they're willing to continue dumping money into it because they can't really depend on anyone else.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 10, 2026 11:07 AM (Riz8t)

28 Chinada est morte.

Posted by: Jacque LeFucked at February 10, 2026 11:07 AM (qUkBO)

29 24 The F35 is the best multi-role fighter in the world. Like the F15E, but with stealth.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 10, 2026 11:06 AM (jc0TO)

Purpose built is probably F-22.

But everyone wants a swiss army knife now.

I always hated swiss army knives to actually carry.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 11:07 AM (bss/y)

30 Except for the small one to trim nails with.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 11:08 AM (bss/y)

31 Canadian policymakers over a perceived over-reliance on U.S. defense systems."

Suck my balls!

Posted by: Terrence and Phillip at February 10, 2026 11:08 AM (P7vXf)

32 Canada needs the jobs. And they need hordes of muslim immigrants (who would never wander south of the border) to take those jobs.

Posted by: Oglebay at February 10, 2026 11:08 AM (GPa4z)

33 Canada picking a fight with the USA is kinda like me picking a fight with Mike Tyson in his prime… just why???

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 10, 2026 11:09 AM (fQqaC)

34 Purpose built is probably F-22.

But everyone wants a swiss army knife now.

I always hated swiss army knives to actually carry.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 11:07 AM (bss/y)
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Your time is coming, my man.

F-47. Soon.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 10, 2026 11:09 AM (8UiBJ)

35 Purpose built is probably F-22.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 11:07 AM

And that was designed in the 1980s yet still rocks. specialization is a thing.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 10, 2026 11:09 AM (jc0TO)

36 Canada simply isn't big enough, rich enough, or technologically advanced enough to go it on their own.

But TRUMP! makes things worse!

Posted by: NR Pax at February 10, 2026 11:10 AM (lXoJ5)

37 India is developing its own aircraft carriers,

Like their TATA car, there will be only one hatch on their aircraft carriers. It saves money.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 10, 2026 11:10 AM (iJfKG)

38 Well, the F-35 will likely be obsolete by the time Canada takes delivery. Why not get the gen 4.5 Gripen, which is already obsolete? Brilliant, when you stop to think about it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 10, 2026 11:10 AM (8zz6B)

39 Not a pound for air to ground!

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 10, 2026 11:10 AM (jc0TO)

40 China's new "6th gen" fighter is too big to fit on the elevators of their brand new carrier, the Fujian, because their engine tech isn't there yet, so it has to have 3 engines, and is enormous.

There are just so many things one has to keep track of.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 10, 2026 11:10 AM (Riz8t)

41 Canada is a load. I'm ok with them having weak and lame weapons systems. They're more likely to ally with China than against them.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 10, 2026 11:10 AM (xcxpd)

42 Carney is busy putting Canada on the MaiD protocol.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 10, 2026 11:10 AM (8UiBJ)

43 33 Canada picking a fight with the USA is kinda like me picking a fight with Mike Tyson in his prime… just why???

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 10, 2026 11:09 AM (fQqaC)

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Their GDP for Q4 2025 was 0.0.

Our final numbers aren't out yet, but it's going to be 5%+.

And Canada hasn't slowed down its immigration policies while America has deported so many people (including self-deportations) that there are concerns that overall population in the country may...outright decline.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 10, 2026 11:10 AM (GBKbO)

44 I am old enough to remember when Canada had an aircraft industry.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 10, 2026 11:11 AM (jc0TO)

45 36 Canada simply isn't big enough, rich enough, or technologically advanced enough to go it on their own.

But TRUMP! makes things worse!

Posted by: NR Pax at February 10, 2026 11:10 AM (lXoJ5)

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"If we're going to be servile to strong men, it's going to be to China!"
-pro-Canada poster

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 10, 2026 11:11 AM (GBKbO)

46
The Chinese stuff is probably better than the Russian stuff, but neither is really capable at this point of going up against our best stuff. Not that that really matters to Carney. Flipping off Trump is apparently his primary motivation.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 10, 2026 11:03 AM (Riz8t)

Surprisingly, the Russian aircraft are almost certainly superior. The ChiComs still have to buy Russian engines to stuff into their home-built airframes if they want them to have any reliability or performance. Their huge J20 stealthcrap airframe didn't start shipping with Chinese engines until about 2-3 years ago.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 10, 2026 11:11 AM (y9nCu)

47 The F-35 was a boondoggle in its development but we can make up for it in volume while we advance the next generation. It's like crack cocaine, and they all want it.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 10, 2026 11:11 AM (xFfhU)

48 22
From the sidebar....

I see TJM is now imploring us.

Hmmmm.

I think I'll hold out for beseeching.

Yes, definitely...beseeching is the thing.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 10, 2026 11:05 AM (iJfKG)

If you love good cinematography, I'll add a beseech.
Mind you...he does get a little beyond the pale in subject matter.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 10, 2026 11:12 AM (xcxpd)

49 33 Canada picking a fight with the USA is kinda like me picking a fight with Mike Tyson in his prime… just why???
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

Envy, leftist superiority complex, little brother syndrome.

Why do so many of 'em pick Cuba as a vacation spot?

Posted by: Auspex at February 10, 2026 11:12 AM (Y8DZL)

50 Canada and military.
Those two words can’t go together without laughter.

Posted by: Really?? at February 10, 2026 11:12 AM (y6810)

51 The F35 is the best multi-role fighter in the world. Like the F15E, but with stealth.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 10, 2026 11:06 AM (jc0TO)

Purpose built is probably F-22.

But everyone wants a swiss army knife now.

I always hated swiss army knives to actually carry.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 11:07 AM (bss/y)

In my little corner of the engineering world we hold to the maxim that any system with multiple capabilities might be able to do all its roles decently… but it won’t be the best at any one of them. Optimization for a single mission is a real thing…. It’s a whole other question as to whether we need optimized single-mission systems at this point. I suspect we don’t but don’t know for sure…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 10, 2026 11:12 AM (fQqaC)

52 Why do so many of 'em pick Cuba as a vacation spot?
Posted by: Auspex at February 10, 2026 11:12 AM

Teen prostitutes, of both sexes.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 10, 2026 11:12 AM (jc0TO)

53 Your time is coming, my man.

F-47. Soon.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 10, 2026 11:09 AM (8UiBJ)

Clean sheet from Boeing?

Those are going to take 25 years to make and cost $1B each.

Posted by: Sjg at February 10, 2026 11:12 AM (aqZN1)

54 A country that destroyed the CF-105 Arrow can't be trusted to defend themselves.

Posted by: Josephistan at February 10, 2026 11:13 AM (y9ksN)

55 China’s Sixth-Gen Jet Faces Fatal Flaws, Can’t Fit Aircraft Carriers, 10 Years for Tech Breakthrough

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

Posted by: Archimedes at February 10, 2026 11:13 AM (Riz8t)

56 Well, after learning of this, it's clear to me we must conquer Canada.

Posted by: Don Black at February 10, 2026 11:14 AM (ZxPkt)

57 Purpose built is probably F-22.

But everyone wants a swiss army knife now.

I always hated swiss army knives to actually carry.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 11:07 AM (bss/y)

That's why I carry two knives. One for cutting, one for misc tools. Swiss army knives are good for that. Unless you need pliars.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 10, 2026 11:14 AM (xcxpd)

58 Why do so many of 'em pick Cuba as a vacation spot?
Posted by: Auspex at February 10, 2026 11:12 AM

To show support for fellow Comrades.

Posted by: Really?? at February 10, 2026 11:14 AM (y6810)

59 The F-35 have some level of ability to control UAV's. Armed drones. The pilot would have some autonomy over how those UAV's are used.

As a (potential) force multiplier, that's significant.

But it's very risky to have UAV's and manned aircraft in the same physical airspace, separated by less than a mile if you're not 100% confident in the system as a whole.

Trust... is what we're working on right now. The tech's already there.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 10, 2026 11:14 AM (jtM2q)

60 Surprisingly, the Russian aircraft are almost certainly superior. The ChiComs still have to buy Russian engines to stuff into their home-built airframes if they want them to have any reliability or performance. Their huge J20 stealthcrap airframe didn't start shipping with Chinese engines until about 2-3 years ago.

For some values of superior, I suppose that's true.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 10, 2026 11:15 AM (Riz8t)

61 There is an argument that quantity has a quality all it's own. The counter argument is that there is a level of advantage that renders your opponent irrelevant.

The the F15 is 106-0 in air-to-air.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 10, 2026 11:15 AM (jc0TO)

62 49 33 Canada picking a fight with the USA is kinda like me picking a fight with Mike Tyson in his prime… just why???
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

Envy, leftist superiority complex, little brother syndrome.

Why do so many of 'em pick Cuba as a vacation spot?
Posted by: Auspex at February 10, 2026 11:12 AM (Y8DZL)

The weather's nice and Cuban women are busty and amazing.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 10, 2026 11:15 AM (xcxpd)

63 Why does canada bother buying ships and planes and submarines and other weapons of war. Red China conquered them by giving them trinkets and playing on the canadians oversized and huge white guilt.

Posted by: Dudley Dowrong at February 10, 2026 11:15 AM (hXJe5)

64 Canada committed suicide long ago with “free” health care and open borders. Toronto and Vancouver are not Canadian cities anymore. They’re Chinese/Indian cities with a few white English speaking Canadians sprinkled around.

Posted by: Really?? at February 10, 2026 11:16 AM (y6810)

65 The F35 is a really expensive, armed wifi router and access point.

Posted by: ballistic at February 10, 2026 11:16 AM (5aZAZ)

66 Your time is coming, my man.

F-47. Soon.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 10, 2026 11:09 AM (8UiBJ)

Clean sheet from Boeing?

Those are going to take 25 years to make and cost $1B each.
Posted by: Sjg at February 10, 2026 11:12 AM (aqZN1)
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So, I guess you aren't buying the Air Force mutterings that developmental versions are flying now?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 10, 2026 11:17 AM (8UiBJ)

67 I keep hoping that Canada will snap out of it soon. The countries of Europe appear to be waking up, so why not them?

The Socialists in Spain just got reamed in the new elections. Apparently the people of Spain are not on board with the Socialists giving citizenship to 1/2M Africans so they'd vote for them.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 10, 2026 11:17 AM (Riz8t)

68
‘Why Experts Say Canada's Plan to Ditch the F-35 Is a Strategic Disaster’

The only thing Canada could ever do that could rise to the level of strategic disaster would is allow their territory to be a base to some country like China.

In which case, I hope they have been explicitly threatened with invasion.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 10, 2026 11:18 AM (jbnUc)

69 Ballistol is right out.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
——
Ballistol will attract the ladies, too. Where ever you might he using it in the house, she is sure to comment.

Usually something like “WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT SMELL!!??”

Posted by: Common Tater at February 10, 2026 11:18 AM (s3dxE)

70 Canada is a Commonwealth country like Australia and NZ. Its physical location is much less important than its cultural and strategic ties.

Carney was previously a Governor of the Bank of England. There has never been nor will there ever be a US citizen who holds that position.

The idea that NATO is one big happy alliance is a myth. We are on our own.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 10, 2026 11:18 AM (viF8m)

71 If you love good cinematography, I'll add a beseech.
Mind you...he does get a little beyond the pale in subject matter.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 10, 2026 11:12 AM (xcxpd)

That was just a joke, a jape, a frippery if you will.

I've been watching ~~Ding Bang-Ow~~ Park Chan-wook for years and years ever since I saw "Oldboy".

I like him, but I don't love him like TJM. I find his output a pretty mixed bag.

After a recent rewatch of "Lady Vengeance", I now consider that his best movie.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 10, 2026 11:18 AM (iJfKG)

72 It's actually quite scary given the possible increased burden on NORAD.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 10, 2026 11:19 AM (NFX2v)

73 Trump ain't bridging peace with Canada:

https://t.co/JPYUGl46hj

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 10, 2026 11:19 AM (Hbs7G)

74 I keep hoping that Canada will snap out of it soon. The countries of Europe appear to be waking up, so why not them?

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They’re so far gone I don’t think it’s possible. The entire identity of Canada is we’re not American. So they do shit like cozy up to the CCP to prove how not American they are. They’d rather be poor and miserable and not American than rich and prosperous but like Americans.

Posted by: Really?? at February 10, 2026 11:20 AM (y6810)

75 Well, after learning of this, it's clear to me we must conquer Canada.
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Eh, if we conquer it we'd have to occupy it.

Posted by: Crusader at February 10, 2026 11:21 AM (TN0g+)

76 Oh yeah, this discussion reminds me of another reason to hate Iran. The US Phoenix missile had a near 100% success rate before the Iranian revolution. After the Mullahs took over, they gave some of their US supplied Phoenix missiles to the Soviets. The Soviets were then able to spoof the Phoenix and that required a complete redesign to make the Phoenix guidance work again, and even then, it is not as effective as it was before.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 10, 2026 11:21 AM (jc0TO)

77 71 If you love good cinematography, I'll add a beseech.
Mind you...he does get a little beyond the pale in subject matter.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 10, 2026 11:12 AM (xcxpd)

That was just a joke, a jape, a frippery if you will.

I've been watching Ding Bang-Ow Park Chan-wook for years and years ever since I saw "Oldboy".

I like him, but I don't love him like TJM. I find his output a pretty mixed bag.

After a recent rewatch of "Lady Vengeance", I now consider that his best movie.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 10, 2026 11:18 AM (iJfKG)

I haven't watched then all yet, I have an order of DVDs coming from, but I think Sympathy for Mister Vengeance might be his best drama. Lady Vengeance has the best scene transitions I think I've seen in a movie though.

Korean cinema is really underrated. It's better than Hollywood in everything but SFX and better than Japanese cinema made in the past 30 years.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 10, 2026 11:21 AM (xcxpd)

78 It behooves one to remember that Reddit is a real country, and it's called Canada.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 10, 2026 11:21 AM (GBKbO)

79 It can be lunch time

Posted by: Skip at February 10, 2026 11:21 AM (/rdnj)

80 Why do so many of 'em pick Cuba as a vacation spot?
Posted by: Auspex at February 10, 2026 11:12 AM

Teen prostitutes, of both sexes.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 10, 2026 11:12 AM (jc0TO)

Unsurprisingly, AIDS is now a big problem on Cuba.

CUBA
Come for the Rum and Cigars, Stay for the AIDS!!!

Posted by: naturalfake at February 10, 2026 11:21 AM (iJfKG)

81 Trump ain't bridging peace with Canada:

https://t.co/JPYUGl46hj
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 10, 2026 11:19 AM (Hbs7G)

"Free" paywall. Nope, Epoch Times, fuck you.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 10, 2026 11:21 AM (8zz6B)

82 When did Canada become such a clown show?

* waves *

Posted by: Trudeau, no not that one at February 10, 2026 11:22 AM (Fs0KI)

83 Willowed from Art Thread:

359
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There is a town just north of Vero, whose name I can't recall off hand, whose "welcome" sign said "Welcome to a town of nice people and six grumpy old men".

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 10, 2026 10:53 AM (K3qLL)

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The town is Sebastian. My folks lived there from 1985 until 2012 when they had to move to Melbourne for assisted living care.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 10, 2026 11:22 AM (QGaXH)

84 69 Ballistol is right out.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
——
Ballistol will attract the ladies, too. Where ever you might he using it in the house, she is sure to comment.

Usually something like “WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT SMELL!!??”
Posted by: Common Tater at February 10, 2026 11:18 AM (s3dxE)

hint: it smells like cat pee

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 10, 2026 11:22 AM (xcxpd)

85 Your time is coming, my man.

F-47. Soon.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 10, 2026 11:09 AM (8UiBJ)

That thing is intense. I'm waiting for the X-wing. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 11:22 AM (snZF9)

86 There was some fighter that McNamara and the bean counters forced on the services. Neither the Air Force nor the Navy wanted it, it had to be capable of carrier landings, which the Air Force didn’t need or want, that kind of thing.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 10, 2026 11:22 AM (5dzh4)

87 Trade Canada to Scandinavia for Greenland and a first-round female Olympic curling draft pick.

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 10, 2026 11:22 AM (0Eh0f)

88 Yeah, I could have used a condom but hey!, when will I ever be in Cuba again?

Posted by: Bad Idea Jeans at February 10, 2026 11:23 AM (jc0TO)

89 26
‘ until the Diefenbaker regime closed down their fighter plane business.’

And Diefenbaker was an anti-American twat just like Carney. Coincidence?

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 10, 2026 11:23 AM (jbnUc)

90 "Surprisingly, the Russian aircraft are almost certainly superior. The ChiComs still have to buy Russian engines to stuff into their home-built airframes if they want them to have any reliability or performance. Their huge J20 stealthcrap airframe didn't start shipping with Chinese engines until about 2-3 years ago.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 10, 2026 11:11 AM (y9nCu)"

Even if the PRC can't make jet engines for shit (performance and uptime is really important), I would suspect Chinese avionics are better as Russian semiconductor mfg. is still, what, late 90s level? Though Russians take ECM way more seriously than anyone else.

This may be irrelevant anyways with PRC advantages in manufacturing in general, and drones in particular.

Posted by: heya at February 10, 2026 11:24 AM (neSLO)

91
We will have to step in and buttress Canada's already pathetic armed forces if they choose the clearly inferior Swedish plane.

Here's a thought: no, we won't.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 10, 2026 11:24 AM (xG4kz)

92 Hmm. So, we're finished with the morning's ablutions.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 10, 2026 11:24 AM (XeU6L)

93 My guess is Canada being a Socialism country spends much more handouts than their military gets

Posted by: Skip at February 10, 2026 11:25 AM (/rdnj)

94 Hmm. So, we're finished with the morning's ablutions.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 10, 2026 11:24 AM

Dolphin smooth.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 10, 2026 11:25 AM (jc0TO)

95 Hai Karate: Be careful how you use it!

Posted by: Common Tater at February 10, 2026 11:25 AM (5dzh4)

96 Ballistol is right out.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
——
Ballistol will attract the ladies, too. Where ever you might he using it in the house, she is sure to comment.

Usually something like “WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT SMELL!!??”
Posted by: Common Tater

*snort

Posted by: rickb223 at February 10, 2026 11:25 AM (KN2gu)

97 There was some fighter that McNamara and the bean counters forced on the services. Neither the Air Force nor the Navy wanted it, it had to be capable of carrier landings, which the Air Force didn’t need or want, that kind of thing.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 10, 2026 11:22 AM

F111, right?

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 10, 2026 11:26 AM (jc0TO)

98 There was some fighter that McNamara and the bean counters forced on the services. Neither the Air Force nor the Navy wanted it, it had to be capable of carrier landings, which the Air Force didn’t need or want, that kind of thing.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 10, 2026 11:22 AM (5dzh4)

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The General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark, developed under the Tactical Fighter Experimental (TFX) program.

The Navy's variant, the F-111B, was intended for carrier operations but proved too heavy and unsuitable, leading to its cancellation after trials.

The Air Force adopted the F-111A as a strike bomber but didn't need or want the naval features like reinforced structure for carrier landings, which added unnecessary weight and complexity.

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 10, 2026 11:26 AM (0Eh0f)

99 "Free" paywall. Nope, Epoch Times

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 10, 2026 11:21 AM (8zz6B)
-

WH Rapid Response X account:

https://tinyurl.com/2zbptbed

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 10, 2026 11:26 AM (Hbs7G)

100 In the mid-aughts I was friends with a dude from Canuckistan. He got married back home and invited me to the wedding. I was one of only a handful of Yanks there. This during the Iraq war.

Other guests there would find out I’m American and immediately go to Bush and the war as a topic of conversation. I’m like fuck dude, I don’t want to talk about Bush or the war or anything political. I’m here to have a good time at a wedding. It was relentless and really annoying.

Posted by: Really?? at February 10, 2026 11:27 AM (y6810)

101 The F35 is a really expensive, armed wifi router and access point.

Posted by: ballistic at February 10, 2026 11:16 AM (5aZAZ)

And that makes it incredibly good at BVR engagements. Dogfight performance just doesn't matter when fighter engagements are happening >100 miles out.

Most of the marketing for the F-47 is pushing its capability to be a forward drone controller.

Posted by: Sjg at February 10, 2026 11:28 AM (aqZN1)

102 When did Canada become such a clown show?
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[looks around current U.S.]

I wouldn't become too uppity about it...

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 10, 2026 11:28 AM (XeU6L)

103 On the other hand, Canada isn't looking to go it alone; it's weighing its Sugar Daddy options. If they choose to be a Chinese satrapy, it would be all for the best if they did not have F-35s to hand over to the CCP for performance testing and reverse-engineering.

Posted by: SciVo at February 10, 2026 11:28 AM (Sy6m/)

104 In which case, I hope they have been explicitly threatened with invasion.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 10, 2026 11:18 AM (jbnUc)

At that point, invading Canada is moot.

We'd have to invade West Taiwan.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 10, 2026 11:28 AM (JwNbV)

105 "notably Sweden’s Saab JAS-39 Gripen E, a 4.5-generation fighter pitched with the promise of 12,600 Canadian industrial assembly and jobs"

It's that last part that is really what's going on here. Plus, I'm sure the Saab is much cheaper. Why should Canada spend any money on defense? Who is gonna invade it? Greenland? Us?

I personally think the age of hyper-expensive hyper-fighters is over. It's an obsolete or near-obsolete concept in the new drone era.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 10, 2026 11:28 AM (iFTx/)

106 Has anybody tried to use Ballistol instead of Glide for sex?

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 10, 2026 11:28 AM (0Eh0f)

107
The entire identity of Canada is we’re not American.

The "good" whities?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 10, 2026 11:28 AM (Cqx++)

108 They’re so far gone I don’t think it’s possible. The entire identity of Canada is we’re not American. So they do shit like cozy up to the CCP to prove how not American they are. They’d rather be poor and miserable and not American than rich and prosperous but like Americans.

Posted by: Really?? at February 10, 2026 11:20 AM (y6810)

We're not going to put up with the fucking chinese on our northern border. Canada is being really fucking stupid.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 10, 2026 11:29 AM (snZF9)

109 92 Hmm. So, we're finished with the morning's ablutions.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 10, 2026 11:24 AM (XeU6L)

On to the boobs!

https://tinyurl.com/5xear26u

Sidenote: it is becoming impossible to find on a quick search an image that is not either outright AI or might as well be because of all the filtering.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 11:29 AM (bss/y)

110 Noted above, but yeah Canada is selling out to China, I don't think we want them having some of our best stuff to hand over to their overlords.

Posted by: Ryan Frank at February 10, 2026 11:29 AM (fgmuN)

111 So, If we conquer Canada and send the Canadians to reservations, can we finally put an end to "white guilt"?

Posted by: Button-Pushing-Monkey at February 10, 2026 11:30 AM (EcHpA)

112 69
‘ Where ever you might he using it in the house, she is sure to comment.

Usually something like “WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT SMELL!!??”’

What the hell kind of women are you dating?

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 10, 2026 11:30 AM (jbnUc)

113 On to the boobs!

https://tinyurl.com/5xear26u

Sidenote: it is becoming impossible to find on a quick search an image that is not either outright AI or might as well be because of all the filtering.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 11:29 AM (bss/y)

hot and busty

And I'm ok with AI boobs, it's all fictional online hotness at this point anyway. Unless you can capture a pair in the wild...

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 10, 2026 11:30 AM (xcxpd)

114 I personally think the age of hyper-expensive hyper-fighters is over. It's an obsolete or near-obsolete concept in the new drone era.

I tend to agree, but the transition will be very tricky. Pilots do have some advantages. Thus, for awhile, we'll have both.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 10, 2026 11:31 AM (Riz8t)

115 >>It's that last part that is really what's going on here. Plus, I'm sure the Saab is much cheaper. Why should Canada spend any money on defense? Who is gonna invade it? Greenland? Us?

Take a trip to Vancouver and other areas in BC and you'll see who has already invaded them, round eye.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 10, 2026 11:31 AM (viF8m)

116
When did Canada become such a clown show?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 10, 2026 11:07 AM

the late 1700s / early 1800s?

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 10, 2026 11:31 AM (tljrc)

117 On the other hand, Canada isn't looking to go it alone; it's weighing its Sugar Daddy options. If they choose to be a Chinese satrapy, it would be all for the best if they did not have F-35s to hand over to the CCP for performance testing and reverse-engineering.
Posted by: SciVo at February 10, 2026 11:28 AM (Sy6m/)

Canada's more or less chosen to be a Chinese satrapy with their signing of that weird treaty that allows China to land military on their shores and fight if China considers any Chinese population or interests or property at risk.

That's what we in the world of poker call a tell.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 10, 2026 11:31 AM (iJfKG)

118
"Free" paywall. Nope, Epoch Times

Just click "continue without registration."

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 10, 2026 11:31 AM (Cqx++)

119 And I'm ok with AI boobs, it's all fictional online hotness at this point anyway. Unless you can capture a pair in the wild...
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 10, 2026 11:30 AM (xcxpd)

I disagree. They (meaning women) are hotter if they are real.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 11:32 AM (bss/y)

120
When did Canada become such a clown show?

SCTV

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 10, 2026 11:32 AM (Cqx++)

121 Canada and the UK are both "fighting" (politically and geopolitically) with the US.

Canada's flop over to Swedish multi-role jets makes North American air defense more complicated than necessary. It's a poke in the eye. Trump's eye.

UK and their dicking around with the islets that Diego Garcia is on, tossing them into China's sphere of influence is another poke in the eye.

Both designed to "punish" the US (but mostly Trump) for not doing what those politicos in the UK and Canada wanted him to do.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 10, 2026 11:32 AM (jtM2q)

122 Canada's more or less chosen to be a Chinese satrapy with their signing of that weird treaty that allows China to land military on their shores and fight if China considers any Chinese population or interests or property at risk.

The Chinese might find that a bit more difficult than they anticipate.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 10, 2026 11:33 AM (Riz8t)

123 sorry to OT, but Archimedes, was that you on the food thread Sunday talking about prosecco/affordable champagne for a family wedding?
I read the thread after it was dead, and have been looking to tell you to try Freixenete Cordon Negro.
Spanish Champagne, I like both the Brut and the Extra Dry, very affordable, and very good IMO.
Depending on prices in your area, should be between $10-15 ($11-12 where I am) per bottle, so give it a go if you like.

Posted by: barbarausa at February 10, 2026 11:33 AM (enw9G)

124 Wouldn't put it past the Canadian government has the same fraud going that we have.

Posted by: Skip at February 10, 2026 11:34 AM (/rdnj)

125 So, I guess you aren't buying the Air Force mutterings that developmental versions are flying now?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 10, 2026 11:17 AM (8UiBJ)

Having a prototype and having a running production line are two very different things.

Boeing has had cost overruns and massive delays on all their recent military contracts and none of those were even clean sheet designs. Miniscule chance the F-47 arrives on time or on budget.

Posted by: Sjg at February 10, 2026 11:35 AM (aqZN1)

126 The Chinese might find that a bit more difficult than they anticipate.

I do wonder if the recent contretemps with Gen. Zhang Youxia, the Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) and Gen. Liu Zhenli, Chief of the Joint Staff Department wasn't really about them trying to seize power so much as them telling Xi that his plans for conquering Taiwan and other places are insane.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 10, 2026 11:35 AM (Riz8t)

127 67. The Socialists in Spain just got reamed in the new elections. Apparently the people of Spain are not on board with the Socialists giving citizenship to 1/2M Africans so they'd vote for them.
Posted by: Archimedes

MADRID — The Socialist Party of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez endured a major defeat on Sunday in an election in the Spanish region of Aragón, while the far right made substantial gains. Politico, Feb. 8

Aragon regional vote. Perhaps fighting back against the EU's great replacement 'theory.'

And there's also: The JP, January 2026, Spain: The first case of state antisemitism in the EU
What began as street-level hostility toward Jews has metastasized into the normalization of anti-Semitic and anti-Zionist rhetoric at the highest levels of government.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 10, 2026 11:35 AM (NFX2v)

128 When did Canada become such a clown show?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 10, 2026 11:07 AM

1783. When all of our Tories fled there.

Posted by: Bulg at February 10, 2026 11:36 AM (77rzZ)

129 If you took the total armed forces of the UK, France, Germany and Canada I strongly suspect they’d be way short of US armed forces…. We probably have a lot more ammo in stock as well…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 10, 2026 11:36 AM (fQqaC)

130 To be fair, despite the horrid rancid odor, Ballistol is an ingenious product. Excellent for cleaning firearms cut 50/50 with water, that had corrosive ammunition. Also a fine preservative for leather slings, boots, and wood gunstocks. Non-toxic, too.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 10, 2026 11:36 AM (5dzh4)

131 And furthermore, I will not allow the bridge connecting Windsor and Detroit to be named the Gordie Howe Bridge. Gordie was Canadian. It will be named the Mike Modano Bridge because Mike is a Great American and was born in the metro Detroit area. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

-PDJT

Posted by: one hour sober at February 10, 2026 11:36 AM (Y1sOo)

132 The entire identity of Canada is we’re not American.

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This is SO TRUE.

Confirmed via Y-DNA testing that my paternal grandfather was a Scot from Nova Scotia. I was able to connect with a couple of third cousins online at the testing site -- and one invited me to come visit and show me around our ancestral lands back in 2018.

He was a wonderful guy, but here are the first three things he had to tell this American (I was wearing a baseball cap with an American flag on it) when we met:

(1) don't forget that the British burned down The White House in 1814;

(2) you're not gonna be popular around here wearing that hat; and

(3) we all hate Trump (and when one of his friends asked me "What's one good thing about Trump?" -- I replied "He doesn't give a shit what anybody thinks about him!", to which the dude paused ... and said "I guess you're right").

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 10, 2026 11:36 AM (0Eh0f)

133 sorry to OT, but Archimedes, was that you on the food thread Sunday talking about prosecco/affordable champagne for a family wedding?
I read the thread after it was dead, and have been looking to tell you to try Freixenete Cordon Negro.
Spanish Champagne, I like both the Brut and the Extra Dry, very affordable, and very good IMO.

That was me. Thanks for the tip.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 10, 2026 11:37 AM (Riz8t)

134 104
‘ At that point, invading Canada is moot.

We'd have to invade West Taiwan.’

It took me a second then I chuckled.
Yes, we should help Taiwan recover their renegade province. The ghost of MacArthur approves.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 10, 2026 11:37 AM (jbnUc)

135 Newly unsealed Department of Justice documents reveal that in July 2006, then businessman Donald Trump was one of the first to call police to warn them about sex predator Jeffrey Epstein.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 10, 2026 11:38 AM (gbOdA)

136 Canada is like that cousin who has bad breath and is overly familiar, who won't leave you alone at family functions.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 10, 2026 11:38 AM (wBaIH)

137 Serious question: Why do extremely expensive super platforms like the F35 matter in a world where even poor Ukraine can stream thousands of inexpensive drones onto the battlefield?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 10, 2026 11:38 AM (fQqaC)

138 You're welcome! Glad it was you--been waiting to tell whoever it was, lol

Posted by: barbarausa at February 10, 2026 11:38 AM (enw9G)

139 121 Canada and the UK are both "fighting" (politically and geopolitically) with the US.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

Or Canada and the EU.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 10, 2026 11:39 AM (NFX2v)

140 Canada is like that cousin who has bad breath and is overly familiar, who won't leave you alone at family functions.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 10, 2026 11:38 AM (wBaIH)

Cousin Eddie?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 10, 2026 11:39 AM (fQqaC)

141 The town is Sebastian. My folks lived there from 1985 until 2012 when they had to move to Melbourne for assisted living care.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 10, 2026 11:22 AM (QGaXH)
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That's it!

Always trust that horde knowledge will come through

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 10, 2026 11:39 AM (MZ6Is)

142 Tobacco and sandalwood on a man makes my knees go weak.

I have a couple of scented candles in that combination. Love love love it.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 10, 2026 11:39 AM (W2Pud)

143 Now THIS feels like a military blog. Even the boobs.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 10, 2026 11:41 AM (g8Ew8)

144 ... wasn't really about them trying to seize power so much as them telling Xi that his plans for conquering Taiwan and other places are insane.
Posted by: Archimedes
_________

That's what scares me about atheist commies with nukes. What do they care if they take a few billion with them when they go out?

Posted by: George Costanza at February 10, 2026 11:41 AM (XvL8K)

145 And furthermore, I will not allow the bridge connecting Windsor and Detroit to be named the Gordie Howe Bridge. Gordie was Canadian. It will be named the Mike Modano Bridge because Mike is a Great American and was born in the metro Detroit area. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

-PDJT

Posted by: one hour sober

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What a brilliant idea!

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 10, 2026 11:41 AM (Vrf7V)

146 I thought this was America!

Colorado police tell unicyclist he can no longer juggle fire in the crosswalk

https://is.gd/17DdR69

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 10, 2026 11:41 AM (rC33A)

147 And there's also: The JP, January 2026, Spain: The first case of state antisemitism in the EU
What began as street-level hostility toward Jews has metastasized into the normalization of anti-Semitic and anti-Zionist rhetoric at the highest levels of government.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 10, 2026 11:35 AM (NFX2v)

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"Pikers."

-- The F. Joe Mugabe AutoPen Empire

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 10, 2026 11:42 AM (0Eh0f)

148 137 Serious question: Why do extremely expensive super platforms like the F35 matter in a world where even poor Ukraine can stream thousands of inexpensive drones onto the battlefield?
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 10, 2026 11:38 AM (fQqaC)

good question, mostly the F35 will live because of its EM and air superiority capabilities. Right now, drones can't challenge the F-35 but the F-35 can control drones and carry broad spectrum jammers that can disable most cheap drones.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 10, 2026 11:42 AM (xcxpd)

149 Serious question: Why do extremely expensive super platforms like the F35 matter in a world where even poor Ukraine can stream thousands of inexpensive drones onto the battlefield?

Because taking out ground troops is only one aspect of warfare. We're going to need both autonomous systems for a variety of roles, but also platforms with a human in the loop, at least for awhile. There will be an ever-present danger that the enemy will figure out how to disrupt our communications with the platforms, or in the case of full autonomy, scramble its "thinking".

The biggest danger, IMHO, is the ability to park a pedestrian container full of attack drones somewhere near large military and infrastructure assets. It doesn't matter how good your platform is if it's a pile of smoking slag in a hangar.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 10, 2026 11:42 AM (Riz8t)

150
Colorado police tell unicyclist he can no longer juggle fire in the crosswalk
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An affront to our Precious Democracy!

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 10, 2026 11:43 AM (XeU6L)

151 With regards to Park-Chan-Wook...

It is to my great shame that I did not destroy the masters and all associated materials for Farenheit 9/11 when I had the opportunity, and it, instead of OldBoy won the Palm d'Or.

I will take this shame to my grave.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 10, 2026 11:43 AM (XV/Pl)

152 The CBS story focused on the fact that "only" 14 percent of deportees have been charged with or convicted of a violent crime. As the Department of Homeland Security explained, "Drug trafficking, Distribution of child pornography, burglary, fraud, DUI, embezzlement, solicitation of a minor, human smuggling are all categorized as 'non-violent crimes.'" When that category is included, the number leaps to nearly 70 percent.

Child porn
Solicitation of Minor
Human Smuggling
Seems like them illegals do like fuckn the chillrens

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 10, 2026 11:43 AM (gbOdA)

153
Where in Canada did my hot A.I. girlfriend move to?

I was really getting excited to introduce you to her next year.

Posted by: Auspex at February 10, 2026 11:44 AM (Y8DZL)

154 I thought this was America!

Colorado police tell unicyclist he can no longer juggle fire in the crosswalk

https://is.gd/17DdR69

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 10, 2026 11:41 AM (rC33A)

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Next you'll be telling me they're mandating helmets for unicyclists.

Wait, wut?

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 10, 2026 11:44 AM (0Eh0f)

155 WH Rapid Response X account:

https://tinyurl.com/2zbptbed
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 10, 2026 11:26 AM (Hbs7G)

Heh! Thank you, BD! A local Ontario matter, made worse by Ontario's "conservative" Premier, Blubber Dougie. Alberta has 5 or 6 land crossings into Montana. We don't need no steenkin' bridges.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 10, 2026 11:44 AM (8zz6B)

156 130 To be fair, despite the horrid rancid odor, Ballistol is an ingenious product. Excellent for cleaning firearms cut 50/50 with water, that had corrosive ammunition. Also a fine preservative for leather slings, boots, and wood gunstocks. Non-toxic, too.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 10, 2026 11:36 AM (5dzh4)

yes, and it makes a fine general lubricant too. I have replaced all my other non-gun oils with Balistol to fix creaking doors, sticky windows, etc. Good product, smells terrible.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 10, 2026 11:45 AM (xcxpd)

157 Well, I'm glad that's settled.

Jasmine Crockett: “I’ve always been someone who has been intellectual.”

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 10, 2026 11:45 AM (rC33A)

158 If you took the total armed forces of the UK, France, Germany and Canada I strongly suspect they’d be way short of US armed forces…. We probably have a lot more ammo in stock as well…
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According to AI, the United States has the most military aircraft at just over 13,000. Nations 2-10 have a COMBINED total of 17,505.

Posted by: Crusader at February 10, 2026 11:46 AM (TN0g+)

159 Farm Project tested all the CLPs and recommended Clenzol

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 10, 2026 11:46 AM (wBaIH)

160 Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 10, 2026 11:41 AM (rC33A)

Link won't open on my Kindle. What town is it? I always like to know if my hometown has done something cringe worthy lately.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at February 10, 2026 11:46 AM (lFFaq)

161 I bet the Cubans would trade a few planes for some jet fuel.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 10, 2026 11:47 AM (w/O5Q)

162 > Serious question: Why do extremely expensive super platforms like the F35 matter in a world where even poor Ukraine can stream thousands of inexpensive drones onto the battlefield?
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Because the generals don't trust the drones enough. I suspect that's changing, slowly.

But I think the larger issue is what to do with a huge military/industrial complex sitting on trillions of dollars of assets (and costs) just to switch over to $1200 drones that are probably manufactured in China. (That trust issue again.)

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 10, 2026 11:47 AM (jtM2q)

163 157 Well, I'm glad that's settled.

Jasmine Crockett: “I’ve always been someone who has been intellectual.”

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 10, 2026 11:45 AM (rC33A)

'The Juwes are the men who will not be blamed for nothing!'

Coincidence?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 11:47 AM (bss/y)

164 Jasmine Crockett: “I’ve always been someone who has been intellectual.”

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 10, 2026 11:45 AM (rC33A)
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She's a proud graduate of The Learing Center.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 10, 2026 11:47 AM (Hbs7G)

165 Not to mention over reliance of US protection.

I am against protecting a CCP satellite country like canada, YMMV.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 10, 2026 11:47 AM (xvV+O)

166 159 Farm Project tested all the CLPs and recommended Clenzol
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 10, 2026 11:46 AM (wBaIH)

I like Project Farm and his rigor but for my uses, CLP Break Free and Hoppe's work best for gun cleaning/lube. And Ballistol for misc lubrication and protection.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 10, 2026 11:48 AM (xcxpd)

167 The CBS story focused on the fact that "only" 14 percent of deportees have been charged with or convicted of a violent crime. As the Department of Homeland Security explained, "Drug trafficking, Distribution of child pornography, burglary, fraud, DUI, embezzlement, solicitation of a minor, human smuggling are all categorized as 'non-violent crimes.'" When that category is included, the number leaps to nearly 70 percent.

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Then account for the fact that for every "charged" or "convicted" crime committed, there are like 20+ more crimes most criminals have committed and for which they are NOT charged.

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 10, 2026 11:48 AM (0Eh0f)

168 Honestly, given how Canada's rulers want to get into bed with China, it's probably best that they have as few of our useful military products as possible.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 10, 2026 11:49 AM (zjgNU)

169 A drone cannot carry enough payload and ordnance, nor does it have the range.

Drones have their place but not in large scale warfare.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 10, 2026 11:49 AM (XV/Pl)

170 Meh. I'm sure the Saab is a fine fighter. Russia doesn't seem all that militarily. The threat of them invading Canada is zero.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 10, 2026 11:50 AM (Vh9CX)

171 169 A drone cannot carry enough payload and ordnance, nor does it have the range.

Drones have their place but not in large scale warfare.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 10, 2026 11:49 AM (XV/Pl)

I'd say it would depend on the situation. Same as anything else.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 11:50 AM (bss/y)

172 Not to mention over reliance of US protection.

I am against protecting a CCP satellite country like canada, YMMV.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 10, 2026 11:47 AM

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"Next you'll want to stop protecting a CCP satellite state like Califzuela." -- Gov. Gruesome Newscum

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats Push For Death Certificates To Be Accepted As Voter ID at February 10, 2026 11:50 AM (0Eh0f)

173 Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 10, 2026 11:41 AM (rC33A)

Link won't open on my Kindle. What town is it? I always like to know if my hometown has done something cringe worthy lately.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette

"The intersection of US-85 and 60th isn't exactly the Las Vegas Strip… or is it?

"We got numerous calls the other day when drivers were treated to a little stoplight entertainment courtesy of this fire-juggling unicyclist."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 10, 2026 11:51 AM (rC33A)

174
But I think the larger issue is what to do with a huge military/industrial complex sitting on trillions of dollars of assets (and costs) just to switch over to $1200 drones that are probably manufactured in China. (That trust issue again.)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 10, 2026 11:47 AM (jtM2q)

-----

We talk about the gigantic fraud in HHS but the DoD is certainlu just as vast.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 10, 2026 11:51 AM (Vh9CX)

175 151 With regards to Park-Chan-Wook...

It is to my great shame that I did not destroy the masters and all associated materials for Farenheit 9/11 when I had the opportunity, and it, instead of OldBoy won the Palm d'Or.

I will take this shame to my grave.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 10, 2026 11:43 AM (XV/Pl)

There's nothing I can say that you have not already thought of. What could have been....

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 10, 2026 11:52 AM (xcxpd)

176 What began as street-level hostility toward Jews has metastasized into the normalization of reruns of Hardcore Pawn.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 10, 2026 11:52 AM (Kt19C)

177 {{{ nurse ratched }}}

Makes a note of this for next MoMeet supplies.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 10, 2026 11:53 AM (u82oZ)

178 @171

>>I'd say it would depend on the situation. Same as anything else.

Drones are really good for guerilla actions and quick surprise strikes on limited target sets.

But like how you can't win a war with air power alone, this is exponentially true of drones.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 10, 2026 11:53 AM (XV/Pl)

179 Commissar of plenty and festive little hats

The Left wants slaves. They should be much more careful what they wish for.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 10, 2026 11:53 AM (u82oZ)

180 49 33 Canada picking a fight with the USA is kinda like me picking a fight with Mike Tyson in his prime… just why???
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

Envy, leftist superiority complex, little brother syndrome.

Why do so many of 'em pick Cuba as a vacation spot?

Posted by: Auspex at February 10, 2026 11:12 AM (Y8DZL)

Magik 8-Ball says: Fewer will be vacationing in Cuba.

Cuba warns airlines they can’t refuel amid Trump tariff threat
https://tinyurl.com/5drjfay5

"The communist government warned international airlines they can no longer refuel at its main airport in Havana for the next month after Donald Trump threatened tariffs on any nation that supplies Cuba with oil. A-1 jet fuel won’t be available at Jose Marti International Airport beginning Tuesday through March 11, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said in a notice Sunday."

"Canada’s flagship carrier said Monday it was halting flights to Cuba effective immediately, though it plans to send empty planes to bring back about 3,000 vacationers currently on the island. Air Canada “will continue to monitor the situation to determine an appropriate restart of normal service” at a future date, the Montreal-based company said."

Posted by: Gref at February 10, 2026 11:54 AM (5rh/l)

181 If you feel we're living in troubled times have a listen to Gordon Sinclair's 'The Americans' on ewe toob. I remember when it was playing all over the local AM radio stations in Florida in the early '70's. Maybe it's a little dated but still uplifting.

Maybe the Canadians should listen to it too. Not the Horde Canadians - the other ones.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 10, 2026 11:54 AM (QGaXH)

182 According to a recent report, if Russia were to invade the EU, Germany would fall in about a week. GB only has enough ammo for eight days of fighting.

Posted by: Old Blue at February 10, 2026 11:54 AM (up14Y)

183 Apparently, I upgef*credit the unicycle link so try this.

https://is.gd/17DdR6

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 10, 2026 11:54 AM (rC33A)

184 OT

One armed rows suck.

That is all.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 11:55 AM (bss/y)

185 182 According to a recent report, if Russia were to invade the EU, Germany would fall in about a week. GB only has enough ammo for eight days of fighting.
Posted by: Old Blue at February 10, 2026 11:54 AM (up14Y)

Not surprising. It's all a grift on us. ALL of it.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 11:55 AM (bss/y)

186 If Siberia was full of hosers, this is Canada. Good luck with that, eh?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 10, 2026 11:55 AM (xFfhU)

187 A drone cannot carry enough payload and ordnance, nor does it have the range.

Drones have their place but not in large scale warfare.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 10, 2026 11:49 AM (XV/Pl)

Let's define what people think a drone is.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 10, 2026 11:56 AM (g8Ew8)

188 182 According to a recent report, if Russia were to invade the EU, Germany would fall in about a week. GB only has enough ammo for eight days of fighting.
Posted by: Old Blue at February 10, 2026 11:54 AM (up14Y)

"How many bullets do they got? OK, how many humans live in Russia? Ok, divide by.... carry the one.... Yup. Eight days."

This is fun! Reports are easy!

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 10, 2026 11:56 AM (JwNbV)

189 But like how you can't win a war with air power alone, this is exponentially true of drones.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 10, 2026 11:53 AM (XV/Pl)

Oh, absolutely, but for playing havok on supplies/lines and causing chaos?

Think about if you used drones to deploy anti-personnel mines.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 11:56 AM (bss/y)

190 One armed rows suck.

That is all.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 11:55 AM (bss/y)

Because you go in circles?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 10, 2026 11:56 AM (ZCxQ+)

191 159 Farm Project tested all the CLPs and recommended Clenzol

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 10, 2026 11:46 AM (wBaIH)

AoSHQ Rules Mandatory Response -

Clenzol! It's a gun cleaner! No, it's a dessert topping!

Posted by: Gref at February 10, 2026 11:57 AM (5rh/l)

192 Beseeching is more dignified than groveling.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 10, 2026 11:58 AM (qFwJc)

193
The eight day Russian conquest timeline was quoted a lot in 2022 as well...

Posted by: Auspex at February 10, 2026 11:59 AM (Y8DZL)

194 I can't think of a single person of even the slightest intellectual bent who would ever describe themselves as "intellectual".

It's so Dunning-Krueger it hurts.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 10, 2026 11:59 AM (JwNbV)

195 @187

>>Let's define what people think a drone is.

The US has 300 Reaper Drones, so with duty cycle, maintaniance and and inoperation, there are roughly 75 available for combat usage at any time.

That's not going to cut it in a large scale war, for onesy, twosey operation it's fine.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 10, 2026 11:59 AM (XV/Pl)

196 Think about if you used drones to deploy anti-personnel mines.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 11:56 AM (bss/y)

The Ukrainians already do this, probably also the Russians.

Posted by: Button-Pushing-Monkey at February 10, 2026 11:59 AM (EcHpA)

197 At this point, Putin could probably stroll into London, naked on horseback, and Queer Starmer will surrender.

Posted by: XTC at February 10, 2026 12:00 PM (6Uni8)

198 Serious question: Why do extremely expensive super platforms like the F35 matter in a world where even poor Ukraine can stream thousands of inexpensive drones onto the battlefield?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 10, 2026 11:38 AM (fQqaC)

More advanced radars and sensors give you more capabilities to track and intercept drones. You also need a fighter that can effectively engage enemy fighters that are hunting your drone killers.

You could employ a bunch of F-4s to hunt enemy drones, but you'll quickly run out of pilots to fly them, and once your ground based radars are destroyed and AWACS is shot down they're going to struggle to even spot drones.

Posted by: Sjg at February 10, 2026 12:00 PM (aqZN1)

199 Because you go in circles?
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 10, 2026 11:56 AM (ZCxQ+)

I kept telling reef to stay back (he kept wanting to get right under the weight) and finally just let him get bonked in the head once. He stopped doing that.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 12:00 PM (bss/y)

200 I was actually thinking about that the other day - we've reached a strange place where Ukraine has a powerful military than anyone in Western Europe. He'll, Montenegro probably does by now.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 10, 2026 12:00 PM (voQc3)

201 192
‘ Beseeching is more dignified than groveling.’

Groveling bespeaks poltroonery.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 10, 2026 12:00 PM (jbnUc)

202 A drone cannot carry enough payload and ordnance, nor does it have the range.

Drones have their place but not in large scale warfare.
Posted by: Thomas Bender
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I'd call the Fritz X a drone, albeit guided. It took out the Italian battleship Roma in WWII. And almost the Warspite too. That's some payload.

Posted by: George Costanza at February 10, 2026 12:01 PM (XvL8K)

203 Here are some interesting statistics from back in April of 2025:

--64% of Canadians think they should stop buying all military equipment from the US immediately.

-- 65% of Canadians think they should spend more on Canada's expense than it does

-- 32% of Canadians would support a new $100 tax to increase the Military budget

-- 60% of Canadians have a positive opinion of their Armed Forces

AND, here's the best one:

-- 50% (half of the population of Canada) of Canadians believe that Canadian Armed Forces can effectively defend Canada

________

My point is that it's not just TDS. Most Canadians are unaware of their current situation. They have no concept of their degraded military branches or their outdated, and outright non-existent m military apparatus. Unfortunately, Canada's Constitution bars individual provinces from purchasing their own military equipment. It would have been funny to sell F-35's to Alberta and Saskatchewan individually to see Ottawa have a coronary.

Posted by: Orson at February 10, 2026 12:01 PM (dIske)

204 Black [chick] judge cuts black man's rape sentence in half, despite violent outbursts at trial, because he's "experienced this society" 🤡

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What remorse did he exhibit at sentencing?

"'Off the record, the defendant was speaking to Ms. Zgonjanin and stated, ‘I will see you in 20 years, b****,'" Judge Davis read aloud. "On the record, in front of the entire court, he stated, ‘D**** s*****, f**** y'all kids, and f**** y'all's dead loved ones.' In addition to that, speaking directly to the court, he said, ‘Eat my d****, b****. I'm going to pop your *** and s*** my d***, b****.'"
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I'm not sure what all those "*" mean but I am sure he deeply regrets any harm he may have caused.

https://is.gd/5LdFP9

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 10, 2026 12:02 PM (rC33A)

205 Yudhishthira's Dice

Poland would beg to differ with you.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 10, 2026 12:02 PM (u82oZ)

206 I personally think the age of hyper-expensive hyper-fighters is over. It's an obsolete or near-obsolete concept in the new drone era.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 10, 2026 11:28 AM

Maybe tactical air and ground support but, drones aren't going to punch a hole in peer air defenses and let bombers through to pound major sites.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 10, 2026 12:03 PM (jc0TO)

207 Serious question: Why do extremely expensive super platforms like the F35 matter in a world where even poor Ukraine can stream thousands of inexpensive drones onto the battlefield?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 10, 2026 11:38 AM (fQqaC)

How many inexpensive drones have made air-to-air kills of Uke and Russian high-performance fighter and attack aircraft?

Posted by: Gref at February 10, 2026 12:04 PM (5rh/l)

208 Everyone's thinking wrong about how to counter this new terrifying drone threat.

Two words:

Kevlar.

Umbrellas.

To anyone at the DoD right now, please make the check out to Waraiotoko Smith. Yeah. Ess. Em. Aye. Tee.....

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 10, 2026 12:04 PM (JwNbV)

209 A drone is a male bee that after servicing the queen is killed.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 10, 2026 12:04 PM (qFwJc)

210 Poland would beg to differ with you.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 10, 2026 12:02 PM (u82oZ)

That's not Western Europe. My point is that, to the extent Europe has any future, it now belongs to the Slavs.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 10, 2026 12:05 PM (voQc3)

211 129 If you took the total armed forces of the UK, France, Germany and Canada I strongly suspect they’d be way short of US armed forces…. We probably have a lot more ammo in stock as well…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 10, 2026 11:36 AM (fQqaC)

I think it gets even worse for them when actual combat readiness is taken into account. The corruption in Europe is so bad, even when they had plenty of time -- not pressed by enemy forces, just sending war machines to Ukraine at their leisure -- a lot of them were unusable, and just went straight to the "cannibalize for parts" section.

Posted by: SciVo at February 10, 2026 12:05 PM (Sy6m/)

212 I can't think of a single person of even the slightest intellectual bent who would ever describe themselves as "intellectual".

It's so Dunning-Krueger it hurts.

It sounds like she has become aware of how much everyone laughs at her.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 10, 2026 12:06 PM (Riz8t)

213 Can Germany put more than a dozen fighters in the air?

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 10, 2026 12:06 PM (jc0TO)

214 George Costanza

Today the Fritz X would probably be classified as a glide bomb. In addition to the Roma and Warspite, the USS Savannah (CL-42) was hit, and put out of the war.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 10, 2026 12:07 PM (u82oZ)

215 213 Can Germany put more than a dozen fighters in the air?
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 10, 2026 12:06 PM (jc0TO)

*pictures fifteen dudes in liederhosen carrying MP5s sitting in the bucket of a trebuchet*

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 10, 2026 12:08 PM (JwNbV)

216 toby928(c)

No.

The German Defense Secretary responsible is now in charge of the EU. She failed upward.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 10, 2026 12:08 PM (u82oZ)

217 How many inexpensive drones have made air-to-air kills of Uke and Russian high-performance fighter and attack aircraft?

How many Russian ground, air, and naval platforms have the Ukes destroyed with drones? There's a reason the Russians can no longer keep a serious Navy in the Black Sea and they're running out of their AWACS. Russia is even running out of tanks. Russia.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 10, 2026 12:08 PM (Riz8t)

218 209 A drone is a male bee that after servicing the queen is killed.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 10, 2026 12:04 PM (qFwJc)

I think the left loves the idea of drones in the same way they envision a civil war where they get to menace children and old folks.

Just remember kids. You have to sleep. You have to go somewhere to sleep. Drone operators have to sleep. And have families.

Sleep tight.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 12:08 PM (bss/y)

219 The webz says that Canada has 90 Hornets. So I guess they could field about 45-55 for at least one strike mission.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 10, 2026 12:09 PM (jc0TO)

220 Can Germany put more than a dozen fighters in the air?

Sure, but the Albatross is no longer a cutting edge fighter.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 10, 2026 12:09 PM (Riz8t)

221 I can't think of a single person of even the slightest intellectual bent who would ever describe themselves as "intellectual".
_________

I'd bet some of those MENSA types do a little peacocking. If you're willing to take the effort to join, there's a decent chance you'll boast about it.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 10, 2026 12:09 PM (XvL8K)

222 Every province in Canada is like a separate country. What's holding them together? Ottawa? King Charles? Harry and his hootchie mama? Socialism?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 10, 2026 12:10 PM (xFfhU)

223 212
‘ It's so Dunning-Krueger it hurts.

It sounds like she has become aware of how much everyone laughs at her.’

She’s ign’nt.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 10, 2026 12:10 PM (jbnUc)

224 Ace nood.

Posted by: Nazdar at February 10, 2026 12:10 PM (NcvvS)

225 Biff Pocoroba

I don't want to belong to any club that would have me for a member.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 10, 2026 12:11 PM (u82oZ)

226 Nood. Epstein.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 10, 2026 12:11 PM (bss/y)

227 When the topic of drones is raised I often think of Michael Crichton’s novel Prey… which dealt with swarms of nano bots…. If you could get non-nano ( regular sized) drones to do coordinated activities in large swarms (10,000 or more) I’d think that would be a very formidable destructive military force

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 10, 2026 12:11 PM (fQqaC)

228 Canada used to be a player, but that ended in the late 1950s with the cancellation and destruction of the 17 CF-105 airframes.

Posted by: MichiCanuck at February 10, 2026 12:11 PM (YXfnZ)

229 I'd bet some of those MENSA types do a little peacocking. If you're willing to take the effort to join, there's a decent chance you'll boast about it.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 10, 2026 12:09 PM (XvL8K)

I would rank MENSA membership somewhere roughly in between people who do a Wordle every day, and people who bet on horses every day.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 10, 2026 12:11 PM (JwNbV)

230 The current average mission-capable rate of Canada's CF-18 fleet is approximately 40%, based on a February 2025 military readiness report obtained by CBC News. This means only about 40% of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) inventory, including the CF-18s, is considered serviceable and ready for action, with 60% deemed "unserviceable" due to aging airframes, maintenance shortages, and obsolete systems.

Some sources indicate mission-capable rates may have previously hovered around 36%, reflecting long-term sustainment challenges. The CF-18s, many nearing 45 years of service, are being kept operational through upgrades like the Hornet Extension Project (HEP), but structural fatigue and supply chain issues continue to constrain readiness. You may now continue.

Posted by: @SOEarpiece at February 10, 2026 12:12 PM (jc0TO)

231 "The intersection of US-85 and 60th isn't exactly the Las Vegas Strip… or is it?

"We got numerous calls the other day when drivers were treated to a little stoplight entertainment courtesy of this fire-juggling unicyclist."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 10, 2026 11:51 AM (rC33A)

Looked it up. Would appear to be Commerce City.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at February 10, 2026 12:13 PM (lFFaq)

232 I think that at one time I could have passed the MENSA test. But when I found out how many of their members are in prison, I decided that I did not want to be associated with them.

Since then, the gray cells are dying off.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 10, 2026 12:14 PM (qFwJc)

233 182 According to a recent report, if Russia were to invade the EU, Germany would fall in about a week. GB only has enough ammo for eight days of fighting.
Posted by: Old Blue at February 10, 2026 11:54 AM (up14Y)

Even if they hadn't spent their arsenal in Ukraine. The Russians couldn't invade the rest of Europe. Their logistics would turn it into a turkey shoot. The different gauge rail lines would force large concentrations of material. The entire NATO war machine is built to blow up your stuff and deny it to you. The Russians still insist on running their army on big, rail based piles of stuff.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 10, 2026 12:15 PM (w/O5Q)

234 Canada's flop over to Swedish multi-role jets makes North American air defense more complicated than necessary. It's a poke in the eye. Trump's eye.
_____

It's a poke in America's eye. Not criticizing this post, I just want to point out that when Trump is trying to Make America Great Again, he's trying to help the US citizen. So when countries "get back at Trump" for something he is trying to do, I take it personal. It isn't Trump that is being harmed, he'll be fine no matter.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 10, 2026 12:15 PM (Dv3i1)

235 217 How many inexpensive drones have made air-to-air kills of Uke and Russian high-performance fighter and attack aircraft?

How many Russian ground, air, and naval platforms have the Ukes destroyed with drones? There's a reason the Russians can no longer keep a serious Navy in the Black Sea and they're running out of their AWACS. Russia is even running out of tanks. Russia.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 10, 2026 12:08 PM (Riz8t)

Air-to-ground/sea kills. Different combat environment.

Posted by: Gref at February 10, 2026 12:17 PM (5rh/l)

236 SPINNING PLATES ON STICKS!!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 10, 2026 12:17 PM (Kt19C)

237 Do Ukraine's long range drones use StarLink?

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 10, 2026 12:19 PM (jc0TO)

238 When the topic of drones is raised I often think of Michael Crichton’s novel Prey… which dealt with swarms of nano bots…. If you could get non-nano ( regular sized) drones to do coordinated activities in large swarms (10,000 or more) I’d think that would be a very formidable destructive military force

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 10, 2026 12:11 PM (fQqaC)

Large swarms are no longer inexpensive.

Pakistan just recently sent over 1000 drones at India, and India appears to have very successfully defended themselves using AA and jamming.

Posted by: Sjg at February 10, 2026 12:30 PM (aqZN1)

239 This just in Epstein emailed Schumer a recipe for BABY BACK RIBS!!!!!

Posted by: REEEE at February 10, 2026 12:41 PM (6rdCx)

240 "'Off the record, the defendant was speaking to Ms. Zgonjanin and stated, ‘I will see you in 20 years, b****,'" Judge Davis read aloud. "On the record, in front of the entire court, he stated, ‘D**** s*****, f**** y'all kids, and f**** y'all's dead loved ones.' In addition to that, speaking directly to the court, he said, ‘Eat my d****, b****. I'm going to pop your *** and s*** my d***, b****.'"

Jeans? You're wearing jeans?

Posted by: Juding is Lonely Work at February 10, 2026 12:46 PM (zFsEm)

241 Late to the party but I’d argue Canada no longer shares a culture with the United States. They have cheerfully acquiesced in the destruction of their liberty, and are unfit to be free and incapable of self-government,

And you know why they rejected their liberty?

Because paying for a doctor was JUST TOO HARD.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 10, 2026 01:28 PM (O3dBq)

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