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Josh Hawley Grills Muslim Antifa AG Keith Ellison About the Audiotape In Which He Promises Somalis He'll Order Investigators to Let Them Defraud America In Peace
If you need a refresher, Ellison met with a Somali who was later convicted of major fraud against the US taxpayer. This Somali complained that investigators were checking to see if he was legitimate or not, and that just really steamed this Somali fraudster's beans.
Ellison told him that he would look into it and make phone calls to the investigators demanding to know "Why am I getting these complaints?" He also asserted that he "already" had his team investigating the investigators picking on these noble Somali Learing Experts. The Somali makes it clear that he expects Ellison to "protect his interests" and says that if Ellison "has his back," he will "put dollars" into his hands. Those fraudsters did in fact give Keith Ellison a $10,000 tip for his efforts to protect them, nine days after he promised that protection.Ellison has found himself under pressure to properly prosecute the case after it was revealed that he had raked in $10,000 in campaign donations from individuals who would go on to be convicted of taking part in the scam that stole $250 million from a federal program meant to feed hungry children during the pandemic.Ellison says it's all "political theater" because he gave that $10,000 tip for prompt service back... after he got caught.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) attacked Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison for having accepted campaign donations from fraudsters who stole hundreds of millions of dollars from taxpayers. The Missouri Republican highlighted reporting from The Post on the $10,000 in contributions from individuals linked to the Feeding Our Future fraud scandal that ran off with $250 million in taxpayer funds. "You helped fraudsters defraud your state and this government of $9 billion -- and you got a campaign contribution out of it," Hawley erupted at Ellison. "You ought to be indicted." "Do you know where it went? What it was used for -- the fraudulent money? I do, because we just heard testimony about it yesterday ... hundreds of millions of dollars to terrorists ... international criminal organizations, to the drug trade, to drug trafficking, to child trafficking," the senator continued. "You took $10,000," Hawley said. "That's a lie," Ellison fired back.It's not a lie, as I just explained above. Though Ellison may be claiming he didn't "take the money" because he "gave it back"... after he was caught.
That's the moment that gave David French the thought, "Boy, this aggressively masculine man might be the perfect candidate for porking my wife up the pooper."
"As early as 2019, a whistleblower--" Hawley began before Ellison interrupted him. Hawley added, "Don't talk over me. ... It's my hearing, pal."
"Don't call me 'pal,'" the Minnesota AG seethed.And then Ellison also made David French's list. But in fairness, it's a very long list of potential butt-bulls.
"Well, I should call you a prisoner because you ought to be in jail," Hawley thundered. "Whistleblowers came to you in your office and referred to you fraud allegations from Feeding Our Future, and you blew them off. Listen to your own state newspaper." "That's a lie," Ellison said again. "The Minnesota Star Tribune," Hawley recited, "Partners in Nutrition brought its concerns to the attorney general's office in 2018 and in 2019. And you did nothing. You did nothing for years. The only action you took is once all these fraudsters came to your office and asked you to get involved and offered your money, not come and you got involved, then you have the money and then you got involved."Part of the questioning below.
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Hawley noted that the nearly hour-long meeting was captured on video and could be easily Googled. Ellison claimed that quotes from it deployed by the senator had been "cherry-picked." "No donations came," the state AG also claimed.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Clay at February 12, 2026 12:10 PM (ePWPA)
Posted by: Marcel Marceau at February 12, 2026 12:10 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 12:12 PM (77rzZ)
And why is the comment section overcast?
Posted by: Paco at February 12, 2026 12:12 PM (2L+MU)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 12, 2026 12:12 PM (2UnvF)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 12, 2026 12:12 PM (ESVrU)
Posted by: NR Pax at February 12, 2026 12:12 PM (+4yJ5)
Posted by: M. Gaga at February 12, 2026 12:12 PM (KiBMU)
Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 12, 2026 12:13 PM (8AONa)
It's all pointless theater unless he brings out a giant Weber and some lump charcoal.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at February 12, 2026 12:13 PM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Diogenes at February 12, 2026 12:13 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 12, 2026 12:14 PM (lpVer)
Posted by: The Brazen Bull at February 12, 2026 12:14 PM (jc0TO)
Ellison needs to be impeached, stripped of his position, and jailed ASAP.
"It's Somalitown, Jake."
Posted by: zombie at February 12, 2026 12:14 PM (se8lQ)
Posted by: Crusader at February 12, 2026 12:14 PM (TN0g+)
It's all pointless theater unless he brings out a giant Weber and some lump charcoal.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at February 12, 2026 12:13 PM (JCZqz)
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All congressional investigations are theater.
They are designed to siphon money from small dollar donors, and nothing else.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 12:14 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: M. Gaga at February 12, 2026 12:14 PM (KiBMU)
Posted by: Moron Analyst
Remember to put the cheese on the hamburger when it's still raw!
-- Chuck Schumer
Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 12:14 PM (77rzZ)
Is that about right?
Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 12, 2026 12:15 PM (8AONa)
Posted by: Crusader at February 12, 2026 12:15 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: connected and litigious at February 12, 2026 12:15 PM (cS1cw)
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 12, 2026 12:15 PM (wVcYX)
Congressional Hearings are cute and all.
Now, file some fucking charges.
Posted by: garrett at February 12, 2026 12:15 PM (gH8T+)
Posted by: Josephistan at February 12, 2026 12:15 PM (y9ksN)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 12:16 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 12:16 PM (iFTx/)
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It was revealed that John Bolton (The Stash) was paid off with $10,000 a while back.
These people are fucking cheap.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 12:16 PM (GBKbO)
>>It's a crowded field, but is there any state AG more corrupt than Ellison?
It's a tossup between him and LeTit James.
I'd say it's a tie.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 12, 2026 12:17 PM (Ruy1P)
Posted by: Todd at February 12, 2026 12:17 PM (wVcYX)
What else was it -- offshore cash? I don't know.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 12, 2026 12:17 PM (l0YH1)
Posted by: tubal at February 12, 2026 12:17 PM (pDt9x)
Congressional Hearings are cute and all.
Now, file some fucking charges.
Posted by: garrett at February 12, 2026 12:15 PM (gH8T+)
____________
[Hysterical laughter]
-- Congress
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 12:17 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 12, 2026 12:17 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at February 12, 2026 12:17 PM (t/2Uw)
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 12, 2026 12:15 PM
I'm not your pal, bro, chum, bub, mack, or Bubba, buddy!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 12, 2026 12:17 PM (KB48j)
Posted by: Crusader at February 12, 2026 12:14 PM (TN0g+)
It was a man passed out on his couch with his pants pulled down! I'm the victim! I'm the victim! -- Doordash girl
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 12, 2026 12:17 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 12, 2026 12:17 PM (l0YH1)
It’s a continuous scale.
Posted by: Clay at February 12, 2026 12:17 PM (ePWPA)
Posted by: ace at February 12, 2026 12:17 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 12, 2026 12:18 PM (wBaIH)
Posted by: connected and litigious
And a women's testimony in court is weighted only half that of a man's?!?!? Sign me up!
Posted by: Bill Cosby at February 12, 2026 12:18 PM (JCZqz)
It gets more foot traffic than a Taco Bell restroom.
Like throwing a hot dog down a hallway at this point. John Holmes would be like a butter knife in a Costco size mayonaise jar.
Posted by: Sifty at February 12, 2026 12:18 PM (vLwAP)
Posted by: Part-time Thinker at February 12, 2026 12:18 PM (aVO1v)
Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 12:18 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 12, 2026 12:17 PM (l0YH1)
You've red-shifted.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 12, 2026 12:19 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Just getting it over with at February 12, 2026 12:19 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: tubal at February 12, 2026 12:19 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 12:16 PM (iFTx/)
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It was revealed that John Bolton (The Stash) was paid off with $10,000 a while back.
These people are fucking cheap.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 12:16 PM (GBKbO)
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Yep. Small-minded gits. Go big or go home.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 12, 2026 12:19 PM (ESVrU)
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at February 12, 2026 12:19 PM (t/2Uw)
Posted by: Weasel at February 12, 2026 12:19 PM (nI4xo)
Posted by: Gandi Mohamed at February 12, 2026 12:19 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: ace at February 12, 2026 12:20 PM (1wjle)
Get some exercise early on those days.
Posted by: garrett at February 12, 2026 12:20 PM (gH8T+)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 12, 2026 12:17 PM (l0YH1)
Trump mode. It's classy.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 12, 2026 12:20 PM (ExV1e)
It gets more foot traffic than a Taco Bell restroom.
Oh My! (tapping foot while on the shitter excitedly)
Posted by: Lindsay Graham, closeted homosexual at February 12, 2026 12:20 PM (TmfuF)
Usually this is where we point out DOJ is under the control of POTUS, not congress. But given that Trump is POTUS, why not expedite the process and recommend DOJ bring Ellison up on charges? Trump is in control of DOJ, right? It hasn't gone rogue, right?
Posted by: bonhomme at February 12, 2026 12:20 PM (Yp6az)
And as far as the content, if we all stopped paying attention to congressional theater, would it still keep making noise?
Posted by: the lower depths at February 12, 2026 12:20 PM (Dg7ng)
Posted by: tubal at February 12, 2026 12:20 PM (pDt9x)
Will they? Won't they?
It's the Ross/Rachel of politics, I guess.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 12:20 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Nancy French's Slack Rectum at February 12, 2026 12:21 PM (1wjle)
These people are fucking cheap.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 12:16 PM (GBKbO)
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Yep. Small-minded gits. Go big or go home.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
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Ellison is probably doing a volume business in fixing things. $10k per fix, Lord only knows how many fixes per week.
Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 12, 2026 12:21 PM (8AONa)
Posted by: tubal at February 12, 2026 12:21 PM (pDt9x)
Usually this is where we point out DOJ is under the control of POTUS, not congress. But given that Trump is POTUS, why not expedite the process and recommend DOJ bring Ellison up on charges? Trump is in control of DOJ, right? It hasn't gone rogue, right?
Posted by: bonhomme at February 12, 2026 12:20 PM (Yp6az)
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Do you know if they are or are not working on a case against Ellison now?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 12:21 PM (GBKbO)
If I could get that deal, I'd make a living robbing banks. In cases where I got caught, I'd politely and nobly give the money back.
Posted by: illiniwek at February 12, 2026 12:21 PM (vbXSk)
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I've been able to work thru it, but it is true that for the last couple of days if I click on the "continue reading" button and then scroll thru and attempt to click on the "comments" button, its no longer a "comments" button but is instead a "access comments" button...that doesn't work at all. So I just back up, and click the comments button that shows up down below the "continue reading" button.
Posted by: Crusader at February 12, 2026 12:22 PM (TN0g+)
>>$10k? You can really buy these Democunt toads off cheap.
Nah, there's backend money that's flows to the f**k nozzles.
The corrupt pieces of s*** all have LLCs set up in family members names where money is transferred to and laundered back to them.
Basically, every elected official and their closest family members should be under continuous IRS audit.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 12, 2026 12:22 PM (Ruy1P)
Posted by: Just getting it over
Well, I was way late on this. I made the rookie mistake of listening to most of the Hawley/Ellison exchange.
Posted by: Just getting it over with at February 12, 2026 12:22 PM (Riz8t)
later when it's warmer. I've been going out for a jog at about 2:30.
Posted by: ace at February 12, 2026 12:22 PM (1wjle)
OK, just weirdness with my browser, I guess. Maybe hangover from the early days when all was grey.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 12, 2026 12:23 PM (l0YH1)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 12, 2026 12:17 PM (l0YH1)
You've red-shifted.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 12, 2026 12:19 PM
I'd have said green shifted. Because of the AoSHQ orange. But that's just me.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 12, 2026 12:23 PM (KB48j)
Why is sea salt a thing now? How is it better than salt that comes out of the ground?
Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 12:23 PM (77rzZ)
Will they? Won't they?
It's the Ross/Rachel of politics, I guess.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 12:20 PM (GBKbO)
May I be of some assistance?
Posted by: Schroedinger's Cat In A Box at February 12, 2026 12:23 PM (wVcYX)
Wish I could just leave Lucy the Fink for a couple days. I’d head out to the coast. But she needs medication every 12 hours. Oh well.
Maybe I’ll day trip to the peninsula tomorrow and eat some oysters.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 12, 2026 12:23 PM (IhIKR)
later when it's warmer. I've been going out for a jog at about 2:30.
Posted by: ace at February 12, 2026 12:22 PM (1wjle
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Only sometimes hitting "post" on the way out!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 12:23 PM (GBKbO)
10,000 is the traceable bribe. We know for sure these fine people love suitcases full of cash.
Posted by: purely an academic question at February 12, 2026 12:23 PM (F/35S)
Why is sea salt a thing now? How is it better than salt that comes out of the ground?
Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 12:23 PM (77rzZ)
Well, it’s not, is it?
Posted by: tubal at February 12, 2026 12:23 PM (pDt9x)
sea salt is 98% the same as table salt but it includes the trace minerals found in the sea, which are also useful to your body.
Posted by: ace at February 12, 2026 12:24 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 12:23 PM
It's fresher!
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 12, 2026 12:24 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: Skip at February 12, 2026 12:24 PM (hC+lk)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 12:16 PM (iFTx/)
Years ago, in Chicago, the feds ran 'Operation Graylord' to see which judges were accepting bribes. My (later) wife said it shocked her to see how cheaply they were bought.
It also gave us one of the greatest political cartoons of my lifetime: drawing of a judge opening a Christmas card, with the sentiment,
'At this time of year, filled with holiday cheer, everyone around here is excited!
And you will be too, albeit quite blue, Merry Christmas to you! You're indicted.'
RIP, Jack Higgins.
Posted by: Nazdar at February 12, 2026 12:24 PM (NcvvS)
Nice social media content. Dare we ask why he's not in prison instead of in a theatre production with fellow at-large criminals?
Posted by: t-bird at February 12, 2026 12:24 PM (q1tXs)
sea salt is 98% the same as table salt but it includes the trace minerals found in the sea, which are also useful to your body.
Yes, but fish poop in it.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 12, 2026 12:25 PM (Riz8t)
How well is this working for you? I assume you lose a lot when you do these multi-day fasts. Once you start eating again, and you gain some back, how much do you typically end up losing? Does the weight stay off until your next fast, or does it creep back up?
Posted by: bonhomme at February 12, 2026 12:25 PM (Yp6az)
Posted by: ace at February 12, 2026 12:25 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 12, 2026 12:23 PM (IhIKR)
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Maybe head inland and look for Bigfoot?
Posted by: Weasel at February 12, 2026 12:25 PM (nI4xo)
Posted by: Archimedes at February 12, 2026 12:25 PM
That's where the trace nutrients come from.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 12, 2026 12:25 PM (jc0TO)
That assumes there was no other moneys in cash or other instruments, to Ellison or his family members.
Posted by: illiniwek at February 12, 2026 12:25 PM (vbXSk)
sea salt is 98% the same as table salt but it includes the trace minerals found in the sea, which are also useful to your body.
Posted by: ace at February 12, 2026 12:24 PM (1wjle)
Why do they iodize salt? I think iodine deficiency is a thing, and regular salt lacks iodine.
Posted by: tubal at February 12, 2026 12:26 PM (pDt9x)
In other, related news: CBS News- Voluntary departures hit record high as detained immigrants lose hope of getting released or winning in court.
Last year, 28% of completed immigration removal cases among those in detention ended in voluntary departure, a higher share than in any year prior...grew nearly every month of 2025, reaching 38% in December.
About 73,000 people were being held in ICE detention in mid-January, the highest level ever recorded by DHS...
Judges may also be afraid to rule out of step with the administration's deportation agenda, Grant said, as the Trump administration has fired dozens of judges...
Palacios, 22, had been in the U.S. since she was 6 years old..."Everything was taken from me, like being ripped apart from every person that I loved, and being surrounded with people that I had never met in my life, and [ICE] having control over every movement that I made, was just something very difficult to me,"
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 12, 2026 12:26 PM (JCZqz)
Posted by: connected and litigious at February 12, 2026 12:26 PM (cS1cw)
Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 12:23 PM (77rzZ)
Well, it’s not, is it?
Posted by: tubal
Well, they're touting it on the box, so I presume they or the public perceive sea salt as being preferable to ground salt in some way.
Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 12:26 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 12, 2026 12:23 PM (IhIKR)
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Maybe head inland and look for Bigfoot?
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Or at the least you might bump into that lady that resembles Bigfoot who also likes to look for Bigfoot.
Posted by: Crusader at February 12, 2026 12:26 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 12, 2026 12:26 PM (JCZqz)
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"I haven't noticed a difference between my house and Target, therefore nothing's happening."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 12:26 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Crusader
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The majesty of Minx 0.8 beta are too much for human minds to comprehend.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 12, 2026 12:27 PM (l0YH1)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 12, 2026 12:23 PM
Ditto, nurse. Sitting at the airport with a beer and some lunch.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 12, 2026 12:27 PM (KB48j)
Posted by: illiniwek at February 12, 2026 12:21 PM (vbXSk)
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As in "Oh! You meant THAT $10K? I'll pay that back, soon! Will you take a third-party check made out to cash?"
Posted by: mrp at February 12, 2026 12:27 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 12, 2026 12:27 PM (I6LCS)
Republicans Repeat Debunked Claims of MN Fraud and Bribery.
The "debunked" part being solely the Dems in question denied it.
Or:
"Bank robbers lounging in their secret lair in front of a safe with a busted open door, giant bags with dollar signs on it and "First National Bank" in all-caps, deny they ever robbed the First National Bank"
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 12, 2026 12:27 PM (HXT0k)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 12, 2026 12:22 PM (Ruy1P)
For every elected official, senior bureaucrat, or judge:
- All assets placed into a blind trust which can only be invested in US investments.
- Parents, siblings, spouse, and children may not work in any position where access to government is a benefit.
- Continual investigation by a team made up of people who belong to the other party.
Don't like it? Don't get in one of those positions.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 12, 2026 12:27 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 12, 2026 12:27 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at February 12, 2026 12:27 PM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 12:23 PM (77rzZ)
Well, it’s not, is it?
Posted by: tubal
Well, they're touting it on the box, so I presume they or the public perceive sea salt as being preferable to ground salt in some way.
Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 12:26 PM (77rzZ)
As long as it costs more it HAS to be better so there is a proof right there.
Posted by: tubal at February 12, 2026 12:27 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: ace
Thanks, Ace.
Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 12:27 PM (77rzZ)
These people are fucking cheap.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 12:16 PM (GBKbO)
Not everyone is a Clinton, some people figure small sums reduce the criminality of being a traitorous scumbag oath-breaker.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 12, 2026 12:28 PM (rbvCR)
sea salt is 98% the same as table salt but it includes the trace minerals found in the sea, which are also useful to your body.
Yes, but fish poop in it.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 12, 2026 12:25 PM (Riz8t)
*side eyes*
Posted by: Homeymooning Couple at February 12, 2026 12:28 PM (wVcYX)
This noxious shitstain intervened to save a $250M scam, and he was paid ... $10k? You can really buy these Democunt toads off cheap.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 12:16 PM (iFTx/)
To be fair, the Democrats really are looking out for the little guy.
With bribe prices like that, government corruption is available to practically everyone!
Posted by: naturalfake at February 12, 2026 12:28 PM (iJfKG)
At least, I am.
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 12, 2026 12:28 PM (34fIC)
I don't have any special knowledge. I hope they're working on it. I'm being a bit snarky, but my comment has my real feelings undergirding it. I hope congress recommends prosecution. I hope DOJ accepts the case and works expeditiously on it. I hope DOJ is not working against Trump.
Posted by: bonhomme at February 12, 2026 12:28 PM (Yp6az)
Posted by: Inogame at February 12, 2026 12:28 PM (53oGX)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 12, 2026 12:28 PM (KAi1n)
Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 12:23 PM
It's fresher!
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 12, 2026 12:24 PM (jc0TO)
I had to throw out a whole container of salt the other day when I found that it had gone stale.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 12, 2026 12:29 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at February 12, 2026 12:29 PM (t/2Uw)
It would be out of the question that everybody was getting kickbacks.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 12, 2026 12:29 PM (xFfhU)
Posted by: Homeymooning Couple at February 12, 2026 12:28 PM (wVcYX)
Is this a new wedding thing?
The bride and groom moon their homies?
Posted by: naturalfake at February 12, 2026 12:29 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Ridin' Dirty In Many Ways at February 12, 2026 12:29 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Crusader at February 12, 2026 12:26 PM
Speaking of...YouTube ads. WTAF is Noom, and why is Bigfoot shilling for it?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 12, 2026 12:29 PM (KB48j)
These people are fucking cheap.
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Proving, it's not the money that motivates them to betray, it's because they were always dishonest.
The money is merely a gratuity for the job they were already doing.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 12, 2026 12:29 PM (HXT0k)
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Nah bro, you just use AI. The judge will never notice!
[I've seen stories where judges DID notice]
Posted by: the lower depths at February 12, 2026 12:29 PM (Dg7ng)
Posted by: connected and litigious at February 12, 2026 12:30 PM (cS1cw)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 12, 2026 12:30 PM (bss/y)
i'm trying to get a few Friday posts done today so I can knock off early tomorrow so every post is a blessing.
Posted by: ace at February 12, 2026 12:30 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: connected and litigious at February 12, 2026 12:26 PM (cS1cw)
Not the pink stuff. It's Himmalayin!
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 12, 2026 12:30 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 12, 2026 12:30 PM (q0p3u)
Washington Examiner
"James Boasberg orders Trump to return over 100 Venezuelan men deported under Alien Enemies Act"
Posted by: Bitcoin Fixes Everything at February 12, 2026 12:30 PM (V6W16)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 12, 2026 12:30 PM (bss/y)
Gwyneth Paltrow’s latest jam.
Posted by: tubal at February 12, 2026 12:31 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: connected and litigious at February 12, 2026 12:30 PM
In fairness, the 90% give the other 10% a bad name.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 12, 2026 12:31 PM (jc0TO)
I don't have any special knowledge. I hope they're working on it. I'm being a bit snarky, but my comment has my real feelings undergirding it. I hope congress recommends prosecution. I hope DOJ accepts the case and works expeditiously on it. I hope DOJ is not working against Trump.
Posted by: bonhomme at February 12, 2026 12:28 PM (Yp6az)
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DOJ starts investigations without Congress' say so all the time. Congress asking ultimately means nothing. DOJ opens cases when they want.
And they don't publicize things in progress until they file things in court.
They're not going to change that anytime soon.
So...we're just in the dark. I suspect something's being worked on, but that's all I got.
People being frustrated that the DOJ isn't working faster than it normally does (using weird benchmarks like the fastest granny to be arrested for 1/6) is just feeding the frustrations.
Hell, in retrospect, we may think that the 3-6 months between the news first breaking and filing of hypothetical charges was lighting fast.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 12:31 PM (GBKbO)
Nothing will happen
Nothing will change
Everything will continue as it was
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at February 12, 2026 12:31 PM (yRPOC)
Washington Examiner
"James Boasberg orders Trump to return over 100 Venezuelan men deported under Alien Enemies Act"
Posted by: Bitcoin Fixes Everything at February 12, 2026 12:30 PM
Didn't the Supremes already say that he didn't have jurisdiction?
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 12, 2026 12:32 PM (jc0TO)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 12, 2026 12:28 PM (KAi1n)
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Investigating fraud requires a lot more evidence than, "That old lady was where she shouldn't have been."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 12:32 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Bulg
It doesn't expire. My Himalayan pink salt, which is 225 million years old, expires next month. Go figure.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 12, 2026 12:32 PM (lnk1R)
'We asked, they declined. That is their sovereign right.'
Posted by: Nazdar at February 12, 2026 12:32 PM (NcvvS)
The kind of pure cruelty poetry we’re blessed with regularly here at AoS!
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 12, 2026 12:32 PM (xT8gx)
Ellison's just pissed that this whole incident shows that he can be bought so cheaply.
$10k? Really? You can't buy a decent used Toyota for $10k.
Old school corrupt Donk commie cocksuckers like John Murtha at least would hold out for some real money. Which is how he weaseled out of the ABSCAM affair, the FBI offered him a $50k bribe but he turned it down, not because it was wrong or illegal, but because he thought they were being cheap.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 12, 2026 12:32 PM (y9nCu)
You would think they could be bribed to be on our side, but, for some reason, that's not a thing.
Posted by: t-bird at February 12, 2026 12:32 PM (q1tXs)
"James Boasberg orders Trump to return over 100 Venezuelan men deported under Alien Enemies Act"
Posted by: Bitcoin Fixes Everything at February 12, 2026 12:30 PM
Didn't the Supremes already say that he didn't have jurisdiction?
Posted by: toby928(c)
Yes.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 12, 2026 12:32 PM (lnk1R)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 12, 2026 12:33 PM (dK+Kv)
Nothing will happen
Nothing will change
Everything will continue as it was
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at February 12, 2026 12:31 PM (yRPOC)
Like I said might as well just be quiet about all of it then. Makes us look more moderate and appealing to the undecideds.
Posted by: tubal at February 12, 2026 12:33 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: tubal at February 12, 2026 12:31 PM (pDt9x)
Scrapes it right off!
-Slogan
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 12, 2026 12:33 PM (bss/y)
Washington Examiner
"James Boasberg orders Trump to return over 100 Venezuelan men deported under Alien Enemies Act"
Posted by: Bitcoin Fixes Everything at February 12, 2026 12:30 PM (V6W16)
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1. After Garcia, it's gonna be a hard no from this admin.
2. It's my understanding that these people have been dispersed within their new countries, and the State department probably has little idea of where they are now anyway.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 12:33 PM (GBKbO)
- All assets placed into a blind trust which can only be invested in US investments.
- Parents, siblings, spouse, and children may not work in any position where access to government is a benefit.
- Continual investigation by a team made up of people who belong to the other party.
Don't like it? Don't get in one of those positions.
Easier to just Tax ALL Income not generated through service (read: Salaried) at 101%.
Posted by: garrett at February 12, 2026 12:33 PM (gH8T+)
Why do they iodize salt? I think iodine deficiency is a thing, and regular salt lacks iodine.
Posted by: tubal at February 12, 2026 12:26 PM (pDt9x)
Cuz it keeps your thyroid gland fat, dumb, and happy.
And you don't want a malfunctioning thyroid gland.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 12, 2026 12:33 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 12:33 PM (77rzZ)
You answered your own question. Before the 1920s, there was a region of the US known as the "goiter belt." Inland people weren't getting enough iodine. The soil was low in iodine concentration and they didn't get seafood, which is rich in iodine. They iodized salt to fix this.
Posted by: bonhomme at February 12, 2026 12:33 PM (Yp6az)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
Bitch set me up
Posted by: Zombie Marion Barry at February 12, 2026 12:34 PM (KAi1n)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 12, 2026 12:34 PM (bss/y)
"James Boasberg orders Trump to return over 100 Venezuelan men deported under Alien Enemies Act"
Which is exactly what he did.
Posted by: t-bird at February 12, 2026 12:34 PM (q1tXs)
Posted by: William "Cold Cash" Jefferson at February 12, 2026 12:34 PM (wVcYX)
$10k? Really? You can't buy a decent used Toyota for $10k.
Old school corrupt Donk commie cocksuckers like John Murtha at least would hold out for some real money. Which is how he weaseled out of the ABSCAM affair, the FBI offered him a $50k bribe but he turned it down, not because it was wrong or illegal, but because he thought they were being cheap.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur
Sorry. You scammed $9 billion. You'd better cough up a couple hundred million dollars.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 12, 2026 12:34 PM (lnk1R)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 12, 2026 12:34 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
Bitch set me up
Posted by: Zombie Marion Barry at February 12, 2026 12:34 PM (KAi1n)
What crack pipe on video?
Posted by: ALSO Marion Barry at February 12, 2026 12:35 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 12, 2026 12:32 PM (jc0TO)
He appealed to himself and overruled the SCOTUS decision. Given that the DC Circuit has already announced that they won't entertain a case related to his misconduct, why stop?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 12, 2026 12:35 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 12, 2026 12:34 PM (dK+Kv)
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Is that how RICO investigations normally play out? Is that the timeline they normally play out on?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 12:35 PM (GBKbO)
Lack of iodine can lead to goiter.
Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 12:35 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 12, 2026 12:34 PM (bss/y)
Huh. Sounds like it might make a good preservative. Someone ought to look into that.
Posted by: tubal at February 12, 2026 12:35 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 12:23 PM (77rzZ)
What are you, in the geometrical middle of the US? It has always been a thing. The more exotic, the more pretense, which appeals to some.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 12, 2026 12:36 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: 18-1 at February 12, 2026 12:36 PM (sKqQm)
*******
I have gazed upon my field of ducks to give, and BEHOLD
there are no quacks
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at February 12, 2026 12:36 PM (yRPOC)
Posted by: garrett at February 12, 2026 12:33 PM (gH8T+)
That would be kind of unfair in the case where they have legitimate investments which make gains unrelated to corruption.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 12, 2026 12:37 PM (ExV1e)
"James Boasberg orders Trump to return over 100 Venezuelan men deported under Alien Enemies Act"
Posted by: Bitcoin Fixes Everything at February 12, 2026 12:30 PM
LMAO!
Wait...he's serious?
ROFLMAO!!!!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 12, 2026 12:37 PM (KB48j)
Posted by: ErikInTexas at February 12, 2026 12:37 PM (4b7CV)
"Drunk man's penis freezes to icy pavement during arrest on night out"
"Blake McPhee allegedly became involved in a fight at the East Village Pub & Eatery in Fort McMurray, Alberta, which spilled into the street where McPhee's trousers fell down"
https://tinyurl.com/3btrzr45
Posted by: Kindltot at February 12, 2026 12:37 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 12, 2026 12:38 PM (xFfhU)
In response, President Trump's legal team pointed to the well-established precedent of "Lick my taint and EABOD".
Posted by: Archimedes at February 12, 2026 12:38 PM (Riz8t)
What crack pipe on video?
Posted by: ALSO Marion Barry at February 12, 2026 12:35 PM (bss/y)
He just bought that 'ho a miniature gas station rose as a gift.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 12, 2026 12:38 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 12, 2026 12:38 PM (BI5O2)
Joy, yet another narcissist who believes the world must conform to their expectations and convenience.
OK, now can we bring in every military kid and hear their stories of that happening in their lives dozens of times?
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 12, 2026 12:38 PM (9s47C)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 12, 2026 12:38 PM (xFfhU)
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They horde the good stuff for their yaks.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 12, 2026 12:38 PM (ESVrU)
Our hero, Bruce Willis has been captured by the bad guys and is speaking with the head of the conspiracy- a team owner who is trying to get sports gambling legalized. He's talking about a senator and saying 'I tried to bribe that son of a bitch! He sent it back because it wasn't enough. You know, it just might be cheaper to kill that son of a bitch.'
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 12, 2026 12:38 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder
I grew up in Michigan. A lot of my salt probably came from the Detroit Salt Mine.
Now I live in Virginia, which is where I first started seeing it. I don't even remember seeing it in California when I lived there in the early 90s.
Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 12:39 PM (77rzZ)
Why is sea salt a thing now? How is it better than salt that comes out of the ground?
Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 12:23 PM (77rzZ)
I have a better question. Why do you hate yourself so much that you would even consider eating a Triscuit?
Posted by: Doof at February 12, 2026 12:39 PM (B4Se1)
Posted by: Garfunkel's Sowed Oats at February 12, 2026 12:39 PM (V87Oy)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
Does she have a sister? Cousin?
Posted by: rickb223 at February 12, 2026 12:39 PM (lnk1R)
Posted by: tubal at February 12, 2026 12:35 PM (pDt9x)
I know. Crazy.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 12, 2026 12:40 PM (bss/y)
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There should be a word for those
Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 12:40 PM (S5fB5)
Posted by: Pete at February 12, 2026 12:40 PM (9uoO8)
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Here's what I shudder to think about. Just wait until the next Democrat is elected president. Not only will all of 10s of 1000s that are supposedly being deported, they will all be allowed back in, able to sue the US Govt or Trump directly for pain and anguish, and what we saw under the 4 years of Biden's "presidency" will pale in comparison to the millions that will be granted complete freedom to overrun our country. I'll eat my hat if I'm wrong. I'm not wrong.
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 12, 2026 12:40 PM (qBdHI)
________
Doesn't that include the entire Horde. Except the 'ettes, in whom French is not interested.
Posted by: Eeyore at February 12, 2026 12:40 PM (AlhUl)
Posted by: H8 Marxist Rat Bastard MN GAs at February 12, 2026 12:40 PM (5QWCK)
Posted by: garrett at February 12, 2026 12:33 PM (gH8T+)
That would be kind of unfair in the case where they have legitimate investments which make gains unrelated to corruption.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 12, 2026 12:37 PM (ExV1e)
Hold up a sec. You mean that my $75K in Dominican Republic vacation condo rental income is taxable income? Who knew?
Posted by: Chollie Rangel, Chairman, House Ways and Means Committee at February 12, 2026 12:40 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Doof at February 12, 2026 12:39 PM (B4Se1)
This poor, benighted soul has never tasted the wonders of Chicken-in-a-biscuit.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 12, 2026 12:40 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Doof at February 12, 2026 12:39 PM (B4Se1)
https://youtu.be/rggHpbr-y3U
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 12, 2026 12:41 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: naturalfake
Maybe they need to add more iodine to salt? I'm seeing more and more land whales at anti-ICE protests, and I'm sure at least half blame thyroid issues (that they won't have diagnosed, treated, and they say they're healthy anyway).
Posted by: Moron Analyst at February 12, 2026 12:41 PM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 12, 2026 12:38 PM (xFfhU)
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They horde the good stuff for their yaks.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
Unsalted yak milk is like unsalted butter. Bland. Very bland.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 12, 2026 12:41 PM (lnk1R)
And the sky did not fall. No one in Congress called for impeachment over it. Not one GOPer in Congress ran to a microphone about it.
District courts are creations of Congress with limited authority and jurisdiction. They are not Article III courts like the SCOTUS.
We've reached a point where district court judges have hung their asses out so far that the Trump admin is making them irrelevant. And no one cares.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 12:41 PM (GBKbO)
Those can go into blind Trusts prior to service.
I am only talking about Investments made while seated in elected Office.
Remove all the incentive and there is no fear of action.
Posted by: garrett at February 12, 2026 12:41 PM (gH8T+)
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There should be a word for those
Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 12:40 PM (S5fB5)
Are the words 'ace' and 'garrett' taken?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 12, 2026 12:41 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at February 12, 2026 12:41 PM (o/iwG)
Posted by: bonhomme at February 12, 2026 12:41 PM (Yp6az)
Posted by: Doof
Says the Reesee's junkie...
Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 12:41 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 12, 2026 12:40 PM (qBdHI)
>>>
Go to the range. Practice for real.
Posted by: H8 Marxist Rat Bastard MN GAs at February 12, 2026 12:42 PM (5QWCK)
Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 12:39 PM (77rzZ)
Makes sense. I remember it probably in the '90s, but I have always been mostly coastal.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 12, 2026 12:42 PM (dK+Kv)
OK, I'm going to need some warm water and a spatula.
Posted by: Canadian Fire Chief at February 12, 2026 12:42 PM (Yp6az)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
Pearl Forrester's favorite snack food!
Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 12:42 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 12, 2026 12:40 PM (qBdHI)
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Every Democrat running for president will run on this explicitly, by the way. It won't be a secret.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 12:43 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: redridinghood at February 12, 2026 12:43 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Lady in Black
It's CWII at that point. Because we won't have a country anymore.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 12, 2026 12:43 PM (lnk1R)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 12, 2026 12:43 PM (gm9Sb)
OK, I'm going to need some warm water and a spatula.
Posted by: Canadian Fire Chief at February 12, 2026 12:42 PM (Yp6az)
Bring me Sydney Sweeney!
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 12, 2026 12:43 PM (bss/y)
2 sisters, Tania Garcia, 37 and Brenda Garcia, 39, are now federally charged with kidnapping and slavery.
Of a girl they regularly beat and abused.
A 12 year old girl from Honduras.
That they had kept her hidden by telling authorities she'd go back to Honduras to live with her mother.
And telling her, "now no one will come looking for you."
At the end of the article, it notes a "male relative" of the girl is also charged with "continuous sexual abuse."
Not found in the entire article:
The immigration status of all of the adults.
But, I think you can figure it out....
This is who the fucking Democrats and their cartel judges are destroying the rule of law to keep here.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 12, 2026 12:44 PM (HXT0k)
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Or those Nabisco Bacon crackers some maniac decided to discontinue long ago.
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 12, 2026 12:44 PM (qBdHI)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 12, 2026 12:44 PM (bss/y)
Just to keep them honest.
And, yes, audits of their immediate family members as well.
Posted by: garrett at February 12, 2026 12:44 PM (gH8T+)
Posted by: Doof at February 12, 2026 12:39 PM (B4Se1)
This poor, benighted soul has never tasted the wonders of Chicken-in-a-biscuit.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 12, 2026 12:40 PM (bss/y)
He misses the mouth feel of Captain Crunch cereal from his youth.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 12, 2026 12:44 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: connected and litigious at February 12, 2026 12:45 PM (cS1cw)
Posted by: Doof
I always liked triscuit. Break them up a bit, put them in the corner of your mouth, and suck out the salty, fibery flavor.
Then I realized it was almost identical to the taste of the bloody gauze in my mouth from having my impacted wisdom teeth removed, and I felt a little weird.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at February 12, 2026 12:45 PM (JCZqz)
Posted by: garrett at February 12, 2026 12:46 PM (gH8T+)
Hey - observation from scanning news this AM
It sure looks like the Left is trying to turn the epstein thing into a muslim rape gang scandal where MAGA and Republicans are somehow responsible for covering up for pedos.
They want to force people to resign (Bondi,...) and paint the administration (that is releasing files) as the bad guys.
This is deeply weird, since it appears that mostly Dems are in the files. And they are covering up the real rape scandal in UK. Odd times, and it sure feels like we live in an op.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 12, 2026 12:46 PM (l0YH1)
He said men. Not Ewoks.
Posted by: garrett at February 12, 2026 12:46 PM (gH8T+)
THAT's your defense?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 12, 2026 12:46 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: garrett at February 12, 2026 12:46 PM (gH8T+)
So ace is not even really gay?!
He's more into zoo.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 12, 2026 12:46 PM (bss/y)
1 - that Irish dude getting deported came here because he was facing criminal charges in Ireland, that's why he don't wanna go home. he's a scumbag
2 - Massie outed himself as having sock X accounts supporting He Himself in a very stupid and funny way (accidentally posting about his Moral Reasoning vs the SAVE Act using one of the sock account names, Brenda migliore) Pierre Delicto where are you!?!
Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 12, 2026 12:46 PM (j+aD2)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 12, 2026 12:47 PM (JoLAO)
Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 12:47 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Ralphie Parker at February 12, 2026 12:47 PM (wVcYX)
it's all they've got, and they're just playing to the most demented of their base
Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 12, 2026 12:47 PM (j+aD2)
So the f*ck what? Do they even care? Yes, I'll say it -- nothing ever happens.
Posted by: Ordinary American at February 12, 2026 12:47 PM (fZiTB)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 12, 2026 12:46 PM (dK+Kv)
There are so many ways this conversation can go.
'So if you are fucking a different species, is it still gay if it is male?'
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 12, 2026 12:48 PM (bss/y)
I'll go if you'll come try out our polycule.
Posted by: Sam Brinton at February 12, 2026 12:48 PM (JCZqz)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 12, 2026 12:48 PM (gm9Sb)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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Should have premptively salted his member, just in case.
Posted by: Chaz at February 12, 2026 12:48 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 12:48 PM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: garrett at February 12, 2026 12:48 PM (gH8T+)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 12, 2026 12:46 PM (j+aD2)
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Isn't that a common theme among many illegal aliens who are fighting deportation? They can't go home because they are wanted criminals?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 12, 2026 12:48 PM (ESVrU)
This is deeply weird, since it appears that mostly Dems are in the files. And they are covering up the real rape scandal in UK. Odd times, and it sure feels like we live in an op.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 12, 2026 12:46 PM (l0YH1)
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No one actually cares that much about Epstein. Well, there's no material constituency.
Dems care because it's now an anti-Trump narrative, however, unlike Russian Collusion, they don't have much Republican cover. They have Massie and...no one else.
This is materially different from Speaker Ryan insisting on committee investigations into Russian Collusion.
It smacks of partisanship in the middle of the political doldrums when regular people simply don't pay attention to politics.
I think we're at the point where Epstein can be safely ignored.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 12:49 PM (GBKbO)
Any time a link tries to take you to minx.cc, replace that part with acecomments.mu.nu and it "should" work. Probably. Maybe.
Posted by: Oddbob at February 12, 2026 12:49 PM (Fs0KI)
oh it definitely is. just this guy was painted like a saint in the media of course. a White Savior if you will.
Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 12, 2026 12:49 PM (j+aD2)
TSA whistleblower said Somalis were transporting suitcases of millions every week like clockwork from Minnesota outside the country, to say nothing of the Dahabshiil Money Transfer branches showing up in both of those states (owned by the richest man in Somalia).
Posted by: Orson at February 12, 2026 12:49 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 12, 2026 12:49 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 12, 2026 12:48 PM (ESVrU)
Or their government was overthrown and their victims know their faces.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 12, 2026 12:49 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 12, 2026 12:50 PM (j+aD2)
Posted by: It's me donna at February 12, 2026 12:50 PM (VE6XX)
He said men. Not Ewoks.
Posted by: garrett at February 12, 2026 12:46 PM (gH8T+)
THAT's your defense?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder
“if I were the benevolent dictator of the world, I would legalize bestiality where you are giving, you are pleasuring the animal.”
Cenk Uygur 2013
Posted by: Moron Analyst at February 12, 2026 12:50 PM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Canadian Fire Chief at February 12, 2026 12:50 PM (Yp6az)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 12, 2026 12:50 PM (l0YH1)
So the f*ck what? Do they even care? Yes, I'll say it -- nothing ever happens.
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I don't expect it to here either. It's just the way things are. Deeply corrupt, evil, sinister gov't figures vs. impotent congressmen. It's all theater. I'd say I'm still waiting to see an investigation into what appears to be glaringly obvious immigration fraud from Omar Nur the BroFo. Crickets it is, and crickets it will remain. And she knows it.
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 12, 2026 12:51 PM (qBdHI)
Why would they care if "they've already looked through the files for years and never found anything?"
As I've been reminded here a zillion times.
Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 12:51 PM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 12, 2026 12:48 PM (ESVrU)
Unpossible! I was promised that they were all nuclear physicists and brain surgeons. Also that they were neither working illegally in the US nor receiving benefits despite being law abiding illegals for decades. Also that deporting them would increase the cost of lettuce.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 12, 2026 12:51 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: t-bird at February 12, 2026 12:32 PM (q1tXs)
It wasn't even 'our side', it was acquitting corrupt politicians and other criminals.
Posted by: Nazdar at February 12, 2026 12:51 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 12, 2026 12:40 PM (qBdHI)
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Every Democrat running for president will run on this explicitly, by the way. It won't be a secret.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 12:43 PM (GBKbO)
_____
The dichotomy is gonna be LIT, yo! On the one hand, I think every serious candidate for the GOP nomination is gonna be -- or at least pretend to be -- ultra-hardcore on rounding up every illegal and drop-kicking them out of the country. "Adults, kids, grandmas, fuck them all!"
On the other hand, the Dem candidates will be promising no borders at all, free room and board and benefits and blowjobs for all illegals, and jailing people who disagree.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 12:51 PM (iFTx/)
BIG TIME
Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 12, 2026 12:50 PM (j+aD2)
"Open borders is Human trafficking which supports child slavery, Massie, remember that when you vote"
Posted by: Kindltot at February 12, 2026 12:51 PM (rbvCR)
Why would they care if "they've already looked through the files for years and never found anything?"
As I've been reminded here a zillion times.
Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 12:51 PM (N8ZBc)
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The same reason they cared about the Alfa Bank ping.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 12:51 PM (GBKbO)
Cenk Uygur 2013
Posted by: Moron Analyst at February 12, 2026 12:50 PM (JCZqz)
Viewer commentary: if you EVER find yourself in a conversation -ONLINE, in front of thousands of people, no less- about to say this, just run.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 12, 2026 12:51 PM (bss/y)
@EricLDaugh
A federal judge has just BLOCKED SecWar Pete Hegseth from disciplining or demoting seditious Dem Sen. Mark Kelly after Kelly urged OPEN REBELLION within the Armed Forces
You gotta be freaking kidding me.
The judge claims Kelly has a "1st Amendment" to say what he said
Posted by: redridinghood at February 12, 2026 12:51 PM (NpAcC)
I am most bothered by the parading of 'Victims' who are locked up in Settlement agreements.
It's pretty disingenuous to claim them as being unheard of or needing justice.
I assume it isn't all of them...but quite a few are in that category and it is never mentioned that previous Legal proceedings are barring a lot of the product people are demanding to view.
Posted by: garrett at February 12, 2026 12:52 PM (gH8T+)
So my ad today was 'Werewolf Inn: You are a werewolf and you have your own inn. And I'm sitting here at work and i have to start laughing my a** off because that entire premise just cracks me up.
Also, the fact that it's full page and i have to wait five seconds to get past it is annoying. Have a wonderful day everyone! And remember, if you're playing Werewolf Inn, don't eat your staff or you won't be able to clean up the customers that you did eat.
Posted by: Nelly at February 12, 2026 12:52 PM (7gpcF)
Posted by: bonhomme at February 12, 2026 12:52 PM (Yp6az)
I have been making Overnight Oats to replace the instant/Hot Oatmeal.
So far, it has worked great for me.
Posted by: garrett at February 12, 2026 12:53 PM (gH8T+)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison,
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But isn't it enough to affect turnout (on both sides) during a midterm?
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 12, 2026 12:53 PM (l0YH1)
Posted by: redridinghood at February 12, 2026 12:51 PM (NpAcC)
What standing does a federal judge have over UCMJ actions?
Posted by: Kindltot at February 12, 2026 12:53 PM (rbvCR)
I get off on technicalities. And puns.
Posted by: garrett at February 12, 2026 12:48 PM (gH8T+)
And Ewok's backs.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 12, 2026 12:54 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: garrett at February 12, 2026 12:54 PM (gH8T+)
But nothing. Not a peep.
They don't care about the dead kids because to them, the cause of Tranny Uber Alles is so morally right that they don't care if a few kids get killed along the way. They are truly monsters.
Posted by: Wally at February 12, 2026 12:54 PM (0e5Te)
Posted by: redridinghood
So, when I was in the Navy, I could have just gone up to the Master Chief Petty Officer I worked for and just called him a d**khead and told him to pound sand?
Damn, what a missed opportunity.
Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 12:55 PM (77rzZ)
On the other hand, the Dem candidates will be promising no borders at all, free room and board and benefits and blowjobs for all illegals, and jailing people who disagree.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 12:51 PM (iFTx/)
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Well the only two GOP candidates will be Vance and Rubio, and Rubio has already endorsed Vance, so...
Vance will be the explicit (he'll talk about continuing the policies) and implicit (part of the administration) about continuing the policies that dropped crime rates, rents, inflation, measles, and increased things like student grades and native employment.
All while the Dems scream about giving citizenship to deported illegals.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 12:55 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 12, 2026 12:55 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
The natural shrinkage reflex to the cold is on the fritz.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 12, 2026 12:55 PM (Dv3i1)
Himalayan
Iodized
Sea
Kosher?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 12, 2026 12:56 PM (xFfhU)
Here's what I shudder to think about. Just wait until the next Democrat is elected president. Not only will all of 10s of 1000s that are supposedly being deported, they will all be allowed back in, able to sue the US Govt or Trump directly for pain and anguish, and what we saw under the 4 years of Biden's "presidency" will pale in comparison to the millions that will be granted complete freedom to overrun our country. I'll eat my hat if I'm wrong. I'm not wrong.
Posted by: Lady in Black
================
I'm hoping the next Democrat administration will be far enough into the future that some adjustments will have been made. They might figure out that some issues are losers, and who knows, there might be some genuine reform. Some "classic liberals" might isolate today's hard-core commies.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 12:56 PM (n7rxJ)
It's pretty disingenuous to claim them as being unheard of or needing justice.
I assume it isn't all of them...but quite a few are in that category and it is never mentioned that previous Legal proceedings are barring a lot of the product people are demanding to view.
Posted by: garrett at February 12, 2026 12:52 PM (gH8T+)
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They've entered the territory of grifters.
They received justice. Millions of dollars that they agreed to accept in exchange for no more legal action. That was the justice they accepted at the time.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 12:56 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
------
Should have premptively salted his member, just in case.
Posted by: Chaz
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He probably peed his pants.
Which is a shame, because right now he really needs warm water down there.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 12, 2026 12:56 PM (l0YH1)
Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 12:56 PM (77rzZ)
ICE will have new strategies for dealing with the "resistance" retards. Minnesota was good test ground for a surge. Now they have the template.
The local Hawaiian Judges have been slapped in the head by SCOTUS..
The fraud spigots are being turned off and broken off the wall.
SAVE act could very well pass
I strongly believe Iranians (Persians) will see at the very least Mullas in exile if not a FAFO deployment from the US
The economy is going gangbusters
Th transanity is FINALLY taking the well deserved beating it needed..
What do the left have besides net negative 3 million in their coffins err coffers and people on police cams shouting "fascists!"
Posted by: melodicmetal at February 12, 2026 12:57 PM (ZIj8k)
@EricLDaugh
A federal judge has just BLOCKED SecWar Pete Hegseth from disciplining or demoting seditious Dem Sen. Mark Kelly after Kelly urged OPEN REBELLION within the Armed Forces
You gotta be freaking kidding me.
The judge claims Kelly has a "1st Amendment" to say what he said
Posted by: redridinghood
That's UCMJ. How does a civilian fed judge have any say?
Posted by: rickb223 at February 12, 2026 12:57 PM (lnk1R)
Wet tongues freeze to things, and they have pretty good blood flow. I'm thinking he pissed himself.
Posted by: bonhomme at February 12, 2026 12:57 PM (Yp6az)
Posted by: redridinghood at February 12, 2026 12:51 PM (NpAcC)
What standing does a federal judge have over UCMJ actions?
Posted by: Kindltot at February 12, 2026 12:53 PM (rbvCR)
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IIRC, Kelley sued Hegseth in federal court over this, seeking to block Hegseth from using UCMJ. The judge apparently issued a preliminary injunction. An appeal will certainly follow.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 12:57 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Kindltot at February 12, 2026 12:53 PM (rbvCR)
I have ruled that I have authority over all. Bow before me, peasants. -- Lord King Judge
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 12, 2026 12:58 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 12, 2026 12:53 PM (l0YH1)
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Turnout isn't affected by political narratives 9 months ahead of time.
They're mostly driven by who's in power and who's out of power. That's like 90-95% of turnout of a midterm.
The rest of GOTV efforts.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 12:58 PM (GBKbO)
____
Does this cover all military members or just seditious Democrats?
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 12, 2026 12:58 PM (Dv3i1)
They should be campaigning on this while wearing The Joker's face paint and costume.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 12, 2026 12:58 PM (xE0sV)
Posted by: Kindltot at February 12, 2026 12:53 PM (rbvCR)
*****
Democrat judges think they are president. Their duty is to stop everything Trump and his administration does.
Posted by: redridinghood at February 12, 2026 12:59 PM (NpAcC)
The place is usually flooded with assorted layabouts and "protesters"
They want 2020 again
The rest of us on now it ain't happening
Posted by: melodicmetal at February 12, 2026 12:59 PM (ZIj8k)
Himalayan
Iodized
Sea
Kosher?
If I were sampling them back-to-back in isolation, maybe. In food, not a chance.
Posted by: Oddbob at February 12, 2026 12:59 PM (Fs0KI)
Vance will be the explicit (he'll talk about continuing the policies) and implicit (part of the administration) about continuing the policies that dropped crime rates, rents, inflation, measles, and increased things like student grades and native employment.
All while the Dems scream about giving citizenship to deported illegals.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 12:55 PM (GBKbO)
Also, Rubio is going to be busy being Governor-General of Cuba for a while.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 12, 2026 12:59 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: connected and litigious at February 12, 2026 01:00 PM (cS1cw)
This was exactly my reaction.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 12, 2026 01:00 PM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 12:56 PM (77rzZ)
I believe that it's the manner in which it is prepared. Kosher salt is flakey and works well to season meat.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 12, 2026 01:00 PM (ExV1e)
It's pretty disingenuous to claim them as being unheard of or needing justice.
I assume it isn't all of them...but quite a few are in that category and it is never mentioned that previous Legal proceedings are barring a lot of the product people are demanding to view.
---
Not just that, all of them claiming to be "victims" were f'ing ADULTS at the time of the "victimizing"
I have no sympathy at all for these $1000 dollar whores.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 12, 2026 01:01 PM (HXT0k)
@EricLDaugh
A federal judge has just BLOCKED SecWar Pete Hegseth from disciplining or demoting seditious Dem Sen. Mark Kelly after Kelly urged OPEN REBELLION within the Armed Forces
You gotta be freaking kidding me.
The judge claims Kelly has a "1st Amendment" to say what he said
Posted by: redridinghood
That's UCMJ. How does a civilian fed judge have any say?
Posted by: rickb223
----------------
Everytime this happens they need to double the punishment to the person the courts are trying to get off. Raise it from a demotion to a trial for treason. Punish them.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 12, 2026 01:01 PM (l0YH1)
It's pretty disingenuous to claim them as being unheard of or needing justice.
I assume it isn't all of them...but quite a few are in that category and it is never mentioned that previous Legal proceedings are barring a lot of the product people are demanding to view.
Posted by: garrett at February 12, 2026 12:52 PM (gH8T+)
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They've entered the territory of grifters.
They received justice. Millions of dollars that they agreed to accept in exchange for no more legal action. That was the justice they accepted at the time.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 12:56 PM (GBKbO)
____
Some of them seem so shady and vague about what, where, when that I'll bet they never even had any sexual contact with Epstein or his cronies. They saw an opportunity -- like that lunatic who accused Trump -- and were just cashing in. Some of them would have been pushing 30 years old at the time, which seems ... off brand.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 01:01 PM (iFTx/)
The place is usually flooded with assorted layabouts and "protesters"
They want 2020 again
The rest of us on now it ain't happening
Posted by: melodicmetal at February 12, 2026 12:59 PM (ZIj8k)
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The energy is gone.
Democrat orgs have 1/3 of the money as GOP orgs right now.
NYT subscriptions are down. CNN is in the toilet. MSNOW is barely appearing in ratings reports.
If someone told me that the Democrat apparatus was entirely reliant on fed grants (like USAID) to keep the machinery of party politics moving, I'd have a hard time countering it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 01:01 PM (GBKbO)
His masters will ensure it.
Posted by: connected and litigious at February 12, 2026 01:01 PM (cS1cw)
The salt itself isn't kosher. It's used to make meat kosher. The type of salt that is classified as kosher is ideal for drawing out blood from meat without dissolving too quickly.
Posted by: bonhomme at February 12, 2026 01:02 PM (Yp6az)
Posted by: Bulg
>They dredge it out of the Dead Sea?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 12, 2026 01:02 PM (xFfhU)
I have ruled that I have authority over all. Bow before me, peasants. -- Lord King Judge
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 12, 2026 12:58 PM (ExV1e)
My name is Boasburg, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Posted by: Kindltot at February 12, 2026 01:03 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: redridinghood
President?!? You think so small. We can stop that chump with a simple utterance from the bench. Make him turn military planes around in the air, or make his agents appear before us to explain themselves.
Posted by: Unelected, black-robed, tyrannical, inferior, federal district trial court judges at February 12, 2026 01:03 PM (JCZqz)
Mama Mia
Also, Pam Bondi sucks.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 12, 2026 01:03 PM (abIsI)
Democrat orgs have 1/3 of the money as GOP orgs right now.
NYT subscriptions are down. CNN is in the toilet. MSNOW is barely appearing in ratings reports.
If someone told me that the Democrat apparatus was entirely reliant on fed grants (like USAID) to keep the machinery of party politics moving, I'd have a hard time countering it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 01:01 PM (GBKbO)
That is good news. Hopefully the economy gets even stronger this year and the Senate Rinos pass the SAVE act.
Posted by: Joemarine at February 12, 2026 01:03 PM (y171U)
Posted by: George Costanza at February 12, 2026 01:03 PM (UjdFS)
280 If you don't think RDS will run again, I don't know what to tell you.
His masters will ensure it.
Posted by: connected and litigious at February 12, 2026 01:01 PM (cS1cw)
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Oh, there will be more candidates.
But there will actually only be one serious candidate.
It's like looking back at 2020 and saying, "Well, there were more candidates than Trump." Technically...but who gives a shit about Mark Sanford's three weeks of single supporter rallies?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 01:03 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 12:56 PM (77rzZ)
I believe that it's the manner in which it is prepared. Kosher salt is flakey and works well to season meat.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 12, 2026 01:00 PM (ExV1e)
Anti-caking agents used in like standard table salt? I could be wrong but I vaguely remember something like that. The anti-caking agent used was non-kosher.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 12, 2026 01:03 PM (bss/y)
Himalayan
Iodized
Sea
Kosher?
If I were sampling them back-to-back in isolation, maybe. In food, not a chance.
Posted by: Oddbob at February 12, 2026 12:59 PM (Fs0KI)
In low amounts, no. In high enough amounts, I could probably pick out iodized. It has a very distinct smell and taste.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 12, 2026 01:04 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 01:04 PM (S5fB5)
Posted by: George Costanza at February 12, 2026 01:03 PM (UjdFS)
To be fair, it has to be long enough, with shrinkage, to get frozen to the pavement.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 12, 2026 01:04 PM (bss/y)
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Posted by: Kindltot at February 12, 2026 01:03 PM
Right, judge. Now go get your fuckin' shine box.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 12, 2026 01:05 PM (KB48j)
____
Does this cover all military members or just seditious Democrats?
Posted by: Chuck Martel
My 2-Star is just upstairs. I can run up quick, call him a few things, and report back!
Posted by: Military Moron at February 12, 2026 01:05 PM (JCZqz)
291 When did Democrats explicity stop caring what the "electorate" thought? Around 2010?
Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 01:04 PM (S5fB5)
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Obama's first few years were actually kind of stringent against illegal immigrants. His administration (which included Tom Homan) was harsher against illegals than W's administration.
And then 2010 happened.
And the party realized that it didn't have the people, that hope and change fooled no one anymore.
And a new electorate had to be selected.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 01:05 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 12, 2026 12:58 PM (ExV1e)
My name is Boasburg, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Posted by: Kindltot at February 12, 2026 01:03 PM (rbvCR)
Okay there, Yertle.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 12, 2026 01:06 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 12, 2026 01:06 PM (eMUgY)
Also, Pam Bondi sucks.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 12, 2026 01:03 PM
There you go again....
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 12, 2026 01:06 PM (KB48j)
Also, Pam Bondi sucks.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 12, 2026 01:03 PM
There you go again....
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
My my...
Posted by: BruceWayne at February 12, 2026 01:08 PM (MGB5H)
____
Anyone got a coffee?
Posted by: Sgt in Charge at February 12, 2026 01:08 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Joemarine
Lolololol.
I mean, erhm, we tried, but we only control three thirds of the branches of government. Please donate to the RNC to help us win in 2026 so we can finally enact the conservative agenda you want!!!
Posted by: GOPe at February 12, 2026 01:08 PM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Elaine Benes at February 12, 2026 01:09 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Elaine Benes at February 12, 2026 01:09 PM (wVcYX)
Practice. Sometimes it is hard, though
Posted by: Kindltot at February 12, 2026 01:10 PM (rbvCR)
I can go with this. Around 2010.
Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 01:10 PM (S5fB5)
I mean, erhm, we tried, but we only control three thirds of the branches of government. Please donate to the RNC to help us win in 2026 so we can finally enact the conservative agenda you want!!!
Posted by: GOPe at February 12, 2026 01:08 PM (JCZqz)
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If they're just going to do failure theater, they should have killed it more than a month ago.
Stringing along the base for weeks and months can't positively affect overall engagement, including fundraising, once things crash out.
I'd call it...40-60 that Thune goes through with the forced talking filibuster route and gets it passed in the Senate.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 01:10 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 12, 2026 01:10 PM (d9aHO)
Posted by: No Name Today at February 12, 2026 01:11 PM (8mulE)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 12, 2026 01:11 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 01:11 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 12, 2026 01:11 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 01:04 PM (S5fB5)
======
Obama's first few years were actually kind of stringent against illegal immigrants. His administration (which included Tom Homan) was harsher against illegals than W's administration.
And then 2010 happened.
And the party realized that it didn't have the people, that hope and change fooled no one anymore.
And a new electorate had to be selected.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 01:05 PM (GBKbO)
_____
Obama gave Homan an award for deporting illegals! I don't think many were actually deported, and it was all an op, but at least at the time they thought it was very important to look like they were deporting like mad.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 01:11 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 12:49 PM (GBKbO)
They are never going to stop the Trump is an Epstein Pedo narrative. Not in this lifetime. So it must be combatted unfortunately because it is there intention to make that the story of Trump's life. Adn by extension all Republicans.
Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 01:12 PM (S5fB5)
Posted by: Terrence at February 12, 2026 01:12 PM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 12, 2026 01:12 PM (DgMqy)
Well the only two GOP candidates will be Vance and Rubio, and Rubio has already endorsed Vance, so...
===============
Actually, Rubio has said he won't jump into a primary fight if Vance announces first. Maybe behind the scenes someone will talk Vance out of it. Right now, I prefer Rubio.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 01:13 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 12, 2026 01:14 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 01:14 PM (S5fB5)
Bush was Stupid and War
Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 01:14 PM (S5fB5)
And HW was a Wimp
Each one gets branded. Trump has thoroughly resisted every attempt. Trump's brand is Trump. But they are gonna ride the Epstein horse all the way into the stable.
Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 01:15 PM (S5fB5)
So we should be happy they're wasting their time chasing nothingburgers! Because there's nothing there! No fact is more certain to AoSHQ than 'there's nothing there, and therefore it must not be examined further.'
Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 01:17 PM (N8ZBc)
Posted by: redridinghood at February 12, 2026 12:51 PM (NpAcC)
The judge is not familiar with Article 88 of the UCMJ.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 12, 2026 01:18 PM (O3dBq)
Nixon was Watergate
Reagan was Dementia
Trump is intended to be Epstein
Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 01:14 PM (S5fB5)
Reagan was the Amiable Dunce
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 12, 2026 01:18 PM (O3dBq)
So we should be happy they're wasting their time chasing nothingburgers! Because there's nothing there! No fact is more certain to AoSHQ than 'there's nothing there, and therefore it must not be examined further.'
Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 01:17 PM (N8ZBc)
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I mean...I don't care.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 01:20 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: rickb223 at February 12, 2026 12:34 PM (lnk1R)
Quick, Abdul, call the taxi going to the airport! We need some of that cash back!
Posted by: Quality Learing Center at February 12, 2026 01:26 PM (gKDq2)
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The Dowd-O-Matic!
Liberal Consistency and Other Myths
Kepler's Laws of Liberal Media Bias
John Kerry-- The Splunge! Candidate
"Divisive" Politics & "Attacks on Patriotism" (very long)
The Donkey ("The Raven" parody)