Wednesday Morning Rant

Bad Actors

Last week marked a major film festival in Germany, called the Berlinale. It has been particularly interesting this year, given the major cultural and political shift through which we're living. Everyone has come to expect political grandstanding at any event by and for the media. Actors, directors and producers historically adore delivering stern political lectures to the hoi polloi. You can usually set your watch by it. Whatever the issue, some loudmouthed celebrity will wax retardedly about it.

But Berlinale has been interesting because it shows a major shift in how these things go. First, a number of the apparently smarter actors have started to just refuse to engage. This started slowly years ago when one of the smarter (or perhaps just the worst-burned) of the Hollywood actors - Brie Larson - refused to wade into politics when a reporter at Cannes asked her about the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard trial. This is becoming more a theme at this year's Berlinale.

The festival's jury president declared that they ought to consider shutting up about politics:

"We have to stay out of politics," Wenders replied. "If we make movies that are dedicatedly political, we enter the field of politics. But we are the counterweight to politics."

There was, of course, "backlash" and most of it not from the industry people who were there. It came from the real bad actors there. Take these quotes, and consider what is not being said by The Hollywood Reporter.

This year, however, politics threatens to overwhelm the festival itself. In press conference after press conference, talent has found itself fielding questions less about their films than about Gaza, German state funding and the return of Donald Trump to the White House. What was once a forum for engaged -- sometimes heated -- debate has, critics argue, become a stage for viral confrontation.

Neil Patrick Harris, in Berlin with the Generation title Sunny Dancer, faced pointed questions about American democracy and healthcare systems. "While I have my own political opinions," Harris said, "I never read this script as a political statement."

Honorary Golden Bear recipient Michelle Yeoh was pressed within minutes of her official press conference about the U.S. political landscape. "I don't think I am in the position to really talk about the political situation in the U.S.," she said, pivoting back to cinema.

What is missing from each of those descriptions? The actual point is clear in that actors and the like are increasingly refusing to answer nakedly political questions that often have no relevance to their work - but what The Hollywood Reporter leaves out is why this is coming up in the first place. There is another party in all this: journalists.

Many actors aren't talking politics of their own accord, they're being cornered by reporters. Re-read those excerpts above, and this time put the unmentioned second party into it. For example:

Neil Patrick Harris, in Berlin with the Generation title Sunny Dancer, faced pointed questions from journalists about American democracy and healthcare systems. ...

or:

This year, however, politics threatens to overwhelm the festival itself. In press conference after press conference, talent has found itself fielding questions from journalists less about ...

This is what the coverage leaves out. For the first time in recent memory, some movie actors and others in the industry actually want to "shut up and sing." This is probably because they're tired of being constantly pilloried by the masses and seeing their projects fail, but I don't much care about the reason. It isn't generally true - not yet, anyway - but a lot of actors have apparently learned to just not do it. These are the people who are among the the most stupid and vain people on earth, and even they are starting to figure it out.

But as a group, they are still much smarter and much less vain - and somehow, less ideological - than journalists. The journalists are the ones putting Current Moment Politics front-and-center at every Berlinale event. Plenty of movie people are, too, of course - there are still loads of retarded cretins on the industry side of things - but the journalists are the ones forcing the issue at every opportunity, peppering the industry people with irrelevant political questions and then berating them if they choose not to answer or don't answer will full-throated support for the journalist's position. For all the excesses of Hollywood's political insanity and stupidity, they have nothing on journalism.

Even the director of the festival eventually had to an issue a statement in an attempt to make the point that blasting actors and directors with political questions and then getting enraged when they decline to answer is not evidence of a failure of "free speech" and is wildly inappropriate:

In a statement, Berlinale director Tricia Tuttle noted that "people have called for free speech at the Berlinale. Free speech is happening at the Berlinale. But increasingly, filmmakers are expected to answer any question put to them. They are criticized if they do not answer. They are criticized if they answer and we do not like what they say. They are criticized if they cannot compress complex thoughts into a brief sound bite when a microphone is placed in front of them when they thought they were speaking about something else."

Like The Hollywood Reporter, she didn't have the backbone to call out the journalists directly, but they are the ones doing these aggressive political interrogations at what is supposed to be an industrial convention.

As you might expect at a film festival, there are plenty of people screaming their left-wing politics - but to find the highest concentration of bad actors, you need to look not at the stage, but at the press pool.

Posted by: Joe Mannix at 11:00 AM

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1 Monkey!

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 18, 2026 11:00 AM (cuae1)

2 1st

Posted by: Bulg at February 18, 2026 11:00 AM (77rzZ)

3
ESPONJA!!1!!1!!

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 18, 2026 11:00 AM (tljrc)

4 Not 1st

Posted by: Bulg at February 18, 2026 11:01 AM (77rzZ)

5 Wow, good for those actors.

Posted by: Bulg at February 18, 2026 11:02 AM (77rzZ)

6 Brian Krassenstein was caught posting a fake "I was a full onboard MAGA supporter UNTIL..." to his own page instead of whatever fake conservative page he owns.

All this leftwing stuff is astroturf. All of it.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 11:02 AM (sKqQm)

7 Promethius.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 18, 2026 11:02 AM (Kt19C)

8 Personally, I wouldn't have an issue telling the MSM to piss off.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 18, 2026 11:03 AM (jtM2q)

9 1947 through 2002 were the most stacked years in American cinema.

Posted by: zombie Russ Meyer at February 18, 2026 11:04 AM (0sNs1)

10 Why should anyone care more about an actor's view on politics then they do their plumber?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 11:04 AM (sKqQm)

11 Journalists should just openly and proudly proclaim their real job as Keepers of the Official Narrative or KON for short.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 18, 2026 11:05 AM (Dv3i1)

12 Journalists used to tell us what actually happened, and left it to us to determine what we thought about it.
Now, journalists tell us what to think, and leave it to us to determine what actually happened.

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at February 18, 2026 11:06 AM (MNCvZ)

13 "We have to stay out of politics," Wenders replied. "If we make movies that are dedicatedly political, we enter the field of politics. But we are the counterweight to politics."
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What a novel perspective, entertainment rather than social impact.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 18, 2026 11:06 AM (XeU6L)

14 Journalists should just openly and proudly proclaim their real job as Keepers of the Official Narrative or KON for short.
Posted by: Chuck Martel

Reminds me of Rush's "Keepers of Odd Knowledge Society" (KOOKS).

Posted by: Bulg at February 18, 2026 11:06 AM (77rzZ)

15 12 Journalists used to tell us what actually happened, and left it to us to determine what we thought about it.
Now, journalists tell us what to think, and leave it to us to determine what actually happened.

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at February 18, 2026 11:06 AM (MNCvZ)

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They never, ever did this.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 11:08 AM (GBKbO)

16 Why should anyone care more about an actor's view on politics then they do their plumber?
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Silly me, I thought 'my cab driver' was the oracle of politics. Or maybe a six-year-old child.

Posted by: mustbequantum at February 18, 2026 11:08 AM (sLBe9)

17 Ethan Hawke had an interaction on this front yesterday.

Pretty much said, "I have no idea what they hell you people are talking about."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 11:09 AM (GBKbO)

18 One Of My Fave All-Time Quotes:

"If I had my choice I would kill every reporter in the world, but I am sure we would be getting reports from Hell before breakfast." -WTS

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 18, 2026 11:10 AM (DgMqy)

19 "You haven't been laid off yet?" would be an interesting response.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 18, 2026 11:10 AM (8AONa)

20 "Journalists" do this -- try to get Americans to bash America -- because it works.

They were clearly hoping for more dirt like they got from those douchecans at the Olympics. And entertainment personalities are almost always eager to help out, as we've seen over and over at all these "lets-suck-each-others-dicks" awards shows.

Neil Patrick Harris is at least American. I can see why they would want some slime from him.

But Michelle Yeoh? She has no connection to America other than living here for a few years in the 1990s when she was making Hollywood action movies.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 18, 2026 11:11 AM (iFTx/)

21 16 Why should anyone care more about an actor's view on politics then they do their plumber?
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Crimethink must be punished at the box office. But plusgoodthink will be rewarded!
-Ministry of Truth

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 18, 2026 11:11 AM (Dv3i1)

22 20 But Michelle Yeoh? She has no connection to America other than living here for a few years in the 1990s when she was making Hollywood action movies.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 18, 2026 11:11 AM (iFTx/)

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I assume she's like Jackie Chan and feels primary loyalty to China above all else. Her not taking an opportunity to shit on America is honestly a surprise.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 11:11 AM (GBKbO)

23 As you might expect at a film festival, there are plenty of people screaming their left-wing politics - but to find the highest concentration of bad actors, you need to look not at the stage, but at the press pool.
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The Propaganda Press might just indeed be the enemy of the people, I think someone once said.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 18, 2026 11:12 AM (fqhxl)

24 Why should anyone care more about an actor's view on politics then they do their plumber?
Posted by: 18-1
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Or anything else. Celebrities promoting one pharmaceutical nostrum or another, Tom Selleck promoting reverse mortgages, etc...

It's called 'Invalid Transference of Authority'

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 18, 2026 11:12 AM (XeU6L)

25 24
Or anything else. Celebrities promoting one pharmaceutical nostrum or another, Tom Selleck promoting reverse mortgages, etc...

It's called 'Invalid Transference of Authority'

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 18, 2026 11:12 AM (XeU6L)

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"Now, let me discuss economic policy..."
-Neil DeGrasse Tyson

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 11:12 AM (GBKbO)

26
POKER MONKEY

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 18, 2026 11:13 AM (kTyBw)

27 Tom Selleck promoting reverse mortgages, etc...
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Why wouldn't a rich guy like Tom Selleck know everything there is to know about reverse mortgages?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 18, 2026 11:13 AM (Dv3i1)

28 Isn't Neil Patrick Harris gay? They probably thought he would be another reliable lefty poofter.

Posted by: Bulg at February 18, 2026 11:14 AM (77rzZ)

29 ‘ But as a group, they are still much smarter and much less vain - and somehow, less ideological - than journalists.’

Actors are more dependent on a favorable, or at least not hostile, public and are therefore more responsive.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 18, 2026 11:14 AM (jbnUc)

30 One reason to support school vouchers, I wouldn’t want a 2026 democrats to teacher family members!

So, I are about my family’s government teacher’s political views.

Posted by: Goatweed at February 18, 2026 11:14 AM (jK3NL)

31 all these "lets-suck-each-others-dicks" awards shows.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 18, 2026 11:11 AM

It's crucial not to initiate that activity prematurely.

Posted by: Winston Wolfe at February 18, 2026 11:15 AM (0sNs1)

32 Why wouldn't a rich guy like Tom Selleck know everything there is to know about reverse mortgages?
Posted by: Chuck Martel
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Hey, this is not my first rodeo.

Posted by: Tom, exuding gravitas at February 18, 2026 11:15 AM (XeU6L)

33 I care about… edit

Posted by: Goatweed at February 18, 2026 11:15 AM (jK3NL)

34 "You haven't been laid off yet?" would be an interesting response.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 18, 2026 11:16 AM (Riz8t)

35 Isn't Neil Patrick Harris gay? They probably thought he would be another reliable lefty poofter.

And the character he mostly known for is an absolute dog of a skirt chaser - the one from Harold and Kumar AND How I Met Your Mother

And that reminds me he started as a child actor I wonder which director or producer molested him

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 11:16 AM (sKqQm)

36 I think they are only shutting up now because they see there is no way to defend the Left these days unless you want to look retarded.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 18, 2026 11:17 AM (cwGMH)

37 The good news is that within about five years, all movies will be AI generated, so we won't have real actors to ask stupid questions of.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 18, 2026 11:17 AM (0U5gm)

38 To paraphrase Ricky Gervais;
Most Hollywood celebrities have less education than Greta Thunberg.

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at February 18, 2026 11:17 AM (MNCvZ)

39 38 To paraphrase Ricky Gervais;
Most Hollywood celebrities have less education than Greta Thunberg.

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at February 18, 2026 11:17 AM (MNCvZ)

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Why do you think they look up to her?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 11:17 AM (GBKbO)

40 "You haven't been laid off yet?" would be an interesting response.

In my fantasy, I'm an actor asked some moronic question by a journalist, and I engage with him to expose his utter lack of any knowledge at all. It would be sort of like the AOC moment, when it became obvious she's just an imbecile.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 18, 2026 11:18 AM (Riz8t)

41 I always thought Hollywood and the music biz more or less forced the issue, a condition of employment. Or at least future employment.

In the military, for career minded, there is an obligation to do certain things. It isn’t written down anywhere.

But everyone knows, including your spouse, what you gotta do. “Extra duties”. You will get involved in those things, it just comes with the territory. A deployed family support group network, that kind of thing.

I always figured they had a List Of Approved Causes for Hollywood stars. The “Environment” “Sex Pervert Rights” “Hate Whitey” etc.etc.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 18, 2026 11:18 AM (3VVY1)

42 "all movies will be AI generated, so we won't have real actors to ask stupid questions of"

Yes. Then we'll get AI-generated actors giving stupid answers.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 18, 2026 11:18 AM (DgMqy)

43 But Michelle Yeoh? She has no connection to America other than living here for a few years in the 1990s when she was making Hollywood action movies.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 18, 2026 11:11 AM (iFTx/)

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I assume she's like Jackie Chan and feels primary loyalty to China above all else. Her not taking an opportunity to shit on America is honestly a surprise.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 11:11 AM (GBKbO)
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She's not a fan of communist China. Her movies have been banned there. She's outspoken in favor of Malaysia in the various China-Malaysia conflicts, and was a supporter of pre-handover Hong Kong. I'm sure she's no conservative, but she's not a CCP bootlicker like Jackie Chan became (he wasn't always).

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 18, 2026 11:18 AM (iFTx/)

44 I can't wait until AI takes over all the acting jobs in Hollyweird and all the MeatSpace actors will have to make a living giving blowjobs in The Dollar Store parking lot behind the dumpster.

Next!

Posted by: Foreskin Lint at February 18, 2026 11:19 AM (hi/jD)

45 My favorite quote by celebrities promoting one thing or another in TV ads, 'I wouldn't be saying this if I didn't believe it'.

Right. You wouldn't be saying it if you weren't being paid to say it.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 18, 2026 11:19 AM (XeU6L)

46 43 She's not a fan of communist China. Her movies have been banned there. She's outspoken in favor of Malaysia in the various China-Malaysia conflicts, and was a supporter of pre-handover Hong Kong. I'm sure she's no conservative, but she's not a CCP bootlicker like Jackie Chan became (he wasn't always).

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 18, 2026 11:18 AM (iFTx/)

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*rainbow*

The more you know.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 11:19 AM (GBKbO)

47
Reminds me of Rush's "Keepers of Odd Knowledge Society" (KOOKS).
Posted by: Bulg

Keep Our Own Kids Safe

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 18, 2026 11:21 AM (Cqx++)

48 The good news is that within about five years, all movies will be AI generated, so we won't have real actors to ask stupid questions of.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 18, 2026 11:17 AM (0U5gm)
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Will the journalists be smart enough to notice the difference?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 18, 2026 11:21 AM (ESVrU)

49 I can't wait until AI takes over all the acting jobs in Hollyweird and all the MeatSpace actors will have to make a living giving blowjobs in The Dollar Store parking lot behind the dumpster.

AI is going to take over pretty much every office type job including white collar professions like accounting, engineering, coding, programming, architecture and law. It will definitely become a buyer's market in the blowjob arena.

Posted by: What this country needs is a good 10 cent beejer at February 18, 2026 11:22 AM (TbWk/)

50 The journalists are ramping this up at all public venues. You saw them doing this at the Australian Open, the Super Bowl, and now the Olympics.

Posted by: dratch at February 18, 2026 11:22 AM (mxEar)

51
Why should anyone care more about an actor's view on politics then they do their plumber?
Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 11:04 AM (sKqQm)

Modern Western Civilization doesn't need actors, at best they are a non-essential luxury. Plumbers however, they are probably the most important builders of civilization in the world.

Clean water and indoor plumbing means that humanity at least has a chance at building liberty and a prosperous society, because the population stays healthy enough to build wealth. When you are lucky to live past 40 before dying of cholera or dysentery from drinking contaminated water, you have little incentive to build a lasting civilization.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 18, 2026 11:22 AM (kTyBw)

52 >>>There was, of course, "backlash" and most of it not from the industry people who were there.

This is where the true value of AI enters. Sure, economic pressure from low ratings and low attendance is a nice counterweight to rampant political self-clowning that nobody GAF about. Add in the potential to be completely displaced by an AI that nobody has any affinity or loyalty to, and that has to have them absolutely terrified for the prospect of their charmed lives.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 18, 2026 11:22 AM (dK+Kv)

53 49 AI is going to take over pretty much every office type job including white collar professions like accounting, engineering, coding, programming, architecture and law. It will definitely become a buyer's market in the blowjob arena.

Posted by: What this country needs is a good 10 cent beejer at February 18, 2026 11:22 AM (TbWk/)

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AI continues to be largely useless despite trillions of investment.

It's a productivity enhancer for those who know what they're doing. It's a calculator that can draw naked pictures of celebrities. That's it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 11:23 AM (GBKbO)

54 >>>blasting actors and directors with political questions and then getting enraged when they decline to answer

Just because someone asks a question does not mean you have to answer.

I learned this only very lately.

Posted by: m at February 18, 2026 11:23 AM (+YA9H)

55 We have one Chinese- American resident citizen Olympic skier who is a bootlicker for the CCP and skis for them and one skater who is not and has been spied on and intimidated by the CCP.

Guess which one is more strongly defended by the American press.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 18, 2026 11:24 AM (cwGMH)

56 I'm surprised Dumbo Ears Clooney didn't take this opportunity to run his political fronthole. You know, he made a political movie once.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 18, 2026 11:26 AM (gVUi7)

57 Or anything else. Celebrities promoting one pharmaceutical nostrum or another, Tom Selleck promoting reverse mortgages, etc...

It's called 'Invalid Transference of Authority'

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 18, 2026 11:12 AM (XeU6L)

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"Now, let me discuss economic policy..."
-Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 11:12 AM (GBKbO

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Let me discuss anything sciency.
--Bill Nye: The You Know...Science 'n Shit Guy

Posted by: Diogenes at February 18, 2026 11:26 AM (2WIwB)

58 56 I'm surprised Dumbo Ears Clooney didn't take this opportunity to run his political fronthole. You know, he made a political movie once.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 18, 2026 11:26 AM (gVUi7)

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He imagined himself presidential material once.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 11:27 AM (GBKbO)

59 Oh I saw a news story on a lefty site, "Trump's attempt to lower drugs costs in the US is pushing up costs in other countries"

But remember the notion that other countries are grifting off of American spending is a racist, fascist lie.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 11:27 AM (sKqQm)

60 I know it sounds cynical, but I can't help but think that what we're seeing is that the smarter among the acting set have figured out being a lefty just buries you in the herd, while being at least somewhat conservative makes you stand out. That used to be a problem for a HW career, but it may be that it's slowly becoming an advantage.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 18, 2026 11:28 AM (Riz8t)

61 Mannix!

*Jazzy music plays*

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 18, 2026 11:28 AM (xcxpd)

62 6 Brian Krassenstein was caught posting a fake "I was a full onboard MAGA supporter UNTIL..." to his own page instead of whatever fake conservative page he owns.

All this leftwing stuff is astroturf. All of it.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 11:02 AM (sKqQm)

Even Krassenstein's "own" page wasn't originally his.

Both of them had their original pages permanently banned, and they got back on by buying other people's accounts that already had a high follower count, and re-branding them to their own.

Posted by: XTC at February 18, 2026 11:28 AM (uEmCf)

63 He imagined himself presidential material once.
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Cooney can probably read a script better than Obama.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 18, 2026 11:28 AM (Dv3i1)

64 59 Oh I saw a news story on a lefty site, "Trump's attempt to lower drugs costs in the US is pushing up costs in other countries"

But remember the notion that other countries are grifting off of American spending is a racist, fascist lie.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 11:27 AM (sKqQm)

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"America sucks because other countries have great healthcare."

"America can't make its own healthcare better. It's going to make healthcare in other countries worse!"

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 11:28 AM (GBKbO)

65 I assume she's like Jackie Chan and feels primary loyalty to China above all else.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 11:11 AM (GBKbO)

She's not Chinese.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 18, 2026 11:29 AM (n9ltV)

66 I'm surprised Dumbo Ears Clooney didn't take this opportunity to run his political fronthole. You know, he made a political movie once.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 18, 2026 11:26 AM (gVUi7)

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He imagined himself presidential material once.
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He fits the suit!

Posted by: Tami Cutler and Buddy Berkman at February 18, 2026 11:29 AM (TN0g+)

67 An interesting observation, Joe. My interest in "cinema" is sub-microscopic, and I did not know such a movie festival existed or that it was taking place currently/recently. But it's a good sign that at least some of the participants are finding it politic to not answer politically-charged questions from the deranged media.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 18, 2026 11:30 AM (8zz6B)

68
He imagined himself presidential material once.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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I recall what was supposed to be a real chin-stroker, serious political conversation between Charlie Rose and Alec Baldwin.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 18, 2026 11:30 AM (XeU6L)

69 Clooney became an Italian or French citizen relatively recently. That should result in a ban to run in any American election.

Looking at you to Dr Oz.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 18, 2026 11:30 AM (cwGMH)

70 I know it sounds cynical, but I can't help but think that what we're seeing is that the smarter among the acting set have figured out being a lefty just buries you in the herd, while being at least somewhat conservative makes you stand out.

I suspect few lefty celebs really believe much of the ideology - its just a tool. Look at Weinstein for example. When he started to get in legal trouble his go to reaction was to argue that he was going to spend his time fighting the NRA.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 11:31 AM (sKqQm)

71 (slants eyes with fingers) I'm Chinese !!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 18, 2026 11:31 AM (Kt19C)

72 Let me discuss anything sciency.
--Bill Nye: The You Know...Science 'n Shit Guy

Keep it at the grade school level. We wouldn't want you to hurt yourself.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 18, 2026 11:31 AM (Riz8t)

73 AI continues to be largely useless despite trillions of investment.

It's a productivity enhancer for those who know what they're doing. It's a calculator that can draw naked pictures of celebrities. That's it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison,

I am frankly waiting for the AI bubble to burst ala the tech bubble in 2003.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 18, 2026 11:31 AM (0U5gm)

74 ~~Journalists~~ [Reportersused to tell us what actually happened, and left it to us to determine what we thought about it.
Now, Journaliststell us what to think, and leave it to us to determine what actually happened.
Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy
FIFY

Posted by: buddhaha at February 18, 2026 11:31 AM (r+1CE)

75 Found out something interesting a couple of weeks ago via Eddie Muller at TCM.

The actress Nancy Davis was suspected of being a Communist by HUAC. She wasn't, so she called the President of the Screen Actors Guild for help in clearing her name. The President of the Guild was Ronald Reagan. And Nancy Davis would end up marrying him.

Posted by: Bulg at February 18, 2026 11:31 AM (77rzZ)

76 46 43 She's not a fan of communist China. Her movies have been banned there. She's outspoken in favor of Malaysia in the various China-Malaysia conflicts, and was a supporter of pre-handover Hong Kong. I'm sure she's no conservative, but she's not a CCP bootlicker like Jackie Chan became (he wasn't always).

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 18, 2026 11:18 AM (iFTx/)

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*rainbow*

The more you know.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 11:19 AM (GBKbO)

Too soon

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 18, 2026 11:32 AM (xcxpd)

77 I recall what was supposed to be a real chin-stroker, serious political conversation between Charlie Rose and Alec Baldwin.

The worst one I ever saw was Warren Beatty on the David Brinkley political talk show. Beatty was being touted as a possible candidate at the time.

I don't think I've ever seen anyone so inarticulate. He made AOC look like Demosthenes.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 18, 2026 11:33 AM (Riz8t)

78 77 The worst one I ever saw was Warren Beatty on the David Brinkley political talk show. Beatty was being touted as a possible candidate at the time.

I don't think I've ever seen anyone so inarticulate. He made AOC look like Demosthenes.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 18, 2026 11:33 AM (Riz8t)

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Did he go full Bulworth?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 11:33 AM (GBKbO)

79 Generative AI is great at making things that *look* good. Simple utility scripts, everyday pop art, boilerplate emails, etc. It's terrible at things that involve precise architecture, deep understanding, or artistic mastery.

Guess where most of Hollywood's output falls on that scale?

Posted by: Part-time Thinker at February 18, 2026 11:33 AM (aVO1v)

80 She's not Chinese.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

Isn't she from Singapore?

Posted by: Bulg at February 18, 2026 11:33 AM (77rzZ)

81 59 Oh I saw a news story on a lefty site, "Trump's attempt to lower drugs costs in the US is pushing up costs in other countries"

And the normal American reaction is "Why do I care what happens to other countries over this?"

Posted by: NR Pax at February 18, 2026 11:34 AM (+4yJ5)

82 He imagined himself presidential material once.

When he woke up his bunk was wet

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 18, 2026 11:34 AM (Kt19C)

83 I use them as a contrary indicator, a kind of guiding North Star.

When Mr. Trump first burst onto the scene, my initial reaction was “Great. Gonna split the electorate vote for Felonia Von Pantsuit”. I knew very little about Donald Trump.

But I thought - “well, give it a couple weeks. If he’s the real deal, all the usual suspects will start screeching like wounded eagles”. I was not disappointed. LOL. The “Republicans” were not much better.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 18, 2026 11:34 AM (3VVY1)

84 Did he go full Bulworth?

I never saw the movie, so I'll give a resounding "maybe?".

Posted by: Archimedes at February 18, 2026 11:34 AM (Riz8t)

85 81
And the normal American reaction is "Why do I care what happens to other countries over this?"

Posted by: NR Pax at February 18, 2026 11:34 AM (+4yJ5)

======

"I will slit my own grandchild's throat to make sure that some stranger in the third world can eat quinoa."
-AWFL Boomer Lib who hasn't seen her grandkid in 3 years

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 11:34 AM (GBKbO)

86 She's not Chinese.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

Isn't she from Singapore?
Posted by: Bulg at February 18, 2026 11:33 AM (77rzZ)
______

Malaysia. She's of Chinese descent, though.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 18, 2026 11:35 AM (iFTx/)

87 Modern Western Civilization doesn't need actors, at best they are a non-essential luxury. Plumbers however, they are probably the most important builders of civilization in the world.

Clean water and indoor plumbing means that humanity at least has a chance at building liberty and a prosperous society, because the population stays healthy enough to build wealth. When you are lucky to live past 40 before dying of cholera or dysentery from drinking contaminated water, you have little incentive to build a lasting civilization.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur

As I read this sitting on the crapper in a well apportioned and climate controlled restroom, thinking, "Yeah. This beats an outhouse in Minot in February."

Posted by: rickb223 at February 18, 2026 11:35 AM (wkRuV)

88 84 Did he go full Bulworth?

I never saw the movie, so I'll give a resounding "maybe?".

Posted by: Archimedes at February 18, 2026 11:34 AM (Riz8t)

====

Milquetoast Democrat decides to "get real" and starts spouting populist leftist claptrap, becoming wildly popular. Including acting "black".

Obama loves the movie.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 11:35 AM (GBKbO)

89 71 (slants eyes with fingers) I'm Chinese !!
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 18, 2026 11:31 AM (Kt19C)

Something, something, pee-pee in your coke...

Posted by: XTC at February 18, 2026 11:35 AM (uEmCf)

90 I use them as a contrary indicator, a kind of guiding North Star.

When Mr. Trump first burst onto the scene, my initial reaction was “Great. Gonna split the electorate vote for Felonia Von Pantsuit”. I knew very little about Donald Trump.

But I thought - “well, give it a couple weeks. If he’s the real deal, all the usual suspects will start screeching like wounded eagles”. I was not disappointed. LOL. The “Republicans” were not much better.
-----

It was glorious to watch that unfold. I was surprised as anyone.

Posted by: Tami Cutler and Buddy Berkman at February 18, 2026 11:35 AM (TN0g+)

91 He imagined himself presidential material once.
----

He fits the suit!
Posted by: Tami Cutler and Buddy Berkman
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See: Michael Avenatti...'Presidential material!'

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 18, 2026 11:36 AM (XeU6L)

92 Demosthenes

The prequel to Prometheus.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 18, 2026 11:36 AM (Kt19C)

93 >>>She's not Chinese.

That's what all those sneaky Chicoms say.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 18, 2026 11:36 AM (Y1sOo)

94 Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 11:34 AM (GBKbO)

Unless it's GMO quinoa

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 18, 2026 11:37 AM (cwGMH)

95 Demosthenes

The prequel to Prometheus.

No, that was Testicles.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 18, 2026 11:37 AM (Riz8t)

96 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 18, 2026 11:37 AM (5bGGs)

97 "I will slit my own grandchild's throat to make sure that some stranger in the third world can eat quinoa."
-AWFL Boomer Lib who hasn't seen her grandkid in 3 years

I'll slit your throat to make sure my grandkids aren't financially raped by your bullshit.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 18, 2026 11:37 AM (wkRuV)

98 the press pool.

Posted by: Joe Mannix

This has been true since Cronkite.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 18, 2026 11:37 AM (lpVer)

99 The moral to this story:

The media is the enemy and is relentless in it's pursuit to be the driving force for communism around the globle.

Act accordingly in their presence.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 18, 2026 11:38 AM (5bGGs)

100 >> but the journalists are the ones forcing the issue at every opportunity,

There was a Bee headline yesterday, something like "Grisly murder looks to be the big career break this journalist has been waiting for."

Well, the journalists do what they do looking for the one interaction that goes viral and makes their career. They are incentivized to act like obtuse asses.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 18, 2026 11:38 AM (5LjnF)

101 Will McConnell's insistence on opposing the SAVE Act impede his ability to influence KY politics in the near future?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 11:39 AM (GBKbO)

102 85 "I will slit my own grandchild's throat to make sure that some stranger in the third world can eat quinoa."
-AWFL Boomer Lib who hasn't seen her grandkid in 3 years

Lies detected: None. Of course, said Boomer Lib is already getting lower prices on drugs but doesn't want other people benefitting from it.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 18, 2026 11:39 AM (+4yJ5)

103 Bill Nye has a BS in mechanical engineering.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 18, 2026 11:40 AM (UORBG)

104 Strangely, this was not pointed out by MSM "journalists". See if you can guess which the one race is now.

Harvard did not stop discriminating by race, @herandrews
writes. It simply stopped doing so against Asians. Affirmative action continues, but now it is entirely at the expense of one race instead of two.

https://is.gd/BogwmF

Posted by: Archimedes at February 18, 2026 11:40 AM (Riz8t)

105 "Now, let me discuss economic policy..."
-Neil DeGrasse Tyson

The warmth of socialism.

Zohran Mamdani just proposed a preliminary budget of $127 Billion for NYC…
The entire state of Florida is $117 Billion.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 18, 2026 11:40 AM (FXNzP)

106 101
‘ Will McConnell's insistence on opposing the SAVE Act’

Someone needs to find McTurtle another flight of stairs.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 18, 2026 11:41 AM (jbnUc)

107 I am frankly waiting for the AI bubble to burst ala the tech bubble in 2003.
Posted by: Thomas Paine
-----
The .dot boom of 1997-2001 left us with miles and miles of in-place dark(unused) fiber cable that filled up.over the next 20 years, which is why we have >20Mbps as the "standard" internet speed today. (In '97 it was 56Kbps)
I'm hoping that the AI bubble will last long enough to kick start the small.modular nuke industry, and leave us with GW of excess power that we can use to actually make shit over the next 20 years.

Posted by: buddhaha at February 18, 2026 11:41 AM (r+1CE)

108 Apologies . Multiple attacks in Iran.IRGC bases on fire. Tousi report coming up in about 20 minutes

Posted by: Ben Had at February 18, 2026 11:41 AM (+nEug)

109 >>>AI continues to be largely useless despite trillions of investment.

It's a productivity enhancer for those who know what they're doing. It's a calculator that can draw naked pictures of celebrities. That's it.

>It's a superficial entity. It can't create the layers necessary to effect much meaningful change in meat space. On the other hand, if it can commandeer systems control of our defense, it can render great harm.

Drones and killbots should be treated with great care and concern.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 18, 2026 11:41 AM (gVUi7)

110 99 The media is the enemy and is relentless in it's pursuit to be the driving force for communism around the globe.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

I have a cousin whose career was in the media. As I explained to my dad, I love her dearly but the very instant I had to deal with her in a professional category, I would have three recording devices and the transcript of the interview would be saved in two separate locations.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 18, 2026 11:42 AM (+4yJ5)

111 103 Bill Nye has a BS in mechanical engineering.

The worst thing about the BBT was when they had Amy Farrah Fowler win the Nobel in Physics. She's a biologist. Ain't happenin'.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 18, 2026 11:42 AM (Riz8t)

112 My favorite quote by celebrities promoting one thing or another in TV ads, 'I wouldn't be saying this if I didn't believe it'.

Right. You wouldn't be saying it if you weren't being paid to say it.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 18, 2026 11:19 AM (XeU6L)

At least they are honestly selling their image and their goodwill to the sponsor who pays them. There's no real pretense of these folks suddenly becoming unpaid evangelists for reverse mortgages or boner pills.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 18, 2026 11:42 AM (8zz6B)

113 Will McConnell's insistence on opposing the SAVE Act impede his ability to influence KY politics in the near future?
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I'm not sure McConnell even knows what day of the week or month today is. I've suggested that any representative who wishes to enter congressional chambers be asked that question and if they don't answer correctly and without assistance from staff they be denied entry due to incompetence.

Posted by: Crusader at February 18, 2026 11:42 AM (TN0g+)

114 Posted by: Common Tater at February 18, 2026 11:34 AM (3VVY1)

JD Vance was one of those Republicans. IMO there was very good reasons to doubt Trump based on his past statements and associations.

But the masks came off after he established his conservative conversion after he was elected. The fake conservatives remained TDS NeverTrumpers and people like Vance, Rubio, Cruz and DeSantis joined the MAGA movement.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 18, 2026 11:43 AM (cwGMH)

115
Hey, this is not my first rodeo.
Posted by: Tom

Horde mind strikes again.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 18, 2026 11:43 AM (lpVer)

116 I've known a few people who tried to make it in the entertainment business, and at least one who's actually made it.

The thing I've observed about them is a complete abandonment of perspective: the art is everything.

That's how committed they are to their work. Outside of that, I think people can be really good at their chosen job or profession, without thinking that their job is everything. This is a good gig, and I'm good at it, but if I couldn't do this, I'd do something else.

Show folk aren't like that at all. Which is why it's so hard for normies to relate to them when they are talking unscripted to the public for movie promos and the like.

It must be incredibly liberating to entertainers to step away from talking about politics, especially if they truly believe their art is everything.

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at February 18, 2026 11:43 AM (GD2xa)

117 I really don't like YouTube's bar to passive listening.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 18, 2026 11:44 AM (UORBG)

118 Apologies . Multiple attacks in Iran.IRGC bases on fire. Tousi report coming up in about 20 minutes
Posted by: Ben Had

Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate.

Mullahs gone - like tears in the rain.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 18, 2026 11:44 AM (wkRuV)

119 The .dot boom of 1997-2001 left us with miles and miles of in-place dark(unused) fiber cable that filled up.over the next 20 years, which is why we have >20Mbps as the "standard" internet speed today. (In '97 it was 56Kbps)
I'm hoping that the AI bubble will last long enough to kick start the small.modular nuke industry, and leave us with GW of excess power that we can use to actually make shit over the next 20 years.

I agree, which is why I've chosen not to invest in it right now. As with most hype cycles, there is peak frothiness (now) followed by a collapse, and a longer, slow recovery by those who have a real use case. Combine that with the fact that AI is making great leaps in capability, and it will, I think, be immensely valuable, but not in the next 1-2 years.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 18, 2026 11:44 AM (Riz8t)

120 OT question as the thread winds down: am I the only person who hasn't heard on the new "run it straight" sport? If you thought slap fighting was dumb and dangerous... https://tinyurl.com/mun6maph

Sounds like they've already had a death in New Zealand, an several brain injuries.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at February 18, 2026 11:45 AM (ycI94)

121 “Why do I care what happens to other countries over this?”

Virtue signaling ultimately requires surrendering such quaint notions of citizenship or being “provincial”. Along with everything else, including self-preservation. You might as well get a Lobotomy while you’re at it.

It’s the reason progressives often have a rather schizophrenic relationship with reality. They get all exercised about say, Methane levels on Ganymede, but don’t take care of their immediate family. It’s an inversion of what’s important.

Fine-tuning the weather 100 years from now - that’s critical! Ensuring raw sewage isn’t being pumped into the Potomic? Not My Department. Not Important, whatever. My Heart’s In The Right Place. Fuck Whitey! Etc.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 18, 2026 11:46 AM (3VVY1)

122 Oh yes, the fight against systemic unconstitutional racism (i.e., DEI, "affirmative action" etc) has barely begun. Ditto anti-semitism. Across the board, but especially academia, the latter bigotry in particular.

The inertia against making durable changes when bad faith and institutional collapse prevail, in a context of general social degradation, is enormous.

In CA it took multiple referenda and other struggles to end affirmative action (or "bilingual education"), and they didn't end. The mindset of the racist-totalitarians is so alien, anti-American, and so bound up with intellectual mediocrity and self-dealing that ..... well, good luck.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 18, 2026 11:46 AM (U/Byj)

123 Is thisth the GAYEST STAR WARTHZ EVERRR???

Posted by: That Annoying Fag from the Hollywood Reporter at February 18, 2026 11:46 AM (+HNx/)

124 120 OT question as the thread winds down: am I the only person who hasn't heard on the new "run it straight" sport? If you thought slap fighting was dumb and dangerous... https://tinyurl.com/mun6maph

Sounds like they've already had a death in New Zealand, an several brain injuries.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at February 18, 2026 11:45 AM (ycI94)

Dumb and Dangerous, but at least nobody can ever take away their "Real Man" card.

Posted by: XTC at February 18, 2026 11:48 AM (uEmCf)

125 113 Will McConnell's insistence on opposing the SAVE Act impede his ability to influence KY politics in the near future?
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I'm not sure McConnell even knows what day of the week or month today is. I've suggested that any representative who wishes to enter congressional chambers be asked that question and if they don't answer correctly and without assistance from staff they be denied entry due to incompetence.

Posted by: Crusader at February 18, 2026 11:42 AM (TN0g+)

====

It's not necessarily him specifically, but the machine of which he is a major figurehead.

Going against a Republican led effort with 90% support from the base has to degrade the machine's ability to influence within the state at some level.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 11:48 AM (GBKbO)

126 65 I assume she's like Jackie Chan and feels primary loyalty to China above all else.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison

---------------

This is hard to understand. Except maybe he is a fucking moron. There is a statue of him in Hong Kong (or, there was before the takeover) and he is from HK and built his career in HK making HK films. He is not a mainlander and all HKers should despise the mainland. Yet he shills for it.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 18, 2026 11:48 AM (5LjnF)

127 123
‘ Posted by: That Annoying Fag from the Hollywood Reporter’

Not specific enough to know who you mean.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 18, 2026 11:48 AM (jbnUc)

128 Thx Joe.
Can't remember if it was an ancient Greek or Roman who said " never follow performers, they make you believe in unbelievable things"

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 18, 2026 11:49 AM (Kc+Vz)

129 >>>Did he go full Bulworth?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films

>You never go full Bulworth. But Halle Berry would be a distressing temptation.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 18, 2026 11:49 AM (gVUi7)

130 123 Is thisth the GAYEST STAR WARTHZ EVERRR???
Posted by: That Annoying Fag from the Hollywood Reporter

Star Trek Academy is the gayest Star Trek, Star Wars, and chocolate covered starfish ever.

Posted by: Zombie Gene Roddenberry at February 18, 2026 11:49 AM (ycI94)

131 Posted by: That Annoying Fag from the Hollywood Reporter at February 18, 2026 11:46 AM

You're going to have to be more specific.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 18, 2026 11:49 AM (bFu5X)

132 Fine-tuning the weather 100 years from now - that’s critical! Ensuring raw sewage isn’t being pumped into the Potomic? Not My Department. Not Important, whatever. My Heart’s In The Right Place. Fuck Whitey! Etc.

ICYMI

https://is.gd/743YpE

Posted by: Archimedes at February 18, 2026 11:50 AM (Riz8t)

133 This is hard to understand. Except maybe he is a fucking moron. There is a statue of him in Hong Kong (or, there was before the takeover) and he is from HK and built his career in HK making HK films. He is not a mainlander and all HKers should despise the mainland. Yet he shills for it.

Its how his rice bowl stays full.

Remember when we found out it only took 10K to bribe Bolton? It doesn't take that much to buy most people

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 11:50 AM (sKqQm)

134 OT question as the thread winds down: am I the only person who hasn't heard on the new "run it straight" sport? If you thought slap fighting was dumb and dangerous... https://tinyurl.com/mun6maph

Sounds like they've already had a death in New Zealand, an several brain injuries.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at February 18, 2026 11:45 AM (ycI94)
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Sheesh, why not just go straight to Irish Stand-Down?

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 18, 2026 11:50 AM (i1VVh)

135 Think entertainment reporters are worse than even sports reporters re: inserting politics into everything.

Entertainment journalists deal in gossip, some much more than others, and as such they have been the “mean girls” of woke gatekeeping. For example, Taylor Swift was apolitical for many years. It became a thing to confront her, to demand that she pick a side - as a successful woman it was her duty to speak out on issues such as abortion and gay marriage. They made sh$t up about her being secretly a nazi princess, the dream girl for the most bigoted out there. It was insane.

Yes, entertainers willingly engage in politics to enhance their image among their peers , but the ones who want to stay out of it are hounded and harassed relentlessly. And the army of AWFLs demands it, too.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 18, 2026 11:50 AM (Hkcdp)

136 At least they are honestly selling their image and their goodwill to the sponsor who pays them.
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Heh. Calls to mind the actress who did the brassiere ads for 'Full Figured Gals'.

Ah. Jane Russell, the ad:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Cd2LgXPmGM

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 18, 2026 11:50 AM (XeU6L)

137 Is something happening in Iran?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 18, 2026 11:51 AM (UORBG)

138 This is an important point Jose and it obviously applies to anything that journalists (so called) touch. It needs to be made more often and occasionally with more force that journalists (so called) are almost entirely in charge of the terrible discourse going on in this country and around the world.

Posted by: Earl Schlobodowicz at February 18, 2026 11:51 AM (+48wn)

139 Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 18, 2026 11:48 AM (5LjnF)

Money talks.

Same with the Chinese-American skiing for the CCP. I think she was paid over 15 million just for her Olympic participation. She also receives millions from multiple CCP connected Chinese companies.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 18, 2026 11:51 AM (cwGMH)

140 125
‘ Going against a Republican led effort with 90% support from the base has to degrade the machine's ability to influence within the state’

We’ll find out who the die hard RINOs in Kentucky are.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 18, 2026 11:51 AM (jbnUc)

141 Dumb and Dangerous, but at least nobody can ever take away their "Real Man" card.

Yes, and you also get a Real Vegetable card.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 18, 2026 11:51 AM (Riz8t)

142 Shit up and act. Also, shut up and skate:

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/
american-figure-skater-amber-glenn-
emotional-after-costly-mistake-
during-olympic-outing

Posted by: LizLem at February 18, 2026 11:52 AM (gWBY1)

143 OT question as the thread winds down: am I the only person who hasn't heard on the new "run it straight" sport? If you thought slap fighting was dumb and dangerous... https://tinyurl.com/mun6maph

Sounds like they've already had a death in New Zealand, an several brain injuries.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at February 18, 2026 11:45 AM (ycI94)

What's the freaking point of that? And how is the winner determined?

Posted by: Bulg at February 18, 2026 11:52 AM (77rzZ)

144 Crazy story on PJ Media. Exactly the kind of guy a Rachel Good would attempt to run over law enforcement for -

An illegal alien attacked a woman walking on a Florida beach, held her under the water until he mistakenly believed he had drowned her, then threw away her phone and went to chill out by smoking weed and drinking vodka.

When police finally caught up with him, the foreign criminal did not express any remorse for his attempted murder. The woman survived, and, in fact, contacted authorities herself, but the man still believed he had murdered his victim at the time the sheriff’s office identified him.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 18, 2026 11:52 AM (Dv3i1)

145 55 We have one Chinese- American resident citizen Olympic skier who is a bootlicker for the CCP and skis for them...

Posted by: Opinion

------------

This is a fascinating story -- she is a skier who sold out her country for her "Chinese heritage" (and money!)

Who cares. I love this story because it is a concrete example.

HOW MANY CHINESE HERITAGE PEOPLE IN USA ARE WORKING FOR GOVERNMENT, OR DEFENSE CONTRACTORS, OR TECH FIRMS, who would be willing to sell out the USA for their "chinese heritage" and money?

Even if it is 1%, it is too many and represents hundreds of thousands of spies implanted in our systems

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 18, 2026 11:52 AM (5LjnF)

146 I just saw a commercial from this group called NRDC (Nat'l Resources Defense Council) and had to laugh. It showed major disaster scenes, hurricanes swirling, women with their hands cradling their sorrowful heads as it proclaimed the Trump Administration is literally killing people and ruining everything every American has worked hard for because of his environmental policies. What a total crock of ****!

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 18, 2026 11:52 AM (qBdHI)

147 Fine-tuning the weather 100 years from now - that’s critical! Ensuring raw sewage isn’t being pumped into the Potomic? Not My Department. Not Important, whatever.

No one can actually validate if you've done the work correctly when it comes to ensuring the weather in 100 years, versus something like the sewage is obvious and immediate. People in government now argue that reviewing their work is rayciss, fascist and sexist...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 11:52 AM (sKqQm)

148 Oh no I meant shut up and act! But now I want "shit up" to be someone's catchphrase. Not sure what it means though.

Posted by: LizLem at February 18, 2026 11:53 AM (gWBY1)

149 AI continues to be largely useless despite trillions of investment.

It's a productivity enhancer for those who know what they're doing. It's a calculator that can draw naked pictures of celebrities. That's it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 11:23 AM (GBKbO)

Speaking of AI, I watched an interesting youtube vid last night by Ian McCollum of Forgotten Weapons. A prolific vid creator, he was approached by a sales guy for an AI content maker, and offered a free "AI enhanced" thumbnail for a then-new video, so he ran both his thumbnail and the AI version concurrently, and Youtube, for their own reasons tracked hits and watches for both versions of the same vid, both vids having the exact same content. By Yotube's metrics, the AI thumb drew more watches, but it also drew a huge number of negative comments from Ian's loyal fans, mostly along the lines of: "You have a real brand going there, Ian. AI? Don't go there." He's taken that to heart, and won't.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 18, 2026 11:53 AM (8zz6B)

150 Apologies . Multiple attacks in Iran.IRGC bases on fire. Tousi report coming up in about 20 minutes
Posted by: Ben Had at February 18, 2026 11:41 AM (+nEug)

Where are you seeing/hearing this?

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 18, 2026 11:53 AM (g8Ew8)

151 142 Shit up and act. Also, shut up and skate:

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/
american-figure-skater-amber-glenn-
emotional-after-costly-mistake-
during-olympic-outing

Posted by: LizLem at February 18, 2026 11:52 AM (gWBY1)

=====

Mark Ruffalo, noted leftist nitwit who talks about politics all the time despite being just an actor, told Kevin O'Leary, who has a supporting role in Marty Supreme, to shut up and act because O'Leary was making fun of Billie Eilish's SAG speech where she was talking about stolen land.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 11:53 AM (GBKbO)

152 I've suggested that any representative who wishes to enter congressional chambers be asked that question and if they don't answer correctly and without assistance from staff they be denied entry due to incompetence.

Posted by: Crusader

What is your name? What is your quest? What is the amount of illegal immigrant deportation you support?

Posted by: Old Man from Scene 24 at February 18, 2026 11:53 AM (ycI94)

153 Entertainment and Sports reporters were in the same J-School classes as the people working the DC political beat.

So of course they wish they were working DC, too.

But they didn't have the connections, and weren't the pick of the litter, so they bring it into the places where they DID get hired.

Posted by: XTC at February 18, 2026 11:54 AM (uEmCf)

154 A lot is going on in Iran. And nearby.

Ramp space might be getting tight in the region. A substantial portion of the US Air Force has been deployed over there at this point.

Possibly the worst, most transparent kabuki act (the "negotiations") in human history. Yet both sides have their reasons to don the costumes and make-up and take the stage. The turbans are in very bad shape and have no real escape if US policy (and belated cooperative "ally" behavior) don't change.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 18, 2026 11:54 AM (U/Byj)

155 This is hard to understand. Except maybe he is a fucking moron. There is a statue of him in Hong Kong (or, there was before the takeover) and he is from HK and built his career in HK making HK films. He is not a mainlander and all HKers should despise the mainland. Yet he shills for it.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 18, 2026 11:48 AM

That's because he makes a ton of money from his movies that are shown in china. If he pi$$es off the wrong ccp officals his movies will no longer be allowed to be seen in china.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 18, 2026 11:55 AM (0N4FZ)

156 Continuing with the sewage spill:

The Chair of @dcwater
board isn’t an engineer, or city planner

Dr. Unique N. Morris-Hughes is a DEI bureaucrat, non profit “educator”, grant disperser of taxpayer money, & former asst head of a boys charter school

She’s now head of the largest raw sewage spill in US history

https://is.gd/cgLJMx

Posted by: Archimedes at February 18, 2026 11:55 AM (Riz8t)

157 Nightime is the right time.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 18, 2026 11:56 AM (UORBG)

158 Recall that Fan Bing Bing disappeared for a few years after being charged for tax evasion (iirc) in China. Think there was also a Chinese tennis player also disappeared for a while, and was presumed dead until, under intense media coverage, she reappeared.

Don’t know much about Jackie Chan, but there is government pressures on people who are successful. We have no idea what their options are.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 18, 2026 11:56 AM (Hkcdp)

159 125
‘ What is the amount of illegal immigrant deportation you support?’

WHAT is the land speed velocity of a coconut laden swallow?

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 18, 2026 11:56 AM (jbnUc)

160 95% of Sport pundits and reporters can't chew gum and walk at the same time. No wonder most are leftists. They always think they are experts on things they really know nothing about.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 18, 2026 11:56 AM (cwGMH)

161 The Left displays a fascinating dichotomy:
On one hand, there's a deep self-loathing (four legs good, two legs bad, depopulation, anti-Americanism).
On the other, there's a fatuous self-importance (driving EV's to save the planet, loathing those who don't share their ideology).
It's clearly pathological.

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at February 18, 2026 11:57 AM (MNCvZ)

162 Good to hear Gun Jesus has decided against AI. I don't watch anything AI on UToob, doubt I ever will. OK, maybe how to strip a workbench and refinish it or something. But never other than purely practical "how to" content.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 18, 2026 11:57 AM (U/Byj)

163 What is the amount of illegal immigrant deportation you support?’

WHAT is the land speed velocity of a coconut laden swallow?

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 18, 2026 11:56 AM

African or European?

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 18, 2026 11:57 AM (0N4FZ)

164 How many fans could Bing Bing bang if Bing Bing could bang fans?

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 18, 2026 11:57 AM (i1VVh)

165 I just got $3/lbs beef 2 weeks in a row. Not enough freezer space. Spread it out guys.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 18, 2026 11:58 AM (UORBG)

166 >>>Mark Ruffalo, noted leftist nitwit who talks about politics all the time despite being just an actor

>This little maniac is a spineless Che Guevara with a big mouth and is totally self unaware.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 18, 2026 11:58 AM (gVUi7)

167 Willowed: Wolfus, are you in a post Mardi Gras depression?
Posted by: Dr. Whatsamatta. at February 18, 2026

***
The opposite. I'm glad it's effin' over.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 18, 2026 11:58 AM (wzUl9)

168 Tower of Babel.

https://is.gd/AGxvJF

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 18, 2026 11:58 AM (FXNzP)

169 156 Continuing with the sewage spill:

The Chair of @dcwater
board isn’t an engineer, or city planner

Dr. Unique N. Morris-Hughes is a DEI bureaucrat, non profit “educator”, grant disperser of taxpayer money, & former asst head of a boys charter school

She’s now head of the largest raw sewage spill in US history

https://is.gd/cgLJMx
Posted by: Archimedes at February 18, 2026 11:55 AM (Riz8t)

I am amazed to find out that a person with the first name Unique is a fucking retard.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 18, 2026 11:58 AM (SSEhk)

170 The Chair of @dcwater
board isn’t an engineer, or city planner

Dr. Unique N. Morris-Hughes is a DEI bureaucrat, non profit “educator”, grant disperser of taxpayer money, & former asst head of a boys charter school

She’s now head of the largest raw sewage spill in US history
---------

Incredible.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 18, 2026 11:58 AM (XeU6L)

171 164
‘ African or European?’

what? I don’t know tha…
AAAAHHHHHH!

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 18, 2026 11:58 AM (jbnUc)

172 I am amazed to find out that a person with the first name Unique is a fucking retard.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 18, 2026 11:58 AM (SSEhk)
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She probably pronounces it "Yooni-cue."

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 18, 2026 11:59 AM (i1VVh)

173 OT. Apparently Bambi and his idiot side-kick Rice *cried* when the Trumpenfuhrer was first elected in 2016. In front of staff.

America will never live down the degradation and humiliation of putting someone like Obama in any public position of responsibility, much less the WH.

The absurd spectacle of Biden was just making the rubble bounce.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 18, 2026 11:59 AM (U/Byj)

174 Bill Nye has a BS in mechanical engineering.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 18, 2026 11:40 AM (UORBG)

Did he ever attain professional status? Did he ever work as an actual engineer? prolly never drove a train once.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 18, 2026 12:00 PM (8zz6B)

175 167 Willowed: Wolfus, are you in a post Mardi Gras depression?
Posted by: Dr. Whatsamatta. at February 18, 2026

***
The opposite. I'm glad it's effin' over.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

I am so grateful it’s bad luck to eat King Cake after Mardi Gras. I really was not very good about it this year and it shows. Ugh. We just threw the last of the beads in our tree out front in the final send off of the season.

Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 12:00 PM (Wmg4n)

176 Oh geez, speaking up shut up and _____:
Shut up and sing.

Apparently Billie Eilish is losing $20 million in endorsement deals over her stupid Grammy comments. Second look at Nike, Lexus, Corona?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?
v=Q51i7EgnomA

Posted by: LizLem at February 18, 2026 12:00 PM (gWBY1)

177 She’s now head of the largest raw sewage spill in US history
----------

FEMA will come!

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 18, 2026 12:00 PM (XeU6L)

178 Dyslexic BORG.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 18, 2026 12:01 PM (UORBG)

179 She probably pronounces it "Yooni-cue."
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 18, 2026 11:59 AM (i1VVh)

Unique-wa

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 18, 2026 12:01 PM (cwGMH)

180 172 I am amazed to find out that a person with the first name Unique is a fucking retard.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 18, 2026 11:58 AM (SSEhk)
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She probably pronounces it "Yooni-cue."
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 18, 2026 11:59 AM (i1VVh)

If it's not a snowflake naming convention, then it's probably Oooo - neee - quay, some faux African shit like Kwanzaa.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 18, 2026 12:02 PM (SSEhk)

181 She’s now head of the largest raw sewage spill in US history
----------

FEMA will come!

No. No it won't.

Democrats Create a Sewage Crisis — Then Defund FEMA’s Cleanup

https://is.gd/RhOgQR

Posted by: Archimedes at February 18, 2026 12:02 PM (Riz8t)

182
Do these journalists ever ask non-American actors what they think of their own country's politics?

Did any journalists ask any Japanese ice skaters or snow boarders what they think of Sanae Takaichi?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 18, 2026 12:02 PM (n7rxJ)

183 What better way to commemorate the passing of JJ.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 18, 2026 12:02 PM (UORBG)

184 That Dr Unique appointment is classic DC city politics. It’s a small, incestuous group running that city. They cover for each other’s grift.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 18, 2026 12:02 PM (Hkcdp)

185 Demosthenes rocks!

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at February 18, 2026 12:02 PM (w9Wax)

186 Dr. Unique N. Morris-Hughes is a DEI bureaucrat, non profit “educator”, grant disperser of taxpayer money, & former asst head of a boys charter school

She’s now head of the largest raw sewage spill in US history

****

Proof that anything DEI will turn into shit eventually.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 18, 2026 12:03 PM (Y1sOo)

187 182
Do these journalists ever ask non-American actors what they think of their own country's politics?

Did any journalists ask any Japanese ice skaters or snow boarders what they think of Sanae Takaichi?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 18, 2026 12:02 PM (n7rxJ)

====

No other country has politics.

They have side shows in political buildings, but none of it matters because America funds and runs everything through that funding.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 12:03 PM (GBKbO)

188 That's because he makes a ton of money from his movies that are shown in china. If he pi$$es off the wrong ccp officals his movies will no longer be allowed to be seen in china.
Posted by: Mister Scott

----------
He takes it too far. I have not seen him recently, but about 10,15 years ago he was a real pro-China ass.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 18, 2026 12:03 PM (5LjnF)

189 Can't imagine NOVA is the least bit scandalized or even interested in the Third World incompetence they rabidly support now affecting them negatively (Potomac thing).

I know people who were snarky natural "conservatives", even right-wingers, who moved to the Beltway and within a decade were mewling apologists for that which they derided most of their lives. Amazing really. And in one case, his initial stories/experiences of working in the fed behemoth were exactly the sort of stuff he used to ridicule and loathe. His perspective was validated by experience.

Then, kids' friends parents. School-based social interaction. Wife working at a big law firm (bingo, case closed right there). Still, amazing.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 18, 2026 12:03 PM (U/Byj)

190 Demosthenes rocks!
Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at February 18, 2026 12:02 PM (w9Wax)
-----------
ISWYDT

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 18, 2026 12:04 PM (i1VVh)

191
Proof that anything DEI will turn into shit eventually.
Posted by: one hour sober
------

Oh, the irony...

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 18, 2026 12:04 PM (XeU6L)

192 169
I am amazed to find out that a person with the first name Unique is a fucking retard.

Not nearly unique enough.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 18, 2026 12:04 PM (jbnUc)

193 Speaking of sewerage spills, What's the status of the cleanup of the Mexico sewage being pumped into the San Diego coast?

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 18, 2026 12:05 PM (cwGMH)

194 Demosthenes rocks!
Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at February 18, 2026 12:02 PM (w9Wax)
-----------
ISWYDT

Pebbles, really.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 18, 2026 12:05 PM (Riz8t)

195 Proof that anything DEI will turn into shit eventually.

Nice.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 18, 2026 12:05 PM (Riz8t)

196 I am amazed to find out that a person with the first name Unique is a fucking retard.

Not nearly unique enough.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 18, 2026 12:04 PM (jbnUc)
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Brian: You are all individuals!

Crowd: Yes! Yes! We're all individuals!

Small voice: I'm not...

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 18, 2026 12:06 PM (i1VVh)

197 Nightime is the right time.
------

Moonlight...feels right.

Posted by: Starbuck at February 18, 2026 12:06 PM (TN0g+)

198 That's because he makes a ton of money from his movies that are shown in china. If he pi$$es off the wrong ccp officals his movies will no longer be allowed to be seen in china.
Posted by: Mister Scott

Not to mention being arrested and disappeared.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 18, 2026 12:06 PM (lpVer)

199 In the future the reporters will start cornering the actors to ask them about economics.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 18, 2026 12:07 PM (rbvCR)

200 What better way to commemorate the passing of JJ.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 18, 2026 12:02 PM

And during Black History Month?!!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 18, 2026 12:07 PM (bFu5X)

201
House Democrats Plan Walkouts And Boycotts For Trump's State Of The Union Address

https://t.ly/HVTjD

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 18, 2026 12:07 PM (Cqx++)

202 Missile stockpiles in Shirraz exploding. One India News..

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 18, 2026 12:07 PM (UORBG)

203 Dr. Unique N. Morris-Hughes is a DEI bureaucrat, non profit “educator”, grant disperser of taxpayer money, & former asst head of a boys charter school

She’s now head of the largest raw sewage spill in US history
------

A "fundamentally non-serious" choice.

Posted by: Crusader at February 18, 2026 12:08 PM (TN0g+)

204 >>> America will never live down the degradation and humiliation of putting someone like Obama in any public position of responsibility, much less the WH.

His main legacies are setting back race relations 30 years and furthering the communist takeover of America. And he did a bang up job of it.

I looked up the words of the quote of his that they added on his presidential library/Brutalist monstrosity. It is of course very socialist. But the lines going horizontal on the bottom and top of the words mean no one driving fast down the highway will be able to read it easily. The capitol I, T, H etc. all look the same.

Posted by: LizLem at February 18, 2026 12:08 PM (gWBY1)

205 Missile stockpiles in Shirraz exploding.

Don't wine about it.

Posted by: Call me a cab at February 18, 2026 12:08 PM (TbWk/)

206 House Democrats Plan Walkouts And Boycotts For Trump's State Of The Union Address

https://t.ly/HVTjD
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 18, 2026 12:07 PM (Cqx++)

LOL... How brave

Posted by: It's me donna at February 18, 2026 12:09 PM (rnaMO)

207 Pebbles, really.
Posted by: Archimedes

Yeah, but "Demosthenes pebbles!" doesn't make...
Oh, never mind.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at February 18, 2026 12:09 PM (w9Wax)

208 201
‘ House Democrats Plan Walkouts And Boycotts

Tantrum Theater.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 18, 2026 12:09 PM (jbnUc)

209 Opinion fact, good question.

Context to note is that sewage issues, especially for south county beaches like Imperial, arising from Tijuana River effluent problems, go back decades. There have been previous crises, and World Bank (US $) aid to build Mexican waste management infrastructure. The recent event was apparently the result of a specific action taken during rehab or repair of a key hub.

Zeldin was here several months ago, but I don't think he issued a clarifying or significant statement on that matter (he met with Mexican counterparts). But I might have missed it.

In any case, I don't think the SEALs (BUDS) are still up in Oceanside for their water work. Back to homo (Coronado).

Posted by: rhomboid at February 18, 2026 12:10 PM (U/Byj)

210 >>>In the future the reporters will start cornering the actors to ask them about economics.

Posted by: Kindltot

>That would be okay. Actors have a considerable knowledge of money laundering and economists never have to be right.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 18, 2026 12:11 PM (gVUi7)

211 House Democrats Plan Walkouts And Boycotts For Trump's State Of The Union Address
-----

Trump should expand the State of The Union Address to be a month-long event, where the heads of various agencies take time to go over the details of their work and progress. That way we could have month without House Democrats.

Posted by: Crusader at February 18, 2026 12:11 PM (TN0g+)

212 A "fundamentally non-serious" choice.

Anything DEI is non-serious. You're either picking the best person for the job or you aren't. The people pushing DEI think everything is a soft skill, with no real world consequences, so it really doesn't matter if you put a clown in that slot. They are disastrously wrong.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 18, 2026 12:11 PM (Riz8t)

213 Context to note is that sewage issues, especially for south county beaches like Imperial, arising from Tijuana River effluent problems, go back decades.

So fixing that is one of those jobs that Mexicans won't do?

Posted by: NR Pax at February 18, 2026 12:11 PM (+4yJ5)

214 I am amazed to find out that a person with the first name Unique is a fucking retard.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 18, 2026 11:58 AM (SSEhk)

Good thing there's only one of her, being Unique and all.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 18, 2026 12:11 PM (8zz6B)

215
I looked up the words of the quote of his that they added on his presidential library/Brutalist monstrosity. It is of course very socialist. But the lines going horizontal on the bottom and top of the words mean no one driving fast down the highway will be able to read it easily. The capitol I, T, H etc. all look the same.
Posted by: LizLem

----------

Good point, but it will be taught to all the country's school children the same as that damn poem (you all know the one I mean.)

(oh, and I agree about the hem. looks weird too.)

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 18, 2026 12:12 PM (5LjnF)

216 Good thing there's only one of her, being Unique and all.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 18, 2026 12:11 PM (8zz6B)

bet it's pronounced uneequay...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 18, 2026 12:12 PM (rnaMO)

217 NOODlum.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 18, 2026 12:12 PM (5bGGs)

218 Unique is made of DEI and lard. Mostly lard

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 18, 2026 12:13 PM (Kc+Vz)

219 Dr. Unique N. Morris-Hughes is a DEI bureaucrat, non profit “educator”, grant disperser of taxpayer money, & former asst head of a boys charter school

My brother went to medical school and took out $400,000 in student loans just so he can call himself . . . DOCTOR!"

Posted by: Sgt. Cooper, "Who's The Man?" at February 18, 2026 12:14 PM (hi/jD)

220 How do you catch a DEI hire?

Unique up on 'em.

Posted by: Cheerful Reprobate at February 18, 2026 12:14 PM (Fl2Df)

221 Dr. Unique N. Morris-Hughes"

"The Marching Morons"

Posted by: man at February 18, 2026 12:14 PM (qKSbI)

222 Oh I saw a news story on a lefty site, "Trump's attempt to lower drugs costs in the US is pushing up costs in other countries"

But remember the notion that other countries are grifting off of American spending is a racist, fascist lie.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 11:27 AM (sKqQm)

=====

"America sucks because other countries have great healthcare."

"America can't make its own healthcare better. It's going to make healthcare in other countries worse!"

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 11:28 AM (GBKbO)
==
I've been begging for a WTO complaint for years. Essentially just about every other country doesn't allow pharma to recoup R&D costs.

Posted by: Black JEM at February 18, 2026 12:14 PM (GZYu7)

223 Missile stockpiles in Shirraz exploding.

Don't wine about it.
Posted by: Call me a cab at February 18, 2026 12:08 PM (TbWk/)

Dry humor but somewhat sweet.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 18, 2026 12:15 PM (cwGMH)

224 >>> What better way to commemorate the passing of JJ. Posted by: Boss Moss at February 18, 2026 12:02 PM (UORBG)

Oh my goodness, you gave me a heart attack! For a minute I thought you meant JJ Sefton had passed. I was panicking.

Has anyone done more damage to race relations, after heroic fights for black civil rights during the tumultuous 60s, than Jesse Jackson and Al
Sharpton? They can battle it out for the coveted title in purgatory, when Sharpton finally gets there.

Posted by: LizLem at February 18, 2026 12:16 PM (gWBY1)

225 but the journalists are the ones forcing the issue at every opportunity, peppering the industry people with irrelevant political questions
Because the journalists are the Inquisitors of Progressivism. It's a soft Inquisition, sure, but an Inquisition nonetheless. And they will ensure that you pronounce the proper Progressive doctrine or be found wanting.

Posted by: GWB at February 18, 2026 12:18 PM (02Em6)

226 Oh I saw a news story on a lefty site, "Trump's attempt to lower drugs costs in the US is pushing up costs in other countries"

But remember the notion that other countries are grifting off of American spending is a racist, fascist lie.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 11:27 AM

This is one area that is going to get interesting. Pharma will HAVE to raise the cost of drugs for foreign nations but, these nations negotiated these incredible favorable price for their NHS by threatening to violate the patents on drugs if they didn't get them.

If that is how it goes, expect insanely massive punitive tariffs.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 18, 2026 12:19 PM (jc0TO)

227 "Journalism" has and always will be the problem.

Posted by: melodicmetal at February 18, 2026 12:31 PM (61TgR)

228 The worst thing about the BBT was when they had Amy Farrah Fowler win the Nobel in Physics. She's a biologist. Ain't happenin'.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 18, 2026 11:42 AM (Riz8t)

She's a neuroscientist. In real life, as well.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at February 18, 2026 12:31 PM (5xuJ/)

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