The Morning Rant: Marco Rubio Is A Star, And He Isn't The Only One In The Cabinet!

Our current Secretary of State may be the most consequential one in the last 50 years. Marco Rubio is teaching a master class in how to be a statesman, a diplomat, and a powerful and unapologetic defender of the president's policies.

And as JD Vance dabbles in partisan politics, and perhaps even flirts with the lunatic faux-right, Marco Rubio is cementing his position as an indispensable part of President Trump's administration, and perhaps a rising star for the 2028 Republican Presidential nomination.

Here is Marco Rubio's press conference on March 2nd, 2026, which has been butchered by the mainstream media to make the administration sound as if it is flailing. But a full listen will reveal a perfectly prepared presentation of the rationale behind our preemptive strikes against the Iranian theocratic maniacs.

Secretary Rubio has full command of the facts, and presents exactly the correct tone of deference to the President without sounding like an apparatchik. There is no parallel foreign policy being conducted on the sly...he is a proud American, a proud member of the Trump administration, and gives the impression that he is 100% on board with the President's goals.

It is a testament to President Trump's resolve to be a different president than in his first term; he has chosen a far more impressive cabinet, with a few bona fide stars. Rubio, Scott Bessent at Treasury, Doug Burgum at Interior, Pete Hegseth at War, Lee Zeldin at EPA, RFK Jr. at HHS, and several others who are comporting themselves well.

Sure, we can bitch and moan about a few others, in particular Bondi at Justice, but President Trump has constructed a superb cabinet without any of the political turmoil of his last administration and, more importantly, without the disloyalty that was rife among the GOPe-chosen officials.

I look forward to these people continuing their work for years, if not in the next Republican administration, then in Congress or their state houses or governor's mansions!

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Posted by: CBD at 11:00 AM

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Posted by: Skip at March 03, 2026 11:00 AM (EtnSa)

2 Hiya

Posted by: Lizzy at March 03, 2026 11:00 AM (tj6OY)

3 Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly of Experts (RUDE)

The Assembly of Experts were all assembled in Qom to vote on the next 'Supreme Leader'.

And Israel just bombed them all.

Posted by: SMOD at March 03, 2026 11:01 AM (RHGPo)

4 Marco ain't just putting in the miles thats for sure

Posted by: Skip at March 03, 2026 11:01 AM (EtnSa)

5 It is a testament to President Trump's resolve to be a different president than in his first term; he has chosen a far more impressive cabinet, with a few bona fide stars. Rubio, Scott Bessent at Treasury, Doug Burgum at Interior, Pete Hegseth at War, Lee Zeldin at EPA, RFK Jr. at HHS, and several others who are comporting themselves well.
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agree. Big improvement over first term.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 03, 2026 11:01 AM (jfLjk)

6 MONKEY!

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 03, 2026 11:02 AM (zjgNU)

7 I'm just going to advance this one:

Maybe we are being too bullish on Rubio a bit too quickly in our exuberance?

The oil exec guy from Trump's 1st term did some good stuff too.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 03, 2026 11:02 AM (bss/y)

8 It is a testament to President Trump's resolve to be a different president than in his first term; he has chosen a far more impressive cabinet, with a few bona fide stars. Rubio, Scott Bessent at Treasury, Doug Burgum at Interior, Pete Hegseth at War, Lee Zeldin at EPA, RFK Jr. at HHS, and several others who are comporting themselves well.

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I think he would have loved a stronger cabinet from the start.

But the realities of confirmations put a lot of power in Mitch's hands.

Getting Mitch out of leadership and putting weathervane Thune in did a lot. Thune is willing to do the popular thing. Mitch was never going to do the popular thing unless it aligned with his pre-existing motives and desires.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:02 AM (GBKbO)

9 The one in the middle is definitely Willie Nelson

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 03, 2026 11:03 AM (Kt19C)

10 7 I'm just going to advance this one:

Maybe we are being too bullish on Rubio a bit too quickly in our exuberance?

The oil exec guy from Trump's 1st term did some good stuff too.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 03, 2026 11:02 AM (bss/y)

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Rubio is a good soldier. He takes orders well. He's smart and can effectively advocate for positions.

Does that make him a leader?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:03 AM (GBKbO)

11 Marco is going to have his hands full when he is elected Grand Vizir of Cuba.

Posted by: Our Man In Havana at March 03, 2026 11:03 AM (oftw2)

12 Does that make him a leader?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:03 AM (GBKbO)

Kind of my point. We all remember Rubio when left to his own devices back in the day, right?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 03, 2026 11:03 AM (bss/y)

13 Our current Secretary of ______ may be the most consequential one in the last 50 years.

Posted by: CBD at 11:00 AM

Pretty sire we can just fill in the blank here. Trump really stacked the deck this time after his disastrous picks the first time around. (He didn't know his "allies" were also trying to sabotage him then.)

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 03, 2026 11:03 AM (zjgNU)

14 >>>>>>>Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly of Experts (RUDE)

The Assembly of Experts were all assembled in Qom to vote on the next 'Supreme Leader'.

And Israel just bombed them all.
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If the IDF keeps wiping out these meetings, there's not going to be anyone left to surrender.

Posted by: Cosda at March 03, 2026 11:03 AM (/GQc+)

15 12 Does that make him a leader?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:03 AM (GBKbO)

Kind of my point. We all remember Rubio when left to his own devices back in the day, right?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 03, 2026 11:03 AM (bss/y)

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He fell in with the wrong crowd, and he started taking orders from Schumer.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:04 AM (GBKbO)

16 If Trump weren't so old, an effort to overturn the 22nd amendment. Watching the NT's, the left, the foreigners and their FARA-avoiding spokespeeps go apoplectic would be great entertainment.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 03, 2026 11:04 AM (jfLjk)

17 If nothing changes, it's going to be Vance/Rubio.

No other ticket makes sense.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 03, 2026 11:04 AM (XV/Pl)

18 But he drank water funny once.

Posted by: Heroq at March 03, 2026 11:04 AM (qpQFJ)

19 He fell in with the wrong crowd, and he started taking orders from Schumer.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:04 AM (GBKbO)

And, is that something you want to take a chance on?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 03, 2026 11:04 AM (bss/y)

20 17 If nothing changes, it's going to be Vance/Rubio.

No other ticket makes sense.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 03, 2026 11:04 AM (XV/Pl)

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Rubio may want to continue to be SecState. He seems to like it. VP is honestly a step down if one is concerned with policy and management.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:05 AM (GBKbO)

21 Getting Mitch out of leadership and putting weathervane Thune in did a lot. Thune is willing to do the popular thing. Mitch was never going to do the popular thing unless it aligned with his pre-existing motives and desires.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:02 AM (GBKbO)

Our current crop of politicians is the best argument for term-limits our country has ever had.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 03, 2026 11:05 AM (zjgNU)

22 The oil exec guy from Trump's 1st term did some good stuff too.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 03, 2026 11:02 AM (bss/y)

Rex Tillerson?

He sucked, and was disloyal.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 03, 2026 11:05 AM (n9ltV)

23 19 He fell in with the wrong crowd, and he started taking orders from Schumer.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:04 AM (GBKbO)

And, is that something you want to take a chance on?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 03, 2026 11:04 AM (bss/y)

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Oh, you're misunderstanding me.

I don't trust Rubio, like at all.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:05 AM (GBKbO)

24 The Assembly of Experts were all assembled in Qom to vote on the next 'Supreme Leader'.

And Israel just bombed them all.

Doing that sends a definite message to Iran.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 03, 2026 11:05 AM (n1OCj)

25 Rubio is a good soldier. He takes orders well. He's smart and can effectively advocate for positions.

Does that make him a leader?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:03 AM (GBKbO)

Rubio is a politician from Florida.
This is AoSHQ.

How can you even ask that question?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 03, 2026 11:06 AM (ExV1e)

26 The oil exec guy from Trump's 1st term did some good stuff too.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

lololololol!

Hope the next round of air strikes is against the Rinos.

Oh, wait! They're taking out John Cornyn as I type!

Posted by: Auspex at March 03, 2026 11:06 AM (Y8DZL)

27 Rex Tillerson?

He sucked, and was disloyal.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 03, 2026 11:05 AM (n9ltV)

Nah I was thinking... Pompeo?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 03, 2026 11:06 AM (bss/y)

28 >>It is a testament to President Trump's resolve to be a different president than in his first term; he has chosen a far more impressive cabinet, with a few bona fide stars. Rubio, Scott Bessent at Treasury, Doug Burgum at Interior, Pete Hegseth at War, Lee Zeldin at EPA, RFK Jr. at HHS, and several others who are comporting themselves well.

Can't recall where I read this (maybe something Tulsi said?), but most of Trump's cabinet have been hanging out with each other at Mar-a-Lago for several years. Most of them, such as Tulsi and RFK jr., had been "cancelled," so that not only are they experienced in a hostile media, but have decided that they will fight for what they believe in despite them.

Trump no doubt has used the years between his first admin and his current one to truly vet his team, ensuring they will not drop him when under lawfare. Sounds like he was also team building, thus ensuring that his cabinet is not a team of strangers, but a team of friends who communicate and coordinate with each other directly.

Posted by: Lizzy at March 03, 2026 11:06 AM (tj6OY)

29 27 Rex Tillerson?

He sucked, and was disloyal.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 03, 2026 11:05 AM (n9ltV)

Nah I was thinking... Pompeo?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 03, 2026 11:06 AM (bss/y)

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Pompeo was CIA. And I remember him being a largely fine and unremarkable SecState while in office.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:07 AM (GBKbO)

30 Oh, wait! They're taking out John Cornyn as I type!
Posted by: Auspex at March 03, 2026 11:06 AM (Y8DZL)

Don't tease me.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 03, 2026 11:07 AM (bss/y)

31 Thune is willing to do the popular thing. Mitch was never going to do the popular thing unless it aligned with his pre-existing motives and desires.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:02 AM (GBKbO)
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Thine is steadfastly avoiding doing the popular thing on the SAFE Act, and refusing to force an old-fashioned talking filibuster. It could then pass with 51 votes. Instead he promises to bring it to the floor for a vote, when he knows with certainty it will fail to get 60 votes.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 03, 2026 11:07 AM (jfLjk)

32 Thune is willing to do the popular thing.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:02 AM (GBKbO)

Huh?

SAVE is supported by something like 85% of America, and Thune is torpedoing it.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 03, 2026 11:07 AM (n9ltV)

33 Thune could at the very least end the spiteful pro-forma sessions, if he doesn't want to get rid of blue slips and such.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at March 03, 2026 11:07 AM (UOi8U)

34 Yeah, they seem to be some 'good guys,' and it's nice to see or hear a positive opinion given 'breaking news.'

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 03, 2026 11:07 AM (NFX2v)

35 Kind of my point. We all remember Rubio when left to his own devices back in the day, right?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 03, 2026 11:03 AM (bss/y)

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He fell in with the wrong crowd, and he started taking orders from Schumer.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:04 AM (GBKbO)

Again, suggests that he needs the right crowd to guide him.

I like Rubio, and I hope he's learned his lesson, but I'm not ready to follow him.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 03, 2026 11:08 AM (zjgNU)

36 Nah I was thinking... Pompeo?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 03, 2026 11:06 AM (bss/y)

He has been reported to have been disloyal also.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 03, 2026 11:08 AM (ExV1e)

37 27 Rex Tillerson?

He sucked, and was disloyal.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 03, 2026 11:05 AM (n9ltV)

Nah I was thinking... Pompeo?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 03, 2026 11:06 AM (bss/y)

SAME!!!!

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Hope I'm Right. at March 03, 2026 11:08 AM (i49OE)

38 Oh, you're misunderstanding me.

I don't trust Rubio, like at all.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:05 AM (GBKbO)

Ah, my mistake. Carry on.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 03, 2026 11:08 AM (zjgNU)

39 32 Thune is willing to do the popular thing.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:02 AM (GBKbO)

Huh?

SAVE is supported by something like 85% of America, and Thune is torpedoing it.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 03, 2026 11:07 AM (n9ltV)

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Well, since it's not played out and everyone thought Thune was folding under the Parliamentarian's gaze during the OBBB, I'm going to let it play out before declaring that he's failed us on the SAVE Act.

But the point is that Thune is less ideologically committed to opposing Trump and conservative victories as Mitch was.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:08 AM (GBKbO)

40 I don't trust Rubio, like at all.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:05 AM (GBKbO)

Trust? Why the f*ck would anyone trust a politician?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 03, 2026 11:09 AM (n9ltV)

41 Rubio is a good soldier. He takes orders well. He's smart and can effectively advocate for positions.

Does that make him a leader?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:03 AM (GBKbO)

We had our doubts about Trump in 2015. Put into perspective. Rubio would be exponentially better than the California greaser.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 03, 2026 11:09 AM (g8Ew8)

42 Rex Tillerson?

He sucked, and was disloyal.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 03, 2026 11:05 AM (n9ltV)

Also part of the cabal that destroyed the Boy Scouts.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 03, 2026 11:09 AM (zjgNU)

43 @20

>>Rubio may want to continue to be SecState. He seems to like it. VP is honestly a step down if one is concerned with policy and management.

Yeah, I don't think any outsider's will be considered for the VP spot.

Rubio can keep the foreign policy portfolio as VP, Vance can concentrate on domestic items.

Probably would make a really good team.

Listen, if in 2028 there is a fight for the GOP nomination then a lot of things will have had to go catastrophically wrong between here an then.

Let's hope that's not the case.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 03, 2026 11:09 AM (XV/Pl)

44 He has been reported to have been disloyal also.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 03, 2026 11:08 AM (ExV1e)

I'm surrounded by ASSHOLES!

Posted by: Dark Helmet at March 03, 2026 11:09 AM (bss/y)

45 33 Thune could at the very least end the spiteful pro-forma sessions, if he doesn't want to get rid of blue slips and such.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at March 03, 2026 11:07 AM (UOi8U)

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That requires a majority vote. The caucus leader can't just make it happen.

If there are 4 GOP Senators dead set on not allowing recess appointments, there's not a whole lot he can actually do.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:09 AM (GBKbO)

46 Is the market predicting an Iranian attack here in the US? The VIX (a risk index) is through the roof this morning, for reasons unknown. Interesting.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 03, 2026 11:09 AM (jfLjk)

47 41 We had our doubts about Trump in 2015. Put into perspective. Rubio would be exponentially better than the California greaser.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 03, 2026 11:09 AM (g8Ew

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I was considering voting for Newsom over Rubio, it's true.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:10 AM (GBKbO)

48 Thx CBD.
Agree that Trump has chosen an excellent cabinet. Leftists on Facebook are screaming that Hegseth is a drunken womanizer, Rubio is a butt kisser, Bondi is Trump's girlfriend, Noem killed the dog, etc. The left more than anything is sanctimonious

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 03, 2026 11:10 AM (HYqoK)

49
JD Vance dabbles in partisan politics, and perhaps even flirts with the lunatic faux-right

What's he doing?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 03, 2026 11:10 AM (Cqx++)

50 But the point is that Thune is less ideologically committed to opposing Trump and conservative victories as Mitch was.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:08 AM (GBKbO)

He's just better at it. Show me the recess appointments and maybe I will take seriously that supposition.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 03, 2026 11:10 AM (n9ltV)

51 We had our doubts about Trump in 2015. Put into perspective. Rubio would be exponentially better than the California greaser.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 03, 2026 11:09 AM (g8Ew

Damning with faint praise.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 03, 2026 11:10 AM (zjgNU)

52 The wife of Iran’s slain supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, died on Monday, according to local media, after she sustained wounds from US and Israeli bombing on Tehran that killed her husband days earlier.

Does she get virgins as well or does she have to wait her turn in line before her husband notices her?

Posted by: NR Pax at March 03, 2026 11:11 AM (OPGS/)

53 50 He's just better at it. Show me the recess appointments and maybe I will take seriously that supposition.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 03, 2026 11:10 AM (n9ltV)

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How does the Senate go into recess?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:11 AM (GBKbO)

54 What's he doing?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 03, 2026 11:10 AM (Cqx++)

He is Carlson-curious. And in a substantive way.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 03, 2026 11:11 AM (n9ltV)

55 Well, since it's not played out and everyone thought Thune was folding under the Parliamentarian's gaze during the OBBB, I'm going to let it play out before declaring that he's failed us on the SAVE Act.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:08 AM (GBKbO)
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I suppose that is fair, but as of now it doesn't look good.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 03, 2026 11:11 AM (jfLjk)

56 I look forward to these people continuing their work for years, if not in the next Republican administration, then in Congress or their state houses or governor's mansions!

Assuming they're not all arrested on January 20, 2029, after the D's win. (If the D''s win.)

Statements from prominent Democrats make it clear that they are planning something like January 30, 1933 in Germany - they intend to crush the opposition so throughly that there will never be a chance that they would lose power in the future.

Not a prominent Democrat, but wimp Will Stancil in Minneapolis expressed what is now conventional wisdom in the Democratic Party:

"Eventually the Trump regime will collapse, because it’s built on a single rotten, 79-year pillar. When it does, the army of cranks who have tried to shelter under the boss’s seeming impunity, in order to commit crimes of their own, will have nowhere to hide. We must scour them out of our society."

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 03, 2026 11:12 AM (n1OCj)

57 46 Is the market predicting an Iranian attack here in the US? The VIX (a risk index) is through the roof this morning, for reasons unknown. Interesting.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 03, 2026 11:09 AM (jfLjk)

My point is the same from last night. Wouldn't you have activated these vast forces when there was still more leadership alive? Is anyone left alive who can activate them? Was this a failure of command and control where no one knows what to do until a guy with a fucking bean bag on his head tells them to do something?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 03, 2026 11:12 AM (bss/y)

58 Do the female martyrs get their 72 Cabana Boys?

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at March 03, 2026 11:12 AM (qwx/I)

59 Cornyn will be in a run off with Paxton. Cornyn is claiming that Paxton will lose against Crockett or Talanrico or what ever his name is. 🙄

Posted by: lin-duh at March 03, 2026 11:12 AM (EneHm)

60 How does the Senate go into recess?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:11 AM (GBKbO)

Look up "pro forma."

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 03, 2026 11:13 AM (n9ltV)

61 55 I suppose that is fair, but as of now it doesn't look good.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 03, 2026 11:11 AM (jfLjk)

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Thune getting 95% of what the Parliamentarian wanted out of the OBBB back into the OBBB by just putting it all into the last amendment of the amendment-o-rama and getting the Senate as a body to vote on it before anyone could notify the Parliamentarian earned him a lot of credit in my book.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:13 AM (GBKbO)

62 ‘ we can bitch and moan about a few others, in particular Bondi at Justice, but President Trump’

Bondi will only be as effective as the size of the leash Trump lets her have. I. E. Guilty democrats are going unarrested because Trump doesn’t want them to be.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 03, 2026 11:13 AM (jbnUc)

63 @20/TheJamesMadison: "Rubio may want to continue to be SecState. He seems to like it. VP is honestly a step down if one is concerned with policy and management."

Given the memes about how many hats/uniforms Rubio is ending up wearing, I'm left to ask:

Why not both?

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 03, 2026 11:13 AM (O7YUW)

64 Wouldn't you have activated these vast forces when there was still more leadership alive?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 03, 2026 11:12 AM (bss/y)

Or their orders are to act if the leadership is killed.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 03, 2026 11:14 AM (n9ltV)

65 Did we just blow right past the 12th imam? What are we on—number 16 or so?

Posted by: SMOD at March 03, 2026 11:14 AM (RHGPo)

66 Cornyn will be in a run off with Paxton. Cornyn is claiming that Paxton will lose against Crockett or Talanrico or what ever his name is. 🙄

Gad, I hate that prevaricating hamhead.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 03, 2026 11:14 AM (Riz8t)

67 60 How does the Senate go into recess?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:11 AM (GBKbO)

Look up "pro forma."

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 03, 2026 11:13 AM (n9ltV)

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Look up the rules on actually going into recess.

It requires a majority vote.

All it takes is 4 GOP Senators to say no. I could name 4 off the top of my head who would say no (Murk, Mitch, Collins, and Grassley). There are probably 10 more because the appointment power is pretty much the only thing the Senate does anymore.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:14 AM (GBKbO)

68 Cornyn is claiming that Paxton will lose against Crockett or Talanrico or what ever his name is. 🙄
Posted by: lin-duh at March 03, 2026 11:12 AM (EneHm)
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Why? Would the Bushies vote Democrat, rather than swallow their bile and vote GOP?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 03, 2026 11:14 AM (96/+H)

69 How does the Senate go into recess?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:11 AM (GBKbO)

When the teacher rings her bell.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 03, 2026 11:14 AM (g8Ew8)

70 Hegseth is a drunken womanizer...

And he was only a major. He doesn't know anything about the military. He's totally incompetent. And he has too many muscles. Sweaty muscles. Ooooooh... I feel so dirty. -- Leftist women

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 03, 2026 11:14 AM (ExV1e)

71 Or do the unworthy females go to Na'ar where they are seared by the gale of flatus which issues forth from the haunches of Asmoday.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at March 03, 2026 11:14 AM (qwx/I)

72 53 How does the Senate go into recess?

i presume the same way we did in elementary school. the bell rings, the senators cheer and run for the exits.

Posted by: anachronda at March 03, 2026 11:14 AM (oY6Yp)

73 Serious question....does the Senate have a "whip", like the House?

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at March 03, 2026 11:14 AM (UOi8U)

74 I saw Prevaricating Hamheads open for...

Posted by: Bulg at March 03, 2026 11:15 AM (77rzZ)

75 Or their orders are to act if the leadership is killed.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 03, 2026 11:14 AM (n9ltV)

Ok, I'll buy that.

*looks around*

*checks watch*

*looks again*

Who else has to die then? The dog catcher of Tehran?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 03, 2026 11:15 AM (bss/y)

76 @72 -- that's not mud on their clothes.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at March 03, 2026 11:15 AM (qwx/I)

77 I do love the Cabinet! still a little unsure about Duffy

he's not as quick moving or strong as the others I think

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 03, 2026 11:16 AM (j+aD2)

78 Why? Would the Bushies vote Democrat, rather than swallow their bile and vote GOP?

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Yes. Or not vote at all, at best.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at March 03, 2026 11:16 AM (UOi8U)

79 Did we just blow right past the 12th imam? What are we on—number 16 or so?
Posted by: SMOD

Sorry, I won't take that job.
-- Marco Rubio

Posted by: Bulg at March 03, 2026 11:16 AM (77rzZ)

80 Hegseth is a drunken womanizer...

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And ass kicker.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 03, 2026 11:16 AM (FXNzP)

81 Hegseth is a drunken womanizer

I already support him. You don't have to sell him to me.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 03, 2026 11:17 AM (OPGS/)

82 Trump is a Colossus, a hugely consequential figure that hacks through Gordian Knots and ruthlessly belittles the unintelligent and corrupt. Thus we had one point Little Marco, sycophantic follower of the McCain/Graham extortion team. Marco observed and learned what makes a true Colossus, the Leviathan re-ordering the post WW2 world. Instead of slinking away with down-turned thumb, Marco stepped into a statesman's role. Pray that what we have is the true Marco Rubio.

Posted by: ErikInTexas at March 03, 2026 11:17 AM (utq01)

83 The bushies did vote for democrats the last elections...

Posted by: lin-duh at March 03, 2026 11:17 AM (EneHm)

84 Is Qom where the Mahdi in the well resides? I'm not up on the 1,472 holiest sites in islam.

Posted by: Grizzled Infidel at March 03, 2026 11:17 AM (oftw2)

85 83 The bushies did vote for democrats the last elections...

Posted by: lin-duh at March 03, 2026 11:17 AM (EneHm)

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And it turned the tide!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:17 AM (GBKbO)

86 I don't think any of us really understand what life is like when you enter politics... when you get elected, say to the US House, when you first show up for work you are basically going to your first day at work in a new company. We all know what that is like, first thing it to navigate your interactions with the other employees, who just happen to be experienced legislators, whereas you are a newb. So, then you have to start picking lanes, and that is the process that will ultimately define your values. I have no empirical proof to offer, but my gut is telling me Rubio has picked his lane, and it truly is MAGA.

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Hope I'm Right. at March 03, 2026 11:17 AM (i49OE)

87 Ok, did the research. Bararrasso is the Majority Whip. Well, then, he needs to get crackin'.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at March 03, 2026 11:18 AM (UOi8U)

88 11 more years of Hegseth? Hallelujah !

Posted by: Ben Had at March 03, 2026 11:18 AM (+nEug)

89 The Pentagon is still the Augean Stables.

I need to dig into the details but it is maddening how the US Navy managed to gold plate into unaffordability a proven design in the Constellation class.

Not to be outdone, Hegseth has cancelled the USAF E-7 Wedgetail which was supposed to replace the small aging fleet of E-3 AWACS. The E-7 was a design proven by the RAAF so again need to find the details on why it got chopped. The assertion that E-2 Hawkeyes can pick up the slack does not seem to pass the smell test unless they are tied into the remaining E-3s.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 03, 2026 11:18 AM (2GVsD)

90 87 Ok, did the research. Bararrasso is the Majority Whip. Well, then, he needs to get crackin'.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at March 03, 2026 11:18 AM (UOi8U)

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Well, he did get 50 co-sponsors on the SAVE ACT, so he's done his job.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:18 AM (GBKbO)

91 Barrasso. Sheesh.
Was thinking of the Penguins goalie from 1991.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at March 03, 2026 11:18 AM (UOi8U)

92 How does the Senate go into recess?
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A Bell rings. Just like school.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 03, 2026 11:18 AM (pZ64F)

93 It's not bad seeing Rubio grow and develop. He was half baked in his first run.

I look forward to the GOP winner in 2028, whichever of the two it is.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 03, 2026 11:19 AM (xcxpd)

94 He did his job on that. There are several other glaring issues.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at March 03, 2026 11:19 AM (UOi8U)

95 8 It is a testament to President Trump's resolve to be a different president than in his first term; he has chosen a far more impressive cabinet, with a few bona fide stars. Rubio, Scott Bessent at Treasury, Doug Burgum at Interior, Pete Hegseth at War, Lee Zeldin at EPA, RFK Jr. at HHS, and several others who are comporting themselves well.

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I think he would have loved a stronger cabinet from the start.

But the realities of confirmations put a lot of power in Mitch's hands.

Getting Mitch out of leadership and putting weathervane Thune in did a lot. Thune is willing to do the popular thing. Mitch was never going to do the popular thing unless it aligned with his pre-existing motives and desires.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:02 AM (GBKbO)

Fair point

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 03, 2026 11:19 AM (xcxpd)

96 Was thinking of the Penguins goalie from 1991.
Posted by: Kareem of Wheat

We live rent-free in a lot of people's heads.
-- Big Penguin

Posted by: Bulg at March 03, 2026 11:20 AM (77rzZ)

97 21
‘ Our current crop of politicians is the best argument for term-limits our country has ever had.’

I’m ready for McConnell to be terminated limited from this planet. Him being alive is proof that Trump isn’t a dictator.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 03, 2026 11:20 AM (jbnUc)

98 I love the improvement in Trump's team this go-round. Very refreshing!

And I am totally grooving on having a president who is representing the interests of the American people as well as freedom-lovers everywhere. The Uniparty and all their works are a curse.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 03, 2026 11:20 AM (FMtrg)

99 I was considering voting for Newsom over Rubio, it's true.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:10 AM (GBKbO)

YIKES!!!!

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Didn't See That Opinion Coming... at March 03, 2026 11:20 AM (i49OE)

100 Or do the unworthy females go to Na'ar where they are seared by the gale of flatus which issues forth from the haunches of Asmoday.
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at March 03, 2026 11:14 AM (qwx/I)

Ooooh! That sounds hot!

Posted by: Pete Bootygag at March 03, 2026 11:21 AM (8zz6B)

101 But did he take out Khadaffi?

*hic*

HUMA!

MOAR GIN!!!!!

Posted by: Hillary! Dark Horse Candidate 2028 at March 03, 2026 11:21 AM (8DR9B)

102 Hegseth is a drunken womanizer...

I know, right?

Posted by: Bill Clinton at March 03, 2026 11:21 AM (cXw3b)

103 Essentially Mitch has always played the 'Presidents are just FOTM- I have the real power. For life.'

Just like the Supremes.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 03, 2026 11:21 AM (bss/y)

104 but my gut is telling me Rubio has picked his lane, and it truly is MAGA.
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We will see with Cuber. Rubio may become the first Premier of South and Central America. Those guys wear capes.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 03, 2026 11:21 AM (pZ64F)

105 Re previous thread
Wyatt Earp, Wyatt Earp, brave, courageous and bold
Gone for a while to kick ass his cancer
He's did and he's back
Andlong will the storybe told.

Y'all know the tune.

Posted by: From about That Time at March 03, 2026 11:21 AM (sl73Y)

106 101 But did he take out Khadaffi?

*hic*

HUMA!

MOAR GIN!!!!!

Posted by: Hillary! Dark Horse Candidate 2028 at March 03, 2026 11:21 AM (8DR9B)

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The contrast between Libya and Iran is going to end up being fascinating, I think.

They both have similar aspects on the surface. Bombing runs to topple a regime, but will they end up the same way?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:22 AM (GBKbO)

107 Our time is coming in '28!

Posted by: Mace/Boebert Crazee Alliance at March 03, 2026 11:22 AM (oftw2)

108 Or do the unworthy females go to Na'ar where they are seared by the gale of flatus which issues forth from the haunches of Asmoday.
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at March 03, 2026 11:14 AM (qwx/I)
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The frozen land of Nador, where they will be forced to eat Robin's minstrels.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 03, 2026 11:22 AM (lz2si)

109 Wyatt is back! Ooh sorry I missed him!

glad to hear he kicked cancer's ass!

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 03, 2026 11:22 AM (j+aD2)

110 11 more years of Hegseth? Hallelujah !
Posted by: Ben Had at March 03, 2026 11:18 AM (+nEug)

But but but...

The very MANLY studmuffin David French says Hegseth is just a MAGA caricature!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 03, 2026 11:23 AM (8DR9B)

111 107 Our time is coming in '28!

Posted by: Mace/Boebert Crazee Alliance at March 03, 2026 11:22 AM (oftw2)

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Mitch is going to use his final breath to arrange $100 million to George P. Bush's 2028 primary campaign for president.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:23 AM (GBKbO)

112 Killary, Ty Woods, Glen Doherty, Chris Steven's and Sean Smith would like a word with you.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 03, 2026 11:23 AM (+nEug)

113 107 Our time is coming in '28!
Posted by: Mace/Boebert Crazee Alliance at March 03, 2026 11:22 AM (oftw2)

Fingerbanging serious!

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 03, 2026 11:23 AM (bss/y)

114 Our time is coming in '28!

AOC/Crockett '28

"It's a no-brainer!"

Posted by: Halfhand at March 03, 2026 11:24 AM (cXw3b)

115 Big differences between Libya and Iran.

Qhadaffi was never a true megalomaniac wanting world destruction.

He also started playing nice with Bush after Iraq.

So naturally Gaylord and his merry band of wreckers decided he had to go.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 03, 2026 11:24 AM (2GVsD)

116 It's hard to take Theater Kids seriously when they talk about using Bolshevik/Nazi tactics to crush the right in this country.

But if that's what they propose, then I propose our side find a way to cheat in every possible election going forward. Tit for Tat is the only effective game theory strategy to apply here.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at March 03, 2026 11:25 AM (qwx/I)

117 Trump is demonstrating that you do not have to be a career politician to be effective. The mystery surrounding our political betters has been carefully curated by them and their media lackeys as a cast of people uniquely positioned to handle the complicated issues.

They're neither better, nor unique in their limited abilities.

People are beginning to notice.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 03, 2026 11:25 AM (jtM2q)

118 OT: they say JFK, giving speeches bare headed, killed the hat industry for generations.

Look for men to start wearing baseball caps everywhere

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 03, 2026 11:25 AM (jeWNT)

119 To be fair, Khaddaffi kind of was quiet since Reagan mussed his hair back in the 80s.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 03, 2026 11:25 AM (bss/y)

120 It's funny to read here how bad Bondi is doing and then read people like Shipwreckedcrew, a 20 year veteran of the DOJ and a guy who represented dozens of J6 defendants for donations, say she is the best Republican AG in at least the last 50 years.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 03, 2026 11:25 AM (viF8m)

121 Qhadaffi was never a true megalomaniac wanting world destruction.

He also started playing nice with Bush after Iraq.
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We wouldn't have known about the A. Q. Khan network if he hadn't given it up.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 03, 2026 11:25 AM (lz2si)

122 Halfhand, perfect !

Posted by: Ben Had at March 03, 2026 11:25 AM (+nEug)

123 Heh, if we see a free Cuba in the next two years, it's hard to envision that not leading to Rubio's anointment as the next GOP prez candidate.

Posted by: ballistic at March 03, 2026 11:25 AM (3BwY8)

124 Hegseth has cancelled the USAF E-7 Wedgetail which was supposed to replace the small aging fleet of E-3 AWACS.

Tech is moving very fast; there might be something being fielded that's better already.

Posted by: Auspex at March 03, 2026 11:25 AM (Y8DZL)

125 Qhadaffi was never a true megalomaniac wanting world destruction.

He also started playing nice with Bush after Iraq.
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Not my look. I'm more of a fedora/fisherman's cap/Balmoral guy.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 03, 2026 11:27 AM (lz2si)

126 We'll see how well the 'strong horse' theory of global swinging dick works in practice.

I see that Rs are closing in on Ds in the fake Congressional voting preference polls at least.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 03, 2026 11:27 AM (Dv3i1)

127 But if that's what they propose, then I propose our side find a way to cheat in every possible election going forward. Tit for Tat is the only effective game theory strategy to apply here.
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Hanging them from telephone poles would have great and lasting results. There is no recidivism at the end of a rope.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 03, 2026 11:27 AM (pZ64F)

128 119 To be fair, Khaddaffi kind of was quiet since Reagan mussed his hair back in the 80s.

Khadaffi was relegated to keeping the lid on in a neighborhood full of bad actors, which was in America's interest. I guess that's why Obama and The Hag decided to kill him.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 03, 2026 11:27 AM (8DR9B)

129 Wasn't Rubio a big amnesty fan?

Posted by: Button-Pushing-Monkey at March 03, 2026 11:27 AM (EcHpA)

130
129 Wasn't Rubio a big amnesty fan?

Posted by: Button-Pushing-Monkey at March 03, 2026 11:27 AM (EcHpA)

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He was just doing what Schumer told him to do.

We're supposed to forget it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:28 AM (GBKbO)

131 Gaddafi was a brutal tyrant and asshole to his own people but he didn't spend a lot of time creating havoc on the world stage. It was a stupid idea to go over there and kill him for no other reason than to slake Killary's bloodlust.

Posted by: ballistic at March 03, 2026 11:28 AM (3BwY8)

132 Hanging them from telephone poles would have great and lasting results. There is no recidivism at the end of a rope.
Posted by: pudinhead at March 03, 2026 11:27 AM (pZ64F)

This.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 03, 2026 11:28 AM (bss/y)

133

paste fail...

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 03, 2026 11:28 AM (lz2si)

134 Marco Rubio when asked about the strike on a school that killed over 100 children: "The United States would not deliberately target a school"

But Israel would. To throw gasoline on the fire, no doubt. They want as massive of a retaliation as possible so Americans die and then hope that sells mass mobilization to the American people.

Yep. Israel’s greatest desire is to puppeteer America into murdering Muslims for them.

What's tragically comical here is either we intentionally targeted school children or accidentally killed school children. Both are equally terrible news.

Also, understand the number of Iranians that are now radicalized (bacause we bombed a school of young girls) and promise retribution to Americans

Except every day when there is inaction on solving school shootings. "Thoughts and Prayers."

There is a documentary on HBO called Thoughts & Prayers about the school defense industry. It becomes painfully obvious why these people don’t want school shootings to be stopped. Too much money to be made!

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 03, 2026 11:28 AM (JCZqz)

135 123 Heh, if we see a free Cuba in the next two years, it's hard to envision that not leading to Rubio's anointment as the next GOP prez candidate.

Posted by: ballistic at March 03, 2026 11:25 AM (3BwY

Or the Supreme Generalissimo of all the Cubas.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 03, 2026 11:28 AM (/QdgR)

136 It's funny to read here how bad Bondi is doing and then read people like Shipwreckedcrew, a 20 year veteran of the DOJ and a guy who represented dozens of J6 defendants for donations, say she is the best Republican AG in at least the last 50 years.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 03, 2026 11:25 AM (viF8m)

Too many people here want a video of armed agents dragging (insert name of boogeyman here) out of their house just prior to all charges being thrown out by a rogue judge so that they can fap over how we're playing hardball and sticking it to the man.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 03, 2026 11:28 AM (ExV1e)

137 134 Marco Rubio when asked about the strike on a school that killed over 100 children: "The United States would not deliberately target a school"

But Israel would. To throw gasoline on the fire, no doubt. They want as massive of a retaliation as possible so Americans die and then hope that sells mass mobilization to the American people.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 03, 2026 11:28 AM (JCZqz)

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The school was hit by an Iranian missile fired...from next door.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:28 AM (GBKbO)

138 3 Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly of Experts (RUDE)

The Assembly of Experts were all assembled in Qom to vote on the next 'Supreme Leader'.

And Israel just bombed them all.
Posted by: SMOD at March 03, 2026 11:01 AM (RHGPo)

Upon hearing that, one would need a heart of stone not to laugh like a hyena being tickle-tortured.

Posted by: tankdemon at March 03, 2026 11:28 AM (DC08Y)

139 Libya was supposed to make Gaylord look tough

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 03, 2026 11:29 AM (2GVsD)

140 Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:14 AM (GBKbO)

Who schedules the pro forma sessions?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 03, 2026 11:29 AM (n9ltV)

141 131 Gaddafi was a brutal tyrant and asshole to his own people but he didn't spend a lot of time creating havoc on the world stage. It was a stupid idea to go over there and kill him for no other reason than to slake Killary's bloodlust.

Posted by: ballistic at March 03, 2026 11:28 AM (3BwY

This. She needed a big foreign policy win where she could posture like she was Julius fucking Caesar.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 03, 2026 11:29 AM (bss/y)

142 I remember the Wall Street Journal believing that Trump was seriously considering Pompeo for SecDef. I doubt that was ever true.

Roger Stone, admittedly a bit of a strange bird, is fiercely loyal to Trump and has been for decades. He was strongly opposed to both Pompeo and Nikki Haley from the get-go and made it his mission to make sure neither got close to PDT again.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at March 03, 2026 11:29 AM (3ImbR)

143 The aosHQ needs an “assembly of experts” We could select one of these the cobs to be the new Supreme Leader of Iran. Any suggestions on which cob?

Posted by: CTHillary at March 03, 2026 11:29 AM (Vpqw1)

144 Look for men to start wearing baseball caps everywhere
Posted by: JM in Illinois at

Good time foe me. Long pony tail, no hats, until chemo.
Bald is cold. Stocking caps now, will be scullys when it warms.

Posted by: From about That Time at March 03, 2026 11:29 AM (sl73Y)

145 Good lord. the idiots on Reddit don't realize that Iran has already admitted that one of their own missiles misfired and hit the school. Kind of had to, since there were pictures of the smoke trail leading straight from the launch site to where it hit. (didn't travel far)

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 03, 2026 11:29 AM (/QdgR)

146 131 Gaddafi was a brutal tyrant and asshole to his own people but he didn't spend a lot of time creating havoc on the world stage.
Posted by: ballistic

Other than Lockerbie and a German discotheque, maybe.

Posted by: Auspex at March 03, 2026 11:29 AM (Y8DZL)

147 The school was hit by an Iranian missile fired...from next door.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:28 AM (GBKbO)

Weird how many of these installations are right next to schools, hospitals and orphanages.

It's strange.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 03, 2026 11:30 AM (bss/y)

148 I like Bondi

Posted by: MAC V SOG at March 03, 2026 11:30 AM (P4Pk9)

149 It's funny to read here how bad Bondi is doing and then read people like Shipwreckedcrew, a 20 year veteran of the DOJ and a guy who represented dozens of J6 defendants for donations, say she is the best Republican AG in at least the last 50 years.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 03, 2026 11:25 AM (viF8m)

Maybe she is great, but her public persona and her ability to steady the department is laughable.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 03, 2026 11:30 AM (n9ltV)

150 Also, understand the number of Iranians that are now radicalized (bacause we bombed a school of young girls) and promise retribution to Americans

A lie travels around the Leftard world while the truth is still putting on its shoes.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 03, 2026 11:30 AM (8DR9B)

151 Forget it Tom Servo

It's Reddit

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 03, 2026 11:30 AM (2GVsD)

152 140 Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:14 AM (GBKbO)

Who schedules the pro forma sessions?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 03, 2026 11:29 AM (n9ltV)

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If the Senate won't vote for a recess, I don't know the point of focusing on the scheduling of pro-forma sessions.

The problem is that the Senate won't vote to recess, not that pro-forma sessions are held. Pro-forma sessions are a symptom, an ancillary effect, of the Senate refusing to vote to go into recess.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:30 AM (GBKbO)

153 Gaddafi was a brutal tyrant and asshole to his own people
____

Have you seen those people? You had to be firm. Buncha lunatics.

Posted by: Gaddafy's Ghost at March 03, 2026 11:30 AM (Dv3i1)

154 Israel spawn-camping the Iranian Supreme Leader is fucking hilarious, I don't care who you are. That's some funny shit.

Posted by: ballistic at March 03, 2026 11:31 AM (3BwY8)

155 145 Good lord. the idiots on Reddit don't realize that Iran has already admitted that one of their own missiles misfired and hit the school. Kind of had to, since there were pictures of the smoke trail leading straight from the launch site to where it hit. (didn't travel far)

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 03, 2026 11:29 AM (/QdgR)

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They will never know.

And they will never be in doubt.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:31 AM (GBKbO)

156
Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly of Experts (RUDE)

The Assembly of Experts were all assembled in Qom to vote on the next 'Supreme Leader'.

And Israel just bombed them all.

A different kind of smoke show, as it were...

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 03, 2026 11:31 AM (xG4kz)

157 Aetius

The Saddam Hussein school of zoning.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 03, 2026 11:31 AM (2GVsD)

158 Hegseth has cancelled the USAF E-7 Wedgetail which was supposed to replace the small aging fleet of E-3 AWACS.

Tech is moving very fast; there might be something being fielded that's better already.
Posted by: Auspex at March 03, 2026 11:25 AM (Y8DZL)

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) has officially terminated its E-7 Wedgetail program as part of the fiscal 2026 defense budget rollout, citing significant cost overruns—increasing from $588 million to $724 million per aircraft—and concerns about survivability in contested environments.

Despite earlier plans to replace aging E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft with a fleet of 26 E-7s by 2032, the Pentagon announced in July 2025 that it would cancel the program in favor of space-based sensing solutions, including the proposed Golden Dome system, and additional E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft.

Apparently, Congress said, "No. We're using this plane, dammit."

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 03, 2026 11:31 AM (ExV1e)

159 The school was hit by an Iranian missile fired...from next door.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison

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, Republicans and Israelis claim.

Gotta use the correct sentence structure.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at March 03, 2026 11:31 AM (k3ZQi)

160 150 Also, understand the number of Iranians that are now radicalized (bacause we bombed a school of young girls) and promise retribution to Americans

A lie travels around the Leftard world while the truth is still putting on its shoes.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 03, 2026 11:30 AM (8DR9B)

Hell, half the iranians seem about ready to fellate Trump in effigy (dudes too.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 03, 2026 11:31 AM (bss/y)

161 And now, Star Trek.

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

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 03, 2026 11:31 AM (FXNzP)

162 Little Marco will now be know as Caudillo Marco Rubio, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the Muslims in General and Iran in Particular.

That is all.

Posted by: President Donald J Trump, Shot Caller at March 03, 2026 11:32 AM (/IU3q)

163 120 It's funny to read here how bad Bondi is doing and then read people like Shipwreckedcrew, a 20 year veteran of the DOJ and a guy who represented dozens of J6 defendants for donations, say she is the best Republican AG in at least the last 50 years.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 03, 2026 11:25 AM (viF8m)

Both can be true...but I agree that Bondi and Noem get more hate than they should, probably b/c they are women, and so many women Rs turn out to be squishes or worse...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 03, 2026 11:32 AM (tOcjL)

164 Intrepid AoS Liaison, you sure find some stinkers!

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 03, 2026 11:32 AM (FMtrg)

165 The Last Breakfast:

https://tinyurl.com/4wdbvmja

Heh.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 03, 2026 11:32 AM (IG3/x)

166 I think Noem has been doing a good job.

Posted by: Bulg at March 03, 2026 11:33 AM (77rzZ)

167 USAF changes to the E-7 program is probably the reason for the $250 million/plane price jump.

Anal probe the USAF Pentagon office in charge of the program.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 03, 2026 11:33 AM (2GVsD)

168 So, has anybody here listened to Bongino since he left the FBI? Does he have anything useful to say?

Posted by: Bulg at March 03, 2026 11:34 AM (77rzZ)

169 Does she get virgins as well or does she have to wait her turn in line before her husband notices her?
Posted by: NR Pax at March 03, 2026 11:11 AM (OPGS/)

The ancestors of The Paolo await her

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at March 03, 2026 11:34 AM (0bjKf)

170 > Weird how many of these installations are right next to schools, hospitals and orphanages.

It's strange.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 03, 2026 11:30 AM (bss/y)

Was it Qadaffi (whatever) or one of the Iraqi mooks who distributed images of signs outside a bombed chemical weapons plant that said "Baby Milk Factory" (in English, of course)?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 03, 2026 11:34 AM (IG3/x)

171 USAF changes to the E-7 program is probably the reason for the $250 million/plane price jump.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 03, 2026 11:33 AM (2GVsD)

Almost certainly.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 03, 2026 11:35 AM (ExV1e)

172 There are only three things that can happen in the Senate according to Senate rules:

1) Debate
2) Vote
3) Quorum call

If the Senate is not conducting one of these things, it is considered to be out of session and ending the Legislative Day. That's why when nobody is on the floor doing anything because they're all lazy fucks, someone will "Suggest the absence of a quorum," forcing the Clerk of the Senate to call the roll, which she/he does at a snail's pace. Like one name every few minutes slow, just to eat up the clock.

Pro Forma sessions are agreed upon by unanimous consent so as to avoid a debate/filibuster/vote on putting the Senate into recess when there isn't a wide agreement on doing so. Every three days or so they gavel in, sit there for five minutes, and gavel out.

Posted by: ballistic at March 03, 2026 11:35 AM (3BwY8)

173 USAF wanted to cancel the C-17 program with about 180 built but Congress balked so the production ran to 220 planes. And we have been using the cr@p out of the ones we do have.

Gah not been paying attention, did USAF ever sort out their C-5M program?

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 03, 2026 11:35 AM (2GVsD)

174 Statements from prominent Democrats make it clear that they are planning something like January 30, 1933 in Germany -

they intend to crush the opposition so throughly that there will never be a chance that they would lose power in the future.

Thousand year Reich lasted 6 years. Be careful Dems.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 03, 2026 11:36 AM (Wc+7N)

175 USAF wanted to cancel the C-17 program with about 180 built but Congress balked so the production ran to 220 planes.

AF only wants fighters and bombers. They should be relegated back to being part of the Army.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 03, 2026 11:37 AM (ExV1e)

176 168 So, has anybody here listened to Bongino since he left the FBI? Does he have anything useful to say?
Posted by: Bulg at March 03, 2026 11:34 AM (77rzZ)
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His show is actually better as a two-hour podcast (His format since coming back).

He wasn't good for the radio because he naturally curses too much to be on the airwaves where the FCC says you can't curse. Vince is a better host in the Rush time slot than Dan was, too.

Posted by: ballistic at March 03, 2026 11:37 AM (3BwY8)

177 146 131 Gaddafi was a brutal tyrant and asshole to his own people but he didn't spend a lot of time creating havoc on the world stage.
Posted by: ballistic

Other than Lockerbie and a German discotheque, maybe.
Posted by: Auspex at March 03, 2026 11:29 AM (Y8DZL)

And providing oodles of weapons to the IRA

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at March 03, 2026 11:37 AM (0bjKf)

178 Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:30 AM (GBKbO)

it's actually a lot more complicated than that, but Thune can easily play parliamentary games and allow the appointments.

Then the Surpeme Court can figure it out.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 03, 2026 11:37 AM (n9ltV)

179 Setting up a rocket launcher near a school.... sounds right on point for the Iranians.

A note about launchers; Iran has a manufacturing pool that spits out missile/rocket launchers very quickly. They're not specialized pieces of equipment like those the US (and other countries) use. They're basically commercial trucks with locally built launch equipment bolted on.

It's one reason why after days/weeks of bombing there are still hundreds of launch vehicles available for the thousands of missiles in storage.

Defanging Iran of their suicide drones, rockets and missiles is going to take a while. A long while.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 03, 2026 11:37 AM (jtM2q)

180 Thousand year Reich lasted 6 years. Be careful Dems.
Posted by: rickb223

12 years. 1933-1945.

Posted by: Bulg at March 03, 2026 11:37 AM (77rzZ)

181 I've pretty much made up my mind to support Rubio for President, and I have no doubt he'll run.

Vance would be fine, and DeSantis would be OK, but Rubio would be great.

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at March 03, 2026 11:37 AM (GD2xa)

182 Thousand year Reich lasted 6 years. Be careful Dems.
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First, Dems need to get some flare. They all look like Walmart Shoppers.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 03, 2026 11:37 AM (pZ64F)

183 Thousand year Reich lasted 6 years. Be careful Dems.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 03, 2026 11:36 AM (Wc+7N)

Yeah. We might start believing you'll actually do it when you say you will destroy us and our families.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 03, 2026 11:38 AM (bss/y)

184 178 it's actually a lot more complicated than that, but Thune can easily play parliamentary games and allow the appointments.

Then the Surpeme Court can figure it out.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 03, 2026 11:37 AM (n9ltV)

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And make enemies of at least a dozen GOP senators in the process.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:38 AM (GBKbO)

185 Tech is moving very fast; there might be something being fielded that's better already.
Posted by: Auspex at March 03, 2026 11:25 AM (Y8DZL)

Yes, it's called AMTI. That and procurement of additional next generation E-2s.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 03, 2026 11:38 AM (Y1sOo)

186 Where is Thousand Millimeter Reich?

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 03, 2026 11:38 AM (2GVsD)

187 Vince is a better host in the Rush time slot than Dan was, too.
Posted by: ballistic

Yeah, I like Vince a lot.

Posted by: Bulg at March 03, 2026 11:38 AM (77rzZ)

188 There is a documentary on HBO called Thoughts & Prayers about the school defense industry. It becomes painfully obvious why these people don’t want school shootings to be stopped. Too much money to be made!
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 03, 2026 11:28 AM (JCZqz)

This raises a question in my mind. How do "these people" make money off of school shootings? I know they are politically valuable to the left in service of their attempts to disarm law-abiding Americans.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 03, 2026 11:38 AM (FMtrg)

189 >>Maybe she is great, but her public persona and her ability to steady the department is laughable.

I don't care that much about public persona, Obama wowed a lot of people with his public persona, but I don't know what you mean by steady the department. It's pretty obvious the DOJ/FBI was at least tied for the most corrupt department in the government. First task was to get rid of those people which in some cases included gutting entire divisions and doing it while keeping the plane in the air.

And she is up against what everyone can see is an out of control activist judiciary that is just making shit up to throw sand in the gears. Still, the DOJ has an outstanding record of actually winning cases when they get to superior courts including the Supreme Court. And unless Brennan and other conspirators are lying there is a grand jury currently hearing evidence of a decade long conspiracy against Trump in Ft. Pierce, Florida. And the FBI is putting up record numbers across the board.

By nature, these cases take time. She can't just call in a bombing raid. She might not be the best in front of the camera but the overwrought complaints are the laughable part.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 03, 2026 11:38 AM (viF8m)

190 Hell, half the iranians seem about ready to fellate Trump in effigy (dudes too.)
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Not just in effigy.

Posted by: Half of all Iranians at March 03, 2026 11:38 AM (JCZqz)

191 And now, Star Trek.

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

That alone might justify the AI push.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 03, 2026 11:39 AM (Riz8t)

192 Is this thing on?

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Didn't See That Opinion Coming... at March 03, 2026 11:39 AM (i49OE)

193 Pro Forma sessions are agreed upon by unanimous consent so as to avoid a debate/filibuster/vote on putting the Senate into recess when there isn't a wide agreement on doing so. Every three days or so they gavel in, sit there for five minutes, and gavel out.
_____

Too busy fundraising, money laundering, boondoggling, camera mugging and page buggering. And too lazy to do their actual job. Repeal the 17th and maybe get some accountability back.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 03, 2026 11:39 AM (Dv3i1)

194 181 I've pretty much made up my mind to support Rubio for President, and I have no doubt he'll run.

Vance would be fine, and DeSantis would be OK, but Rubio would be great.
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Personally, I would prefer him at State to oversea the remake of the Western Hemisphere. Vance is very suitable as Prez. His job would be to tear the Midwest out of its death spiral. California can fuck itself.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 03, 2026 11:40 AM (pZ64F)

195 I've pretty much made up my mind to support Rubio for President, and I have no doubt he'll run.

Vance would be fine, and DeSantis would be OK, but Rubio would be great.
Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at March 03, 2026 11:37 AM (GD2xa)

Rubio has said that he would not run if Vance ran.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 03, 2026 11:40 AM (ExV1e)

196 Gabbard has been a star, and the guy that quietly goes about being absolutely great is John Ratcliffe at CIA. Did anyone think it was possible to salvage a functional CIA?
He seems to be doing just that.
Ratcliffe was one of the good guys in Trump 45 and continues the same in Trump 47.

Posted by: Little Larry Sellers at March 03, 2026 11:40 AM (th/4a)

197 188 There is a documentary on HBO called Thoughts & Prayers about the school defense industry. It becomes painfully obvious why these people don’t want school shootings to be stopped. Too much money to be made!
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 03, 2026 11:28 AM (JCZqz)

This raises a question in my mind. How do "these people" make money off of school shootings? I know they are politically valuable to the left in service of their attempts to disarm law-abiding Americans.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 03, 2026 11:38 AM (FMtrg)

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"Here's Betty. She runs a Facebook page that puts out thoughts and prayers messages after a school shooting. She makes $500 a month. She roots for mass shootings to pay her rent."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:40 AM (GBKbO)

198 Vance would be fine, and DeSantis would be OK, but Rubio would be great.
Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis

Out- DeSantis/Trump wars
Soon- Rubio/DeSantis wars

Posted by: Moron Analyst at March 03, 2026 11:40 AM (JCZqz)

199 CBD very good essay. I want Rubio to go to La Habana.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 03, 2026 11:41 AM (RIvkX)

200 I hope Ace graces us with some more hot, dancin' Iranian babes today.

Posted by: Bulg at March 03, 2026 11:41 AM (77rzZ)

201 Rubio has said that he would not run if Vance ran.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 03, 2026 11:40 AM (ExV1e)

Hopefully he was lying LOL.

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at March 03, 2026 11:41 AM (GD2xa)

202 "Here's Betty. She runs a Facebook page that puts out thoughts and prayers messages after a school shooting. She makes $500 a month. She roots for mass shootings to pay her rent."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:40 AM (GBKbO)

lol!

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 03, 2026 11:41 AM (FMtrg)

203 201 Rubio has said that he would not run if Vance ran.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 03, 2026 11:40 AM (ExV1e)

Hopefully he was lying LOL.

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at March 03, 2026 11:41 AM (GD2xa)

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2028 is going to be Kamala vs. Vance.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:41 AM (GBKbO)

204 Where is Thousand Millimeter Reich?
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 03, 2026 11:38 AM (2GVsD)

I think he's on TV now. Used to be Sec. of Labor for Clinton.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 03, 2026 11:42 AM (zjgNU)

205 I don't think any of us really understand what life is like when you enter politics

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Didn't See That Opinion Coming... at March 03, 2026 11:42 AM (i49OE)

206 "Our current Secretary of State may be the most consequential one in the last 50 years. Marco Rubio is teaching a master class in how to be a statesman, a diplomat, and a powerful and unapologetic defender of the president's policies."
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Marco Rubio is ONE of the most consequential, but if there was only one, I'd say George Schultz, Ronald Reagan's top tier pick for the job, was the best. A Princeton Man.

Posted by: mrp at March 03, 2026 11:42 AM (rj6Yv)

207 2028 is going to be Kamala vs. Vance.

*sighs heavily and dramatically*

Posted by: Archimedes at March 03, 2026 11:43 AM (Riz8t)

208 >>I hope Ace graces us with some more hot, dancin' Iranian babes today.

That one yesterday, the one will long hair and wearing shorts showing her gorgeous legs? That one? I didn't notice.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 03, 2026 11:43 AM (Y1sOo)

209 We will see with Cuber. Rubio may become the first Premier of South and Central America. Those guys wear capes.
Posted by: pudinhead at March 03, 2026 11:21 AM (pZ64F)

And lots of gold braiding on their uniforms.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 03, 2026 11:43 AM (g8Ew8)

210 As much as I like Hegseth, I think Marco's more temperamentally suited for the role of President … but then, I could be wrong. Or, not. Ya. Never. Know. …

Posted by: Dr_No at March 03, 2026 11:43 AM (ayRl+)

211 Rubio has said that he would not run if Vance ran.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 03, 2026 11:40 AM (ExV1e)

Hopefully he was lying LOL.
Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at March 03, 2026 11:41 AM (GD2xa)

Well, DeSantis was lying when he said he wouldn't run against Trump and that worked out pretty well.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 03, 2026 11:43 AM (ExV1e)

212
Speaking of AI U-Tube videos there's a J.D. Vance fat character football one that's hilarious.

Posted by: Auspex at March 03, 2026 11:44 AM (Y8DZL)

213 Gabbard has been a star, and the guy that quietly goes about being absolutely great is John Ratcliffe at CIA. Did anyone think it was possible to salvage a functional CIA?

I can't really think of a bad pick Trump made this time.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 03, 2026 11:44 AM (Riz8t)

214 56
‘ Statements from prominent Democrats make it clear that they are planning something like January 30, 1933 in Germany - they intend to crush the opposition so throughly that there will never be a chance that they would lose power in the future.’

All the more reason for Trump to concentrate his time and attention on crushing the ‘Rats and avoid distractions.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 03, 2026 11:44 AM (jbnUc)

215 Rubio is too short ... bad optics. heh

Posted by: illiniwek at March 03, 2026 11:44 AM (vbXSk)

216 That one yesterday, the one will long hair and wearing shorts showing her gorgeous legs? That one? I didn't notice.
Posted by: one hour sober

Yeah, she was yummy.

Posted by: Bulg at March 03, 2026 11:44 AM (77rzZ)

217 205 I don't think any of us really understand what life is like when you enter politics
Posted by: Denny Crane - I Didn't See That Opinion Coming... at March 03, 2026 11:42 AM (i49OE)

I am pretty sure I don't give a fuck.

Cry me a river. Do what we fucking elected you for and not to get your wallet filled and your dick wet.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 03, 2026 11:44 AM (bss/y)

218 when you get elected, say to the US House, when you first show up for work you are basically going to your first day at work in a new company We all know what that is like, first thing it to navigate your interactions with the other employees who just happen to be experienced legislators whereas you are a newb So then you have to start picking lanes and that is the process that will ultimately define your values I have no empirical proof to offer but my gut is telling me Rubio has picked his lane and it truly is MAGA

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Didn't See That Opinion Coming... at March 03, 2026 11:44 AM (i49OE)

219 136 It's funny to read here how bad Bondi is doing and then read people like Shipwreckedcrew, a 20 year veteran of the DOJ and a guy who represented dozens of J6 defendants for donations, say she is the best Republican AG in at least the last 50 years.
Posted by: JackStraw

Too many people here want a video of armed agents dragging (insert name of boogeyman here) out of their house just prior to all charges being thrown out by a rogue judge so that they can fap over how we're playing hardball and sticking it to the man.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
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I've got a few buddies that repeat that line at least weekly.. I'm like bros - c'mon seriously, have to looked at an DOJ sites that tracks arrests and arraignments? The list is impressive.. but, but what about hillary or "fill-in-the-blank".

* facepalm *

Posted by: NALNAMSAM at March 03, 2026 11:44 AM (VkY89)

220 > And lots of gold braiding on their uniforms.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 03, 2026 11:43 AM (g8Ew

And have helicopters to deal with any communists who might show up.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 03, 2026 11:44 AM (IG3/x)

221 214 56
‘ Statements from prominent Democrats make it clear that they are planning something like January 30, 1933 in Germany - they intend to crush the opposition so throughly that there will never be a chance that they would lose power in the future.’

All the more reason for Trump to concentrate his time and attention on crushing the ‘Rats and avoid distractions.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 03, 2026 11:44 AM (jbnUc)

=======

"I will destroy the foreign influence in our elections!"
-Trump

"He's trying to destroy the Democrat Party that Russian stooge!"

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:45 AM (GBKbO)

222 201 Rubio has said that he would not run if Vance ran.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 03, 2026 11:40 AM (ExV1e)

Hopefully he was lying LOL.
Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis

To be honest, both have been critical of Trump in the past, both have said/done some RINOy things, and both seem pretty on board today with MAGA/delivering wins to the base and shitting on the Left, but how much is a genuine belief in it, and how much is just rolling with whatever works?

I guess neither feel fake or backstabby like much of Trump's first term cabinet.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at March 03, 2026 11:45 AM (JCZqz)

223 219 I've got a few buddies that repeat that line at least weekly.. I'm like bros - c'mon seriously, have to looked at an DOJ sites that tracks arrests and arraignments? The list is impressive.. but, but what about hillary or "fill-in-the-blank".

* facepalm *

Posted by: NALNAMSAM at March 03, 2026 11:44 AM (VkY89)

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"Listen, I don't care about actual crime. I care about the crime I see on the television."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:46 AM (GBKbO)

224 But does he wanna be a mermaid?

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 03, 2026 11:46 AM (iFTx/)

225 Why would anyone want to put Rubio in the VP spot when he is doing such a magnificent job as Sec. of State

He could do the same 11 years in a job he is clearly suited for and still run after that.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 03, 2026 11:46 AM (+nEug)

226 Cry me a river. Do what we fucking elected you for and not to get your wallet filled and your dick wet.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 03, 2026 11:44 AM (bss/y)

LOL that was just the first sentence of my rant as I was trying to figure out why it wouldn't post...

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Didn't Post My Whole Thought! at March 03, 2026 11:46 AM (i49OE)

227 >>I hope Ace graces us with some more hot, dancin' Iranian babes today.

That one yesterday, the one will long hair and wearing shorts showing her gorgeous legs? That one? I didn't notice.
Posted by: one hour sober at March 03, 20

The one doing the Trump dance. I didn't notice her.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 03, 2026 11:47 AM (JvUA2)

228 1. What makes the achievements more impressive is that the departments these men and women, particularly AG Bondi, lead are 80% hostile to them.

2. In 2016, Trump had a team of maybe 20 people total, and they included the Mooch and the woman from The Apprentice. He's been recruiting.

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at March 03, 2026 11:47 AM (9TAr4)

229 225 Why would anyone want to put Rubio in the VP spot when he is doing such a magnificent job as Sec. of State

He could do the same 11 years in a job he is clearly suited for and still run after that.
Posted by: Ben Had at March 03, 2026 11:46 AM (+nEug)

A VP does not have to resign from his Sec of State position.

Posted by: Nova Local at March 03, 2026 11:47 AM (tOcjL)

230 Why would anyone want to put Rubio in the VP spot when he is doing such a magnificent job as Sec. of State

He could do the same 11 years in a job he is clearly suited for and still run after that.
Posted by: Ben Had at March 03, 2026 11:46 AM (+nEug)

I would love to see Rubio stay at State. Don't know who I would like to see as VP under Vance. The position is pretty close to irrelevant other than raising name recognition.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 03, 2026 11:48 AM (ExV1e)

231 LOL that was just the first sentence of my rant as I was trying to figure out why it wouldn't post...
Posted by: Denny Crane - I Didn't Post My Whole Thought! at March 03, 2026 11:46 AM (i49OE)

It annoys me because it seems to be the refrain of retards like eyepatch mccain who started out with stars in his eye and then sold out the J6ers so fast he almost missed that next photo op he was running to.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 03, 2026 11:48 AM (bss/y)

232 "Our current Secretary of State may be the most consequential one in the last 50 years. Marco Rubio is teaching a master class in how to be a statesman, a diplomat, and a powerful and unapologetic defender of the president's policies."

There's a reason you only went back 50 years.

Posted by: Henry Kissinger at March 03, 2026 11:48 AM (JCZqz)

233 Hail, Marco Arubius, Emperor of Iran!

Posted by: Bulg at March 03, 2026 11:48 AM (77rzZ)

234 Marco Rubio is ONE of the most consequential, but if there was only one, I'd say George Schultz, Ronald Reagan's top tier pick for the job, was the best. A Princeton Man.

Posted by: mrp at March 03, 2026 11:42 AM (rj6Yv)

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I had the honor & pleasure of hearing George Schultz give a lecture at Stanford.

For those who have never heard this famous story: Schultz would call Ambassadors and other State Department officials into his office, point them to a large world map on the wall, and ask them to point to the country that they represented.

Virtually all of them would point to some area on the map other than the USA -- upon which he would correct them.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 03, 2026 11:49 AM (PfArb)

235 I would love to see Rubio stay at State. Don't know who I would like to see as VP under Vance. The position is pretty close to irrelevant other than raising name recognition.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 03, 2026 11:48 AM (ExV1e)

Again, Rubio can EASILY do both, and has been politically set up well to do so. Or do you think those continued pic memes are a coincidence.

Rubio and Vance probably need each other to win the race...so they should run together with Rubio keeping State with VP...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 03, 2026 11:49 AM (tOcjL)

236 Obama wowed a lot of people with his public persona,

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Name one positive thing he said about this country? Which speech stands out among the rest, in your mind?

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 03, 2026 11:49 AM (g8Ew8)

237 Funny how no one mentions DeSantis for President any more. When he is term-limited out of his current job, he may have to become a monorail pilot at Disney World.

Posted by: Might Not Be Welcome There, Either at March 03, 2026 11:49 AM (oftw2)

238 ‘ Statements from prominent Democrats make it clear that they are planning something like January 30, 1933 in Germany - they intend to crush the opposition so throughly that there will never be a chance that they would lose power in the future.’

They remind me of the IRGC announcing that they are about to launch the Greatest and Most Terrible Military Offensive Ever, one that will leave America Reeling with the Shock of It.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 03, 2026 11:49 AM (/QdgR)

239 It's funny to read here how bad Bondi is doing and then read people like Shipwreckedcrew, a 20 year veteran of the DOJ and a guy who represented dozens of J6 defendants for donations, say she is the best Republican AG in at least the last 50 years.
Posted by: JackStraw

Too many people here want a video of armed agents dragging (insert name of boogeyman here) out of their house just prior to all charges being thrown out by a rogue judge so that they can fap over how we're playing hardball and sticking it to the man.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
________

AG is a thankless job. You rarely get any credit for anything. Too many people expect you to sneak around beating the shit outta criminals in the middle of the night like Batman.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 03, 2026 11:50 AM (iFTx/)

240 I've posted this before but having worked in the Senate for a number of years, it's really important for everyone here and anyone else that pays attention to know that most Senators are wildly unimpressive people to begin with, and once they get elected and have at least 6 years of job security ahead of them, most of them spend most of that time doing absolutely fuckall.

Posted by: ballistic at March 03, 2026 11:50 AM (3BwY8)

241 236 Obama wowed a lot of people with his public persona,

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Name one positive thing he said about this country? Which speech stands out among the rest, in your mind?
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 03, 2026 11:49 AM (g8Ew

I remember a lot of empty pablum with NO passion for anything. He's a limp dick.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 03, 2026 11:50 AM (bss/y)

242 Actually, I'm o.k. with Bondi. I think things to do with the law take a long time. It's not as if she can just bomb a place and bing! bang! it's done.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 03, 2026 11:50 AM (8Xy/A)

243 There's a reason you only went back 50 years.
Posted by: Henry Kissinger

Pfft. Poseur.
-- W. H. Seward

Posted by: Bulg at March 03, 2026 11:50 AM (77rzZ)

244 237 Funny how no one mentions DeSantis for President any more. When he is term-limited out of his current job, he may have to become a monorail pilot at Disney World.
Posted by: Might Not Be Welcome There, Either at March 03, 2026 11:49 AM (oftw2)

Nah, I see him as the next AG or Interior...Bondi is in her 60s, and DOJ will wear you out...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 03, 2026 11:51 AM (tOcjL)

245 A VP does not have to resign from his Sec of State position.
Posted by: Nova Local

Just one more job for the portfolio. Minor role compared to El Grande Presidente of South America, but probably a little more involved than Ice Tyrant of Greenland.

Posted by: Marco Rubio at March 03, 2026 11:51 AM (JCZqz)

246 Vance would be fine, and DeSantis would be OK, but Rubio would be great.
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Personally, I would prefer him at State to oversea the remake of the Western Hemisphere. Vance is very suitable as Prez. His job would be to tear the Midwest out of its death spiral. California can fuck itself.

Same. I think JD Advance (the official name for the "fat JD" meme) is going to be good and possibly even great, and Rubio's work at State is too important to change. In particular, Vance is currently the only prospective '28 candidate to have spoken about the Great Replacement, and that's likely to be an issue in the campaign.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 03, 2026 11:51 AM (2ocoG)

247 Repeal the 17th. Senators should have the fear that their states will call them back if they are being worthless ticks.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 03, 2026 11:52 AM (Dv3i1)

248 237 Funny how no one mentions DeSantis for President any more. When he is term-limited out of his current job, he may have to become a monorail pilot at Disney World.

Posted by: Might Not Be Welcome There, Either at March 03, 2026 11:49 AM (oftw2)

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It really does seem like political personalities have moments to run for president.

DeSantis' national ambitions have been steamrolled by the fact that we now have two much more prominent GOP politicians at the national stage.

His 2024 run was misguided, but it still made sense. He was probably never going to have a higher profile than that moment. It was then or never.

Would that have changed if Trump had appointed him AG, or something? I dunno, but the moment is definitely past.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:52 AM (GBKbO)

249 DeSantis has the problem all Governors have; they excel when the country is focused on the economy and basic management, but when there are huge international challenges going on, they fade into the woodwork.

Newsome's outbursts are because he's trying to fight this, but every time he opens his mouth he sinks deeper into irrelevance.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 03, 2026 11:52 AM (/QdgR)

250 I think DeSantis is suffering the Rick Perry curse.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 03, 2026 11:52 AM (bss/y)

251 Funny how no one mentions DeSantis for President any more. When he is term-limited out of his current job, he may have to become a monorail pilot at Disney World.
Posted by: Might Not Be Welcome There, Either at March 03, 2026 11:49 AM (oftw2)

I wouldn't mind seeing him as AG but he lacks the personality to be elected President.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 03, 2026 11:52 AM (ExV1e)

252 239 AG is a thankless job. You rarely get any credit for anything. Too many people expect you to sneak around beating the shit outta criminals in the middle of the night like Batman.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 03, 2026 11:50 AM (iFTx/)

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They should be in courtrooms arguing cases!

I don't know what managers do.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:52 AM (GBKbO)

253 They should be in courtrooms arguing cases!

I don't know what managers do.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:52 AM (GBKbO)

They get OTHER people to like and subscribe. They don't beg for it like charity.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 03, 2026 11:53 AM (bss/y)

254 I had the honor & pleasure of hearing George Schultz give a lecture at Stanford.

For those who have never heard this famous story: Schultz would call Ambassadors and other State Department officials into his office, point them to a large world map on the wall, and ask them to point to the country that they represented.

Virtually all of them would point to some area on the map other than the USA -- upon which he would correct them.
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 03, 2026 11:49 AM (PfArb)
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George Schultz also served as an artillery officer in the USMC from 1942-45. That included a spell at Peleliu as a liaison officer with the US Army.

Posted by: mrp at March 03, 2026 11:53 AM (rj6Yv)

255 I would love to see Rubio stay at State. Don't know who I would like to see as VP under Vance. The position is pretty close to irrelevant other than raising name recognition.

Could be Vance / DeSantis.

Funny how no one mentions DeSantis for President any more. When he is term-limited out of his current job, he may have to become a monorail pilot at Disney World.

I remember the '24 campaign, and how everyone said "It's not DeSantis' year. He should wait."

This is why that was bad advice.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 03, 2026 11:53 AM (Riz8t)

256 247 Repeal the 17th. Senators should have the fear that their states will call them back if they are being worthless ticks.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 03, 2026 11:52 AM (Dv3i1)

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"You didn't get enough fed funding for our state-level corruption. Recalled!"
-like, x1000

Repealing the 17th amendment would make some of our problems a whole lot worse. State governments are way too addicted to federal government spending.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:54 AM (GBKbO)

257 Trump meeting now with Fred Merz. Ethel is not in attendance.

Posted by: 623 E. 68th St. at March 03, 2026 11:54 AM (oftw2)

258 Too many people here want a video of armed agents dragging (insert name of boogeyman here) out of their house just prior to all charges being thrown out by a rogue judge so that they can fap over how we're playing hardball and sticking it to the man.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

I think it was Congress, and not Bondi, but seeing footage of Hillary getting pissed of at the Epatein hearings, and Bill smiling as he reminisces at the memories the pictures evoked, was great.

Also, Bill saying Trump wasn't involved lol...

Posted by: Moron Analyst at March 03, 2026 11:54 AM (JCZqz)

259 Hegseth is a drunken womanizer

A career path I wish I'd chosen.

Posted by: Better than most things you could do at March 03, 2026 11:54 AM (TbWk/)

260 Are we gonna get the Varney trivia question today?

Posted by: Bulg at March 03, 2026 11:54 AM (77rzZ)

261 253 They should be in courtrooms arguing cases!

I don't know what managers do.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:52 AM (GBKbO)

They get OTHER people to like and subscribe. They don't beg for it like charity.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 03, 2026 11:53 AM (bss/y)

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I like to go super-liminal.

Hey! You! Like and subscribe!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:54 AM (GBKbO)

262 LOL that was just the first sentence of my rant as I was trying to figure out why it wouldn't post...
Posted by: Denny Crane - I Didn't Post My Whole Thought! at March 03, 2026 11:46 AM (i49OE)

It annoys me because it seems to be the refrain of retards like eyepatch mccain who started out with stars in his eye and then sold out the J6ers so fast he almost missed that next photo op he was running to.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 03, 2026 11:48 AM (bss/y)

I getcha man, that first sentence on it's own really does sound like I was simping for fucking politicians.... trust me, I have an unequaled hatred for those in our government who are two-faced...

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Didn't Post My Whole Thought! at March 03, 2026 11:54 AM (i49OE)

263 Rubio can take the most complicated geopolitical subject no matter where it is happening on the globe, crystalize it, and bullet point it out so that the average person or even the most dense media person can understand it. He doesn't suffer media hacks or Congressional fools and stays on point always. Yeah, I have a major crush.

Posted by: Cheri at March 03, 2026 11:54 AM (oiNtH)

264 Interesting.

China Stunned! U.S. Reverse-Engineered Drones Destroy Iran, China’s Knockoffs Are Total Junk!

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

Posted by: Archimedes at March 03, 2026 11:55 AM (Riz8t)

265 I remember the '24 campaign, and how everyone said "It's not DeSantis' year. He should wait."

This is why that was bad advice.

Because he did so well and really raised his national standing?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 03, 2026 11:55 AM (ExV1e)

266 DeSantis should focus on becoming a University President and bringing a national championship back for the Florida Gators.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 03, 2026 11:55 AM (/QdgR)

267 "...JD Vance dabbles in partisan politics, and perhaps even flirts with the lunatic faux-right.."

What in the f*ck ?

Posted by: deadrody at March 03, 2026 11:55 AM (qf6NU)

268 Hegseth is a drunken womanizer

A career path I wish I'd chosen.
Posted by: Better than most things you could do

Well, you had to graduate from college at some point.

Posted by: Bulg at March 03, 2026 11:56 AM (77rzZ)

269 I don’t get the GOP’s reluctance on SAVE. Yes they are part of the uniparty and corrupt all that. But at a tactical level do they not want to keep power? There’s more graft to be had as in power than out of power. So why would they oppose something that helps them stay in power?

It makes zero sense to me.

Posted by: Heroq at March 03, 2026 11:56 AM (qpQFJ)

270 Hegseth is a drunken womanizer

A career path I wish I'd chosen.
Posted by: Better than most things you could do at March 03, 2026 11:54 AM (TbWk/)

I applied for the job but they chose someone else.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 03, 2026 11:56 AM (ExV1e)

271 Bringing Cuba back into the flock will be great. Free the Cuban people, insure free trade, and foremost, we will be running it and be bigger than US Steel.

Hyman Roth

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 03, 2026 11:56 AM (gm9Sb)

272 I like to go super-liminal.

Hey! You! Like and subscribe!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:54 AM (GBKbO)

I will give you a $100 if you say 'Like and subscribe. Or don't. I could give a fuck.'

Lol.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 03, 2026 11:56 AM (bss/y)

273 I will never ever trust Little Marco. Glad he's doing a great job. He has a lot of reason to do so. A sharply political animal. He is Nikki Haley with an accent.

Posted by: ... at March 03, 2026 11:57 AM (aBK/n)

274 267 "...JD Vance dabbles in partisan politics, and perhaps even flirts with the lunatic faux-right.."

What in the f*ck ?

Posted by: deadrody at March 03, 2026 11:55 AM (qf6NU)

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Tucker Carlson's son is on his staff.

And if my family has taught me anything, it's that parents and children always have the exact same political beliefs.

Now, if you'll excuse me, my sister, the prison-abolitionist who started a union at her public defender job, is dealing with my corporate Republican father's upcoming visit and needs emotional support.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:57 AM (GBKbO)

275 It makes zero sense to me.
Posted by: Heroq at March 03, 2026 11:56 AM (qpQFJ)

Once you understand that McConnell, Tillis, and Murkowsky are playing for the other team, it makes perfect sense.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 03, 2026 11:57 AM (/QdgR)

276 241
‘ I remember a lot of empty pablum with NO passion for anything. He's a limp dick.’

Obama had a lot of passion for dicks that weren’t limp.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 03, 2026 11:57 AM (jbnUc)

277 118 OT: they say JFK, giving speeches bare headed, killed the hat industry for generations.

Look for men to start wearing baseball caps everywhere
Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 03, 2026 11:25 AM (jeWNT)

That is already a look, young men who look like they lift a bit without living at the gym, with bushy hair sticking out from underneath a ball cap (or trucker hat, I don't know the difference).

Posted by: SciVo at March 03, 2026 11:57 AM (Sy6m/)

278 They get OTHER people to like and subscribe. They don't beg for it like charity.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Not just like and subscribe. Comment too, it helps drive the Youtube Algore Rhythm.

Posted by: Even If It's Just "Nice Video!" at March 03, 2026 11:57 AM (oftw2)

279 270 Hegseth is a drunken womanizer

A career path I wish I'd chosen.
Posted by: Better than most things you could do at March 03, 2026 11:54 AM (TbWk/)

I applied for the job but they chose someone else.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 03, 2026 11:56 AM (ExV1e)

Competition for those positions is beyond fierce.

Posted by: Definitely an employer's market at March 03, 2026 11:58 AM (TbWk/)

280 263 Rubio can take the most complicated geopolitical subject no matter where it is happening on the globe, crystalize it, and bullet point it out so that the average person or even the most dense media person can understand it. He doesn't suffer media hacks or Congressional fools and stays on point always. Yeah, I have a major crush.
Posted by: Cheri at March 03, 2026 11:54 AM (oiNtH)

Vance gets the Trump working class male voter...Rubio keeps the Trump Hispanic and female voters...thus, more powerful together than apart.

And I'm sure Rubio wants the history books. This path gets him the start of his history books...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 03, 2026 11:58 AM (tOcjL)

281 DeSantis is likely the most powerful Governor in America. Just look who his friends are - Trump and Rubio. Not bad for a Governor. And then there is the Miami Banking Interests. Who do you think will re-imagine Cuba and make it stick? He will be King of the Caribbean and South and Central America.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 03, 2026 11:58 AM (pZ64F)

282 I remember the '24 campaign, and how everyone said "It's not DeSantis' year. He should wait."

This is why that was bad advice.

Because he did so well and really raised his national standing?

Not all of us have a crystal ball to see the future. Yours must be great.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 03, 2026 11:58 AM (Riz8t)

283 269 I don’t get the GOP’s reluctance on SAVE. Yes they are part of the uniparty and corrupt all that. But at a tactical level do they not want to keep power? There’s more graft to be had as in power than out of power. So why would they oppose something that helps them stay in power?

It makes zero sense to me.

Posted by: Heroq at March 03, 2026 11:56 AM (qpQFJ)

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50 co-sponsors. It's 3 GOP senators who are holding out (Mitch, Murk, and Tillis, two of whom are leaving the Senate soon).

There's talk about how forcing debate will lead to having to vote on a bunch of amendments as a problem, but it's just the kind of bullshit senators say to get in front of cameras.

We'll see, but the longer it doesn't actually die, the longer I assume it gets passed.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:58 AM (GBKbO)

284 We have Unpardonable Sin(s) in politics it seems. No path to redemption.

Posted by: tubal at March 03, 2026 11:59 AM (pDt9x)

285 "...JD Vance dabbles in partisan politics, and perhaps even flirts with the lunatic faux-right.."

What in the f*ck ?
Posted by: deadrody at March 03, 2026 11:55 AM (qf6NU)
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Yeah. CBD "dabbled" with the French the entire summer. Does that make him a Frog?

Posted by: mrp at March 03, 2026 11:59 AM (rj6Yv)

286 Obama had a lot of passion for dicks that weren’t limp.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 03, 2026 11:57 AM (jbnUc)

Yeah, but it is one of those things that has annoyed me in retrospect- the lack of passion. Bush, Obama almost all of our candidates for the past 40 years.

I am not saying I want them to be purple hair screamers. But a cold icy rage when talking about an injustice.

Even Bush during 9/11 seemed oddly... unaffected.

It's strange.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 03, 2026 11:59 AM (bss/y)

287 272
I will give you a $100 if you say 'Like and subscribe. Or don't. I could give a fuck.'

Lol.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 03, 2026 11:56 AM (bss/y)

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*refilming my next outro now, boss*

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:59 AM (GBKbO)

288 Once you understand that McConnell, Tillis, and Murkowsky are playing for the other team, it makes perfect sense.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 03, 2026 11:57 AM (/QdgR)

No it doesn’t. Because they are on this team. And if they lose they will be on the losing team. That’s my point. Even if they hate their team they’re still on it and it makes no sense for them to want to lose. At the end of the day you have to win to get the graft.

Posted by: Heroq at March 03, 2026 11:59 AM (qpQFJ)

289 Once you understand that McConnell, Tillis, and Murkowsky are playing for the other team, it makes perfect sense.

*pouts*

Posted by: John Cornyn at March 03, 2026 11:59 AM (Riz8t)

290 I remember the '24 campaign, and how everyone said "It's not DeSantis' year. He should wait."

This is why that was bad advice.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 03, 2026 11:53 AM (Riz8t)
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In fact, he would have been smart to take that advice. The absolute DEBACLE that was his campaign did tremendous damage to his standing outside of being Governor of Florida. They were AWFUL

Posted by: deadrody at March 03, 2026 12:00 PM (qf6NU)

291 I think DeSantis is suffering the Rick Perry curse.

Owing his job to a Bush? Maybe, but I think he can get over it.

Posted by: Oddbob at March 03, 2026 12:00 PM (Fs0KI)

292 Not all of us have a crystal ball to see the future. Yours must be great.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 03, 2026 11:58 AM (Riz8t)

Well, I'd seen him speak and he was wooden. Add that to the fact that he was never, ever, going to beat Trump in the primaries meant that suggesting that he should sit '24 out as he had previous stated he would and finish his term as Governor as he was elected to do wasn't really a stretch.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 03, 2026 12:00 PM (ExV1e)

293 That is already a look, young men who look like they lift a bit without living at the gym, with bushy hair sticking out from underneath a ball cap (or trucker hat, I don't know the difference).
Posted by: SciVo at March 03, 2026 11:57 AM (Sy6m/)

Trucker hats have the mesh back and typically a synthetic/foam pad type front. Ball caps are all cloth.

Posted by: Not a hat expert at March 03, 2026 12:01 PM (TbWk/)

294 He fell in with the wrong crowd, and he started taking orders from Schumer.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:04 AM (GBKbO)

Rubio is a Florida Cuban. His main goal for his political life has been the liberation of Cuba. Before he was SOS, his only visible route was through the neocons, no one else was willing to even talk the talk about it. Trump gave him a better path.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 03, 2026 12:01 PM (rbvCR)

295 No it doesn’t. Because they are on this team.

Are they, though?

Posted by: Thor, looking skeptical at March 03, 2026 12:01 PM (Riz8t)

296 The Assembly of Experts were all assembled in Qom to vote on the next 'Supreme Leader'.

And Israel just bombed them all.
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One wonders if there will still be a Shia islam when this is done.

Posted by: Methos at March 03, 2026 12:01 PM (vSvIl)

297 No it doesn’t. Because they are on this team. And if they lose they will be on the losing team. That’s my point. Even if they hate their team they’re still on it and it makes no sense for them to want to lose. At the end of the day you have to win to get the graft.

What if I told you the system is set up so that the GOPe Republicans only get their graft when they're in the minority?

Posted by: Ian S. at March 03, 2026 12:02 PM (2ocoG)

298
Now, if you'll excuse me, my sister, the prison-abolitionist who started a union at her public defender job, is dealing with my corporate Republican father's upcoming visit and needs emotional support.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:57 AM (GBKbO)

That is the longest joke set-up that ended without a punchline in human history...

Well done!

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Know Comedy. at March 03, 2026 12:02 PM (i49OE)

299 That whole episode with the Epstein "binders" was the one big mistake, so far.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at March 03, 2026 12:02 PM (UOi8U)

300 Tucker Carlson's son is on his staff.

And if my family has taught me anything, it's that parents and children always have the exact same political beliefs.

Now, if you'll excuse me, my sister, the prison-abolitionist who started a union at her public defender job, is dealing with my corporate Republican father's upcoming visit and needs emotional support.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:57 AM (GBKbO)
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There is wisdom in the old adage of "keeping your friends close and your enemies closer".

Posted by: mrp at March 03, 2026 12:03 PM (rj6Yv)

301 One wonders if there will still be a Shia islam when this is done.
Posted by: Methos

The fact that the ol' imam ain't coming back to save their asses has got to be giving folks pause.

Posted by: Bulg at March 03, 2026 12:03 PM (77rzZ)

302 There is wisdom in the old adage of "keeping your friends close and your enemies closer".
Posted by: mrp at March 03, 2026 12:03 PM (rj6Yv)

Unless your enemies are Iranian mullahs. In which case, a healthy distance is recommended.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 03, 2026 12:04 PM (ExV1e)

303 There is wisdom in the old adage of "keeping your friends close and your enemies closer".

Indeed. CBD needs to rewatch "The Godfather".

Posted by: Ian S. at March 03, 2026 12:04 PM (2ocoG)

304 I have to ask this question as it so astonishingly annoying and baffles me - we all have read the left asserting that the attacks on Iran are only as a distraction from the Epstein files. Does the left really believe that somewhere in the files is Trump playing with underage girls? Do they really believe this or just using this as? I can't believe even they are this obtuse.

Posted by: Cheri at March 03, 2026 12:04 PM (oiNtH)

305 Now, if you'll excuse me, my sister, the prison-abolitionist who started a union at her public defender job, is dealing with my corporate Republican father's upcoming visit and needs emotional support.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:57 AM

*blinks*

Thanksgiving must be a hoot.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 03, 2026 12:04 PM (kgE5c)

306 286
I am not saying I want them to be purple hair screamers. But a cold icy rage when talking about an injustice.‘

I do like how Trump knows (and says ) the democrats are the enemy.
None of this ‘They just have a different point of view’ horseshit.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 03, 2026 12:04 PM (jbnUc)

307 Headed down to the Courthouse to vote in the NC Primary. Any one who can vote today should,unless you are a dem. They vote tomorrow.

Posted by: Pulling My Lever, Here at March 03, 2026 12:04 PM (oftw2)

308 Does the left really believe that somewhere in the files is Trump playing with underage girls?

Yes. Yes they do.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 03, 2026 12:05 PM (ExV1e)

309 >>No it doesn’t. Because they are on this team. And if they lose they will be on the losing team. That’s my point. Even if they hate their team they’re still on it and it makes no sense for them to want to lose. At the end of the day you have to win to get the graft.

Their seats are safe. And if they lose the majority they still get paid the same but they have less pressure to actually produce.

People like Trump who want to actually accomplish something in DC are the exception not the rule. For most success entails getting elected.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 03, 2026 12:05 PM (viF8m)

310 I've posted this before but having worked in the Senate for a number of years, it's really important for everyone here and anyone else that pays attention to know that most Senators are wildly unimpressive people to begin with, and once they get elected and have at least 6 years of job security ahead of them, most of them spend most of that time doing absolutely fuckall.

Well, of course. It's how we roll. Being a layabout takes hard work, determination and will.

Posted by: Bob Sansabelt, Federal Layabout at March 03, 2026 12:06 PM (/IU3q)

311 For most success entails getting elected.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 03, 2026 12:05 PM (viF8m)

Elected and ignored.

Allows you to screw everything that moves while padding the family investments.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 03, 2026 12:07 PM (ExV1e)

312 305 Now, if you'll excuse me, my sister, the prison-abolitionist who started a union at her public defender job, is dealing with my corporate Republican father's upcoming visit and needs emotional support.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 11:57 AM

*blinks*

Thanksgiving must be a hoot.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 03, 2026 12:04 PM (kgE5c)

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I have never once gotten into a political argument with my sister. I suspect I have a better idea of her politics than she does me, but she doesn't assume anything.

When we meet or talk on the phone, we talk about family and entertainment. Politics simply isn't part of it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 12:07 PM (GBKbO)

313 One wonders if there will still be a Shia islam when this is done.
Posted by: Methos

The fact that the ol' imam ain't coming back to save their asses has got to be giving folks pause.
Posted by: Bulg at March 03, 2026 12:03 PM (77rzZ)
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Just imagine if someone took out their sacred rock in Mecca...

That's the linchpin of the entire religion. If it goes, so does Islam.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 03, 2026 12:07 PM (ESVrU)

314 Guys like Tillis are on Team Tillis. Under the current rules, he has a cushy, well-paid job with access to plenty of perks and future employment. Homeostasis is a good thing for a guy in that situation. Why take a chance on changing anything?

Posted by: Wally at March 03, 2026 12:07 PM (bcX03)

315 Well, of course. It's how we roll. Being a layabout takes hard work, determination and will.
Posted by: Bob Sansabelt, Federal Layabout

Finally, someone understands me!

Posted by: Uncle Joe, Movin' Kinda Slow at March 03, 2026 12:08 PM (oftw2)

316
Do the female martyrs get their 72 Cabana Boys?
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie

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You'd wonder what's in it for women, who presumably have to hang around while their husbands have sex with some virgin night after night.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 03, 2026 12:08 PM (pAy1S)

317 When we meet or talk on the phone, we talk about family and entertainment. Politics simply isn't part of it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 12:07 PM (GBKbO)

Does she tell you that your take on film is consistently wrong?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 03, 2026 12:08 PM (ExV1e)

318 I have never once gotten into a political argument with my sister. I suspect I have a better idea of her politics than she does me, but she doesn't assume anything.

When we meet or talk on the phone, we talk about family and entertainment. Politics simply isn't part of it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 12:07 PM

This is a wise course.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 03, 2026 12:08 PM (kgE5c)

319 Does the left really believe that somewhere in the files is Trump playing with underage girls?

No.

They are mad that rightwing people talked about the Clintons, Gates, etc being the files for the last 4 years and they think this is a simple way to get revenge. No one, not a single person on the left, actually believes that Trump was an Epstein client. Remember, a year ago they were arguing the Epstein files were a rightwing hoax just like PizzaGate

Posted by: 18-1 at March 03, 2026 12:08 PM (sKqQm)

320 317
Does she tell you that your take on film is consistently wrong?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 03, 2026 12:08 PM (ExV1e)

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I get enough of that here!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 12:08 PM (GBKbO)

321 Does the left really believe that somewhere in the files is Trump playing with underage girls?

Yes. Yes they do.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

Even weirder, they must believe that Melania would be OK with that.

Posted by: Bulg at March 03, 2026 12:08 PM (77rzZ)

322 I remember the '24 campaign, and how everyone said "It's not DeSantis' year. He should wait."
This is why that was bad advice.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 03, 2026 11:53 AM (Riz8t)
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I think his very vocal refusal to accept a run as VP was more consequential.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at March 03, 2026 12:09 PM (3ImbR)

323 Whatever, it's going to be hard to fill Trump's shoes.
Whoever does run for the Republicans you can bet the media and their partners the Donks will be out in force to call them every name in the book. Lie, cheat, steal, they don't care. Just give them power to get us out of the mess that Trump got us into. Hell, I can hear it now.

Posted by: Case at March 03, 2026 12:09 PM (gQFwH)

324 Does the left really believe that somewhere in the files is Trump playing with underage girls?

Yes. Yes they do.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

Wow. Every Dem and leftist Judge would have moved heaven, hell and earth to release that info and pictures to prevent him from ever being President a long time ago.

Posted by: Cheri at March 03, 2026 12:09 PM (oiNtH)

325 Does the left really believe that somewhere in the files is Trump playing with underage girls? Do they really believe this or just using this as? I can't believe even they are this obtuse.

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The lunatic Dem base does, and many of the Dem "normies" (such as there are) are of the smoke=fire mindset. The actual politicians ? They know it's all bullshit but it is a useful cudgel. "Make them deny it" LBJ type of crap.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at March 03, 2026 12:09 PM (UOi8U)

326 Do the female martyrs get their 72 Cabana Boys?

I read the ask an Imam for this one.

If you get to Islamic Heaven as a woman you get to be there with your husband. And perhaps his 3 other wives. Oh and his 72 sex slaves/spirits.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 03, 2026 12:09 PM (sKqQm)

327 And if my family has taught me anything, it's that parents and children always have the exact same political beliefs.

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I thought I read somewhere that Susan Rice has a conservative adult son.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 03, 2026 12:09 PM (qBdHI)

328 327 And if my family has taught me anything, it's that parents and children always have the exact same political beliefs.

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I thought I read somewhere that Susan Rice has a conservative adult son.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 03, 2026 12:09 PM (qBdHI)

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Yes. And Nicky Haley's son is some kind of right wing edge lord, far from her establishment views.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 12:10 PM (GBKbO)

329 Wow. Every Dem and leftist Judge would have moved heaven, hell and earth to release that info and pictures to prevent him from ever being President a long time ago.
Posted by: Cheri at March 03, 2026 12:09 PM (oiNtH)

The people in a position to do something don't believe it but the lunatic masses do.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 03, 2026 12:10 PM (ExV1e)

330 Nood. The Clintons.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 03, 2026 12:11 PM (ExV1e)

331 Wow. Every Dem and leftist Judge would have moved heaven, hell and earth to release that info and pictures to prevent him from ever being President a long time ago.

I tried this argument and couldn't get anything coherent, even by leftwing standards.

Question: If Trump is an Epstein client why did Biden sit on that evidence and claim their were no Epstein files for 4 years...with you *personally* calling the people calling for the Epstein file release "right wing hate mongers"?

Answer: REEEEEEEEE

Posted by: 18-1 at March 03, 2026 12:11 PM (sKqQm)

332 Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 03, 2026 12:07 PM (GBKbO)

Does she tell you that your take on film is consistently wrong?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 03, 2026 12:08 PM (ExV1e)

OUCH!!!!

Posted by: Denny Crane - That Was Cold. at March 03, 2026 12:13 PM (i49OE)

333 They should try reading the Ashley Biden diary. Very sordid stuff there. Ewww.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at March 03, 2026 12:13 PM (UOi8U)

334 I'm still waiting on Kash Patel and Bondi to prove their worth. Ya I know, there's a plan and it's all about timing yadda yadda- throw us a few bones now and then.

Posted by: DTShangers at March 03, 2026 12:14 PM (4IQ4l)

335 244 237 Funny how no one mentions DeSantis for President any more. When he is term-limited out of his current job, he may have to become a monorail pilot at Disney World.
Posted by: Might Not Be Welcome There, Either at March 03, 2026 11:49 AM (oftw2)

Nah, I see him as the next AG or Interior...Bondi is in her 60s, and DOJ will wear you out...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 03, 2026 11:51 AM (tOcjL)

Hear me out: Freedom & Affordability Czar. An interdepartmental portfolio focused on deregulation, both identifying prime candidates for regulatory recission across the Federal gov't, and identifying legal levers that can be used to incentivize the same at the state and local level. Picture a meme where bureaucrats "getting DeSantis'd" means getting nationally highlighted for their scummy work driving up living costs for working stiffs in their city or state, and it becomes something everyone wants to avoid, since recall elections and pink slips tend to follow.

I have given this some thought, and there isn't really any one single department head position that can make use of all the administrative talents that DeSantis has shown. If not that, then something like it.

Posted by: SciVo at March 03, 2026 12:14 PM (Sy6m/)

336 Bondi is in her sixties?

Damn

Impressive

I don't hate her at all.

Honestly, imagine how tough of a job that is to begin with, then compound it with underlings who wants you very much dead.

Compared to Barr and that other impotent frail retard, Sessions, we have an AH who is fully aware of the stakes

Posted by: melodicmetal at March 03, 2026 12:14 PM (61TgR)

337 AG**

Posted by: melodicmetal at March 03, 2026 12:18 PM (61TgR)

338 Nood. Bill and Hill.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 03, 2026 12:19 PM (bss/y)

339 Well said, Mr. Dildo.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 03, 2026 12:46 PM (/C+M/)

340 Yeah, we piss and moan about Bondi at Justice because there aren't any indictments coming despite all those investigations. But I also bear in mind that in 2020 nobody could even get into court to challenge the conduct of that election. It was all tossed out for "lack of standing."

To make the indictments and to have them actually stick takes a lot more prep than anybody with a D after their name would need. A lot of this stuff has to be filed in DC, and so she is against an exceedingly hostile court. Every move she makes will be dismissed, and she will have to appeal it. These cases need to survive appeal, too.

Can she even build cases that even a DC court does not dare to ignore? Hell, it took five years to finally get the Supreme Court to say "the candidate has standing to challenge the conduct of an election." Five freakin' years to get even that pathetic little ruling!

Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at March 03, 2026 12:59 PM (bufu1)

341 A further thought to the above...

2028 is not guaranteed for Vance or Rubio to take the helm. If somehow the Dems grab the Presidency in 2028, their day one action will include summarily dismissing everything that Bondi built. She really only has two years to get what indictments / convictions she can. No matter what, it's not going to be satisfying -- but it will be pretty much all that could be done under our current court system.

Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at March 03, 2026 01:04 PM (bufu1)

342 Marco is going to have his hands full when he is elected Grand Vizir of Cuba.

Commuting between Havana, Caracas, and Tehran will be exhausting!

Posted by: t-bird at March 03, 2026 01:30 PM (e1mwr)

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