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THE MORNING RANT: About That “Bad” Jobs Report - Government Employees & Foreign-Born Workers Hardest Hit
Economic prognosticators were caught by surprise with the Department of Labor’s February report showing a loss of 92,000 non-farm jobs. Nominal job growth was expected. (“U.S. Loses 92,000 Jobs in Widespread and Unexpected Downturn” – Wall Street Journal)
• Those 92,000 non-farm jobs that were lost include about 10,000 government employees. • An undetermined number of NGO (non-governmental organization) workers whose funding has been cut off by Trump/DOGE were among those lost jobs too. These are jobs that conservatives have long advocated for elimination. • The cold weather in February caused over 200,000 people to be unable to work. • According to the Office of Personnel Management, Trump / DOGE has eliminated 264,000 federal jobs since he took office in January 2025. That is about 11% of the federal workforce taken off the government payroll in barely a year. • Over the past year, employment of native-born Americans is up significantly. I get differing results based on whether we are talking about within the past 12 months or since Trump’s inauguration, but there are hundreds of thousands more native-born US citizens with jobs. • Employment of foreign-born workers in the US is down over 500,000 since Trump’s inauguration. • If all the fretting about the fragility of the economy were real, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell would have reason to finally cut interest rates, but he won’t. (Of course this is also driven by Powell’s partisan animus to Donald Trump. Powell is an Obama/Biden loyalist who, in my opinion, seeks to harm the Trump presidency. The end of his disgraceful tenure in two months will be a breath of fresh air.) With the changes that President Trump is making by prioritizing US citizens over non-citizens, and by prioritizing taxpayers over tax recipients, there are obviously going to be some economic disruptions. But these are also necessary, and they are disruptions that we conservatives have been seeking for decades. Isn’t it funny how all the “economic conservatives” of NeverTrump who have preached in favor of smaller government for decades keep sneering that Donald Trump is not a “true conservative,” even though President Trump is the first Republican in my lifetime to actually slash the federal government upon taking office?��FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT HITS LOWEST RATE IN 60 YEARS.
— Debra Lea (@thedebralea) March 4, 2026
In January alone, President Trump CUT 42k government jobs while ADDING 172k private sector jobs.
Smaller government - bigger economy.
PROMISES MADE - PROMISES KEPT! ���� pic.twitter.com/AUXVhJQYyJ
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Sponge!
Posted by: rickb223 at March 09, 2026 11:00 AM (oKJ0C)
Posted by: NR Pax at March 09, 2026 11:01 AM (OPGS/)
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Isn’t it funny how all the “economic conservatives” of NeverTrump who have preached in favor of smaller government for decades keep sneering that Donald Trump is not a “true conservative,” even though President Trump is the first Republican in my lifetime to actually slash the federal government upon taking office?
Our goal is to preach in favor of smaller government, not see it enacted. Then what would we do? -- Advocates For Ltd. Government, Inc.
Our goal is to preach in favor of smaller government, not see it enacted. Then what would we do? -- Advocates For Ltd. Government, Inc.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 09, 2026 11:03 AM (ExV1e)
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No monkey.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 09, 2026 11:04 AM (zjgNU)
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Early but not early enough
Posted by: RandomDave at March 09, 2026 11:04 AM (aJQbY)
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Every time a government layabout loses their job, I get turgid.
Posted by: The Penis at March 09, 2026 11:04 AM (PbsTW)
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The thing about the climate change zealots is that they cannot admit that any progress has ever been made in cleaning up pollution. We could be living in mud huts and they will still insist that we're not doing enough.
Posted by: NR Pax at March 09, 2026 11:05 AM (OPGS/)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 09, 2026 11:05 AM (RIvkX)
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I saw the "bad" jobs report and this was my exact thought:
The more government jobs we lose, the more the economy wins.
The more government jobs we lose, the more the economy wins.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 09, 2026 11:05 AM (zjgNU)
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Good morning! Hope everything is good on this pack of sleep day.
Posted by: Piper at March 09, 2026 11:05 AM (OoFl2)
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Debra Lea is a cutie.
Posted by: Bulg at March 09, 2026 11:06 AM (77rzZ)
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Lack. Sheesh.
Posted by: Piper at March 09, 2026 11:06 AM (OoFl2)
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David French is David Frenching again: https://tinyurl.com/337tvbnj
The headline on that piece, "David French Suffers An Apparent Brain Injury" is evergreen.
The headline on that piece, "David French Suffers An Apparent Brain Injury" is evergreen.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 09, 2026 11:06 AM (2ocoG)
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9 I saw the "bad" jobs report and this was my exact thought:
The more government jobs we lose, the more the economy wins.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 09, 2026 11:05 AM (zjgNU)
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So many jobs went to foreign born individuals over Biden's term, and the mass deportation effort was going to last so long, that the topline employment numbers were going to be weird and screwy for a while after the effort to reverse it started.
The more government jobs we lose, the more the economy wins.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 09, 2026 11:05 AM (zjgNU)
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So many jobs went to foreign born individuals over Biden's term, and the mass deportation effort was going to last so long, that the topline employment numbers were going to be weird and screwy for a while after the effort to reverse it started.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 11:06 AM (GBKbO)
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Lack. Sheesh.
Posted by: Piper at March 09, 2026 11:06 AM (OoFl2)
Typo that proves the statement. Coll!
Posted by: Piper at March 09, 2026 11:06 AM (OoFl2)
Typo that proves the statement. Coll!
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 09, 2026 11:07 AM (2J/Lj)
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Hey, Piper! How's My Favorite Partially Pawnee Person today?
Posted by: Bulg at March 09, 2026 11:07 AM (77rzZ)
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"they will still insist that we're not doing enough."
Of course... every govt project that ever existed is under-funded.
Of course... every govt project that ever existed is under-funded.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 09, 2026 11:07 AM (DgMqy)
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17 "they will still insist that we're not doing enough."
Of course... every govt project that ever existed is under-funded.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 09, 2026 11:07 AM (DgMqy)
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According to the left on X, the government doesn't spend a dime on healthcare. Instead, it just spends all of its money on war.
Of course... every govt project that ever existed is under-funded.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 09, 2026 11:07 AM (DgMqy)
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According to the left on X, the government doesn't spend a dime on healthcare. Instead, it just spends all of its money on war.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 11:08 AM (GBKbO)
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The headline on that piece, "David French Suffers An Apparent Brain Injury" is evergreen.
****
A stray thought crossed his mind and crashed into one of the few remaining brain cells?
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A stray thought crossed his mind and crashed into one of the few remaining brain cells?
Posted by: clarence at March 09, 2026 11:08 AM (ki8uo)
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Good news, everyone! Those weren't bombs those jihadists threw in NYC! They were just . . .
Hans Mahncke
@HansMahncke
We’ve seen it all now. What any honest person would call an IED, the New York Times calls “smoking jars of metal and fuses.”
Hans Mahncke
@HansMahncke
We’ve seen it all now. What any honest person would call an IED, the New York Times calls “smoking jars of metal and fuses.”
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 09, 2026 11:08 AM (xv/KQ)
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60% of black women with college degrees "work" for government in some form. So cutting gummint jobs is raciss and sexiss. And who is gonna support the fake nail and wighat industries?
Posted by: Lacquisha and Tanisha at March 09, 2026 11:08 AM (oftw2)
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• According to the Office of Personnel Management, Trump / DOGE has eliminated 264,000 federal jobs since he took office in January 2025. That is about 11% of the federal workforce taken off the government payroll in barely a year.
It would be nice if we could track the fed-paid contractor jobs lost as well, even if they could only track the "onsite" ones...those are even more valuable to cut...
And that we didn't just turn a fed job into an equivalent, but paid more, fed contractor job...
It would be nice if we could track the fed-paid contractor jobs lost as well, even if they could only track the "onsite" ones...those are even more valuable to cut...
And that we didn't just turn a fed job into an equivalent, but paid more, fed contractor job...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 09, 2026 11:09 AM (tOcjL)
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Are we confident that those fed workers at BLS are not cooking the books? I'd guess very few fed workers are fans of Trump...
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 09, 2026 11:09 AM (xT8gx)
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"they will still insist that we're not doing enough."
They (living in their mansions) will still insist that we (not them, living in caves) are not doing enough (and just die already so they don't have guilty feels about the mansion thing)
They (living in their mansions) will still insist that we (not them, living in caves) are not doing enough (and just die already so they don't have guilty feels about the mansion thing)
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 09, 2026 11:11 AM (2J/Lj)
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People who make their living complaining how bad it is when Democrats are in charge need for Democrats to be in charge in order to make their living.
Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at March 09, 2026 11:11 AM (Tpnro)
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23 Are we confident that those fed workers at BLS are not cooking the books? I'd guess very few fed workers are fans of Trump...
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Were not some of those fed workers yeeted from the BLS?
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Were not some of those fed workers yeeted from the BLS?
Posted by: clarence at March 09, 2026 11:12 AM (ki8uo)
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Jobs data is kinda retarded anyway. It excludes self employed people who number in the tens of millions.
Posted by: Heroq at March 09, 2026 11:12 AM (/xVml)
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Everything will be great as soon as we get High Speed Train. Don't Panic People!
Posted by: pudinhead at March 09, 2026 11:12 AM (pZ64F)
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Smoking pot > “smoking jars of metal and fuses.”
Posted by: Dark Litigator at March 09, 2026 11:12 AM (KAi1n)
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Good, shame if can't lose another 500,000
Posted by: Skip at March 09, 2026 11:12 AM (EtnSa)
Posted by: Diogenes at March 09, 2026 11:13 AM (2WIwB)
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F u cn rd ths, u cn gt a gd jb!
Posted by: Subway Pizza Rat at March 09, 2026 11:13 AM (oftw2)
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PPP poll of Cornyn in Texas:
"Our first Hegar-Cornyn poll of 2020 bears a strong resemblance to our first Beto O’Rourke- Ted Cruz poll of 2018. In that poll Cruz lead 45-37, an 8 point lead similar to Cornyn’s starting out point. We pinpointed then that the race might end up close because Cruz had just a 38% favorability rating- and that’s a lot better than the 27% Cornyn starts out with here.
After O’Rourke won the nomination and became better known over the course of the year, he was able to build the race into a tossup. Hegar (who currently has just 34% name recognition) is likely to do the same in the months ahead if she wins the nomination."
From 2020.
He won by 12.
"Our first Hegar-Cornyn poll of 2020 bears a strong resemblance to our first Beto O’Rourke- Ted Cruz poll of 2018. In that poll Cruz lead 45-37, an 8 point lead similar to Cornyn’s starting out point. We pinpointed then that the race might end up close because Cruz had just a 38% favorability rating- and that’s a lot better than the 27% Cornyn starts out with here.
After O’Rourke won the nomination and became better known over the course of the year, he was able to build the race into a tossup. Hegar (who currently has just 34% name recognition) is likely to do the same in the months ahead if she wins the nomination."
From 2020.
He won by 12.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 11:14 AM (GBKbO)
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Nothing, and I mean nothing, is as important as restoring electoral integrity, and once again, it took Trump to actually do something about it. His latest is that he won't pass ANY bill until the SAVE act is passed. I don't know if he timed that to coincide with the Iran war, but it's awesome timing nonetheless.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 09, 2026 11:15 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Bulg at March 09, 2026 11:15 AM (77rzZ)
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I have to assume a lot of Jazzy supporters will not vote for the evil (sorta) white man who slayed their queen.
Posted by: Heroq at March 09, 2026 11:16 AM (/xVml)
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A climate zealot in Portland looks at the bright side of the Strait of Hormuz being closed and oil prices going through the roof:
if this all does indeed come to pass, it’ll be an enormous opportunity for a once-and-for-all policy shift towards clean energy, to the extent to which this current administration can’t squash it
Remember the rules!
"Clean energy" is far cheaper than that nasty fossil fuel energy, and the "clean energy" industry will collapse if you take away its massive subsidies!
if this all does indeed come to pass, it’ll be an enormous opportunity for a once-and-for-all policy shift towards clean energy, to the extent to which this current administration can’t squash it
Remember the rules!
"Clean energy" is far cheaper than that nasty fossil fuel energy, and the "clean energy" industry will collapse if you take away its massive subsidies!
Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 09, 2026 11:16 AM (n1OCj)
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24 They (living in their mansions) will still insist that we (not them, living in caves) are not doing enough (and just die already so they don't have guilty feels about the mansion thing)
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench)
Precisely. They deserve the comfort because they care so hard compared to us Morlocks.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench)
Precisely. They deserve the comfort because they care so hard compared to us Morlocks.
Posted by: NR Pax at March 09, 2026 11:16 AM (OPGS/)
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I think Jane Fonda is the AWFL Karen's spirit animal, at least the boomer ones. I bet anytime some dried up old pinchfaced wine drunk with an In This House We Believe... sign sees Fonda, she gets an irrepressible, atavistic urge to speak with someone's - anyone's, everyone's - manager. I bet she gets get itchy behind the ears, because a blue paper mask spontaneously starts sprouting from her neck.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 09, 2026 11:16 AM (BI5O2)
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Never Forget that Never Trump (aka NeverRight)'s initial so-called problem with Trump was supposedly that he could not be trusted to be conservative enough. Let that roll around in your head.
Posted by: ... at March 09, 2026 11:17 AM (rUi6v)
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We need Presdnent Obama to fight Drumpf and make government jobs unnivserel! The cuts to The FART Tube program are very dangerous! Join the protest! Fight back!
Posted by: Mary Cloggenstein Of Brattleboro, VT at March 09, 2026 11:17 AM (oftw2)
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24 "they will still insist that we're not doing enough."
They (living in their mansions) will still insist that we (not them, living in caves) are not doing enough (and just die already so they don't have guilty feels about the mansion thing)
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 09, 2026 11:11 AM (2J/Lj)
"My 600K a year isn't enough, but your 40K a year is WAY TOO MUCH!"
They (living in their mansions) will still insist that we (not them, living in caves) are not doing enough (and just die already so they don't have guilty feels about the mansion thing)
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 09, 2026 11:11 AM (2J/Lj)
"My 600K a year isn't enough, but your 40K a year is WAY TOO MUCH!"
Posted by: XTC at March 09, 2026 11:17 AM (3wOGw)
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40 Never Forget that Never Trump (aka NeverRight)'s initial so-called problem with Trump was supposedly that he could not be trusted to be conservative enough. Let that roll around in your head.
Posted by: ... at March 09, 2026 11:17 AM (rUi6v)
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They were justified when he put his sister on SCOTUS, though.
Posted by: ... at March 09, 2026 11:17 AM (rUi6v)
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They were justified when he put his sister on SCOTUS, though.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 11:17 AM (GBKbO)
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All you need to know about what a vulgar fraud and grift the entire "climate change" movement was is to look at this:
The same people who screamed that we must move away from carbon fuels, and did everything possible to eliminate carbon fuels or at least make them more expensive, are those who are now screaming that the Iran war is causing oil prices to increase.
Fuck these people through the face with a neon green dildo.
The same people who screamed that we must move away from carbon fuels, and did everything possible to eliminate carbon fuels or at least make them more expensive, are those who are now screaming that the Iran war is causing oil prices to increase.
Fuck these people through the face with a neon green dildo.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 09, 2026 11:17 AM (iFTx/)
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I have to assume a lot of Jazzy supporters will not vote for the evil (sorta) white man who slayed their queen.
Posted by: Heroq at March 09, 2026 11:16 AM (/xVml)
A white man whose campaign theme is that white men are the worst thing in the world so give him power.
Posted by: Heroq at March 09, 2026 11:16 AM (/xVml)
A white man whose campaign theme is that white men are the worst thing in the world so give him power.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 09, 2026 11:18 AM (ExV1e)
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34 Nothing, and I mean nothing, is as important as restoring electoral integrity, and once again, it took Trump to actually do something about it. His latest is that he won't pass ANY bill until the SAVE act is passed. I don't know if he timed that to coincide with the Iran war, but it's awesome timing nonetheless.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 09, 2026 11:15 AM (Riz8t)
Honestly, there's nothing, other than the DHS budget and this act, that the legislature could pass in our favor with the current makeup. So, it's finding the perfect excuse to preemptively veto all Dem/Uniparty priorities and thus missing all the political heat...
Posted by: Archimedes at March 09, 2026 11:15 AM (Riz8t)
Honestly, there's nothing, other than the DHS budget and this act, that the legislature could pass in our favor with the current makeup. So, it's finding the perfect excuse to preemptively veto all Dem/Uniparty priorities and thus missing all the political heat...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 09, 2026 11:19 AM (tOcjL)
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How about jobs of foreign-born NATURALIZED citizens vs foreign-born VISA workers?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 09, 2026 11:19 AM (6U1c2)
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The NYT really bent over backwards not to call a bomb a bomb. They sound ridiculous.
Posted by: Case at March 09, 2026 11:20 AM (rH6aZ)
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38 Precisely. They deserve the comfort because they care so hard compared to us Morlocks.
Posted by: NR Pax at March 09, 2026 11:16 AM (OPGS/)
Nah, they're just jealous that the filthy poors aren't jealous of their jet-setting, international-ski-resort lifestyle because affordable electricity has made them too comfortable.
Posted by: NR Pax at March 09, 2026 11:16 AM (OPGS/)
Nah, they're just jealous that the filthy poors aren't jealous of their jet-setting, international-ski-resort lifestyle because affordable electricity has made them too comfortable.
Posted by: XTC at March 09, 2026 11:20 AM (3wOGw)
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If you want to promote bad economic news, you'll find economic stories that purport to show bad economic news and promote them, regardless of their accuracy.
If you want to promote a climate crisis you'll find climate data and stories that promote them, regardless of their accuracy.
Same goes for polls.
If you want to promote a climate crisis you'll find climate data and stories that promote them, regardless of their accuracy.
Same goes for polls.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 09, 2026 11:20 AM (jtM2q)
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49 Nah, they're just jealous that the filthy poors aren't jealous of their jet-setting, international-ski-resort lifestyle because affordable electricity has made them too comfortable.
Posted by: XTC at March 09, 2026 11:20 AM (3wOGw)
Just ANGRY that the filthy poors aren't jealous, even.
Posted by: XTC at March 09, 2026 11:20 AM (3wOGw)
Just ANGRY that the filthy poors aren't jealous, even.
Posted by: XTC at March 09, 2026 11:20 AM (3wOGw)
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16 years since the climate grifters\nutters had to change their tune for the 3rd time in my lifetime. "Cooling" to "Warming" to "CHANGE!".
I still really want snowball earth.
I still really want snowball earth.
Posted by: Reforger at March 09, 2026 11:20 AM (rpbjO)
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Re: David French, "Decency" is the shovel that the left uses to bash in the heads of Christians.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 09, 2026 11:20 AM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Ian S. at March 09, 2026 11:21 AM (2ocoG)
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Never Forget that Never Trump (aka NeverRight)'s initial so-called problem with Trump was supposedly that he could not be trusted to be conservative enough. Let that roll around in your head.
Posted by: ... at March 09, 2026 11:17 AM (rUi6v)
And he's not. A real conservative would form a new government agency whose mission was to advance conservatism conservatively while shipping in hundreds of thousands of servants who could help advance the conservative cause by helping us conserve our wealth by not paying them. -- Never Trump
Posted by: ... at March 09, 2026 11:17 AM (rUi6v)
And he's not. A real conservative would form a new government agency whose mission was to advance conservatism conservatively while shipping in hundreds of thousands of servants who could help advance the conservative cause by helping us conserve our wealth by not paying them. -- Never Trump
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 09, 2026 11:21 AM (ExV1e)
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45 I have to assume a lot of Jazzy supporters will not vote for the evil (sorta) white man who slayed their queen.
Posted by: Heroq at March 09, 2026 11:16 AM (/xVml)
A white man whose campaign theme is that white men are the worst thing in the world so give him power.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 09, 2026 11:18 AM (ExV1e)
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In 2020, black turnout reduced significantly in TX because the white lady (MJ Hegar) won over the black man (Royce West).
Those blacks that will vote will vote heavily Democrat.
But there will be far fewer of them.
Hegar lost by 12 to unpopular Cornyn.
Because Senate races are, the vast majority of the time, just reflections of overall PVI of the state because it drive turnout up (2020 was helped by it being an actual presidential election year as well).
There are just far too many Republicans in the state. It's like a 2.5 million voter advantage. And no-name Talarico who excites blue-haired AWFLs into thinking that "finally, some religion I can get behind) is not going to undo that.
Posted by: Heroq at March 09, 2026 11:16 AM (/xVml)
A white man whose campaign theme is that white men are the worst thing in the world so give him power.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 09, 2026 11:18 AM (ExV1e)
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In 2020, black turnout reduced significantly in TX because the white lady (MJ Hegar) won over the black man (Royce West).
Those blacks that will vote will vote heavily Democrat.
But there will be far fewer of them.
Hegar lost by 12 to unpopular Cornyn.
Because Senate races are, the vast majority of the time, just reflections of overall PVI of the state because it drive turnout up (2020 was helped by it being an actual presidential election year as well).
There are just far too many Republicans in the state. It's like a 2.5 million voter advantage. And no-name Talarico who excites blue-haired AWFLs into thinking that "finally, some religion I can get behind) is not going to undo that.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 11:21 AM (GBKbO)
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20 Good news, everyone! Those weren't bombs those jihadists threw in NYC! They were just . . .
Hans Mahncke
@HansMahncke
We’ve seen it all now. What any honest person would call an IED, the New York Times calls “smoking jars of metal and fuses.”
slo-blo fuses, apparently
Hans Mahncke
@HansMahncke
We’ve seen it all now. What any honest person would call an IED, the New York Times calls “smoking jars of metal and fuses.”
slo-blo fuses, apparently
Posted by: anachronda at March 09, 2026 11:22 AM (oY6Yp)
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Nah, they're just jealous that the filthy poors aren't jealous of their jet-setting, international-ski-resort lifestyle because affordable electricity has made them too comfortable.
Posted by: XTC at March 09, 2026 11:20 AM (3wOGw)
"Champagne wishes and caviar dreams!"
There's a reason no one has tried to reboot that show. Real people don't care about the lifestyles of the rich and shameful.
Posted by: XTC at March 09, 2026 11:20 AM (3wOGw)
"Champagne wishes and caviar dreams!"
There's a reason no one has tried to reboot that show. Real people don't care about the lifestyles of the rich and shameful.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 09, 2026 11:22 AM (2J/Lj)
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Inflation, unemployment, grocery prices & gas prices are up & the stock market is trending down. Trump took an economy that was, in the words of The Economist, "the envy of the world" and drove it into a ditch but he isn't getting nearly the criticism Biden received in the press
Undocumented employees probably never registered in employment numbers to that excuse is a crock of sh*t
Exactly. If the immigrants were illegal how do they account in the legal jobs report? The fact that these clowns can pass this nonsense and try to defend it is digusting.
I often think ICE hiring is the reason these numbers have not been negative until now. Even if you watch YouTube slop, there sure seems to be an increase of the unemployed.
I’m in the DC area and the job market is completely decimated because of DOGE. Not enough jobs to go around for all the working professionals here.
Trump's economic policies are idiotic and now there's nobody to tell him that. There was at least a couple dissenting figures in his last admin.
Undocumented employees probably never registered in employment numbers to that excuse is a crock of sh*t
Exactly. If the immigrants were illegal how do they account in the legal jobs report? The fact that these clowns can pass this nonsense and try to defend it is digusting.
I often think ICE hiring is the reason these numbers have not been negative until now. Even if you watch YouTube slop, there sure seems to be an increase of the unemployed.
I’m in the DC area and the job market is completely decimated because of DOGE. Not enough jobs to go around for all the working professionals here.
Trump's economic policies are idiotic and now there's nobody to tell him that. There was at least a couple dissenting figures in his last admin.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 09, 2026 11:23 AM (JCZqz)
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Still building and erecting spinning eaglekilling windmill generators.
Posted by: Eromero at March 09, 2026 11:23 AM (WGxJ5)
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How much you wanna bet Mamdani gave the green light on the non-bomb bombings.
Posted by: Heroq at March 09, 2026 11:23 AM (/xVml)
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If you want to promote bad economic news, you'll find economic stories that purport to show bad economic news and promote them, regardless of their accuracy.
If you want to promote a climate crisis you'll find climate data and stories that promote them, regardless of their accuracy.
Same goes for polls.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 09, 2026 11:20 AM (jtM2q)
Say, did you see that the Dow was down sharply this morning? **And then began gaining grown as has been the case pretty much every day for the past couple weeks.**
If you want to promote a climate crisis you'll find climate data and stories that promote them, regardless of their accuracy.
Same goes for polls.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 09, 2026 11:20 AM (jtM2q)
Say, did you see that the Dow was down sharply this morning? **And then began gaining grown as has been the case pretty much every day for the past couple weeks.**
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 09, 2026 11:24 AM (ExV1e)
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58 There's a reason no one has tried to reboot that show. Real people don't care about the lifestyles of the rich and shameful.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 09, 2026 11:22 AM (2J/Lj)
And it infuriates them.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 09, 2026 11:22 AM (2J/Lj)
And it infuriates them.
Posted by: XTC at March 09, 2026 11:24 AM (3wOGw)
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Nah, they're just jealous that the filthy poors aren't jealous of their jet-setting, international-ski-resort lifestyle because affordable electricity has made them too comfortable.
It's more than that: the stuff the filthy poors have is often better. A bog-standard Toyota Camry or Honda Accord is damn near bulletproof if you change the oil often enough. Not true of a Lambo or a Bugatti. Or even a Range Rover, the preferred conveyance of upper middle class/low-end rich AWFLs.
It's more than that: the stuff the filthy poors have is often better. A bog-standard Toyota Camry or Honda Accord is damn near bulletproof if you change the oil often enough. Not true of a Lambo or a Bugatti. Or even a Range Rover, the preferred conveyance of upper middle class/low-end rich AWFLs.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 09, 2026 11:24 AM (2ocoG)
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59 Undocumented employees probably never registered in employment numbers to that excuse is a crock of sh*t
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 09, 2026 11:23 AM (JCZqz)
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They do.
It's a survey of employers. Employers have to accept obviously fraudulent documentation because eVerify gives them no police powers to reject anything.
So, yes, those illegals who give fraudulent information to employers and get hired, a practice with no danger to the illegals since employers are forbidden from reporting such things to police even when they use eVerify, get counted as employed.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 09, 2026 11:23 AM (JCZqz)
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They do.
It's a survey of employers. Employers have to accept obviously fraudulent documentation because eVerify gives them no police powers to reject anything.
So, yes, those illegals who give fraudulent information to employers and get hired, a practice with no danger to the illegals since employers are forbidden from reporting such things to police even when they use eVerify, get counted as employed.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 11:24 AM (GBKbO)
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I'm becoming more and more convinced that all these government reports on inflation, jobs, manufacturing, and all the rest are 75% pure bullshit
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 09, 2026 11:24 AM (iFTx/)
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I’m in the DC area and the job market is completely decimated because of DOGE. Not enough jobs to go around for all the working professionals here.
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🤣🤣🤣🤣
Cry more.
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🤣🤣🤣🤣
Cry more.
Posted by: Heroq at March 09, 2026 11:24 AM (/xVml)
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If you want to promote a climate crisis you'll find climate data and stories that promote them, regardless of their accuracy.
I watched a movie on Netflix called War Machine. It really, REALLY sucked, so don't bother. Anyway, Dennis Quaid is in the movie. He was also in the climate apocalypse movie Day After Tomorrow. In the new movie, he looks ancient (he's 71). When someone is screaming about an impending apocalypse, and actors become much, much older while you're waiting for it to happen, it might be that your concerns are overblown.
I watched a movie on Netflix called War Machine. It really, REALLY sucked, so don't bother. Anyway, Dennis Quaid is in the movie. He was also in the climate apocalypse movie Day After Tomorrow. In the new movie, he looks ancient (he's 71). When someone is screaming about an impending apocalypse, and actors become much, much older while you're waiting for it to happen, it might be that your concerns are overblown.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 09, 2026 11:25 AM (Riz8t)
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59
I’m in the DC area and the job market is completely decimated because of DOGE. Not enough jobs to go around for all the working professionals here.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 09, 2026 11:23 AM (JCZqz)
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I mean...good?
DC shouldn't be one of the biggest hiring hubs in the world.
I’m in the DC area and the job market is completely decimated because of DOGE. Not enough jobs to go around for all the working professionals here.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 09, 2026 11:23 AM (JCZqz)
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I mean...good?
DC shouldn't be one of the biggest hiring hubs in the world.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 11:25 AM (GBKbO)
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Texas could lose its House delegation. The redistricting map weighted to Trump voting Hispanics. They are still democrats.
If we win Iran.and Cuba, and gas prices come down, that will help.
If we win Iran.and Cuba, and gas prices come down, that will help.
Posted by: gKWVE at March 09, 2026 11:25 AM (P8dvP)
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The scientists who pushed back against media censors and government agencies pushing “net zero” are brave people who risked their reputations and livelihoods. They are heroes to me, like all the brave souls who have fought authoritarians and communists throughout the ages.
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"Not to mention legal bankruptcy and lawfare and attempting to destroy some brave journalists like yourself, Buck."
/Mark Steyn
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"Not to mention legal bankruptcy and lawfare and attempting to destroy some brave journalists like yourself, Buck."
/Mark Steyn
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 09, 2026 11:26 AM (hwFhq)
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Now, if we can just get the number of government-funded NGOs - how's that for an oxymoron, government-funded NON governmental organization - to zero, we'll not only accomplish the task of reducing government drones on the payroll (all the employees servicing those grants), but we'll be strangling all those components of the leftist machine.
In the old days, machine politics were run by a machine built around partisan political operators in government jobs, where their duties ranged from 90% "real"/10% party to 0.1% "real"/99.9% party. Today's machines are hidden in NGOs and the Ds have refined that system to almost perfection, to the detriment of both good government and liberty.
We have to make the words "government grant" a pejorative.
In the old days, machine politics were run by a machine built around partisan political operators in government jobs, where their duties ranged from 90% "real"/10% party to 0.1% "real"/99.9% party. Today's machines are hidden in NGOs and the Ds have refined that system to almost perfection, to the detriment of both good government and liberty.
We have to make the words "government grant" a pejorative.
Posted by: buddhaha at March 09, 2026 11:26 AM (sR2WI)
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His latest is that he won't pass ANY bill until the SAVE act is passed. I don't know if he timed that to coincide with the Iran war, but it's awesome timing nonetheless.
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Good. Humiliating Congress needs to become routine now. They abdicated all their authority and public trust, which are closely linked.
He's been governing by executive order as it is - shutting off their ability to do anything besides his bidding is the logical and necessary next step. For him or any other President.
Congress is a joke.
Next branch to obviate is the judiciary.
The populists shouldn't be the only faction in this country that still pretends this is a representative republic.
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Good. Humiliating Congress needs to become routine now. They abdicated all their authority and public trust, which are closely linked.
He's been governing by executive order as it is - shutting off their ability to do anything besides his bidding is the logical and necessary next step. For him or any other President.
Congress is a joke.
Next branch to obviate is the judiciary.
The populists shouldn't be the only faction in this country that still pretends this is a representative republic.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 09, 2026 11:26 AM (BI5O2)
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There's a reason no one has tried to reboot that show. Real people don't care about the lifestyles of the rich and shameful.
There was a copycat version on MTV in the mid 2000s with Robin Leach, which infamously had a segment fawning over Epstein.
There was a copycat version on MTV in the mid 2000s with Robin Leach, which infamously had a segment fawning over Epstein.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 09, 2026 11:26 AM (2ocoG)
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59 Inflation, unemployment, grocery prices & gas prices are up & the stock market is trending down. Trump took an economy that was, in the words of The Economist, "the envy of the world" and drove it into a ditch but he isn't getting nearly the criticism Biden received in the press
Delusional much ?
Delusional much ?
Posted by: It's me donna at March 09, 2026 11:26 AM (Ea0Ol)
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70 Texas could lose its House delegation. The redistricting map weighted to Trump voting Hispanics. They are still democrats.
If we win Iran.and Cuba, and gas prices come down, that will help.
Posted by: gKWVE at March 09, 2026 11:25 AM (P8dvP)
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What drove hispanics to the right was Biden's open door policy.
Clearing out the illegals is what's important there, and Texas has deported more illegals than any other state.
If we win Iran.and Cuba, and gas prices come down, that will help.
Posted by: gKWVE at March 09, 2026 11:25 AM (P8dvP)
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What drove hispanics to the right was Biden's open door policy.
Clearing out the illegals is what's important there, and Texas has deported more illegals than any other state.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 11:26 AM (GBKbO)
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I’m in the DC area and the job market is completely decimated because of DOGE. Not enough jobs to go around for all the working professionals here.
That's terrible. Perhaps there are other parts of the country that can use your experience in shoveling ngo cash to lefty support squads.
Wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors.
I’m in the DC area and the job market is completely decimated because of DOGE. Not enough jobs to go around for all the working professionals here.
That's terrible. Perhaps there are other parts of the country that can use your experience in shoveling ngo cash to lefty support squads.
Wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 09, 2026 11:26 AM (i0Hi3)
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Exactly. If the immigrants were illegal how do they account in the legal jobs report
Asked and answered. I'd say you CANNOT be this stupid, but then I would be wrong, and I don't like being wrong.
Asked and answered. I'd say you CANNOT be this stupid, but then I would be wrong, and I don't like being wrong.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 09, 2026 11:27 AM (Riz8t)
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I mean...good?
DC shouldn't be one of the biggest hiring hubs in the world.
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Mmm, when every year Trillions of OPM are divvied up in same place don't be surprised that a shit ton of cockroaches find themselves there.
DC shouldn't be one of the biggest hiring hubs in the world.
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Mmm, when every year Trillions of OPM are divvied up in same place don't be surprised that a shit ton of cockroaches find themselves there.
Posted by: pudinhead at March 09, 2026 11:27 AM (pZ64F)
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Most illegals use fake documents so yes they count as someone “with a job”.
It’s funny how the left insists they pay into social security but then says they don’t count in jobs numbers.
It’s funny how the left insists they pay into social security but then says they don’t count in jobs numbers.
Posted by: Heroq at March 09, 2026 11:28 AM (/xVml)
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Nah, they're just jealous that the filthy poors aren't jealous of their jet-setting, international-ski-resort lifestyle because affordable electricity has made them too comfortable.
It's more than that: the stuff the filthy poors have is often better. A bog-standard Toyota Camry or Honda Accord is damn near bulletproof if you change the oil often enough. Not true of a Lambo or a Bugatti. Or even a Range Rover, the preferred conveyance of upper middle class/low-end rich AWFLs.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 09, 2026 11:24 AM (2ocoG)
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Lambo and Bugatti are 100% German cars. They are about as reliable as 1,000+ hp supercars can be.
Land Rover has made significant improvements in quality and reliability. There's a reason they have exploded in popularity. AWFuls and their precious snotbag brat kids can't ever be stranded on the side of the road in a neighborhood less rich and tony than their own. Would I buy one? No. I'm a German car guy.
It's more than that: the stuff the filthy poors have is often better. A bog-standard Toyota Camry or Honda Accord is damn near bulletproof if you change the oil often enough. Not true of a Lambo or a Bugatti. Or even a Range Rover, the preferred conveyance of upper middle class/low-end rich AWFLs.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 09, 2026 11:24 AM (2ocoG)
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Lambo and Bugatti are 100% German cars. They are about as reliable as 1,000+ hp supercars can be.
Land Rover has made significant improvements in quality and reliability. There's a reason they have exploded in popularity. AWFuls and their precious snotbag brat kids can't ever be stranded on the side of the road in a neighborhood less rich and tony than their own. Would I buy one? No. I'm a German car guy.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 09, 2026 11:28 AM (iFTx/)
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Inflation, unemployment, grocery prices & gas prices are up & the stock market is trending down. Trump took an economy that was, in the words of The Economist, "the envy of the world" and drove it into a ditch but he isn't getting nearly the criticism Biden received in the press
This is a near verbatim comment of something barky liked to say.
Barky posting on DU?
This is a near verbatim comment of something barky liked to say.
Barky posting on DU?
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 09, 2026 11:28 AM (i0Hi3)
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Are we still in a government shutdown? I have forgotten.
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 09, 2026 11:28 AM (4NO2D)
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I mentioned this on Friday. Found the actual story.
THE IRONY: Nashville Reporter Arrested by ICE is an Illegal Alien 📉🚔
A major story is breaking out of Tennessee that highlights the uncompromising nature of current immigration enforcement. Estefany Rodriguez-Florez, a reporter for Nashville Noticias who frequently utilized her platform to criticize ICE, has been arrested by the very agency she covered. The reason? She has been living in the U.S. illegally for years.
While she presented herself as a local journalist, federal records reveal a blatant disregard for U.S. immigration laws dating back to 2021.
Rodriguez-Florez entered the U.S. from Colombia on March 10, 2021, on a standard 14-day tourist visa.
Rather than departing as required, she remained in the country for five years without any lawful status, eventually landing a job reporting for a local Spanish-language outlet.
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THE IRONY: Nashville Reporter Arrested by ICE is an Illegal Alien 📉🚔
A major story is breaking out of Tennessee that highlights the uncompromising nature of current immigration enforcement. Estefany Rodriguez-Florez, a reporter for Nashville Noticias who frequently utilized her platform to criticize ICE, has been arrested by the very agency she covered. The reason? She has been living in the U.S. illegally for years.
While she presented herself as a local journalist, federal records reveal a blatant disregard for U.S. immigration laws dating back to 2021.
Rodriguez-Florez entered the U.S. from Colombia on March 10, 2021, on a standard 14-day tourist visa.
Rather than departing as required, she remained in the country for five years without any lawful status, eventually landing a job reporting for a local Spanish-language outlet.
(cont.)
Posted by: rickb223 at March 09, 2026 11:28 AM (oKJ0C)
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ICE agents intercepted her on March 4 during a targeted operation. She was apprehended right next to her "Nashville Noticias" branded vehicle.
Legal advocates for Rodriguez-Florez quickly filed a court claim in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, alleging that agents acted without a warrant. However, federal authorities have shut down that narrative with the facts.
ICE confirmed to BorderHawk News that officers possessed an administrative warrant at the time of the arrest.
Legal advocates for Rodriguez-Florez quickly filed a court claim in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, alleging that agents acted without a warrant. However, federal authorities have shut down that narrative with the facts.
ICE confirmed to BorderHawk News that officers possessed an administrative warrant at the time of the arrest.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 09, 2026 11:28 AM (oKJ0C)
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I’m in the DC area and the job market is completely decimated because of DOGE. Not enough jobs to go around for all the working professionals here.
May I offer two ideas for potential solutions?
- Go where the job are. Admittedly, talentless grifter positions aren't as common as they once were but you can always become an 'influencer'.
- Visit Canada and take in the MAID show.
May I offer two ideas for potential solutions?
- Go where the job are. Admittedly, talentless grifter positions aren't as common as they once were but you can always become an 'influencer'.
- Visit Canada and take in the MAID show.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 09, 2026 11:28 AM (ExV1e)
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57 @HansMahncke
We’ve seen it all now. What any honest person would call an IED, the New York Times calls “smoking jars of metal and fuses.”
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It's just incense, man.
We’ve seen it all now. What any honest person would call an IED, the New York Times calls “smoking jars of metal and fuses.”
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It's just incense, man.
Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at March 09, 2026 11:29 AM (lsYk+)
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Never own a Range Rover out of warranty.
Posted by: Heroq at March 09, 2026 11:29 AM (/xVml)
Posted by: Bulg at March 09, 2026 11:30 AM (77rzZ)
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83 Are we still in a government shutdown? I have forgotten.
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 09, 2026 11:28 AM (4NO2D)
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Like 1/3 of DHS is still shut down.
Essentially TSA and the Coast Guard.
Bill Kristol is out there saying that Democrats should fund TSA and the Coast Guard and not ICE, apparently having no idea that ICE was fully funded and appropriated through 2028 in the OBBB.
Because that's what great minds who opine on politics do: Get huge details wrong.
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 09, 2026 11:28 AM (4NO2D)
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Like 1/3 of DHS is still shut down.
Essentially TSA and the Coast Guard.
Bill Kristol is out there saying that Democrats should fund TSA and the Coast Guard and not ICE, apparently having no idea that ICE was fully funded and appropriated through 2028 in the OBBB.
Because that's what great minds who opine on politics do: Get huge details wrong.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 11:30 AM (GBKbO)
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DC should properly be the poorest counties in America.
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 09, 2026 11:30 AM (4NO2D)
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Yeah it's too bad that Colombian press whore didn't resist arrest. It would have been enjoyable to watch her eat some asphalt with a knee in her back.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 09, 2026 11:30 AM (BI5O2)
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It’s funny how the left insists they pay into social security but then says they don’t count in jobs numbers.
Posted by: Heroq
It funny how the left says they pay into Social Security but a wetback can't het a SS number.
Posted by: Heroq
It funny how the left says they pay into Social Security but a wetback can't het a SS number.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 09, 2026 11:30 AM (oKJ0C)
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82 This is a near verbatim comment of something barky liked to say.
Barky posting on DU?
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 09, 2026 11:28 AM (i0Hi3)
Reddit. "Liaison" got banned from DU a while ago.
Barky posting on DU?
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 09, 2026 11:28 AM (i0Hi3)
Reddit. "Liaison" got banned from DU a while ago.
Posted by: XTC at March 09, 2026 11:31 AM (3wOGw)
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Hopefully President Trump and his administration will continue creating opportunities for the Federal workforce to find work in the private sector. Hopefully the states will follow suit.
Speaking of state government workers, this is an excerpt from whiny leftist Scott Alexander's post opposing the passage of California's "wealth tax:"
"On one level, it’s no surprise that California, a state full of bad socialists, is considering bad socialist policy. But I think this is the wrong perspective. This proposition isn’t being sponsored by some generic group of Piketty-reading leftists. It’s the project of SEIU (Service Employees International Union) a union of mostly healthcare workers."
Scott is suggesting that the intersection of the set of bad socialists and the set of SEIU members is empty. More likely, the SEIU is a subset of the bad socialists, along with the AFT and NEA.
He also recommends that, instead of a wealth tax that inconveniences tech billionaires, unrealized capital gains should be taxed on death. Tech billionaires win; regular people's heirs lose.
Speaking of state government workers, this is an excerpt from whiny leftist Scott Alexander's post opposing the passage of California's "wealth tax:"
"On one level, it’s no surprise that California, a state full of bad socialists, is considering bad socialist policy. But I think this is the wrong perspective. This proposition isn’t being sponsored by some generic group of Piketty-reading leftists. It’s the project of SEIU (Service Employees International Union) a union of mostly healthcare workers."
Scott is suggesting that the intersection of the set of bad socialists and the set of SEIU members is empty. More likely, the SEIU is a subset of the bad socialists, along with the AFT and NEA.
He also recommends that, instead of a wealth tax that inconveniences tech billionaires, unrealized capital gains should be taxed on death. Tech billionaires win; regular people's heirs lose.
Posted by: Oglebay at March 09, 2026 11:31 AM (GPa4z)
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85 ICE agents intercepted her on March 4 during a targeted operation. She was apprehended right next to her "Nashville Noticias" branded vehicle.
Legal advocates for Rodriguez-Florez quickly filed a court claim in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, alleging that agents acted without a warrant. However, federal authorities have shut down that narrative with the facts.
ICE confirmed to BorderHawk News that officers possessed an administrative warrant at the time of the arrest.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 09, 2026 11:28 AM (oKJ0C)
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There's a disconnect that no one really seems to focus on.
The left insists that illegally being in the country is a civil matter. It's true. (Crossing the border illegally is a criminal matter, but that's something else.)
So, the administration is using civil remedies in the form of administrative warrants and deportation. Those are the civil remedies.
But then the left is insisting on criminal due process.
People kind of talk around the disconnect, but no one really seems to face it head on.
Legal advocates for Rodriguez-Florez quickly filed a court claim in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, alleging that agents acted without a warrant. However, federal authorities have shut down that narrative with the facts.
ICE confirmed to BorderHawk News that officers possessed an administrative warrant at the time of the arrest.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 09, 2026 11:28 AM (oKJ0C)
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There's a disconnect that no one really seems to focus on.
The left insists that illegally being in the country is a civil matter. It's true. (Crossing the border illegally is a criminal matter, but that's something else.)
So, the administration is using civil remedies in the form of administrative warrants and deportation. Those are the civil remedies.
But then the left is insisting on criminal due process.
People kind of talk around the disconnect, but no one really seems to face it head on.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 11:31 AM (GBKbO)
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You know who else was involved with Epstein? The Beatles.
Posted by: pudinhead at March 09, 2026 11:32 AM (pZ64F)
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Like 1/3 of DHS is still shut down.
Essentially TSA and the Coast Guard.
Bill Kristol is out there saying that Democrats should fund TSA and the Coast Guard and not ICE, apparently having no idea that ICE was fully funded and appropriated through 2028 in the OBBB.
Because that's what great minds who opine on politics do: Get huge details wrong.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 11:30 AM (GBKbO)
Dems want to symbolically cut ICE out of the bill entirely and make them live with no extra budgetary authority than what they already have (b/c we all know Congress cushions budget bills), probably to try to kill the department in 2029, or make it a pres election issue...
Like 1/3 of DHS is still shut down.
Essentially TSA and the Coast Guard.
Bill Kristol is out there saying that Democrats should fund TSA and the Coast Guard and not ICE, apparently having no idea that ICE was fully funded and appropriated through 2028 in the OBBB.
Because that's what great minds who opine on politics do: Get huge details wrong.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 11:30 AM (GBKbO)
Dems want to symbolically cut ICE out of the bill entirely and make them live with no extra budgetary authority than what they already have (b/c we all know Congress cushions budget bills), probably to try to kill the department in 2029, or make it a pres election issue...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 09, 2026 11:32 AM (tOcjL)
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87 57 @HansMahncke
We’ve seen it all now. What any honest person would call an IED, the New York Times calls “smoking jars of metal and fuses.”
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It's just incense, man.
Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at March 09, 2026 11:29 AM (lsYk+)
How old is shoebox clock boy and where does he live?
We’ve seen it all now. What any honest person would call an IED, the New York Times calls “smoking jars of metal and fuses.”
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It's just incense, man.
Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at March 09, 2026 11:29 AM (lsYk+)
How old is shoebox clock boy and where does he live?
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 09, 2026 11:32 AM (i0Hi3)
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87 57 @HansMahncke
We’ve seen it all now. What any honest person would call an IED, the New York Times calls “smoking jars of metal and fuses.”
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It's just incense, man.
Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at March 09, 2026 11:29 AM (lsYk+)
How old is shoebox clock boy and where does he live?
We’ve seen it all now. What any honest person would call an IED, the New York Times calls “smoking jars of metal and fuses.”
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It's just incense, man.
Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at March 09, 2026 11:29 AM (lsYk+)
How old is shoebox clock boy and where does he live?
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 09, 2026 11:32 AM (i0Hi3)
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It funny how the left says they pay into Social Security but a wetback can't het a SS number.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 09, 2026 11:30 AM (oKJ0C)
It the IRS gives them TIN numbers. Which is basically a SSN for illegals.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 09, 2026 11:30 AM (oKJ0C)
It the IRS gives them TIN numbers. Which is basically a SSN for illegals.
Posted by: Heroq at March 09, 2026 11:33 AM (/xVml)
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96 But then the left is insisting on criminal due process.
People kind of talk around the disconnect, but no one really seems to face it head on.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 11:31 AM (GBKbO)
The Left is trying to gaslight people into demanding jury trials so that the left can engage in Jury Nullification.
People kind of talk around the disconnect, but no one really seems to face it head on.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 11:31 AM (GBKbO)
The Left is trying to gaslight people into demanding jury trials so that the left can engage in Jury Nullification.
Posted by: XTC at March 09, 2026 11:33 AM (3wOGw)
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 09, 2026 11:33 AM (4NO2D)
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102 The Left is trying to gaslight people into demanding jury trials so that the left can engage in Jury Nullification.
Posted by: XTC at March 09, 2026 11:33 AM (3wOGw)
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It's also just an obvious underhanded move at the same time.
People hear "civil" and think of fines. So, the only appropriate response to civil infractions is to fine someone.
Except, it's in the US code that the civil remedy for illegally being present in the United States is deportation. That is the civil remedy.
It needs to be made explicit more.
Posted by: XTC at March 09, 2026 11:33 AM (3wOGw)
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It's also just an obvious underhanded move at the same time.
People hear "civil" and think of fines. So, the only appropriate response to civil infractions is to fine someone.
Except, it's in the US code that the civil remedy for illegally being present in the United States is deportation. That is the civil remedy.
It needs to be made explicit more.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 11:35 AM (GBKbO)
105
> I’m in the DC area and the job market is completely decimated because of DOGE. Not enough jobs to go around for all the working professionals here.
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The capitol city is recession proof. For the political class and their hangers on. Anyone in that area that's been laid off was so far down the food chain as to be nearly worthless. Politically. The loss of politically adjacent jobs is a prime example and includes all of the service industries such as restaurants, and the like.
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The capitol city is recession proof. For the political class and their hangers on. Anyone in that area that's been laid off was so far down the food chain as to be nearly worthless. Politically. The loss of politically adjacent jobs is a prime example and includes all of the service industries such as restaurants, and the like.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 09, 2026 11:36 AM (jtM2q)
106
I'm a German car guy.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade
You know WHO ELSE liked German cars...
Posted by: Bulg at March 09, 2026 11:30 AM (77rzZ)
___________
James Dean? Steven McQueen? James Garner? Paul Newman? Paul Walker?
Dean and Walker both died in a Porsche.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade
You know WHO ELSE liked German cars...
Posted by: Bulg at March 09, 2026 11:30 AM (77rzZ)
___________
James Dean? Steven McQueen? James Garner? Paul Newman? Paul Walker?
Dean and Walker both died in a Porsche.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 09, 2026 11:37 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 09, 2026 11:37 AM (Kt19C)
108
107 smoking jars of metal and fuses.
Some people did some things.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 09, 2026 11:37 AM (Kt19C)
And the media says this was aimed at Mamdani.. Which of course it wasn't
Some people did some things.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 09, 2026 11:37 AM (Kt19C)
And the media says this was aimed at Mamdani.. Which of course it wasn't
Posted by: It's me donna at March 09, 2026 11:38 AM (Ea0Ol)
109
Reddit. "Liaison" got banned from DU a while ago.
Posted by: XTC
Only half true! I was banned, but have a new account, and anyone can go lurk at DU. I've been reporting from Reddit more because DU has so little engagement, it's tough to get enough good comments if I go there.
Posted by: XTC
Only half true! I was banned, but have a new account, and anyone can go lurk at DU. I've been reporting from Reddit more because DU has so little engagement, it's tough to get enough good comments if I go there.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 09, 2026 11:38 AM (JCZqz)
110
There's a disconnect that no one really seems to focus on.
The left insists that illegally being in the country is a civil matter. It's true. (Crossing the border illegally is a criminal matter, but that's something else.)
So, the administration is using civil remedies in the form of administrative warrants and deportation. Those are the civil remedies.
But then the left is insisting on criminal due process.
People kind of talk around the disconnect, but no one really seems to face it head on.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
Also, getting a job and falsifying Social Security numbers is a federal criminal offense.
Now, we can keep her ass here and imprison her, or drop the criminal charges and civilly deport her ass.
The left insists that illegally being in the country is a civil matter. It's true. (Crossing the border illegally is a criminal matter, but that's something else.)
So, the administration is using civil remedies in the form of administrative warrants and deportation. Those are the civil remedies.
But then the left is insisting on criminal due process.
People kind of talk around the disconnect, but no one really seems to face it head on.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
Also, getting a job and falsifying Social Security numbers is a federal criminal offense.
Now, we can keep her ass here and imprison her, or drop the criminal charges and civilly deport her ass.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 09, 2026 11:38 AM (oKJ0C)
111
I'm a German car guy.
I've seen enough of the Saturday night engine autopsies on YouTube that I'd only lease one. They're Rube Goldberg-level overcomplicated compared to a modern LS or Hemi, never mind the classic air-cooled VWs and Porsches.
I've seen enough of the Saturday night engine autopsies on YouTube that I'd only lease one. They're Rube Goldberg-level overcomplicated compared to a modern LS or Hemi, never mind the classic air-cooled VWs and Porsches.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 09, 2026 11:39 AM (2ocoG)
112
I'm a German car guy.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade
You know WHO ELSE liked German cars...
Posted by: Bulg at March 09, 2026 11:30 AM (77rzZ)
___________
James Dean? Steven McQueen? James Garner? Paul Newman? Paul Walker?
Dean and Walker both died in a Porsche.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 09, 2026 11:37 AM (iFTx/)
***
Moi!
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade
You know WHO ELSE liked German cars...
Posted by: Bulg at March 09, 2026 11:30 AM (77rzZ)
___________
James Dean? Steven McQueen? James Garner? Paul Newman? Paul Walker?
Dean and Walker both died in a Porsche.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 09, 2026 11:37 AM (iFTx/)
***
Moi!
Posted by: Diogenes at March 09, 2026 11:39 AM (2WIwB)
113
Read a Marxist Propaganda Ministry said the bombings we re judt retaliation for the MAGA bomb
Posted by: Skip at March 09, 2026 11:39 AM (EtnSa)
114
It the IRS gives them TIN numbers. Which is basically a SSN for illegals.
Posted by: Heroq
That's for paying federal income taxes, not social security taxes.
Posted by: Heroq
That's for paying federal income taxes, not social security taxes.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 09, 2026 11:40 AM (oKJ0C)
115
109 Reddit. "Liaison" got banned from DU a while ago.
Posted by: XTC
Only half true! I was banned, but have a new account, and anyone can go lurk at DU. I've been reporting from Reddit more because DU has so little engagement, it's tough to get enough good comments if I go there.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmis
Gotta give you credit for wading into the cesspool. I gave DU a read a while back. Crazy stuff there.
Posted by: XTC
Only half true! I was banned, but have a new account, and anyone can go lurk at DU. I've been reporting from Reddit more because DU has so little engagement, it's tough to get enough good comments if I go there.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmis
Gotta give you credit for wading into the cesspool. I gave DU a read a while back. Crazy stuff there.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 09, 2026 11:40 AM (i0Hi3)
116
The MAGA bomb?
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 09, 2026 11:40 AM (4NO2D)
117
You know WHO ELSE liked German cars...
Posted by: Bulg at March 09, 2026 11:30 AM (77rzZ)
___________
James Dean? Steven McQueen? James Garner? Paul Newman? Paul Walker?
Dean and Walker both died in a Porsche.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade
I think if I died in a type of car, my ghost would no longer be a fan of those cars.
Posted by: Bulg at March 09, 2026 11:30 AM (77rzZ)
___________
James Dean? Steven McQueen? James Garner? Paul Newman? Paul Walker?
Dean and Walker both died in a Porsche.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade
I think if I died in a type of car, my ghost would no longer be a fan of those cars.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at March 09, 2026 11:41 AM (JCZqz)
118
I got on DU back at the start of the Gulf War. I was banned in a day.
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 09, 2026 11:41 AM (4NO2D)
119
Country Joe McDonald has passed at 84. Woodstock mourns.
Posted by: Gimme an "F"! at March 09, 2026 11:41 AM (oftw2)
120
It the IRS gives them TIN numbers. Which is basically a SSN for illegals.
Posted by: Heroq at March 09, 2026 11:33 AM (/xVml)
I had to get a TIN number from the IRS so that I could invest in a mutual fund that holds U.S. stocks.
Posted by: Heroq at March 09, 2026 11:33 AM (/xVml)
I had to get a TIN number from the IRS so that I could invest in a mutual fund that holds U.S. stocks.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 09, 2026 11:41 AM (8zz6B)
121
I've owned 3 German cars; 2 BMW E36 models and a Porsche 914. The E36's were bulletproof. The 914 was a basket case.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 09, 2026 11:42 AM (jtM2q)
122
Ground to a halt so it can be lunch time
Posted by: Skip at March 09, 2026 11:42 AM (EtnSa)
123
113 Read a Marxist Propaganda Ministry said the bombings we re judt retaliation for the MAGA bomb
Posted by: Skip at March 09, 2026 11:39 AM (EtnSa)
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I remember when all of our Venezuelan immigrants started throwing bombs because we kidnapped their president.
Posted by: Skip at March 09, 2026 11:39 AM (EtnSa)
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I remember when all of our Venezuelan immigrants started throwing bombs because we kidnapped their president.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 11:42 AM (GBKbO)
124
Reddit. "Liaison" got banned from DU a while ago.
Posted by: XTC
Only half true! I was banned, but have a new account, and anyone can go lurk at DU. I've been reporting from Reddit more because DU has so little engagement, it's tough to get enough good comments if I go there.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 09, 2026 11:38 AM (JCZqz)
__________
DU is old stoners and junkies and smelly hippy homos. Engagement level? Low. Very low.
Posted by: XTC
Only half true! I was banned, but have a new account, and anyone can go lurk at DU. I've been reporting from Reddit more because DU has so little engagement, it's tough to get enough good comments if I go there.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 09, 2026 11:38 AM (JCZqz)
__________
DU is old stoners and junkies and smelly hippy homos. Engagement level? Low. Very low.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 09, 2026 11:43 AM (iFTx/)
125
116 The MAGA bomb?
This really is an all time photo. A protestor shouting about the pros of immigration is interrupted by an Islamic terrorist throwing a bomb jumping over him.
https://is.gd/dx2sqR
This really is an all time photo. A protestor shouting about the pros of immigration is interrupted by an Islamic terrorist throwing a bomb jumping over him.
https://is.gd/dx2sqR
Posted by: Archimedes at March 09, 2026 11:43 AM (Riz8t)
126
119 Country Joe McDonald has passed at 84. Woodstock mourns.
Posted by: Gimme an "F"! at March 09, 2026 11:41 AM (oftw2)
Country Joe and the Fish.. Saw them many times in my youth.. Yeah, I'm that old...
Posted by: Gimme an "F"! at March 09, 2026 11:41 AM (oftw2)
Country Joe and the Fish.. Saw them many times in my youth.. Yeah, I'm that old...
Posted by: It's me donna at March 09, 2026 11:43 AM (Ea0Ol)
127
13 David French is David Frenching again: https://tinyurl.com/337tvbnj
The headline on that piece, "David French Suffers An Apparent Brain Injury" is evergreen.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 09, 2026 11:06 AM (2ocoG)
That David French is meat-riding Talarico should surprise precisely none of the regular AOSHQ readership.
The headline on that piece, "David French Suffers An Apparent Brain Injury" is evergreen.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 09, 2026 11:06 AM (2ocoG)
That David French is meat-riding Talarico should surprise precisely none of the regular AOSHQ readership.
Posted by: Before the cuck crows thou shalt deny me thrice at March 09, 2026 11:43 AM (TbWk/)
128
I have owned 12 German vehicles, all of them air-cooled, as Ferdinand Porsche ordained. Still own a 1960 Westfalia camper.
Posted by: Horizontally Opposed at March 09, 2026 11:44 AM (oftw2)
129
You know who else was involved with Epstein? The Beatles.
Posted by: pudinhead
Barbarino, Horshack and Washington.
You know who else was involved with Epstein? The Beatles.
Posted by: pudinhead
Barbarino, Horshack and Washington.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 09, 2026 11:45 AM (Cqx++)
130
125 116 The MAGA bomb?
This really is an all time photo. A protestor shouting about the pros of immigration is interrupted by an Islamic terrorist throwing a bomb jumping over him.
https://is.gd/dx2sqR
Posted by: Archimedes at March 09, 2026 11:43 AM (Riz8t)
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Guy who had the bomb thrown over his head spoke up about it on X.
Says that Jake Long is the real badguy even though the man who threw the bomb over his head literally tried to kill him.
It's textbook insanity.
This really is an all time photo. A protestor shouting about the pros of immigration is interrupted by an Islamic terrorist throwing a bomb jumping over him.
https://is.gd/dx2sqR
Posted by: Archimedes at March 09, 2026 11:43 AM (Riz8t)
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Guy who had the bomb thrown over his head spoke up about it on X.
Says that Jake Long is the real badguy even though the man who threw the bomb over his head literally tried to kill him.
It's textbook insanity.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 11:45 AM (GBKbO)
131
Wait, David French writers for the NY Times? He has gone full David Brooks?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 09, 2026 11:45 AM (bss/y)
132
109 Only half true! I was banned, but have a new account, and anyone can go lurk at DU. I've been reporting from Reddit more because DU has so little engagement, it's tough to get enough good comments if I go there.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 09, 2026 11:38 AM (JCZqz)
DU likely has a median user age even older than The Horde's.
They're practically ready for Hospice.
Reddit will get you fresher crazy.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 09, 2026 11:38 AM (JCZqz)
DU likely has a median user age even older than The Horde's.
They're practically ready for Hospice.
Reddit will get you fresher crazy.
Posted by: XTC at March 09, 2026 11:45 AM (3wOGw)
133
AOP you may or may not be interested but there are hotels in Vegas accepting CAD at par with the USD.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 09, 2026 11:46 AM (RIvkX)
134
Guy who had the bomb thrown over his head spoke up about it on X.
Says that Jake Long is the real badguy even though the man who threw the bomb over his head literally tried to kill him.
It's textbook insanity.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 11:45 AM (GBKbO)
The perps just have to say that's who they were aiming at and they're sure to walk...
Guy who had the bomb thrown over his head spoke up about it on X.
Says that Jake Long is the real badguy even though the man who threw the bomb over his head literally tried to kill him.
It's textbook insanity.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 11:45 AM (GBKbO)
The perps just have to say that's who they were aiming at and they're sure to walk...
Posted by: It's me donna at March 09, 2026 11:46 AM (Ea0Ol)
135
127 That David French is meat-riding Talarico should surprise precisely none of the regular AOSHQ readership.
Posted by: Before the cuck crows thou shalt deny me thrice at March 09, 2026 11:43 AM (TbWk/)
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"Finally! A religion I can get behind that confirms my current day political impulses and says that I'm always right and don't have to change anything about myself ever! Normies will love religion again because I love this sliver that is sure to die out in a few weeks!"
-leftist who always votes Democrat anyway
Posted by: Before the cuck crows thou shalt deny me thrice at March 09, 2026 11:43 AM (TbWk/)
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"Finally! A religion I can get behind that confirms my current day political impulses and says that I'm always right and don't have to change anything about myself ever! Normies will love religion again because I love this sliver that is sure to die out in a few weeks!"
-leftist who always votes Democrat anyway
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 11:46 AM (GBKbO)
136
"As a proud 'climate denier' I will once again be attending and reporting on the conference."
You cannot be cereal!
You cannot be cereal!
Posted by: Al Gore at March 09, 2026 11:47 AM (cWLG3)
137
have to assume a lot of Jazzy supporters will not vote for the evil (sorta) white man who slayed their queen.
Posted by: Heroq at March 09, 2026 11:16 AM (/xVml)
Democrats ALWAYS fall in line.
Posted by: Heroq at March 09, 2026 11:16 AM (/xVml)
Democrats ALWAYS fall in line.
Posted by: ... at March 09, 2026 11:47 AM (rUi6v)
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128 I have owned 12 German vehicles, all of them air-cooled, as Ferdinand Porsche ordained. Still own a 1960 Westfalia camper.
Posted by: Horizontally Opposed
You know who else had an air-cooled engine and spent a lot of time in Germany?
Posted by: Horizontally Opposed
You know who else had an air-cooled engine and spent a lot of time in Germany?
Posted by: P-47 at March 09, 2026 11:47 AM (JCZqz)
139
Says that Jake Long is the real badguy even though the man who threw the bomb over his head literally tried to kill him.
It's textbook insanity.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 11:45 AM (GBKbO)
Because HE wasn't hurt. The odd thing is they create this reality and deny the evidence of their own eyes.
Until something shocks them out of it.
It's textbook insanity.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 11:45 AM (GBKbO)
Because HE wasn't hurt. The odd thing is they create this reality and deny the evidence of their own eyes.
Until something shocks them out of it.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 09, 2026 11:47 AM (bss/y)
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This really is an all time photo. A protestor shouting about the pros of immigration is interrupted by an Islamic terrorist throwing a bomb jumping over him.
https://is.gd/dx2sqR
Posted by: Archimedes at March 09, 2026 11:43 AM (Riz8t)
Objection. Assumes "facts" not in evidence. I see a hippie about to throw a rock.
https://is.gd/dx2sqR
Posted by: Archimedes at March 09, 2026 11:43 AM (Riz8t)
Objection. Assumes "facts" not in evidence. I see a hippie about to throw a rock.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 09, 2026 11:47 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Bulg at March 09, 2026 11:47 AM (77rzZ)
142
Which is basically a SSN for illegals.
Hands off my social security! I paid a fortune into it and voted democrat all my life so Uncle Sam would take care of me in my golden years. I cant wait for my Medicare to kick in...Cadillac of health care plans! Thank you LBJ! I love you!
Hands off my social security! I paid a fortune into it and voted democrat all my life so Uncle Sam would take care of me in my golden years. I cant wait for my Medicare to kick in...Cadillac of health care plans! Thank you LBJ! I love you!
Posted by: Old Fart Boomer at March 09, 2026 11:48 AM (PbsTW)
143
137 have to assume a lot of Jazzy supporters will not vote for the evil (sorta) white man who slayed their queen.
Posted by: Heroq at March 09, 2026 11:16 AM (/xVml)
Democrats ALWAYS fall in line.
Posted by: ... at March 09, 2026 11:47 AM (rUi6v)
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Black Democrat voters have reduced turnout when whitie beats a black candidate in the Democrat primary.
Talarico lost blacks 96-4.
Not all of those 96 are going to turn out. They'll just stay home.
Posted by: Heroq at March 09, 2026 11:16 AM (/xVml)
Democrats ALWAYS fall in line.
Posted by: ... at March 09, 2026 11:47 AM (rUi6v)
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Black Democrat voters have reduced turnout when whitie beats a black candidate in the Democrat primary.
Talarico lost blacks 96-4.
Not all of those 96 are going to turn out. They'll just stay home.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 11:48 AM (GBKbO)
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Posted by: Before the cuck crows thou shalt deny me thrice at March 09, 2026 11:43 AM (TbWk/)
Damn. That nic. LOL. And during Lent, too.
Well played.
Damn. That nic. LOL. And during Lent, too.
Well played.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 09, 2026 11:48 AM (bss/y)
145
139
Because HE wasn't hurt. The odd thing is they create this reality and deny the evidence of their own eyes.
Until something shocks them out of it.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 09, 2026 11:47 AM (bss/y)
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He goes on to brag that he and his buddies just laughed at the people who were running for their lives.
Literally insane.
Because HE wasn't hurt. The odd thing is they create this reality and deny the evidence of their own eyes.
Until something shocks them out of it.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 09, 2026 11:47 AM (bss/y)
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He goes on to brag that he and his buddies just laughed at the people who were running for their lives.
Literally insane.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 11:48 AM (GBKbO)
146
@131 Now we can refer to them as "The Two Davids."
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 09, 2026 11:49 AM (cWLG3)
147
Objection. Assumes "facts" not in evidence. I see a hippie about to throw a rock.
I wondered about that, but thought "maybe it's C4 or something. Anyway, it's too good to question.
I wondered about that, but thought "maybe it's C4 or something. Anyway, it's too good to question.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 09, 2026 11:49 AM (Riz8t)
148
Kotter's wife was a cutie.
Posted by: Bulg at March 09, 2026 11:47 AM (77rzZ)
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Marcia Strassman. She never did much else.
Posted by: Bulg at March 09, 2026 11:47 AM (77rzZ)
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Marcia Strassman. She never did much else.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 09, 2026 11:49 AM (RIvkX)
149
I look at all of these things a chemotherapy.
The Left is a cancer, our garbage uniparty political leaders have allowed if not encouraged the cancer to metastasize.
Iran is an example. We are all going to suffer Biden era hyperinflation once again because high energy costs are the price of dismantling an energy producing state.
Demographic shifts is another. For a generation or two the same garbage political leaders have brought in H1B by the tens of millions to replace Americans. That tumor also needs to be taken out and the chemo for that is disruptive.
The Left is a cancer, our garbage uniparty political leaders have allowed if not encouraged the cancer to metastasize.
Iran is an example. We are all going to suffer Biden era hyperinflation once again because high energy costs are the price of dismantling an energy producing state.
Demographic shifts is another. For a generation or two the same garbage political leaders have brought in H1B by the tens of millions to replace Americans. That tumor also needs to be taken out and the chemo for that is disruptive.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 09, 2026 11:49 AM (xE0sV)
150
Ok, I have to ask after seeing something on farcebooke:
The thing said that the devices had 'hobby fuses.'
Fireworks? Craft mining? What hobby uses fuses?
The thing said that the devices had 'hobby fuses.'
Fireworks? Craft mining? What hobby uses fuses?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 09, 2026 11:49 AM (bss/y)
151
[O/T -- Just The News:]
"FBI secretly seizes election records from Arizona’s largest [Maricopa] county as voting probe expands"
---------------
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
Great!!!
FBI secretly seizes election records from Arizona’s largest county as voting probe expands
https://is.gd/L0Gi8N
"FBI secretly seizes election records from Arizona’s largest [Maricopa] county as voting probe expands"
---------------
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
Great!!!
FBI secretly seizes election records from Arizona’s largest county as voting probe expands
https://is.gd/L0Gi8N
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 09, 2026 11:50 AM (rgZ6D)
152
That David French is meat-riding Talarico should surprise precisely none of the regular AOSHQ readership.
Surprise? No. Laughing my ass off that he keeps doing the "David French, Pharisee" meme where he's the only true Christian? Absolutely.
Surprise? No. Laughing my ass off that he keeps doing the "David French, Pharisee" meme where he's the only true Christian? Absolutely.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 09, 2026 11:50 AM (2ocoG)
153
149 Demographic shifts is another. For a generation or two the same garbage political leaders have brought in H1B by the tens of millions to replace Americans. That tumor also needs to be taken out and the chemo for that is disruptive.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 09, 2026 11:49 AM (xE0sV)
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Tens of millions?
You got a source for that?
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 09, 2026 11:49 AM (xE0sV)
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Tens of millions?
You got a source for that?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 11:50 AM (GBKbO)
154
FYI - the airwaves here are saturated with TV ads for the Maoist trying for Pelosi's seat. I'm watching Fox business, and he has an ad playing about 4-5 times per hour.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 09, 2026 11:50 AM (RIvkX)
155
AOP you may or may not be interested but there are hotels in Vegas accepting CAD at par with the USD.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 09, 2026 11:46 AM (RIvkX)
Uh, yeah, no thanks. Vegas holds little appeal for me. I would go there for another MoMee, but gambling is not a lure.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 09, 2026 11:46 AM (RIvkX)
Uh, yeah, no thanks. Vegas holds little appeal for me. I would go there for another MoMee, but gambling is not a lure.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 09, 2026 11:50 AM (8zz6B)
156
That's for paying federal income taxes, not social security taxes.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 09, 2026 11:40 AM (oKJ0C)
It’s used for both.
I don’t believe someone with a TIN can collect SS benefits but they definitely pay the taxes using one as an employee.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 09, 2026 11:40 AM (oKJ0C)
It’s used for both.
I don’t believe someone with a TIN can collect SS benefits but they definitely pay the taxes using one as an employee.
Posted by: Heroq at March 09, 2026 11:51 AM (/xVml)
157
How is the guy's last name pronounced? Is it "tuh-LAHR-ee-ko" or "tuh-luh-REE-ko?"
Posted by: Bulg at March 09, 2026 11:51 AM (77rzZ)
158
@128 I thought Westfalias were mobile homes for hippies.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 09, 2026 11:51 AM (cWLG3)
159
151 "FBI secretly seizes election records from Arizona’s largest [Maricopa] county as voting probe expands"
---------------
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
Great!!!
FBI secretly seizes election records from Arizona’s largest county as voting probe expands
https://is.gd/L0Gi8N
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 09, 2026 11:50 AM (rgZ6D)
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False.
All efforts domestically have ended now that Trump has turned his gaze on Iran.
The DOJ simply stopped functioning.
It is known.
---------------
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
Great!!!
FBI secretly seizes election records from Arizona’s largest county as voting probe expands
https://is.gd/L0Gi8N
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 09, 2026 11:50 AM (rgZ6D)
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False.
All efforts domestically have ended now that Trump has turned his gaze on Iran.
The DOJ simply stopped functioning.
It is known.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 11:51 AM (GBKbO)
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Country Joe McDonald has passed at 84. Woodstock mourns.
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1..2..3..4...what are we fighting for...
Posted by: Lady in Black at March 09, 2026 11:51 AM (qBdHI)
161
The Sweathogs would be in the "Gifted" program in Brooklyn 2026.
Posted by: Zombie Hotsy Totsy at March 09, 2026 11:51 AM (oftw2)
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140 This really is an all time photo. A protestor shouting about the pros of immigration is interrupted by an Islamic terrorist throwing a bomb jumping over him.
https://is.gd/dx2sqR
Posted by: Archimedes at March 09, 2026 11:43 AM (Riz8t)
Objection. Assumes "facts" not in evidence. I see a hippie about to throw a rock.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
I see a brown immigrant sharing his culture and participating in our democratic system!
https://is.gd/dx2sqR
Posted by: Archimedes at March 09, 2026 11:43 AM (Riz8t)
Objection. Assumes "facts" not in evidence. I see a hippie about to throw a rock.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
I see a brown immigrant sharing his culture and participating in our democratic system!
Posted by: Zohran Mamdani at March 09, 2026 11:52 AM (JCZqz)
163
...the stock market is trending down.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions
Yup. The Dow is all the way down to where it was in (*checks chart*) late November 2025. Go long on hair accelerant.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions
Yup. The Dow is all the way down to where it was in (*checks chart*) late November 2025. Go long on hair accelerant.
Posted by: Oddbob at March 09, 2026 11:52 AM (Fs0KI)
164
I still really want snowball earth.
Posted by: Reforger
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I can't say the same.
From a moral perspective, it would be terrible. Remember that old saw about "hard men"?
There would be a lot of hard men, machine-gunning the present residents of Africa and South America to make room for us (the first world).
Posted by: Reforger
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I can't say the same.
From a moral perspective, it would be terrible. Remember that old saw about "hard men"?
There would be a lot of hard men, machine-gunning the present residents of Africa and South America to make room for us (the first world).
Posted by: buddhaha at March 09, 2026 11:52 AM (sR2WI)
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157 How is the guy's last name pronounced? Is it "tuh-LAHR-ee-ko" or "tuh-luh-REE-ko?"
Posted by: Bulg at March 09, 2026 11:51 AM (77rzZ)
Might possibly be "ih" instead of "ee". No idea, though.
Posted by: Bulg at March 09, 2026 11:51 AM (77rzZ)
Might possibly be "ih" instead of "ee". No idea, though.
Posted by: XTC at March 09, 2026 11:52 AM (3wOGw)
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OT:
I just slept for 9 hours. Things I have noticed:
1) I am actually surprised when I am able to sleep that long.
2) You have this weird elation like, wow! But also, I just lost half the day.
3) Being over 29, your body is both happy and feels like you got run over by a truck.
I just slept for 9 hours. Things I have noticed:
1) I am actually surprised when I am able to sleep that long.
2) You have this weird elation like, wow! But also, I just lost half the day.
3) Being over 29, your body is both happy and feels like you got run over by a truck.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 09, 2026 11:52 AM (bss/y)
167
Country Joe and the Fish.. Saw them many times in my youth.. Yeah, I'm that old...
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Me too. That said, they sucked.
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Me too. That said, they sucked.
Posted by: pudinhead at March 09, 2026 11:53 AM (pZ64F)
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163 ...the stock market is trending down.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions
Yup. The Dow is all the way down to where it was in (*checks chart*) late November 2025. Go long on hair accelerant.
Posted by: Oddbob at March 09, 2026 11:52 AM (Fs0KI)
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Which is a lot higher than it was before Trump announced his tariffs.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions
Yup. The Dow is all the way down to where it was in (*checks chart*) late November 2025. Go long on hair accelerant.
Posted by: Oddbob at March 09, 2026 11:52 AM (Fs0KI)
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Which is a lot higher than it was before Trump announced his tariffs.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 11:53 AM (GBKbO)
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Yup. The Dow is all the way down to where it was in (*checks chart*) late November 2025. Go long on hair accelerant.
Posted by: Oddbob at March 09, 2026 11:52 AM (Fs0KI)
Some good buying opportunities..
Yup. The Dow is all the way down to where it was in (*checks chart*) late November 2025. Go long on hair accelerant.
Posted by: Oddbob at March 09, 2026 11:52 AM (Fs0KI)
Some good buying opportunities..
Posted by: It's me donna at March 09, 2026 11:53 AM (Ea0Ol)
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85k H1Bs a year. The program started in 1990.
85k over 36 years is 3 million total. Then add spouses and kids that come along and it’s another several million.
Not tens of millions but not far from 10M.
85k over 36 years is 3 million total. Then add spouses and kids that come along and it’s another several million.
Not tens of millions but not far from 10M.
Posted by: Heroq at March 09, 2026 11:53 AM (/xVml)
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...the stock market is trending down.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions
Yup. The Dow is all the way down to where it was in (*checks chart*) late November 2025. Go long on hair accelerant.
TBF, it's down 6% from its all-time high. We call this a "buying opportunity", or will soon if current trends continue.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions
Yup. The Dow is all the way down to where it was in (*checks chart*) late November 2025. Go long on hair accelerant.
TBF, it's down 6% from its all-time high. We call this a "buying opportunity", or will soon if current trends continue.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 09, 2026 11:53 AM (Riz8t)
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158 @128 I thought Westfalias were mobile homes for hippies.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO
I resemble that remark.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO
I resemble that remark.
Posted by: Dead Stickers, Included at March 09, 2026 11:53 AM (oftw2)
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165 157 How is the guy's last name pronounced? Is it "tuh-LAHR-ee-ko" or "tuh-luh-REE-ko?"
Posted by: Bulg at March 09, 2026 11:51 AM (77rzZ)
Might possibly be "ih" instead of "ee". No idea, though.
Posted by: XTC at March 09, 2026 11:52 AM (3wOGw)
It's pronounced 'Gay Bobblehead apostate wanna be Beto.'
Posted by: Bulg at March 09, 2026 11:51 AM (77rzZ)
Might possibly be "ih" instead of "ee". No idea, though.
Posted by: XTC at March 09, 2026 11:52 AM (3wOGw)
It's pronounced 'Gay Bobblehead apostate wanna be Beto.'
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 09, 2026 11:54 AM (bss/y)
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170 85k H1Bs a year. The program started in 1990.
85k over 36 years is 3 million total. Then add spouses and kids that come along and it’s another several million.
Not tens of millions but not far from 10M.
Posted by: Heroq at March 09, 2026 11:53 AM (/xVml)
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Current holders is 700,000 to 800,000. Including their families, it's about 1.3 million.
How many go home after their H1-B is over?
85k over 36 years is 3 million total. Then add spouses and kids that come along and it’s another several million.
Not tens of millions but not far from 10M.
Posted by: Heroq at March 09, 2026 11:53 AM (/xVml)
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Current holders is 700,000 to 800,000. Including their families, it's about 1.3 million.
How many go home after their H1-B is over?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 11:54 AM (GBKbO)
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164 I still really want snowball earth.
Posted by: Reforger
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I can't say the same.
From a moral perspective, it would be terrible. Remember that old saw about "hard men"?
There would be a lot of hard men, machine-gunning the present residents of Africa and South America to make room for us (the first world).
Posted by: buddhaha at March 09, 2026 11:52 AM (sR2WI)
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People will be forced to burn Temu merchandise for warmth.
Posted by: Reforger
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I can't say the same.
From a moral perspective, it would be terrible. Remember that old saw about "hard men"?
There would be a lot of hard men, machine-gunning the present residents of Africa and South America to make room for us (the first world).
Posted by: buddhaha at March 09, 2026 11:52 AM (sR2WI)
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People will be forced to burn Temu merchandise for warmth.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 09, 2026 11:54 AM (cWLG3)
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How is the guy's last name pronounced? Is it "tuh-LAHR-ee-ko" or "tuh-luh-REE-ko?"
Posted by: Bulg at March 09, 2026 11:51 AM (77rzZ)
Caw-zee. "Talarico" is a bogus name.
Posted by: Bulg at March 09, 2026 11:51 AM (77rzZ)
Caw-zee. "Talarico" is a bogus name.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 09, 2026 11:54 AM (8zz6B)
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How is the guy's last name pronounced? Is it "tuh-LAHR-ee-ko" or "tuh-luh-REE-ko?"
Posted by: Bulg at March 09, 2026 11:51 AM (77rzZ)
Might possibly be "ih" instead of "ee". No idea, though.
Is he a knight that says Ni?
Posted by: Bulg at March 09, 2026 11:51 AM (77rzZ)
Might possibly be "ih" instead of "ee". No idea, though.
Is he a knight that says Ni?
Posted by: Archimedes at March 09, 2026 11:54 AM (Riz8t)
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How is the guy's last name pronounced? Is it "tuh-LAHR-ee-ko" or "tuh-luh-REE-ko?"
A guy I used to work with pronounced it "tahl-uh-REE-ko".
A guy I used to work with pronounced it "tahl-uh-REE-ko".
Posted by: Ian S. at March 09, 2026 11:55 AM (2ocoG)
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Caw-zee. "Talarico" is a bogus name.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Nonsense! It's as legit as "Beto".
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Nonsense! It's as legit as "Beto".
Posted by: Moron Analyst at March 09, 2026 11:55 AM (JCZqz)
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173 It's pronounced 'Gay Bobblehead apostate wanna be Beto.'
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 09, 2026 11:54 AM (bss/y)
I mean, at that point, you pretty much just have to pronounce EVERY Democrat's last name "Faggot".
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 09, 2026 11:54 AM (bss/y)
I mean, at that point, you pretty much just have to pronounce EVERY Democrat's last name "Faggot".
Posted by: XTC at March 09, 2026 11:55 AM (3wOGw)
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Country Joe McDonald has passed at 84. Woodstock mourns.
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Posted by: Lady in Black at March 09, 2026 11:51 AM (qBdHI)
He sure managed to slip into obscurity, didn't he?
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1..2..3..4...what are we fighting for...
Posted by: Lady in Black at March 09, 2026 11:51 AM (qBdHI)
He sure managed to slip into obscurity, didn't he?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 09, 2026 11:56 AM (8zz6B)
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Possibly a factor, too -
USDOL Wage & Hour Div.
Wages and the Fair Labor Standards Act
Misclassification of Employees as Independent Contractors Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
Notice of Proposed Rule: Employee or Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act, RIN 1235-AA46
Notice of Proposed Rule: Employee or Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act, RIN 1235-AA46
On February 26, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to revise its analysis for distinguishing between employees and independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Specifically, the Department is proposing to rescind a 2024 rule on that topic which it is no longer applying in its investigations and replace it with a streamlined analysis, backed by federal judicial precedent, that will provide greater clarity and predictability to workers and employers alike as to their proper classification.
Comment period ends 4/28/26.
USDOL Wage & Hour Div.
Wages and the Fair Labor Standards Act
Misclassification of Employees as Independent Contractors Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
Notice of Proposed Rule: Employee or Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act, RIN 1235-AA46
Notice of Proposed Rule: Employee or Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act, RIN 1235-AA46
On February 26, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to revise its analysis for distinguishing between employees and independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Specifically, the Department is proposing to rescind a 2024 rule on that topic which it is no longer applying in its investigations and replace it with a streamlined analysis, backed by federal judicial precedent, that will provide greater clarity and predictability to workers and employers alike as to their proper classification.
Comment period ends 4/28/26.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 09, 2026 11:56 AM (NFX2v)
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Yup. The Dow is all the way down to where it was in (*checks chart*) late November 2025. Go long on hair accelerant.
Posted by: Oddbob at March 09, 2026 11:52 AM (Fs0KI)
In a few days a lot of people are going to start realizing there's good bargains to be had.
Posted by: Oddbob at March 09, 2026 11:52 AM (Fs0KI)
In a few days a lot of people are going to start realizing there's good bargains to be had.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 09, 2026 11:56 AM (g8Ew8)
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I mean, at that point, you pretty much just have to pronounce EVERY Democrat's last name "Faggot".
Newsom reads as more fake than gay, but point taken.
Newsom reads as more fake than gay, but point taken.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 09, 2026 11:57 AM (2ocoG)
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Current holders is 700,000 to 800,000. Including their families, it's about 1.3 million.
How many go home after their H1-B is over?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 11:54 AM (GBKbO)
Quick Google search says about 50% get a green card.
How many go home after their H1-B is over?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 11:54 AM (GBKbO)
Quick Google search says about 50% get a green card.
Posted by: Heroq at March 09, 2026 11:57 AM (/xVml)
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183 Yup. The Dow is all the way down to where it was in (*checks chart*) late November 2025. Go long on hair accelerant.
Posted by: Oddbob at March 09, 2026 11:52 AM (Fs0KI)
In a few days a lot of people are going to start realizing there's good bargains to be had.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 09, 2026 11:56 AM (g8Ew
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The oil spike lasted 11 hours.
It's back down under $100 a barrel.
And shale can still make a killing at that.
This is emotional exuberance tied to fear and nothing else. No fundamentals have changed.
Posted by: Oddbob at March 09, 2026 11:52 AM (Fs0KI)
In a few days a lot of people are going to start realizing there's good bargains to be had.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 09, 2026 11:56 AM (g8Ew
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The oil spike lasted 11 hours.
It's back down under $100 a barrel.
And shale can still make a killing at that.
This is emotional exuberance tied to fear and nothing else. No fundamentals have changed.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 11:57 AM (GBKbO)
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He sure managed to slip into obscurity, didn't he?
It's great to be famous when you're young, but not so great when that is the high point, and everything afterwards is a slide into anonymity.
It's great to be famous when you're young, but not so great when that is the high point, and everything afterwards is a slide into anonymity.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 09, 2026 11:57 AM (Riz8t)
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ow is the guy's last name pronounced? Is it "tuh-LAHR-ee-ko" or "tuh-luh-REE-ko?"
Posted by: Bulg at March 09, 2026 11:51 AM (77rzZ)
OK, Wikipedia gives the pronunciation as the second one.
And his original surname is "Collins."
Weird-lookin' dude.
Posted by: Bulg at March 09, 2026 11:51 AM (77rzZ)
OK, Wikipedia gives the pronunciation as the second one.
And his original surname is "Collins."
Weird-lookin' dude.
Posted by: Bulg at March 09, 2026 11:58 AM (77rzZ)
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Something to consider- This is not the first time the federal government has reduced personnel, one way or another. The catch has always been, many of those same employees were just rehired as contractors, often at higher pay, although without the add-ons that come with being federal workers. Anyway, it would be useful to know if that is happening this time. I would guess not, because of the money being tightened all around, but slaying the beast is harder than you think.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at March 09, 2026 11:58 AM (MZ+PY)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 09, 2026 11:59 AM (bss/y)
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Dems: stock market only benefits evil billionaires
Also Dems:Oh my god stock market is down 4% the economy is going to crash
Also Dems:Oh my god stock market is down 4% the economy is going to crash
Posted by: Heroq at March 09, 2026 11:59 AM (/xVml)
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185 Current holders is 700,000 to 800,000. Including their families, it's about 1.3 million.
How many go home after their H1-B is over?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 11:54 AM (GBKbO)
Quick Google search says about 50% get a green card.
Posted by: Heroq at March 09, 2026 11:57 AM (/xVml)
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So, half go home.
I'm not here to say that H1-B is something I like or want to remain or anything.
But, let's put the proper scale on things.
Tens of millions in a country of 330 million or so represents somewhere around 10% of the whole country.
It's...maybe...3%. At most. And probably less than half of that.
A significant number that should be reduced (the $100,000 fee is already having an effect even if its no in effect yet), but not...tens of millions.
How many go home after their H1-B is over?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 11:54 AM (GBKbO)
Quick Google search says about 50% get a green card.
Posted by: Heroq at March 09, 2026 11:57 AM (/xVml)
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So, half go home.
I'm not here to say that H1-B is something I like or want to remain or anything.
But, let's put the proper scale on things.
Tens of millions in a country of 330 million or so represents somewhere around 10% of the whole country.
It's...maybe...3%. At most. And probably less than half of that.
A significant number that should be reduced (the $100,000 fee is already having an effect even if its no in effect yet), but not...tens of millions.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 11:59 AM (GBKbO)
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They caught the guy throwing the "bomb", and yes, it's described as an explosive device.
https://is.gd/rYA149
https://is.gd/rYA149
Posted by: Archimedes at March 09, 2026 11:59 AM (Riz8t)
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James Dean? Steven McQueen? James Garner? Paul Newman? Paul Walker?
Dean and Walker both died in a Porsche.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 09, 2026 11:37 AM (iFTx/)
I always associate Newman more with Nissans. And Garner with sad 1970s Firebirds. Beth did have a 914, though.
Dean and Walker both died in a Porsche.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 09, 2026 11:37 AM (iFTx/)
I always associate Newman more with Nissans. And Garner with sad 1970s Firebirds. Beth did have a 914, though.
Posted by: far cry at March 09, 2026 12:00 PM (YYwEh)
195
Something to consider- This is not the first time the federal government has reduced personnel, one way or another. The catch has always been, many of those same employees were just rehired as contractors, often at higher pay, although without the add-ons that come with being federal workers. Anyway, it would be useful to know if that is happening this time. I would guess not, because of the money being tightened all around, but slaying the beast is harder than you think.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at March 09, 2026 11:58 AM (MZ+PY)
Yep.
Done in the private sector as well. Company announces 5k layoffs, a few months later 2k of those people are back working as contractors or consultants making more money than they did as full time employees.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at March 09, 2026 11:58 AM (MZ+PY)
Yep.
Done in the private sector as well. Company announces 5k layoffs, a few months later 2k of those people are back working as contractors or consultants making more money than they did as full time employees.
Posted by: Heroq at March 09, 2026 12:00 PM (/xVml)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 09, 2026 12:00 PM (bss/y)
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Yup. The Dow is all the way down to where it was in (*checks chart*) late November 2025. Go long on hair accelerant.
Posted by: Oddbob
They're eating people in the Superdome!
Posted by: Oddbob
They're eating people in the Superdome!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 09, 2026 12:01 PM (5Evn7)
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Country Joe went on to perform solo for many years and continued to put out music for decades. He set Robert W. Service poetry to music and it's quite wonderful. Joe had a great voice.
Posted by: Fan of Joe at March 09, 2026 12:01 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 09, 2026 12:01 PM (Kt19C)
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"I watched a movie on Netflix called War Machine. It really, REALLY sucked, so don't bother. Anyway, Dennis Quaid is in the movie. He was also in the climate apocalypse movie Day After Tomorrow. In the new movie, he looks ancient (he's 71). When someone is screaming about an impending apocalypse, and actors become much, much older while you're waiting for it to happen, it might be that your concerns are overblown.
Posted by: Archimedes"
I remember growing up during cold war all the end of the world apocalypse movies were based on a nuclear war. That is all gone now and many/most are based on global warming. This garbage is being pounded into the heads of the youths, even if they don't read the news or pay attention in class. They mostly all accept it without even thinking about it. based on climet chnages.
Posted by: Archimedes"
I remember growing up during cold war all the end of the world apocalypse movies were based on a nuclear war. That is all gone now and many/most are based on global warming. This garbage is being pounded into the heads of the youths, even if they don't read the news or pay attention in class. They mostly all accept it without even thinking about it. based on climet chnages.
Posted by: Ripley at March 09, 2026 12:01 PM (GUOwU)
201
"Go long on hair accelerant."
I just received a ship of those wind proof matches. Haven't decided on a price yet. I also have a nice assortment of Zippo Lighters on sale but the fluid is getting a bit pricey theses days!
If interested, just send me all your bank account info and I'll get back to you...
I just received a ship of those wind proof matches. Haven't decided on a price yet. I also have a nice assortment of Zippo Lighters on sale but the fluid is getting a bit pricey theses days!
If interested, just send me all your bank account info and I'll get back to you...
Posted by: East German Judge at March 09, 2026 12:02 PM (FylAi)
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They caught the guy throwing the "bomb", and yes, it's described as an explosive device.
https://is.gd/rYA149
Posted by: Archimedes at March 09, 2026 11:59 AM (Riz8t)
Looks more like Pantyfa than a muzzie. If he really is a muzz, maybe a rooskie one like the Tsarnaev bros.
https://is.gd/rYA149
Posted by: Archimedes at March 09, 2026 11:59 AM (Riz8t)
Looks more like Pantyfa than a muzzie. If he really is a muzz, maybe a rooskie one like the Tsarnaev bros.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 09, 2026 12:02 PM (8zz6B)
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199 Old Greek Homo will be accepted.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 09, 2026 12:01 PM (Kt19C)
So soon after Rev'run JACKS'nnnnn's death?
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 09, 2026 12:01 PM (Kt19C)
So soon after Rev'run JACKS'nnnnn's death?
Posted by: XTC at March 09, 2026 12:03 PM (3wOGw)
204
Ach so und also dann! Aus hosen!!!
Posted by: Will Robinson at March 09, 2026 12:03 PM (FylAi)
205
Land Rover has made significant improvements in quality and reliability.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade
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Going from "abysmal" to "really terrible" doesn't cut it. The only Rover that has ever been worth a shit was thd old cast iron Land Rover, designed to run on vegetable oil and repairable by a blacksmith in some African village.
Even there, the Toyota Land Cruiser is better.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade
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Going from "abysmal" to "really terrible" doesn't cut it. The only Rover that has ever been worth a shit was thd old cast iron Land Rover, designed to run on vegetable oil and repairable by a blacksmith in some African village.
Even there, the Toyota Land Cruiser is better.
Posted by: buddhaha at March 09, 2026 12:03 PM (sR2WI)
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203 199 Old Greek Homo will be accepted.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 09, 2026 12:01 PM (Kt19C)
So soon after Rev'run JACKS'nnnnn's death?
Posted by: XTC at March 09, 2026 12:03 PM (3wOGw)
Wasn't that Al Sharpton?
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 09, 2026 12:01 PM (Kt19C)
So soon after Rev'run JACKS'nnnnn's death?
Posted by: XTC at March 09, 2026 12:03 PM (3wOGw)
Wasn't that Al Sharpton?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 09, 2026 12:03 PM (bss/y)
207
I remember growing up during cold war all the end of the world apocalypse movies were based on a nuclear war. That is all gone now and many/most are based on global warming. This garbage is being pounded into the heads of the youths, even if they don't read the news or pay attention in class. They mostly all accept it without even thinking about it. based on climet chnages.
Posted by: Ripley
I remember being TERRIFIED of nuclear war as a yute.
Posted by: Ripley
I remember being TERRIFIED of nuclear war as a yute.
Posted by: Bulg at March 09, 2026 12:04 PM (77rzZ)
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206 Wasn't that Al Sharpton?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 09, 2026 12:03 PM (bss/y)
Is there any appreciable difference?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 09, 2026 12:03 PM (bss/y)
Is there any appreciable difference?
Posted by: XTC at March 09, 2026 12:04 PM (3wOGw)
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So many jobs went to foreign born individuals over Biden's term, and the mass deportation effort was going to last so long, that the topline employment numbers were going to be weird and screwy for a while after the effort to reverse it started.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 11:06 AM (GBKbO)
One of my cousins makes a good living as a truck driver, but it's a HARD job.
I expect he'll be getting a premium as the illegal truck drivers are expelled from the market.
Not only that, but I'd bet conditions also improve as companies have to try to attract and retain people not willing to work in slave conditions for slave wages.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 11:06 AM (GBKbO)
One of my cousins makes a good living as a truck driver, but it's a HARD job.
I expect he'll be getting a premium as the illegal truck drivers are expelled from the market.
Not only that, but I'd bet conditions also improve as companies have to try to attract and retain people not willing to work in slave conditions for slave wages.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 09, 2026 12:04 PM (zjgNU)
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150 Ok, I have to ask after seeing something on farcebooke:
The thing said that the devices had 'hobby fuses.'
Fireworks? Craft mining? What hobby uses fuses?
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Probably estes rocket motors.
The thing said that the devices had 'hobby fuses.'
Fireworks? Craft mining? What hobby uses fuses?
****
Probably estes rocket motors.
Posted by: clarence at March 09, 2026 12:04 PM (ki8uo)
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As Fonda is the spirit animal of the AWFL boomer Karen, so David French is the spirit animal of the wan, supine Right wing cuck with Stage IV necrotic soydick.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 09, 2026 12:05 PM (BI5O2)
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Also, you can't close down part of DHS and not expect workforce issues either.
Investigate Midwest: 'Emails show Trump’s labor department struggling to deliver on H-2A ‘one-stop shop’ promise' As mass deportation efforts affected one labor force for farms, Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer promised to cut red tape so they could access another: workers on temporary visas. It hasn’t gone according to plan. Mar. 3, 2026
Plus "they" put the Secretary of Labor under investigation for unrelated matters (allegations concerning)
Progressives are more astute on the games of f**king up government than many (msm) seem to be are aware.
Investigate Midwest: 'Emails show Trump’s labor department struggling to deliver on H-2A ‘one-stop shop’ promise' As mass deportation efforts affected one labor force for farms, Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer promised to cut red tape so they could access another: workers on temporary visas. It hasn’t gone according to plan. Mar. 3, 2026
Plus "they" put the Secretary of Labor under investigation for unrelated matters (allegations concerning)
Progressives are more astute on the games of f**king up government than many (msm) seem to be are aware.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 09, 2026 12:05 PM (NFX2v)
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So soon after Rev'run JACKS'nnnnn's death?
Posted by: XTC at March 09, 2026 12:03 PM (3wOGw)
I heard the memorial turned into a Wellstone Funeral.. Even Jesse's lib Family said it was not the time for political speeches....
Posted by: XTC at March 09, 2026 12:03 PM (3wOGw)
I heard the memorial turned into a Wellstone Funeral.. Even Jesse's lib Family said it was not the time for political speeches....
Posted by: It's me donna at March 09, 2026 12:05 PM (Ea0Ol)
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Is there any appreciable difference?
Posted by: XTC at March 09, 2026 12:04 PM (3wOGw)
One used to be fatter than the other.
Posted by: XTC at March 09, 2026 12:04 PM (3wOGw)
One used to be fatter than the other.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 09, 2026 12:05 PM (bss/y)
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Country Joe went on to perform solo for many years and continued to put out music for decades. He set Robert W. Service poetry to music and it's quite wonderful. Joe had a great voice.
Posted by: Fan of Joe at March 09, 2026 12:01 PM (oftw2)
Sounds like he may not have been a raging Lefty then. Service is anathema to doctrinaire Commies on account of "Ballad of Lenin's Tomb."
Posted by: Fan of Joe at March 09, 2026 12:01 PM (oftw2)
Sounds like he may not have been a raging Lefty then. Service is anathema to doctrinaire Commies on account of "Ballad of Lenin's Tomb."
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 09, 2026 12:05 PM (8zz6B)
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209 One of my cousins makes a good living as a truck driver, but it's a HARD job.
I expect he'll be getting a premium as the illegal truck drivers are expelled from the market.
Not only that, but I'd bet conditions also improve as companies have to try to attract and retain people not willing to work in slave conditions for slave wages.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 09, 2026 12:04 PM (zjgNU)
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My wife's grandfather was a trucker for Wal-Mart for 20 years. Made decent middle-class money the whole time.
No illegal CDL farms in CA at the time, it seems.
I expect he'll be getting a premium as the illegal truck drivers are expelled from the market.
Not only that, but I'd bet conditions also improve as companies have to try to attract and retain people not willing to work in slave conditions for slave wages.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 09, 2026 12:04 PM (zjgNU)
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My wife's grandfather was a trucker for Wal-Mart for 20 years. Made decent middle-class money the whole time.
No illegal CDL farms in CA at the time, it seems.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 12:05 PM (GBKbO)
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I heard the memorial turned into a Wellstone Funeral.. Even Jesse's lib Family said it was not the time for political speeches....
Posted by: It's me donna at March 09, 2026 12:05 PM (Ea0Ol)
That's all democrats see any family gathering as.
Posted by: It's me donna at March 09, 2026 12:05 PM (Ea0Ol)
That's all democrats see any family gathering as.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 09, 2026 12:06 PM (bss/y)
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200 I remember growing up during cold war all the end of the world apocalypse movies were based on a nuclear war.
"things to come". post-apocalyptic film made in the '30s. chemical apocalypse rather than nuclear.
"things to come". post-apocalyptic film made in the '30s. chemical apocalypse rather than nuclear.
Posted by: anachronda at March 09, 2026 12:06 PM (oY6Yp)
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Has anyone asked Thune why he isn't allowing the Senate to go into recess, and why Obama and Biden got to have recess appointments but not Trump? I assume he's been on Fox News a few times to tell the viewers what a good job he's been doing.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 09, 2026 12:06 PM (Dv3i1)
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H1Bs dominate tech though. These are very well paying jobs that for the most part have a “white men need not apply” sign at the door.
A case can be made for the “doing jobs Americans won’t do” when it comes to picking lettuce or cleaning toilets. But every American wants to do the $200k software engineer job that h1bs will do for $100k.
A case can be made for the “doing jobs Americans won’t do” when it comes to picking lettuce or cleaning toilets. But every American wants to do the $200k software engineer job that h1bs will do for $100k.
Posted by: Heroq at March 09, 2026 12:06 PM (/xVml)
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Country Joe McDonald has passed at 84. Woodstock mourns.
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1..2..3..4...what are we fighting for...
Posted by: Lady in Black at March 09, 2026 11:51 AM (qBdHI)
He sure managed to slip into obscurity, didn't he?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 09, 2026 11:56 AM (8zz6B)
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He and "The Fish" performed a concert at my small SoCal liberal arts college in 1980 -- but I was too busy studying to attend.
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1..2..3..4...what are we fighting for...
Posted by: Lady in Black at March 09, 2026 11:51 AM (qBdHI)
He sure managed to slip into obscurity, didn't he?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 09, 2026 11:56 AM (8zz6B)
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He and "The Fish" performed a concert at my small SoCal liberal arts college in 1980 -- but I was too busy studying to attend.
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 09, 2026 12:06 PM (rgZ6D)
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219 Has anyone asked Thune why he isn't allowing the Senate to go into recess, and why Obama and Biden got to have recess appointments but not Trump? I assume he's been on Fox News a few times to tell the viewers what a good job he's been doing.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 09, 2026 12:06 PM (Dv3i1)
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It takes a majority vote of the Senate to go into recess.
I can name 5 GOP senators off the top of my head who would vote against it.
There are probably 10 more.
Appointments are just about the only thing the Senate does anymore, the only thing it has to exert power over the executive.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 09, 2026 12:06 PM (Dv3i1)
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It takes a majority vote of the Senate to go into recess.
I can name 5 GOP senators off the top of my head who would vote against it.
There are probably 10 more.
Appointments are just about the only thing the Senate does anymore, the only thing it has to exert power over the executive.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 12:07 PM (GBKbO)
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re: Post Apocalyptica
I have heard the British series 'Threads' is supposed to be pretty horrifying.
I have heard the British series 'Threads' is supposed to be pretty horrifying.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 09, 2026 12:08 PM (bss/y)
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Tens of millions in a country of 330 million or so represents somewhere around 10% of the whole country.
The population of the country is probably over 400 million.
The H1B scam is way out of control where thousands of H1s are listed at a single addresses.
A typical will come over with spouse, who also gets a gig. They produce several anchor babies while here. Meanwhile, they bring in their parents from the home country and get them registered as day care workers to watch over their anchor babies that we get to pay for. He gets promoted to a hiring manager level, he recruits his village into any open slots, dismissing Americans to make room. These new hires bring in their spouses who produce anchor babies who also bring in the family to act as tax payer paid day-care workers.
Wash, Rinse, Repeat.
The population of the country is probably over 400 million.
The H1B scam is way out of control where thousands of H1s are listed at a single addresses.
A typical will come over with spouse, who also gets a gig. They produce several anchor babies while here. Meanwhile, they bring in their parents from the home country and get them registered as day care workers to watch over their anchor babies that we get to pay for. He gets promoted to a hiring manager level, he recruits his village into any open slots, dismissing Americans to make room. These new hires bring in their spouses who produce anchor babies who also bring in the family to act as tax payer paid day-care workers.
Wash, Rinse, Repeat.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 09, 2026 12:08 PM (WCaCG)
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'I remember being TERRIFIED of nuclear war as a yute.
Posted by: Bulg"
Remember the air raid drills in elementary? I really was clueless what the were about but we all went to the hallway and sat on the floor with our heads between our knees. Which wouldn't have saved us from a nuclear blast.
Posted by: Bulg"
Remember the air raid drills in elementary? I really was clueless what the were about but we all went to the hallway and sat on the floor with our heads between our knees. Which wouldn't have saved us from a nuclear blast.
Posted by: Ripley at March 09, 2026 12:09 PM (GUOwU)
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224
Wash, Rinse, Repeat.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 09, 2026 12:08 PM (WCaCG)
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Still no source for the 10s of millions?
Wash, Rinse, Repeat.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 09, 2026 12:08 PM (WCaCG)
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Still no source for the 10s of millions?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 12:09 PM (GBKbO)
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I heard the memorial turned into a Wellstone Funeral.. Even Jesse's lib Family said it was not the time for political speeches....
Jesse's son specifically said Obama's speech was inappropriate.
Jesse's son specifically said Obama's speech was inappropriate.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 09, 2026 12:09 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: The Man from Athens at March 09, 2026 12:09 PM (icmmM)
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I can name 5 GOP senators off the top of my head who would vote against it.
There are probably 10 more.
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Thune is not much of a leader if he can't get these shitheads in line.
There are probably 10 more.
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Thune is not much of a leader if he can't get these shitheads in line.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 09, 2026 12:09 PM (Dv3i1)
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I watched a movie on Netflix called War Machine. It really, REALLY sucked, so don't bother.
Watched it over the weekend. Basically it's Dog Soldiers with a Mechawerewolf, edited by a meth head.
On a more pleasant note, Jai Courtney dies in the first few minutes.
I watched a movie on Netflix called War Machine. It really, REALLY sucked, so don't bother.
Watched it over the weekend. Basically it's Dog Soldiers with a Mechawerewolf, edited by a meth head.
On a more pleasant note, Jai Courtney dies in the first few minutes.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 09, 2026 12:10 PM (2Bx2b)
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229 I can name 5 GOP senators off the top of my head who would vote against it.
There are probably 10 more.
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Thune is not much of a leader if he can't get these shitheads in line.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 09, 2026 12:09 PM (Dv3i1)
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Well, name a GOP Senator who could.
There are probably 10 more.
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Thune is not much of a leader if he can't get these shitheads in line.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 09, 2026 12:09 PM (Dv3i1)
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Well, name a GOP Senator who could.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 12:10 PM (GBKbO)
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It takes a majority vote of the Senate to go into recess.
I can name 5 GOP senators off the top of my head who would vote against it.
There are probably 10 more.
Appointments are just about the only thing the Senate does anymore, the only thing it has to exert power over the executive.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 12:07 PM (GBKbO)
Majority vote of the entire Senate? Or just those present? If the latter, a savvy leader or Whip could count heads, and spring a surprise recess vote when the head count was in his favor.
I can name 5 GOP senators off the top of my head who would vote against it.
There are probably 10 more.
Appointments are just about the only thing the Senate does anymore, the only thing it has to exert power over the executive.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 12:07 PM (GBKbO)
Majority vote of the entire Senate? Or just those present? If the latter, a savvy leader or Whip could count heads, and spring a surprise recess vote when the head count was in his favor.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 09, 2026 12:10 PM (8zz6B)
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I never worried about nuclear war (born in 1975.) I guess I was in the sweet spot for most of the cold war where I got less of the 'we're all going to die' shit and more of the Reagan 'America Fuck Yeah!' stuff.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 09, 2026 12:10 PM (bss/y)
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Back before Ace gets herr
Posted by: Skip at March 09, 2026 12:10 PM (EtnSa)
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232 Majority vote of the entire Senate? Or just those present? If the latter, a savvy leader or Whip could count heads, and spring a surprise recess vote when the head count was in his favor.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 09, 2026 12:10 PM (8zz6B)
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It would require at least a quorum.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 09, 2026 12:10 PM (8zz6B)
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It would require at least a quorum.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 12:11 PM (GBKbO)
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I watched a movie on Netflix called War Machine. It really, REALLY sucked, so don't bother.
I watched one on Prime Video with Jason Mamoa where Morena Baccarin was his slutty Latina girlfriend. Sadly she didn't get naked though.
I watched one on Prime Video with Jason Mamoa where Morena Baccarin was his slutty Latina girlfriend. Sadly she didn't get naked though.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 09, 2026 12:11 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 09, 2026 12:11 PM (Kt19C)
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There are several Fortune 500 companies where you will not find a single non-Indian in their IT department. From the cio down to entry level tech support it’s Indian.
That’s what 35 years of H1B has produced.
That’s what 35 years of H1B has produced.
Posted by: Heroq at March 09, 2026 12:11 PM (/xVml)
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188 ow is the guy's last name pronounced? Is it "tuh-LAHR-ee-ko" or "tuh-luh-REE-ko?"
Posted by: Bulg at March 09, 2026 11:51 AM (77rzZ)
OK, Wikipedia gives the pronunciation as the second one.
And his original surname is "Collins."
was his original given name barnabas?
Posted by: Bulg at March 09, 2026 11:51 AM (77rzZ)
OK, Wikipedia gives the pronunciation as the second one.
And his original surname is "Collins."
was his original given name barnabas?
Posted by: anachronda at March 09, 2026 12:11 PM (oY6Yp)
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It’s used for both.
I don’t believe someone with a TIN can collect SS benefits but they definitely pay the taxes using one as an employee.
Posted by: Heroq
Nope. ILLEGALS are not allowed in any way, shape or form to work in the US.
Legal immigrants and legal aliens are and can get an ITIN.
Wetbacks CAN'T.
I don’t believe someone with a TIN can collect SS benefits but they definitely pay the taxes using one as an employee.
Posted by: Heroq
Nope. ILLEGALS are not allowed in any way, shape or form to work in the US.
Legal immigrants and legal aliens are and can get an ITIN.
Wetbacks CAN'T.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 09, 2026 12:11 PM (oKJ0C)
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231 Well, name a GOP Senator who could.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 12:10 PM (GBKbO)
Dig up R Lee Ermey, clone him, and make the clone Senator?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 12:10 PM (GBKbO)
Dig up R Lee Ermey, clone him, and make the clone Senator?
Posted by: XTC at March 09, 2026 12:12 PM (3wOGw)
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The party of peace, love, and understanding.
Nick Cruse
@SocialistMMA
Iran war veterans have no idea how horrible we are going to treat them when they come home
If people thought Americans were mean to Vietnam vets they haven’t seen shit yet
Nick Cruse
@SocialistMMA
Iran war veterans have no idea how horrible we are going to treat them when they come home
If people thought Americans were mean to Vietnam vets they haven’t seen shit yet
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at March 09, 2026 12:12 PM (ndZc7)
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I watched one on Prime Video with Jason Mamoa where Morena Baccarin was his slutty Latina girlfriend. Sadly she didn't get naked though.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 09, 2026 12:11 PM (2ocoG)
So, she played Vanessa from Deadpool? Typecasting.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 09, 2026 12:11 PM (2ocoG)
So, she played Vanessa from Deadpool? Typecasting.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 09, 2026 12:12 PM (bss/y)
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Remember the air raid drills in elementary? I really was clueless what the were about but we all went to the hallway and sat on the floor with our heads between our knees. Which wouldn't have saved us from a nuclear blast.
Posted by: Ripley
I was too young for those. It was in the 70s-80s ("The Day After," etc. that I was freaking out about it.
Posted by: Ripley
I was too young for those. It was in the 70s-80s ("The Day After," etc. that I was freaking out about it.
Posted by: Bulg at March 09, 2026 12:12 PM (77rzZ)
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On a more pleasant note, Jai Courtney dies in the first few minutes.
He used to be a name in HWood, so I was surprised when he was killed off so early in the movie. I guess his career isn't going so well.
He used to be a name in HWood, so I was surprised when he was killed off so early in the movie. I guess his career isn't going so well.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 09, 2026 12:12 PM (Riz8t)
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Nick Cruse
@SocialistMMA
Iran war veterans have no idea how horrible we are going to treat them when they come home
If people thought Americans were mean to Vietnam vets they haven’t seen shit yet
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at March 09, 2026 12:12 PM (ndZc7)
Seriously ?
Nick Cruse
@SocialistMMA
Iran war veterans have no idea how horrible we are going to treat them when they come home
If people thought Americans were mean to Vietnam vets they haven’t seen shit yet
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at March 09, 2026 12:12 PM (ndZc7)
Seriously ?
Posted by: It's me donna at March 09, 2026 12:13 PM (Ea0Ol)
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Remember the air raid drills in elementary? I really was clueless what the were about but we all went to the hallway and sat on the floor with our heads between our knees. Which wouldn't have saved us from a nuclear blast.
Posted by: Ripley at March 09, 2026 12:09 PM (GUOwU)
Well, not a direct hit. But it would help the kids avoid being cut to ribbons by flying glass, when the blast wave from a strike a few miles away rolls through.
Posted by: Ripley at March 09, 2026 12:09 PM (GUOwU)
Well, not a direct hit. But it would help the kids avoid being cut to ribbons by flying glass, when the blast wave from a strike a few miles away rolls through.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 09, 2026 12:13 PM (8zz6B)
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241 231 Well, name a GOP Senator who could.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 12:10 PM (GBKbO)
Dig up R Lee Ermey, clone him, and make the clone Senator?
Posted by: XTC at March 09, 2026 12:12 PM (3wOGw)
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Senators are protected by 6 years of tenure, assured re-election, and the fact that no material constituency would vote on recess appointments or not.
They have just about no incentive to not do what they are doing.
And power over appointments makes them feel important.
I don't know how to fix that, but it's the reality.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 12:10 PM (GBKbO)
Dig up R Lee Ermey, clone him, and make the clone Senator?
Posted by: XTC at March 09, 2026 12:12 PM (3wOGw)
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Senators are protected by 6 years of tenure, assured re-election, and the fact that no material constituency would vote on recess appointments or not.
They have just about no incentive to not do what they are doing.
And power over appointments makes them feel important.
I don't know how to fix that, but it's the reality.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 12:13 PM (GBKbO)
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225 'I remember being TERRIFIED of nuclear war as a yute.
Posted by: Bulg"
Remember the air raid drills in elementary?
when i was living in stuttgart, they'd march us all out to the courtyard so that it would be easier for the commies to strafe us.
Posted by: Bulg"
Remember the air raid drills in elementary?
when i was living in stuttgart, they'd march us all out to the courtyard so that it would be easier for the commies to strafe us.
Posted by: anachronda at March 09, 2026 12:13 PM (oY6Yp)
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Someone should inform the socialist there are no American soldiers in Iran, hence none of them will come back.
Posted by: Heroq at March 09, 2026 12:13 PM (/xVml)
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The same people who screamed that we must move away from carbon fuels, and did everything possible to eliminate carbon fuels or at least make them more expensive, are those who are now screaming that the Iran war is causing oil prices to increase.
Fuck these people through the face with a neon green dildo.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade
You dont know that these are the same people
Wheres tbe proof
But that is only few that are the same people
Not many were on that green bandwagon
Etc etc
Fuck these people through the face with a neon green dildo.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade
You dont know that these are the same people
Wheres tbe proof
But that is only few that are the same people
Not many were on that green bandwagon
Etc etc
Posted by: Operator Error at March 09, 2026 12:14 PM (d5zIg)
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FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT IS AT ITS LOWEST RATE. SINCE 1960/
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Rate? Lowest rate? Rate per what? This type of sloppy usage irks me. A rate needs a denominator. Employees per capita of US population. Employees per million dollars federal spending.. Employees per hundred eels in my hovercraft.
Consider me irked.
Resume your discussion.
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Rate? Lowest rate? Rate per what? This type of sloppy usage irks me. A rate needs a denominator. Employees per capita of US population. Employees per million dollars federal spending.. Employees per hundred eels in my hovercraft.
Consider me irked.
Resume your discussion.
Posted by: muldoon at March 09, 2026 12:14 PM (qgHp7)
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FWIW
Over the last ~20 years (approximately FY 2005–2025), total H-1B petitions approved likely exceed 6–7 million. This rough estimate comes from averaging ~300,000–350,000 annually across the period (lower earlier, higher recently), multiplied by 20 years.For context:From FY 2007–2017 alone: ~2.63 million approvals (USCIS trend data).
Pre-2007 and post-2017 add substantial volume, with approvals roughly doubling since ~2000 (from ~180,000/year to ~400,000/year).
Note: These are approvals (petitions granted), not unique individuals (one person can have multiple approvals over time) or strictly "visas stamped" at consulates (which are lower, as many H-1B workers extend status domestically without new visa stamps).
Over the last ~20 years (approximately FY 2005–2025), total H-1B petitions approved likely exceed 6–7 million. This rough estimate comes from averaging ~300,000–350,000 annually across the period (lower earlier, higher recently), multiplied by 20 years.For context:From FY 2007–2017 alone: ~2.63 million approvals (USCIS trend data).
Pre-2007 and post-2017 add substantial volume, with approvals roughly doubling since ~2000 (from ~180,000/year to ~400,000/year).
Note: These are approvals (petitions granted), not unique individuals (one person can have multiple approvals over time) or strictly "visas stamped" at consulates (which are lower, as many H-1B workers extend status domestically without new visa stamps).
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 09, 2026 12:14 PM (4NO2D)
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I watched a movie on Netflix called War Machine. It really, REALLY sucked, so don't bother.
Watched it over the weekend. Basically it's Dog Soldiers with a Mechawerewolf, edited by a meth head.
On a more pleasant note, Jai Courtney dies in the first few minutes.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 09, 2026 12:10 PM (2Bx2b)
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I thought WM was OK. At least it was violent and gory rather than dumbed down for a PG audience. I thought it was a Predator reboot with an alien robot rather than an alien humanoid.
Watched it over the weekend. Basically it's Dog Soldiers with a Mechawerewolf, edited by a meth head.
On a more pleasant note, Jai Courtney dies in the first few minutes.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 09, 2026 12:10 PM (2Bx2b)
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I thought WM was OK. At least it was violent and gory rather than dumbed down for a PG audience. I thought it was a Predator reboot with an alien robot rather than an alien humanoid.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 09, 2026 12:15 PM (iFTx/)
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But every American wants to do the $200k software engineer job that h1bs will do for $100k.
H1s are paid pretty well. Problem is that their culture doesn't understand quality, craftsmanship, ingenuity and ethics. So you get slack-offs who cut and paste from Stack overflow, take AI agents at face value, and couldn't care less if tests cover the code or if they even work.
I have been in the industry for decades, most of my rescue work has to do with dealing with the total disaster messes made by H1B developers. I don't mind because I make good coin on it. But the code that they put out, mostly in the banking, insurance, and manufacturing processing industries is fragile and increasingly prone to cyber attacks - because they just don't care.
H1s are paid pretty well. Problem is that their culture doesn't understand quality, craftsmanship, ingenuity and ethics. So you get slack-offs who cut and paste from Stack overflow, take AI agents at face value, and couldn't care less if tests cover the code or if they even work.
I have been in the industry for decades, most of my rescue work has to do with dealing with the total disaster messes made by H1B developers. I don't mind because I make good coin on it. But the code that they put out, mostly in the banking, insurance, and manufacturing processing industries is fragile and increasingly prone to cyber attacks - because they just don't care.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 09, 2026 12:15 PM (BvPIe)
256
Nick Cruse
@SocialistMMA
Iran war veterans have no idea how horrible we are going to treat them when they come home
If people thought Americans were mean to Vietnam vets they haven’t seen shit yet
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at March 09, 2026 12:12 PM (ndZc7)
Seriously ?
Posted by: It's me donna at March 09, 2026 12:13 PM (Ea0Ol)
Everything is the 60's. Nice.
I also like the fake moral dudgeon of 'we're going to be horrible people to these guys.'
Social media is a mind virus. People say stupid shit.
@SocialistMMA
Iran war veterans have no idea how horrible we are going to treat them when they come home
If people thought Americans were mean to Vietnam vets they haven’t seen shit yet
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at March 09, 2026 12:12 PM (ndZc7)
Seriously ?
Posted by: It's me donna at March 09, 2026 12:13 PM (Ea0Ol)
Everything is the 60's. Nice.
I also like the fake moral dudgeon of 'we're going to be horrible people to these guys.'
Social media is a mind virus. People say stupid shit.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 09, 2026 12:15 PM (bss/y)
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Nick Cruse
@SocialistMMA
Iran war veterans have no idea how horrible we are going to treat them when they come home
If people thought Americans were mean to Vietnam vets they haven’t seen shit yet
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
I bet those bomber pilots are quaking in their boots./
@SocialistMMA
Iran war veterans have no idea how horrible we are going to treat them when they come home
If people thought Americans were mean to Vietnam vets they haven’t seen shit yet
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
I bet those bomber pilots are quaking in their boots./
Posted by: Bulg at March 09, 2026 12:15 PM (77rzZ)
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Nick Cruse
@SocialistMMA
Iran war veterans have no idea how horrible we are going to treat them when they come home
If people thought Americans were mean to Vietnam vets they haven’t seen shit yet
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at March 09, 2026 12:12 PM (ndZc7)
Seriously ?
Posted by: It's me donna
Imagine being so far left that you side with militant goat fucking extremists.
@SocialistMMA
Iran war veterans have no idea how horrible we are going to treat them when they come home
If people thought Americans were mean to Vietnam vets they haven’t seen shit yet
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at March 09, 2026 12:12 PM (ndZc7)
Seriously ?
Posted by: It's me donna
Imagine being so far left that you side with militant goat fucking extremists.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 09, 2026 12:16 PM (oKJ0C)
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For those gubmint workers axed I hear ICE and CBP are hiring.
PDT should really allow bounty hunters to bring in illegals; say $500 a head.
PDT should really allow bounty hunters to bring in illegals; say $500 a head.
Posted by: The Man from Athens at March 09, 2026 12:16 PM (icmmM)
260
Country Joe was a "red diaper" baby. I doubt he went conservative
Posted by: Notsothoreau at March 09, 2026 12:16 PM (gQ15S)
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Imagine being so far left that you side with militant goat fucking extremists.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 09, 2026 12:16 PM (oKJ0C)
They want to be the goat.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 09, 2026 12:16 PM (oKJ0C)
They want to be the goat.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 09, 2026 12:16 PM (bss/y)
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I thought WM was OK. At least it was violent and gory rather than dumbed down for a PG audience. I thought it was a Predator reboot with an alien robot rather than an alien humanoid.
I was amused at the idea that Alan Ritchson would be the best distance runner in the Rangers. He's so top heavy he minces along like a ...well... a Democrat.
I was amused at the idea that Alan Ritchson would be the best distance runner in the Rangers. He's so top heavy he minces along like a ...well... a Democrat.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 09, 2026 12:17 PM (Riz8t)
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Nick Cruse
@SocialistMMA
Iran war veterans have no idea how horrible we are going to treat them when they come home
If people thought Americans were mean to Vietnam vets they haven’t seen shit yet
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at March 09, 2026 12:12 PM (ndZc7)
Seriously ?
Posted by: It's me donna
Imagine being so far left that you side with militant goat fucking extremists.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 09, 2026 12:16 PM (oKJ0C)
_____
Nobody is even gonna know who the Iran veterans are
@SocialistMMA
Iran war veterans have no idea how horrible we are going to treat them when they come home
If people thought Americans were mean to Vietnam vets they haven’t seen shit yet
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at March 09, 2026 12:12 PM (ndZc7)
Seriously ?
Posted by: It's me donna
Imagine being so far left that you side with militant goat fucking extremists.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 09, 2026 12:16 PM (oKJ0C)
_____
Nobody is even gonna know who the Iran veterans are
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 09, 2026 12:17 PM (iFTx/)
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Huge part of the "Federal workforce" no longer with the federal government were contractors and the employees on the cusp of retirement (ages 62 plus) under the FERS who could no longer stand the majority of the workforce - managers included - hired since 2011.
See the VA, IRS, Labor, etc.
Many are simply incapable of learning the duties & scope of their positions. (They should have been cut loose the 1st year or two of employment.) Many 'Managers' also rose rapidly w/o any job understanding.
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White House, Office of the Press Secretary
President Obama Announces proposal to reform, reorganize and consolidate Government
PLAN WILL MAKE GOVERNMENT LEANER, SMARTER AND MORE CONSUMER-FRIENDLY
WASHINGTON, DC – As a follow up to last year’s State of the Union, today, President Obama called on Congress to reinstate Presidential authority to reorganize and consolidate the federal government, which will ensure swift action on his proposals to streamline government to make it work better for the American people while eliminating duplication, waste and inefficiencies.
(BTW - A great majority of the CSRS federal employees have retired and are now, or are moving towards, mort.)
See the VA, IRS, Labor, etc.
Many are simply incapable of learning the duties & scope of their positions. (They should have been cut loose the 1st year or two of employment.) Many 'Managers' also rose rapidly w/o any job understanding.
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White House, Office of the Press Secretary
President Obama Announces proposal to reform, reorganize and consolidate Government
PLAN WILL MAKE GOVERNMENT LEANER, SMARTER AND MORE CONSUMER-FRIENDLY
WASHINGTON, DC – As a follow up to last year’s State of the Union, today, President Obama called on Congress to reinstate Presidential authority to reorganize and consolidate the federal government, which will ensure swift action on his proposals to streamline government to make it work better for the American people while eliminating duplication, waste and inefficiencies.
(BTW - A great majority of the CSRS federal employees have retired and are now, or are moving towards, mort.)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 09, 2026 12:18 PM (NFX2v)
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Over the past year, employment of native-born Americans is up significantly. I get differing results based on whether we are talking about within the past 12 months or since Trump’s inauguration, but there are hundreds of thousands more native-born US citizens with jobs.
Employment of foreign-born workers in the US is down over 500,000 since Trump’s inauguration.
I would be interested in seeing which industries have been affected by this increase in American workers and decrease in foreign-born workers.
Because the IT and tech industries and engineering industries I do not think are seeing this play out. Indians have been taking American jobs by the hundreds of thousands in many industries, especially in the automotive industry. Not only through H-1Bs, but also through outsourcing to India and people from India living in Canada.
BCC (Best Cost Country) policy has been in place at Stellantis since 2021 and thousands of Indians have taken the place of American engineers over the past 5 years. Policy remains in place in my department. Must be 3-4 outsourced BCCs for every local engineer hired.
Employment of foreign-born workers in the US is down over 500,000 since Trump’s inauguration.
I would be interested in seeing which industries have been affected by this increase in American workers and decrease in foreign-born workers.
Because the IT and tech industries and engineering industries I do not think are seeing this play out. Indians have been taking American jobs by the hundreds of thousands in many industries, especially in the automotive industry. Not only through H-1Bs, but also through outsourcing to India and people from India living in Canada.
BCC (Best Cost Country) policy has been in place at Stellantis since 2021 and thousands of Indians have taken the place of American engineers over the past 5 years. Policy remains in place in my department. Must be 3-4 outsourced BCCs for every local engineer hired.
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 09, 2026 12:18 PM (P5BPp)
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Iran war veterans have no idea how horrible we are going to treat them when they come home
I saw that, and it only begins to be coherent if you assume a ground war. Otherwise nobody's gonna know who was involved with Iran.
I saw that, and it only begins to be coherent if you assume a ground war. Otherwise nobody's gonna know who was involved with Iran.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 09, 2026 12:19 PM (2ocoG)
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"Dig up R Lee Ermey, clone him, and make the clone Senator?"
The one the voted or tfg or the other one?
The one the voted or tfg or the other one?
Posted by: Will Robinson at March 09, 2026 12:19 PM (FylAi)
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I was amused at the idea that Alan Ritchson would be the best distance runner in the Rangers. He's so top heavy he minces along like a ...well... a Democrat.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 09, 2026 12:17 PM (Riz8t)
Listed at 6'3" 230.
I am skeptical of the 230.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 09, 2026 12:17 PM (Riz8t)
Listed at 6'3" 230.
I am skeptical of the 230.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 09, 2026 12:19 PM (bss/y)
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Nobody is even gonna know who the Iran veterans are
The one in the middle is definitely Willie Nelson
The one in the middle is definitely Willie Nelson
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 09, 2026 12:19 PM (Kt19C)
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Nick Cruse
@SocialistMMA
Iran war veterans have no idea how horrible we are going to treat them when they come home
If people thought Americans were mean to Vietnam vets they haven’t seen shit yet
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
I bet those bomber pilots are quaking in their boots./
Posted by: Bulg at March 09, 2026 12:15 PM
Pilots and operators. One group doesn't GAF what you say, the other will happily kill your soy-based ass. Have at it!
@SocialistMMA
Iran war veterans have no idea how horrible we are going to treat them when they come home
If people thought Americans were mean to Vietnam vets they haven’t seen shit yet
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
I bet those bomber pilots are quaking in their boots./
Posted by: Bulg at March 09, 2026 12:15 PM
Pilots and operators. One group doesn't GAF what you say, the other will happily kill your soy-based ass. Have at it!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 09, 2026 12:20 PM (bFu5X)
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Not too many long distance runners that ripped and bulky.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 09, 2026 12:20 PM (bss/y)
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Mentioned above but with so many contractors doing govt work it’s impossible to know how many employees there really are.
There are companies that exist solely to do govt contacting. Every employee in those companies isn’t a “government employee” but their job exists due only to money spent by the government.
So if the govt fired Joe and the Joe goes work for one of those companies, nothing has changed other than how Joe gets paid. The money is still spent the same.
There are companies that exist solely to do govt contacting. Every employee in those companies isn’t a “government employee” but their job exists due only to money spent by the government.
So if the govt fired Joe and the Joe goes work for one of those companies, nothing has changed other than how Joe gets paid. The money is still spent the same.
Posted by: Heroq at March 09, 2026 12:20 PM (/xVml)
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Oh, the Strait of Hormuz is actually still open because captains with millions and millions of dollars of cargo found this one neat trick to slipping past Iran while it can't actually project power?
Weird.
I guess worldwide oil supply won't be affected...at all.
https://x.com/amg227_/status/
2031041745140490586
Weird.
I guess worldwide oil supply won't be affected...at all.
https://x.com/amg227_/status/
2031041745140490586
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 09, 2026 12:20 PM (GBKbO)
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I hear gay soldiers are headed for Iran. Talk about killing two birds with one stone . . .
Posted by: The Man from Athens at March 09, 2026 12:20 PM (icmmM)
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THE BOSS HAS A NOOD
Posted by: Skip at March 09, 2026 12:20 PM (EtnSa)
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Nood. Cultural enrichment center.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 09, 2026 12:20 PM (bss/y)
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BCC (Best Cost Country) policy has been in place at Stellantis since 2021 and thousands of Indians have taken the place of American engineers over the past 5 years.
So the TIPM is going to get worse?
So the TIPM is going to get worse?
Posted by: Ian S. at March 09, 2026 12:21 PM (2ocoG)
278
I was doing internet research on the sinking of the Soleimani, but couldn't find the name of our sub that did it. Has that been released, or is it being kept secret for now for OPSEC purposes?
Posted by: Bulg at March 09, 2026 12:21 PM (77rzZ)
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Joe was pretty lefty. Service wrote a bunch of anti-war poetry when he was in hospital in England in WWI. Service was a medic and ambulance driver in France, got injured badly.
Posted by: No Pockets In A Shroud at March 09, 2026 12:21 PM (oftw2)
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I thought WM was OK. At least it was violent and gory rather than dumbed down for a PG audience. I thought it was a Predator reboot with an alien robot rather than an alien humanoid.
I was amused at the idea that Alan Ritchson would be the best distance runner in the Rangers. He's so top heavy he minces along like a ...well... a Democrat.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 09, 2026 12:17 PM (Riz8t)
_______
Yea, he's physically imposing above the waist, but he's got stick-figure legs judging from that tourniquet he put on his knee. I hate the guy with a passion, but he was at least OK in the role. Temu John Cena.
The alien robot looked gay and was surprisingly incompetent. Good for it, then, that the robot was hunting the dumbest soldiers ever.
I was amused at the idea that Alan Ritchson would be the best distance runner in the Rangers. He's so top heavy he minces along like a ...well... a Democrat.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 09, 2026 12:17 PM (Riz8t)
_______
Yea, he's physically imposing above the waist, but he's got stick-figure legs judging from that tourniquet he put on his knee. I hate the guy with a passion, but he was at least OK in the role. Temu John Cena.
The alien robot looked gay and was surprisingly incompetent. Good for it, then, that the robot was hunting the dumbest soldiers ever.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 09, 2026 12:22 PM (iFTx/)
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Nick Cruse 🥋
@SocialistMMA
Citizen Journalist Co-Founder:
@RevBlackNetwork
youtube.com/@nickcruserbn?…
Joined November 2011
5,650 Following
180.2K Followers
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Yeah, he matters. 🙄
@SocialistMMA
Citizen Journalist Co-Founder:
@RevBlackNetwork
youtube.com/@nickcruserbn?…
Joined November 2011
5,650 Following
180.2K Followers
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Yeah, he matters. 🙄
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 09, 2026 12:23 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at March 09, 2026 12:23 PM (ndZc7)
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256 Social media is a mind virus. People say stupid shit.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 09, 2026 12:15 PM (bss/y)
I think we've gone past "mind virus" and into "cognitohazard"
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 09, 2026 12:15 PM (bss/y)
I think we've gone past "mind virus" and into "cognitohazard"
Posted by: XTC at March 09, 2026 12:24 PM (3wOGw)
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I have been in the industry for decades, most of my rescue work has to do with dealing with the total disaster messes made by H1B developers. I don't mind because I make good coin on it. But the code that they put out, mostly in the banking, insurance, and manufacturing processing industries is fragile and increasingly prone to cyber attacks - because they just don't care.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 09, 2026 12:15 PM (BvPIe)
Preach!!
I’m in the same boat, I’ve made a lot of money fixing slop created by them. The cheap H1B ends up costing 3X as much long term. Nobody gets it, or if they do get it they don’t care because itl will be the next CIO’s problem.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 09, 2026 12:15 PM (BvPIe)
Preach!!
I’m in the same boat, I’ve made a lot of money fixing slop created by them. The cheap H1B ends up costing 3X as much long term. Nobody gets it, or if they do get it they don’t care because itl will be the next CIO’s problem.
Posted by: Heroq at March 09, 2026 12:24 PM (/xVml)
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I was doing internet research on the sinking of the Soleimani, but couldn't find the name of our sub that did it. Has that been released, or is it being kept secret for now for OPSEC purposes?
Posted by: Bulg at March 09, 2026 12:21 PM
I think it has been reported that the Charlotte sank the Iranian frigate.
Posted by: Bulg at March 09, 2026 12:21 PM
I think it has been reported that the Charlotte sank the Iranian frigate.
Posted by: toby928(c) at March 09, 2026 12:25 PM (4NO2D)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 09, 2026 12:27 PM (NFX2v)
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SFW because log in / captcha issues.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 09, 2026 12:29 PM (Kt19C)
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This garbage is being pounded into the heads of the youths, even if they don't read the news or pay attention in class. They mostly all accept it without even thinking about it. based on climet chnages.
Posted by: Ripley at March 09, 2026 12:01 PM (GUOwU)
Yeah. I'm a bit pissed that I was constantly bombarded by idiots I've come to see as a cult I call The Endbelievers. Their ilk have always existed. AND have always been wrong. 100.0000% of the time.
They should be put into stocks in the city centers so people can throw rotten fruit at them all day.
Posted by: Ripley at March 09, 2026 12:01 PM (GUOwU)
Yeah. I'm a bit pissed that I was constantly bombarded by idiots I've come to see as a cult I call The Endbelievers. Their ilk have always existed. AND have always been wrong. 100.0000% of the time.
They should be put into stocks in the city centers so people can throw rotten fruit at them all day.
Posted by: Reforger at March 09, 2026 12:30 PM (rpbjO)
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288 Yeah. I'm a bit pissed that I was constantly bombarded by idiots I've come to see as a cult I call The Endbelievers. Their ilk have always existed. AND have always been wrong. 100.0000% of the time.
They should be put into stocks in the city centers so people can throw rotten fruit at them all day.
boy, won't you be surprised when the rapture happens!
They should be put into stocks in the city centers so people can throw rotten fruit at them all day.
boy, won't you be surprised when the rapture happens!
Posted by: anachronda at March 09, 2026 12:31 PM (oY6Yp)
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Uh, yeah, no thanks. Vegas holds little appeal for me. I would go there for another MoMee, but gambling is not a lure.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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I *believe * in probability, so I never gamble, in Vegas or anywhere - I do give the wife $20 to lose watching the pretty dancing lights on the slots - but I used to love to go to Vegas for the entertainment. They've priced me out.
A top shelf call at home would be $6, Vegas $10. Now, well drinks are $25 up. They aren't even interested in the merely affluent, they're going for the big rich.
If there isn't big reset, I predict Vegas will contract by 25% within ten years.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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I *believe * in probability, so I never gamble, in Vegas or anywhere - I do give the wife $20 to lose watching the pretty dancing lights on the slots - but I used to love to go to Vegas for the entertainment. They've priced me out.
A top shelf call at home would be $6, Vegas $10. Now, well drinks are $25 up. They aren't even interested in the merely affluent, they're going for the big rich.
If there isn't big reset, I predict Vegas will contract by 25% within ten years.
Posted by: buddhaha at March 09, 2026 12:47 PM (sR2WI)
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There are several Fortune 500 companies where you will not find a single non-Indian in their IT department. From the cio down to entry level tech support it’s Indian.
That’s what 35 years of H1B has produced.
Posted by: Heroq
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The H1B program is at fault for a lot of it, but "the cio " in your post is responsible for the 100% part. Dot Indians are amazingly nepotistic and consider any Indian a relative compared to a white (black or asian) guy. Get an Indian in a supervisory position, and watch the number of Indians in the department multiply. BTW, from my experience, competence takes a back seat in these situations.
That’s what 35 years of H1B has produced.
Posted by: Heroq
---
The H1B program is at fault for a lot of it, but "the cio " in your post is responsible for the 100% part. Dot Indians are amazingly nepotistic and consider any Indian a relative compared to a white (black or asian) guy. Get an Indian in a supervisory position, and watch the number of Indians in the department multiply. BTW, from my experience, competence takes a back seat in these situations.
Posted by: buddhaha at March 09, 2026 01:10 PM (sR2WI)
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Well, Trump is NOT a "true conservative." He is a liberal.
I think his cutting of government is much less conservative small governmentalism and more business man cutting deadwood. He has basically said so by focusing on waste, fraud, and mismanagement than on "a smaller government is a better government."
Having said that, he LOOKS like a conservative because so many of his actions 1) are WAY to the right of his opposition, and 2) the EFFECTS of his actions are often the same as what conservatives want. And I'll take that any day of the week, over Progressive Republicans, and vociferously over the anti-American, anti-Christian Prog commies in the Democratic party.
I think his cutting of government is much less conservative small governmentalism and more business man cutting deadwood. He has basically said so by focusing on waste, fraud, and mismanagement than on "a smaller government is a better government."
Having said that, he LOOKS like a conservative because so many of his actions 1) are WAY to the right of his opposition, and 2) the EFFECTS of his actions are often the same as what conservatives want. And I'll take that any day of the week, over Progressive Republicans, and vociferously over the anti-American, anti-Christian Prog commies in the Democratic party.
Posted by: GWB at March 09, 2026 01:16 PM (kyr9/)
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Australia is the Land Gone Under. Much like the Unraveled Kingdom there is no saving it.
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