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The California tax scheme is indeed progressive, and the Texas and Florida schemes are indeed regressive, but those are technical terms that do not reflect the reality, which is that the total tax burden of everyone in California: rich, middle class, or poor, is higher than that of Texas and Florida residents. And by a lot! And it's not just high gas taxes and sales taxes; California has an income tax, unlike Florida and Texas, so the more its residents work and make, the more they are taxed. It tops out at an unbelievable 13.3%, plus -- I'm not making this up -- a 1% "Mental Health Services" tax. And it is onerous not just on well-off people who make more than $1,000,000/year. It is an insulting 9.3% marginal rate on income over about $75,000! That's not wealthy. That is scraping by in many parts of California, with $5 gasoline and outrageously expensive electricity (more than 50% higher than average). Hopefully the Republican nominee in 2028 will "pounce" on this inconvenient, economy-destroying rate and eviscerate Governor Brylcreem for this and many other anti-freedom and anti-growth policies that he embraces like the unrepentant economic and social leftist that he is. [Crossposted at CutJibNewsletter and X/Twitter]. If you folks who are on X/Twitter would follow us it would be much appreciated!Fox News refuses to report the truth:
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) March 16, 2026
Texas and Florida are the REAL high-tax states. pic.twitter.com/1PtCN5Uvj8
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: RUReadingthis at March 17, 2026 11:01 AM (aQ25I)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 17, 2026 11:02 AM (MIIRH)
Posted by: the lower depths at March 17, 2026 11:02 AM (Dg7ng)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 17, 2026 11:05 AM (Kt19C)
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at March 17, 2026 11:05 AM (eOFY+)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 17, 2026 11:05 AM (IXZGh)
*swoons*
I'm glad you said it first. I don't trust "adults" who dress like children because they think it makes them whimsical. Whimsical is okay, provided everything else you do is serious, but in his case, it isn't. He's just a lightweight. Period.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 17, 2026 11:06 AM (Riz8t)
Word of warning, the wine Moms love them a pol with good hair. No matter how retarded and corrupt they are...
Posted by: Stateless at March 17, 2026 11:06 AM (Sco7b)
I wonder whether CA is the worst for high income residents. I'll bet it is.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 17, 2026 11:07 AM (VJ3W8)
When you've lost Qatucker.........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 17, 2026 11:07 AM (IXZGh)
Kinda hard to shake who you really are.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 17, 2026 11:07 AM (kgE5c)
I am visiting San Diego. A wedding was last Saturday. A funeral yesterday. Looking forward to going home.
Great weather though.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 17, 2026 11:08 AM (d6BF2)
Challenge...ACCEPTED!
Posted by: New York at March 17, 2026 11:08 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 17, 2026 11:08 AM (IXZGh)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 17, 2026 11:08 AM (BI5O2)
*swoons*
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at March 17, 2026 11:05 AM (eOFY+)
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Maybe Newsom's got Camelot toe.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 17, 2026 11:09 AM (x8PQF)
Newsome has dyslexia.
They're the "win an Oscar by playing a defect" party.
I have terminal flatulence. What do I win?
Posted by: Eric Swalwell at March 17, 2026 11:10 AM (Riz8t)
Word of warning, the wine Moms love them a pol with good hair. No matter how retarded and corrupt they are...
Posted by: Stateless at March 17, 2026 11:06 AM (Sco7b)
Hair-rrumph!
Posted by: John "Silky Pony" Edwards at March 17, 2026 11:10 AM (eOFY+)
I wonder whether CA is the worst for high income residents. I'll bet it is.
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Correct
https://taxfoundation.org/location/
california/
https://taxfoundation.org/location/
new-jersey/
New Jersey has much worse property taxes and an absurd corporate tax, but California's income taxes are much worse.
Posted by: the lower depths at March 17, 2026 11:10 AM (Dg7ng)
BTW, his jeans and the shoes he's wearing just look gay. What a tool
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 17, 2026 11:10 AM (xT8gx)
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Maybe Carlson has connected the dots and figured out that every retard dictator he endorses gets taken down by Trump, and he's trying reverse psychology, now.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 17, 2026 11:10 AM (BI5O2)
That's so last quarter, raise the estimate by a dollar.
Seen and experienced 10 days ago.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at March 17, 2026 11:11 AM (f9h0J)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 17, 2026 11:11 AM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 17, 2026 11:11 AM (+nEug)
Posted by: kingsman at March 17, 2026 11:11 AM (ehY6c)
Posted by: Denny Crane - I'd Personally Just Beat Him With My Fists. at March 17, 2026 11:11 AM (dmDsy)
I don't know how anyone can afford to live there. And they're looking for NEW ways to increase tax 'revenue.'
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 17, 2026 11:12 AM (IXZGh)
Be willing to bet that Gavin was never in a school or bar fight. Definitely could have used a beating to knock some sense into him
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 17, 2026 11:12 AM (YsPj+)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 17, 2026 11:12 AM (VJ3W8)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 17, 2026 11:08 AM (d6BF2)
I had AI do the calculations. In my part of Ontario, $5.68 US a gallon. Damn.
Posted by: Stateless at March 17, 2026 11:13 AM (Sco7b)
IIRC, they haven't passed anything yet. Just the specter of such a bill passing has been enough to make many rich folk leave, though. CA wants to make it retroactive to 1/1/26, which I'm pretty sure is unconstitutional.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 17, 2026 11:13 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 17, 2026 11:13 AM (jbnUc)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 17, 2026 11:13 AM (1CwGo)
Word of warning, the wine Moms love them a pol with good hair. No matter how retarded and corrupt they are...
Posted by: Stateless at March 17, 2026 11:06 AM (Sco7b)
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This is why Mitt Romney won the presidency.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 11:14 AM (p7EWr)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 17, 2026 11:14 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Angel at March 17, 2026 11:14 AM (oiJGz)
BTW, his jeans and the shoes he's wearing just look gay. What a tool
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 17, 2026 11:10 AM (xT8gx)
He's guilty.....of being TOO sexy!!!!
Posted by: Katie Couric's Moisture Wicking Panties at March 17, 2026 11:14 AM (IXZGh)
Newsome has dyslexia.
They're the "win an Oscar by playing a defect" party.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 17, 2026 11:08 AM (IXZGh)
True, but you know the rule- you never go full retard. It it seems Newsum is adding that to his defects every time he speaks.
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 17, 2026 11:14 AM (dmDsy)
Be willing to bet that Gavin was never in a school or bar fight. Definitely could have used a beating to knock some sense into him
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 17, 2026 11:12 AM (YsPj+)
It would have been a cat fight.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 17, 2026 11:14 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Archimedes at March 17, 2026 11:13 AM (Riz8t)
SCOTUS has previously ruled that the ex post facto rule in the Constitution only applies to laws with criminal penalties. There have been retroactive taxes in the past.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 17, 2026 11:15 AM (ExV1e)
We need the AWFLs to vote like crazy.
Hail Katie! All Power To Porter! Weinsatzgruppen, activate!
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 17, 2026 11:15 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Denny Crane - I'd Personally Just Beat Him With My Fists. at March 17, 2026 11:11 AM (dmDsy)
We're working on that...
Posted by: David Muir, Candy Crowley, and Donna Brazille, 2028 Presidential Debate Coordinators at March 17, 2026 11:15 AM (eOFY+)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 17, 2026 11:12 AM (VJ3W
Ahhh! My wife's favorite pants!
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 17, 2026 11:15 AM (dmDsy)
Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 17, 2026 11:16 AM (jbnUc)
Posted by: tubal at March 17, 2026 11:16 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Joe Biden's Ass Cancer at March 17, 2026 11:17 AM (IJqrQ)
That's nice.
They use this argument in the state of Washington as well - what they don't count, of course is transfer payments.
If you are getting "free" health care, food stamps, housing vouchers, etc., that fact that you are theoretically paying a larger share of your "income" in taxes than someone making more than you isn't terribly relevant.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 17, 2026 11:17 AM (n1OCj)
Oh, I did not know that. Thanks. Still seems wrong, though (not you, the idea of taxing retroactively).
Posted by: Archimedes at March 17, 2026 11:17 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Angel
*Strikes the Jack Benny pose*
"I'm thinking!!"
Posted by: Tonypete at March 17, 2026 11:17 AM (cYBz/)
Posted by: tubal at March 17, 2026 11:16 AM (pDt9x)
Price gouging. The greed of Big Oil. Only by voting for Democrats to nationalize all energy companies in the US can we be truly free. -- this message brought to you by the Quilt and Candle Consortium
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 17, 2026 11:17 AM (ExV1e)
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
Just measured Mark Levin's penis in the Oval Office. 5.25 inches, very respectable! Contrary to what lying Megyn Kelly has been saying, the girth is strong, maybe the strongest ever. I showed Mark one of her old nudes she sent me and we could not stop laughing. Total disaster. Vagina looked like something out of a wildlife documentary. Sad!
Posted by: Ian S. at March 17, 2026 11:18 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: tubal at March 17, 2026 11:16 AM (pDt9x)
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Part of it is the increase in oil prices. Most gas stations price gas based on futures contracts on oil barrels purchased.
But a lot of it is just, honestly, price gouging. The rise is out of step with current future contract price increases.
Places like Costco, that seem to have policies around selling gas at precise margins, should see falls fastest and emotional exuberance dies down.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 11:18 AM (p7EWr)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at March 17, 2026 11:18 AM (f9h0J)
Posted by: NR Pax at March 17, 2026 11:18 AM (+4yJ5)
Posted by: Oglebay at March 17, 2026 11:18 AM (2ap+5)
Newsome has dyslexia.
They're the "win an Oscar by playing a defect" party.
246... 246!!!
Posted by: Newsome Man at March 17, 2026 11:18 AM (w9Wax)
Posted by: Archimedes at March 17, 2026 11:17 AM (Riz8t)
It does seem wrong but I'm not a government employee with a robe so what do I know.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 17, 2026 11:19 AM (ExV1e)
I got a 960 on my SAT's and CAN'T READ! JUST LIKE BLACKS!
I'm you.......
Posted by: Gavin Newsom at March 17, 2026 11:19 AM (IXZGh)
Posted by: Fugitive From Board of Mental Health at March 17, 2026 11:19 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 17, 2026 11:19 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Skip at March 17, 2026 11:20 AM (bKl8/)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 17, 2026 11:20 AM (Kt19C)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 17, 2026 11:15 AM (ExV1e)
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So, does that take the teeth out of any retroactive tax? I mean, what's the penalty for not paying a retroactive tax? A fine? And what if you don't pay that?
Posted by: Frasier Crane at March 17, 2026 11:20 AM (bNf8H)
So, does that take the teeth out of any retroactive tax? I mean, what's the penalty for not paying a retroactive tax? A fine? And what if you don't pay that?
Posted by: Frasier Crane at March 17, 2026 11:20 AM (bNf8H)
The IRS will come to your house and pummel you.
Posted by: tubal at March 17, 2026 11:21 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 17, 2026 11:12 AM (IXZGh)
Human behaviour and math are hard.
But I'm sure New York City will finally get this right.
Posted by: Stateless at March 17, 2026 11:21 AM (Sco7b)
Because you're suddenly buying the same amount of gas as before, and we have even more oil flowing into the country, thanks to Venezuela.
Something like that.
Posted by: t-bird at March 17, 2026 11:21 AM (iFEms)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at March 17, 2026 11:18 AM (f9h0J)
The farts on stage at that debate will be out of control!
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 17, 2026 11:21 AM (xT8gx)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 17, 2026 11:22 AM (YsPj+)
Posted by: connected and litigious at March 17, 2026 11:22 AM (cS1cw)
Posted by: tubal at March 17, 2026 11:21 AM (pDt9x)
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Except the IRS does not collect state taxes.
Posted by: Frasier Crane at March 17, 2026 11:22 AM (bNf8H)
Posted by: Frasier Crane at March 17, 2026 11:20 AM (bNf8H)
No. The fine for failure to pay a tax was established years ago. The potential jail time for refusal to pay, likewise. The fact that the tax which you're not paying was retroactive is irrelevant.
Basically, it's Calvinball.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 17, 2026 11:22 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: tubal at March 17, 2026 11:16 AM (pDt9x)
Back during the last "oil crisis", we had one gas station almost double their prices overnight. They were the first station when coming into town on the main road. After about two days, everyone noticed all the other stations had only a moderate increase. Now, if memory serves, the town shut the place down for a couple of days accusing them of just blatant gouging.
Don't remember the final outcome, but I do remember things going back to "normal"...
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 17, 2026 11:23 AM (dmDsy)
Because you're suddenly buying the same amount of gas as before, and we have even more oil flowing into the country, thanks to Venezuela.
Something like that.
Posted by: t-bird at March 17, 2026 11:21 AM (iFEms)
I did think part of the rise always happens when the spring formulation goes into effect...just like the fall formulation brings decreases...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 17, 2026 11:23 AM (tOcjL)
Posted by: tubal at March 17, 2026 11:21 AM (pDt9x)
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Except the IRS does not collect state taxes.
Posted by: Frasier Crane at March 17, 2026 11:22 AM (bNf8H)
The state will come to your house and pummel you.
Posted by: tubal at March 17, 2026 11:23 AM (pDt9x)
How does this power-bottom do in actual campaign debates? I've seen one, but I can't imagine xe doing very well against an even competent opponent...
Posted by: Denny Crane
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He seems to bob and weave and change the subject handily when he's interviewed by friendly journalists (the only ones he talks to). I think going up a ruthless debater like Vance or Rubio would make him sweat.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 17, 2026 11:23 AM (Korc9)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at March 17, 2026 11:24 AM (xvV+O)
How does this power-bottom do in actual campaign debates? I've seen one, but I can't imagine xe doing very well against an even competent opponent...
Posted by: Denny Crane
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He seems to bob and weave and change the subject handily when he's interviewed by friendly journalists (the only ones he talks to). I think going up a ruthless debater like Vance or Rubio would make him sweat.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 17, 2026 11:23 AM (Korc9)
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He debated DeSantis for some reason a few years back.
I never watched it, but I've heard that he came off as awful and stupid in it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 11:24 AM (p7EWr)
Posted by: epador at March 17, 2026 11:24 AM (RRlL7)
Just like back in the day when he was trying to save his anal virginity for that special someone at the bath house.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 17, 2026 11:25 AM (ExV1e)
I did think part of the rise always happens when the spring formulation goes into effect...just like the fall formulation brings decreases...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 17, 2026 11:23 AM (tOcjL)
It's usually a small increase when they change to the summer blend. Not f*cking 40%.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 17, 2026 11:25 AM (IXZGh)
True Story.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 17, 2026 11:25 AM (Ot/FD)
78 Gavin is a decoy. Continue to give him top coverage at our peril.
Posted by: epador at March 17, 2026 11:24 AM (RRlL7)
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Kamala continues to be the frontrunner.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 11:25 AM (p7EWr)
Posted by: melodicmetal at March 17, 2026 11:25 AM (61TgR)
Posted by: Cosda at March 17, 2026 11:25 AM (NR595)
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Touché CBD.
Posted by: pudinhead at March 17, 2026 11:25 AM (pZ64F)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at March 17, 2026 11:18 AM (f9h0J)
The farts on stage at that debate will be out of control!
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 17, 2026 11:21 AM (xT8gx)
Imagine the offspring from a Eric Swallowell and Katie Porter coupling.
Go ahead. Do it. I dare you.
Posted by: Denny Crane - I Have, But I Have A Very Strong Stomach. at March 17, 2026 11:25 AM (dmDsy)
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Manspreading for the win. Pro Tip, don't wrap your cucumber with aluminum.
Posted by: pudinhead at March 17, 2026 11:26 AM (pZ64F)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 17, 2026 11:22 AM (YsPj+)
California haters and comedy lovers - I 'm both. Seeing that hideous, braindead cavewoman run that place into the ground is gonna be hilarious.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 17, 2026 11:26 AM (BI5O2)
78 Gavin is a decoy. Continue to give him top coverage at our peril.
Posted by: epador at March 17, 2026 11:24 AM (RRlL7)
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Kamala continues to be the frontrunner.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 11:25 AM (p7EWr)
Just another sideshow. We have a couple of years of this crap to endure. Entertainment for the masses.
Posted by: tubal at March 17, 2026 11:26 AM (pDt9x)
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Touché CBD.
Posted by: pudinhead at March 17, 2026 11:25 AM (pZ64F)
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Democrats called Obama a dreamy hunk of man for more than a decade.
Democrats will call Newsom handsome for as long as they have to.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 11:27 AM (p7EWr)
But I'm sure New York City will finally get this right. "
because mamdani is obviously smarter than newsom!
/s
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 17, 2026 11:27 AM (MIIRH)
Turns out they didn't flush. They just hid in the trap and now they're floating in the bowl again.
Posted by: Rusty Nail at March 17, 2026 11:27 AM (DJAE9)
Posted by: GWB at March 17, 2026 11:28 AM (WMMXg)
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TJM, there are not enough Drama Queens available for her to win.
Posted by: pudinhead at March 17, 2026 11:28 AM (pZ64F)
Go ahead. Do it. I dare you.
I’m thinking it would look like Mayor Pete.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 17, 2026 11:28 AM (3cXfB)
Posted by: tubal at March 17, 2026 11:26 AM (pDt9x)
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The only Democrat frontrunner this far out to not run was Biden in 2016.
The only Democrat frontrunner this far out to run and not win was Hillary in 08. And that was because the black vote coalesced around Obama.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 11:28 AM (p7EWr)
Tax the Rich, Feed the Poor; A winning slogan.
An onerous income tax of 9% starting at a lowly 75k income plus confiscatory gas taxes plus high utility rates mumble mumble *eyelids droop* snore...
A losing plank.
Ergo, a lightweight like Newsome likely wins. Same as it ever was. Same as it ever was. Same as it. Ever. Was.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at March 17, 2026 11:28 AM (zafwz)
THAT is why the HQ rocks!
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 17, 2026 11:28 AM (dmDsy)
Democrats will call Newsom handsome for as long as they have to.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 11:27 AM (p7EWr)
It doesn't always work.......
Posted by: Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke at March 17, 2026 11:28 AM (IXZGh)
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TJM, there are not enough Drama Queens available for her to win.
Posted by: pudinhead at March 17, 2026 11:28 AM (pZ64F)
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When Talarico loses by 15 after Crockett would have totally made it close, the argument for Kamala within the Democrat party will only gain more purchase.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 11:29 AM (p7EWr)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 17, 2026 11:29 AM (MIIRH)
Posted by: pudinhead at March 17, 2026 11:29 AM (pZ64F)
Posted by: Dr. Claw at
Not in a pew in the church I serve- not only because it's across the country and he probably wouldn't agree with my views on faith , but when asked about his religion Swallwell says he's a Protestant Christian, but it seems more likely his politics are his religion. He could attend the church of James Talarico, I suppose. Also, he seems like mean spirited man.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 17, 2026 11:29 AM (PFs9e)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 11:27 AM (p7EWr)
I miss the pictures giving Obama a halo. Subtle. Very subtle....
Posted by: Stateless at March 17, 2026 11:30 AM (Sco7b)
Daniel Biss, candidate for IL-09 in tomorrow's election, has been accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student during his tenure as a professor at the University of Chicago
Megan Wachspress, now a Stanford law lecturer, says she was that student
Amazing how she only remembered this the day before the primary.
Biss (then in his mid-20's) asked her out on a date after her class with him was over - they had a couple of dates, including a make-out session, and then he thought better of it.
Bliss' opponent is Kat Abughazaleh, a "Palestinian" who would be another Rashida Tlaib in Congress.
Believe All Women!
Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 17, 2026 11:30 AM (n1OCj)
I did think part of the rise always happens when the spring formulation goes into effect...just like the fall formulation brings decreases...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 17, 2026 11:23 AM (tOcjL)
It's usually a small increase when they change to the summer blend. Not f*cking 40%.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 17, 2026 11:25 AM (IXZGh)
Well, war uncertainty was always gonna bring more increases b/c oil is a worldwide-use product...and uncertainty breeds price increase...
And businesses always use the expectations of price increases to make actual price increases. Most are not following a moral code, so if they see a path to make more money, they will take it.
So, you put the three things together and you get price increases like we have...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 17, 2026 11:30 AM (tOcjL)
He's just a lightweight. Period.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 17, 2026 11:06 AM (Riz8t)
Are you saying he's light in those loafers?
(Also, glad someone else thought they were JFK socks.)
Posted by: GWB at March 17, 2026 11:31 AM (WMMXg)
Go ahead. Do it. I dare you.
I’m thinking it would look like Mayor Pete.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 17, 2026 11:28 AM (3cXfB)
OK, some AI guy should make a picture of that happen!
Posted by: Denny Crane - You Put That In My Head, Now It Belongs In Your Of Yours!!! at March 17, 2026 11:32 AM (dmDsy)
All that matters is that he is on their side. That he will drive the country into ruin even aside from his ruinous ideology that they agree with will not cause them even to withhold their vote.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 17, 2026 11:32 AM (zjgNU)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 17, 2026 11:08 AM (d6BF2)
You needed to crash a birthing or baptism or something to make it complete.
Posted by: GWB at March 17, 2026 11:32 AM (WMMXg)
He rejected her? That explains why it’s being brought up now. But it sounds completely fine anyway. He didn’t ask her out until he was no longer her professor and the age gap wasn’t huge.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 17, 2026 11:32 AM (3cXfB)
Posted by: tubal at March 17, 2026 11:33 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at March 17, 2026 11:33 AM (xvV+O)
All that matters is that he is on their side. That he will drive the country into ruin even aside from his ruinous ideology that they agree with will not cause them even to withhold their vote.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 17, 2026 11:32 AM (zjgNU)
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The vast majority of voters choose culturally. Their chosen political party is just a jersey they put on at the height of political Super Bowl season.
They don't vote on policy or even personality.
They vote because they're Democrat or Republican. That's it.
Hard to break that, but it's never by arguing policy. Might as well argue with a Browns fan that they shouldn't cheer for their team anymore because they suck.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 11:34 AM (p7EWr)
Hey, they're just moms....
Oh.
Posted by: man at March 17, 2026 11:34 AM (XuXeR)
Isn't that the generally accepted truth? Middle and lower class pay higher taxes in Texas, but the the upper class pays higher taxes in California.
California has way better public services, better parks, better hospitals, better schools. Fuck the GOP. I'll gladly pay a little more tax for a fuckload more back than any shithole red state gives you.
Whatever Newsom is doing is working for him. He's rapidly overtaking Harris in 2028 potential polling. Anyone should be opening a commanding lead over Harris after her terrible performance in 2024. I want AOC over milquetoast Newsom but at this point a sun-dried CADAVER would be better than any republican.
I want someone who believes in what they say, and Newsom is not that. He sniffs about for middle of the road liberal opinions and reaches across the aisle to conservatives. don't need him.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 17, 2026 11:34 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: tubal at March 17, 2026 11:33 AM
The sad truth.
Posted by: Eromero at March 17, 2026 11:34 AM (r51hs)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 17, 2026 11:34 AM (JCZqz)
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That the left still thinks that CA has great schools is one of the funniest things in modern American politics.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 11:35 AM (p7EWr)
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You are an old dude!
Posted by: Cosda at March 17, 2026 11:25 AM (NR595)
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39 is not old!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 17, 2026 11:35 AM (x8PQF)
Posted by: Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke at March 17, 2026 11:28 AM (IXZGh)
Well, to be fair, you look a lot like Butthead.
Posted by: Pug Mahon at March 17, 2026 11:35 AM (PSEDc)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 17, 2026 11:29 AM (PFs9e)
Exactly! Talarico seems to have this sharp, unfriendly edge to everything he says, made even worse by the rather blasphemous words he spews out....
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 17, 2026 11:35 AM (dmDsy)
Which is the plan.
Posted by: connected and litigious at March 17, 2026 11:22 AM (cS1cw)
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And deserve to lose. I do not understand why the GOPe doesn't see the British Tories as an object lesson of where their strategy will lead. "They have no where else to go" can mean they'll just stay home.
Posted by: Eeyore at March 17, 2026 11:35 AM (AlhUl)
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at March 17, 2026 11:35 AM (C1otw)
wife of james? creamer, the demonrat dirty trickster.
def a race to watch!
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 17, 2026 11:36 AM (MIIRH)
Also, as long term homeowners, we get a yuuuge break from property taxes thanks to the tax revolt in the '70's. My own little house is well over $1M, my annual property tax bill is just about $ 5000.
Chevron stations around me are 5.79 for regular. I saw a Mobil station charging over $7/gal for credit card regular. They weren't doing much business. Lowest I've seen locally is Arco for just about 4.90/gal.
Gavin is a zero and like Hillary and Kamala, the more people see of him, the less popular he'll be.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 17, 2026 11:36 AM (QGaXH)
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You are an old dude!
Posted by: Cosda at March 17, 2026 11:25 AM (NR595)
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39 is not old!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 17, 2026 11:35 AM (x8PQF)
I used to watch reruns of that show with my Dad. He loved Jack Benny. And he was 39 for most of his life.
Posted by: Pug Mahon at March 17, 2026 11:36 AM (PSEDc)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 17, 2026 11:37 AM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 17, 2026 11:25 AM (IXZGh)
Obviously it has nothing to do with seasonal blend changes.
Oil is a world market, so shortages anywhere mean price increases here.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 17, 2026 11:37 AM (VJ3W8)
Turns out they didn't flush. They just hid in the trap and now they're floating in the bowl again.
Posted by: Rusty Nail at March 17, 2026 11:27 AM (DJAE9)
So who are the modern Birchers, and what do they have in common with the originals?
Posted by: OneEyedJack at March 17, 2026 11:38 AM (zafwz)
That is a very nice analogy.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 17, 2026 11:38 AM (Riz8t)
That is a very nice analogy.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 17, 2026 11:38 AM (Riz8t)
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"I love the Seahawks!"
"Can you name the QB?"
"No. But they're in the Super Bowl! WOOO!"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 11:39 AM (p7EWr)
And roads. California roads were fantastic. Now Google earth down the highways...
Posted by: man at March 17, 2026 11:39 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 11:14 AM (p7EWr)
Well, he was running against the other favorite of wine moms: an "exotic."
Posted by: GWB at March 17, 2026 11:39 AM (WMMXg)
Yeah, about that...
Posted by: Alabama at March 17, 2026 11:39 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Gavin Fitzgerald Douchebag at March 17, 2026 11:40 AM (DqQS/)
Martha Raddatz and James Carville.
Just because I'd like to see Dungeons and Dragons skeleton babies to strike fear into the hearts of America's enemies.
Posted by: Stateless at March 17, 2026 11:40 AM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Gavin Fitzgerald Douchebag
Well, you're certainly oleaginous, I'll give you that.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 17, 2026 11:40 AM (Riz8t)
Hey, they're just moms....
Oh.
Posted by: man at March 17, 2026 11:34 AM (XuXeR)
Let me tell you about my pol
Posted by: Paolo at March 17, 2026 11:40 AM (N39Ws)
Just ask the illegals!
Posted by: t-bird at March 17, 2026 11:40 AM (7kply)
Posted by: man at March 17, 2026 11:41 AM (XuXeR)
No nutsack and a small shrimp dick.
Uh! Uh! Uh
Isn't that cute an extra belly button
You need to put your pants back on honey
Don't want no short dick man
Don't want no short dick man...
Posted by: 20 Fingers at March 17, 2026 11:41 AM (RnaSg)
And roads. California roads were fantastic. Now Google earth down the highways...
Posted by: man at March 17, 2026 11:39 AM (XuXeR)
Anybody who comes in on the freeways sees it immediately. Arizona has mostly clean, modern rest areas. On the California side they're like a third-world country. Old, worn down, usually dirty and vandalized.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 17, 2026 11:41 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Eeyore at March 17, 2026 11:35 AM (AlhUl)
Whoa, gear down there, buddy.
When a terrible political party runs off all its voters you're supposed to blame the voters!
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 17, 2026 11:42 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Paolo
I have my doubts that even your pol could make a wine mom more normal but I wish you luck.
Posted by: NR Pax at March 17, 2026 11:42 AM (+4yJ5)
Posted by: man at March 17, 2026 11:42 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: LASue at March 17, 2026 11:42 AM (lCppi)
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 17, 2026 11:42 AM (dmDsy)
🚨🚨🚨 THE US JUST DEPLOYED "SOFT KILL" ELECTRONIC WARFARE IN IRAN → NO BULLETS, NO BOMBS, TOTAL DESTRUCTION 🚨🚨🚨
America just revealed a capability most people didn't know existed. Electronic warfare systems mounted on Black Hawks that can shut down an ENTIRE battlefield without firing a single round.
Process that.
WHAT "SOFT KILL" DOES:
→ Shuts down ALL enemy communications instantly
→ Disables drones MID-AIR — they fall from the sky like dead birds
→ Directed energy BLINDS every sensor, radar, and targeting system in range
→ Collapses entire command networks in SECONDS
→ No gunfire. No explosions. Just silence.
Posted by: SMOD at March 17, 2026 11:43 AM (RHGPo)
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 17, 2026 11:42 AM (dmDsy)
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Guess he used a banned IP.
He'll be back to tell us of his kink later today, I'm sure.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 11:43 AM (p7EWr)
Posted by: Rex B at March 17, 2026 11:43 AM (DqQS/)
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 17, 2026 11:35 AM (dmDsy)
Compare his face (his eyes especially) to a photo of the infamous Dr Mengele. He has the same pale, evil look.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 17, 2026 11:43 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: man at March 17, 2026 11:44 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: SMOD at March 17, 2026 11:43 AM (RHGPo)
I've been dreaming of the day that Operation Sit Down And Shut Up would go hot.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 17, 2026 11:44 AM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: Metamorphics at March 17, 2026 11:44 AM (P/edt)
"Can you name the QB?"
"No. But they're in the Super Bowl! WOOO!"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 11:39 AM (p7EWr)
I saw a "woman on the street" video where they were asked if WNBA players should be paid the same as NBA players. All the ones chosen to appear in the video said yes. Then they were asked to name a WNBA team. Any WNBA team. Crickets.
But they're on Team Pay Chicks More and that's all that matters.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 17, 2026 11:44 AM (ExV1e)
He'll be back to tell us of his kink later today, I'm sure.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 11:43 AM (p7EWr)
That's it. I am glued to this computer until he figures his retarded technical shit out!
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 17, 2026 11:45 AM (dmDsy)
That's why they love me. Don't belive the polls. They're fake. It's a sham, really. There's never been anything like me before, really, and women, well....they love it.
Posted by: Magnificent Golden Scalp Weasel at March 17, 2026 11:45 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: LASue at March 17, 2026 11:42 AM (lCppi)
This is true also.
Are you LA as in Louisiana or L. A. ?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 17, 2026 11:45 AM (QGaXH)
Maetenloch's system inserts a bit of cruel randomness to the troll bashing.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 17, 2026 11:46 AM (VJ3W8)
Posted by: SMOD at March 17, 2026 11:46 AM (RHGPo)
Be willing to bet that Gavin was never in a school or bar fight. Definitely could have used a beating to knock some sense into him
Posted by: Smell the Glove at
Check out his yearbook Voted best dressed or sharp dressed man or something like that. Super prep-/ Definitely not a scrapper.
Posted by: LASue at March 17, 2026 11:46 AM (lCppi)
Got a link for that, because:
No, this isn't true.
US forces are using established electronic warfare (like EA-18G Growlers jamming radars/drones in the current Iran strikes), but no credible reports confirm a secret "soft kill" Black Hawk system just deployed that was classified for a decade. The viral video is CGI hype mixing old concepts (microwaves, infrasound) with unverified claims—no DoD/CENTCOM evidence matches it. Standard EW exists, but this specific story is misinformation.
https://x.com/grok/status/
2033028371400048701
Posted by: Archimedes at March 17, 2026 11:46 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 11:28 AM (p7EWr)
The rumblings I'm seeing about the black democrats realizing the establishment democrats are taking them for granted and going all in on immigrants suggests we may see a big surprise in 2028.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 17, 2026 11:46 AM (zjgNU)
WHAT "SOFT KILL" DOES:
→ Shuts down ALL enemy communications instantly
→ Disables drones MID-AIR — they fall from the sky like dead birds
→ Directed energy BLINDS every sensor, radar, and targeting system in range
→ Collapses entire command networks in SECONDS
→ No gunfire. No explosions. Just silence.
Posted by: SMOD at March 17, 2026 11:43 AM (RHGPo)
Is this a permanent or temporary shutdown?
Posted by: OneEyedJack at March 17, 2026 11:46 AM (zafwz)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 17, 2026 11:47 AM (cWLG3)
A priority without the means to do anything useful is no more than a wish.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 17, 2026 11:47 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 17, 2026 11:47 AM (cWLG3)
Yeah. Hadn't been in the Golden State for 20 years, last year drove from Vegas to nearly LA.
It was sad, really. Broken concrete, really poor patch jobs, crumbled curbs, overgrown sidewalks... but plenty o'unhoused!
Posted by: man at March 17, 2026 11:47 AM (XuXeR)
well, really, these days, what isn't?
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 17, 2026 11:29 AM (MIIRH)
With how things work these days, I'm pretty sure that the only thing that isn't Calvinball would be Calvinball itself.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 17, 2026 11:47 AM (zjgNU)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 17, 2026 11:46 AM (zjgNU)
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Any other black face brought up gets forgotten in days.
Wes Moore?
Stephen Smith?
Who do they have to get? LeBron?
Kamala is the black electorate's choice. Just like they coalesced around Joe Biden early (Obama's VP) in 2020 and never let go no matter how much the establishment pushed Beto or Deval Patrick or whoever else.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 11:47 AM (p7EWr)
https://x.com/grok/status/
2033028371400048701
Posted by: Archimedes at March 17, 2026 11:46 AM (Riz8t)
Nevermind on the last question.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at March 17, 2026 11:47 AM (zafwz)
Posted by: tubal at March 17, 2026 11:48 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: J. Random Moron at March 17, 2026 11:48 AM (P/edt)
There's so many taxes Ive blocked them out.
Posted by: LASue at March 17, 2026 11:48 AM (lCppi)
WHAT "SOFT KILL" DOES:
→ Shuts down ALL enemy communications instantly
→ Disables drones MID-AIR — they fall from the sky like dead birds
→ Directed energy BLINDS every sensor, radar, and targeting system in range
→ Collapses entire command networks in SECONDS
→ No gunfire. No explosions. Just silence.
Posted by: SMOD at March 17, 2026 11:43 AM (RHGPo)
Is this a permanent or temporary shutdown?
depends on whether you'll agree to defund ice
Posted by: chuck schumer at March 17, 2026 11:49 AM (v3pYe)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 17, 2026 11:50 AM (VJ3W8)
"But Aunt Naaaaaancy.... you PROMISED meeeeeee...!!!"
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 17, 2026 11:50 AM (IG3/x)
Yeah. Hadn't been in the Golden State for 20 years, last year drove from Vegas to nearly LA.
It was sad, really. Broken concrete, really poor patch jobs, crumbled curbs, overgrown sidewalks... but plenty o'unhoused!
Posted by: man at March 17, 2026 11:47 AM (XuXeR)
But the weather's nice. We had an exceptionally dry, mild winter. Hardly ran the heater at all.
Should have a bumper crop of bums this year...LOL!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 17, 2026 11:50 AM (QGaXH)
LOL. You aren't aware of current academic policies.
I'll bet a dollar that the University of Chicago has a policy prohibiting any relationship between a professor and a student.
Heterosexual relationships, anyway.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 17, 2026 11:50 AM (n1OCj)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 17, 2026 11:50 AM (VJ3W
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You will pry is.gd from my cold, dead hands.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 11:50 AM (p7EWr)
12m
Macron Rebuffs Trump's Hormuz Coalition, Saying 'Not Our War' - As Iran Security Chief Reportedly Killed
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Teach them how to surrender, Macron.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 17, 2026 11:50 AM (TtbzS)
Posted by: SMOD at March 17, 2026 11:46 AM (RHGPo)
And that is why we're inviting all IRGC members, and their families, to emigrate to the EU and accept a 75K per year stipend, free housing, and all the native girls you want.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 17, 2026 11:50 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 17, 2026 11:50 AM (ynpvh)
That's $6.25 US a gallon if you believe AI.
But at least we're saving the planet somehow. I was promised global warming.
Posted by: Stateless at March 17, 2026 11:50 AM (Sco7b)
Maetenloch's system inserts a bit of cruel randomness to the troll bashing.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 17, 2026 11:46 AM (VJ3W
Devious! I'm a bit disappointed, however, because he had just signed it "alias", so was going to reply, "Hey, you forgot to add the 'shitandshit' to your nic!"
Man, the entire internet would and shit their pants laughing, and a statue of me would immediately be erected in the Interwebz Hall of Fame!!!
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 17, 2026 11:51 AM (dmDsy)
And those rumblings reflect the realization that just running a black face anymore, no matter how unqualified, is a sure recipe for defeat. Blacks are going to have to get more realistic about who they want to run.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 17, 2026 11:51 AM (Riz8t)
There is iron in your words
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 17, 2026 11:51 AM (Kt19C)
→ Shuts down ALL enemy communications instantly
→ Disables drones MID-AIR — they fall from the sky like dead birds
→ Directed energy BLINDS every sensor, radar, and targeting system in range
→ Collapses entire command networks in SECONDS
→ No gunfire. No explosions. Just silence.
Posted by: SMOD at March 17, 2026 11:43 AM (RHGPo)
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Can I borrow it for a few days?
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 17, 2026 11:51 AM (x8PQF)
Posted by: Oglebay at March 17, 2026 11:51 AM (2ap+5)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 17, 2026 11:51 AM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Oglebay at March 17, 2026 11:51 AM (2ap+5)
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The objectives are obviously punch Iranian leadership in the nose until someone surrenders unconditionally.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 11:52 AM (p7EWr)
The worst part about California is not how much they tax their citizens, it is the fact that most that money is flat out stolen and wasted.
Posted by: Lemmiwinks
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Nick Shirley just posted his California video. Makes you sick.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 17, 2026 11:52 AM (Korc9)
12m
Macron Rebuffs Trump's Hormuz Coalition, Saying 'Not Our War' - As Iran Security Chief Reportedly Killed
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But you told us Ukraine war was ours and it impacted us not.. We spent millions of our dollars on it.. So I say this most sincerely... F' you you cheese eating surrender monkey...
Posted by: It's me donna at March 17, 2026 11:53 AM (8dW7/)
you forgot closed for repairs. again. or still. not sure what the practical difference is.
Posted by: anachronda at March 17, 2026 11:53 AM (v3pYe)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 17, 2026 11:53 AM (cWLG3)
Posted by: tubal at March 17, 2026 11:53 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 17, 2026 11:53 AM (ynpvh)
Posted by: pookysgirl's fashion alarms are going off at March 17, 2026 11:53 AM (Wt5PA)
Yeah. Hadn't been in the Golden State for 20 years, last year drove from Vegas to nearly LA.
It was sad, really. Broken concrete, really poor patch jobs, crumbled curbs, overgrown sidewalks... but plenty o'unhoused!
Posted by: man at March 17, 2026 11:47 AM (XuXeR)
I read a news story recently - I think it was specific to City of L.A. - they aren't maintaining/repairing the streets anymore because of a requirement that they cut wheelchair ramps into the curbs at all four corners of an intersection - at over $50K per ramp, or north of $200K per intersection. So the streets are just deteriorating for lack of funds.....
Have a dentist appointment this morning so that means I have to actually go out of the house and (yikes!) 'talk' to someone.....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 17, 2026 11:53 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: tubal at March 17, 2026 11:53 AM (pDt9x)
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"Oil is a global market, and the US is trying to keep a large avenue of transport open."
People say it. Frequently.
None of these things are hard. Or complicated.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 11:54 AM (p7EWr)
Posted by: It's me donna at March 17, 2026 11:54 AM (8dW7/)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 17, 2026 11:53 AM (ynpvh)
Neither do Texas or Florida. Of course, they don't tax any other income either.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 17, 2026 11:54 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: J. Random Moron
I assumed he was active every morning. Morning wood is pretty reliable...seems a shame to let it go to waste.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at March 17, 2026 11:55 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 11:55 AM (p7EWr)
Posted by: It's me donna at March 17, 2026 11:54 AM (8dW7/)
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Of course.
Kent thinks that ISIS was a creation of Israel.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 11:55 AM (p7EWr)
Someone needs to call Newsom on that. Specifically, they should ask "since you're wearing JFK socks, I assume you support his policies on repatriating illegals, high defense spending, etc. etc.".
Posted by: Archimedes at March 17, 2026 11:55 AM (Riz8t)
People say it. Frequently.
None of these things are hard. Or complicated.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 11:54 AM (p7EWr)
I blame Pam Bondi.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 17, 2026 11:55 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: tubal at March 17, 2026 11:53 AM (pDt9x)
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"Oil is a global market, and the US is trying to keep a large avenue of transport open."
People say it. Frequently.
None of these things are hard. Or complicated.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 11:54 AM (p7EWr)
Do people understand this? Not sure about that. I am worried about elections coming up.
Posted by: tubal at March 17, 2026 11:55 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: LASue at March 17, 2026 11:42 AM (lCppi)
This is true also.
Are you LA as in Louisiana or L. A. ?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 17, 2026 11:45 AM (QGaXH)
Formerly of Los Angeles /south bay Now a proud Texan
Posted by: LASue at March 17, 2026 11:56 AM (lCppi)
Before becoming the 40th governor, Newsom served as the Lieutenant Governor of California and Mayor of San Francisco.
He was elected Governor Nov. 6 2018, with his focus on "comeback," diversity, and environmental policies, and sworn into office on Jan. 7, 2019.
His major support has consistently been from deep pocket Democrats including, but not limited to, wealthy tech industry figures, entertainment executives, and various labor unions.
How much has changed?
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 17, 2026 11:56 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Oglebay at March 17, 2026 11:51 AM (2ap+5)
That's a pessimistic take and sounds like a political jab.
And I'm a pessimist. Give it at least 2 years before floating quagmire out there.
So far the military is doing what they do best, and that's breaking shit and killing enemies. They're not out of targets yet.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at March 17, 2026 11:56 AM (zafwz)
W???
How much? YGTBKM. That's insane $$$.
For $50 materials and minutes in labor?
Posted by: man at March 17, 2026 11:56 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 11:55 AM (p7EWr)
Something stinks about this... Was he a leaker and was about to be given the axe ?
Posted by: It's me donna at March 17, 2026 11:56 AM (8dW7/)
There's so many taxes Ive blocked them out.
Posted by: LASue at March 17, 2026 11:48 AM (lCppi)
Los Angeles Mansion Tax - specific to City of L. A.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 17, 2026 11:56 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: tubal at March 17, 2026 11:55 AM (pDt9x)
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The election is in 8 months.
The gas spike will be so long in the past that people will forget it ever happened.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 11:56 AM (p7EWr)
Posted by: Oglebay at March 17, 2026 11:51 AM (2ap+5)
They aren't vague. They are quite clear. Unless you haven't read them.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 17, 2026 11:56 AM (VJ3W8)
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1h
Trump-Appointed Counterterrorism Director Joe Kent Resigns In Protest Over U.S. War With Iran
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Investigate his cohorts.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 17, 2026 11:57 AM (TtbzS)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 17, 2026 11:57 AM (YsPj+)
Posted by: tubal at March 17, 2026 11:55 AM (pDt9x)
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The election is in 8 months.
The gas spike will be so long in the past that people will forget it ever happened.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 11:56 AM (p7EWr
From your lips to God’s ears.
Posted by: tubal at March 17, 2026 11:57 AM (pDt9x)
Gavin is a zero and like Hillary and Kamala, the more people see of him, the less popular he'll be.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
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If you think Gavin and Kamala are out, who do you think is in?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 17, 2026 11:57 AM (Korc9)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 11:47 AM (p7EWr)
This is rather amusing since Kamala has exactly as much in common with black Americans as Obama did- zero.
Both brought up in a wealthy household by mothers who were not black, sired by fathers who were black but not American.
Kamala, thankfully, doesn't have Obama's acting ability, so she will fail once again. (Obama isn't smart, though he thinks he is. But he IS an amazing actor- he knows how to read lines written for him.)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 17, 2026 11:57 AM (zjgNU)
Posted by: the lower depths
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IOW, an Education major. People who think.that getting a participation trophy is equivalent to winning a race.
"Studies" major? They're dumber than a midwit.
Posted by: buddhaha at March 17, 2026 11:58 AM (8UIB5)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 11:55 AM (p7EWr)
Something stinks about this... Was he a leaker and was about to be given the axe ?
Posted by: It's me donna at March 17, 2026 11:56 AM (8dW7/)
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He's a former Dem whose wife was killed by Islamists during the Syrian Civil War, remarried a woman who writes for Blumenthal's ezine, and has been conspiratorial for years.
He's one step removed from Tulsi Gabbard.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 11:58 AM (p7EWr)
And I'm a pessimist. Give it at least 2 years before floating quagmire out there.
So far the military is doing what they do best, and that's breaking shit and killing enemies. They're not out of targets yet.
Yeah, I'm mystified by the "quagmire" rhetoric. We're doing something that has never been done before by taking out their leadership, and now individual regime enforcers, and doing it extremely successfully. If you're calling it a quagmire already, you made up your mind before the first bomb fell.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 17, 2026 11:58 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Stateless at March 17, 2026 11:58 AM (Sco7b)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 11:52 AM (p7EWr)
Like that Mitchell and Webb skit... the final fuhrer...
https://tinyurl.com/26p6nm2c
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 17, 2026 11:59 AM (dmDsy)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 17, 2026 11:59 AM (x8PQF)
Posted by: Archimedes at March 17, 2026 11:58 AM (Riz8t)
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IT'S BEEN TWO WEEKS!
And we haven't put a single boot on the ground while annihilating Iran's ballistic missile storage, production, and launch capabilities with air supremacy established within a couple of days.
I don't remember Vietnam playing out like this.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 11:59 AM (p7EWr)
Posted by: tubal at March 17, 2026 11:55 AM (pDt9x)
Don't worry about the war. Ds are gonna shutdown fed gov Oct 1 again...worked for them every time so far to win elections.
There's a reason Trump moved heaven and earth to try to save that FL R so Johnson didn't fall to 216 votes...the only prayer to win the shutdown is to have it be another Senate malaise...and Johnson needs 217 + the eventual GA seat to get there...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 17, 2026 12:00 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 17, 2026 11:50 AM (ynpvh)
We bought in 1992. Property taxes are 1% of the homes value, limited to a 2% increase per year. You get a $7500 homestead exemption, which is a joke considering where home prices are.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 17, 2026 12:00 PM (QGaXH)
There's so many taxes Ive blocked them out.
Posted by: LASue at March 17, 2026 11:48 AM (lCppi)
Los Angeles Mansion Tax - specific to City of L. A.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 17, 2026 11:56 AM (QGaXH)
Maybe LA county? We got whacked and we were not in the city
Posted by: LASue at March 17, 2026 12:00 PM (lCppi)
Mexican bagpipes
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 17, 2026 12:01 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Oglebay at March 17, 2026 12:01 PM (2ap+5)
Posted by: tubal at March 17, 2026 12:01 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 17, 2026 12:01 PM (dmDsy)
Posted by: tubal at March 17, 2026 12:01 PM (pDt9x)
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I just want some dickless cleric to take control and try and reclaim "the Great Satan" as actually meaning China because it amuses Trump.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 12:02 PM (p7EWr)
The Left Is Going Insane About the Coming Downfall of Cuba
https://tinyurl.com/bddmpc3b
Posted by: Archimedes at March 17, 2026 12:02 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 17, 2026 12:01 PM (dmDsy)
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David Mitchell is one of my favorite British comics.
His Ludwig show, which aired its first season last year, was quite good.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 12:02 PM (p7EWr)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
If I am not mistaken, VDH recently discussed California being the state with the worst schools in the nation.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 17, 2026 12:02 PM (CanO2)
And we haven't put a single boot on the ground while annihilating Iran's ballistic missile storage, production, and launch capabilities with air supremacy established within a couple of days.
I don't remember Vietnam playing out like this.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 11:59 AM (p7EWr)
Vietnam had daily updates, not 24-7 ones...and it was kept secret for a few years til LBJ blew it up and wide open. Once that happened, people were against it pretty rapidly...not a majority to start, but a sizeable minority...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 17, 2026 12:03 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 17, 2026 12:03 PM (u73oe)
If I am not mistaken, VDH recently discussed California being the state with the worst schools in the nation.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 17, 2026 12:02 PM (CanO2)
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Reddit didn't read it, I guess.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 12:03 PM (p7EWr)
Posted by: Emmie at March 17, 2026 12:03 PM (FMtrg)
Posted by: tubal at March 17, 2026 12:04 PM (pDt9x)
The objectives are "free the hawt Persian babes from burkas" and "put Xi Jingpeng's nuts in a vice". Big fan of both of those ideas.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 17, 2026 12:04 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at March 17, 2026 12:05 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: BlackOrchid(j+aD2) at March 17, 2026 12:05 PM (j+aD2)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 17, 2026 12:06 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: tubal at March 17, 2026 12:04 PM (pDt9x)
Well, you know all these women can’t date President Trump. The guy’s married.
Posted by: Eromero at March 17, 2026 12:06 PM (r51hs)
Posted by: Gropey Joe at March 17, 2026 12:06 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at March 17, 2026 12:05 PM (iFTx/)
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The Economist's most recent generic congressional poll was D+1.
And it was all post Minneapolis!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 12:06 PM (p7EWr)
Posted by: LASue at March 17, 2026 11:42 AM (lCppi)
This is true also.
Are you LA as in Louisiana or L. A. ?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 17, 2026 11:45 AM (QGaXH)
Formerly of Los Angeles /south bay Now a proud Texan
Posted by: LASue at March 17, 2026 11:56 AM (lCppi)
Did you work for a large aerospace company and transfer to a Texas site? I worked for big R until I stopped working two years ago.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 17, 2026 12:06 PM (QGaXH)
It's the trillions of dollars stolen in the 'noble' goal of 'nation-building' that'll kill you.
I love how billions are given to countries like the Ukraine or other shitholes with absolutely no follow up on where that money goes.
Posted by: Stateless at March 17, 2026 12:06 PM (Sco7b)
Don't forget the joo magic spells and the joo sharks with laser beams.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 17, 2026 12:06 PM (2ocoG)
This is about me isn't it?
Posted by: Bruce Springsteen, No Talent Old Fart at March 17, 2026 12:07 PM (/1l9x)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
Someone like an Obama. Someone we haven't seen yet and is a blank slate. Someone everyone on the left can hang whatever they want on.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 17, 2026 12:07 PM (IBXdg)
But they're on Team Pay Chicks More and that's all that matters.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 17, 2026 11:44 AM (ExV1e)
They are athlete/entertainers, so what's fair is to pay them based on how many people actually pay to be entertained by them
Posted by: LASue at March 17, 2026 12:07 PM (lCppi)
His Ludwig show, which aired its first season last year, was quite good.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 12:02 PM (p7EWr)
Agreed! And his partnerships with Robert Webb are criminally unknown here, from Peep Show, to the "Sound" and "Look" and "Situation" series...
Hadn't heard of Ludwig, thanks for that, you've locked in my watching for the night!
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 17, 2026 12:07 PM (dmDsy)
Definitely will be on Tucker and Nostrils already wrote a rave review of her new hero...
Posted by: It's me donna at March 17, 2026 12:08 PM (8dW7/)
Hadn't heard of Ludwig, thanks for that, you've locked in my watching for the night!
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 17, 2026 12:07 PM (dmDsy)
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Disappointingly short at only like 6 episodes (they're filming season 2 now), but quite good, and the appropriate use of Mitchell as a performer.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 12:08 PM (p7EWr)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at March 17, 2026 12:05 PM (iFTx
The Oscars were on.
And the US is winning in the Baseball Classic.
Posted by: Stateless at March 17, 2026 12:08 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: tubal at March 17, 2026 12:09 PM (pDt9x)
The objectives are "free the hawt Persian babes from burkas" and "put Xi Jingpeng's nuts in a vice". Big fan of both of those ideas.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 17, 2026 12:04 PM (2ocoG)
Yeah, I focused on the quagmire half of the statement, but it's clear the objective is to degrade the Iranian government and its ability to do anything. Seems simple enough.
Some secondary goals which might be nice but not necessary would be an Iran which rejects the mullahcracy and is no longer a threat to the region, a freer and prosperous country yadda yadda.
But fucking up their shit until they can't do shit seems like a clear and achievable objective.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at March 17, 2026 12:09 PM (zafwz)
Don't forget the joo magic spells and the joo sharks with laser beams.
Posted by: Ian S.
I wanna be jooish. I want a shark with laser beams.
I'll settle for an angry bass with one laser.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 17, 2026 12:09 PM (IBXdg)
It was the debut of Tim Walz's Burlesque Revue.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 17, 2026 12:09 PM (2ocoG)
@ericswalwell
This past week, Tom Steyer spent millions of dollars to prove I am a renter, with student loan debt, who is navigating 100+ active MAGA death threats against my family.
Nice work, Tom — I bet with enough money, you can convince Californians the sun sets in the West!
.. a little blue-on-blue is a good thing every now and then
Posted by: SMOD at March 17, 2026 12:10 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: LASue at March 17, 2026 12:07 PM
Phrasing.
Posted by: Eromero at March 17, 2026 12:10 PM (r51hs)
Posted by: man at March 17, 2026 12:10 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Oglebay at March 17, 2026 12:10 PM (2ap+5)
Posted by: LASue at March 17, 2026 12:07 PM (lCppi)
I believe that their league loses tens of millions of dollars every year.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 17, 2026 12:11 PM (ExV1e)
The Left Is Going Insane About the Coming Downfall of Cuba
https://tinyurl.com/bddmpc3b
Posted by: Archimedes at March 17, 2026 12:02 PM (Riz8t)
Holy shit, when that hottie on the Australian news channel called her "The Climate Troll", man, she wasn't kidding!
Posted by: Denny Crane - But Would I Still Sleep With Her? You Decide. at March 17, 2026 12:11 PM (dmDsy)
Gavin is a zero and like Hillary and Kamala, the more people see of him, the less popular he'll be.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
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If you think Gavin and Kamala are out, who do you think is in?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 17, 2026 11:57 AM (Korc9)
I try to pay as little attention as possible to Democrats. They are 0 for 2 with women at the top of the ticket, there's nobody like an O'bama out there. Maybe AOC but she'll be like Gavin, Kamala and Hillary once she opens her mouth. I honestly think it could be someone we're not even talking about at this point in the game.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 17, 2026 12:11 PM (QGaXH)
What good is a network of 300,000 engineer/spies if they didn't even warn us of that?!
We have questions, Hillary...
Posted by: The CCP at March 17, 2026 12:11 PM (7kply)
Complaining that this is a quagmire is stupid. Claiming it isn't one is also stupid. This is America - where the truth is in a Schrodinger's Box at the heart of a hall of fun house mirrors.
We'll know when we know.
*shrugs*
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 17, 2026 12:12 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: tubal
Gas stations raise the price to whatever they think people will pay, regardless of other factors, and only drop the price when they turn out to be wrong?
Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 17, 2026 12:12 PM (a+4eV)
@ericswalwell
This past week, Tom Steyer spent millions of dollars to prove I am a renter, with student loan debt, who is navigating 100+ active MAGA death threats against my family.
Methinks the lady doth protest too much. Swalwell, there are no MAGA death threats. No one on the right gives two shits about you. They don't even think about you.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 17, 2026 12:12 PM (IBXdg)
Posted by: Denny Crane - But Would I Still Sleep With Her? You Decide. at March 17, 2026 12:11 PM
I'm partial to the "Doom Goblin" moniker, myself.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 17, 2026 12:12 PM (kgE5c)
This is about me isn't it?
Posted by: Bruce Springsteen, No Talent Old Fart at March 17, 2026 12:07 PM (/1l9x)
Yes it is, ya tosser.
Posted by: Paul Hewson at March 17, 2026 12:13 PM (eOFY+)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 12:08 PM (p7EWr)
Those damnable Brits and their insistence on single-digit Series!
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 17, 2026 12:13 PM (dmDsy)
Posted by: tubal at March 17, 2026 12:13 PM (pDt9x)
The OMG!!!! Quagmire!!!! commentary is coming from the same people who will complain that the Iranians have not risen up to throw out their oppressors while conveniently ignoring that all the leaders even tangentially involved have told them to stay safe until the bombing is over.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 17, 2026 12:14 PM (ExV1e)
Democrats all try to play themselves as MAGA's Greatest Enemy. No such thing, we mock the shit out of all of them, and with good reason.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 17, 2026 12:14 PM (2ocoG)
Surreal.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 17, 2026 12:14 PM (x8PQF)
Posted by: tubal at March 17, 2026 12:13 PM
Sky News has her recent video. She still looks like Lord Farquad. Only more so.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 17, 2026 12:14 PM (kgE5c)
Posted by: tubal
She looks like the king on Shrek.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 17, 2026 12:15 PM (IBXdg)
Posted by: scottst at March 17, 2026 12:15 PM (ZlJbE)
The first rule of cutting your own hair is, don't cut your own hair.
Posted by: t-bird at March 17, 2026 12:15 PM (7kply)
Posted by: tubal at March 17, 2026 12:13 PM (pDt9x)
Like the runt of a litter escaped the shovel blow to the head at the Portuguese Water Dog puppy mill, I presume.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 17, 2026 12:15 PM (BI5O2)
There is no quagmire.
It's the trillions of dollars stolen in the 'noble' goal of 'nation-building' that'll kill you.
I love how billions are given to countries like the Ukraine or other shitholes with absolutely no follow up on where that money goes.
Me: It's not a quagmire, and here's why...
You: But...but...but UKRAINE!
Posted by: Archimedes at March 17, 2026 12:15 PM (Riz8t)
Ok, added to the list of Cool Things Jews Have: balconies that launch missiles.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 17, 2026 12:16 PM (2ocoG)
https://tinyurl.com/26p6nm2c
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 17, 2026 11:59 AM (dmDsy)
I first saw that one last year and it has definitely stood the test of time.
Posted by: pookysgirl says HEIL ME! at March 17, 2026 12:16 PM (Wt5PA)
Grunta this week: START OIL NOW!
It's almost like these people are 100% pure scammers and grifters and opportunistic skank whores.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at March 17, 2026 12:16 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Sounds about right at March 17, 2026 12:16 PM (7G6CY)
Posted by: Frasier Crane at March 17, 2026 12:16 PM (bNf8H)
Posted by: tubal at March 17, 2026 12:13 PM (pDt9x)
Like the runt of a litter escaped the shovel blow to the head at the Portuguese Water Dog puppy mill, I presume.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 17, 2026 12:15 PM (BI5O2)
Priceless! Comment of the week!
Posted by: tubal at March 17, 2026 12:16 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 17, 2026 12:14 PM (kgE5c)
285 Wonder what the latest pics of Greta look like. Has she gotten to facial scarification yet?
Posted by: tubal
She looks like the king on Shrek.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 17, 2026 12:15 PM (IBXdg)
More horde-mind on display
Posted by: OneEyedJack at March 17, 2026 12:16 PM (zafwz)
Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 17, 2026 12:12 PM
Gas ain’t where the money is. The money’s in slimjims, jerky, vapes, copenhagen, chocolate donuts, condoms, and energy drinks.
Posted by: Eromero at March 17, 2026 12:17 PM (r51hs)
Farquad's quote that "Many of you may die, but it's a risk I'm willing to take" is extremely applicable to the climate panic, as well.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 17, 2026 12:17 PM (2ocoG)
Joe Kent
@joekent16jan19
After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today.
I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.
Counterpoint.
SharrellAnne
@SharrellAnne2
Gold Star wife here.
My husband didn’t die for Israel. He died because this war has been targeting Americans for decades. Long before most people ever started paying attention.
We didn’t suddenly stumble into this because of Israel. Our service members have been in the crosshairs of Iranian-backed terror networks for years. That’s the reality families like mine have lived with.
So spare me the talking point that this is “Israel’s war.”
Some of us have already paid for it in American blood.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 17, 2026 12:17 PM (ndZc7)
some kind of metric of how valuable they are to the revolution?
*spit*
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 17, 2026 12:17 PM (MIIRH)
Posted by: DanMan at March 17, 2026 12:18 PM (8uzBS)
Posted by: OneEyedJack
Saw a pic of her and Dicaprio at the oscars. She does look like Lord Farquardt.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 17, 2026 12:18 PM (IBXdg)
Get all those things together and you'd have one hell of a MoMe.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 17, 2026 12:18 PM (2ocoG)
@joekent16jan19
After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today.
I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation
When would you say we should have taken their threat seriously? When they were fueling up the nuclear-tipped ICBMs?
Posted by: Archimedes at March 17, 2026 12:19 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 17, 2026 12:12 PM (kgE5c)
Yes! I forgot about that one- it's even better!
Posted by: Denny Crane - Although You All Probably Know What My Answer Still Is... at March 17, 2026 12:19 PM (dmDsy)
Posted by: Democrat-Communists of America at March 17, 2026 12:19 PM (qUkBO)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 17, 2026 12:19 PM (u73oe)
Posted by: SMOD at March 17, 2026 12:19 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: Ian S.
We haz them.
Posted by: TXMOME
Posted by: rickb223 at March 17, 2026 12:19 PM (IBXdg)
New request, peace and direction and a new job. He loved that job.
Posted by: TecumsehTea
I'm so sorry you and your husband had to suffer through the extended time they took to let him go from his job. I hope you both can quickly regroup and your hubby finds another position that he loves just as much.
Posted by: old chick at March 17, 2026 12:20 PM (F3Dlr)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 17, 2026 12:20 PM (MIIRH)
August 21, 2024
Gold Star husband and retired Green Beret Joe Kent shares the true story and legacy of his wife, Shannon Kent, in his newest book, Send Me: The True Story of a Mother at War.
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The children were 3 years and 18 months when their mother was killed.
Joe Kent became a non-interventionist.
He likely wasn't able to withstand the demands of & decisions needed to be made in the position of the 8th Director of the National Counterterrorism Center.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 17, 2026 12:20 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 17, 2026 12:20 PM (YsPj+)
Joe Kent became a non-interventionist.
He likely wasn't able to withstand the demands of & decisions needed to be made in the position of the 8th Director of the National Counterterrorism Center.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 17, 2026 12:20 PM (NFX2v)
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Kent, in his letter today, defends the American actions against ISIS in the Syrian Civil War, the conflict that claimed his wife's life.
He just blames it on the Jews now.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 12:21 PM (p7EWr)
New request, peace and direction and a new job. He loved that job.
Posted by: TecumsehTea
Sorry.. It's their loss.. Prayers for an even better job
Posted by: It's me donna at March 17, 2026 12:21 PM (8dW7/)
See y'all laters...
Keep smiling. I think we're winning, and besides, it drives the other side crazy!!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 17, 2026 12:21 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 17, 2026 12:21 PM (ndZc7)
This chap, Newsom, doesn't even qualify as a beta-male.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 17, 2026 12:21 PM (M9gjJ)
Posted by: SMOD
Rematch Saturday Saturday Saturday!
St. John's Junior Thugs vs Southern Shore Junior Leg Breakers will be one for the record books!
Be there or be square!
Posted by: rickb223 at March 17, 2026 12:22 PM (IBXdg)
Posted by: Heroq at March 17, 2026 12:22 PM (hNsiU)
Posted by: SMOD at March 17, 2026 12:19 PM (RHGPo)
I'm missing something here. Fights, black eyes, skates...
The very definition of the word Hockey. (eh, some would sat spitting chicklets is mandatory).
What's the fuss about?
Posted by: OneEyedJack at March 17, 2026 12:22 PM (zafwz)
We are coming dangerously close to the Dubai Chocolate Horizon.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 17, 2026 12:23 PM (W/QOq)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 17, 2026 12:20 PM (NFX2v)
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Then the time to resign was before hostilities started. Better yet, don’t take the job.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 17, 2026 12:23 PM (u73oe)
MUNKEY
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 17, 2026 12:23 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: TecumsehTea
Damn I'm sorry Tecumseh. I thought everything would be ok and my feelings in these circumstances are usually spot on. So I will say there must be something much better coming around the corner. Fingers crossed.
Posted by: ... at March 17, 2026 12:24 PM (+wInS)
New request, peace and direction and a new job. He loved that job.
Posted by: TecumsehTea
I'm so sorry you and your husband had to suffer through the extended time they took to let him go from his job. I hope you both can quickly regroup and your hubby finds another position that he loves just as much.
Posted by: old chick at March 17, 2026 12:20 PM (F3Dlr)
So sorry to hear this. Let's hope he finds a much better position and can say, in hindsight, that this was the best thing that ever happened to him. There are angels all around us just waiting to help. Be of good faith and cheer and keep us all posted!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 17, 2026 12:24 PM (QGaXH)
Then the time to resign was before hostilities started. Better yet, don’t take the job.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 17, 2026 12:23 PM (u73oe)
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I strongly suspect he was pushed out, not that he just decided to honorably leave.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 12:24 PM (p7EWr)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 17, 2026 12:20 PM (NFX2v)
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Then the time to resign was before hostilities started. Better yet, don’t take the job.
Agreed. He's been through hell with the death of his wife and the mother of his kids, but that isn't a qualification. Best to thank him for his service, and hope he recovers mentally.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 17, 2026 12:24 PM (Riz8t)
Unlike ❤️St Valentine's Day, I was never sure of the spiritual significance of that ritual.
We were Episcopal (pre-woke) anyway, so even though we attended St Luke's, I was never given any instruction about the whole saints thing, anyway. That was just stuff leftover from those wacky Catholics.
Gooood morning!🌞 Or whatever fits your hour.
Posted by: mindful webworker - 30 years of webworks at March 17, 2026 12:24 PM (EAEiW)
This chap, Newsom, doesn't even qualify as a beta-male.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 17, 2026 12:21 PM (M9gjJ)
Ah! So you are on Team Greta!
Welcome!
Posted by: Denny Crane - I'll Support Her Candidacy Only Until I Bang Her at March 17, 2026 12:24 PM (dmDsy)
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It's amazing and horrifying this dullard even has a chance at '28. He is most definitely a media creation.
Posted by: Lady in Black at March 17, 2026 12:25 PM (qBdHI)
Posted by: No One Will Miss him at March 17, 2026 12:25 PM (/1l9x)
The Democrats never seem to have a problem with their nominees going off the left's reservation.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 17, 2026 12:25 PM (AkEZC)
Iran's De Facto Supreme Leader Ali Larijani Dies of Complications Due to Mojtaba Khamenei's AIDS and an Israeli Airstrike But Mostly Complications Due to Mojtaba Khamenei's AIDS
Posted by: Archimedes at March 17, 2026 12:25 PM (Riz8t)
I haven't seen anyone this bad since Clinton. Clinton and Newsom both tell the most easily disprovable lies to pander and curry favor with groups. Newsom actually claimed to be a poor kid eating mac and cheese on the mean streets of Marin county. Just so unnecessarily stupid.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 17, 2026 12:25 PM (cxFcK)
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Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 17, 2026 12:26 PM (kgE5c)
New request, peace and direction and a new job. He loved that job.
Posted by: TecumsehTea
That's severe.
I'm sorry for your entire family. Prayers for new and better employment.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 17, 2026 12:27 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 17, 2026 12:25 PM (AkEZC)"
weird, innit?
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 17, 2026 12:27 PM (MIIRH)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 17, 2026 12:26 PM (kgE5c)
My favorite kind!
Posted by: ALLAH at March 17, 2026 12:27 PM (dmDsy)
Posted by: Stateless at March 17, 2026 12:28 PM (Sco7b)
I'm thinking her family helped her get into politics to get her out of the business.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 17, 2026 12:31 PM (TtbzS)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 17, 2026 12:20 PM (NFX2v)
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Did Chloe quit first ?
Posted by: SMOD at March 17, 2026 12:36 PM (RHGPo)
The absence of an income tax isn't really always a wonderful thing. Texas property taxes are sky-high, and the oft-overlooked part from that is that property taxes are due whether you are employed or not.
Yes, there is a lot of other stuff that goes along with this: what are fees? what are the sales taxes? how are they applied? what are the relative tax rates for income & property? How do functions split between State-duty versus individual citizen? And, overall, how does it all add up to the total tax burden of the States' residents?
You really have to get down to the accounting entry level to do a fair comparison of one tax scheme versus another. I get so tired of the "they have no income tax" as if that's the greatest thing ever. It ain't. The taxman gets his due.
Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at March 17, 2026 12:42 PM (bufu1)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
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Or based on my experience living in California for > 25 years, Democrat voters will pick the most recognizable name with a (D) beside it.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 17, 2026 01:00 PM (cWLG3)
Places like Costco, that seem to have policies around selling gas at precise margins, should see falls fastest and emotional exuberance dies down.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 17, 2026 11:18 AM (p7EWr)
“Price gouging” is a term used by economic illiterates.
Besides, as the pandemic demonstrated, not even markets set prices. The people who set the price? The police. (Because businesses cannot set prices based on supply and demand. That’s called “price gouging” in this allegedly capitalist country. There are laws on the books preventing this. Hence the shortages during the pandemic.)
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 17, 2026 01:07 PM (kBisb)
Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at March 17, 2026 12:42 PM (bufu1)
How come TX has what all the other states have - without income taxes?
Yes, the taxman gets his due, but there are better, less obtrusive ways of doing it. And demanding the efficient spending of the money.
(By the way, TX has the best roads. Fight me.)
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 17, 2026 01:28 PM (kBisb)
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 17, 2026 01:28 PM (kBisb)
Because my property taxes are 3x higher in Texas than they were anywhere else I've lived.
Texas is very different from other States in what it funds. Because of Texas' greater emphasis on local governance & control, the State of Texas simply doesn't require as much money as other States do; the funding is kept more local. Thus, the State of Texas doesn't need an income tax, but the local communities need more bucks, and these come mostly from property taxes - which is why my property taxes are so high.
Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at March 17, 2026 02:34 PM (bufu1)
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