The Morning Report

The Morning Report — 4/9 /26

Good morning kids. The situation with Iran and the ceasefire remains at the forefront of the news. And as the ceasefire beins, friend and friend of the blog, Middle East and Islam expert par excellence Robert Spencer declares, with tongue planted firmly in cheek:

Oh, Great, Peace in the Middle East Again — Hey, I’m as happy as everyone else, but I can’t help but notice those missiles raining down on Israel. . .
. . . A big day for World Peace! Iran wants it to happen, they’ve had enough! Likewise, so has everyone else! The United States of America will be helping with the traffic buildup in the Strait of Hormuz. There will be lots of positive action! Big money will be made. Iran can start the reconstruction process. We’ll be loading up with supplies of all kinds, and just “hangin’ around” in order to make sure that everything goes well. I feel confident that it will. Just like we are experiencing in the U.S., this could be the Golden Age of the Middle East!!! President DONALD J. TRUMP The Islamic Republic of Iran was likewise in a celebratory mood, and in its joyful exuberance, fired off a round or two of celebratory missiles and drones into Israel and the Sunni states that it has targeted since the beginning of this conflict. Fox News’ Trey Yingst reported that on “Ceasefire day 1,” Israel “took multiple waves of Iranian missile fire after the ceasefire was announced.

WELL, not to doubt our friend but Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has declared:

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth claimed Wednesday that Iran is under a new regime with a “new calculus” about negotiating with the United States, just a day after President Donald Trump threatened total destruction over the nation’s intractability.

That seals the deal for me, and yet we have all these doubting thomases.

When President Trump first struck Iran over a month ago, I took a “wait and see” approach. I wasn’t supportive of the foreign intervention, as it seemed unwise and reckless. But there was a possibility the blowback could be minimal. Trump had previously killed Qasem Soleimani and bombed Iran with hardly any consequences. History could repeat itself once again with the Khamenei assassination.
It’s clear now that this war was a grievous mistake. We did not achieve regime change, nor did we even get a more amenable leader to deal with Iran. The Islamic Republic isn’t going to give up its missiles or nuclear program. While Iran has lost many of its leaders and military installations, it’s still able to shut down the Strait of Hormuz and strike critical infrastructure throughout the Middle East. With these advantages, the Islamic Republic has upended the global economy and world oil supply. It’s more likely America and its allies will make serious concessions to open the strait than it is for Iran to meet Trump’s initial demands.

In all seriousness for the past 47 years, the regime in Iran has spilled oceans of innocent blood in its eternal jihad and quest to conquer the world in the cause of Islam. The fecklessness, acquiescence and surrender of prior American and western nations to Iran in not defending Western Civilization from this threat to the advancement of humanity and civilization is why we are facing an existential threat. In that regard, the attempt to take Iran down had to be done sooner or later. Trump bucked the tide of prior administrations that were at best indifferent/ineffective (Reagan, Busshes)at worst collaborationist and) (Carter, Clinton, Obama/Biden).

At this point it certainly looks as if President Trump has painted himself into a corner.

The world breathed a sigh of relief Tuesday night on news of a cease-fire in the Iran war, but this is certainly no time for President Donald Trump to go wobbly.
If he can’t work out a comprehensive deal to end the Iran threat for good, he needs to get the jets back in the air over Iran pronto — and let the bombs drop.
If not, he does risk that TACO label. Trump saw enough hope for a peace deal — and an “immediate” opening of the Strait of Hormuz — to hold off, for now, on the enormous additional devastation he threatened to inflict on the Iranian regime.
Fine.But it’s far from clear what, exactly, the Iranian leaders he’s dealing with (whoever they are) will ultimately agree to. And stick to.
That’s why any deal to be worked out over the next weeks must be absolutely air-tight.
It must cover all the bases, paving the way for a future Iran that can’t continue to threaten the world and wreak havoc, whether through actual violence or economic terrorism. . .Nor can Iran’s negotiators be allowed to drag out the talks indefinitely, spared of fresh airstrikes from the United States or Israel.
Trump must be prepared to resume bombing, including of infrastructure used by Iran’s military, if — as he would put it — he smells BS.
Indeed, he should warn publicly (and not just threaten but mean it) that he’s ready to restart the attacks, and even ratchet them up, if Iran refuses to meet his conditions.
Let’s face it: This is the world’s one chance to end the 47-year Iran nightmare once and for all — or at least to set conditions that can lead to its end.
It’s Trump’s chance to make good on his promise that Iran will never have nuclear weapons. Not in a year. Not in 10 years.
Remember, it took 47 years for any US president to confront the ayatollahs the way Trump has. No other leader will have the guts to do it again. Look at North Korea’s nukes if you doubt it.
Yet Trump himself may be less willing to prolong the war now: Oil prices fell the minute he announced the cease-fire. The markets shot up. .

Back here at home there are other things happening. On a related note we have a point counterpoint to contemplate:
POINT:

The Fall of Islam It will start here in Texas, and inspire others in America to stand.

To Colonel Allen West I would say "Unless and until Islam falls in Mecca and way too much of the rest of the western world and in the hearts nd minds of all its billion and a half adherents, we're merely trying to hold back the tide."

Counterpoint: with backstabbing blithering fools like this, we're going under.

Texas AG Candidate Tried To Force Towns To Greenlight Development Of Muslim ‘Sharia Cities’

Elsewhere we have madness from the courtrooms to contend with:

In an apparent effort to delay and thus perhaps permanently undermine justice for Iryna Zarutska's killer, prosecutors have accepted the assessment from Central Regional Hospital, leaving a judge to decide whether to reject the assessment and proceed with the April 30 hearing to delay 180 days as the hospital and prosecutors recommend. The new claim that Decarlos Brown is "incapable to proceed" on state murder charges became public in a motion filed April 7, according to the New York Post.
Decarlos Dejuan Brown Jr. already had 14 arrests on his record when he boarded a Charlottesubway train in August 2025 with violence on his mind. Brown did not know Iryna, who was also riding the subway and quietly minding her own business. But Brown suddenly and randomly approached Iryna and stabbed the young woman to death while most of the other passengers looked another way, refusing to intervene. Just before he got off the train, video of Brown shows him gloating to himself, "Got that white girl."

Thankfully Gavin Newsom's concubine has words of wisdom to calm us down.

In a video clip resurfacing on social media, Gavin Newsom’s activist wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom is heard describing how she told a group of convicts in San Quentin about the childhood incident in which she killed her own sister with a golf cart — something she was never punished for because it was accidental. “Yours were probably accidents too…” she told the prisoners.

What an utterly evil filthy diseased pudenda! Makes Michelle Obama look like Dolly Madison by comparison. Or not.

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ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY LINKS

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AMERICA & ISRAEL STRIKE IRAN!

A ceasefire hailed as victory masks deep uncertainty—fragmented leadership, conflicting terms, and Iran’s track record all suggest the pause may only delay the next escalation.
Four Major Reasons to Doubt the U.S.–Iran Ceasefire
Robert Spencer:Hey, I’m as happy as everyone else, but I can’t help but notice those missiles raining down on Israel.
Oh, Great, Peace in the Middle East Again
Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz, said on Wednesday morning that Lebanon was never part of the ceasefire arrangement. President Donald Trump also said on Wednesday that Lebanon was “not included in the deal” because of the “separate skirmish” between Israel and Hezbollah.
Reports: Iran Blocks Traffic in Strait of Hormuz over Israeli Strikes in Lebanon
And I totally understand his disappointment about that. But it is, therefore, a nuanced picture. It is not just saying it is black or white.”
NATO Sec’y General: ‘Some’ in NATO Failed During Iran War, ‘Large Majority’ of Europe Didn’t
Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday evening, just before the deadline for Iran to agree to terms was set to expire. In a subsequent Truth Social post, Trump stated that Iran has “gone through what will be a very productive Regime Change,” and will now be working closely with the United States. At a Wednesday press briefing, Hegseth was asked about the comments and whether the current Iranian leadership is actually a “new” and different regime than what was in place before Operation Epic Fury. (RELATED: Trump Showed Iran ‘Mercy’ In ‘Devastating Military Defeat,’ Hegseth Says)
Hegseth Claims Iran’s ‘Regime Has Been Changed’ Amid Shaky Ceasefire
The world breathed a sigh of relief Tuesday night on news of a cease-fire in the Iran war, but this is certainly no time for President Donald Trump to go wobbly. If he can’t work out a comprehensive deal to end the Iran threat for good, he needs to get the jets back in the air over Iran pronto — and let the bombs drop.
Trump's legacy is on the line with new Iran cease-fire — what the deal must guarantee now and forever

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No matter how the conflict ends, it will not have served America well.
The Iran War Was a Mistake
President Donald Trump did something Tuesday that he has done repeatedly over the course of his political career: He issued a dramatic warning ahead of negotiations. “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will,” Trump said Tuesday morning on Truth Social regarding Iran.
Note Who Predicted Nuclear Genocide In Iran Last Night And Stop Taking Them Seriously
If this isn’t evil, what is?
The Underreporting of the Iranian Regime’s Crimes
CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION
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Anonymously sourced hit pieces have hammered Tulsi Gabbard the past few months in The Guardian, The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New Republic, CNN, NBC, MSNBC, you name it. They are part of a relentless campaign to undermine President Trump’s director of national intelligence because she is almost single-handedly revealing the dirty secrets of the Deep State.
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Philly is geared up to fight ICE - and celebrate the nation’s 250th.
A Woke City Pretends to be Patriotic
“That fatalism has become a hallmark of our politics...The public is overcome with a sense of alienation and powerlessness.”
How Political Violence Failed in the 1990s

"DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST/GLOBALIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY
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Judge Blocks Trump Administration from Ending ‘Temporary’ Amnesty for Ethiopian Nationals
America is either a nation with defined borders and laws, or it’s not. There is no in-between.
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“Not only did the Biden junta release him into the country, but they then gave him temporary protected status.”
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In total, the Justice Department said that Osei scammed hundreds of people out of $8 million.
No Love Lost: ICE Nabs Illegal Who Scammed Grandmas In Online Dating Scheme
Amnesty isn’t compassion. It’s a political weapon.
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A new report identifies special graduations with restricted access to protect and reward illegal aliens who have taken Americans’ spots and scholarships.
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The extreme manipulation of the Fourteenth Amendment’s Citizenship Clause must end now if the republic is to survive.
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DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE
California’s In-Home Supportive Services Program is ripe for scams, experts say.
Gavin Newsom’s $30 Billion Fraud Magnet
Residents of the Marylander Condominiums could be evicted any day after a federal judge rebuffed a last-ditch effort to halt the proceedings, putting the future of the condo in jeopardy as a nearby homeless encampment is allowed to stand.
Federal Judge Authorizes Evictions at Condominium Besieged by Sprawling Homeless Encampment

WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM
Col. Allen West: It will start here in Texas, and inspire others in America to stand.
The Fall of Islam( Unless nd until Islam falls in Mecca and too much of the rest of the western world and in the hearts nd minds of all its billion and a half adherents, we';re merely trying to hold back the tide.- jja)
They won't pay - but it's still a moral victory.(Honestly, I'm sick to death of "moral" victories considering the blood of innocents hasn't stopped flowing for decades and the lack of morality of the perpetrators and their cheerleaders in the res of the so-called civilized world- jja)
'Palestinian' Authority and PLO Ordered to Pay $655 Million to Terror Victims

OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED, AND OTHER ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY
The left-wing Senate candidate held events on Michigan and Michigan State's campuses with Piker and members of the 'Squad'
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FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH
...an ongoing campaign to convince voters that Trump and his supporters are a threat to the normal rule of law — when it was Democrats and the dying media who cheered on the prosecution of the former president and his supporters for political disagreement... That the people who perpetuated that obscenity — Letitia James, Merrick Garland, Jack Smith, Alvin Bragg, Fani Willis, and on and on — might face their own form of legal harassment isn’t a matter of “weaponizing” the Justice Department. It’s a matter of ensuring it stops being weaponized.
Here’s How The Media Are Lying Right Now: Painting DOJ Abusers As Trump’s ‘Political Foes’
A critique from a partisan hack.
Jim Acosta Whines Trump is ‘Winning’ His War on the Press
Photos document how Iranians in affluent enclaves of northern Tehran are seeking 'respite from the daily terror wrought by airstrikes'
As Regime Executions Mount, NYT Laments Trump’s War Is Preventing Iranians From Cherishing Nature
Your average left-of-center boomer probably reads The New York Times (NYT), CNN, NPR. Your average social-media savvy left-of-left-of-center boomer is probably on Bluesky, essentially a leftist alternative to X.
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THE ECONOMY, STUPID
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Momentum is key for the Union Pacific - Norfolk Southern Merger
CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY
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A US Marine was fatally stabbed during a massive North Carolina brawl — and disturbing video that captured him bleeding out on the side of the road has placed responding officers under heavy scrutiny. Daniel Montano, 21, died after he was one of two people who were stabbed as a large fight broke out in downtown Wilmington just after 2 a.m. on Saturday, according to the Wilmington Police Department.
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In an apparent effort to delay and thus perhaps permanently undermine justice for Iryna Zarutska's killer, prosecutors have accepted the assessment from Central Regional Hospital, leaving a judge to decide whether to reject the assessment and proceed with the April 30 hearing to delay 180 days as the hospital and prosecutors recommend. The new claim that Decarlos Brown is "incapable to proceed" on state murder charges became public in a motion filed April 7, according to the New York Post.
Disheartening: Iryna Zarutska’s Killer Found Incompetent to Stand Trial
EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT
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THE 2020 and SUBSEQUENT ELECTION HEISTS , SHENANIGANS/FRAUD and AFTERMATH
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DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY, INSANITY
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Toxic empathy in action.
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POLITICS
Chris Taylor beat conservative candidate Maria Lazar in Tuesday’s Supreme Court election, but a former activist judge loses her appeal.
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What’s a lot of sleaze and blood when power is on the line?
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MADURO TAKEN DOWN
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL
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DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS
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ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY
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FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY
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CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE
Christian Toto: Far-Left filmmaker ignores slaughtered innocents to attack Trump, America
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1 The Do 335A has been ordered.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 08, 2026

VICTORY!!!!

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 09, 2026 07:38 AM (FmapG)

2 Happy Thursday

Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 09, 2026 07:38 AM (/+uur)

3 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 07:39 AM (u82oZ)

4 Nooded.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 07:39 AM (u82oZ)

5 Good morning horde!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 07:40 AM (ExV1e)

6 Hi, everyone!

Posted by: NR Pax at April 09, 2026 07:40 AM (OPGS/)

7 G'mornin' everyone!

Thanks, JJ!

the remainder of my remarks (types, deletes)

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 09, 2026 07:40 AM (MIIRH)

8 Good morning again dear morons and happy birthday JJ

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 09, 2026 07:41 AM (RIvkX)

9 They're mostly peaceful missiles.

Posted by: The media we all ignore at April 09, 2026 07:41 AM (2Ez/1)

10 Heart tugging Lego video:

https://t.co/90kDp2Xlz1

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 07:42 AM (u82oZ)

11 At this point it certainly looks as if President Trump has painted himself into a corner.

I sincerely don't understand why people keep saying this. President Trump has never - on foreign affairs - ended up in a corner he didn't intend to appear to be in. He's completely rebuilt the post-war order in what basically amounts to his first year of this term.

I'm astounded that people continue to act like he's a complete retard. "Hope he's not trusting Iran too much, that would be a mistake!" He's never given ANY indication he trusts them.

Even if he intends this to be exclusively an air campaign, he still sent the MEU. There are no eventualities he has not considered or been informed of by his military leadership.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 09, 2026 07:42 AM (FmapG)

12 Not much ceasing in this ceasefire.

Posted by: Have ya noticed? at April 09, 2026 07:43 AM (2Ez/1)

13 A US Marine was fatally stabbed during a massive North Carolina brawl

As a former Marine, I hope that young man's brothers pay that back to the point that FEMA will have to get called in to rebuild some structures.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 09, 2026 07:43 AM (OPGS/)

14 Also with good stuff:

https://midwestchick.com/2026/04/09/ thursday-meme-drop-160/

Mind the gap.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 07:43 AM (u82oZ)

15 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 09, 2026 07:43 AM (AkEZC)

16 Some clown named Zul Mohammed is running for Carrollton, TX mayor. Cue the shrieking about how TX will be forced into the dar al-Islam thanks to the evil Abbott. (This idiot IIRC is under indictment for mail ballot fraud anyway.)

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 09, 2026 07:43 AM (E6xSb)

17 JJ, bad link for "Counterpoint: with backstabbing blithering fools like this, we're going under."

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 07:43 AM (ExV1e)

18
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 09, 2026 07:44 AM (2/MrR)

19 Disheartening: Iryna Zarutska’s Killer Found Incompetent to Stand Trial

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that were this bastard white, he absolutely would be going to trial.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 09, 2026 07:45 AM (ufSfZ)

20 What an utterly evil filthy diseased pudenda! Makes Michelle Obama look like Dolly Madison by comparison. Or not.
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Not.

https://tinyurl.com/f49hrpuh

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 09, 2026 07:45 AM (5UTWB)

21 Allen West has written a lot of checks over the years.
So far as I know, not very many have cashed.
Which is to say, I really don't like him attaching himself to any movement against islam.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 09, 2026 07:45 AM (HXT0k)

22 I'm going to go out on a limb and say that were this bastard white, he absolutely would be going to trial.

Not going out on a limb at all.

And it's going to get to the point a lot of normal people are going to start asking why let the cops handle things?

Posted by: NR Pax at April 09, 2026 07:47 AM (OPGS/)

23 So now Iran is in the position of blocking traffic through Hormuz to protect Hezbollah in Lebanon? Doesn't seem a long-term sustainable position before the Arab states decide that if their oil flow is going to be blocked, so is Iran's.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at April 09, 2026 07:48 AM (okun6)

24 Whether or not the war was a mistake will not be determined for some time.

Things are not proceeding as I would have hoped.

Anyone who says this is a win for Iran is just revealing themselves as an America-hater.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 09, 2026 07:50 AM (RIvkX)

25 NATO Sec’y General: ‘Some’ in NATO Failed During Iran War, ‘Large Majority’ of Europe Didn’t

Even if we were to assume that this was an accurate assessment, even if we were to assume that more countries in NATO wouldn't have failed had they been in a geographic position to matter, even if we were to assume that all the other countries in Europe were chomping at the bit for the opportunity to help, the fact that the countries we asked, for for assistance but just overflight or refueling, refused, points out the folly in multi-national treaty organizations, the uselessness of NATO to the US, and the fecklessness of Europe generally.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 07:50 AM (ExV1e)

26 Red Turban Someguy

Give the pilots a weekend off. Let the maintainers rest for a day.

Then back at it tomorrow. Hopefully we find a planning meeting of the IRGC, and start with a Mk-84 to vaporize the keynote speaker.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 07:51 AM (u82oZ)

27 Again: I believe nothing that is being said about Trump and Iran because the media stacks their own lies on top of the lies spread by the Iranian propagandists who are repeating lies spread by the Iranian mullahs.

I don't know what is going on but I do know that the entire 3 terms of Obama's foreign policy was to ensure Iran dominated the Middle East.
The entire media are obsessed with making sure that survives.

Or: The same people that have covered for Iran murdering 40,000 of their own people this year alone are not going to tell any sort of truth about Iran now.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 09, 2026 07:52 AM (HXT0k)

28 And it's going to get to the point a lot of normal people are going to start asking why let the cops handle things?

Posted by: NR Pax at April 09, 2026 07:47 AM (OPGS/)

I've said for years now that I don't want (and am more than a little afraid of) vigilante justice.

But I understand how we're going to end up there and am doing my best to get myself and my kiddos ready for it.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 09, 2026 07:53 AM (FmapG)

29 I wish I could post the NATO flag to signal the beginning of the Two Minutes Hate.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 09, 2026 07:53 AM (E6xSb)

30 "Deal making," or the presumption of its primacy across all circumstances and cultures, may prove Trump's fatal flaw. That is to say, Islam is not in the deal-making business. Moreover, Trump is not in the civilization-destroying business, nor does he have the mindset to take on its ugly absolutism.

There in lies the rub, or as was stated above, the corner into which he painted himself.

Can he pull a Truman and drop the figurative bomb, that is, the literal actual bombs required to truly wipe out the Islamic regime and clear the way for a real new regime?

Posted by: Ordinary American at April 09, 2026 07:53 AM (INQN/)

31 He's never given ANY indication he trusts them."

Oh noes. What will we do?

Never forget - the real key is China...

Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 07:55 AM (XuXeR)

32 Lots of error 404's in the commentary links.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 09, 2026 07:55 AM (5xuJ/)

33 Didn't Iryna's murderer have a rap sheet a mile long and kept getting released for his violent previous crimes? And yet no psych evaluation was ever ordered by the judge? I propose the judge who let him out last, knowing full well how dangerous he was, do his prison sentence for him.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 09, 2026 07:57 AM (qBdHI)

34 So, the guy is bugnuts crazy. What was he doing walking around in public?

There’s been this weird dichotomy in modern society the notion that nothing can be done about lunatics unless and until they kill somebody, maybe. Now that’s crazy.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 09, 2026 07:57 AM (UWyNf)

35 Satan is just playing around with Canada at this point, what with MAID, making Bible passages illegal, seizing guns, and politicians like Chrystia Freeland and her acolytes in the Libtard Party.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 07:57 AM (LzbT+)

36 Re: Newsom's wife. I wouldn't go golfing with her if I were him. Reminds me of Adams' Family 2 What about Debbie! If he runs for president the Golf Cart memes will be epic.

Posted by: Smellslikevictory at April 09, 2026 07:57 AM (jPdyB)

37 The same people that have covered for Iran murdering 40,000 of their own people this year alone are not going to tell any sort of truth about Iran now."

This. It's funny... and sad, really. We're supposed to be charged up over reports from...
those who have proven to be idiots.

Pitchfork status: Unlit.

Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 07:57 AM (XuXeR)

38 Anyway. . .

Morning, 'rons and 'ronettes. 31 degrees here at Stately Poppins Manor, and there's frost on the lawn. Where's that global warming when you want it?

Had a chat with my writing friend yesterday. She helped me break a bit of a jam I was in, so today - if I can - I'm going to do some editing and then knock off a full chapter.

Hope you all have a lovely day.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 09, 2026 07:58 AM (ufSfZ)

39 There’s been this weird dichotomy in modern society the notion that nothing can be done about lunatics unless and until they kill somebody, maybe. Now that’s crazy."

We're all the same. Just like cultures.

/wineboxers

Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 07:59 AM (XuXeR)

40 The war was not a mistake. Iran had to be dealt with. However…. It has to be ended the right way. Iran in charge of the strait is not a satisfactory conclusion

Speaking of the strait, it occurred to me I have a fundamental misunderstanding of the situation. Iran has no navy left to speak of… or air force. So how do they still control the strait (as they apparently do)?? Are drones and a few random missiles here and there enough to prevent ships from passage? If so, why? Is it not a military problem but one of insurance… are ship owners not attempting passage because their insurance carriers are saying, in effect, you’re not covered unless you have Iranian permission? This situation puzzles me…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 09, 2026 07:59 AM (gZZCh)

41 Morning all

Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 07:59 AM (AnEIe)

42 Satan is just playing around with Canada at this point, what with MAID, making Bible passages illegal, seizing guns, and politicians like Chrystia Freeland and her acolytes in the Libtard Party.

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I won't be holding my breath for them to make Koran passages, such as kill all infidels, "hate speech."

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 09, 2026 07:59 AM (qBdHI)

43 They’ve emboldened Iran by ceding they can control the strait. Iran immediately exercised that new found power by “closing” it contrary to the agreement. They are being advised by Russia and China to take that posture. They’re betting Trump wants this to end, and won’t attack again As a response we should begin flattening every target on the list, including more personnel. Hard to say if CiNC will make that call.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 09, 2026 07:59 AM (Bq6MR)

44 "...Iran murdering 40,000 of their own people this year alone..."

Where does that number come from?

Posted by: I gotta ask at April 09, 2026 08:00 AM (2Ez/1)

45 The new claim that Decarlos Brown is "incapable to proceed" on state murder charges became public in a motion filed April 7, according to the New York Post.
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Then imprison him until he can proceed. Or, execute the MF. I don't much care which.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 08:00 AM (LzbT+)

46 Good morning Horde thx JJ, hoping you are well.

I had thought that fat bastard Moore was dead. Go on over to Iran Mikey and see if they go all Deliverance on you

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 09, 2026 08:00 AM (19SAM)

47 Worst Thing GOP Could Do For Midterms Is Embrace Amnesty, So Of Course They’re Doing That

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The GOP is never, ever, ever, ever going to change. Like a dog to its vomit, they will keep going back and pressing for amnesty. They make me sick.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 09, 2026 08:02 AM (qBdHI)

48 I agree with OA at 30…. How can you make a deal with a fanatical lunatic? Reagan’s trust but verify is NA…. Maybe bomb and verify?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 09, 2026 08:02 AM (gZZCh)

49 Losers:
UN
NATO
China
Russia
EU
Iran (Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis)

That is a huge win for the United States.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 09, 2026 08:02 AM (RIvkX)

50 So how do they still control the strait"

They really don't. It's insurance related. The margins on transport are miniscule, so owners/operators run scared... generally.
Quite a few are running w/o transponders (they show up after a few hours).

Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 08:03 AM (XuXeR)

51 40 The war was not a mistake. Iran had to be dealt with. However…. It has to be ended the right way. Iran in charge of the strait is not a satisfactory conclusion

Speaking of the strait, it occurred to me I have a fundamental misunderstanding of the situation. Iran has no navy left to speak of… or air force. So how do they still control the strait (as they apparently do)?? Are drones and a few random missiles here and there enough to prevent ships from passage? If so, why? Is it not a military problem but one of insurance… are ship owners not attempting passage because their insurance carriers are saying, in effect, you’re not covered unless you have Iranian permission? This situation puzzles me…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 09, 2026 07:59 AM (gZZCh)

Yeah it's drones and a few random missiles. In that sense there's a number of other countries in the region who also have a similar option to close the straits.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at April 09, 2026 08:03 AM (okun6)

52 the University of California, San Diego, California State University, Sacramento, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, University of California, Irvine, and University of Southern California (USC) as all set to host some form of “UndocuGraduation.”

WTFO

Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 09, 2026 08:05 AM (/+uur)

53 I think we're really fighting the IRGC at this point. I've no clue who Trump's administration is talking to... referring to them as a "stable regime" or whatever. I doubt it's the IRGC leadership they're negotiating with.

Off the cuff, it doesn't sound promising. I guess we'll find out soon enough.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 09, 2026 08:05 AM (AkEZC)

54
I know how to end a war.
Just leave.

Posted by: Creepy Joe at April 09, 2026 08:05 AM (2Ez/1)

55 This situation puzzles me…"

Do not forget - we now can influence how traffic moves thru the Strait - and that's 1/3 or more of China's oil...

Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 08:06 AM (XuXeR)

56 I suppose the GOPe's are going to defend NATO's continued existence, as their new article of faith. Wouldn't it be cheaper just to annex Greenland and let Spain, France and all the muslim nations of Europe find their own way?
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Rutte answered, “Some of them, yes, but a large majority of European countr[ies] — and that’s what we discussed today — have done what they promised before in a case like this, because they know that, when it comes to NATO, it’s there to protect the United States, because the U.S. needs a secure Atlantic and a secure Arctic and a secure Europe to stay safe here in the U.S. mainland. But it is also there to make sure that, of course, Europe is safe, and to be this platform of power projection for the United States.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 08:06 AM (coFoR)

57 If it wasn't so dangerous, it would be amusing, watching that dumb bint from FL argue her amnesty bill isn't amnesty.

Her argument, such as it is after the screeching and yelling, is "it doesn't say, 'THIS BILL IS AMNESTY' in the title, so it's not amnesty!"

She lies "criminals are deported" but criminals are defined only as convicted felons.
She makes up some number how it will generate like $70 billion a year. Why not say $700 billion, as long as you're lying?
Not only does everyone get amnesty, it allows those deported a right to return to get amnesty.

But the best one was her shrieking, "it fixes a system that's been broken for 40 years."
And AtC was asking, "what happened 40 years ago?! What happened?!"

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 09, 2026 08:07 AM (HXT0k)

58 Rutte answered,"

What an idiot. Really.

Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 08:07 AM (XuXeR)

59 Creepy Joe

Joe Biden failed. You can not be interested in war, but a war can still be interested in you. Like a rapist.

You gave billions to Islamic barbarians.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 08:08 AM (u82oZ)

60 Good morning, J.J.
Good morning, Horde.

Posted by: Inogame at April 09, 2026 08:08 AM (53oGX)

61 I've said for years now that I don't want (and am more than a little afraid of) vigilante justice.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung

Agreed. But if the cops can't stop things, the judges side with rabid animals and criminals are constantly viewed as the victims who need to be coddled, vigilantism is going to be seen as the only option.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 09, 2026 08:09 AM (OPGS/)

62 But the best one was her shrieking, "it fixes a system that's been broken for 40 years."

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As the huge elephant in the room said, "that's because the system hasn't been enforced."

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 09, 2026 08:09 AM (qBdHI)

63 ~~Iran~~ Muslims in charge of ~~the strait~~ anything is not a satisfactory conclusion.

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 09, 2026 07:59 AM (gZZCh)
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FIFY

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 09, 2026 08:09 AM (5UTWB)

64 If it wasn't so dangerous, it would be amusing, watching that dumb bint from FL argue her amnesty bill isn't amnesty

She was getting dragged mercilessly over that comment. Folks like her forget that normal people can go online and do research.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 09, 2026 08:10 AM (OPGS/)

65 Then back at it tomorrow. Hopefully we find a planning meeting of the IRGC, and start with a Mk-84 to vaporize the keynote speaker.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 07:51 AM (u82oZ)

Start by blowing the bridges and power plants which, presumably, do not currently have human shields.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 08:11 AM (ExV1e)

66 If you are a John Lee Hooker fan, I happened upon a youtube gem earlier this morning and I've been listening to it for the last half hour, so I'll pass it on the any hordian Hooker-ites.

https://tinyurl.com/57fvtwfz

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 08:11 AM (coFoR)

67 The Masters starts today. It’s always one of my favorite sporting events to watch. Actually being on the grounds at Augusta National would be on my bucket list but it’s one of the hardest tickets in sports so I’ll probably have to be satisfied with television viewing. The course looks absolutely beautiful

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 09, 2026 08:13 AM (d9SZG)

68 I've said for years now that I don't want (and am more than a little afraid of) vigilante justice.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung

Agreed. But if the cops can't stop things, the judges side with rabid animals and criminals are constantly viewed as the victims who need to be coddled, vigilantism is going to be seen as the only option.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 09, 2026 08:09 AM (OPGS/)
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It's a wonder the justice system participants don't see the dangerous conditions they are creating.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 08:13 AM (coFoR)

69 I wish I could post the NATO flag to signal the beginning of the Two Minutes Hate.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 09, 2026 07:53 AM (E6xSb)

I'm unclear on your point. Are you suggesting that we should embrace the continuation of NATO?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 08:13 AM (ExV1e)

70 Speaking of the strait, it occurred to me I have a fundamental misunderstanding of the situation. Iran has no navy left to speak of… or air force. So how do they still control the strait (as they apparently do)?? Are drones and a few random missiles here and there enough to prevent ships from passage? If so, why? Is it not a military problem but one of insurance… are ship owners not attempting passage because their insurance carriers are saying, in effect, you’re not covered unless you have Iranian permission? This situation puzzles me…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 09, 2026 07:59 AM (gZZCh)

Drones and shore to ship missiles; for the last few years we ignored the fact that Iran has dig in literally hundreds of these installations near the straits; and only a handful of them needed to survive to threaten shipping.

To stop the threat we either need to end the regime completely, or have ground troops occupy a 20 - 30 mile strip on the Iranian side of the straits.

We’ve hit the limit on what can be done by air power alone.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 09, 2026 08:13 AM (UA2di)

71 The new claim that Decarlos Brown is "incapable to proceed" on state murder charges became public in a motion filed April 7, according to the New York Post

The left: We can't put someone in jail even if they are violent if they are mentally ill

Also the left: We can't force someone into a mental health institution anyway

Also, also the left: And remember you proles don't need cars. You can take the subway and get to experience all the joy and diversity of people like Decarlos Brown

Posted by: 18-1 at April 09, 2026 08:14 AM (sKqQm)

72 Lots of error 404's in the commentary links.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 09, 2026 07:55 AM (5xuJ/)

Assuming you're reading things on a PC, just remove the "" from the end of the URL and you're golden.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 08:14 AM (ExV1e)

73 ==============
It's a wonder the justice system participants don't see the dangerous conditions they are creating.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 08:13 AM (coFoR)

When there is no public justice, there WILL be private justice.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 09, 2026 08:15 AM (UA2di)

74 Sigh.

Remove the angle bracket br space forward slash angle bracket.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 08:15 AM (ExV1e)

75 Remember how George Floyd was THE news item because the police didn't give him aid and he therefore died from his drug overdose.

Here the government is letting Iryna's killer go for LULZ. And not the FNM will not be talking about it.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 09, 2026 08:16 AM (sKqQm)

76 67. I agree Linus. Masters with Jim Nance on Sat and Sun afternoons, nothing better

Posted by: Jonah at April 09, 2026 08:16 AM (YCxFk)

77 It's a wonder the justice system participants don't see the dangerous conditions they are creating.

Its intentional. They want street thugs terrorizing normies.

Because then the normies will vote to give that same governing class more money and power.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 09, 2026 08:17 AM (sKqQm)

78 >>I sincerely don't understand why people keep saying this. President Trump has never - on foreign affairs - ended up in a corner he didn't intend to appear to be in. He's completely rebuilt the post-war order in what basically amounts to his first year of this term.

Trump has spent the last year reordering the world and putting the US in the dominant position. Strengthening the US internally by sealing the borders and deporting illegals and then using tariffs and other trade tactics to balance what has been an unfair trade arrangement for decades.

Then it was stopping drug trafficking boats which ultimately helped China, they taking down Maduro and returning the Panama Canal to western control and again damaging China. Now it's the other leg of China's energy supply in Iran. China is attempting to help mediate the Iran situation for grins, they need that oil more than anyone. And NATO has been exposed as dead weight.

China's economy is slowing down. We are controlling the oil they used to get direct from Venezuela. I think Trump is enjoying the hell out of this.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 09, 2026 08:17 AM (GukFK)

79 Someone should tell canada that fat, drunk and stupid is no way to be a country.

Posted by: Dean Wormer at April 09, 2026 08:17 AM (3LMJN)

80 Middleton running for AG in Texas is scum, but he has a lot of money.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 09, 2026 08:17 AM (t9gHm)

81 Roy cooper is part of this awful NC left wing machine, responsible for these insane judges over there. But he is teflon

Posted by: Jonah at April 09, 2026 08:18 AM (YCxFk)

82 What an idiot. Really.
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 08:07 AM (XuXeR)
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I don't think I can agree (yet). He seems to be more on our side of these questions than the Euro-weenies side, so far anyway, once you discount what's being said as Diplo-Speak. Essentially, I think he concedes Trump's point (that European countries have failed America as poor allies), but he holds out hope he can save NATO and motivate the loser countries to participate. I think he's wrong, at least on Spain, but I can respect the effort.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 08:18 AM (coFoR)

83 To stop the threat we either need to end the regime completely, or glassify a 20 - 30 mile strip on the Iranian side of the straits.

Posted by: Another alternative at April 09, 2026 08:18 AM (vFG9F)

84 “I think the most important thing is that we are adamant in keeping our Catholic identity. Without that, there’s no purpose for us to do what we’re doing.”
Nuns Caring for Terminally Ill Sue New York Over Transgender Mandate
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What the government wants is to close them down. This will achieve two things:
1. People will have to rely entirely on the government, and on no one else.
2. They can euthanize the patients quickly.

How about MAID for politicians, judges, and bureaucrats?

Posted by: Eeyore at April 09, 2026 08:18 AM (AlhUl)

85 I've said for years now that I don't want (and am more than a little afraid of) vigilante justice.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung

People in Hell don't want to sweat.

Posted by: Yep at April 09, 2026 08:18 AM (SD7rz)

86 I've said for years now that I don't want (and am more than a little afraid of) vigilante justice.

The same justice system that will solve less then 10% of the murders in their area and way less of other crimes will solve 100% of the acts of vigilante justice that occur.

Because remember the problem isn't that they can't solve regular crimes...it is that they don't want to.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 09, 2026 08:19 AM (sKqQm)

87 It's a wonder the justice system participants don't see the dangerous conditions they are creating.
Posted by: Huck Follywood

They have never been held accountable and are certain that they are immune to consequences.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 09, 2026 08:19 AM (OPGS/)

88 Is it not a military problem but one of insurance… are ship owners not attempting passage because their insurance carriers are saying, in effect, you’re not covered unless you have Iranian permission? This situation puzzles me…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

That is correct. Lloyds of London is afraid of the mohammedans.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 09, 2026 08:19 AM (t9gHm)

89 I was thinking about the current unpleasantness in Iran, and I recalled something from The Untouchables

https://youtu.be/xPZ6eaL3S2E?t=20

Posted by: Don Black at April 09, 2026 08:19 AM (ZxPkt)

90 Bad news for Campa-Najjar: Democrats fight like dogs for the congressional seat he's angling for, and a strong Republican emerges
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404

Posted by: Eeyore at April 09, 2026 08:20 AM (AlhUl)

91 ... to be this platform of power projection for the United States.

Unless, you know, the United States wants to project power somewhere we don't like, in which case, we refuse to support the system.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 08:20 AM (ExV1e)

92 To stop the threat we either need to end the regime completely, or glassify a 20 - 30 mile strip on the Iranian side of the straits.

I think its much easier then anyone wants to admit.

Iran fires a missile? We level bomb one town/district/villa belonging to the mullah class.

Wash, rinse, repeat.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 09, 2026 08:20 AM (sKqQm)

93 Can't watch Bartiromo's show because the rehab place doesn't have Fox Business, so regular Fox. Pence is on next. Spit

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 09, 2026 08:20 AM (19SAM)

94

Joshua Hall
@JoshHall2024
🚨BREAKING: 🚨 Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has reportedly uncovered a DEEP STATE COUP PLOT to remove President Trump from office by SABOTAGING his war effort in Iran in order to turn the American people and the US military against him. Gabbard is also said to have discovered communications between former HIGH-RANKING MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE OFFICIALS from the first Trump administration and the Biden administration and active members of the military involved in this war in which they are being told to DISOBEY AND REFUSE TO CARRY OUT ORDERS made by President Trump. The Deep State within our government is alive and well... THE ENEMY WITHIN is the greatest existential threat that our nation faces today.

Posted by: SMOD at April 09, 2026 08:20 AM (RHGPo)

95 Does anyone remember in the early stages of the Invasion of Iraq a lot of people wondering wtf we were doing rather than invading it instead of Iran?
“USA out of Iraq and into Iran!” There was even shirts made by a place called Right Wing Stuff.com. I remember. In the scheme of things I guess we were painted into a corner years ago. When the first bomb flew a month ago I don’t see how we weren’t committed to putting boots on the ground in some form be it Qeshm Island and Kharg or going in and grabbing their uranium. A “peaceful” resolution with these Islamic asshole nutjobs still at the helm? (facepalm) I love Trump…….i hope he’s got a plan .

Posted by: JROD at April 09, 2026 08:20 AM (PLgLU)

96 > Speaking of the strait, it occurred to me I have a fundamental misunderstanding of the situation. Iran has no navy left to speak of… or air force. So how do they still control the strait (as they apparently do)??
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The IRGC still has a number of small boats they arm with RPGs or machine guns. They swarm ships in the Hormuz. There are still land based anti-ship missiles around. They're highly mobile and easily hidden. And then there's all the mines Iran has laid in the shipping channels.

De-mining the Hormuz Strait is going to be a big deal. It can't be done until Iran/IRGC commits to a ceasefire or we literally take control of the Iranian coast in that area.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 09, 2026 08:20 AM (AkEZC)

97 We’ve hit the limit on what can be done by air power alone.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 09, 2026 08:13 AM (UA2di)

Those drone and shore to ship missile installations can’t be bombed and destroyed from the air? Even if hundreds we could still do it in time, right? Or are they mobile installations that are hard/impossible to find and target? It still seems we could do this with air power… if we can blow up nuke sites deep underground we could get these… what am I missing?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 09, 2026 08:20 AM (yz/88)

98 They have never been held accountable and are certain that they are immune to consequences.

It is settled law the police are under no requirement to protect anyone...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 09, 2026 08:21 AM (sKqQm)

99 Today Is National Winston Churchill Day.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 09, 2026 08:21 AM (NpAcC)

100 Jill Biden should be arrested for elder abuse. Joe has bone cancer now, but she dragged him out to Santa Monica this week to schmooze donors for $$

Posted by: Jonah at April 09, 2026 08:21 AM (YCxFk)

101 His concubine is a bigger fake than Gavin himself. I have to wonder how much money those two and TBD backers paid and continue to pay tutors and acting coaches that created those two public personas, and adjust the shapes as dictated by focus groups and polling of important Leftist base blocs. Several million dollars to-date, I'll bet.

Posted by: Gref at April 09, 2026 08:22 AM (5rh/l)

102 97 We’ve hit the limit on what can be done by air power alone.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 09, 2026 08:13 AM (UA2di)

Those drone and shore to ship missile installations can’t be bombed and destroyed from the air? Even if hundreds we could still do it in time, right? Or are they mobile installations that are hard/impossible to find and target? It still seems we could do this with air power… if we can blow up nuke sites deep underground we could get these… what am I missing?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 09, 2026 08:20 AM (yz/8

It takes minimal resources to attack tankers from the shore and there's plenty of mobile options to do so.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at April 09, 2026 08:22 AM (okun6)

103 99. Great man, last one in Britain

Posted by: Jonah at April 09, 2026 08:22 AM (YCxFk)

104 You are never alone. He is always with you.
Rebuild anew on the ashes of your life.

“The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

“But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate.

Luke 15:21-23

Posted by: Marcus T at April 09, 2026 08:22 AM (pkv3v)

105 FFS F&F interviewing Mike Pence.

Why? Why give this guy air? Is he some military expert or something.

*click*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 09, 2026 08:23 AM (RIvkX)

106 Jill Biden should be arrested for elder abuse. Joe has bone cancer now, but she dragged him out to Santa Monica this week to schmooze donors for $$

You mean the nice old lady that bought me ice cream and let me sit down with some really nice girls? And wow did their hair smell good...they wouldn't touch my leg hair for some reason though.

But I had two scoops of butter pecan it was great!

Posted by: Joe Biden at April 09, 2026 08:23 AM (sKqQm)

107 89 I was thinking about the current unpleasantness in Iran, and I recalled something from The Untouchables
https://youtu.be/xPZ6eaL3S2E?t=20
Posted by: Don Black at April 09, 2026 08:19 AM (ZxPkt)

Yup. It's the only way with these people.

Posted by: Ordinary American at April 09, 2026 08:23 AM (INQN/)

108 Regular Fox is awful. Have not watched since Election night 2020

Posted by: Jonah at April 09, 2026 08:23 AM (YCxFk)

109 If I were to imagine what Rosanne Barr's naked keister looks like, I see Michael Moore's face. And her ass probably voices a better message.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 09, 2026 08:23 AM (Fbc0I)

110 Cut the cable cord 5 years ago

Posted by: Jonah at April 09, 2026 08:23 AM (YCxFk)

111 ... he holds out hope he can save NATO and motivate the loser countries to participate.

He's the head of NATO. Of course he holds out hope he can save NATO.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 08:24 AM (ExV1e)

112 FFS F&F interviewing Mike Pence. Why? Why give this guy air? Is he some military expert or something.

He was at the forefront of paying personal bills with campaign funds back in the 80s.

Posted by: Yep at April 09, 2026 08:24 AM (SD7rz)

113 Another Leftist Wins, But The Rule Of Law Prevails In Wisconsin
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I am not exactly filled with hope that our country will pull out of the nosedive. Nice try, Donnie, but it was a ten foot jump over a twelve foot ditch.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 09, 2026 08:24 AM (AlhUl)

114 It's a wonder the justice system participants don't see the dangerous conditions they are creating.
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Some don't, because they are so blinded by the imaginary majesty of their marble hallways, they believe the system is as permanent as that stone.

Others do, but think their personal philosophy overrides the law; just this time can't hurt.

But, there is a big chuck that do but also squeal in glee as the idea of not just inflicting more violence on the lesser people but also spasm in ecstasy believing that vigilantism will grant them further powers to punish the lessers.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 09, 2026 08:25 AM (HXT0k)

115 at this point, Pence has no more cred than Dan Quayle.

So sad, loved the guy in 2016

Posted by: Jonah at April 09, 2026 08:25 AM (YCxFk)

116 Lots of error 404's in the commentary links.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 09, 2026 07:55 AM (5xuJ/)

Assuming you're reading things on a PC, just remove the "" from the end of the URL and you're golden.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 08:14 AM (ExV1e)

After coffee, I did that and was fine. Coffee. What can't it do? LOL!!

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 09, 2026 08:25 AM (5xuJ/)

117 108 Regular Fox is awful. Have not watched since Election night 2020
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Same here. Burn me once is enough information for me to avoid returning.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 08:26 AM (n17eQ)

118 Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 09, 2026 08:25 AM (HXT0k)

Good analysis.

Posted by: Ordinary American at April 09, 2026 08:26 AM (INQN/)

119 i live close to Wisconsin. Many friends in Kenosha, who are Trumpers, but do not vote in small elections.

Having Supreme court elections during spring break is pathetic

Posted by: Jonah at April 09, 2026 08:27 AM (YCxFk)

120 Let me take a wild guess that the "hate speech" bill in Canada did not target people of any other faith but people who use the Bible?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 09, 2026 08:27 AM (PFs9e)

121 That is correct. Lloyds of London is afraid of the mohammedans.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 09, 2026 08:19 AM (t9gHm)

The question is: Is it fear of economic loss, or is it collusion with the forces arrayed against Trump? Iran 'closes' the Strait because the economic effects put pressure on Trump. Lloyds assists in keeping the Strait closed.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 08:27 AM (ExV1e)

122 THE ENEMY WITHIN is the greatest existential threat that our nation faces today.
Posted by: SMOD at April 09, 2026 08:20 AM (RHGPo)
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Well, duh.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 08:27 AM (+UMhJ)

123 It takes minimal resources to attack tankers from the shore"

Tankers are tough targets (they have to be - they can take a beating w/o falling apart or losing cargo).
This "close" chatter is just that... chatter.

And the "speedboat" thing is funny. I recall a pic (even here) of a "speedboat" manned by two guys w/4 or 5 "mines" on the foredeck.... at planing speed.

That was funny.

Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 08:28 AM (XuXeR)

124 At one point one of the courts in Seattle was closed because the neighborhood they were located in was too dangerous even during the day for employees to come out.

And...nothing really changed, Seattle still has the same insane local government

Posted by: 18-1 at April 09, 2026 08:28 AM (sKqQm)

125 Cable "news."

LOL.

Posted by: Most people at April 09, 2026 08:28 AM (2Ez/1)

126 What an idiot. Really.
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 08:07 AM (XuXeR)
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I don't think I can agree (yet). He seems to be more on our side of these questions than the Euro-weenies side, so far anyway, once you discount what's being said as Diplo-Speak. Essentially, I think he concedes Trump's point (that European countries have failed America as poor allies), but he holds out hope he can save NATO and motivate the loser countries to participate. I think he's wrong, at least on Spain, but I can respect the effort.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 08:18 AM (coFoR)
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NATO is hand-in-glove with the EU-WEF globohomo bureaucracy of which Mark Rutte is an examplar par excellence.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 09, 2026 08:28 AM (RIvkX)

127 It's also,
National Unicorn Day. 🦄

Posted by: redridinghood at April 09, 2026 08:28 AM (NpAcC)

128 Here’s How The Media Are Lying Right Now: Painting DOJ Abusers As Trump’s ‘Political Foes’
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Circular link.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 09, 2026 08:29 AM (AlhUl)

129 People's Hippo Voice

It's a convoy attack analysis issue.

Do you take out the escorts first - police, bailiffs?
This is the Left's plan.

Or do you go for the high value targets like specific Judges and Soros DAs first? This has not been tried.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 08:29 AM (u82oZ)

130 Bad news for Campa-Najjar: Democrats fight like dogs for the congressional seat he's angling for, and a strong Republican emerges
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404
Posted by: Eeyore at April 09, 2026 08:20 AM (AlhUl)

https://tinyurl.com/2s96y2yn

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 08:29 AM (ExV1e)

131 It's a wonder the justice system participants don't see the dangerous conditions they are creating.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 08:13 AM (coFoR)

It's called The Big Payback.

Hey! Get ready, that's a fact
Get ready you mother for the big payback
(The big payback)
Hey, I'm a man, I'm a man...

Posted by: White liberals and black militants at April 09, 2026 08:29 AM (3LMJN)

132 Or are they mobile installations that are hard/impossible to find and target? It still seems we could do this with air power… if we can blow up nuke sites deep underground we could get these… what am I missing?”

Yes, many are mobile. Drones can be launched from a flat bed cargo truck, and they don’t need sophisticated targeting; just go out there and run into any ship they spot.

The US spent a couple weeks trying to find any fixed missile installations, but many are dug deep into the rocky hills on the Iranian side with their entrances disguised. I don’t mean to oversell Iran’s capabilities, but we must admit that they’ve been building and planning for this war for 40 years. And even if we take out 90% of their capabilities, it’s not enough. It’s got to be 100%.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 09, 2026 08:29 AM (UA2di)

133 We stand ready to insure the safe passage of oil through the strait. No paperwork, just a handshake and a pile of cash is all we need.

Posted by: Lloyd's of Lubbock at April 09, 2026 08:29 AM (oftw2)

134 Also... marine traffic shows quite a bit of traffic. My $.02 is that trusting news sources is.... well, you get the idea.

Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 08:30 AM (XuXeR)

135 Democrats are over performing in every special election. Their engagement is off the charts.

But I’m told by all the “experts” that meaningless in the midterms. Which seems counter factual and sophistic.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 09, 2026 08:30 AM (MKu/Q)

136 FFS F&F interviewing Mike Pence.

Why? Why give this guy air? Is he some military expert or something.

*click*
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 09, 2026 08:23 AM (RIvkX)
******
They brought him in today only because he was being very complimentary to Trump.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 09, 2026 08:31 AM (NpAcC)

137 Federal Appeals Court Allows Pentagon To Designate Anthropic As A Supply-Chain Risk

The Trump administration previously said the AI company was attempting to dictate military policy.

Posted by: SMOD at April 09, 2026 08:31 AM (RHGPo)

138 >BREAKING: 🚨 Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has reportedly uncovered a ....
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reportedly

Posted by: Don Black at April 09, 2026 08:31 AM (ZxPkt)

139 Jill Biden should be arrested for elder abuse. Joe has bone cancer now, but she dragged him out to Santa Monica this week to schmooze donors for $$
Posted by: Jonah at April 09, 2026 08:21 AM (YCxFk)

Is he throwing his hat in the ring for '28?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 08:31 AM (ExV1e)

140 Jonah - I switched to YouTube TV… it’s cheap, has all the sports I wanna watch and best of all a record option so I can watch stuff on my own schedule…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 09, 2026 08:31 AM (yz/88)

141 Drones can be launched from a flat bed cargo truck,"

You aren't driving anything along great sections of that area... without leaving a big trail.

Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 08:31 AM (XuXeR)

142 I could listen to Maria Bartiromo and Charles Payne all day becaws dey tawk reel gud jus like me.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 09, 2026 08:32 AM (RIvkX)

143 Is he some military expert or something.

He stabbed Trump, and the American people, in the back while it was unguarded.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 08:32 AM (ExV1e)

144 Posted by: Lloyd's of Lubbock "

Ok, that's funny right there. I like it....

Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 08:32 AM (XuXeR)

145 Also Thomas Sowell.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 09, 2026 08:32 AM (RIvkX)

146 Democrats are over performing in every special election. Their engagement is off the charts.

But I’m told by all the “experts” that meaningless in the midterms. Which seems counter factual and sophistic.

Its fraud. In your face, blatant fraud. But until someone actually starts arresting people for it, it doesn't matter if it is fraud or not.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 09, 2026 08:33 AM (sKqQm)

147 Worst Thing GOP Could Do For Midterms Is Embrace Amnesty, So Of Course They’re Doing That
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It baffles me that the GOPe learnt nothing from the fate of the British Tories. Starmer did not increase his support significantly in the last election. The Tory vote just didn't show up. And it's no puzzle why, after repeated betrayals by Sunak.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 09, 2026 08:34 AM (AlhUl)

148 Posted by: Lloyd's of Lubbock "

Ok, that's funny right there. I like it....
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 08:32 AM (XuXeR)

Lloyd’s of Lubbock funded a pretty darn good Texas Tech football team last year… and will again this year I’d bet

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 09, 2026 08:35 AM (yz/88)

149 It is funny, tho - people who call every handgun a "glock" are now suddenly "people who can't be questioned" on Global Maritime Traffic?

Heh.

Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 08:35 AM (XuXeR)

150 > Disheartening: Iryna Zarutska’s Killer Found Incompetent to Stand Trial
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guess they gotta let him go
whaddya gonna do

Posted by: Don Black at April 09, 2026 08:35 AM (ZxPkt)

151 So what happens to Lloyd's of London going forward? Next will be Arabs moving their money somewhere else.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 08:35 AM (n17eQ)

152 As an aside to the issues with de-conflicting the Hormuz, the two Marine MEU's on their way to the theater have all the kit necessary to remove those mines.

But, as I said, it's very dangerous work and needs to be done while Iranian/IRGC threats are nullified. And it's tedious as shit. It'll take months.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 09, 2026 08:35 AM (AkEZC)

153 Lloyd’s of Lubbock funded a pretty darn good Texas Tech football team last year… and will again this year I’d bet.

You're right. The amount of $$$$ they brought to the field was... whew.

Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 08:36 AM (XuXeR)

154 So what happens to Lloyd's of London going forward?"

They, like the rest of the formerly great Britian, will slide into history...

Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 08:37 AM (XuXeR)

155
"over performing."

What does that even mean?

Posted by: I gotta ask at April 09, 2026 08:37 AM (2Ez/1)

156 You aren't driving anything along great sections of that area... without leaving a big trail.
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 08:31 AM (XuXeR)

Yes, but - Ukraine lately has been demonstrating that they can hit targets a thousand miles deep in Russia with drones. The Russians were certain they didn’t have the range, but the Ukes found ways to do it.

My own preference is that the US use the marines to seize control of the 4 small islands in the straits that Iran uses as observation posts/firing platforms.
My guess is that Trump wanted a last minute chance to avoid deploying ground troops; because we’re at the point where they’re required.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 09, 2026 08:37 AM (UA2di)

157 Just a random thought… wouldn’t the Saudis, amongst all countries, be very motivated to have the strait open and not under the thumb of Iran? Doesn’t most of their oil go through the strait? They’re not friendly at all with Iran. Why can’t they send in “boots on the ground” and control that 30 mile stretch of coastline?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 09, 2026 08:38 AM (yz/88)

158 It is settled law the police are under no requirement to protect anyone...
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They aren’t required to protect individuals. I don’t get a police escort when my crazy ex-wife threatens to kill me.

They do have a recognized duty and obligation to keep the peace. Put down riots. But politicians are too often both corrupt AND incompetent, so our cities don’t even enjoy that. “They just need room to destroy” we’re told, about looters and rioting mobs. Failed state stuff.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 09, 2026 08:38 AM (UWyNf)

159 157 Just a random thought… wouldn’t the Saudis, amongst all countries, be very motivated to have the strait open and not under the thumb of Iran? Doesn’t most of their oil go through the strait? They’re not friendly at all with Iran. Why can’t they send in “boots on the ground” and control that 30 mile stretch of coastline?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 09, 2026 08:38 AM (yz/8

Some of the Arab states have been considering this, the UAE most publicly, but haven't fully convinced themselves of the necessity yet.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at April 09, 2026 08:39 AM (okun6)

160 Why can’t they send in “boots on the ground” and control that 30 mile stretch of coastline?
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Most of their boots are Pakistanis.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 08:40 AM (n17eQ)

161 "A former Fort Bragg employee with top-secret clearance is accused of leaking classified military tactics to a journalist, then admitting to her mother that she could be arrested for exposing sensitive operations, according to a federal complaint. Courtney P. Williams, 40, an Army veteran assigned to a Special Military Unit (SMU) at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, was arrested by the FBI on Tuesday and charged with unlawfully transmitting national defense information, including classified tactics used in covert missions, to an investigative reporter over a period spanning several years, federal prosecutors allege.
According to the complaint, Williams held a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance and had direct access to highly sensitive operational details, including tactics, techniques and procedures — commonly known as TTPs — used by elite military units...investigators allege that between 2022 and 2025, Williams communicated extensively with a journalist, including phone calls lasting hundreds of minutes and roughly 180 text messages, while also sending documents and materials that were later published in an article and and book identifying her..

Posted by: runner at April 09, 2026 08:40 AM (GD0B3)

162 We just need some high heels on the ground.

Posted by: Sam Brinton at April 09, 2026 08:41 AM (2Ez/1)

163 Roy cooper is part of this awful NC left wing machine, responsible for these insane judges over there. But he is teflon
Posted by: Jonah

...and will likely be our next Senator *sigh*

Posted by: Oedipus at April 09, 2026 08:41 AM (Z6vKV)

164 "over performing."

What does that even mean?
Posted by: I gotta ask at April 09, 2026 08:37 AM (2Ez/1)

The Paolo gets told this all the time. Yes, please to explain for understandings.

Posted by: The Paolo at April 09, 2026 08:41 AM (wVcYX)

165 Gabbard is also said to have discovered communications between former HIGH-RANKING MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE OFFICIALS from the first Trump administration and the Biden administration and active members of the military involved in this war in which they are being told to DISOBEY AND REFUSE TO CARRY OUT ORDERS made by President Trump.

Name names, slap them in cuffs and execute them in public.

Or just flap your mouth, huff and puff and do nothing.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 09, 2026 08:41 AM (ufSfZ)

166 The US has not had a draft since the Vietnam War, but the Iran conflict has fueled concerns that one could take place.

Victor Nava

Mr Nava
I think we all lost 10 IQ points with your stupid last line comment.

Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 09, 2026 08:42 AM (/+uur)

167 Worst Thing GOP Could Do For Midterms Is Embrace Amnesty, So Of Course They’re Doing That
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It baffles me that the GOPe learnt nothing from the fate of the British Tories. Starmer did not increase his support significantly in the last election. The Tory vote just didn't show up. And it's no puzzle why, after repeated betrayals by Sunak.
Posted by: Eeyore at April 09, 2026 08:34 AM (AlhUl)
*******
It's the same crap that Maria Salazar has been pushing for years.
Laura Ingraham ripped Mike Lawler over it last night.
It's going nowhere.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 09, 2026 08:42 AM (NpAcC)

168 wouldn’t the Saudis, amongst all countries, be very motivated"

No, not really. They're not motivated to do much at all. They sit and get wealthy, then demand to control more...

Which then falls into poor conditions, the West comes in to fix, repair, whatever, gets oil, then...

rinse, repeat. It's Africa with oil. (not my line, but it's 100% accurate)

Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 08:42 AM (XuXeR)

169 LinusVanPelt

The Saudi Army failed against the Houthis in Yemen. They are not the forces you need.

Their best forces are the palace guard, selected for loyalty to the Sheiks. They do not go anywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 08:42 AM (u82oZ)

170 Williams communicated extensively with a journalist, including phone calls lasting hundreds of minutes and roughly 180 text messages, while also sending documents and materials that were later published in an article and and book identifying her..
Posted by: runner at April 09, 2026 08:40 AM (GD0B3)

No cig or blindfold

Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 09, 2026 08:43 AM (/+uur)

171 Why can’t they send in “boots on the ground” and control that 30 mile stretch of coastline?
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 09, 2026 08:38 AM (yz/8

The Saudi Air Force is small, but decent. The Saudi army itself, like all Arab armies, is pretty pathetic. Remember not long ago they tried to take over Yemen and got their asses kicked by a pack of goat herders on camels.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 09, 2026 08:43 AM (UA2di)

172 "A former Fort Bragg employee with top-secret clearance is accused of leaking classified military tactics to a journalist, then admitting to her mother that she could be arrested for exposing sensitive operations, according to a federal complaint.
Posted by: runner

We still execute people for that, don't we?

Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 08:43 AM (AnEIe)

173 Dan Quayle was a standup guy and conservative.

You fell for the media hit. The potato flash card thing shows the power the “media” had in those days to effect character assassination. You only think you know what happened.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 09, 2026 08:43 AM (UWyNf)

174 Their best forces are the palace guard, selected for loyalty to the Sheiks"

That is my understanding as well. Not surprisingly, there seems to be little easily available info on their forces...

Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 08:44 AM (XuXeR)

175 Prosecutors also point to a text message they say Williams sent that reads, "I might actually get arrested for disclosing classified information." Easley said that message could become a key piece of evidence.
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No shit Sherlock.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 08:45 AM (n17eQ)

176 “We found one hotel that had 129 rooms, and every one of them was a durable medical equipment company,” Kennedy revealed.

“There are two times the number of durable medical equipment companies in South Florida as there are McDonald’s,” he continued.” Most of them don’t sell anything, they’re just there to steal from the federal government.”

Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 09, 2026 08:45 AM (/+uur)

177 The Saudi Army failed against the Houthis in Yemen. They are not the forces you need.
Their best forces are the palace guard, selected for loyalty to the Sheiks. They do not go anywhere.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 08:42 AM (u82oZ)

Correct...Real killers huh? I'd trade the bunch of 'em for a couple of Campfire Girls.

Posted by: Sgt. Warden at April 09, 2026 08:46 AM (3LMJN)

178 "The Saudi army itself, like all Arab armies, is pretty pathetic. Remember not long ago they tried to take over Yemen and got their asses kicked by a pack of goat herders on camels."

+++
They just need to arm themselves with small red pocket knives.

Posted by: The Swiss at April 09, 2026 08:46 AM (2Ez/1)

179 Here is the link to the full story:

https://tinyurl.com/3xhtw5p2

what a dummy, WTH did she think she was doing?

Posted by: runner at April 09, 2026 08:46 AM (GD0B3)

180 We still execute people for that, don't we?
——

Who is “we” Kemosabe? Somebody sold the manual to the KH-11 spy satellite to the Soviets for $3500 back in the day. Sentenced to 40 years, have to read up on him and see if he’s out now.

Some TRW guys did something similar. No. The answer is “No”. Sadly.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 09, 2026 08:46 AM (UWyNf)

181 It's pretty clear by now that the IRGC are just a bunch of cunts like Hezbollah, the PLO, Hamas, Fatah, etc. etc. (tribal savages)

If they want to get aggressive again, during the cease-fire, reset the war powers resolution and exterminate them.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 09, 2026 08:46 AM (Fbc0I)

182 We still execute people for that, don't we?
Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 08:43 AM (AnEIe)

Fuck, man, we don't even execute people for personally killing 13 soldiers, and wounding 32 others, on an Army base in Texas.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 08:47 AM (ExV1e)

183 The ISSA-J1 mission will inspect two retired Japanese satellites launched in the early 2000s. By approaching them in orbit, ISSA-J1 will observe their current condition more than 20 years after launch, including their attitude, rotation behavior and signs of degradation. The mission will conduct close‑range observations of multiple objects, closer than traditional monitoring methods, demonstrating new possibilities for on‑orbit inspection services.

And bloe da fuck outta dem

Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 09, 2026 08:47 AM (/+uur)

184 FAME!

Posted by: runner at April 09, 2026 08:47 AM (GD0B3)

185 Or just flap your mouth, huff and puff and do nothing.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 09, 2026 08:41 AM (ufSfZ)

I recall her appearance months ago alongside Leavitt at a press briefing disclosing bombshell evidence of Obama's direct involvement even choreography of the Russia hoax. Zero since then.

Posted by: Ordinary American at April 09, 2026 08:47 AM (INQN/)

186 They do have a recognized duty and obligation to keep the peace. Put down riots. But politicians are too often both corrupt AND incompetent, so our cities don’t even enjoy that. “They just need room to destroy” we’re told, about looters and rioting mobs. Failed state stuff.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 09, 2026 08:38 AM (UWyNf)

And cops “just follow orders”. It sucks. The biggest ballache I have is that I want to like them. But their behavior and that of the people who run them will always make cops suspect.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 09, 2026 08:47 AM (E6xSb)

187 There are two times the number of durable medical equipment companies in South Florida as there are McDonald’s,” he continued.” Most of them don’t sell anything, they’re just there to steal from the federal government"

Having both parents go from requiring 24/7 medical attention to now hospice, the offers from companies is... staggering. Unimaginable levels (at least to me) for ... stuff... all paid for by various programs (taxpayers).

Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 08:48 AM (XuXeR)

188 Remember not long ago they tried to take over Yemen and got their asses kicked by a pack of goat herders on camels.
Posted by: Tom Servo

Ardeth Bay and the Medjai were pretty tough.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 08:48 AM (AnEIe)

189 Who is “we” Kemosabe? Somebody sold the manual to the KH-11 spy satellite to the Soviets for $3500 back in the day. Sentenced to 40 years, have to read up on him and see if he’s out now.

Some TRW guys did something similar. No. The answer is “No”. Sadly.
Posted by: Common Tater at April 09, 2026 08:46 AM (UWyNf)

The Clintons sold an entire nuke sub prop making system the the Chinks.

Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 09, 2026 08:48 AM (/+uur)

190 > A former Fort Bragg employee with top-secret clearance is accused of leaking classified military tactics to a journalist, then admitting to her mother that she could be arrested for exposing sensitive operations, according to a federal complaint.
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Trump alluded to a "journalist" getting, then repeating information about "Dude 44-B" (the WSO rescued) at the newser the other day. Claimed they were "in trouble."

Any ideas who this was and who spilled the beans?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 09, 2026 08:48 AM (AkEZC)

191 That is my understanding as well. Not surprisingly, there seems to be little easily available info on their forces...
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 08:44 AM (XuXeR)

The only countries in the Middle East with serious military forces today - forces with serious capabilities - are Israel, Turkey, Egypt, and Iran. Luckily Egypt is too far away from the action, and we stay engaged with Erdogan to make sure he sits this one out. No one else over there has any serious military capabilities, which is why Iran was sure they could dominate the region.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 09, 2026 08:49 AM (UA2di)

192 Correct...Real killers huh? I'd trade the bunch of 'em for a couple of Campfire Girls.
Posted by: Sgt. Warden

What fun to...Sing around the Campfire,
Meet the Moon above.
Sing Wo-He-Lo, Sing Wo-He-Lo,
Work, Health, Love.

Posted by: Patrice Munsel at April 09, 2026 08:49 AM (oftw2)

193 I'm unclear on your point. Are you suggesting that we should embrace the continuation of NATO?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 08:13 AM (ExV1e)

In a much different and reformed way, yes. I want it changed. But people here want it destroyed because reasons. I’ll be ostracized for it but so what.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 09, 2026 08:50 AM (E6xSb)

194 Has Artemis dropped out of the news? They’re still not back…. I noticed they got that cool image of the dark side of the moon…. Who’d have believed that dark side has a likeness of The Donald when viewed from above! Coincidence? I think not…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 09, 2026 08:50 AM (+gA9j)

195 Paul the troll is not even making any sense at this point.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 09, 2026 08:50 AM (Nx5jP)

196 what a dummy, WTH did she think she was doing?
Posted by: runner at April 09, 2026 08:46 AM (GD0B3)

Given that she started in '22, I assume she was trying to set herself up as a respected source in the run-up to the war between Russia and the US which, thankfully, never officially materialized.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 08:50 AM (ExV1e)

197 Over performing is when you win special elections for Congressional seats. Dems have not picked up when of those in 25-26 cycle. Think GOP has help 8 of them.

During Bush years , Dems were winning special House seats in Deep red states in the South

Posted by: Jonah at April 09, 2026 08:50 AM (YCxFk)

198 140. Thanks Linus

Posted by: Jonah at April 09, 2026 08:50 AM (YCxFk)

199 Ardeth Bay and the Medjai were pretty tough.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 08:48 AM (AnEIe)

LOL had to look that up!

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 09, 2026 08:51 AM (UA2di)

200 "To stop the threat we either need to end the regime completely, or glassify a 20 - 30 mile strip on the Iranian side of the straits."

A case for the return of the new Jersey to the ME?

Posted by: pawn at April 09, 2026 08:51 AM (jstR0)

201 Dems flipped two SC races in Wisconsin in 23-24, and media thought was proof Kamala was going to win

Posted by: Jonah at April 09, 2026 08:52 AM (YCxFk)

202 I recall her appearance months ago alongside Leavitt at a press briefing disclosing bombshell evidence of Obama's direct involvement even choreography of the Russia hoax. Zero since then.
Posted by: Ordinary American at April 09, 2026 08:47 AM (INQN/)

Man, if the DNI isn't prosecuting things, what is the world coming to?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 08:52 AM (ExV1e)

203 Courtney P. Williams, 40, an Army veteran assigned to a Special Military Unit (SMU) at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, was arrested by the FBI on Tuesday and charged with unlawfully transmitting national defense information, including classified tactics used in covert missions, to an investigative reporter over a period spanning several years, federal prosecutors allege.

PT her miserable fat ass until she dies!!

Posted by: Ghost of Gunny Sgt. Hartman at April 09, 2026 08:53 AM (wVcYX)

204 Meh.

We've been living with an "Iranian threat" for the last 47 years in addition to many instances of their terrorism.

What's another 2-6 months (hopefully) of wiping these bastards away? Except for the Houthis - and why haven't we wiped this shitstain off - the entire M.E. is against Iran.

People say Trump caused mask to fall. This is certainly correct here. This action squeezes China and Russia ( high oil prices not withstanding).

The lo ger outlook is much more favorable if this successful. Yet TBD. But look where we were 24 months ago. Patience people.

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at April 09, 2026 08:53 AM (Fn30I)

205 Ro Khanna reveals his strategy to end the conflict with Iran

1. "Immediate ceasefire"

2. Give Iran an "ironclad guarantee" that the U.S. & Israel will not attack again and "involve China & Russia in that"

3. "Look at some of the sanctions and have a diplomatic solution"

"That’s the only way, in my view, that we get the Strait of Hormuz open. If we don’t give Iran a guarantee that they’re going to be safe, they’re going to think, well, Israel is saying they want to mow the lawn."

Anderson Cooper follows up: “Is it acceptable to you if Iran remains in control of the Strait of Hormuz?”

Khanna says "No," and does not elaborate on how he will take away the Islamist nation's control of the Strait.

... simple .. Ro Ro Ro your boat

Posted by: SMOD at April 09, 2026 08:53 AM (RHGPo)

206 Way back in the day, under the CORONA program, they would use satellites to take high res film pictures of the Soviet Union, and parachute the film packs back earth over Hawaii, to be plucked out of the air by an Air Force plane.

They had a lot of problems with this program, often the film packs would get boosted into a higher orbit, instead of returning to earth.

I wonder if any of those have been, or could be recovered, with more modern tech? Cold War (which was pretty fucking hot) artifacts!

Posted by: Common Tater at April 09, 2026 08:53 AM (X7kHo)

207 Spade’s co-host, Dana Carvey, agreed that the “Hollywood studio system is dying” and said that something needs to be done to save it.

cig and a blindfold?

Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 09, 2026 08:53 AM (/+uur)

208
194 Has Artemis dropped out of the news?”

It’s that part of the car vacation where you’ve seen everything you wanted to see and all you’ve got left is that long interstate drive home.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 09, 2026 08:53 AM (UA2di)

209 Artemis returns tomorrow

unless I'm wrong

Posted by: Don Black at April 09, 2026 08:53 AM (ZxPkt)

210 :El Salvador President Nayib Bukele had called on America to "Impeach the corrupt judges" after the killer of Iryna Zarutska was found too incompetent to stand trial for murder.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 09, 2026 08:54 AM (NpAcC)

211 In a much different and reformed way, yes. I want it changed.

And I want a pony. NATO can not be changed because Europe can not be changed. NATO is an expression of Socialist Europe.

Posted by: Yep at April 09, 2026 08:54 AM (SD7rz)

212 I guess Courtney thought she was Speaking Truth To Power™ and standing up as a defiant rebel voice against the dark tide of fascism that is drowning Our Sacred Democracy™

Or she's an idiot and the reporter was feeding her ego.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 09, 2026 08:54 AM (OPGS/)

213 "Has Artemis dropped out of the news? They’re still not back…. I noticed they got that cool image of the dark side of the moon…. Who’d have believed that dark side has a likeness of The Donald when viewed from above! Coincidence? I think not…"

Actually, the scariest part of the mission isn't until the end, on Friday Night, REENTRY!

Posted by: pawn at April 09, 2026 08:54 AM (jstR0)

214 pawn

Nay, bro.

Tomahawks are cheap compared with the cost of getting an Iowa class Bb ready for combat.

We have air power, and lots of bombs. Use them until the IRCG survivors surrender.
Meanwhile, use STOL aircraft to arm the rural areas, and guide them to a cleansing victory.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 08:55 AM (u82oZ)

215 "over performing."

What does that even mean?

Posted by: I gotta ask at April 09, 2026 08:37 AM (2Ez/1)

That their numbers are better than history suggests they should be.

If the 2024 election in that district was Trump +11 and the Republican won with +1, then the Democrats are performing 10 points better than expected.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 09, 2026 08:55 AM (FmapG)

216 People say Trump caused mask to fall. This is certainly correct here. This action squeezes China and Russia ( high oil prices not withstanding).

The lo ger outlook is much more favorable if this successful. Yet TBD. But look where we were 24 months ago. Patience people.
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at April 09, 2026 08:53 AM (Fn30I)

China was barely surviving with $45 oil. Now $100 oil will kill their economy even more.

Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 09, 2026 08:55 AM (/+uur)

217 Artemis returns tomorrow

unless I'm wrong
Posted by: Don Black

Supposed to.
Unless they make a detour and stop by the ISS and get stuck.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 08:55 AM (AnEIe)

218 30,000 Miles To The Cleanest Bathrooms! You Can Hold It.

Posted by: Buc-ee's Space Billboard at April 09, 2026 08:56 AM (wVcYX)

219 In a much different and reformed way, yes. I want it changed. But people here want it destroyed because reasons. I’ll be ostracized for it but so what.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 09, 2026 08:50 AM (E6xSb)

And how would you change it? And why would the EU countries agree to that change, assuming it actually required anything of them?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 08:56 AM (ExV1e)

220 > The only countries in the Middle East with serious military forces today - forces with serious capabilities - are Israel, Turkey, Egypt, and Iran.
--------
On paper, the Saudis have an impressive military.

They don't do shit with it, but it's impressive.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 09, 2026 08:56 AM (AkEZC)

221
Come to-

Discount Treason Warehouse!!!

Where you can find traitors willing to betray their country for pennies on the dollar!

Did I say pennies?!?!

No way!!! Here at Discount Treason Warehouse, we'll commit treason, sedition, and violent insurrection for tenths of pennies on the dollar!

That's Discount Treason Warehouse!

Just look for the sign with the Braying Jackass in central Washington DC.

Discount Treason Warehouse!!!!

Posted by: naturalfake at April 09, 2026 08:57 AM (iJfKG)

222 >Use them until the IRCG survivors surrender.
---
they're not going to surrender- they are fanatics, on a mission from allah

Posted by: Don Black at April 09, 2026 08:57 AM (ZxPkt)

223 rickb223

ISS has working toilets. But their return velocity is too high.

They need to land in the Pacific Ocean.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 08:57 AM (u82oZ)

224 The US has not had a draft since the Vietnam War, but the Iran conflict has fueled concerns that one could take place.

Victor Nava

Oh yeah? Which position will Congress take?

1) Men and women are identical. Therefore, women will also be drafted.

2) Men and women are not identical. Therefore women will not be drafted.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 09, 2026 08:57 AM (FmapG)

225 De-mining the Hormuz Strait is going to be a big deal. It can't be done until Iran/IRGC commits to a ceasefire or we literally take control of the Iranian coast in that area.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

Yes.

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at April 09, 2026 08:58 AM (Fn30I)

226 207 Spade’s co-host, Dana Carvey, agreed that the “Hollywood studio system is dying” and said that something needs to be done to save it.
----------------
High Speed Train will save us all!

Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 08:58 AM (n17eQ)

227 Supposed to.
Unless they make a detour and stop by the ISS and get stuck.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 08:55 AM (AnEIe)

Hun, have you checked our shitter?

Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 09, 2026 08:58 AM (/+uur)

228 Ro Khanna is the biggest inside trader in Congress.

He's in it for the money.

And a Party soldier in every way. Like most of his ilk his prescription for Iran is "wave a magic wand and speak a magic incantation."

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 09, 2026 08:58 AM (RIvkX)

229 William Shatner did a goodly amount of over-performing in his day.

Posted by: Chewing The Scenery at April 09, 2026 08:58 AM (oftw2)

230 201 Dems flipped two SC races in Wisconsin in 23-24, and media thought was proof Kamala was going to win
Posted by: Jonah at April 09, 2026 08:52 AM (YCxFk)

WI statewide races are obviously compromised.
For the GOP to continuously be shut out over and over, yet hold majorities in state gov't tells me something stinks. Now the SC elections of course aren't held on days of other elections, which is an old shady trick to keep votes low, but it's something else too..

Posted by: Inogame at April 09, 2026 08:59 AM (53oGX)

231 Don Black

Then the solution is obvious. It is within the power of the US and Israel to accomplish that goal.

Make a desert, and call it peace.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 08:59 AM (u82oZ)

232 229 William Shatner did a goodly amount of over-performing in his day.
Posted by: Chewing The Scenery at April 09, 2026 08:58 AM (oftw2)

Youre over-acting Jim

Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 09, 2026 08:59 AM (/+uur)

233 Anyone who thinks Pres. Trump does anything because he's afraid of critics calling him weak or stupid or Taco (whatever that means) has not been paying attention for the last eight plus years.

Posted by: LASue at April 09, 2026 09:00 AM (lCppi)

234 China was barely surviving with $45 oil. Now $100 oil will kill their economy even more.
-------------
I find it odd that our esteemed Journalists are unable to report on China. Its a mystery, it is.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 09:01 AM (n17eQ)

235 All of the bleeding hearts weeping about war crimes and genocide, - try to think of it more like jackpot bowling; you keep racking them up and we'll keep throwing strikes.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 09, 2026 09:01 AM (Fbc0I)

236 "...and all you’ve got left is that long interstate drive home."
----
Is there at least a Buc-ee's along the way?

Posted by: The kids in the back seat at April 09, 2026 09:01 AM (2Ez/1)

237 Anyone who thinks Pres. Trump does anything because he's afraid of critics calling him weak or stupid or Taco (whatever that means) has not been paying attention for the last eight plus years.

Posted by: LASue at April 09, 2026 09:00 AM (lCppi)

Longer than that. Trump's held exactly the same position vis a vis Iran since he was 30 years old.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 09, 2026 09:02 AM (FmapG)

238 The Methodist Church is not for anyone who takes faith seriously --

We’re excited to invite you to a special Messy Church service on Sunday, April 19 at 9:30am!

Messy Church is a fun, intergenerational worship experience designed for all ages. It’s a chance to experience faith in a hands-on, creative, and joyful way.

Instead of a traditional service, we gather around interactive stations where we explore the story of Jesus through crafts, activities, conversation, and play. We’ll wrap up our time together with a shared meal and worship.

This is church—but a little more playful, a little more hands-on, and a lot more “come as you are.”

Posted by: Oglebay at April 09, 2026 09:02 AM (2ap+5)

239 The US has not had a draft since the Vietnam War, but the Iran conflict has fueled concerns that one could take place.

I perused reddit during Trump's first term. The idiots over there were in a panic - weekly - that Trump was going to institute a draft AND that the military would want their useless asses.

Leftist fuckwards always have concerns over the draft when a Republican is in the WH, and scream for war with (insert name of target country here) when a Democrat is there.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 09:02 AM (ExV1e)

240 Dear Trump supporters: How much more are you willing to ignore?: What more are you willing to “compartmentalize” while you tell yourself this is all an acceptable bargain to get judges and tax cuts? Does he need to nuke a nation to lose your trust and respect? By S.E. Cupp

The irony is that the author thinks they're staging an intervention, but they're actually just yelling into a void. These dummies don't even know how to read, let alone parse any rules.

They are willing to keep going cause quite frankly they are living in another world. Their world is being controlled by the conservative propaganda machine. If we ever get into power, we need to find ways to shut it down or label it in a way to get people out of it.

If my Trump supporting relatives are any indication, the Christian supporters have probably moved on to cheering on Trump as he brings about the End Times so they can all go to Heaven.

I recently watched the movie Downfall (2004) which details the last 10 days of WWII from Hitler’s bunker. So many of his people were true believers to the very end, while bombs were blowing up everything around them. It reminded me of today.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 09, 2026 09:04 AM (JCZqz)

241 De-mining the Hormuz Strait "

There isn't much evidence that ether lane has been heavily mined...

Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 09:04 AM (XuXeR)

242 The Methodist Church is not for anyone who takes faith seriously --

We’re excited to invite you to a special Messy Church service on Sunday, April 19 at 9:30am!

Messy Church is a fun, intergenerational worship experience designed for all ages. It’s a chance to experience faith in a hands-on, creative, and joyful way.

Instead of a traditional service, we gather around interactive stations where we explore the story of Jesus through crafts, activities, conversation, and play. We’ll wrap up our time together with a shared meal and worship.

This is church—but a little more playful, a little more hands-on, and a lot more “come as you are.”
Posted by: Oglebay at April 09, 2026 09:02 AM (2ap+5)

Is this the same as the Methodists' "Wet T-Shirt Service"?

Posted by: naturalfake at April 09, 2026 09:04 AM (iJfKG)

243 Catturd ™
@catturd2

"How can we 25th amendment his ass?"

- Alex Jones, talking about Trump.

NEVER FORGET !!!

Posted by: redridinghood at April 09, 2026 09:04 AM (NpAcC)

244 Interesting to see Iran violating the ceasefire because Israel is shelling Hezbollah which was never part of any ceasefire agreement.

It's almost like Hezbollah is just another name for Iran.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 09, 2026 09:05 AM (P8t+z)

245 *This is church—but a little more playful, a little more hands-on, and a lot more “come as you are.”*
+++

In other words, we need to get more women and children in here.

Posted by: The church treasurer, studying the recent receipts at April 09, 2026 09:05 AM (2Ez/1)

246 Dan Quayle was a standup guy and conservative.

You fell for the media hit. The potato flash card thing shows the power the “media” had in those days to effect character assassination. You only think you know what happened.
Posted by: Common Tater at April 09, 2026 08:43 AM (UWyNf)

Well said. Quayle really was solid. The "e" thing and the Murphy Brown thing didn't help.

Posted by: Doof at April 09, 2026 09:05 AM (LVvlK)

247 An S.E. Cupp quote? wow, reddit is scraping the bowl...

Posted by: Inogame at April 09, 2026 09:05 AM (53oGX)

248 This is church—but a little more playful, a little more hands-on, and a lot more “come as you are.”
Posted by: Oglebay at April 09, 2026 09:02 AM (2ap+5)

Don't tell me no lies and keep your hands to yourself.

Posted by: Georgia Satellites at April 09, 2026 09:05 AM (wVcYX)

249 30,000 Miles To The Cleanest Bathrooms! You Can Hold It.
Posted by: Buc-ee's Space Billboard at April 09, 2026 08:56 AM (wVcYX)

Are we there yet?

Posted by: LASue at April 09, 2026 09:05 AM (lCppi)

250 I find it odd that our esteemed Journalists are unable to report on China. Its a mystery, it is."

Wrapped in an enigma.

Then deep fried.

Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 09:06 AM (XuXeR)

251 Wrapped in an enigma.

Then deep fried.

...in chocolate sauce

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 09, 2026 09:06 AM (DgMqy)

252 we gather around interactive stations where we explore the story of Jesus through crafts, activities, conversation, and play. We’ll wrap up our time together with a shared meal and worship."

Say, any giant paper mache heads?

Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 09:07 AM (XuXeR)

253 Wrapped in an enigma.

Then deep fried.

...in chocolate sauce

. . . on a stick!

Posted by: State Fair Food Vendor at April 09, 2026 09:08 AM (wVcYX)

254 The irony is that the author thinks they're staging an intervention, but they're actually just yelling into a void. These dummies don't even know how to read, let alone parse any rules.

PROGRESSIVES

Always Yapping About Their Superior Brain Power That's Never In Evidence!

Posted by: naturalfake at April 09, 2026 09:08 AM (iJfKG)

255 Artemis returns tomorrow

unless I'm wrong
Posted by: Don Black at April 09, 2026 08:53 AM (ZxPkt)
----
It's gonna need to pick up the pace a bit.

Still 154,000 miles out...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 09, 2026 09:08 AM (ESVrU)

256 30,000 Miles To The Cleanest Bathrooms! You Can Hold It.
Posted by: Buc-ee's Space Billboard

*snort.

IYKYK

Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 09:08 AM (AnEIe)

257 Well said. Quayle really was solid. The "e" thing and the Murphy Brown thing didn't help.
Posted by: Doof at April 09, 2026 09:05 AM (LVvlK)

He was right about Murphy Brown and the 'e' thing was how the teacher had spelled it.

You don't hate the media enough.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 09:09 AM (ExV1e)

258 Use them until the IRCG survivors surrender.
---
they're not going to surrender- they are fanatics, on a mission from allah

Posted by: Don Black

More to the point, they're universally hated. Surrender is suicide.

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at April 09, 2026 09:09 AM (OUMaO)

259 #238

I would say that individual Methodist churches depend very heavily on the pastor who probably ignores what their hierarchy says and isn't doing nutty things. This guy is still UM because the denomination has become irrelevant. From
"Christian Post":

https://tinyurl.com/43m3345m

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 09, 2026 09:10 AM (PFs9e)

260 Dear Trump supporters: How much more are you willing to ignore?: What more are you willing to “compartmentalize” while you tell yourself this is all an acceptable bargain to get judges and tax cuts? Does he need to nuke a nation to lose your trust and respect?
By S.E. Cupp

Actually, that'd make my dick do hard, it'd cut diamonds.

Because I can think of a few that need it.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 09:10 AM (AnEIe)

261 in chocolate sauce

. . . on a stick!
Posted by: State Fair Food Vendor"

With butter.

/Texas State Fair

Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 09:10 AM (XuXeR)

262 214 pawn

Nay, bro.

Tomahawks are cheap compared with the cost of getting an Iowa class Bb ready for combat.

We have air power, and lots of bombs. Use them until the IRCG survivors surrender.
Meanwhile, use STOL aircraft to arm the rural areas, and guide them to a cleansing victory.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 08:55 AM (u82oZ)

Now, any dumb Mk80-series bomb (500-, 1000-, 2000-pounders can become a GPS-guided bomb for less than $40K. Using a field/carrier-installed kit. Maximum error radius is said to be less than 6-feet. Stand-off drop range from high-altitude is claimed to be 15-miles. Dropping a 2000-pound bomb within six-feet of almost anything above ground will destroy it. An air-strike game-changer that we and the Israelis have in abundance. Yay!

Posted by: Gref at April 09, 2026 09:10 AM (5rh/l)

263 247 An S.E. Cupp quote? wow, reddit is scraping the bowl...
Posted by: Inogame

She's a hard-core conservative turning on Trump!!!! The midterms are going to be a bloodbath for Republicans, because all their thought-leaders are turning against them!!!

Posted by: Reddit Leftists at April 09, 2026 09:10 AM (JCZqz)

264 202 I recall her appearance months ago alongside ...of Obama's direct involvement even choreography of the Russia hoax. Zero since then.
...
Man, if the DNI isn't prosecuting things, what is the world coming to?

A: Not the World Safe for Socialism -- that can be debugged.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV_IPiVDdLc

Much WORSE, a World Safe for Brennan and his Dancing Undead who care more about their 50 careers than the fate of the nation -- let alone Ordinary Americans

We can`t be so fixated on our desire to preserve the rights of ordinary Americans -- Bill Clinton'93

These are the very people who are pitting Man against other men until we exist no more, and they're very good at it.

Release, indeed, FREE AND SPONSOR! the HUNTER BIDEN's, the NICK REINER's, the ever now, and future present Epstein's, Clinton's, Soros', the John Walker/American Taliban's, the James Fergie Chambers (Cox Heir and professional revolutionaries) who will proudly do unto their own people PRECISELY what they forbid us to do to our Adversaries.

https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-futPrezGabbardStepsUp
TRUMPs will to live *IS* strong.
Her WILL to sacrifice 1000 for our way of life has to be strong too....

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at April 09, 2026 09:11 AM (u9Ovp)

265 *This is church—but a little more playful, a little more hands-on, and a lot more “come as you are.”*
+++

In other words, we need to get more women and children in here.

Posted by: The church treasurer, studying the recent receipts

UMC or GMC? Differences...

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at April 09, 2026 09:11 AM (OUMaO)

266 hm, this will make the mullahs big mad! and they will huff and they will puff, and..

"Israel Hayom reports Israel is gearing up for renewed military operations in Gaza as Hamas’s deadline to meet U.S. disarmament demands expires Thursday."

Is today Thursday ?? I think it is!

Posted by: runner at April 09, 2026 09:11 AM (GD0B3)

267 >>>An S.E. Cupp quote? wow, reddit is scraping the bowl...

>I get it. The two P's are a subtle, subconscious reminder of her lactation devices.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 09, 2026 09:12 AM (Fbc0I)

268 Oh yeah? Which position will Congress take?
1) Men and women are identical. Therefore, women will also be drafted.
2) Men and women are not identical. Therefore women will not be drafted.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 09, 2026 08:57 AM (FmapG)
Bring back the draft but draft only college students and the people who "teach" at these places.

Posted by: Zombie Abbie Hoffman at April 09, 2026 09:12 AM (3LMJN)

269 > De-mining the Hormuz Strait "

There isn't much evidence that ether lane has been heavily mined...
Posted by: man
----------
Few commercial vessels are transiting Hormuz. Fear of mines is one reason. The others are attacks from IRGC boats, potential boardings, land based anti-ship missiles or drones.

"Heavily" mined or not... it's an issue that the shipping companies and insurance outfits want resolved. ASAP. And many of the mines Iran employs are "bottom fixed." Not the cartoonish floating ones depicted by the media.

It's one reason traffic is light. Not the only one.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 09, 2026 09:12 AM (AkEZC)

270 The army.

>>@disclosetv
·
1h
>>NOW - Ireland's government deploys the Army to remove protesters' vehicles, as Deputy Commissioner Shawna Coxon warns truckers, farmers, and business owners protesting fuel prices and taxes, that they must "immediately cease blockades... or face the full rigors of the law."

Posted by: JackStraw at April 09, 2026 09:13 AM (P8t+z)

271 261 in chocolate sauce

. . . on a stick!
Posted by: State Fair Food Vendor"

With butter.

Then sprinkled (doused) with powdered sugar.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 09, 2026 09:13 AM (DgMqy)

272 "Israel Hayom reports Israel is gearing up for renewed military operations in Gaza as Hamas’s deadline to meet U.S. disarmament demands expires Thursday."

Oh no. AOC and Zoran Mahmdani hit hardest (aside from all the Hamas guys about to be exploded, of course).

Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 09, 2026 09:13 AM (JCZqz)

273 Posted by: runner

Let the will of Allah be done, in a hail of fragments that shed all of Hamas.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 09:13 AM (u82oZ)

274 After Israel trashed hezbos, there was an urgent negotiated agreement to disarm Hezbos and move them beyond Litani. That did not happen, and they broke it massively on March 3, joined I-ran. Same with hamastanians. Which they kept violating. How many agreements do we need ??

Posted by: runner at April 09, 2026 09:14 AM (GD0B3)

275 Few commercial vessels are transiting Hormuz."

Ima going out on a limb and say that far more are than the average journalist would say. ..

Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 09:14 AM (XuXeR)

276
...Iran employs are "bottom fixed."...

Oh, my!!!

Posted by: George Takei Doesn't Read the Whole Comment at April 09, 2026 09:15 AM (iJfKG)

277 The US has not had a draft since the Vietnam War, but the Iran conflict has fueled concerns that one could take place.

Victor Nava

Oh yeah? Which position will Congress take?

1) Men and women are identical. Therefore, women will also be drafted.

2) Men and women are not identical. Therefore women will not be drafted.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 09, 2026 08:57 AM (FmapG)

3) Men and women are not identical. Therefore, men will not be drafted. Women are superior. The Girl Power™ movies prove that fact.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 09, 2026 09:15 AM (5xuJ/)

278 He was right about Murphy Brown and the 'e' thing was how the teacher had spelled it.

You don't hate the media enough.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 09:09 AM (ExV1e)

I agree that he was right about it. But it was twisted and spun to make him look bad. Similar to how the Bush 41 checkout scanner thing was twisted and spun.

Posted by: Doof at April 09, 2026 09:16 AM (LVvlK)

279 There is already an agreement in place with Hezbolah ,there are UN resolutions about hezbolla'hs disarmament that go back years.

Posted by: runner at April 09, 2026 09:16 AM (GD0B3)

280 Dear Trump supporters: How much more are you willing to ignore?: What more are you willing to “compartmentalize” while you tell yourself this is all an acceptable bargain to get judges and tax cuts? Does he need to nuke a nation to lose your trust and respect? By S.E. Cupp
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You know what I like best about this?

How every single line is a confession of just how little the author knows of or about actual conservatives.

She is sparing with a Paper Doll Conservative she cut out and pasted together from various far-left newspapers.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 09, 2026 09:16 AM (HXT0k)

281 When was the last time S.E. Cupp was a conservative?

Posted by: redridinghood at April 09, 2026 09:16 AM (NpAcC)

282 redridinghood

9 years old.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 09:18 AM (u82oZ)

283 Is Lebanon's Ministry of Health the same as Hamas' Ministry of Health??

Both seem to count quickly the number of casualties.

Posted by: dantesed at April 09, 2026 09:19 AM (Oy/m2)

284 Do you know about Cupp sizes?

Posted by: Frank Costanza at April 09, 2026 09:19 AM (Q+gd/)

285 Happy Wednesday!

Posted by: Lizzy at April 09, 2026 09:19 AM (Suwql)

286 Catturd ™
@catturd2

I fought tooth and nail to get Trump elected, and I'm going to enjoy the heII out of these 4 years.

The Doomers and their "the sky is falling" Jedi mind tricks and constant blackpilling doesn't work on me.

Their 24/7 negative feedback loop is for pessimistic losers.

I'm having a blast and loving every minute of of it.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 09, 2026 09:19 AM (NpAcC)

287
When was the last time S.E. Cupp ~~was a conservative?~~ could be considered attractive?

Posted by: redridinghood at April 09, 2026 09:16 AM (NpAcC)

FIFY

Posted by: naturalfake at April 09, 2026 09:20 AM (iJfKG)

288 241 De-mining the Hormuz Strait "

There isn't much evidence that ether lane has been heavily mined...
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This seems to be true. I would opine that they didn't do this cuz its their bread and butter. Lose that and they are left with the Pistachio and rug business to float their boat.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 09:20 AM (n17eQ)

289 Apparently the entire EU signed a letter that said that Hezbollah's existence must be a condition of the cease fire.

Not to sound like a Panican, but I legitimately worry that we're on a road to complete isolation on the world stage.

The tariffs really pissed off our "allies" and they're taking every opportunity to undermine us. I realize its like ants braying their rage against the lions, but when even people like Meloni sign onto their Hezbollah mercy letter, you know its not going well.

I still can't figure out why the machinations that allow the IRGC to keep the Strait closed weren't destroyed on day 1 of Epic Fury. It's not like the munitions that can sink a tanker are small enough to fit into a pickup truck like a MANPAD.

Posted by: Defenestratus at April 09, 2026 09:20 AM (WYStd)

290 > Few commercial vessels are transiting Hormuz."

Ima going out on a limb and say that far more are than the average journalist would say. ..
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I'd agree.

Yet, the crews and insurance companies that enable those tankers and cargo vessels to operate are skittish about anything in the Hormuz that would affect "safe" transits. Whether that be mines, IRGC yahoos in boats with RPGs, on the coast lobbing drones or missiles or whatever.

Take a look at...

https://tinyurl.com/3p34ne5a

Hormuz is nowhere near "busy."

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 09, 2026 09:21 AM (AkEZC)

291
For those still worried about MTG's old seat being won by only 52-48, those were not the final numbers. The final numbers were +12... the screenshot was just made at the point of absolutely no hope for the Dem.

Posted by: American Hawkman at April 09, 2026 09:21 AM (6so3e)

292 Bring back the draft but draft only college students and the people who "teach" at these places.
Posted by: Zombie Abbie Hoffman at April 09, 2026 09:12 AM (3LMJN)

They should announce a draft and say that they're only taking illegals.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 09:22 AM (ExV1e)

293 >>Well said. Quayle really was solid. The "e" thing and the Murphy Brown thing didn't help.

Even Candace Bergen eventually admitted Quayle was right.

He correctly identified they were intentionally glorifying single motherhood, deceptively using a character with a successful career who could easily afford it, etc..

Posted by: Lizzy at April 09, 2026 09:22 AM (Suwql)

294 I am a simple person who just wants to attend a peaceful service at Notre Dame Paris and listen to toccata and fugue in d minor with the organ volume set at 11.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 09, 2026 09:22 AM (2ap+5)

295 Ima going out on a limb and say that far more are than the average journalist would say. ..
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 09:14 AM (XuXeR)

Fox News says that only 4 vessels crossed the Strait yesterday.

"It appears that the Strait is closed."

Posted by: Defenestratus at April 09, 2026 09:22 AM (WYStd)

296 281 When was the last time S.E. Cupp was a ~~conservative~~ hot?
Posted by: redridinghood

Here's a picture of her from an event in April 2025...she's not giving off hot-milf vibes anymore.
https://tinyurl.com/6bkhkzb5

Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 09, 2026 09:22 AM (JCZqz)

297 I read this morning that the UK and Australia are now rushing to INCLUDE Lebanon in this fake Iran ceasefire. You can't make this shit up ! Bunch of useless, cowardly jagoffs. How about you tell your hezbo brothers in Lebanon to respect the terms of the last ceasefire and the terms of UN (that you loe so much) resolution 1701..from 20 years ago, that was never implemented.

Posted by: runner at April 09, 2026 09:23 AM (GD0B3)

298 NATO is hand-in-glove with the EU-WEF globohomo bureaucracy of which Mark Rutte is an examplar par excellence.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 09, 2026 08:28 AM (RIvkX)
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Well, it's 2-1 against. The resolution fails, and Rutte goes down in flames.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 09:23 AM (XM6on)

299 Defenestratus

It's a process. We are doing a great job. All the naval threats are gone or easily countered.
US reinsurance can kneecap the UK by making Lloyds irrelevant.

I ignore the ignorant media reports.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 09:23 AM (u82oZ)

300
Not to sound like a Panican, but I legitimately worry that we're on a road to complete isolation on the world stage.

Posted by: Defenestratus at April 09, 2026 09:20 AM (WYStd)

The Middle East has swung hard in our direction after Iran attacked everyone. And they're vastly more important than Europe.

Asia isn't showing any cracks, and again more important than Europe.

South America seems to be tilting our way, also more important than Europe.

Europe is the distant continent without natural resources, low innovation relative to US and Asia, and low military capability.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at April 09, 2026 09:23 AM (okun6)

301 Church shouldn’t be “playful”… it’s for worship

It’s painful to read things sometimes

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 09, 2026 09:23 AM (yz/88)

302 The tariffs really pissed off our "allies" and they're taking every opportunity to undermine us. I realize its like ants braying their rage against the lions, but when even people like Meloni sign onto their Hezbollah mercy letter, you know its not going well.
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The EU is a nursing home staffed with Muzzie Caretakers. This explains everything European.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 09:24 AM (n17eQ)

303 Smashing terrorists ? "NO, NO, NO". Propping up terrorist regimes ? "YES!YES!YES!" useless cvnts

Posted by: runner at April 09, 2026 09:24 AM (GD0B3)

304 Happy Wednesday!
Posted by: Lizzy at April 09, 2026 09:19 AM (Suwql)

I hope you had a happy Wednesday, but today is Thursday. I hope it is happy for you as well.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 09, 2026 09:25 AM (lQ+/f)

305 Canada just dropped a new alphabet acronym: “MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+”. Seriously.

Answer key:
MMIWG = Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

The rest = 2-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual +

Posted by: Ian S. at April 09, 2026 09:25 AM (QZThv)

306 Of course this action was necesary but does increase anxiety. For me, the question is, why do we care so much about Hormuz? Didn't Rubio explain that we don't get anything from Hormuz? Where are the people for whom it really matters?

It's also true that Iran will continue to enrich uranium and Dem Pres Newsome will send them money to do so after being fellated by Obama's handler (Valerie Jarret).

Posted by: actually inside the beltway at April 09, 2026 09:25 AM (s1NDj)

307 It's a process. We are doing a great job. All the naval threats are gone or easily countered.
US reinsurance can kneecap the UK by making Lloyds irrelevant.

I ignore the ignorant media reports.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 09:23 AM (u82oZ)

Trump announced the insurance coverage at the beginning of the conflict. It doesn't appear to have made a difference.

With the Iranian navy at the bottom of the sea, what is left that is causing the insurance issuers to refuse the vessels transit of the strait? Mines? Missiles? Artillery?

Posted by: Defenestratus at April 09, 2026 09:25 AM (WYStd)

308 That photo of SE Cupp… yikes!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 09, 2026 09:26 AM (yz/88)

309 China lost 10 TB os secrets to hackers.

Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 09, 2026 09:26 AM (/+uur)

310 Not to sound like a Panican, but I legitimately worry that we're on a road to complete isolation on the world stage.
Posted by: Defenestratus

If push came to shove during Biden’s time, would Europe really have our back and go to total war for us against China?

Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 09, 2026 09:26 AM (JCZqz)

311 The symposium offers a snapshot of how a massive charitable foundation, hand-in-hand with a nationwide network of scholars, has worked to elevate “transgender studies” to the status of a legitimate academic field.

*********

To think, I could have majored inn Lunatic Fringe Studies as an undergrad.

Posted by: muldoon at April 09, 2026 09:27 AM (qgHp7)

312 Apparently the entire EU signed a letter that said that Hezbollah's existence must be a condition of the cease fire.

Not to sound like a Panican, but I legitimately worry that we're on a road to complete isolation on the world stage.

The tariffs really pissed off our "allies" and they're taking every opportunity to undermine us. I realize its like ants braying their rage against the lions, but when even people like Meloni sign onto their Hezbollah mercy letter, you know its not going well.

Japan loves us. A growing segment of SA loves us. The Philippians like us.

Europe wants to rule us. Fuck Europe. Korea has been co-opted by the North. Fuck Korea. Everyone, everywhere, wants us to bend over and take it in the ass so they can do a little less and have a little more. Isolate away, bitches.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 09:27 AM (ExV1e)

313 306 Of course this action was necesary but does increase anxiety. For me, the question is, why do we care so much about Hormuz? Didn't Rubio explain that we don't get anything from Hormuz? Where are the people for whom it really matters?

It's also true that Iran will continue to enrich uranium and Dem Pres Newsome will send them money to do so after being fellated by Obama's handler (Valerie Jarret).

Posted by: actually inside the beltway at April 09, 2026 09:25 AM (s1NDj)

It matters a great deal for Europe and Asia. The more Hormuz is used as a point of leverage and the more hostile the Arab states are to Iran, the more future pipeline capacity will be built to avoid it though.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at April 09, 2026 09:27 AM (okun6)

314 With the Iranian navy at the bottom of the sea, what is left that is causing the insurance issuers to refuse the vessels transit of the strait? Mines? Missiles? Artillery?

Cui bono? Certainly not Iran.

Posted by: t-bird at April 09, 2026 09:28 AM (ittVa)

315 266 hm, this will make the mullahs big mad! and they will huff and they will puff, and..
...
"Israel Hayom reports Israel is gearing up for renewed military operations in Gaza as Hamas’s deadline to meet U.S. disarmament demands expires Thursday."
...
Is today Thursday ?? I think it is!

The operative principle here, explained -- Open Ended Compromise to an Evil which knows none.

https://tinyurl.com/EvilsAdvantageOverConscience
This "spell" is part of a dynamic that operates when the evil being confronted is brazen and relentless,

https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-RemainKLINGON
Senior Hamas Official Vows Terror Group Will Never Disarm

https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-RememberThisWell
Klingon Ambassador -- LIB'ing out: There will be no Peace as long as (Charlie) Kirk lives

LET'S GO BRANDON!
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-HereComeTheDRUMS

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at April 09, 2026 09:28 AM (g+8Rg)

316 If push came to shove during Biden’s time, would Europe really have our back and go to total war for us against China?
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China has no history of conquest. The Mongols do.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 09:28 AM (n17eQ)

317 Canada just dropped a new alphabet acronym: “MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+”. Seriously.

I liked the term "alphabet people" for them, but the newer term "wifi password people" is growing on me, and seems more accurate.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 09, 2026 09:28 AM (JCZqz)

318 when you have leftover spaghetti and meatballs for breakfast, you just know it's gonna be a great day

Posted by: Don Black at April 09, 2026 09:28 AM (ZxPkt)

319 Of course this action was necesary but does increase anxiety. For me, the question is, why do we care so much about Hormuz

==

Global Corporatists. They are very worried. They are publishing stories in the Financial Times and the like. It is not just oil, it's good and stuff. Being the one with the real Financial Markets and real economy we are kind of in the middle of it.

Posted by: runner at April 09, 2026 09:28 AM (GD0B3)

320 >>Dear Trump supporters: How much more are you willing to ignore?: What more are you willing to “compartmentalize” while you tell yourself this is all an acceptable bargain to get judges and tax cuts? Does he need to nuke a nation to lose your trust and respect? By S.E. Cupp
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MSM cannot die soon enough.
What value has S.E. Cupp contributed to, well, anything? Any memorable column, insight, gutsy call/stand. . . anything? Journalism seems like a club that requires certain gestures and pronouncement be made to signal you're still part of the team, but otherwise, once you're in you can just . . . coast. . . along. . . never writing anything of value, nor ever returning to a past work and sizing up what you got right vs. wrong in retrospect.

S.E. Cupp, like most of her colleagues, is just a bland, predictable - yet- forgettable entity.

I could not care less about anything she thinks or writes. She doesn't interest enough to offend or merit a reply.

OK, now for some coffee!!

Posted by: Lizzy at April 09, 2026 09:28 AM (Suwql)

321 Take a look at...

https://tinyurl.com/3p34ne5a

Hormuz is nowhere near "busy."
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 09, 2026 09:21 AM (AkEZC)

BLOCKED!! (probably the tinyurl)

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 09, 2026 09:28 AM (5xuJ/)

322 It’s painful to read things sometimes
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

I get a lot of satisfaction from the number of things which I don't read on the internet.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 09, 2026 09:28 AM (lQ+/f)

323 I recently watched the movie Downfall (2004) which details the last 10 days of WWII from Hitler’s bunker. So many of his people were true believers to the very end, while bombs were blowing up everything around them. It reminded me of today.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 09, 2026 09:04 AM (JCZqz)
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Crazy shit!

Posted by: Joe Biden, family guy at April 09, 2026 09:29 AM (+zKoH)

324 Not to sound like a Panican, but I legitimately worry that we're on a road to complete isolation on the world stage.

The tariffs really pissed off our "allies" and they're taking every opportunity to undermine us.

Posted by: Defenestratus

Our "allies" might want to take a deep fucking breath and think long and hard about that.
Because when the goatfuckers think their numbers are large enough,

we won't be there for Crusades 2.0.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 09:29 AM (AnEIe)

325 Senior Hamas Official Vows Terror Group Will Never Disarm

==

Where does he live? Does he own a phone...or a car??

lol

Posted by: runner at April 09, 2026 09:29 AM (GD0B3)

326 Not to sound like a Panican, but I legitimately worry that we're on a road to complete isolation on the world stage.
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Where is this World Stage?

Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 09:29 AM (n17eQ)

327 With the Iranian navy at the bottom of the sea, what is left that is causing the insurance issuers to refuse the vessels transit of the strait? Mines? Missiles? Artillery?

Posted by: Defenestratus

Fear. The regime in Iran (whoever it is at this stage) took their measure long ago. They only need to do a few token actions to "close" the Straits; the insurers and weak states will do the rest by overreacting. If anyone's wondering how a military bombed into near inconsequence is throttling traffic there...that's how.

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at April 09, 2026 09:30 AM (OUMaO)

328 Fox News says that only 4 vessels crossed the Strait yesterday."

"Crossed"?

And yes, I see the maritime map. Mrs has a paid subscription to their services (she still consults on maritime scheduling).

Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 09:30 AM (XuXeR)

329 >>NOW - Ireland's government deploys the Army to remove protesters' vehicles, as Deputy Commissioner Shawna Coxon warns truckers, farmers, and business owners protesting fuel prices and taxes, that they must "immediately cease blockades... or face the full rigors of the law."
Posted by: JackStraw at April 09, 2026 09:13 AM (P8t+z)
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Seize their tractors! Seize their bank accounts!

Posted by: Justin Castreaux and Chrystia Freeland at April 09, 2026 09:31 AM (+zKoH)

330 Where is this World Stage?
Posted by: pudinhead

All the world's a stage!

Posted by: Will Shakespeare at April 09, 2026 09:31 AM (JCZqz)

331 I've been reading about these "4 vessels" for 2 days now.

Posted by: runner at April 09, 2026 09:31 AM (GD0B3)

332 Defenestratus

The truth is the UK and most of UK elites are on the side of Islam, and want the US to fail. Lloyds is a subset of this decision.

The UK is becoming a great friend of our enemies.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 09, 2026 09:31 AM (u82oZ)

333 Great stuff this morning J.J.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at April 09, 2026 09:32 AM (ZRzmB)

334 318 when you have leftover spaghetti and meatballs for breakfast, you just know it's gonna be a great day
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Most available meatballs are hideous. The only good meatballs are Sbarro's.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 09:32 AM (n17eQ)

335 Art up

Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 09:32 AM (AnEIe)

336 Canada just dropped a new alphabet acronym: “MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+”. Seriously.

Fuck Canada. I am sick of having that racist-fascist government right on our border.

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at April 09, 2026 09:32 AM (OUMaO)

337 what is left that is causing the insurance issuers to refuse the vessels transit of the strait"

Trump. And US.

We're not the ones doing the isolating...

Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 09:32 AM (XuXeR)

338 >>I recently watched the movie Downfall (2004) which details the last 10 days of WWII from Hitler’s bunker.

Heh, I've only seen the one scene!

The actor who plays Hitler has played such memorable roles in movies I've enjoyed, "Bread and Tulips" and "Vitus," that it's hard to imagine him being evil.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 09, 2026 09:32 AM (Suwql)

339 immediately cease blockades... or face the full rigors of the ~~law~~state

Posted by: Oglebay at April 09, 2026 09:33 AM (2ap+5)

340 The actor who plays Hitler has played such memorable roles in movies I've enjoyed, "Bread and Tulips" and "Vitus," that it's hard to imagine him being evil.
Posted by: Lizzy

Well, if you look at it from a certain perspective....

Posted by: Kanye West at April 09, 2026 09:34 AM (JCZqz)

341 >>Well, if you look at it from a certain perspective....
Posted by: Kanye West

LOL, no.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 09, 2026 09:35 AM (Suwql)

342 326 Not to sound like a Panican, but I legitimately worry that we're on a road to complete isolation on the world stage.
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Where is this World Stage?

That was Epstein's Island before Trump turn'd on him, and them. and why Brennan and his dancing undead went silent on the credible and imminent assassination plans against a sitting president -- all true, this is PRECISELY the line they crossed, and why they must not be allowed to be a part of America250.

LET'S GO BRANDON!
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-HereComeTheDRUMS
https://tinyurl.com/IceKingJOE-DawnOfTheIceKING
https://tinyurl.com/IceKingJOE-ShadowOfTheIceKING
https://tinyurl.com/IceKingJOE-PrezLibraryCameo

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at April 09, 2026 09:38 AM (NPrDi)

343 Inexplicably, Gabbard also had to fight with the CIA bureaucracy to release information that showed the agency in a bad light under Biden, including its failure to vet 18,000 known or suspected terrorists who were allowed to enter the US in the frenzy after Biden’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal.

Behind the scenes, tensions are worse, with White House officials reportedly called in to adjudicate at times.

No doubt the leaks to the media come from disgruntled institutionalists who don’t want Trump to discover what they’ve been up to.
=======================
Fire them. Fire all those little shits.

https://tinyurl.com/MirandaDevine

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 09:45 AM (nYwem)

344 I'm old enough to remember when expressing anything other than complete optimism for this war and total faith in Trump's negotiation prowess got you called vile names and banned. Now these are acceptable opinions.

(I am one week old)

Posted by: Masturbatin' Pete 2: Still Strokin' at April 09, 2026 09:48 AM (5hENs)

345 Great stuff this morning J.J.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at April 09, 2026 09:32 AM (ZRzmB)
====================
Good to see you Wyatt. Pro-tip: Stay out of the Great Northeast. It looks like frickin Haiti.

Hope all is well with you and yours, and Larry Krasner is soon gone.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 09:48 AM (nYwem)

346 343 Inexplicably, Gabbard also had to fight with ...
Behind the scenes, tensions are worse, with White House officials reportedly called in to adjudicate at times.
...
No doubt the leaks to the media come from disgruntled institutionalists who don’t want Trump to discover what they’ve been up to.
...
Fire them. Fire all those little shits.
https://tinyurl.com/MirandaDevine

Actually no, good people are hard to find.
Corrupt Agency Heads need to be made an example of.
A: Indict Brennan.

If Brennan didn't know, utilize, and exploit Epstein, he wouldn't be very intelligent would he? should we expect the MI6, FSB, PLA, Saudi, UAE to be any less?

Why the dalliance?

https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-futPrezGabbardStepsUp
TRUMPs will to live *IS* very strong. Her WILL to sacrifice 1000 for our way of life has to be strong too....

LETS GO BRANDON

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at April 09, 2026 09:53 AM (vehhK)

347 307
With the Iranian navy at the bottom of the sea, what is left that is causing the insurance issuers to refuse the vessels transit of the strait? Mines? Missiles? Artillery?
Posted by: Defenestratus
_______

Because the strait wasn't closed by cruisers and battleships. It was closed by speedboats and drones.

When I said that the U.S. had no plan to keep the strait open, I meant that the U.S. had no ability, short of an invasion, to get to the forces harassing shipping. Sinking that big boat in the Indian Ocean made for a great visual but accomplished nothing towards keeping drones out of the strait.

Posted by: Masturbatin' Pete 2: Still Strokin' at April 09, 2026 09:57 AM (5hENs)

348 (I am one week old)
Posted by: Masturbatin' Pete 2: Still Strokin' at April 09, 2026 09:48 AM (5hENs)

Emotionally, mentally... that was never in doubt.

My questions shouldn't be taken as critique. Merely curiosity. This war was inevitable since the day that France flew the Ayatollah into Iran and facilitated this batshit crazy ruling regime.

Leaving them to their own devices, placating them, appeasing them, begging them not to be meanies to us was never, ever going to work and you're a full on retard to think it would have.

I am critical of Trump's seemingly never-ending quest to be the peacemaker, the deal maker. I don't believe you can make peace with 7th century goatfucking pedophiles who think that they're 12th Imam is going to miraculously appear out of the sky to save them.

Posted by: Defenestratus at April 09, 2026 10:03 AM (WYStd)

349 Good morning, all, and thanks, J.J. Great article and links.

Courtney Williams, age 40, predictable. Of the Walz, Kelly, Kent ilk, imo. Hand picked?

Politico, in part, "Harp said Williams endured years of “vicious harassment” of a sexual nature while working to provide special operations troops with passports, drivers licenses and credit cards that allowed them to deploy abroad while avoiding detection. She eventually filed a formal complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and reached a settlement, according to the author."
...

"Harp, however, said the case required little sleuthing on the FBI’s part. Williams is mentioned by name throughout the book and the POLITICO article, which included four photos of her. “We never made any attempt to hide that or disguise her identity,” he said."

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 09, 2026 10:05 AM (NFX2v)

350 I seriously doubt the ability of a Shaheed drone to:
1) hit a moving target
2) cause enough damage to a tanker or cargo ship to do anything other than damage it.

It doesn't have the precision to hit a something moving at 15-25 knots - especially at the waterline where it would need to hit a vessel in order to seriously endanger its ability to stay afloat.

Speedboats are easily dispatchable as well... thats what the A-10s have been up to. I don't believe the speedboat swarms present a problem on the scale to cause the strait to be un-navigable.

Posted by: Defenestratus at April 09, 2026 10:06 AM (WYStd)

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