All Democrats Boycott JD Vance's Anti-Fraud Roundtable, Because They're the Party of Looters and Shooters; Nick Shirley's Right-Hand Man Says That Autism Billing Went Up 47,000% (Which Means 470x) In Past Few Years

A reminder from last week: the Trump Administration charged 15 Minnesota Men for pillaging $90 million from American citizens.

The Justice Department today announced the Minnesota Health Care Fraud Takedown, which resulted in criminal charges against 15 defendants, including owners of child care centers and various Medicaid providers, for their alleged participation in various fraud schemes involving over $90 million in intended loss, including the two largest Medicaid fraud cases ever charged in the District and first-of-their kind charges involving additional Medicaid programs. The Justice Department also announced a major investment in combatting Medicaid fraud through a significant expansion of the Division's Health Care Fraud Section, allocating funding to permit the hiring of 15 new Trial Attorney positions to combat Medicaid fraud across the United States.
"Today, we are holding scammers accountable who ripped off the American taxpayer and harmed those deserving legitimate assistance from these programs," said Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. "These alleged con artists stole taxpayer dollars while providing substandard care for children and abandoning at least one Medicaid recipient as they passed away. The DOJ Fraud Division, along with the White House's Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, will dismantle illegal schemes from coast-to-coast, just as they did today in Minnesota. This is just the tip of the iceberg."
"Driven by data showing a significant increase in Medicaid fraud across the country, the 15 additional prosecutors will serve as a force multiplier for our existing Strike Forces to combat this critical new threat," said Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald of the Justice Department's Fraud Division. "The Fraud Division is committed to supercharging the Health Care Fraud Strike Force program with the resources it needs to tackle the pervasive fraud in the health care industry and protect the vulnerable beneficiaries of these programs, including children and those suffering from chronic ailments."

A big source of fraud consists of paying off corrupt, criminal parents to take their children to a corrupt doctor to get a fake autism diagnosis. Then they get fraudulent benefits, and scammers bilk the taxpayers out of huge sums of money providing non-services to non-autistic children.

"Today's arrests mark the largest autism fraud bust in American history," said HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. "Under the leadership of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, this Administration is carrying out the most aggressive anti-fraud effort in modern American history. These criminals exploited vulnerable children, stole taxpayer dollars, and diverted critical autism care and resources away from families who truly need support, and we will continue rooting out fraud to protect children and restore integrity to America's public health programs."
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Autism Fraud
In the largest Medicaid autism fraud case ever charged by the Department, two defendants were charged in connection with an approximately $46.6 million scheme to defraud the Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention (EIDBI) program, a publicly funded Minnesota Health Care Program that offers medically necessary services to people under the age of 21 with autism spectrum disorder. In 2017, Minnesota became one of the first states to offer Medicaid coverage for EIDBI services. EIDBI claims skyrocketed from over $600,000 in 2018 to over $400 million by 2025.

Alexa tells me that $400 million is over 67,000 percent of $600,000. Or 670,000 times $600,000.

As alleged, the defendants paid kickbacks to parents who brought their children to autism centers, diagnosed children with autism regardless of medical necessity, and billed for autism services that were not actually provided, depriving children who did need assistance of needed care.
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Integrated Community Supports Fraud
In the first criminal prosecution involving fraud in Minnesota's Integrated Community Supports (ICS) program, one defendant was charged with a $1.4 million scheme to bill for services that were not provided as represented. ICS is a Minnesota Medicaid benefit designed to fill a gap in the service continuum between a person living in their own home and more restrictive settings such as group homes and assisted living. ICS was designed to help people live more independently in the community--as opposed to an institutionalized setting--with daily one-on-one help with health, safety, and household tasks so that qualifying individuals can live in the community. The defendant in the prosecution announced today submitted claims for vulnerable recipients who required 24-hour care, one of whom was found deceased a day after being billed for services he did not receive.
After paying out a total of approximately $4.2 million when the ICS program began in 2021, the cost has grown to more than $183 million in 2025. In all, claims data shows that the Medicaid system has paid out more than $460 million for ICS services since 2021.
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"Medicaid dollars are meant to support vulnerable Americans--not bankroll luxury cars and real estate empires for fraudulent providers who exploit people with disabilities," said CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz. "These prosecutions put Medicaid fraudsters on notice--the gravy train is over. We will cut you off, shut you down, and lock you up. They also send a clear message to the patients who depend on Medicaid and the taxpayers who fund it--this administration has your back."

Imprison, then denaturalize and deport.

🚨 NOW: EVERY SINGLE DEMOCRAT state Attorney General has REFUSED to show up for JD Vance's anti-fraud roundtable at the White House

Republicans showed up, but Vance specifically sent out an olive branch and invited Dems.

THEY SAID NO.

They're pro-fraud.

Nearly 2 dozen… pic.twitter.com/vmuugjFLX7
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 26, 2026

Nick Shirley's right-hand guy says that autism payments have gone up 4,700 percent more than they were just a few years ago.

I found they went up 67,000 percent. Maybe we're looking at different numbers.

But 4,700 percent is pretty high too -- or so a Racist might think.

🚨 JUST IN: NORTH CAROLINA has just reported a *47,000% THOUSAND PERCENT* increase in autism billings, Nick Shirley's right-hand man David Hoch reveals

The fraud is literally EVERYWHERE.

"Now we see in North Carolina, the story came out today that they've had a 47,000% increase… pic.twitter.com/VMIr2VCslw
— War Correspondent (@warDaniel47) May 26, 2026

And don't forget this: After a jury unanimously and quickly (four hours of deliberation) a Somali fraudster for stealing $7.2 million, a leftwing Karen judge decided to overturn the jury's verdict and set him free.

“Minnesota watched a Somali man walk FREE after a jury CONVICTED him of stealing $7.2 million in taxpayer money.”

The jury called the evidence overwhelming.
The judge overturned the verdict anyway.

If a unanimous conviction can be thrown out, justice is DEAD. pic.twitter.com/D8S8SRyTFw
— MatrixMysteries (@MatrixMysteries) May 24, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:35 PM

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1 That Autism Billing Went Up 47,000% (Which Means 470,000x)

I know we don't like math here but...47,000% is 470x...unless you mean it REALLY means it was up much, much higher...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:36 PM (ynpvh)

2 Otters called

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 03:36 PM (Sy6m/)

3 Read contenr

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at May 26, 2026 03:37 PM (ItWcy)

4 They're all in on it.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 03:37 PM (FpHTM)

5 I NOODed...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:37 PM (ynpvh)

6 Fraudtism.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 26, 2026 03:37 PM (Ot/FD)

7 The Dems literally don’t care about a rational society, do they? Like at all. This is bizarre.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 03:38 PM (OoFl2)

8
Now do transgender "care" ....

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 03:38 PM (iFTx/)

9 Wasn't that the meme with the Somalian? 'Now I am the autism'?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 03:38 PM (zZu0s)

10
*polite cough*

470x

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:38 PM (HdYcL)

11 Ummm, Bulg we might need you to start tutoring here

.

100% = 1x
47000% = 470x

Now, I know we don't do Math here, so I won't be commenting on Ace's headline...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 03:38 PM (tOcjL)

12 Fraudtism.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 26, 2026 03:37 PM (Ot/FD)

Eh, looting the provinces during your term goes back to the Romans.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 03:38 PM (zZu0s)

13 10
*polite cough*

470x
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:38 PM (HdYcL)

Great Math minds must think alike...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 03:39 PM (tOcjL)

14 Imprison, then denaturalize and deport.
==
You mean to start with Tim Walz right? Right?
*honking goose meme*

Posted by: I gotta get me summa dat sweet sweet govt cash at May 26, 2026 03:39 PM (anL5R)

15
Fraudistantism

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:39 PM (HdYcL)

16 Can we get another woman in the gutter guard ad? The current one makes me wait four seconds before I can rejoin the horde.

Posted by: CTHillary, dead but dreaming at May 26, 2026 03:39 PM (Vpqw1)

17 When Somalis are involved, it is important to remember that Inbreeding and Autism are two distinct problems. Not one.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 03:40 PM (JEwe/)

18 Only Somali criminals would be dumb enough to commit such blatant fraud; thank goodness there were Dems in power who could look the other way!

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 26, 2026 03:40 PM (cWLG3)

19 Fraudilicious Fraudidelica.

The George Clinton Parliament of Fraud.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 03:40 PM (FpHTM)

20 17 When Somalis are involved, it is important to remember that Inbreeding and Autism are two distinct problems. Not one.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 03:40 PM (JEwe/)

Well, that was a result of World War Eleven...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:40 PM (ynpvh)

21
Women in the gutter? Is that what we've come to?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:40 PM (HdYcL)

22 The autism thing is interesting to me as a parent with a child who actually has autism. There is a huge trend with AWFLs who need their children to be part of a “marginalized” group, as well as with teenagers. J’s daughter now claims to have autism. She very much does not have autism. I guess I should be grateful she didn’t jump on the trans bandwagon.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 03:40 PM (OoFl2)

23 >>Imprison, then denaturalize and deport.

We should reclaim their water before that last step.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 03:41 PM (JEwe/)

24 Me, the arithmetic karen.
That Autism Billing Went Up 47,000% (Which Means 470x- not 470,000x)

Posted by: Evil Incarnate at May 26, 2026 03:41 PM (fPL4c)

25 Cut things off, denaturalize, deport.

Posted by: connected and litigious at May 26, 2026 03:41 PM (cS1cw)

26 Democrats are pro everything anti American. There is no hiding it.

Posted by: steevy at May 26, 2026 03:41 PM (YwEeS)

27 OT, but we got some unexpectedly good news - apparently Mr. TiFW forgot to give our accountant the receipts from the pre-payments we made to the IRS last year, so we are getting a tidy little sum refunded to us.

I joked that it should just about pay for my recent NYC trip.

He was not amused.....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 26, 2026 03:41 PM (SRRAx)

28
Embalm, cremate, bury at sea. Take no chances.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:41 PM (HdYcL)

29 Saw an ad for the governor's race this morning. The candidate said "Medicaid is for Iowans, not illegals." It's interesting to see how "far-right" our candidates are getting here.

Posted by: pookysgirl's children aren't wandering in the corn... yet at May 26, 2026 03:42 PM (Wt5PA)

30
I know we don't like math here but...47,000% is 470x...unless you mean it REALLY means it was up much, much higher...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
===
OOOOOOO check out the huge throbbing brain on Einstein everybody!!!!

Posted by: Swoon at May 26, 2026 03:42 PM (anL5R)

31 24 Me, the arithmetic karen.
That Autism Billing Went Up 47,000% (Which Means 470x- not 470,000x)

Posted by: Evil Incarnate at May 26, 2026 03:41 PM (fPL4c)

You are the...4th or 5th person to point that out...
then again, folks read the comments only slightly better than the content...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:42 PM (ynpvh)

32 Hire 15 Spanish Inquisitors

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:42 PM (2GVsD)

33 So, how much of the $7.2M did the Somali deadbeat pay the judge? Should probably know her price before we drag her ass into jail.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:42 PM (DwqWV)

34 28
Embalm, cremate, bury at sea. Take no chances.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:41 PM (HdYcL)

I'm still advocating for the Auger method.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 03:42 PM (FpHTM)

35 Running away before questioning?

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 03:42 PM (Ia/+0)

36 "In all, claims data shows that the Medicaid system has paid out more than $460 million for ICS services since 2021."

Every single dollar of increase in "healthcare" since Covid has been stolen. Every. Single. Dollar.

This is why the left, the government, and even most companies fought so hard to shut everything down and realign basically the entire social contract.

Yes, it was partially about fascism and forcing the government's boot up your butthole. But it way also about exponentially increasing the opportunities for theft, graft, and generally scumbaggery.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 03:42 PM (iFTx/)

37 32 Hire 15 Spanish Inquisitors
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:42 PM (2GVsD)

No one would expect that.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:42 PM (DwqWV)

38 32 Hire 15 Spanish Inquisitors

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:42 PM (2GVsD)

Nobody would see THAT coming!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:43 PM (ynpvh)

39 There's already a serious, normal, and perfectly valid term for this.

"Community Organizing".

All the ugly murals and chanting nonsense while you shit up a public thoroughfare is simply a distraction from the real main event: Organized Theft of Public Wealth.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 26, 2026 03:43 PM (Ot/FD)

40 Alexa tells me that $400 million is over 67,000 percent of $600,000.
......

Did you ask her what she was wearing?

Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 03:43 PM (UjdFS)

41 Math is hard

Posted by: Teen Talk Barbie at May 26, 2026 03:43 PM (3uBP9)

42 40 Alexa tells me that $400 million is over 67,000 percent of $600,000.
......

Did you ask her what she was wearing?

Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 03:43 PM (UjdFS)

Alexa and Siri...Rule 34...something, something...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:44 PM (ynpvh)

43 As usual nothing but questions and little to contribute.

So SD really did no redistrict even with the special session?

And - no federal follow-up or separate charges that can be brought against the thief rescued by the odious idiot "judge" in MN?

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 03:44 PM (U/Byj)

44 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:44 PM (Zz0t1)

45 31 24 Me, the arithmetic karen.
That Autism Billing Went Up 47,000% (Which Means 470x- not 470,000x)

Posted by: Evil Incarnate at May 26, 2026 03:41 PM (fPL4c)

You are the...4th or 5th person to point that out...
then again, folks read the comments only slightly better than the content...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:42 PM (ynpvh)

And Ace reads them even less...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 03:44 PM (tOcjL)

46 Spent my morning maxxed out on a 20 foot extension ladder, cleaning the walls and windows in the living room.

I hate that chore in particular.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 03:44 PM (JEwe/)

47 Learing is hard.

Reaing is fundamental.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:44 PM (Zz0t1)

48 47 Learing is hard.

Reaing is fundamental.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:44 PM (Zz0t1)

It's fundament.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:45 PM (ynpvh)

49 A process with a product. Math lures you into the truth. Now put down the pipe.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at May 26, 2026 03:45 PM (YlWIZ)

50 47 Learing is hard.

Reaing is fundamental.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:44 PM (Zz0t1)

Heh.

"REEEEE!"

Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 26, 2026 03:45 PM (Ot/FD)

51 This is MN. Where are the fucking wood chippers?

Posted by: Pudinhead at May 26, 2026 03:45 PM (1D2Ie)

52 46 Spent my morning maxxed out on a 20 foot extension ladder, cleaning the walls and windows in the living room.

I hate that chore in particular.
Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 03:44 PM (JEwe/

This reminds me, I need to schedule the window washers. Thanks, Garrett!

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 03:46 PM (OoFl2)

53
The "N" in learning is silent.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 03:46 PM (IifOV)

54 I’m not tutoring math. Just verbal (reading and writing).

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:46 PM (77rzZ)

55 You are the...4th or 5th person to point that out...
then again, folks read the comments only slightly better than the content...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:42 PM (ynpvh)

When I opened the post, there were no (0, zero) comments. Took a few seconds to post.

Sorry if I ruined your day. You're a worse karen than I am.

Posted by: Evil Incarnate at May 26, 2026 03:47 PM (fPL4c)

56 Did you ask her what she was wearing?

Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 03:43 PM (UjdFS)

That's how you get boiler rooms to hang up.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at May 26, 2026 03:47 PM (YlWIZ)

57 That the left is not outraged tells you that they support this.

Their biggest problem is the discovery, not the theft.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 03:47 PM (N1tpc)

58 Wow, Somalis with autism.

"So Abdul, if your pirate ship gets a hold of $1 million in cargo, how much cargo do you have."

"About 100 dollars."

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at May 26, 2026 03:47 PM (qwx/I)

59 The Biden Junta doubled the federal budget.

All of that money was stolen.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 03:47 PM (sKqQm)

60 The "N" in learning is silent.
Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 03:46 PM (IifOV)
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Right next to the silent "q".

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 26, 2026 03:48 PM (gnNyN)

61 Does money cure autism?

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 26, 2026 03:48 PM (A5RD0)

62 46 Spent my morning maxxed out on a 20 foot extension ladder, cleaning the walls and windows in the living room.

I hate that chore in particular.
Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 03:44 PM (JEwe/)

Wouldn't it just be easier to get crappy glasses so you couldn't see that far?

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:48 PM (DwqWV)

63 Joe Biden elected President and Autism Went Up 47,000%

Coincidence?

I think not.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 26, 2026 03:48 PM (/lPRQ)

64 54 I’m not tutoring math. Just verbal (reading and writing).
Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:46 PM (77rzZ)

Even more fun, then! Ignore my Math fun on the previous page, and bring a riddle or joke (of the dad joke level) instead...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 03:48 PM (tOcjL)

65 Said this multiple times, but Shirley or any other citizen with receipts should be filing qui tam actions to personally pursue the fraudsters. Most of them are probably judgment proof, but there have to be some with assets.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 26, 2026 03:48 PM (XvL8K)

66 43 - The state is appealing the judge's decision. That'll take a while though.

Posted by: Gaff at May 26, 2026 03:48 PM (EqzMw)

67 61 Does money cure autism?

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 26, 2026 03:48 PM (A5RD0)

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Needs more study.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:49 PM (46HP8)

68 "Abdul, do you know what 312 times 123 is?"

"Give me a million dollars."

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at May 26, 2026 03:49 PM (qwx/I)

69 We love ace because he's sexy not because his math skills.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 03:49 PM (3uBP9)

70 The focus should not be on the Somalians and other foreigners who are among us looting, murdering, and pillaging, but upon those who have opened the city gates to the enemy.

Traitor are much worse.

Posted by: Minuteman at May 26, 2026 03:49 PM (47/pr)

71 1. I am not sure if Ace's percent to multiple conversions are a joke. I will assume they are as this is not a smart math blog.

2. There is a clip of him talking about the translator grift (him = Nick Shirley's sidekick, who is actually pretty smart guy and not just a sidekick)

He says they all show up to Dr, or wherever and demand a translator. Even if born in USA. Translator gets $100 / hr., 8 hr. minimum. They also get transportation to and from. So another $1000 billed the state everytime one of these fucks does anything as it is all paid for by the state.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM (8aPNd)

72 No mention that the Senate Run-off is today, in Texas??!! Cornyn is GOPe - Why no mention of the vote today?!

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM (lZILf)

73 There is a metric a$$ ton of federal and state money in the autism scam, that's why every other kid has been "diagnosed" with autism. That diagnoses starts $$$$ flowing to that child's doctors and the pharmaceutical companies even though the vast majority are perfectly fine and aren't autistic in the traditional sense.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM (0N4FZ)

74 69 We love ace because he's sexy not because his math skills.
Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 03:49 PM (3uBP9)

Not sure about sexy, but he does have a potty mouth.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM (DwqWV)

75 I mean, how do Somalis get autism?

Do they even get vaccinated?

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM (qwx/I)

76 Mech figure on Rinkya with handling fees is $60. Same one on eBay, only listing is for $150.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM (2GVsD)

77 OK, then.

Arrest the DEM public officials and state Cabinet heads in charge.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 03:51 PM (u82oZ)

78 61 Does money cure autism?
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 26, 2026 03

No but treatment is very helpful, and the behaviorist I used was very expensive. I didn’t consider fraud…silly me.

But the crap thing about this is it will narrow the ability for those who do actually need it to get it, and while Dems are over there not wanting to imprison their voting blocks, they are hurting children. Go them.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 03:51 PM (OoFl2)

79 ""Imprison, then denaturalize and deport.""

And then a nice game of Pinochet Skeet.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 03:51 PM (snZF9)

80
Autism is the ADD of ADHD.

It's money shuffling game.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 03:51 PM (IifOV)

81 From the previous thread:

113 Why are they “Cultural” Marxists? How are they different from a Marxist? I probably don’t want to know, but it seems to be a distinction without a difference.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 03:05 PM (w3KHJ)

The Frankfurt School found that the Western working class, being literate and enfranchised, were not open to the "class struggle" message of Marxism. They really liked the prosperity that they already had in market economies, and had way too much to lose for a world revolution.

Socialism was always a confidence scheme that really only worked on unlettered serfs. So, research grifters invented Critical Theory, and replaced the old Trotskyite scam patter with the rhetoric of Gay Race Communism -- basically doing gain of function on a mind virus that propagates to this day.

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 03:51 PM (Sy6m/)

82 65 Said this multiple times, but Shirley or any other citizen with receipts should be filing qui tam actions to personally pursue the fraudsters. Most of them are probably judgment proof, but there have to be some with assets.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 26, 2026 03:48 PM (XvL8K)
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Hard to get money out of them when they have probably already sent it all back to Somalia in a briefcase.

Posted by: ballistic at May 26, 2026 03:51 PM (oqH4h)

83 60 The "N" in learning is silent.
Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 03:46 PM (IifOV)

I was told that the "N" on Nebraska's football helmet stood for "nowledge."

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at May 26, 2026 03:51 PM (qwx/I)

84 And don't forget this: After a jury unanimously and quickly (four hours of deliberation) a Somali fraudster for stealing $7.2 million, a leftwing Karen judge decided to overturn the jury's verdict and set him free.
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Tell me again about the third branch, separation of powers, checks and balances, yada yada yada.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 03:51 PM (RIvkX)

85 Gaff - first, mean to say "SC" about the redistricting not happening, not "SD". Not about AL case at all.

TJM gave a humorous reply in last thread which I don't get.

Just being lazy and axing others for info I could find my own self.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 03:52 PM (U/Byj)

86 Sit down and don't drink anything when reading this:

Raw Story: It's not Vance. It's not Rubio. GOP pollster reveals who MAGA voters actually want in 2028. Republican pollster Sarah Longwell says there is a name coming up repeatedly in her focus groups when voters are asked who they want to lead the country next — and it is not JD Vance, Marco Rubio, or any of the conventional 2028 frontrunners.

It's Candace Owens.

"I think Candace Owens is great. I would vote for her in a minute," said Mycal, a Biden-to-Trump voter from North Carolina, in a February 2025 focus group conducted by Longwell for The Bulwark.

Owens has emerged as one of the most frequently mentioned non-politicians when participants are asked about potential future presidents — a phenomenon that cuts across age groups and even across traditional partisan lines.

The trend was underscored recently when Hunter Biden appeared on Owens's podcast, a pairing Longwell describes as "the melding of two of the internet's main characters." While many found the appearance shocking, Longwell says it fit a pattern she has been observing for years: Owens's appeal is no longer confined to the MAGA base.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 03:52 PM (JCZqz)

87 73 There is a metric a$$ ton of federal and state money in the autism scam, that's why every other kid has been "diagnosed" with autism. That diagnoses starts $$$$ flowing to that child's doctors and the pharmaceutical companies even though the vast majority are perfectly fine and aren't autistic in the traditional sense.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM (0N4FZ)

((((((On the spectrum)))))

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at May 26, 2026 03:52 PM (4wvco)

88 The only positive thing I can say about this is that after deliberately and unanimously deciding the individual was guilty, to have the judge ( whom I'm guessing was a Democrat) overturn the would make me ( if I were a registered Democrat ) change my party registration as soon as as possible. Somalis obviously get favored treatment.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 03:52 PM (XiPmc)

89 71 1. I am not sure if Ace's percent to multiple conversions are a joke. I will assume they are as this is not a smart math blog.

2. There is a clip of him talking about the translator grift (him = Nick Shirley's sidekick, who is actually pretty smart guy and not just a sidekick)

He says they all show up to Dr, or wherever and demand a translator. Even if born in USA. Translator gets $100 / hr., 8 hr. minimum. They also get transportation to and from. So another $1000 billed the state everytime one of these fucks does anything as it is all paid for by the state.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM (8aPNd)

In this day and age, translator thing should be gone and Google Translate employed for effectively free...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 03:52 PM (tOcjL)

90 This is the sort of thing that starts to make regular Americans start questioning the need to pay taxes.

If ALL of our tax money is being stolen to pay for these imbecilic invaders' benefits, then WHY SHOULD ANY OF US PAY TAXES?

WE are the ones who are being looted, not the federal government.

Unfortunately, if we even *think* about withholding so much as a nickel from Uncle Sam, WE are the ones who will be penalized, not those who steal our nickels in the first place.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 26, 2026 03:53 PM (gnNyN)

91 Democrats Boycott JD Vance's Anti-Fraud Roundtable, Because They're the Party of Looters and Shooters; Nick Shriley's Right-Hand Man Says That Autism Billing Went Up 47,000% (Which Means 470,000x) In Past Few Years
—Disinformation Expert Ace

Is 'Disinformation" not in the signature?
Lighten up, Francis.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at May 26, 2026 03:53 PM (YlWIZ)

92 Candy Ovens?

These are the same Reddit people who supported Massie correct?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:53 PM (2GVsD)

93 No mention that the Senate Run-off is today, in Texas??!! Cornyn is GOPe - Why no mention of the vote today?!
Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM (lZILf)

Really? It hasn't been mentioned all day. Nope we've all been talking about Japanese collectibles and quoting Airplane! So it has been a pretty run of the mill day.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 03:53 PM (zZu0s)

94 Why does Medicaid pay for translators? Is this not the USA?

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:54 PM (DwqWV)

95 "I think Candace Owens is great. I would vote for her in a minute," said Mycal, a Biden-to-Trump voter from North Carolina,

Well there's your problem, you're sampling Democrats.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 03:54 PM (vJrRc)

96 72 No mention that the Senate Run-off is today, in Texas??!! Cornyn is GOPe - Why no mention of the vote today?!

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM (lZILf)

=======

1. The day isn't over. He could still make an election day post in the evening.

2. Ace doesn't live in Texas.

3. Start your own blog.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:54 PM (46HP8)

97
There is simply no way these parasites will go legit. They are NOT going to make an honest living or honest investments. Todd Blanche noted this at his press conference.

The only solution is to prosecute, imprison, denaturalize, and deport. And for that we can reverse those insane percentages of fraud -- maybe .047% will actually see the inside of a court.

We'll be chasing these criminals for generations, and it's going to get harder as more of them are natural-born citizens.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 03:54 PM (WuNAB)

98 No mention that the Senate Run-off is today, in Texas??!! Cornyn is GOPe - Why no mention of the vote today?!

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM

Because the vast majority of us here in Texas have already voted during early voting. I doubt there will be 50 people going through the voting line here in fannin county today.

We will know tonight but ever poll and all of the political betting markets are giving paxton a significant lead.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 03:54 PM (0N4FZ)

99 And don't forget this: After a jury unanimously and quickly (four hours of deliberation) a Somali fraudster for stealing $7.2 million, a leftwing Karen judge decided to overturn the jury's verdict and set him free.
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That judge should now be on the hook for $7.2 million, plus interest and penalties...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 26, 2026 03:54 PM (gnNyN)

100 @46 garrett-thanks for reminding me. The cobwebs in my place looks like I left up Halloween decorations. "Don't kill the daddy-longleg spiders!" people say. I'm going to squash them not because they're spiders but because they make such a damn mess. I clean the cobwebs admire my work thinking I got them all then later on light from a window exposes a bunch of spots I missed.
Sorry but them bastards don't kill enough insects to justify the mess they make.

Posted by: JROD at May 26, 2026 03:54 PM (IlL6s)

101 Now I couldn't bear the thought of a Somali kissing Valeria Golino ... oh, my, she was gorgeous.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at May 26, 2026 03:55 PM (qwx/I)

102 No mention that the Senate Run-off is today, in Texas??!! Cornyn is GOPe - Why no mention of the vote today?!

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM (lZILf)

Maybe check the blog?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 03:55 PM (iERP6)

103 I am reminded yet again that all speech, behavioral, and occupational therapies for Boy F. were ended by COVID.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 03:55 PM (RIvkX)

104 Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Presidentitrix Candace Ovens.

Posted by: Oh sure, that's exactly what we need at May 26, 2026 03:55 PM (anL5R)

105 86 Sit down and don't drink anything when reading this:

Raw Story: It's not Vance. It's not Rubio. GOP pollster reveals who MAGA voters actually want in 2028. Republican pollster Sarah Longwell says there is a name coming up repeatedly in her focus groups when voters are asked who they want to lead the country next — and it is not JD Vance, Marco Rubio, or any of the conventional 2028 frontrunners.

Posted by: Intercepted

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Vance will be the nominee. Rubio won't even run.

It'll be the most boring GOP primary in a while.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:55 PM (46HP8)

106 I read about the Moriroririr genocide last night.

Not sure if I spelled that right, but the indigenous of Chatham Island off New Zealand were a peaceful lot (according to them) and the Maori showed up and ate them.

Kinda funny. I guess the Maori are the one non-white people who can no longer claim to be peace loving victims of colonialism. well, they claim that anyway because they used White man's ships (commandeered) and muskets to get to the islands.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 03:56 PM (8aPNd)

107 Remember, folks: Translation is written, interpretation is spoken.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:56 PM (77rzZ)

108 More hijinks from Our Precious Foreigners.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 03:56 PM (BI5O2)

109 Looters, shooters and Frankenstein cooters

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 03:56 PM (w3KHJ)

110 Much autism is just fakery. As near as I can tell, half of the under 50 set claims to be neuroatypical in some way, including "being on the spectrum." It's just excuse-making, scamming, and status-seeking (by people who regard intellectual disabilities or other handicaps as a glorious form of diversity). It's no different than people faking cancer for advantage.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 26, 2026 03:56 PM (cl15i)

111 Socialism was always a confidence scheme that really only worked on unlettered serfs. So, research grifters invented Critical Theory, and replaced the old Trotskyite scam patter with the rhetoric of Gay Race Communism -- basically doing gain of function on a mind virus that propagates to this day.
Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 03:51 PM (Sy6m/)

Once you've got your populace so woefully stupid they can no longer even formulate coherent thoughts about economics anymore for you to play upon and manipulate, you can replace "Economics" with anything and keep getting the same effect. Hoo-hahs and ding-dongs. Skin color. Basic food staples like milk and bread. Literally anything. Bitch and moan, Divide and conquer. It's Critical Everything Theory. "Cultural Marxism" just means it's the same old dog and pony show but no one is even pretending that the labor theory of value or historical materialism has anything to do with anything anymore. No, the Revolution itself has finally become a self-licking dispshit cone.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 26, 2026 03:56 PM (Ot/FD)

112 OT: After the 3rd party approver denied my PET Scan twice (I assume AI), my doc (who didn't have an appeal) got on a physician to physician chat with the 3rd party approver and got instant approval...which it should have been from the start.

Yes, I love my doc...and yes, AI needs better screening b/c this should have never wasted my doc's time.

And Aetna is off the hook...although Evicore is not (til this isn't required next time).

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 03:56 PM (tOcjL)

113 I was told that the "N" on Nebraska's football helmet stood for "nowledge."
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at May 26, 2026 03:51 PM (qwx/I)

For a while there, it stood for "Notify the Bail Bondsman."

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:56 PM (DwqWV)

114 102 No mention that the Senate Run-off is today, in Texas??!! Cornyn is GOPe - Why no mention of the vote today?!

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM (lZILf)

Maybe check the blog?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26,

This is crazy talk, CBD.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 03:56 PM (OoFl2)

115 Well there's your problem, you're sampling Democrats.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 03:54 PM (vJrRc)
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Well it's the Bulwark so....

Posted by: ballistic at May 26, 2026 03:57 PM (oqH4h)

116 These people are Obama and Biden's Einsteins of fraud. Well done.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 03:57 PM (D1E+2)

117 29 Saw an ad for the governor's race this morning. The candidate said "Medicaid is for Iowans, not illegals." It's interesting to see how "far-right" our candidates are getting here.
Posted by: pookysgirl's children

Dems are pretty pumped about their chances of electing Rob Sand. I hope they're wrong...I don't want this creepy looking dude as governor: https://tinyurl.com/278ftxzr

(One of you Morons described him as looking like a failed female to male transitioner lol)

He certainly tries to act like a reasonable moderate, but you know he's a radical hiding his goals and will turn into a corn-Spanberger the instant he gets power.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 03:57 PM (JCZqz)

118 Vance will be the nominee. Rubio won't even run.

It'll be the most boring GOP primary in a while.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:55 PM (46HP

More - Rubio will directly campaign with Vance, become his VP and stay SoS. B/c Rubio wants to be a lot of 1sts...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 03:57 PM (tOcjL)

119 when Hunter Biden appeared on Owens's podcast
.......

nothing could be heard except loud snorting noises.

Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 03:58 PM (UjdFS)

120 "Please don't touch the cards sir."

"Look at me...I'm the captain now."

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at May 26, 2026 03:58 PM (qwx/I)

121 Go through Maori refuse pits and you will discover how many species of animals they made extinct.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:58 PM (2GVsD)

122 >>> @46 garrett-thanks for reminding me. The cobwebs in my place looks like I left up Halloween decorations. "Don't kill the daddy-longleg spiders!" people say. I'm going to squash them not because they're spiders but because they make such a damn mess. I clean the cobwebs admire my work thinking I got them all then later on light from a window exposes a bunch of spots I missed.
Sorry but them bastards don't kill enough insects to justify the mess they make.

I haven't tried this. I don't know if it would screw with paint/wood finish, but apparently spiders hate citrus based stuff. I've heard of mixing citronella and lemon oil with water to spray on surfaces to keep spiders from coming back.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 03:58 PM (3uBP9)

123 So is this going to skew RFK‘s numbers about autism increasing due to vaccines? I mean, if you have this kind of fraud going into autism diagnosis then RFK has to go back and look at it his studies that possibly use this data as part of their investigation.

Posted by: Jen the original at May 26, 2026 03:59 PM (0Xb3a)

124 Florida's new redistricting map was just upheld in court.

Cherry on top is Marc Elias was the losing lawyer.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 03:59 PM (viF8m)

125 Republican pollster Sarah Longwell

Oh ftloG. Sarah Longwell is most certainly not a Republican. She's a disgusting Bulwark Never Trumper.

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 04:00 PM (gtcuf)

126 Fuckin' Maoris.
I mean Haoles. Well, them too.

Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 04:00 PM (UjdFS)

127 112 OT: After the 3rd party approver denied my PET Scan twice (I assume AI), my doc (who didn't have an appeal) got on a physician to physician chat with the 3rd party approver and got instant approval...which it should have been from the start.

Yes, I love my doc...and yes, AI needs better screening b/c this should have never wasted my doc's time.

And Aetna is off the hook...although Evicore is not (til this isn't required next time).

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 03:56 PM (tOcjL)

I'm so sorry about this - when you need medical care, you should not face garbage like this. Our daughter is going through something similar, and hasn't had access to her rheumatologist, PCP, and medications for two months, despite multiple attempts to get this fixed. We are watching her decline in front of our eyes. It's criminal.

Posted by: moki at May 26, 2026 04:00 PM (wLjpr)

128 I mean, if you have this kind of fraud going into autism diagnosis then RFK has to go back and look at it his studies that possibly use this data as part of their investigation.
Posted by: Jen the original

That's definitely going to be a confounding factor

Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 04:00 PM (vJrRc)

129 No mention that the Senate Run-off is today, in Texas??!! Cornyn is GOPe - Why no mention of the vote today?!

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM (lZILf)

Maybe check the blog?

You aren't my Supervisor!

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:01 PM (Riz8t)

130 And Aetna is off the hook...although Evicore is not (til this isn't required next time).
Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 03:56 PM (tOcjL)

In my experience, Aetna denies everything the first time. I had them for one lousy year of no service without argument. I determined that they were not good for my mental or physical health, so I fired them.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 04:01 PM (DwqWV)

131 @122 banana dream-thanks I might give that a try. Hate to evict them but they really do make a mess.

Posted by: JROD at May 26, 2026 04:01 PM (IlL6s)

132 Did Marc Elias have any part in Code Pink visiting Cuba?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 04:01 PM (2GVsD)

133 >>Wouldn't it just be easier to get crappy glasses so you couldn't see that far?

It's summer. Guests will be here. It's as good an excuse as any.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:02 PM (JEwe/)

134 124 Florida's new redistricting map was just upheld in court.

Cherry on top is Marc Elias was the losing lawyer.
Posted by: JackStraw

He has a YouTube show called "Democracy Docket", where he whines about SCOTUS. I hope he talks about this loss and cries. I'll have my pudding cups ready.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 04:02 PM (JCZqz)

135 Long way to go, but as of now its Vance or Marco

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 04:02 PM (Ia/+0)

136 >>>47,000% (Which Means 470x)

Ugh. Math.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:02 PM (6wpGE)

137 Vance will be the nominee. Rubio won't even run.

It'll be the most boring GOP primary in a while.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:55 PM (46HP

hmm, you also predicted that no way in hell will the Dems drop Biden months before election. and then they did. While some of us have been saying for two years that it may not be Biden facing the Republican nominee...

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 04:02 PM (GD0B3)

138 And don't forget this: After a jury unanimously and quickly (four hours of deliberation) a Somali fraudster for stealing $7.2 million, a leftwing Karen judge decided to overturn the jury's verdict and set him free.
----
That judge should now be on the hook for $7.2 million, plus interest and penalties...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 26, 2026 03:54 PM (gnNyN)

And a long prison stretch.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 04:03 PM (snZF9)

139 121 Go through Maori refuse pits and you will discover how many species of animals they made extinct.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:58 PM (2GVsD)

But, but, but, the peaceful Noble Savage!

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 04:03 PM (DwqWV)

140
The autism fraud almost certainly had a part to play in the anti-vaccine movement, convincing a lot of folks to avoid the well-proven vaccines because of the exploding number of autism diagnoses. While at the same time the China Lung Rot switching people over to the experimental MRNA jabs so that the genocidal environmentalists had a weapon.

Geez, what a fuckin' mess.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 04:04 PM (y9nCu)

141 Vance will be the nominee. Rubio won't even run.

It'll be the most boring GOP primary in a while.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:55 PM (46HP

hmm, you also predicted that no way in hell will the Dems drop Biden months before election. and then they did. While some of us have been saying for two years that it may not be Biden facing the Republican nominee...

It probably will be Vance, but TJM also insists the Dem nom will be Kamala again. He may be licking toads again.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:04 PM (Riz8t)

142 >>> 122 banana dream-thanks I might give that a try. Hate to evict them but they really do make a mess.
Posted by: JROD at May 26, 2026 04:01 PM (IlL6s)

I just like to imagine the spiders walking around with their eight legs and noticing they're surrounded by citrus, "ew! ... ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew!

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 04:04 PM (3uBP9)

143 137 hmm, you also predicted that no way in hell will the Dems drop Biden months before election. and then they did. While some of us have been saying for two years that it may not be Biden facing the Republican nominee...

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 04:02 PM (GD0B3)

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I was wrong that they would use backroom force to force the incumbent president to drop.

Sure.

I've admitted it.

But sure, the presumptive frontrunner (Vance), heir apparent who has already received an endorsement from Rubio (who says he won't run if Vance does since they're friends) and who has the highest name recognition of every Republican who would run in 2028 will lose because Democrats tore up their processes in 2024.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:04 PM (46HP8)

144 135 Long way to go, but as of now its Vance or Marco
Posted by: Skip

Don't forget about me!!!!

(Seriously, though, they guy has been awesome in Florida, and that should mean something...although Scott Walker and Rick Perry didn't live up to expectations...)

Posted by: Ron DeSantis at May 26, 2026 04:04 PM (JCZqz)

145
It probably will be Vance, but TJM also insists the Dem nom will be Kamala again. He may be licking toads again.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:04 PM (Riz8t)

I kinda think it will be Kamala too... Puts down toad

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 04:05 PM (crd+F)

146 Vance will be the nominee. Rubio won't even run.

It'll be the most boring GOP primary in a while.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:55 PM (46HP

hmm, you also predicted that no way in hell will the Dems drop Biden months before election. and then they did. While some of us have been saying for two years that it may not be Biden facing the Republican nominee...
Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 04:02 PM (GD0B3)

Well, predictions are hard, especially about the future.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 04:05 PM (N1tpc)

147 I just like to imagine the spiders walking around with their eight legs and noticing they're surrounded by citrus, "ew! ... ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew!
Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 04:04 PM (3uBP9)

Like a cat's paws hitting water.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 04:05 PM (DwqWV)

148 141 It probably will be Vance, but TJM also insists the Dem nom will be Kamala again. He may be licking toads again.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:04 PM (Riz8t)

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Well, she does keep winning polls.

Two out this weekend with her on top.

Weird that I'm considered crazy for thinking the woman who wins 90% of all polling is going to be the nominee but the people who insist that "someone" will come along and change the whole race are sane.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:05 PM (46HP8)

149 >>I haven't tried this. I don't know if it would screw with paint/wood finish, but apparently spiders hate citrus based stuff. I've heard of mixing citronella and lemon oil with water to spray on surfaces to keep spiders from coming back.

Diatomaceous Earth supposedly works well.
There is also a shrub / bush that they supposedly hate. Big white flowers...forget the name at the moment.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:06 PM (JEwe/)

150 I give Kamaunist no shot, no one likes her, even the Marxists

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 04:06 PM (Ia/+0)

151 46 Spent my morning maxxed out on a 20 foot extension ladder, cleaning the walls and windows in the living room.

I hate that chore in particular.
Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 03:44 PM (JEwe/)

You coulda been hurt, garrett. You are not (I think) a teenager.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:06 PM (6wpGE)

152 When was the last time a party ran a candidate who previously lost for POTUS? Adlai Stephenson?

I'd say the odds are pretty low it will be Kamala.

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 04:06 PM (gtcuf)

153 But sure, the presumptive frontrunner (Vance), heir apparent who has already received an endorsement from Rubio (who says he won't run if Vance does since they're friends) and who has the highest name recognition of every Republican who would run in 2028 will lose because Democrats tore up their processes in 2024.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:04 PM (46HP

There is more going on, there is no "heir apparent" as far as Trump is concerned, he said as much, and ...2028 is wide open.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 04:06 PM (GD0B3)

154 Weird that I'm considered crazy for thinking the woman who wins 90% of all polling is going to be the nominee but the people who insist that "someone" will come along and change the whole race are sane.

Don't get me wrong, I'd love for her to be the nom, but I reckon there has to be a limit somewhere to the Dem's insanity.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (Riz8t)

155 152 When was the last time a party ran a candidate who previously lost for POTUS? Adlai Stephenson?

I'd say the odds are pretty low it will be Kamala.

And before anyone says it, I do not count Trump. He didn't lose.

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (gtcuf)

156 Think of it this way TJM, Vance might decide not to run!

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (GD0B3)

157 In 2028 that is...

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (GD0B3)

158 153 There is more going on, there is no "heir apparent" as far as Trump is concerned, he said as much, and ...2028 is wide open.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 04:06 PM (GD0B3)

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It's absolutely not wide open.

It's Vance or Rubio, and Rubio's not going to run.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (46HP8)

159 @142 banana Dream-LOL

Posted by: JROD at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (IlL6s)

160 156 Think of it this way TJM, Vance might decide not to run!

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (GD0B3)

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According to the WH janitor of the guest bathrooms, it's possibly true!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (46HP8)

161
Don't get me wrong, I'd love for her to be the nom, but I reckon there has to be a limit somewhere to the Dem's insanity.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:07

I will not take this bet. 🤣

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (OoFl2)

162 147 I just like to imagine the spiders walking around with their eight legs and noticing they're surrounded by citrus, "ew! ... ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew!
Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 04:04 PM (3uBP9)

Like a cat's paws hitting water.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 04:05 PM (DwqWV)
--
Then dirt that becomes mud, before climbing over the car I just washed.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (cWLG3)

163 I think GOP should nominate Tulsi. Kinda of the anti Trump.
Daughter got stuck with an autism diagnosis by NYC. No other Dr. who met her agreed. If you think NYC public schools are bad, the short bus schools are worse.
But, money talks
Wife and kid have bailed on the whole IEP system

Posted by: Accomack at May 26, 2026 04:08 PM (W5TyU)

164 when Hunter Biden appeared on Owens's podcast
......

Battle of the Nostrils

Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 04:08 PM (UjdFS)

165 154 Don't get me wrong, I'd love for her to be the nom, but I reckon there has to be a limit somewhere to the Dem's insanity.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (Riz8t)

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They're nominating an actual Nazi in Maine and a guy who says we should stop eating meat in Texas.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:08 PM (46HP8)

166 >>You coulda been hurt, garrett. You are not (I think) a teenager.
Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:06 PM (6wpGE)

If I shirked my chores, I'd be bombing down the side of a mountain on my bike...so, the risk of injury likely didn't change much.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:08 PM (JEwe/)

167 107 Remember, folks: Translation is written, interpretation is spoken.
Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:56 PM (77rzZ)

wut

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:08 PM (6wpGE)

168 I suppose I should head to the studio to teach the afternoon classes.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 04:08 PM (OoFl2)

169 Personality wise, she is the anti Trump. I can’t stand Vance, the punk.

Posted by: Accomack at May 26, 2026 04:08 PM (W5TyU)

170 They're nominating an actual Nazi in Maine and a guy who says we should stop eating meat in Texas.

Fair.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:09 PM (Riz8t)

171 Well, she does keep winning polls.

Two out this weekend with her on top.

Weird that I'm considered crazy for thinking the woman who wins 90% of all polling is going to be the nominee but the people who insist that "someone" will come along and change the whole race are sane.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:05 PM (46HP

While it's very possible she's the nominee again, (Maybe by actually winning a vote somewhere!) with is being 2 years out, it might be someone that is not on anyone's radar.

Clinton never should have won in 92, but the frontrunners savaged each other and he ended up winning. I can see the two monsters from California so damaging each other that some no-name governor becomes the nominee.

Oh damn it- I just predicted Whitmer, didn't I?

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 04:09 PM (N1tpc)

172 I corrected it, but on reflection it is actually x471.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 04:09 PM (iERP6)

173 169 Personality wise, she is the anti Trump. I can’t stand Vance, the punk.

Posted by: Accomack at May 26, 2026 04:08 PM (W5TyU)

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I still haven't seen anything from her saying that she doesn't think the borders should be open and we should be unarmed.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:09 PM (46HP8)

174 The Run-off was discussed by CBD, but NOT EVEN A HEADLINE that TODAY IS THE DAY TO VOTE!!!

Gosh, people don't read all the fine print! Get it together!!!!!!!!!!! We finally have a REAL CHANCE to off a Senate RINO, and people aren't shouting about it from the rooftops?!?! Puh-lease!

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:09 PM (lZILf)

175 "I think Candace Owens is great. I would vote for her in a minute," said Mycal, a Biden-to-Trump voter from North Carolina, in a February 2025 focus group conducted by Longwell for The Bulwark.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 03:52 PM (JCZqz)

Any dingbat who spells his name "Mycal" is not a Trump voter.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 26, 2026 04:09 PM (8zz6B)

176 It's absolutely not wide open.

It's Vance or Rubio, and Rubio's not going to run.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (46HP

....unless he decided not to run, because reasons. think of it this way , TJM, Vance cannot inherit a Trump coalition, never in politics did it work this way, he has to build his own. you are a smart guy, figure it out. what is his coalition ?

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 04:10 PM (GD0B3)

177 hmm, you also predicted that no way in hell will the Dems drop Biden months before election. and then they did. While some of us have been saying for two years that it may not be Biden facing the Republican nominee...
Posted by: runner

What evidence do you have that the situation is any shape or form the same? It's not. It's dumb to compare the two.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 26, 2026 04:10 PM (diia5)

178 62 46 Spent my morning maxxed out on a 20 foot extension ladder, cleaning the walls and windows in the living room.

I hate that chore in particular.
Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 03:44 PM (JEwe/)

Wouldn't it just be easier to get crappy glasses so you couldn't see that far?
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:48 PM (DwqWV)

They could drop down on you. They could be drop spiders.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:11 PM (6wpGE)

179 Oh damn it- I just predicted Whitmer, didn't I?
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 04:09 PM (N1tpc)

/makes the sign of the cross, spits three times, knocks on wood...

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 04:11 PM (N1tpc)

180 46 Spent my morning maxxed out on a 20 foot extension ladder, cleaning the walls and windows in the living room.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 03:44 PM (JEwe/)

Just use a hose with an extension sprayer.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 04:11 PM (iERP6)

181 171 While it's very possible she's the nominee again, (Maybe by actually winning a vote somewhere!) with is being 2 years out, it might be someone that is not on anyone's radar.

Clinton never should have won in 92, but the frontrunners savaged each other and he ended up winning. I can see the two monsters from California so damaging each other that some no-name governor becomes the nominee.

Oh damn it- I just predicted Whitmer, didn't I?

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 04:09 PM (N1tpc)

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Clinton and Obama were both well known and highly present in polling 2 years out.

The only one possibly close to them as an analogous candidate would be AOC, and she has a problem that neither Clinton nor Obama had (especially Obama).

The black caucus have chosen Kamala, and they're really not going to budge. Black vote has become the single largest driving force in Democrat presidential politics, especially with the erosion of the white vote since Obama.

The black caucus chose Biden early in 2020, and they never let go. The rest of the party just had to catch up.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:11 PM (46HP8)

182 DeSantis will be told to run again. He will.

Posted by: connected and litigious at May 26, 2026 04:12 PM (cS1cw)

183 >>I think Candace Owens is great. I would vote for her in a minute," said Mycal, a Biden-to-Trump voter from North Carolina, in a February 2025 focus group conducted by Longwell for The Bulwark.

The Bulwark you say?

So, no chance that group was convened within 1500 feet of a school or a playground?

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:12 PM (JEwe/)

184 >>Spent my morning maxxed out on a 20 foot extension ladder, cleaning the walls and windows in the living room.

How tall are your ceilings? Do you live in an airplane hangar?

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 04:12 PM (viF8m)

185 150 I give Kamaunist no shot, no one likes her, even the Marxists
Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 04:06 PM (Ia/+0)

This nickname doesn't work as a play on "Communist", because it would be pronounced "Come On-ist".

And yes, I get the "Haha, Willie Brown jizzed on her face" aspect of that, but it doesn't work with "Communist".

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 04:13 PM (FpHTM)

186 176 ....unless he decided not to run, because reasons. think of it this way , TJM, Vance cannot inherit a Trump coalition, never in politics did it work this way, he has to build his own. you are a smart guy, figure it out. what is his coalition ?

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 04:10 PM (GD0B3)

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No one is going to replicate Trump's coalition just like no one was going to replicate Obama's and no one was going to replicate W's.

What matters is who is going to dominate the early states in the primary calendar, and with name recognition sky high, it would literally take Vance decided that having a 100% chance at the nomination and then at worst, a 50/50 chance at the presidency just wasn't worth it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:13 PM (46HP8)

187 What evidence do you have that the situation is any shape or form the same? It's not. It's dumb to compare the two.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 26, 2026 04:10 PM (diia5)

No , it is dumb to lash out because you are so invested in a political candidate. I am being objective, while many are "Vance or bust". Wait and see.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 04:14 PM (GD0B3)

188 Clinton and Obama were both well known and highly present in polling 2 years out.

The only one possibly close to them as an analogous candidate would be AOC, and she has a problem that neither Clinton nor Obama had (especially Obama).

The black caucus have chosen Kamala, and they're really not going to budge. Black vote has become the single largest driving force in Democrat presidential politics, especially with the erosion of the white vote since Obama.

The black caucus chose Biden early in 2020, and they never let go. The rest of the party just had to catch up.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:11 PM (46HP

I don't recall Clinton being present in the polling in 1990, but I can't trust my memory as I was not even a teenager yet.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 04:14 PM (N1tpc)

189 187 No , it is dumb to lash out because you are so invested in a political candidate. I am being objective, while many are "Vance or bust". Wait and see.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 04:14 PM (GD0B3)

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Vance won't promise to repeal the Sonny Bono Act, so I'm definitely not voting for him.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:14 PM (46HP8)

190 Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:09 PM (lZILf)

I am sorry that we disappointed you with our choices for topics and headlines.

Perhaps HotAir.com has a headline that is more pleasing...

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 04:14 PM (iERP6)

191 174 The Run-off was discussed by CBD, but NOT EVEN A HEADLINE that TODAY IS THE DAY TO VOTE!!!

Gosh, people don't read all the fine print! Get it together!!!!!!!!!!! We finally have a REAL CHANCE to off a Senate RINO, and people aren't shouting about it from the rooftops?!?! Puh-lease!

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:09 PM (lZILf)

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You seem vaccinated.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:15 PM (46HP8)

192 >>How tall are your ceilings? Do you live in an airplane hangar?

The cathedral ceiling in the living room is 28 feet to the peak.

Ten ft ceilings on the main floor.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:15 PM (JEwe/)

193 Judge Sarah West also handled this case one year ago:

https://tinyurl.com/4srubb48

According to Grok:

Prosecutors sought a 14¼-year prison sentence (guidelines range). Over their objections, Judge West granted a substantial downward departure: one year in the county workhouse plus five years of supervised probation. She cited Moton being "particularly amenable to probation," success with community-based programming, and readily accepting responsibility.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 04:15 PM (Y+4g7)

194 My point is that by 2028 the Trump persona will have worn out voters. She may be too left to win the nomination but her personality would be a plus against the D. We shall see.

Posted by: Accomack at May 26, 2026 04:15 PM (W5TyU)

195 The black caucus have chosen Kamala, and they're really not going to budge. Black vote has become the single largest driving force in Democrat presidential politics, especially with the erosion of the white vote since Obama.

The black caucus chose Biden early in 2020, and they never let go. The rest of the party just had to catch up.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:11 PM (46HP

Yeah, see I don't think the Black Caucus is solid for her - she's not black enough. I think the black men want someone different, so it's currently a split.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 04:15 PM (tOcjL)

196 ...a leftwing Karen judge decided to overturn the jury's verdict and set him free.

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It is injustices like this that were written on the Declaration of Independence.

Posted by: Cray Cray at May 26, 2026 04:16 PM (yInIL)

197 Any dingbat who spells his name "Mycal" is not a Trump voter.
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Head of the Wiccan's for McCain movement.

Posted by: Whut you talking bout willis at May 26, 2026 04:16 PM (anL5R)

198
Oh damn it- I just predicted Whitmer, didn't I?
Posted by: Formerly Virginian

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Worse. You predicted Jon Ossoff.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 04:16 PM (WuNAB)

199 The judge's name should be out there. Let her neighbours know what she (assumption) did.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 04:16 PM (NcvvS)

200 Vance won't promise to repeal the Sonny Bono Act, so I'm definitely not voting for him.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:14 PM (46HP

Sod off, swampy!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 04:16 PM (zZu0s)

201 195 Yeah, see I don't think the Black Caucus is solid for her - she's not black enough. I think the black men want someone different, so it's currently a split.
Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 04:15 PM (tOcjL)

They WANT Barry the Gay Muslim back.

Commie-La is the only one in the direct line of succession from Barry the Gay Muslim.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 04:17 PM (FpHTM)

202
It probably will be Vance, but TJM also insists the Dem nom will be Kamala again. He may be licking toads again.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:04 PM (Riz8t)

I'm pretty sure that Massie is going to go for the Donk nom, he filed for candidacy to retake his House seat yesterday so that he can start raising money. He won't go for POTUS as a GOPer, but I can see him switching parties and going for the nomination as a philthy Donkey.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 04:17 PM (y9nCu)

203 I see a couple of them there "parents " around these parts with the autistic bullshit on their vehicles and even an autism license plate. Most likely grifters, stealing what they can cause the issue of their loins ain't right in the head.

Posted by: Sling Blade at May 26, 2026 04:17 PM (kP37Y)

204 202 I'm pretty sure that Massie is going to go for the Donk nom, he filed for candidacy to retake his House seat yesterday so that he can start raising money. He won't go for POTUS as a GOPer, but I can see him switching parties and going for the nomination as a philthy Donkey.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 04:17 PM (y9nCu)

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He'll be the LP nominee and move them from 0.4% of the vote to 0.8% of the vote.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:17 PM (46HP8)

205 Oh damn it- I just predicted Whitmer, didn't I?
Posted by: Formerly Virginian

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Worse. You predicted Jon Ossoff.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 04:16 PM (WuNAB)

*smacks nose with rolled up paper*

No! Not in the house!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 04:18 PM (zZu0s)

206 How tall are your ceilings? Do you live in an airplane hangar?

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 04:12 PM (viF8m)

Judging by his musical tastes...I think he lives in a barn.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 04:18 PM (iERP6)

207 We have to see. Two years is a long time in politics, and...Trump has not picked a successor.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 04:18 PM (GD0B3)

208 >>I'm pretty sure that Massie is going to go for the Donk nom, he filed for candidacy to retake his House seat yesterday so that he can start raising money. He won't go for POTUS as a GOPer, but I can see him switching parties and going for the nomination as a philthy Donkey.

Doesn't KY have a law against that?

I know some states have a Sour Grapes / Spoiler Law on the books, precluding Primary Losers from running on other tickets...

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:18 PM (JEwe/)

209 DeSantis will be told to run again. He will.
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Of course he will. Apparently Yale baseball players who become lawyers can't resist public office.

Posted by: Whut you talking bout willis at May 26, 2026 04:18 PM (anL5R)

210 Delurker

Nixon.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 04:18 PM (u82oZ)

211 Don't get me wrong, I'd love for her to be the nom, but I reckon there has to be a limit somewhere to the Dem's insanity.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:07

I will not take this bet. 🤣
Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (OoFl2)

They could try to run Walter Mondale or Jimmy Carter again. They, at least, appear to be Americans.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 04:18 PM (qx7Zg)

212
The judge's name should be out there. Let her neighbours know what she (assumption) did.
Posted by: Nazdar

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Judge Sarah West. Her name and face are out there. And in here! She's in the video.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 04:19 PM (WuNAB)

213 Extremism in the fight against #OrangeManBad is no vice!

Posted by: (D)emocrats & the MSM at May 26, 2026 04:19 PM (0sNs1)

214 208 Doesn't KY have a law against that?

I know some states have a Sour Grapes / Spoiler Law on the books, precluding Primary Losers from running on other tickets...

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:18 PM (JEwe/)

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I believe the comment was about 2028.

But yes KY has a sore loser law and Massie cannot appear on the ballot in any form in 2026.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:19 PM (46HP8)

215 >>The cathedral ceiling in the living room is 28 feet to the peak.

>>Ten ft ceilings on the main floor.

Ok Bruce Wayne.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 04:20 PM (viF8m)

216 SUFFAH MASSIE

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:20 PM (JEwe/)

217 You seem vaccinated.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:15 PM

Most certainly not. I am desperate for Americans to have a better life without engaging in kinetic actions! Cornyn doesn't not give one hot damn!

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:20 PM (lZILf)

218 Thank you, Blonde Morticia.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 04:20 PM (NcvvS)

219 It's pretty amazing just how much discipline and reinforced morality one must possess to avoid becoming an absolute, dyed in the wool racist.

They don't make it easy.

(Disclaimer: the "They" in the last sentence is not a "those people" reference. It is, in fact, a reference to every window licking, nose picking, mouth breathing lunkhead who thinks the term "diversity is our strength" holds unchallengable value)

Posted by: Orson at May 26, 2026 04:20 PM (dIske)

220
Doesn't KY have a law against that?

I know some states have a Sour Grapes / Spoiler Law on the books, precluding Primary Losers from running on other tickets...
Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:18 PM (JEwe/)

Filed to run in 2028. I should have been more specific.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 04:20 PM (y9nCu)

221 >>Ok Bruce Wayne.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 04:20 PM (viF8m)

You asked, Yacht bro.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:21 PM (JEwe/)

222 217 You seem vaccinated.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:15 PM

Most certainly not. I am desperate for Americans to have a better life without engaging in kinetic actions! Cornyn doesn't not give one hot damn!

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:20 PM (lZILf)

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And ace putting up a story about this is going to change...what about the outcome of the primary?

Really, you do seem vaccinated.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:21 PM (46HP8)

223 >>> When was the last time a party ran a candidate who previously lost for POTUS? Adlai Stephenson?

I'd say the odds are pretty low it will be Kamala.

And before anyone says it, I do not count Trump. He didn't lose.
Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (gtcuf)

(raises hand)

...

(lowers hand)

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 04:21 PM (3uBP9)

224 Gosh, people don't read all the fine print! Get it together!!!!!!!!!!! We finally have a REAL CHANCE to off a Senate RINO, and people aren't shouting about it from the rooftops?!?! Puh-lease!
Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:09 PM (lZILf)

Drop it down a cog, dude. you're going to spin a bearing. I am sure most of the Texans here have already voted, anyway.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 26, 2026 04:22 PM (8zz6B)

225 166 >>You coulda been hurt, garrett. You are not (I think) a teenager.
Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:06 PM (6wpGE)

If I shirked my chores, I'd be bombing down the side of a mountain on my bike...so, the risk of injury likely didn't change much.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:08 PM (JEwe/)

That's different. Also lower to the ground.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:22 PM (6wpGE)

226 223 >>> When was the last time a party ran a candidate who previously lost for POTUS? Adlai Stephenson?

I'd say the odds are pretty low it will be Kamala.

And before anyone says it, I do not count Trump. He didn't lose.
Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (gtcuf)

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It should be noted that Trump's example will be Kamala's reasoning.

And she keeps winning 90% of all polling.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:22 PM (46HP8)

227 Does anyone seriously think a Democrat blogger would miss such a beat? Of course not. They're team players!

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:22 PM (lZILf)

228 Really, you do seem vaccinated.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:21 PM (46HP

Ease off on the channeling Andrew Tate, TJM.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 04:22 PM (zZu0s)

229 227 Does anyone seriously think a Democrat blogger would miss such a beat? Of course not. They're team players!

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:22 PM (lZILf)

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If Paxton loses tonight, it's because ace didn't post something about it halfway through election day.

You're right.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:22 PM (46HP8)

230 But yes KY has a sore loser law and Massie cannot appear on the ballot in any form in 2026.
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He has all the appeal of a supporating cold sore. Anticharisma is a thing, and he has oodles of it.

Posted by: Yuckola at May 26, 2026 04:23 PM (anL5R)

231 Judging by his musical tastes...I think he lives in a barn.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 04:18 PM

Did you know that women prefer one side of a barn over the other? It's true, studies prove it.

The preferred side is called the broad side of a barn.

Posted by: J. Random Moron at May 26, 2026 04:23 PM (UGZEs)

232
There is a huge trend with AWFLs who need their children to be part of a “marginalized” group, as well as with teenagers. J’s daughter now claims to have autism. She very much does not have autism. I guess I should be grateful she didn’t jump on the trans bandwagon.
Posted by: Piper

================

Sorry about your legitimate problem. I'm sure you've heard the word "neurodivergent" abused more than most of us. It seems to be a way for white liberals to check a victim box if they can't/won't go the trans route.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 04:23 PM (WuNAB)

233 Cornyn doesn't not give one hot damn!

Posted by: CloseTheFed

So Cornyn gives one hot damn?

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:23 PM (Riz8t)

234 >>When was the last time a party ran a candidate who previously lost for POTUS? Adlai Stephenson?

Nixon. And it's 'Stevenson'.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 04:24 PM (NcvvS)

235 That's different. Also lower to the ground.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:22 PM (6wpGE)

I'll bet Garrett rides a high-wheeler.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 04:24 PM (iERP6)

236 Not to quibble, but a 47-fold increase is 46,900%

OK, to quibble.

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at May 26, 2026 04:24 PM (X6QNo)

237 And ace putting up a story about this is going to change...what about the outcome of the primary?

Really, you do seem vaccinated.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:21 PM

Hmmm... How many Votes did Geo. Bush win by, in 2000? Was it 537? Or 538?

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:24 PM (lZILf)

238 Money is the mother's milk of politics, and the usual large Dem donors have already indicated they're not interested in Kamala after she wasted billions of their dollars in '24. Unless she's got a really big savings account, she's not going to be the nom.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:25 PM (Riz8t)

239 >>I'll bet Garrett rides a high-wheeler.

Downhilling on a Penny Farthing. Like a Boss.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:25 PM (JEwe/)

240 Cornyn doesn't not give one hot damn!
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So Cornyn gives one hot damn?

I was told there would be no propositional logic.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 04:25 PM (vTZFs)

241 Cornyn doesn't not give one hot damn!

Posted by: CloseTheFed

So Cornyn gives one hot damn?
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:23 PM (Riz8t)

A double negative!

Posted by: Wadsworth at May 26, 2026 04:25 PM (zZu0s)

242
If Paxton loses tonight, it's because ace didn't post something about it halfway through election day.

You're right.
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Gosh Wally, what if Eddie is right and Paxton does lose. Does that mean Ace is not a team player? That anytime an election doesn't go the way Eddie wants it to, that it is all because Ace failed in some way?

Posted by: The Beaver at May 26, 2026 04:25 PM (anL5R)

243 237 Hmmm... How many Votes did Geo. Bush win by, in 2000? Was it 537? Or 538?

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:24 PM (lZILf)

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Well, when Cornyn wins by 1 vote, you can tell the world that it's all AoSHQ's fault for only talking about it one time in the day.

And you can never come back here again.

We'll surely learn our lesson missing your erudite commentary and pithy remarks. We will be lesser for it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:25 PM (46HP8)

244 242 Gosh Wally, what if Eddie is right and Paxton does lose. Does that mean Ace is not a team player? That anytime an election doesn't go the way Eddie wants it to, that it is all because Ace failed in some way?

Posted by: The Beaver at May 26, 2026 04:25 PM (anL5R)

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Are we allowed to be disappointed in ace?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:26 PM (46HP8)

245 Downhilling on a Penny Farthing. Like a Boss.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:25 PM (JEwe/)

Okay...I'm impressed. I was going to write "penny farthing," but I figured nobody would know what the hell I was jabbering about!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 04:26 PM (iERP6)

246 Cornyn doesn't not give one hot damn!

Posted by: CloseTheFed

So Cornyn gives one hot damn?
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:23 PM

No, he gives two, three on a really good day.

But not for his constitutents.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 04:26 PM (0sNs1)

247 >>> I'll bet Garrett rides a high-wheeler.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 04:24 PM (iERP6)

You need to have a long thin waxed mustache and a top hat to pull that off.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 04:27 PM (3uBP9)

248 In after Nazdar to say Nixon.

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at May 26, 2026 04:27 PM (X6QNo)

249 243 237 Hmmm... How many Votes did Geo. Bush win by, in 2000? Was it 537? Or 538?

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:24 PM (lZILf)

Comments have been chatting about it all day...how have you missed...everything...

Heck, it's been a focus of comments since early voting start...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 04:27 PM (tOcjL)

250 I just ... I mean:

The Republican primary for United States Senator in Texas is a snapshot of the tension between the entrenched interests of the corporate branch of the Republican Party, and a younger, aggressive, and unabashedly MAGA-adjacent conservative wing. The corporate Republican party (GOPe) has been the only game in town for many years, and their complacency in the face of the progressive onslaught on traditional America has created the existential issues we face today.

John Cornyn is a star of GOPe policies and attitudes, and his bristling antipathy toward President Trump should be enough for the good voters of Texas to boot him to the curb.

So...you Texans out there...vote early...vote often!

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Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:27 PM (6wpGE)

251 >>Okay...I'm impressed. I was going to write "penny farthing," but I figured nobody would know what the hell I was jabbering about!

You want to be impressed...check out today's Hash.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:27 PM (JEwe/)

252 Before anyone asks, here's the answer to the question "why did old timey bikes have such absurdly large front wheels?"

The Big Wheel: The size of the front wheel was a deliberate engineering choice. Before gears were invented, the pedals were attached directly to the front hub. A larger wheel allowed the bike to cover more distance with a single rotation, enabling high speeds.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:27 PM (Riz8t)

253 Big Wheel >> High Wheel

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 04:27 PM (3uBP9)

254 Gosh Wally, what if Eddie is right and Paxton does lose. Does that mean Ace is not a team player? That anytime an election doesn't go the way Eddie wants it to, that it is all because Ace failed in some way?

Posted by: The Beaver at May 26, 2026 04:25 PM (anL5R)

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Are we allowed to be disappointed in ace?
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Gee I dunno Wally. Maybe we should got ask Mom and Dad.

Posted by: The Beaver at May 26, 2026 04:28 PM (anL5R)

255 And the people on the jury who voted for a conviction and yet the judge let the guy off will not be happy, and they will tell their friends and family members about his utter usurpation of justice. This does not look good to people who had previously been Democrat voters.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 04:28 PM (dx3rC)

256 TJM seems shittier than normal today.

He never yells at Billy at home...

Maybe he's just an asshole.

Posted by: TJMs wife/Airplane 2 at May 26, 2026 04:29 PM (zZu0s)

257 256 TJM seems shittier than normal today.

He never yells at Billy at home...

Maybe he's just an asshole.

Posted by: TJMs wife/Airplane 2 at May 26, 2026 04:29 PM (zZu0s)

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You forgot illiterate!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:29 PM (46HP8)

258 >>Big Wheel >> High Wheel

Been mountain biking since 1989. Road since 1987.
Can't count the number of ER visits I have had.

Worst crash I ever had was on a Big Wheel.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:29 PM (JEwe/)

259 >>Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at May 26, 2026 04:27 PM (X6QNo)

Yep.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 04:29 PM (NcvvS)

260 Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:27 PM (JEwe/)

You really like Jewel? Is it the teeth?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 04:30 PM (zZu0s)

261 check out today's Hash.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:27 PM (JEwe/)

Ace could make a mint selling custom hashes!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 04:30 PM (iERP6)

262 251 You want to be impressed...check out today's Hash.
Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:27 PM (JEwe/)

!

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:30 PM (6wpGE)

263 Green Machine >> Big Wheel >> Hot Wheel >> High Wheel

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 04:30 PM (3uBP9)

264 Sarah Longwell. A dour diesel dyke from the Bulwark. She definitely has her finger on the pulse of MAGA, lol.

BTW, it's been taken down, but if you watched the priceless election night coverage from the Bulwark like I did, then you know... The only thing funnier than the look on her face was JV Last's sweaty, bugeyed freakout. She looked like she just bit into a lemon for several hours straight.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 04:30 PM (BI5O2)

265 I missed comments on it, because the comments section is a firehose, and I don't normally read the comments! I wrote to Prof. Jacobson on Legal Insurrection asking to do this, I wrote to Breitbart also, I wrote to Epoch times. NYT had a small thing way down the page!

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:30 PM (lZILf)

266 Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:27 PM (JEwe/)

Well, you could consider making some type of candy : Garrett's chewy JEwe's

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 04:30 PM (dx3rC)

267 >>You really like Jewel? Is it the teeth?

She has teeth?

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:30 PM (JEwe/)

268 258 >>Big Wheel >> High Wheel

Been mountain biking since 1989. Road since 1987.
Can't count the number of ER visits I have had.

Worst crash I ever had was on a Big Wheel.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:29 PM (JEwe/)
_____________________________

Wondering if garrett is a leg shaver for that more aerodynamic ride...or for other reasons.

Posted by: Orson at May 26, 2026 04:31 PM (dIske)

269 You forgot illiterate!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:29 PM (46HP

No one has to know youre Impotent!

*snaps fingers*

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 04:31 PM (zZu0s)

270 261 check out today's Hash.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:27 PM (JEwe/)

Ace could make a mint selling custom hashes!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 04:30 PM (iERP6)

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Pixy will put it on the roadmap.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:31 PM (46HP8)

271 The Big Wheel: The size of the front wheel was a deliberate engineering choice. Before gears were invented, the pedals were attached directly to the front hub.

Um... According to Brave AI:

The oldest known use of gears is attributed to the South Pointing Chariot in ancient China, with historical records dating its invention to approximately 2650 B.C.E. (or the 27th century B.C.E.).

So I'm reasonably certain that late 19th century bicycle builders knew about gears.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 04:31 PM (vTZFs)

272 >>Wondering if garrett is a leg shaver for that more aerodynamic ride...or for other reasons.

It's actually for road rash prevention and healing.

And no, I don't shave.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:32 PM (JEwe/)

273 Pixy = BLOW1

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:32 PM (6wpGE)

274 I'm pretty sure that Massie is going to go for the Donk nom, he filed for candidacy to retake his House seat yesterday so that he can start raising money. He won't go for POTUS as a GOPer, but I can see him switching parties and going for the nomination as a philthy Donkey.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 04:17 PM

He filed so he can keep the money he has left over in his war chest from his losing primary and use it to "campaign" for the next two years. He will be paying friends and family to consult for him.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 04:32 PM (0N4FZ)

275 I missed comments on it, because the comments section is a firehose, and I don't normally read the comments! I wrote to Prof. Jacobson on Legal Insurrection asking to do this, I wrote to Breitbart also, I wrote to Epoch times. NYT had a small thing way down the page!

Posted by: CloseTheFed

Don't take it too hard. It's what we do around here. Think of it as an initiation ritual.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:32 PM (Riz8t)

276 missed comments on it, because the comments section is a firehose, and I don't normally read the comments! I wrote to Prof. Jacobson on Legal Insurrection asking to do this, I wrote to Breitbart also, I wrote to Epoch times. NYT had a small thing way down the page!
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You can get treatment.

Posted by: High anxiety at May 26, 2026 04:32 PM (anL5R)

277 I’m worried about Trump.

He looks so very tired. And old. Yes, I know he’s almost 80, but up until now he’s not looked it nor sounded like it.

Yesterday during the Memorial Day ceremonies, he looked wrong. Unsteady. Not particularly confidant in his physical movements. Somewhat guarded.

Maybe it’s just me.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 26, 2026 04:32 PM (A5RD0)

278 >>> Worst crash I ever had was on a Big Wheel.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:29 PM (JEwe/)

They were supposed to be safe, low cg, three wheels, inherently stable, sure pal, give me five minutes. I turned it over quite a few times. But I was jealous of the kids with green machines. You could get going a rip and then pull the bar back and they would spin out like crazy.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 04:33 PM (3uBP9)

279 And is there any kind of procedure to remove a Judge for this sort of nullification. Of a jury
Verdict , because that was an egregious violation of judicial practice, I think.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 04:33 PM (dx3rC)

280 15 new trial attorneys? So... one for every 3.3 states? That's not going to be enough to move the needle. At all.

Posted by: Ace's liver at May 26, 2026 04:33 PM (B9Dv5)

281 265 I missed comments on it, because the comments section is a firehose, and I don't normally read the comments! I wrote to Prof. Jacobson on Legal Insurrection asking to do this, I wrote to Breitbart also, I wrote to Epoch times. NYT had a small thing way down the page!
Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:30 PM (lZILf)

Well, then your best bet is what I told all Texan men to do today - find 3 of your like minded male friends/family and literally bring them to the polls with you. That's how you win at this point. Men aren't going to respond to another think piece with 3 hours to go. They'll respond by getting dragged in. And Paxton needs that male vote.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 04:33 PM (tOcjL)

282 She has teeth?
Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:30 PM (JEwe/)

Yeah, they kind of follow you around the room. Watching.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 04:33 PM (zZu0s)

283 Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:30 PM (lZILf)

Did you vote for Paxton? Did you canvas for him? Did you work a phone bank? Did you drive people to the polls?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 04:33 PM (iERP6)

284 The Big Wheel: The size of the front wheel was a deliberate engineering choice. Before gears were invented, the pedals were attached directly to the front hub.

Um... According to Brave AI:

The oldest known use of gears is attributed to the South Pointing Chariot in ancient China, with historical records dating its invention to approximately 2650 B.C.E. (or the 27th century B.C.E.).

So I'm reasonably certain that late 19th century bicycle builders knew about gears.

I think they meant before gears were invented specifically for bicycles. Who are you to question AI?

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:33 PM (Riz8t)

285 Anyone who actually wants Rubio to run is an imbecile. Once Trump and MAGA are out to of the way, he'll be free to return to his center RINO. Oh ye with the short memory.

Posted by: Surfer at May 26, 2026 04:34 PM (hyQrc)

286 I missed comments on it, because the comments section is a firehose, and I don't normally read the comments! I wrote to Prof. Jacobson on Legal Insurrection asking to do this, I wrote to Breitbart also, I wrote to Epoch times. NYT had a small thing way down the page!
Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:30 PM (lZILf)

Did you take all the money from the sale of your Mama's cow, and put it on a long-odds bet that Paxton wins this?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 26, 2026 04:34 PM (8zz6B)

287 It's actually for road rash prevention and healing.

And no, I don't shave.
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He has Ace pluck them all out weekly while wearing a french maid outfit. Ace in costume, not Garrett. Garrett is in the bubble bath.

Posted by: High anxiety at May 26, 2026 04:35 PM (anL5R)

288 280 15 new trial attorneys? So... one for every 3.3 states? That's not going to be enough to move the needle. At all.

Posted by: Ace's liver at May 26, 2026 04:33 PM (B9Dv5)

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15 new attorneys on the task force directed at Minnesota.

Any advancement is unworthy because it doesn't do 100% all on it's own.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:35 PM (46HP8)

289 Nurse, I noticed that President Trump looked a bit wobbly at the wreath ceremony yesterday, and wondered if he is just tired or coming down with something. The amount of pressure he has personally endured is incredible.

Posted by: Open Channel D at May 26, 2026 04:35 PM (gYnrv)

290 284 Who are you to question AI?
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:33 PM (Riz8t)

You can't spell "Archimedes" without AI.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:35 PM (6wpGE)

291 I think they meant before gears were invented specifically for bicycles. Who are you to question AI?

"oldest known use of gears" which would correspond more-or-less to "invented."

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 04:35 PM (vTZFs)

292 New one: Army Veteran Violently Assaulted Because He Decorated His House with Trump Flags Dies on Memorial Day

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:36 PM (Riz8t)

293 More - Rubio will directly campaign with Vance, become his VP and stay SoS. B/c Rubio wants to be a lot of 1sts...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 03:57 PM (tOcjL)

It's a compelling value proposition, for him as well as for the voters, since it would increase the authority/prestige of both posts to appear in front of world leaders as both second in line and department head.

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 04:36 PM (Sy6m/)

294 >>They were supposed to be safe, low cg, three wheels, inherently stable, sure pal, give me five minutes. I turned it over quite a few times. But I was jealous of the kids with green machines. You could get going a rip and then pull the bar back and they would spin out like crazy.

We lived on a really big hill. Good 1.5 mile descent.
And real steep up top.

Those pedals would crush your little legs if you got near them on the ride. Made for some epic crashes.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:37 PM (JEwe/)

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