Daily Tech News 15 June 2026

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AMD says that not only will its new CPU stomp all over Nvidia's new CPU - three times the performance per watt on a rack-scale deployment - but its current two year old CPUs already deliver twice what Nvidia is promising. (WCCFTech)

Promises vs. promises is all whatever, but promises vs. currently shipping product when the currently shipping product wins is not great for Nvidia.

What's more, Intel's current CPUs are nearly 50% faster than Nvidia's future CPUs in the same tests.

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More on that Dario and the Wolf story. (Twitter)

Anthropic's Fable model is their existing Mythos mythos model with additional controls to prevent abuse.

Those controls were broken.

Anthropic said they weren't broken broken and refused to do anything about it.

The US government then showed them the far side of regulatory capture.
The only scalable delete in PostgreSQL is DROP TABLE. (PlanetScale)

Bobby, your country needs you.
The UK is planning to ban social media for children under 16. (Tech Crunch)

But not Bluesky. Same thing happened in Australia.
Bitcoin is down to just $64,000 after peaking over $110,000 in the past year. (CNBC)

The people who bought at 50 cents will be devastated.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: It's physics Jim, but he's dead.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:33 AM

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1 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 15, 2026 04:34 AM (V6c7t)

2 w00t

Posted by: m at June 15, 2026 04:35 AM (6wpGE)

3 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at June 15, 2026 04:35 AM (Ia/+0)

4 (poke)

Posted by: Pixy Misa at June 15, 2026 04:35 AM (BLOW1)

5 If Pixy can post Star Trekkin', I can post:

https://youtu.be/hVrIyEu6h_E

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 15, 2026 04:40 AM (V6c7t)

6 4 (poke)
Posted by: Pixy Misa at June 15, 2026 04:35 AM (BLOW1)

I was reading the post!

Posted by: m at June 15, 2026 04:42 AM (6wpGE)

7 if this pans out:

Eyal Yakoby
@EYakoby
11h
BREAKING: Newly surfaced posts by Graham Platner reveal that he mocked a young girl’s suicide attempt, saying “clearly you’re not trying hard enough.”

How are the Democrats still backing this maniac?

Posted by: m at June 15, 2026 04:44 AM (6wpGE)

8 Actress Anne Schedeen is dead.

Who?

Alf's mom - that's who!

But get a load of the announcement posted on her FB page:

https://tinyurl.com/y7fc2nhy

See what I see? These people are cracked!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 15, 2026 04:49 AM (V6c7t)

9 I missed this obituary last week:

Gene Shalit, Mussed-Up Movie Critic of the ‘Today’ Show, Dies at 100

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 15, 2026 04:51 AM (V6c7t)

10 Dovetailing on the Dario and the Wolf xeet, Hoyt posted a link on Insty that's lengthy but well worth the read:

https://ombreolivier.substack.com/p/one-ipo-achieved-
two-flame-outs-likely

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at June 15, 2026 04:51 AM (/HDaX)

11 "See what I see? These people are cracked!"

That's putting it politely.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at June 15, 2026 04:54 AM (/HDaX)

12 Had eggs over leftover friedham, potatoes and peppers and a piece of apple strudel. Rather go back to bed than go to work.

Posted by: Skip at June 15, 2026 04:55 AM (Ia/+0)

13 Looks like a coller day than its been, high 70s, and nice week coming

Posted by: Skip at June 15, 2026 04:59 AM (Ia/+0)

14 12 Had eggs over leftover friedham, potatoes and peppers and a piece of apple strudel.
Posted by: Skip at June 15, 2026 04:55 AM (Ia/+0)

yum

Posted by: m at June 15, 2026 05:00 AM (6wpGE)

15 Looks like a coller day than its been, high 70s, and nice week coming
I love a storm thst leaves no trace

Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at June 15, 2026 05:10 AM (Ia/+0)

16 8 Actress Anne Schedeen is dead.

Who?

Alf's mom - that's who!

But get a load of the announcement posted on her FB page:

https://tinyurl.com/y7fc2nhy

See what I see? These people are cracked!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 15, 2026 04:49 AM (V6c7t)

I couldn't get that to load. Here's The Mirror via archive.is:

https://archive.is/1dhWd

Posted by: m at June 15, 2026 05:10 AM (6wpGE)

17 Anne Schedeen:

The wording was her family's choice. Bad choice.

(The Mirror) Schedeen's family revealed her death in a loving statement online, which celebrated her legacy and her hatred for American president Donald Trump. They posted a note to her Facebook page on the evening of 14 June to confirm the news.
‌
The statement read: "It is with the heaviest of hearts that we share Annie has passed peacefully. She leaves behind an extraordinary legacy of creative energy, whip smart humour, delight in her family, adoration for little dogs, burning hatred for Trump, passion for second-hand thrifting, and love for a good story. We are bereft without her. We loved her so so much, as did all who met her."

Posted by: m at June 15, 2026 05:14 AM (6wpGE)

18 Evening and morning, late toilers and early risers! It's Monday; stipulated. But:

"Compared to being on the wrong side of the ground, even a bad Monday is pretty small kumquats, nicht wahr?"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 15, 2026 05:17 AM (wzUl9)

19 So weird to put her attitude about Donald Trump in an obituary.. It detracts from the rest of her interests.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 15, 2026 05:18 AM (ix8EF)

20 A kind and generous dad. From
"Sunny Skyz" site:

https://tinyurl.com/2nv3tpvf

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 15, 2026 05:22 AM (ix8EF)

21 I dimly recall that "Star Trekkin'" thing playing on the old Dr. Demento show in the late '70s. Never have I seen a video of it . . . but the Claymation creatures are perfect for it.

I'm up a little earlier than I planned -- no, Stirling is not to blame -- sipping my coffee and seriously contemplating taking a day off from my workout. It is 83 F. outside, and I made the mistake of looking up the heat index.

It's 93. At four a.m.

It will probably be no better tomorrow, except that we have a 60% chance of rain today; yesterday there was not a hint of rain. Maybe, maybe, the afternoon temps will not get as high today. (Gah.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 15, 2026 05:22 AM (wzUl9)

22 I missed this obituary last week:

Gene Shalit, Mussed-Up Movie Critic of the ‘Today’ Show, Dies at 100
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 15, 2026

***
I remember him. He looked sort of like a Muppet himself!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 15, 2026 05:23 AM (wzUl9)

23 Bobby, your country needs you.

*snort* Well played, Pixy, well played.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 15, 2026 05:24 AM (O7YUW)

24 Morning horde. Hoping to grab some more shuteye before I have to truly wake up.

Posted by: RandomDave at June 15, 2026 05:26 AM (aJQbY)

25 Comedian Tim Hawkins does "The Karen song":

https://tinyurl.com/y56sbp58

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 15, 2026 05:28 AM (ix8EF)

26 Imagine either of two scenarios:
1) your hatred of one single politician for a couple years is so lurid it becomes a defining characteristic of your entire time in this earth, overshadowing everything you've ever done or accomplished

Or

2) your family's hatred of one single politician for a couple of years is so monstrous that they shove it in to your obituary after you're gone and can't do anything about it

Either one is darkly hilarious and pathetic.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 15, 2026 05:29 AM (Ot/FD)

27 Hey Techsters,

Will lrannmake it to Friday’s deal signing without shooting missiles at something?

Wonder who is in charge if at all?

Posted by: Pete Bog at June 15, 2026 05:32 AM (KPMaG)

28 "Burning hatred of Donald Trump" isn't even interesting. It's Gleuchschaltung. It's boring.

"Burning hatred of Olympia Dukakis" would be worth pointing out as singular and noteworthy.... but still kind of gauche.

Imagine defining yourself or your loved ones in terms of who they hate, and then patting yourself on the back for your virtue. **That** is exactly how Nazis come in to power.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 15, 2026 05:33 AM (Ot/FD)

29 If Hatred is a Virtue, you've already pretty much lost the thread.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 15, 2026 05:34 AM (Ot/FD)

30 Back in my working days, I once put Mr. Potato Head on the server (Macs) in the offices. So when the were turned on, the potato was singing everywhere, interesting morning that was, back in days long gone.

Posted by: Coliin at June 15, 2026 05:35 AM (CiQE7)

31 Well, the latest house possibility has slid away. This was a nice bungalow, 3BR/1ba, with garage and screened front porch, solar panels, and a Generac backup system. Alas, the garage would have needed a motorized door (I don't want to be opening and closing a garage door in the rain) . . . and the owners have put up a wooden fence and gate which *blocks access* by car to the garage. What . . .? I guess I see where the money went on that one. Somehow I think I can do better.

The cool thing, though, was that the house next door was a sort of New Mexico style that looked like it was constructed of adobe. Wildly out of place in the neighborhood, but I liked it. (No For Sale sign, though.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 15, 2026 05:35 AM (wzUl9)

32 Crap, this keyboard makes me eff up words in all kinds of languages.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 15, 2026 05:35 AM (Ot/FD)

33 This suddenly appeared on my feed. I didn't tl
Listen to all off it yet but it's so nice. C.S Lewis speaking on gratitude to God for Christ:
First thing in the morning:

https://tinyurl.com/ydzse23z

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 15, 2026 05:36 AM (ix8EF)

34 @21/Wolfus: "It's 93. At four a.m."

Gah, that's pretty miserable. Stay in A/C as much as you can.

Oh, also, found this and saved it for you:
https://tinyurl.com/yc7rtkhk

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 15, 2026 05:37 AM (O7YUW)

35 So weird to put her attitude about Donald Trump in an obituary.

What other JFK era Democrats did she hate? JFK himself?

When you consider the past as being a foreign land, you start to understand how these cretins misunderstand EVERYTHING that didn't happen in front of their eyeballs and ears which are attached to their tiny brains.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at June 15, 2026 05:37 AM (tlZH3)

36 Will lrannmake it to Friday’s deal signing without shooting missiles at something?

I doubt that it is as chaotic in Iran as Russia during the Russian Civil War:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6F1c3qLpEE

Nonetheless, the people with whom the USA are negotiating "deals" aren't the people in power in Iran. One may consider that those people are those the USA *want* to be in power in Iran and react accordingly.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at June 15, 2026 05:44 AM (tlZH3)

37 Old time hymn: "when morning gilds the skies":

https://tinyurl.com/bddkksd2

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 15, 2026 05:50 AM (ix8EF)

38 Alas, the garage would have needed a motorized door (I don't want to be opening and closing a garage door in the rain) . . . and the owners have put up a wooden fence and gate which *blocks access* by car to the garage.

Dunno how strapped for money you are, but those 2 things are fixable. (The garage door solution is simple and on almost any new construction; the external gate is simple, but non-standard.) If the house was "meh", then don't waste the money.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at June 15, 2026 05:50 AM (tlZH3)

39 @21/Wolfus: "It's 93. At four a.m."

Gah, that's pretty miserable. Stay in A/C as much as you can.

Oh, also, found this and saved it for you:
https://tinyurl.com/yc7rtkhk
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 15, 2026

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It's especially awful in that it was 73 at 11 am yesterday in Terre Haute. Overcast, but breezy, and *73* while here it was over 85.

Love the video! Stirling is not quite that weird. Well, at least no weirder than other cats I've known.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 15, 2026 05:53 AM (wzUl9)

40 Alas, the garage would have needed a motorized door (I don't want to be opening and closing a garage door in the rain) . . . and the owners have put up a wooden fence and gate which *blocks access* by car to the garage.

Dunno how strapped for money you are, but those 2 things are fixable. (The garage door solution is simple and on almost any new construction; the external gate is simple, but non-standard.) If the house was "meh", then don't waste the money.
Posted by: Richard Cranium at June 15, 2026

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Oh, I know they can be fixed, and money for that is not an issue. But the house was just okay, not an "I love it!" like the one I put the offer in on that was going to run $30K to make it livable and safe.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 15, 2026 05:56 AM (wzUl9)

41 26 Imagine either of two scenarios:
1) your hatred of one single politician for a couple years is so lurid it becomes a defining characteristic of your entire time in this earth, overshadowing everything you've ever done or accomplished

Or

2) your family's hatred of one single politician for a couple of years is so monstrous that they shove it in to your obituary after you're gone and can't do anything about it

Either one is darkly hilarious and pathetic.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 15, 2026 05:29 AM (Ot/FD)

On reflection, I am thinking that people grieve in their own way and that it's sometimes kinda "out there."

Posted by: m at June 15, 2026 06:00 AM (6wpGE)

42 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Rejoinder: Shoot to kill.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 15, 2026 06:08 AM (amcLV)

43 “ But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. “

Galatians 5:22-23

Posted by: Marcus T at June 15, 2026 06:08 AM (cn09p)

44 Suppose my obituary mentioned my burning hatred for Preznit Jugears (presuming the "editors" allowed it to be published as written). That would be beyond the pale. But a burning hatred for Trump? That's fine (if tasteless) to say.

Two-tier foolishness.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 15, 2026 06:10 AM (wzUl9)

45 G'mornin' everyone!

damn the cartoonists politics (which he has let creep into his stuff), but there is a funny XKCD about DROP TABLE ...

Posted by: the_churchkey at June 15, 2026 06:11 AM (VyBeY)

46 mornin yall. I like to think her burning hated is what done her in.

Posted by: fd at June 15, 2026 06:12 AM (vFG9F)

47 Morning, one and all. It's a relatively nice day here in the GPROMD. I hit the gym before work since I'm working a few extra hours in order to use less PTO for next week's trip to CA.

And my morning got started with a slice of pancake that my wife made in the rice cooker along with two pieces of bacon and some coffee. It's the little things.

Posted by: NR Pax at June 15, 2026 06:13 AM (jjoN6)

48 @25/FenelonSpoke: { Comedian Tim Hawkins does "The Karen song" }

*heh* Very good, thank you. I had a little trouble making out his words at some parts, so I looked up a different version where the audio comes directly from the singer's microphone and keyboard:

https://youtu.be/1c-KAHCIADo

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 15, 2026 06:16 AM (O7YUW)

49 "detracts" is right, four words that change my attitude from "aww, that's too bad" to "{redacted}".

Posted by: the_churchkey at June 15, 2026 06:16 AM (VyBeY)

50 And my morning got started with a slice of pancake that my wife made in the rice cooker along with two pieces of bacon and some coffee. It's the little things.
Posted by: NR Pax at June 15, 2026

***
I have two slices of bacon left in the pack I bought a week or so ago. Those and an egg, plus maybe a slice of toast, will make a good start to the day.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 15, 2026 06:17 AM (wzUl9)

51 I'm trying to think of a more stupid and lame sitcom than "Alf" but all I can come up with is "West Wing".

Posted by: fd at June 15, 2026 06:19 AM (vFG9F)

52 LOL, fd, you might be right; it doesn't look healthy on some I've seen ...

Posted by: the_churchkey at June 15, 2026 06:19 AM (VyBeY)

53 slight nic adjustment

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at June 15, 2026 06:20 AM (VyBeY)

54 "Hitting the gym" . . . what a nice concept. A new one has opened about ten minutes' walk from me. But considering the neighborhood, I would probably be the only non-thug (and not in the affectionate way I call my cats "thugs") in there. An Anytime Fitness is a few minutes' drive away. But I don't want to sign up for anything until I move.

TH has a Planet Fitness, a YMCA, and an Anytime Fitness. I'll join one of them for wintertime workouts once I get settled.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 15, 2026 06:21 AM (wzUl9)

55 @45/the_churchkey: "damn the cartoonists politics (which he has let creep into his stuff), but there is a funny XKCD about DROP TABLE ..."

Yup, kinda famous in tech circles:
https://xkcd.com/327/

Unless your comic is based in a political belief system from the beginning, it's a bad idea to just insert it into your comic. Years back, I used to have XKCD in my morning-read folder of comic links. Used to..

And wow how that folder has shrunk over the years...

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 15, 2026 06:23 AM (O7YUW)

56 I have two slices of bacon left in the pack I bought a week or so ago. Those and an egg, plus maybe a slice of toast, will make a good start to the day.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 15, 2026 06:17 AM (wzUl9)

You have unbelievable self-control.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 15, 2026 06:23 AM (dK+Kv)

57 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at June 15, 2026 06:24 AM (Hbeqj)

58 I have two slices of bacon left in the pack I bought a week or so ago. Those and an egg, plus maybe a slice of toast, will make a good start to the day.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 15, 2026
*
You have unbelievable self-control.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 15, 2026

***
How so? I don't like to eat a lot of food at any one meal, is all. I'd rather graze on little things all through the day.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 15, 2026 06:26 AM (wzUl9)

59 same here G&R, and so very true.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at June 15, 2026 06:26 AM (VyBeY)

60 How so? I don't like to eat a lot of food at any one meal, is all. I'd rather graze on little things all through the day.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 15, 2026 06:26 AM (wzUl9)

I couldn't make a pack of bacon last a week unless it was one of those 2 lb packages. Maybe.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 15, 2026 06:28 AM (dK+Kv)

61 Austin Metcalf's father fights back against the people that are sending him and his family hate online.

https://youtu.be/u0Z4M_zx1pA

Posted by: NR Pax at June 15, 2026 06:29 AM (jjoN6)

62 But I do like a big breakfast and may skip lunch and have a light dinner at times. Bacon is worth it.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 15, 2026 06:29 AM (dK+Kv)

63 ‌
The statement read: "It is with the heaviest of hearts that we share Annie has passed peacefully. She leaves behind an extraordinary legacy of creative energy, whip smart humour, delight in her family, adoration for little dogs, burning hatred for Trump, passion for second-hand thrifting, and love for a good story. We are bereft without her. We loved her so so much, as did all who met her."
Posted by: m at June 15, 2026 05:14 AM (6wpGE)

Sounds to me like one of the causes of death was her rage and hatred. That's just me. Maybe if her energy was spent elsewhere she would have more time on the mortal coil.

Posted by: Cow Demon at June 15, 2026 06:29 AM (T6aVk)

64 Imagine defining yourself or your loved ones in terms of who they hate, and then patting yourself on the back for your virtue. **That** is exactly how Nazis come in to power.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 15, 2026 05:33 AM (Ot/FD)

Like John McCain being such a bitter and angry old man he had a list of people he didn't want at his funeral?

Posted by: Cow Demon at June 15, 2026 06:31 AM (T6aVk)

65 Good morning morons

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 15, 2026 06:33 AM (RIvkX)

66 Like John McCain being such a bitter and angry old man he had a list of people he didn't want at his funeral?
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 15, 2026

***
As Red Skelton was supposed to have said when Harry Cohn, the universally hated head of Columbia Pictures, passed away and had a big turnout at his funeral: "Give the people what they want and they'll come out for it!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 15, 2026 06:34 AM (wzUl9)

67 51 I'm trying to think of a more stupid and lame sitcom than "Alf" but all I can come up with is "West Wing".
Posted by: fd at June 15, 2026 06:19 AM (vFG9F)

It was quite silly and I did not get it at all.

Posted by: Cow Demon at June 15, 2026 06:35 AM (T6aVk)

68 https://tinyurl.com/y7fc2nhy

See what I see? These people are cracked!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 15, 2026 04:49 AM (V6c7t)
=====
They wear hatred like a pashmina they casually don.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 15, 2026 06:35 AM (RIvkX)

69 So the UK wants to pass an unenforceable law?

Foolishness.

Posted by: Cow Demon at June 15, 2026 06:38 AM (T6aVk)

70
Gene Shalit, Mussed-Up Movie Critic of the ‘Today’ Show, Dies at 100
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 15, 2026 04:51 AM (V6c7t)

Probably the only white guy I ever knew with a 'fro. Combine that with the 'stache and bow tie, dude was nothing if not unique looking.

Posted by: Cow Demon at June 15, 2026 06:39 AM (T6aVk)

71 SnazzyLabs on YouTube (mostly covers Apple) has posted the only unboxing and review I've seen of the new Trump Mobile T1 smartphone.

https://youtu.be/b1ytw85Npt8
(29m09s)

He sent in a $100 deposit last year.
He then jumps through some seriously amateur hour hoops on the web site trying to pay the rest of the cost once the phone was available. For instance; the 2FA code he needed to login to his account never came. He resorted to calling customer service to finally get his password reset and was able to login and pay.

The T1 is apparently a rebranded and slightly modified HTC phone from a few years back.

He gives a pretty straight forward review of the phone, without much overt political bias. He's impressed by some things, and disappointed by other aspects. For example; the fingerprint sensor seems to be broken, probably software related. He also does a teardown and compares it to the HTC phone he thinks it is.

The most impressive part of the phone, in his view, is the pretty decent screen, and 12GB of RAM.

I'd say this was made for 'over-29' Trump fans mostly.
Other than some kind of collectible or patriotic value, it doesn't have a lot of compelling reasons for buying one.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 15, 2026 06:39 AM (6ydKt)

72 Wikipedia doesn't have anything at all on the politics of Randall Munroe (the cartoonist/creator of xkcd).

Posted by: m at June 15, 2026 06:39 AM (6wpGE)

73 They wear hatred like a pashmina they casually don.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 15, 2026 06:35 AM (RIvkX)
-

STOP SAYING DON!!!!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 15, 2026 06:40 AM (Oj3Pf)

74 For those inclined to UK politics, Lord Hattersley has died at age 93.

Who? Roy Hattersley was in Parliament from 1964-1997, a Labour MP, and was Prices Secretary (they had such a thing) under PM Callaghan (1976-1979), and deputy leader under Biden's speech writer, Neil Kinnock.

Created Lord Hattersley as soon as he left Parliament, I do believe.

Posted by: Cow Demon at June 15, 2026 06:42 AM (T6aVk)

75 Trump collectibles . . . Whatever happened to Trumpy Bear? From '17 to '21, the ads were all over TV and radio. Since late '24, not a one. Did it sell poorly?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 15, 2026 06:42 AM (wzUl9)

76 I still have a fully functioning Trump reversible leather belt.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 15, 2026 06:44 AM (Oj3Pf)

77 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at June 15, 2026 06:46 AM (izy1S)

78 Did it sell poorly?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 15, 2026 06:42 AM (wzUl9)

Site's still up.
https://www.gettrumpybear.com/

Maybe it's just not making enough money for advertising.
I'm guessing that everybody who wants one has bought it already.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 15, 2026 06:49 AM (6ydKt)

79 Site's still up.
https://www.gettrumpybear.com/

Maybe it's just not making enough money for advertising.
I'm guessing that everybody who wants one has bought it already.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 15, 2026

***
$80 for the deluxe model.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 15, 2026 06:52 AM (wzUl9)

80 Lefties virtue signal even in death.

Posted by: Biergood at June 15, 2026 06:54 AM (PwgSL)

81 72 Wikipedia doesn't have anything at all on the politics of Randall Munroe (the cartoonist/creator of xkcd).

When the CEO of Mozilla was driven out of his own company because he supported traditional marriage, Munroe made an XKCD strip about being a bigot and being shown the door. His politics may not be on his sleeve but they seem obvious to me.

Posted by: NR Pax at June 15, 2026 06:54 AM (jjoN6)

82 The "toast" I spoke of is brown bread with peanut butter and honey. Since I usually spice my eggs and bacon, the honey provides a good and soothing followup.

Now I need to feed the furry thugs. I'll finish my pipe and get cleaned up; email and house browsing for a bit; then a trip to Walmart and Aldi. My phone needs refilling. I hope they have the Tracfone card. If not I'll have to go to Target, or refill (more $) on the website.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 15, 2026 06:55 AM (wzUl9)

83 81 72 Wikipedia doesn't have anything at all on the politics of Randall Munroe (the cartoonist/creator of xkcd).

When the CEO of Mozilla was driven out of his own company because he supported traditional marriage, Munroe made an XKCD strip about being a bigot and being shown the door. His politics may not be on his sleeve but they seem obvious to me.
Posted by: NR Pax at June 15, 2026 06:54 AM (jjoN6)

Thanks!

Posted by: m at June 15, 2026 06:56 AM (6wpGE)

84

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at June 15, 2026 06:57 AM (fpQMF)

85 Thanks!

Posted by: m

No problem. I'm willing to be proven wrong and I still enjoy most of his strips. Especially then one about college websites.

Posted by: NR Pax at June 15, 2026 06:57 AM (jjoN6)

86 Hunter says of Democrats " They never truly understood Joe Biden".

I can see that.

Posted by: fd at June 15, 2026 06:58 AM (vFG9F)

87 $80 for the deluxe model.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 15, 2026 06:52 AM (wzUl9)

But look at that collection of ties!

Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 15, 2026 06:59 AM (6ydKt)

88 Trump Mobile T1 smartphone

Jesus Christ, it's shit like that what make my wife (who is more MAGA than I am) not like Trump.

OTOH, if we need Jesus Christ to be our chief executive to have a functioning republic, we would be cruising to failure.

I don't like that most of our Congress vermin are lawyers. I don't like that most of the house of representatives "represent" hundreds of thousands of humans (if not more) in each district. I don't like that, in our supposed republic, our states have no representation at the federal level. (Yeah, I think the 17th amendment was the wrong solution; MY 17th amendment would force each state to have the state government choose their senators since that was their fucking purpose.).

Posted by: Richard Cranium at June 15, 2026 07:04 AM (tlZH3)

89 STOP SAYING DON!!!!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 15, 2026 06:40 AM (Oj3Pf)
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Finally, someone appreciates my work.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 15, 2026 07:05 AM (RIvkX)

90 Hunter says of Democrats " They never truly understood Joe Biden".
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The childhood stutter made it tough.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 15, 2026 07:09 AM (MxloJ)

91 89 STOP SAYING DON!!!!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 15, 2026 06:40 AM (Oj3Pf)
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Finally, someone appreciates my work.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 15, 2026 07:05 AM (RIvkX)

don
verb
put on (an item of clothing): in the locker room the players donned their football jerseys.

Posted by: m at June 15, 2026 07:09 AM (6wpGE)

92 Trump Mobile T1 smartphone

Jesus Christ, it's shit like that what make my wife (who is more MAGA than I am) not like Trump.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at June 15, 2026 07:04 AM (tlZH3)

Yeah, he is a shameless self-promoter. But he is OUR shameless self-promoter.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 15, 2026 07:09 AM (dK+Kv)

93 Broken Lance, a 1950s color Western, is on Movies! with Spencer Tracy and Robert Wagner, Hugh O'Brian, and E.G. Marshall. Marshall never got the respect he deserved, except when he did that The Defenders legal series about sixty years ago.

Trivia: The pilot for The Defenders, shown on one of the anthology shows of those days, featured Ralph Bellamy as the lawyer father, William Shatner as the lawyer son . . . and Steve McQueen as the kid they were defending in court. They should have kept Bill as the son; much better than Robert Reed. On the other hand, he would have garnered all the attention from Marshall when he was on screen.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 15, 2026 07:10 AM (wzUl9)

94 Hunter says of Democrats " They never truly understood Joe Biden".

I can see that.
Posted by: fd at June 15, 2026 06:58 AM (vFG9F)
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The constellation of pathologies demonstrated by many members of this family are so concerning.

They also bring to mind the Kennedys.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 15, 2026 07:11 AM (RIvkX)

95 Speaking of Spencer Tracy, we watched the famous 1932 20,000 Years in Sing Sing last night. A fine little film all around, with a solid ending. And Bette Davis played Tracy's girlfriend!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 15, 2026 07:11 AM (wzUl9)

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