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The Morning Report — 7/ 8 /26

Good morning kids. With everything going on domestically and internationally, this morning we have something coming totally out of left field, and given that it's in NYC, it's both literally and figuratively. Still, ¡Hay Caramba!

The Midtown high-rise that dangerously buckled Tuesday will need to be partially demolished — although stabilizing it to even attempt the risky move could prove extremely harrowing, experts told The Post. The 37-story former Pfizer headquarters at 235 E. 42nd St. near Second Avenue will first need to be stabilized as soon as possible to prevent a possible localized collapse, they said. Without intervention, it poses a “significant danger” and “could collapse,” said Ronald Hamburger, a structural engineer with five decades of experience and who served on the federal team that investigated the World Trade Center catastrophe.

From what I understand, were it not for the fact that the building was undergoing renovation/conversion the buckling beam might very well have gone undiscovered and then might well have ultimately snapped and potentially catastrophically collapsed the structure. Reminds me of the potential catastrophe that could have collapsed the then new in 1977 nearby Citicorp Center tower, had it not been for the fact that an engineering student IIRC by accident discovered that the design was never tested for wind loads hitting the tower obliquely. And this was right before that year's hurricane season and so a massive retrofit program was begun just as a major hurricane was barreling up the east coast, and it was a race against time. Given who and what is running NYC, there couldn't be a more perfect metaphor than a collapsing skyscraper, which could have been avoided were it not for competence and common sense at the outset. And yet we have Hurricane Mamdani already cutting a swathe of destruction there as well as primed to sweep across the rest of the land, as both CBD and I discussed on the newest episode of the podcast linked here and on the usual outlets listed below.

Of course the fallout over Nazi-loving Jew-hating rapist Graham Platner continues to eat up the Democrats. But his revolting predilections and accusations as we all know too well is not why the Democrats are desperate to have him disappear.

"It's because the recent polling shows that Graham Platner was going to lose to Susan Collins," Perino said. "And they thought, wow, we only have two weeks to figure this out."
. . . "If they pull a Biden switcheroo, the Democratic brand is just so damaged in the state," Perino said. "And Susan Collins, what is the knock against her? She's so steady. There's no drama. Okay, well, maybe the state will be looking for that."
. . . The bigger picture is even uglier for Democrats. The base wanted Platner or somebody like him. The establishment wanted a safe pick like Gov. Janet Mills. That civil war didn't end this week, and Perino identified exactly who keeps losing it.

And speaking of the base, which is indeed Base, this vile garbage is the sine qua non of who and what the Democrats are:

Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT) said a fellow House Democrat dismissed concerns about antisemitism by claiming it is no longer a problem because “all the Jews are rich.” Speaking to CNN, Balint said the unnamed lawmaker made the remark during a bipartisan House antisemitism task force meeting. She recalled the incident after watching footage of California state Sen. Scott Wiener being forced out of a transgender rights event by protesters angry over his support for Israel, saying it reminded her of other examples of antisemitism she has encountered. . . “I know at some point there will be a day of reckoning, because I still believe that Jews should have a homeland,” Balint told CNN. “There will be people, I think some of my own supporters, who will turn on me, because I still believe in a two-state solution. I still do. I still believe that Israel should be safe and secure. I believe that the Palestinians have been so ill-treated for so long and deserve a safe and secure homeland. I do not believe Israel should be dismantled.”

At some point and I believe we've reached that point, it's no longer going to be about Israel.

It's just plain old Jew-hate straight up same as it's always been.

In an interview with ABC News’s This Week, Mamdani offered his short tenure as proof of concept for socialism. “We don’t have to ask ourselves what life looks like if a socialist wins,” he said. “I won last November, and over the course of these last six months, what we’ve delivered for working people are the very things we were told were impossible.”
After finally passing the largest budget in New York City history, Mamdani claimed that “if these past months have shown us anything, it is that socialists not only understand economics as well as the capitalists who came before but that we can solve their years of mismanagement through an embrace of our principles.”
On the contrary, Mamdani’s first six months in office indicate the success of capitalism and the regular machinations of municipal government, not democratic socialism.

To a Muslim Communist, Capitalist is just another word for JEW. Of course one doesn't actually have to be Jewish to be a target, just an honest, hard-working, successful tax-paying law-abiding citizen. And the Mamdani pestilence is not confined to New York as can be seen from sea to shining sea, especially in California from whence the ever-popular billionaires' taxes sprang,

and will not be limited to billionaires. Anyone with two nickels to rub together will ultimately be targeted because having two is racist, homophobic and unfair. Since that second nickel of course came about because of slavery and white supemacy inflicted on the downtrodden by white interlopers, colonists and diamond merchants, doncha-know?!!!

Elsewhere in the world, things are heating up in and around Iran. Meh, when did they cool off.

Trump says Iran cease-fire is ‘over,’ vows to no longer deal with ‘sick people’ The revocation of oil sanctions waivers signals a hardening U.S. stance and raises questions about the viability of the Trump administration’s ongoing negotiations with Tehran. Further disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz could have significant implications for global energy markets and U.S. strategic interests in the region.

If the President no longer wants to deal with "sick people" when do we go after Leftists?! Because it's a miracle what's left of the Republic made it to 250 and if these vermin have their way, we're not making it to 275, let alone 500!

And speaking of which... 'Tokyo Bros' Go to Tehran to Call for 'Death to America,' and We Have Questions About Treason

What does it take to get arrested for treason around here, anyway? The last person to be arrested for working for the enemy and against the United States was Tomoya Kawakita, an American who switched sides to become a Japanese POW slave labor camp overseer who brutalized American soldiers in World War II. Then there was Tokyo Rose, who served the Imperial Japanese as a radio propagandist. Old Tokyo was arrested, tried, and convicted when she tried to get back into the U.S. after the war.
And that gives me an idea. I don't know about you, but I think that's a splendid idea for what I've dubbed the "Tokyo Bros," two American media influencers who went to Tehran to lead cheers with the "Death to America" crowd and fete the dead Iranian ayatollah. They claimed that the dead ayatollah was "fighting for humanity" against "evil" Zionists when he met his 72 old bags in the afterlife.
That's no hyperbole. This guy, Jackson Hinkle, a communist and anti-American — but I repeat myself — was on stage and literally led a "Death to America" and "Down with America" chant over the weekend in an IRGC-approved massive crowd in Iran. We know it was an approved propaganda ploy because, were it a collection of thousands of "free" Iranians rising up against the dead-ender Twelvers, the Basij would have mowed them down like they did the estimated 42,000 souls murdered during Iranian street protests last January. Wink, wink. Why would we want that treasonous bastard to come back to our country in anything less than a ball, chain, and leg irons? Then there was Sid Vicious Blumenthal's son (Hillary's boy, Media Matters et al.), Max Blumenthal, who visited Tehran to fanboy over what a great guy the dead ayatollah was and be the hypeman for "these popular mobilization rallies" that have been approved by our sworn enemies in the IRGC. I don't wish to be indelicate or anything, but we're in a hot war with Iran at the moment. We were just dropping bombs and strafing some bad hombres on Tuesday morning.
Hinkle amplified this message about killing the president while he was over in Tehran. We recognize that Americans have free speech rights, but ... pssst ... treason on foreign soil isn't protected free speech. Pass it on.

Max Blumenthal is one of the most heinous examples of what I call the "Self-gassing Jews" anywhere. And is Hinkle related to Adenoid Hinkle?

Line up the two against a wall and let them sandwich Jane Fonda for good measure and have a raffle where the winners get to be in the firing squad.

Have a good day,

ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY

The evacuation suggests serious safety concerns over the high-rise, located in a built-up and densely populated area of Midtown Manhattan. No injuries have been reported, but a collapse could cause major disruption and possibly damage neighboring buildings.
Former Pfizer High-Rise Evacuated in Manhattan Amid Fears of Imminent Collapse.
“It should be possible to do the repair within a week, stabilizing it, then going about the structural repair,” a top expert said.
High anxiety Buckling building in Midtown NYC will face partial demolition — but even stabilizing it beforehand will be highly risky: experts

"DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST/GLOBALIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY

“Camilo Campos-Hurtado preyed on children, rendered his victims incapable of resisting, recorded his horrific crimes, and concealed his true identity through fraudulent immigration and identification documents while remaining unlawfully in the United States,” U.S. Attorney Braden H. Boucek said in a statement:
Illegal Alien Soccer Coach Gets 30 Years in Prison for Filming Himself Raping Unconscious Boys
Hallie Shoffner, who is challenging Tom Cotton, also said she does not ‘care whether these are folks that have documents or not’
‘I Would Not Spend One More Dime’: Arkansas Dem Senate Candidate Calls To Defund ICE
While his wife ditched the celebration to attend an Islamic retreat in Spain.
Mamdani Touted Open Migration for America’s 250th
THE IRAN CONFLICT, "PEACE DEAL" (aftermath??)
President Trump said Wednesday that he believes his memorandum of understanding with Iran is dead after he ordered overnight airstrikes on 80 targets after Iranian forces attacked three commercial ships.
Trump says Iran cease-fire is ‘over,’ vows to no longer deal with ‘sick people’
The revocation of oil sanctions waivers signals a hardening U.S. stance and raises questions about the viability of the Trump administration’s ongoing negotiations with Tehran. Further disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz could have significant implications for global energy markets and U.S. strategic interests in the region.
Trump Revokes Iran Sanctions Waivers Following New Attacks on Tankers.
I still wish he’d drop a few bombs on bridges, but he’s got a lot of balls in the air, and amending his negotiating posture is a good way to handle things.
With Iran firing rockets, Trump uses a smart approach to deal with them UPDATE

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We recognize that Americans have free speech rights, but ... pssst ... treason on foreign soil isn't protected free speech. Pass it on. I sure hope the FBI has a posse waiting for the boys and that chick wearing the head scarf who used to work for Senator Fauxcahontas, and who, in Tehran, called the dead ayatollah the "greatest leader of her life."
'Tokyo Bros' Go to Tehran to Call for 'Death to America,' and We Have Questions About Treason
Jackson Hinkle led the chants of “Down with the USA.” (Adenoid Hinkle and a self-gassing momzer - jjs)
U.S. ‘Influencers’ Jackson Hinkle, Max Blumenthal Support Regime at Khamenei Funeral
These Americans traveled to Tehran to praise the late Iranian leader and amplify calls for revenge against the United States.
Meet the Americans Who Went To Iran For Ayatollah Khamenei’s Funeral
ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH . . . AND LEFTISTS. . . The U.N... AND HISTORY
There’s an unspoken reason that the Democratic Socialists of America cannot forgive the Jewish state.
Israel’s Capitalist Triumph
CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION
Robinson also ate at a Chick-fil-A hours before the shooting.
Who Tyler Robinson Interacted With Hours Before Charlie Kirk Assassination
The whole point of the left is that the middle class, the bourgeoisie, should be regulated, controlled, hemmed in, forced to bend the knee to the hegemonic educated class.
America 250: Our Great Challenge
American exceptionalism was never about perfect people. It was about a system of liberty that unleashed unprecedented freedom, prosperity, and self-correction.
We Must Have a Rebirth of Instinctive Patriotism (How do we resist the figurative Sanger/Gosnells and their womb-scrapers - jjs)
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE
The 136-acre property, encompassing Blues Beach and surrounding coastal bluffs, will be transferred to Kai Poma, an NGO representing 3 tribes.
Newsom-Backed Deal Transfers Iconic California Beach to Indigenous-Led Nonprofit
Rob Bonta says he's protecting California's future. His critics say he's defending energy policies that make housing, electricity, and living in the state even less affordable.
California AG Rob Bonta’s War on Affordability
Promises notwithstanding, Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s first six months in office indicate the success of capitalism and the regular machinations of municipal government.
Democratic Socialism—or Democratic Capitalism?
WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM
Robert Spencer: Another heartwarming story from the new Europe.
‘I’ll F**k Your God’s Sister’
That group, the Fulani Ethnic Militia (FEM), is responsible for 44 percent of civilian killings during that period, according to the Observatory. Yet U.S. and Nigerian counterterrorism operations remain focused on the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram, which together account for just 12 percent of civilian killings.
The Terror Network Slaughtering Nigerian Christians Has Escaped America’s Blacklist
A live-streaming "influencer" gets quite a shock.
Watson Video: A Surreal Walk Around Islamized Paris
Irrational, suicidal empathy has a tendency to drive out the real thing.
The War Against Real Empathy
The next geopolitical battle is over the past.
Pakistan Can’t Rewrite Civilization (Dr. Zaius is ready to dynamite the cave and bury the evidence forever - jjs)
OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY, PLUS VARIOUS & SUNDRY GODLESS HEATHENS
CNN: Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT) said a House Democrat colleague she wouldn’t name came to a bipartisan antisemitism taskforce meeting and said, “I didn’t really think there was any antisemitism anymore, because all the Jews are rich.”
House Democrat Dismisses Antisemitism in Modern Times Because ‘All the Jews Are Rich’
El-Sayed joined a rogue’s gallery of antisemitic supporters of Hezbollah and Iran to inaugurate a $16 million new Islamic Center in Michigan in June
‘Hearty Congratulations’: Abdul El-Sayed Hailed Mosque Opening Alongside Holocaust-Denier and Imam Who Asked Allah 'To Grant Victory to Our Brothers in Iran'
FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH
Trump called it “Concast” because he believed Comcast had become a byword for corporate media corruption dressed up as public interest journalism. After this week, plenty of British viewers may finally understand the nickname.If
Comcast-Owned ‘Sky News’ – Caught Hounding Farage’s Daughter – Run by Brother of Top Obama Staffer.
Purdah-style restrictions on social media would undermine free speech and suppress independent journalism, with platforms like YouTube warning that related policies aimed at artificially boosting “public service” broadcasters like the BBC would demote smaller, independent creators in favor of state-backed outlets.
British Government Wants to Censor Social Media Before Elections.
The Times’ intrepid world traveler strikes again.
Nicholas Kristof Discovers Norway
Over on MSNOW aka (MSNSDAP), contributor Molly Jong-Fast recently talked about how they want free child care. What’s so radical about that?
Liberal Media is Dishonestly Painting DSA Radicals as Gentle Reformers
A New York Times ~~columnist~~ communistwho has repeatedly risen to the defense of U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner is now publicly accepting "blame," saying that she "deeply" regrets a column she wrote defending the Democratic nominee, who put his Maine campaign on hold this week after being accused of rape. Apologies from the rest of the paper’s staff for the newspaper’s oddly gentle treatment of Platner haven’t yet emerged, but they’d be warranted.
Anatomy of a Hype Job: How the New York Times Boosted Graham Platner

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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is using Mythos to scan code in government systems that may be leaving doors open for foreign spies and cybercriminals, according to Reuters who cited three anonymous sources.
Censorship-Pushing Federal Agency Teams Up With Tech Company Trump Feuded With
THE ECONOMY, STUPID
U.S. manufacturing slightly cooled in June, but the bigger story still holds. The Institute for Supply Management said its Manufacturing PMI registered 53.3 in June after May hit 94.0, the highest reading since May 2022. Readings above 50 show expansion, and June marked the sixth straight month of growth. New orders also stayed in expansion at 56.0.
America’s Factory Floor Is Still Its Greatest Superpower
The slippery slope is quite literally the only way these things "work."
Ro Khanna Says The Quiet Part Out Loud About His ‘Billionaire’ Tax
CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY
The lawyers argued the conviction should be tossed altogether, claiming the now 19-year-old killer’s constitutional rights were violated because his first trial wasn’t fully accessible to the public. (so long as the public has rope and a lamppost - jjs)
Karmelo Anthony demands new judge, new trial in appeal of conviction for murdering Austin Metcalf
EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT
What is going on in this world?
Activists Want Kids to Learn Black English in California Preschools
THE 2020 AND OTHER ELECTION HEISTS & AFTERMATH
Americans buy hundreds of billions of dollars worth of items online every year, plopping down their money, tracking their packages and trusting they will receive them. But a barcode like that on a ballot is the end of democracy? Please.
Dems freak out over USPS plans to for ensure mail-in ballot integrity
Denise Nataly Migliore, a lawful permanent resident (LPR) from Australia, is accused of knowingly making false claims of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections... (What about the millions of third-world wetbacks and dead chicagoans-jjs)
EXCLUSIVE: ICE Arrests Australian National Charged With Voting In Multiple Federal Elections

DEMOCRATS' PLATNER DISASTER
Him too — ...alleging that this individual “struck a female colleague with a bottle he threw at her” during a disagreement, corroborated by several witnesses.alleging that this individual “struck a female colleague with a bottle he threw at her” during a disagreement, corroborated by several witnesses.
Leftist Group Reveals Troubling Allegation Against Potential Platner Replacement
We all know that if the polls had shown Platner still beating Collins, he'd still be the toast of the party, allegations and all. Why? Because literally none of the other scandals swayed his party one bit. Democrats spent months looking the other way because they believed he could win. The moment he became a liability, they ran for the exits.
Dana Perino Just Exposed the Real Reason Democrats Turned on Graham Platner
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I understand why people want someone like him in office. And I felt like me coming forward would essentially, potentially, take that away. And I felt really uncomfortable with the responsibility of and the weight of my story and what that might do.”
Platner Accuser: ‘I Really Agree with His Politics’, That’s One Reason ‘I Didn’t Come Out’
Rhode Island senator Sheldon Whitehouse, who dismissed Lyndsey Fifield's abuse allegations over her work for 'right-wing political operations,' rescinded his endorsement of Platner
'Political Operative and Known Fabricator': Left-Wing Lawmakers and Pundits Who Attacked Platner's Conservative Accuser Now Believe His Liberal One
They hold the seat long after they lose their ability to do the work. To change that, we would have to get Congress to act. You can see how likely that is.
Congress Can’t Require Members To Show Up Or Quit
Show me your PR tactics, and I’ll tell you your political strategy.
My Platner Prediction Just Came True. Here’s What’s Next — Including the Death of the Dems' Brand.
So long as the Democrat Party continues hating normal men, pushing them away with their gruesome policy positions, there will only be more Graham Platners.
Democrats Have Alienated Normal Men. Now They’re Stuck With Graham Platners
The USUAL DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY, INSANITY
He faces charges of possession of dangerous drugs, drug paraphernalia, and possession of marijuana.
Former Democrat FL Governor Candidate Andrew Gillum Faces Drug Charges After Alabama Arrest
POLITICS
McConnell’s health has raised concerns about the GOP’s narrow Senate majority, as his absence could affect critical votes.
McConnell Allies Claim He is Alert and Recovering in Hospital Amid Rumors He is Brain-Dead.
Republicans should not grin with smug self-satisfaction. This is dangerous for them, even though blue moderates and establishment figures feel the heat right now.
The Third-World Communist DSA is a Real Threat to Republicans
David Harsanyi: All energy on the Left is with the anti-American faction.
The Socialist Revolution Will Eat the Democrat Party
The left has taken over some essential institutions, but we can still win them back, as long as we don’t preemptively concede defeat.
No, The American Experiment Is Not Destined For Failure
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL
The exercises will begin in Chinese waters but will then move to “relevant areas of the Pacific Ocean.”
China and Russia Plan Joint Pacific Exercise to ‘Counter Maritime Security Threats’
The move would unwind sanctions and restrictions imposed during his first administration.
Trump Considers Reversing One Of His Own First-Term Foreign Policy Decisions
HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE
Raw Egg Nationalist: America’s chronic disease nightmare is the result of enormous changes to what Americans eat, but also how Americans eat.
Breasterton’s Fence: We’ve Meddled With Breastfeeding With Dire Consequences
FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY
Much like in Skrmetti, the B.P.J. majority opinion declined to definitively resolve the issue of whether transgender qualifies as a suspect or quasi-suspect class.
Here’s The Big Question SCOTUS Left Unanswered In Its Women’s Sports Ruling
The school’s sexual harassment policy states that failing to use a student’s preferred pronouns may constitute a policy violation.
Jefferson Community College Enforces Trans Ideology in Official School Policies
CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE
Christian Toto: Horror maestro and 'View' partisan won't give up on scandal-ravaged candidate
These Stars Are Still on Team Platner (Really)
According to a report by the Daily Mail, Hines was left out of Trump-hating Larry David’s new left-wing “history” comedy entitled, Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America, despite that she was a main cast member in 12 seasons of David’s popular Curb Your Enthusiasm series.
Report: Michelle Obama Sabotaged Cheryl Hines’ HBO Role Over Her Marriage to Robert F. Kennedy

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Comments

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1 Thank you, JJ!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 08, 2026 07:33 AM (VyBeY)

2 Good morning horde!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 07:33 AM (ExV1e)

3 Its Hump Day

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 08, 2026 07:33 AM (/+uur)

4 Morning, everyone! Day 3 of being stuck at home while higher ups fight over the contract.

Posted by: NR Pax at July 08, 2026 07:33 AM (/k3in)

5 I sometimes wonder if they thought that “acting white” might give the same results as “being white” … NAH

Posted by: SMOD at July 08, 2026 07:33 AM (IrKJc)

6 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 08, 2026 07:34 AM (u82oZ)

7 Dems knew about Platner and wanted him.
Who has the right to replace him?

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 08, 2026 07:34 AM (/+uur)

8 Willowed remark about Jeopardy hiring:

Final Jeopardy: Thomas Sowell.

This is my go to question to find closeted liberals.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

You're evil. I approve.

Posted by: NR Pax at July 08, 2026 07:35 AM (/k3in)

9 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 08, 2026 07:35 AM (jehhT)

10 Moronin', Hourse!

Posted by: Hans O'Lo at July 08, 2026 07:37 AM (Gq9/0)

11 Good morning horde of MORONS!

Posted by: Bonecrusher at July 08, 2026 07:37 AM (JNTt1)

12 Would you like fries with your order?

Posted by: Ronald Hamburger at July 08, 2026 07:37 AM (ceJ0R)

13 Despite occasional moments of insight—where he considered using scientific reasoning or the “scientific method”—he would ultimately dismiss these ideas with a comedic “Naaaaaahhh!”

Posted by: Theodoric of York at July 08, 2026 07:38 AM (IrKJc)

14 Good morning again dear morons and happy birthday JJ

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 08, 2026 07:38 AM (RIvkX)

15 Good morning, J.J.
Good morning, Horde.

Posted by: Inogame at July 08, 2026 07:38 AM (53oGX)

16 Trump and DHS are completely AWOL on H1b visas. They renewed almost every existing visa and American college graduates in the fields occupied by those visa holders are largely unemployed and being frozen out of those fields by foreign workers.

Posted by: Vengeance at July 08, 2026 07:39 AM (q1tXs)

17 Illegal Alien Soccer Coach Gets 30 Years in Prison for Filming Himself Raping Unconscious Boys

Five bucks says there will be at least one comment saying "American citizens do this too and in greater numbers!"

Posted by: NR Pax at July 08, 2026 07:39 AM (/k3in)

18 And speaking of the base, which is indeed Base, this vile garbage is the sine qua non of who and what the Democrats are...

And so, as always, the Democrat base is vile, at least in part, because the Democrat officeholders are vile and they push vileness as an electoral strategy. Destroying the country not for ideology but for continued power and the opportunity to steal from the masses.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 07:39 AM (ExV1e)

19 Sort of appropriate it is the Pfizer office building falling down in midtown.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 08, 2026 07:39 AM (U/Eoe)

20 Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced plans to let Americans use their phone or laptop camera to capture passport photos from home

Posted by: SMOD at July 08, 2026 07:39 AM (IrKJc)

21 Illegal Alien Soccer Coach Gets 30 Years in Prison for Filming Himself Raping Unconscious Boys

Concrete galoshes

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 08, 2026 07:40 AM (/+uur)

22 Huck Follywood

Only blue-helmeted construction workers allowed?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 08, 2026 07:41 AM (u82oZ)

23 Willowed remark about Jeopardy hiring:"

I lost on Jeopardy, baby!

Posted by: man at July 08, 2026 07:41 AM (XuXeR)

24 "Robinson also ate at a Chick-fil-A hours before the shooting."

Well, that settles it. You know who else ate at Chick-fil-A?

Posted by: fd at July 08, 2026 07:42 AM (MWfyi)

25 The irony; Pfizer, the maker of Viagra, owned a building that wont stay erect.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 08, 2026 07:42 AM (jehhT)

26 Sort of appropriate it is the Pfizer office building falling down in midtown."

Sounds like a real "vax-scene" ...

Posted by: man at July 08, 2026 07:42 AM (XuXeR)

27 Activists Want Kids to Learn Black English in California Preschools

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Dick and muthafuckin' Jane see muthafuckin' Spot.

Posted by: Lady in Black at July 08, 2026 07:42 AM (qBdHI)

28 "...Filming Himself Raping Unconscious Boys."
******
Was that wrong? Should he not have done that?

Posted by: Anthony Weiner at July 08, 2026 07:43 AM (2Ez/1)

29 Activists Want Kids to Learn Black English in California Preschools"

"Oh stewardess, I speak jive "

Posted by: man at July 08, 2026 07:43 AM (XuXeR)

30 > Activists Want Kids to Learn Black English in California Preschools
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Jive, muthafucker... do you speak it?!

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 08, 2026 07:44 AM (jehhT)

31 Despite holding elected office in Vermont, Helali lives primarily in Moscow, where he told Vermont’s White River Valley Herald he feels safer than in the United States. He also serves as the international secretary of the American Communist Party and works for an international law firm with operations across Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. Before entering politics, he worked as a high school teacher in Hanover, New Hampshire.
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A teachers union member?

Of course he is. The shit.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 08, 2026 07:44 AM (U/Eoe)

32 “It should be possible to do the repair within a week, stabilizing it, then going about the structural repair,” a top expert said.
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Unlike the "experts" who are 100% wrong about everything, this is one area where you want an expert who is 100% correct.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 08, 2026 07:45 AM (FZ29D)

33 "Caught in bed with an unconscious boy or a dead girl."

Posted by: Today's updated version at July 08, 2026 07:45 AM (2Ez/1)

34 We don’t have to ask ourselves what life looks like if a socialist wins

Right, there’s Khmer Rouge Cambodia, for example

Posted by: Common Tater at July 08, 2026 07:45 AM (ZwAf1)

35 Was that wrong? Should he not have done that?
Posted by: Anthony Weiner"

Of course it's OK. Otherwise, it's creeping homophobia.

/Scott Wiener, California State Senator

Posted by: man at July 08, 2026 07:46 AM (XuXeR)

36 Only blue-helmeted construction workers allowed?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 08, 2026 07:41 AM (u82oZ)
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Well, I hope they checked everyone's vax status before letting them work on the building.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 08, 2026 07:46 AM (U/Eoe)

37 "Perfessor" Squirrel

IF the residential building is for the Mayor of NYC's darling illegal immigrants ...

Move along structural engineers. Nothing to see here.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 08, 2026 07:47 AM (u82oZ)

38 Yo ima teech yal wid dis song like beep bap boop.

Posted by: Cardi Beep at July 08, 2026 07:47 AM (MWfyi)

39 I saw Self Gassing Jews open for Danzing at the Olympiastadion in Berlin in 1990.

The show was a real gas!

Posted by: Helmet at July 08, 2026 07:47 AM (B8cIh)

40 I predict Platner refuses to bow out and still gets a large number of Dem votes in November, but still gets blown out by Collins something like 65-35…. But 35% of Mainers (all Dems) will vote for him no matter what

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 08, 2026 07:48 AM (qORvR)

41 Illegal Alien Soccer Coach Gets 30 Years in Prison for Filming Himself Raping Unconscious Boys

Who are we to criticize their culture?

Posted by: Common Tater at July 08, 2026 07:48 AM (ZwAf1)

42 Nicholas Kristof still has a job? I am truly amazed.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 08, 2026 07:49 AM (U/Eoe)

43 Common Tater

Zimbabwe, Sudan, Somalia, North Korea, Albania, China, Russia, Germany, France, Spain, the UK, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cambodia ...

The list is long.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 08, 2026 07:49 AM (u82oZ)

44 Structural analysis of partially failed buildings is dangerous business. Some heroic and technically fascinating techniques may come into play (one hopes). Too bad there isn't a gaggle of engineering press from Scientific American et al to get their noses right into that. I get a feeling that some scans beyond just weight-jacking might be used publicly for the first time.

1960 was not a suspect era for materials failures or cut corners. That International Style may have been stark and hard to live in, but it was transparent, literally, and 'honest.' Hard to believe there would be major computational errors in the original work -- although that needs to be looked into. Maybe the roof leaked. Our usual experts are already looking for any women or minorities who may have walked by the work site.

Personally I'm convinced that at the base of the buckled upright they will find a locked tin box with a singing frog inside.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at July 08, 2026 07:49 AM (zdLoL)

45 Thank the Lord, that ridiculous MOU is dead!

And I am quite pleased to say that I was wrong to call it a surrender; now, as things played out, I realize it was never more than a ridiculous piece of toilet paper that both sides fully intended to wipe their asses with in a couple of weeks.

I actually do feel sorry for Vance, who was ordered to go out and pretend it was something worthwhile.

I thought this Trump quote was notable at the time, even more so now: “If it works out, I'm going to take the credit. If it doesn't work out, I'm blaming JD.". (Not apocryphal. It’s on video)

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 08, 2026 07:49 AM (VbqNm)

46 Of course it's OK. Otherwise, it's creeping homophobia.

/Scott Wiener, California State Senator
Posted by: man

We can't be offensive to the gay community! What would the neighbors think!?

As for that coach, let the parents end him.

Posted by: NR Pax at July 08, 2026 07:50 AM (/k3in)

47 The lawyers argued the conviction should be tossed altogether, claiming the now 19-year-old killer’s constitutional rights were violated because his first trial wasn’t fully accessible to the public. (so long as the public has rope and a lamppost - jjs)
Karmelo Anthony demands new judge, new trial in appeal of conviction for murdering Austin Metcalf

I'm willing to bet that this won't work out for Karmelo Anthony but I bet his lawyers will pull in some money from the racial faithful.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 07:52 AM (ExV1e)

48 Tom Servo

This is the President Eisenhower strategy, as shown to the public in The Hidden Hand Presidency.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 08, 2026 07:53 AM (u82oZ)

49 Leftist Group Reveals Troubling Allegation Against Potential Platner Replacement

Leftist Group Reveals That All Other Maine Democrats Are Worse Than Platner

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 07:53 AM (ExV1e)

50 So, Khanna is surely a hypocrite of epic proportions. But at least he’s sort of honest about his “billionaire” tax.
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Ro Khanna is a lot more credulous than the usual grifter. He probably doesn't even realize he committed political seppuku in the last year.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 08, 2026 07:54 AM (U/Eoe)

51 And in other news, Will Wheaton is calling Dwayne Johnson a coward for staying quiet on politics. Regrettably, Dwayne missed a great opportunity to say "Shut up, Wesley."

Posted by: NR Pax at July 08, 2026 07:54 AM (/k3in)

52 "Personally I'm convinced that at the base of the buckled upright they will find a locked tin box with a singing frog inside.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at July 08, 2026 07:49 AM"
++++

>I wonder what that means in English.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 08, 2026 07:55 AM (2Ez/1)

53 Morning all

Posted by: rickb223 at July 08, 2026 07:57 AM (b1+/7)

54 “It should be possible to do the repair within a week, stabilizing it, then going about the structural repair,” a top expert said.
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Unlike the "experts" who are 100% wrong about everything, this is one area where you want an expert who is 100% correct.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 08, 2026 07:45 AM (FZ29D)
>>>

"Perfessor" Squirrel

IF the residential building is for the Mayor of NYC's darling illegal immigrants ...

Move along structural engineers. Nothing to see here.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 08, 2026 07:47 AM (u82oZ)

Mayor Mamdani Builds His Dream NYC House

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 08, 2026 07:57 AM (wVcYX)

55 "Personally I'm convinced that at the base of the buckled upright they will find a locked tin box with a singing frog inside.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at July 08, 2026 07:49 AM"
++++

>I wonder what that means in English.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

*opens box. Reads note.

"You're screwed".

Posted by: rickb223 at July 08, 2026 07:58 AM (b1+/7)

56 >I wonder what that means in English"

Hello ma baby,
Hello my honey
Hello my rag time pal?

Posted by: man at July 08, 2026 07:58 AM (XuXeR)

57 > "Personally I'm convinced that at the base of the buckled upright they will find a locked tin box with a singing frog inside.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at July 08, 2026 07:49 AM"
++++

>I wonder what that means in English.
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IIRC it's from an old cartoon... a one off thing from Chuck Jones. Bugs Bunny-ish.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 08, 2026 07:59 AM (jehhT)

58 Trump and DHS are completely AWOL on H1b visas. They renewed almost every existing visa and American college graduates in the fields occupied by those visa holders are largely unemployed and being frozen out of those fields by foreign workers.
Posted by: Vengeance at July 08, 2026 07:39 AM (q1tXs)

This is incorrect. New H1b applications are down and... the President's team determined that the President lacks the authority to change the rules where existing H1bs are concerned.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 07:59 AM (ExV1e)

59 Don't stop bombing until Pezeshkian shows up in DC to sign a surrender document.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 08, 2026 07:59 AM (RIvkX)

60 The owner of the Pfizer building just bought it last year. Ee've all experienced poor inspections probably, but this inspection screw up is epically terrible.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 08, 2026 08:00 AM (U/Eoe)

61 >I wonder what that means in English.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

You youngsters have no cultural appreciation.

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 08, 2026 08:00 AM (wVcYX)

62 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 08:00 AM (2YhKe)

63 I wonder what that means in English"

Hello ma baby,
Hello my honey
Hello my rag time pal?
Posted by: man

* snort

Golf clap

Posted by: rickb223 at July 08, 2026 08:01 AM (b1+/7)

64 Balint told CNN. “There will be people, I think some of my own supporters, who will turn on me, because I still believe in a two-state solution. I still do. I still believe that Israel should be safe and secure. I believe that the Palestinians have been so ill-treated for so long and deserve a safe and secure homeland.

unpossible

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 08, 2026 08:03 AM (/+uur)

65 The "executive director" of the Maine Demofascist Party is not terrible looking.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 08, 2026 08:03 AM (U/Eoe)

66 “There will be people, I think some of my own supporters, who will turn on me, because I still believe in a two-state solution. I still do. I still believe that Israel should be safe and secure. I believe that the Palestinians have been so ill-treated for so long and deserve a safe and secure homeland. I do not believe Israel should be dismantled.”

There is no such place as this 'palestine.' It's made up to garner sympathy for a roving band of incorrigible nomads who do nothing but destroy everywhere they go. They're not ill-treated. They get what they deserve. They leach. They pillage. They destroy. They're the product of what is the muslham cult that can't even exist within itself.

Know islham, no peace.

No islham, know peace.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 08:03 AM (2YhKe)

67 Troll's lithium needs to be adjusted.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 08, 2026 08:03 AM (RIvkX)

68 We Must Have a Rebirth of Instinctive Patriotism
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Not a healthy instinct when 35% of your supposed countrymen want you dead.

Posted by: ... at July 08, 2026 08:03 AM (iSDSm)

69 Illegal Alien Soccer Coach Gets 30 Years in Prison for Filming Himself Raping Unconscious Boys

Who are we to criticize their culture?
Posted by: Common Tater at July 08, 2026 07:48 AM (ZwAf1)

Should have moved in with Roman Polanski.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 08:03 AM (ExV1e)

70 >I wonder what that means in English.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 08, 2026 07:55 AM (2Ez/1)

You don’t remember Michigan J. Frog?

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 08, 2026 08:04 AM (VbqNm)

71 I would know nothing of opera if not for Bugs Bunny.

This is why young people today are so uncultured.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 08, 2026 08:05 AM (RIvkX)

72 Maine Demofascist Party director

https://tinyurl.com/3nfwa4bn

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 08, 2026 08:05 AM (U/Eoe)

73 Trump says Iran cease-fire is ‘over,’ vows to no longer deal with ‘sick people’ The revocation of oil sanctions waivers signals a hardening U.S. stance and raises questions about the viability of the Trump administration’s ongoing negotiations with Tehran. Further disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz could have significant implications for global energy markets and U.S. strategic interests in the region.

But, this can't be. I was told that Trump was a stupid poopyhead and Iran took him as the fool that he is and would be wiping the floor with America, it's military and all the incompetent boobs that thought they could work a deal with islhamic fanatics.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 08:05 AM (2YhKe)

74 But 35% of Mainers (all Dems) will vote for him no matter what

--

I'm 100% convinced a majority of Dem voters would gladly pull the lever for S*tan himself to "get Trump." Then they'd post it to their social media for the accolades, after signing their names in blood on selling their souls to the Devil himself.

Posted by: Lady in Black at July 08, 2026 08:05 AM (qBdHI)

75 Huck Follywood

Can you, as a pragmatic individual, trust a Leftist? Even if superficially pretty? You are a better man than I, Gunga Din.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 08, 2026 08:06 AM (u82oZ)

76 The owner of the Pfizer building just bought it last year. Ee've all experienced poor inspections probably, but this inspection screw up is epically terrible.
Posted by: Huck Follywood

When Pfizer moved out, they took all the Viagra with them. And you can see what happened.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 08, 2026 08:06 AM (b1+/7)

77 Illegal Alien Soccer Coach Gets 30 Years in Prison for Filming Himself Raping Unconscious Boys
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On what planet should this person ever get out of prison?

Posted by: ... at July 08, 2026 08:06 AM (iSDSm)

78 Thank the Lord, that ridiculous MOU is dead!

==

HOW DARE YOU !

Posted by: runner at July 08, 2026 08:06 AM (GD0B3)

79 Line up the two against a wall and let them sandwich Jane Fonda for good measure and have a raffle where the winners get to be in the firing squad.

I'm betting a dent could be put in the national debt bullshit should this be done at $20 a ticket.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 08:07 AM (2YhKe)

80 JD Vance is starting to really worry me. Far from repudiating Tucker Qatarlson, he is starting to sound line he wants to get his vote in the next election.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 08, 2026 08:08 AM (U/Eoe)

81 I think ridding the country of 600,000 CCP students is of greater national importance.

They are cultivating and funding anti-Americanism in academia. Why do we allow this?

We need more well-trained communists who are taught from birth to hate the United States?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 08, 2026 08:08 AM (RIvkX)

82 52 "Personally I'm convinced that at the base of the buckled upright they will find a locked tin box with a singing frog inside.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at July 08, 2026 07:49 AM"
++++

>I wonder what that means in English.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 08, 2026 07:55 AM
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Whoa. Obscure Archaic Cultural References for 400, Alex:

"Michigan is discovered inside a metal box sealed within the cornerstone of a recently demolished building by a hapless construction worker."

https://tinyurl.com/2469x4ct

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 08, 2026 08:09 AM (2Ez/1)

83 Britain’s ruling Labour Party is proposing new restrictions on social media during election campaigns, arguing that existing laws have failed to keep pace with the influence of online platforms, in yet another proposal to curb free speech online. Deputy Labour leader Lucy Powell said millions of voters now get their news through social media feeds, complaining that this allows falsehoods, deepfakes, and coordinated misinformation to spread rapidly.

Allowed Facebook postings are now increased from 30 per month to 20 per.

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 08, 2026 08:09 AM (/+uur)

84 "Personally I'm convinced that at the base of the buckled upright they will find a locked tin box with a singing frog inside.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at July 08, 2026 07:49 AM"
++++

>I wonder what that means in English.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 08, 2026 07:55 AM (2Ez/1)

It references a Looney Tunes cartoon titled "One Froggy Evening". I can't find the full cartoon but this will give you an idea.

https://youtu.be/6OCzxCHMrpU

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 08:10 AM (ExV1e)

85 > If the President no longer wants to deal with "sick people" when do we go after Leftists?!

I nominate JJS to be Trump's "Jethro"† and advice him to represent We The People before God, deal with the difficult matters, show the Republican politicians how to competently do their job and smack the Enemedia around.

Then delegate out to leaders who are capable, God-fearing, trustworthy and not motivated by dishonest gain or bribes to "deal with the 'sick people'" and other reprobates who are crab-bucketing the US into a third world shit hole economy, culture and lifestyle.

† Exodus 18:13-26

Posted by: Community Notes at July 08, 2026 08:11 AM (/TiS1)

86 Whoa. Obscure Archaic Cultural References for 400, Alex:
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Get off my lawn.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 08, 2026 08:11 AM (RIvkX)

87 Hegseth cancelled his visit to Jerusalem. I wish he and Trump just pack up and leave that stupid NATO conclave in Constantinople. If those people need anything they can fly to DC.

Posted by: runner at July 08, 2026 08:12 AM (GD0B3)

88 Whoa. Obscure Archaic Cultural References for 400, Alex:

Merrie Melodies FTW.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 08:12 AM (2YhKe)

89 I just feel better when they are on US soil...even with the crazies among us...

Posted by: runner at July 08, 2026 08:13 AM (GD0B3)

90 I would know nothing of opera if not for Bugs Bunny.

This is why young people today are so uncultured."

*ruffles thru stack of Classics Illustrated

Posted by: man at July 08, 2026 08:13 AM (XuXeR)

91 But, this can't be. I was told that Trump was a stupid poopyhead and Iran took him as the fool that he is and would be wiping the floor with America, it's military and all the incompetent boobs that thought they could work a deal with islhamic fanatics.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 08:05 AM (2YhKe)

My biggest problem was that I didn’t want to admit to myself that everything Trump was saying about it in person and on social media was ridiculous lies, and he knew they were ridiculous lies. (I foolishly pay attention to the things he says)
But I have to remember that it’s ok because he’s “our” liar, not like Obama who was “their” liar.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 08, 2026 08:13 AM (VbqNm)

92 Forterra, a U.S. builder of autonomous vehicles, revealed today that more than 100 of its self-driving ATVs have been deployed in conflict zones in Ukraine for the past nine months, in what the company believes is the largest deployment of autonomous ground vehicles in combat by any U.S. defense tech company.
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Little jeep-like vehicles that deliver munitions and food to front line troops. Kind of interesting.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 08, 2026 08:14 AM (U/Eoe)

93 86 Whoa. Obscure Archaic Cultural References for 400, Alex:
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Get off my lawn.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 08, 2026 08:11 AM
***"

LOL.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 08, 2026 08:15 AM (2Ez/1)

94 77 Illegal Alien Soccer Coach Gets 30 Years in Prison for Filming Himself Raping Unconscious Boys
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On what planet should this person ever get out of prison?
Posted by: ...
****

He is a child rapist. If he does not go straight into isolation, he does not last 30 *hours* in prison.

Posted by: clarence at July 08, 2026 08:15 AM (vcWod)

95 I think I retained more useless knowledge from Saturday morning cartoons than from all the years I went to school.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 08, 2026 08:15 AM (jehhT)

96 Britain’s ruling Labour Party is proposing new restrictions"

They "mean to govern well, but they mean to govern"

Posted by: man at July 08, 2026 08:15 AM (XuXeR)

97 I think I retained more useless knowledge from Saturday morning cartoons than from all the years I went to school.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

Fist bump.
Slowpoke Rodriguez, Speedy's cousin? Stoner.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 08, 2026 08:17 AM (b1+/7)

98 Good morning Horde. Thx JJ. Happy Hump Day.
Poor Andrew Gillum. A black man can't travel the South with a stockpile of meth and coke , while engaging in sodomy throughout the Confederacy without white police harassment.
Jim Crow it is . Jim Crow

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 08, 2026 08:17 AM (a7PbZ)

99 "He is a child rapist. If he does not go straight into isolation, he does not last 30 *hours* in prison.
Posted by: clarence at July 08, 2026 08:15 AM"
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It will also require a millstone.

Posted by: Matthew 18:6 at July 08, 2026 08:18 AM (2Ez/1)

100 Moar Lies:

Turkey needs F-35 fighters.

Turkey is a strategic adversary. They do not share our goals. Turkey is a fascist Islamist dictatorship. Why we are treating them as an ally? It is another huge miscalculation.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 08, 2026 08:19 AM (RIvkX)

101 I think I retained more useless knowledge from Saturday morning cartoons than from all the years I went to school.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 08, 2026 08:15 AM (jehhT)

I learned a lot of physics from Roadrunner vs Coyote. Trompe l'oeil, too.

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 08, 2026 08:19 AM (wVcYX)

102 “The tax should not stop at billionaires,” he wrote on his Substack. “The tax has to reach all fortunes $50 million and up.”

So why is the bill he sponsored along with Sen. Bernie Sanders called the “Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act”?

Bet they drop a zero in committee.

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 08, 2026 08:19 AM (/+uur)

103 "...while engaging in sodomy throughout the Confederacy without white police harassment.
Jim Crow it is . Jim Crow."
_____

That's Jim Eagle, man.

Posted by: Creepy Joe at July 08, 2026 08:19 AM (2Ez/1)

104
My biggest problem was that I didn’t want to admit to myself that everything Trump was saying about it in person and on social media was ridiculous lies, and he knew they were ridiculous lies. (I foolishly pay attention to the things he says)
But I have to remember that it’s ok because he’s “our” liar, not like Obama who was “their” liar.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 08, 2026 08:13 AM (VbqNm)

Trump is a deal maker. He's always been and always will be a deal maker. He attempted to make a deal. He didn't lie, he just portrayed what he felt he would be able to get diplomacy done because he's the best deal maker he's ever met.

The deal didn't work, so he's doing what he started doing and bombing the shit out of them in a likely attempt to get them back to the table. If they refuse, they'll prolly die.

It's sad people STILL don't know who Trump is, IMHO.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 08:20 AM (2YhKe)

105 But I have to remember that it’s ok because he’s “our” liar, not like Obama who was “their” liar.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 08, 2026 08:13 AM (VbqNm)

Take Trump seriously, not literally — Selena Zito

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 08, 2026 08:21 AM (cq1gA)

106 “The tax should not stop at billionaires,” he wrote on his Substack. “The tax has to reach all fortunes $50 million and up.”

So why is the bill he sponsored along with Sen. Bernie Sanders called the “Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act”?

Bet they drop a zero in committee.
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 08, 2026 08:19 AM (/+uur)

My $50 fortune is at risk!

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 08, 2026 08:21 AM (wVcYX)

107 95 I think I retained more useless knowledge from Saturday morning cartoons than from all the years I went to school.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 08, 2026 08:15 AM
+++
Sitting right here, boss.

Posted by: Rocky and Bullwinkle at July 08, 2026 08:21 AM (2Ez/1)

108 “The tax should not stop at billionaires,” he wrote on his Substack. “The tax has to reach all fortunes $50 million and up.”

How DARE YOU be successful and deny Government ALL THAT MONEY.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 08:22 AM (2YhKe)

109
Yesterday, there was a discussion here about some cartoonists and their perennial leftist idiot politics. I remembered loving Wizard of ID and BC growing up and so surmised that the artist Johnny Hart was probably no lib.

How correct I was! I just found his obituary from 2007 in the LA Times reflecting on not his life or accomplishments but guess what, how "controversial" he was. Which of course 98.5% of the time means Christian.

Posted by: ... at July 08, 2026 08:22 AM (iSDSm)

110 107 95 I think I retained more useless knowledge from Saturday morning cartoons than from all the years I went to school.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 08, 2026 08:15 AM
+++
Sitting right here, boss.
Posted by: Rocky and Bullwinkle at July 08, 2026 08:21 AM (2Ez/1)

Quiet, you!

Posted by: Mr. Peabody and Sherman at July 08, 2026 08:22 AM (2X2jr)

111 There are good vids on YouTube about the corrections needed on the Citicorp Building. The original architect was a real stand up guy admitting he made mistakes.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 08, 2026 08:23 AM (a7PbZ)

112 Trump is a deal maker. He's always been and always will be a deal maker. He attempted to make a deal.
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Making any "deal" with Iran is a fool's errand.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 08, 2026 08:24 AM (RIvkX)

113 +++
Sitting right here, boss.
Posted by: Rocky and Bullwinkle at July 08, 2026 08:21 AM (2Ez/1)

*fistbump*

Posted by: Aesop's Fables at July 08, 2026 08:24 AM (2YhKe)

114 Well, Trump had the big July 4th on the mall...so it was an okay time to go back in Iran...he'll be out again before the car race in DC in August...

Also distracts from Mitch...

Not that I've gotten cynical on Iran...but we have been off again and on again for awhile...

Then again, I can't be sad...Iran had this coming...

Posted by: Nova Local at July 08, 2026 08:24 AM (tOcjL)

115
Making any "deal" with Iran is a fool's errand.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 08, 2026 08:24 AM (RIvkX)

Oh FFS.....I guess Trump is just a stupid poopyhead.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 08:24 AM (2YhKe)

116 Turkey is a strategic adversary. They do not share our goals. Turkey is a fascist Islamist dictatorship. Why we are treating them as an ally? It is another huge miscalculation.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 08, 2026 08:19 AM (RIvkX)

And Trump totally trusts and has faith in the Iranians to negotiate honestly. He got completely bamboozled, the dummy.

Until those -35s land in Ankara, I remain unconvinced the sale will actually occur.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 08, 2026 08:25 AM (xA5g+)

117 Turkey is a strategic adversary. They do not share our goals. Turkey is a fascist Islamist dictatorship. Why we are treating them as an ally? It is another huge miscalculation.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 08, 2026 08:19 AM (RIvkX)

They are a member of NATO. Legally, they are an ally. Yet another reason while multinational agreements are asinine.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 08:25 AM (ExV1e)

118 Trump has two camps pulling him in different directions. There is the realist camp and there a fantasist camp. The realists told him that you can't waste your time on terrorists and lets finish it. The fantasists told him, that hey these are new people, not the same people, let's make a deal with them, Like Venezuela! And they will still try to sell him back to the MOU. Careful reading of what he actually said is , if they want to negotiate back , they have to come to me. "As far as I am concerned, it is over." They might go back to him, under the guise of , "we had no idea! we have no control over THOSE people firing at tankers! We are shocked gambling is going on !"

Posted by: runner at July 08, 2026 08:25 AM (GD0B3)

119 Many if not most states, Rape was long a Capital offense. The high court struck that down many decades ago. It’s educational so to speak, to see how decisions made so long ago start to accumulate. Slowly at first. Then all at once.

Posted by: Common Tater at July 08, 2026 08:25 AM (s+1tz)

120 110 107 95 I think I retained more useless knowledge from Saturday morning cartoons than from all the years I went to school.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 08, 2026 08:15 AM
+++
Sitting right here, boss.
Posted by: Rocky and Bullwinkle at July 08, 2026 08:21 AM

Quiet, you!
Posted by: Mr. Peabody and Sherman at July 08, 2026 08:22 AM
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Is this about us?

Posted by: Fractured Fairy Tales at July 08, 2026 08:26 AM (2Ez/1)

121 From Johnny Hart's LA Times obituary - the appropriate place to talk about how "controversial" someone was unless they were a Black Panther or Weather Underground, in which case, ceaseless incontrovertible American Hero!!!

Apparently Mr.Hart was a relatively late convert to Christianity. From the LA Times:

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He did not hesitate to express his religious views in other forums, telling the Washington Post in a 1999 interview, “Jews and Muslims who don’t accept Jesus will burn in hell,” and “Homosexuality is the handiwork of Satan,” and “The end of the world is approaching, maybe by the year 2010.”
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Posted by: ... at July 08, 2026 08:26 AM (iSDSm)

122 Mornin’, All.

Posted by: Bulg at July 08, 2026 08:27 AM (77rzZ)

123 "the artist Johnny Hart"

There were crosses and Christian themes in a number of BC strips as I recall.

Posted by: fd at July 08, 2026 08:27 AM (MWfyi)

124 while engaging in sodomy throughout the Confederacy without white police harassment.
Jim Crow it is . Jim Crow."

Just think of the poor bastard who rents the motel room after Andy gets done spraying his ass juice all over the room.

Posted by: Grab A Mop at July 08, 2026 08:28 AM (B8cIh)

125 "Making any "deal" with Iran is a fool's errand.
Posted by: San Franpsycho"

Even no deal is a deal.

Posted by: fd at July 08, 2026 08:28 AM (MWfyi)

126 “We talk about multilinguals, but we don’t include Black children who may be African-American English speakers,” said Xigrid Soto-Boykin, director of the Children’s Equity Project at Arizona State University, told KQED. “We completely miss this subgroup of children that could also benefit from their language backgrounds to be sustained, but also to be leveraged for their own learning.”

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 08, 2026 08:29 AM (/+uur)

127 In Preliminary Rate Filings, Affordable Care Act Marketplace Insurers Largely Propose Double-Digit Premium Increase For 2027, Following a Steep Climb This Year

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

128 Pfizer was a major client of the company that employed me back in 2000-2003. I was in that headquarters building a few times back in those days. They had a very impressive cafeteria...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at July 08, 2026 08:31 AM (nbLIj)

129 58 Trump and DHS are completely AWOL on H1b visas. They renewed almost every existing visa and American college graduates in the fields occupied by those visa holders are largely unemployed and being frozen out of those fields by foreign workers.
Posted by: Vengeance at July 08, 2026 07:39 AM (q1tXs)

This is incorrect. New H1b applications are down and... the President's team determined that the President lacks the authority to change the rules where existing H1bs are concerned.
_-_
...but we have the house, senate, and presidency. I am pretty sure the following is easy to pass: "“Layoffs should trigger a revocation of a company’s work visas”

Posted by: Don in SoCo at July 08, 2026 08:32 AM (PyHTz)

130 IMO there was never a MOU. The "understanding" being key, in that there was none. Certainly not by Iran's mullahs and the IRGC.

But the whole episode was wrapped in "diplomacy." That unto itself was for domestic consumption. For the chattering class and their hangers on. It's going to be difficult to keep using terms like "war monger" and pin it on Trump after all this.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 08, 2026 08:32 AM (jehhT)

131 Math Professor : describe the Pythagorean theorum
DEI Ebonics student: fashnizzle , yo

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 08, 2026 08:33 AM (a7PbZ)

132 ...but we have the house, senate, and presidency. I am pretty sure the following is easy to pass: "“Layoffs should trigger a revocation of a company’s work visas”
Posted by: Don in SoCo at July 08, 2026 08:32 AM (PyHTz)

"In the case of corporation RIF's, the first on the list should be individuals imported from other countries."

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 08:33 AM (2YhKe)

133 "the artist Johnny Hart"
+++
As a ten year old reading BC comic strips, I never questioned the physics of carving a message onto a stone slab, throwing it in the surf, watching it float away with the tide, and patiently waiting for it to return with a reply.

Sure. Why not?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 08, 2026 08:33 AM (2Ez/1)

134 126 “We talk about multilinguals, but we don’t include Black children who may be African-American English speakers,” said Xigrid Soto-Boykin, director of the Children’s Equity Project at Arizona State University, told KQED. “We completely miss this subgroup of children that could also benefit from their language backgrounds to be sustained, but also to be leveraged for their own learning.”

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 08, 2026 08:29 AM (/+uur)

Fo Shizzle!

Posted by: Lavonta'MaDarius'Shaquaan Biscoe, Ed.D at July 08, 2026 08:33 AM (2X2jr)

135 Math Professor : describe the Pythagorean theorum
DEI Ebonics student: fashnizzle , yo
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 08, 2026 08:33 AM (a7PbZ)

Since the millennials are now re-inventing ebonics, what are they going to call it?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 08:34 AM (2YhKe)

136 I do sincerely hope that our military objective is now to completely and permanently remove their ability to control shipping in the straits , and remove their ability to fire missiles at will into their regional neighbors.

If the goal of any military operation is simply to obtain more favorable ceasefire terms, then you’re stuck in a Forever War, and I hope that Trump doesn’t need to learn the hard way how easy it is to get stuck in a Forever War.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 08, 2026 08:34 AM (VbqNm)

137 Today Is National Ice Cream Sundae Day.

Posted by: redridinghood at July 08, 2026 08:35 AM (NpAcC)

138 "Activists Want Kids to Learn Black English in California Preschools"

It's "African American English". Yo.

Posted by: fd at July 08, 2026 08:35 AM (MWfyi)

139 Who names their kid Xigrid?

Posted by: I gotta ask at July 08, 2026 08:35 AM (2Ez/1)

140 "Trump orders halt to US trade with Spain over NATO spending, Iran"

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ trump-says-ordered-cutting-off-081707490.html

Posted by: Nova Local at July 08, 2026 08:35 AM (tOcjL)

141 I hate the term Good Friday
Why
My Lord was hanged on a Tree that Day
If you were to be hanged that day, and he volunteered to take your place, how would you feel?
Good
Have a nice day!

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 08, 2026 08:36 AM (/+uur)

142 126 Posted by: r hennigantx at July 08, 2026 08:29 AM (/+uur)
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I think universities may have to be ripped down to the struts and rebuilt, to fully excise this kind of shit-for-brains thinking.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 08, 2026 08:36 AM (U/Eoe)

143 139 Who names their kid Xigrid?
Posted by: I gotta ask at July 08, 2026 08:35 AM (2Ez/1)

World famous Tic Tac To player.

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 08, 2026 08:36 AM (/+uur)

144 As a ten year old reading BC comic strips, I never questioned the physics of carving a message onto a stone slab, throwing it in the surf, watching it float away with the tide, and patiently waiting for it to return with a reply.

Sure. Why not?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 08, 2026 08:33 AM (2Ez/1)

Lava Rock

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 08, 2026 08:37 AM (/+uur)

145 . “We completely miss this subgroup of children that could also benefit from their language backgrounds to be sustained, but also to be leveraged for their own learning.”

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 08, 2026 08:29 AM (/+uur)

In other words, segregation.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 08:37 AM (2YhKe)

146 A Scrabble enthusiast.

Posted by: Just the punchline at July 08, 2026 08:38 AM (2Ez/1)

147 OT, but hilarious example of sports announcers only listening to their own blather. 2 women tennis players were just entering the court at Wimbledon. The one talking head is going on about one of them on a winning streak. Then the camera shows Camilla Parker Bowles taking her seat in the royal box. The host says "There's the queen," and the other talking head, still referring to the tennis player, says "and she's coming in hot."
No, she most definitely wasn't coming in hot.

Posted by: Wally at July 08, 2026 08:38 AM (0e5Te)

148 I think universities may have to be ripped down to the struts and rebuilt, to fully excise this kind of shit-for-brains thinking.
Posted by: Huck Follywood

Throw in sweet cleansing fire before rebuilding. Just to make sure.

Posted by: NR Pax at July 08, 2026 08:38 AM (/k3in)

149 Math Professor : describe the Pythagorean theorum
The one those old greek homos stole?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 08, 2026 08:38 AM (Kt19C)

150 "Activists Want Kids to Learn Black English in California Preschools"

It's "African American English". Yo.
Posted by: fd at July 08, 2026 08:35 AM (MWfyi)
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This entire conversation about "racial" vernacular having some sort of legitimacy or purpose is sick, twisted, and perverted. It corrupts the fundamental use of language which is to communicate.

Say, how about we further isolate minority groups by rendering their speech even more incomprehensible?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 08, 2026 08:38 AM (RIvkX)

151 139 Who names their kid Xigrid?
Posted by: I gotta ask at July 08, 2026 08:35 AM (2Ez/1)

Xteve and Xally Soto-Boykin

Posted by: DonTavius Shabazz Obamavious Biscoe, Ed.D at July 08, 2026 08:38 AM (2X2jr)

152 "Activists Want Kids to Learn Black English in California Preschools"

If the media had ignored this story like they ignore a lot of stuff we never would have heard about it. What the media chooses to promote says everything about the media.

Posted by: fd at July 08, 2026 08:39 AM (MWfyi)

153 Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT) said a fellow House Democrat dismissed concerns about antisemitism by claiming it is no longer a problem because “all the Jews are rich.

This is a very ends focused argument the left makes occasionally. How do we know there is "white supremacy"? Well whites have more money then blacks so obviously whites are holding black people down.

But they implement this in a very haphazard way. So for example homosexuals are wealthier then straight people in the US and...THAT doesn't indicate discrimination against straight people....

Posted by: 18-1 at July 08, 2026 08:39 AM (sKqQm)

154 a fucin squared plus b fuckin squared ekels c fuckin squared

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 08, 2026 08:40 AM (/+uur)

155 Who names their kid Xigrid?
Posted by: I gotta ask
___________

Current urban names and new drug names are drawn from the same pool.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 08, 2026 08:40 AM (XvL8K)

156 They are a member of NATO. Legally, they are an ally. Yet another reason while multinational agreements are asinine.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 08:25 AM (ExV1e)

One of the big issues with the sales to Turkey is that Erdogan, to his own people in Turkey, has said that one of the first things he wants to do with the new weaponry is to make war with Greece, and seize full control of Cyprus.

Most likely he intends to bully and blackmail Greece into turning their half of Cyprus over to him without a fight.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 08, 2026 08:40 AM (VbqNm)

157 So the Pfizer headquarters has a dangerous flaw in it? I am shocked, shocked to here that.

Now where are my winnings?

Posted by: 18-1 at July 08, 2026 08:40 AM (sKqQm)

158 *ahem*
"English of Color."

Posted by: Karen McAwfl, from the Teacher's Union at July 08, 2026 08:40 AM (2Ez/1)

159 Every real estate deal is a moving target and PDJT is just negotiating with all his blather, and also his missile launches. Don't take it so literally, is my approach. YMMV.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 08, 2026 08:41 AM (U/Eoe)

160 Best new have seen is the President of Lebanon saying he is working with Israel because Lebanon should not be led into an abyss by another state (Iran).

Posted by: Ben Had at July 08, 2026 08:41 AM (afJtY)

161 Who names their kid Xigrid?
Posted by: I gotta ask

Ingrid Jinping

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 08:41 AM (2YhKe)

162 Platner Accuser: ‘I Really Agree with His Politics’, That’s One Reason ‘I Didn’t Come Out.'

This is such a pathetic statement. The only reason why she came out is because she was afraid he was going to lose since there was so much baggage that he carried.

Posted by: redridinghood at July 08, 2026 08:41 AM (NpAcC)

163 Vibrant English

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 08, 2026 08:41 AM (wVcYX)

164 One of the big issues with the sales to Turkey is that Erdogan, to his own people in Turkey, has said that one of the first things he wants to do with the new weaponry is to make war with Greece, and seize full control of Cyprus.

Most likely he intends to bully and blackmail Greece into turning their half of Cyprus over to him without a fight.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 08, 2026 08:40 AM (VbqNm)
=====

End the Occupation Now!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 08, 2026 08:42 AM (RIvkX)

165
I'm sure 99% of American soccer coaches are Democrats, so there's probably a lot more propensity for child buggering in that crowd regardless of national origin, but it goes way up when you start employing lawless Aztec drifters.

The last time one of these Aztec soccer coaches was raping a shitload of boys, it was poor barrio kids in LA, not lily white prep school kids.

Now, here's the headscratcher, for me... Franklin, TN is a wealthy locale. David French lives there, so it'll never be free of boyplay until he's gone. But these people can afford to send their kids to someone who isn't a grubby little border jumper.

I'm not rich enough to live in Franklin. But if I had a kid in soccer and his coach was Pedo González López, I'd yank him out of that team and go find one with a coach named Jimbo or something, immediately. Even though it would probably be more expensive, in this case, you're paying for what you don't get - which is rape.

I swear, it's like once you hit a certain level of affluence, there's some kind of law that all your service workers must be swarthy wage slaves with no papers.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 08, 2026 08:42 AM (BI5O2)

166 The Dementia Biden Administration put 3,000,000 illegals on Social Security.
The Trump Administration has removed 300K illegal immigrants from Social Security, 100K from Medicare.
No Democrat should ever blame Republicans for the evaporating Social Security plan.

Posted by: SMOD at July 08, 2026 08:42 AM (RHGPo)

167 Remember, Turkish colonization of Greece and Western Anatolia is a fairly recent thing.

They kicked the Greeks out in the 1920s.

Yet somehow the UN and Europe are focused on colonization in the New World from the 1400-1700s.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 08, 2026 08:42 AM (sKqQm)

168

After finally passing the largest budget in New York City history,

IIRC, he also got 6B from Kathy H.

More free money. Yippee!!

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at July 08, 2026 08:42 AM (ItWcy)

169 The Dementia Biden Administration put 3,000,000 illegals on Social Security.

The left: Undocumented immigrants don't get a dime of government money. They are here only to work. And that is a fact

Also the left: If you kick undocumented workers off of government aid they will starve to death you h8ters!

Posted by: 18-1 at July 08, 2026 08:43 AM (sKqQm)

170 ...but we have the house, senate, and presidency. I am pretty sure the following is easy to pass: "“Layoffs should trigger a revocation of a company’s work visas”
Posted by: Don in SoCo at July 08, 2026 08:32 AM (PyHTz)

The SAVE Act should be easy to pass also. The problem isn't Trump.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 08:43 AM (ExV1e)

171 I swear, it's like once you hit a certain level of affluence, there's some kind of law that all your service workers must be swarthy wage slaves with no papers.
_-_
Thus the H1b imports.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at July 08, 2026 08:44 AM (PyHTz)

172
After finally passing the largest budget in New York City history,

IIRC, he also got 6B from Kathy H.

More free money. Yippee!!
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at July 08, 2026 08:42 AM (ItWcy)

They passed the biggest budget in history, are proud of it, and the city still sucks, the education still sucks, roads aren't any better, the subway still sucks and buildings are falling down.

Well done.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 08:44 AM (2YhKe)

173 "Current urban names and new drug names are drawn from the same pool."

I know, but how come I got the gay drug name?

Posted by: Truvada Johnson at July 08, 2026 08:44 AM (0e5Te)

174 “As Maine Senate President in a state senate caucus meeting several years ago, Troy Jackson in a heated disagreement struck a female colleague with a bottle he threw at her,”

Bitch betta have my money

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 08, 2026 08:44 AM (/+uur)

175
160 Best new have seen is the President of Lebanon saying he is working with Israel because Lebanon should not be led into an abyss by another state (Iran).
Posted by: Ben Had at July 08, 2026 08:41 AM (afJtY)

Yes! That’s the part that Rubio was working on, while all the foolishness with Vance and the MOU was wasting airtime.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 08, 2026 08:44 AM (VbqNm)

176 157 So the Pfizer headquarters has a dangerous flaw in it? I am shocked, shocked to here that.

Now where are my winnings?
Posted by: 18-1 at July 08, 2026 08:40 AM (sKqQm)

Or, more likely, the lowest bidder construction company full of illegals took out crucial supports to the building to make pretty apartments, not realizing they were crucial supports...I'm gonna go with this explanation for now...

Posted by: Nova Local at July 08, 2026 08:44 AM (tOcjL)

177 The spiraling never ends. Cinch your belt.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 08, 2026 08:45 AM (fkjGs)

178 I swear, it's like once you hit a certain level of affluence, there's some kind of law that all your service workers must be swarthy wage slaves with no papers./i]

I live among the Karen set. While they have high incomes they also spend money like water. So...yes they are always looking to get something on the cheap especially labor - lawn care, nannies, home repair, etc

Posted by: 18-1 at July 08, 2026 08:45 AM (sKqQm)

179 Since the millennials are now re-inventing ebonics, what are they going to call it?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 08:34 AM (2YhKe)

How to prevent blacks form getting jobs for another generation.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 08:45 AM (ExV1e)

180 After finally passing the largest budget in New York City history,

IIRC, he also got 6B from Kathy H.

More free money. Yippee!!
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at July 08, 2026 08:42 AM (ItWcy)

And stole $20 B form the Pension Plan

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 08, 2026 08:45 AM (/+uur)

181 I’ve revised my thoughts.

I think he stays in and if they some how remove him from the ballot he runs a write in campaign.

Posted by: MJ at July 08, 2026 08:45 AM (DNwme)

182 This is such a pathetic statement. The only reason why she came out is because she was afraid he was going to lose since there was so much baggage that he carried.
Posted by: redridinghood at July 08, 2026 08:41 AM (NpAcC)
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Sure, it is pathetic. It's also a view into their Maoist morality, "power at any cost". She says to herself "To gain a Senate seat, I can accept him breaking into my house, violently pushing through my bedroom door, where I've tried to barricade myself, and then raping me."

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 08, 2026 08:46 AM (U/Eoe)

183 As for Iran.

Its my understanding that Iran is made because the ships are transiting near Oman rather than Iran.

At least we're not awarding bad behavior. Revoking oil sales and the proposed increase in production by OPEC+ is what's missing off Iran. And Russia of course. Both need high oil prices which is not materializing.

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at July 08, 2026 08:46 AM (ItWcy)

184 I swear, it's like once you hit a certain level of affluence, there's some kind of law that all your service workers must be swarthy wage slaves with no papers.
_-_
Thus the H1b imports. We tried, but the courts won't let us, so give more money to our senate campaigns.

No, pass legislation fo correct this problem. Now.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at July 08, 2026 08:46 AM (PyHTz)

185 Today Is National Ice Cream Sundae Day.
Posted by: redridinghood at July 08, 2026 08:35 AM (NpAcC)

It is also National Chocolate Covered Almond Day and National Freezer Pop Day.

Apparently, today was funded by the Association for Diabeetus.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 08:46 AM (ExV1e)

186 So the Pfizer headquarters has a dangerous flaw in it? I am shocked, shocked to here that.

Now where are my winnings?-----

Don't know if that's snark but actually it was the new developer who added extra weight on the top floors to expand the living space for the new apartments.

Posted by: polynikes at July 08, 2026 08:47 AM (KC5Lt)

187 I read the article about the gal running against Tom Cotton and already forgot her name. Haven't seen one commercial from her camp, while Cotton runs at least a couple a day to burn through some money. Governor Sanders is running some pleasant commercials with her kids. She is running against a guy with $4000 in the war chest, vs her 4.2 million.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 08, 2026 08:47 AM (gm9Sb)

188 Democrats Have Alienated Normal Men. Now They’re Stuck With Graham Platners

Because that is what 90% of liberal women believe that Conservative Men are like.

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 08, 2026 08:48 AM (/+uur)

189 but we have the house, senate, and presidency. I am pretty sure the following is easy to pass: "“Layoffs should trigger a revocation of a company’s work visas”
Posted by: Don in SoCo at July 08, 2026 08:32 AM (PyHTz)
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We?

Posted by: John Thune, McConnell pool boy and uniparty partisan at July 08, 2026 08:49 AM (U/Eoe)

190 What does it take to get arrested for treason around here, anyway?/i]

There was a independent reporter that went to Ukraine from the US named Gonzalo Lira. The Ukes captured him, tortured him and executed him.

The argument from the left was Lira committed treason because his coverage was more favorable to Russian then Ukraine and therefore execution was a fair outcome. Remember America was not a direct participant in the conflict.

But we have a slew of lefties taking Iran's side and of course before that Al Qaeda...

Posted by: 18-1 at July 08, 2026 08:49 AM (sKqQm)

191 60 of the little fast boats or what can be called whats left of the IRGC navy were sunk last night.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 08, 2026 08:49 AM (afJtY)

192 It is also National Chocolate Covered Almond Day and National Freezer Pop Day.

Apparently, today was funded by the Association for Diabeetus.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 08:46 AM (ExV1e)

Now I want an Otter Pop

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 08, 2026 08:49 AM (/+uur)

193 This is a very ends focused argument the left makes occasionally. How do we know there is "white supremacy"? Well whites have more money then blacks so obviously whites are holding black people down.

Also the left... how can we change education to ensure blacks are unemployable?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 08:49 AM (ExV1e)

194 Why would anyone ruin almonds by covering them with chocolate?

Posted by: Bulg at July 08, 2026 08:50 AM (77rzZ)

195 I like that Trump expressed we should cut off trade with Spain but I just wish he wouldn't do it like a middle school mean girl.

Posted by: polynikes at July 08, 2026 08:50 AM (KC5Lt)

196 191 60 of the little fast boats or what can be called whats left of the IRGC navy were sunk last night.
Posted by: Ben Had at July 08, 2026 08:49 AM (afJtY)

Navy Helo pilots gonna need some serious R n R

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 08, 2026 08:50 AM (/+uur)

197 Hello ma baby,
Hello my honey
Hello my rag time pal?

F'N EARWORM

Posted by: rickb223 at July 08, 2026 08:51 AM (b1+/7)

198 Why would anyone ruin almonds by covering them with chocolate?
Posted by: Bulg at July 08, 2026 08:50 AM (77rzZ)
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The same reason people ruin chocolate with almonds.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 08, 2026 08:51 AM (RIvkX)

199 191 Reports of Iranian sleeper cells attempting to replenish their Navy at Bass Pro Shops.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 08, 2026 08:51 AM (gm9Sb)

200 Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT) said a fellow House Democrat dismissed concerns about antisemitism by claiming it is no longer a problem because “all the Jews are rich.

This is a very ends focused argument the left makes occasionally. How do we know there is "white supremacy"? Well whites have more money then blacks so obviously whites are holding black people down.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 08, 2026 08:39 AM (sKqQm)
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The comparison would only be accurate if the left would say "all the whites are rich."

We Jews, however, are something special.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 08, 2026 08:51 AM (lgmVC)

201 "Current urban names and new drug names are drawn from the same pool."

I know, but how come I got the gay drug name?
Posted by: Truvada Johnson
___________

Truvada Johnson is right!

Posted by: Genvoya Johnson at July 08, 2026 08:52 AM (XvL8K)

202 F'N EARWORM
Posted by: rickb223 at July 08, 2026 08:51 AM (b1+/7)
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The only cure is to listen to The Barber of Seville.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 08, 2026 08:52 AM (RIvkX)

203 The Dementia Biden Administration put 3,000,000 illegals on Social Security.
The Trump Administration has removed 300K illegal immigrants from Social Security, 100K from Medicare.
No Democrat should ever blame Republicans for the evaporating Social Security plan.
Posted by: SMOD at July 08, 2026 08:42 AM (RHGPo)

The claim that the Biden administration put 3 million illegal immigrants directly on Social Security benefits is not supported by evidence; however, data shows approximately 2.1 million Social Security numbers (SSNs) were issued to noncitizens in fiscal year 2024 through the Enumeration Beyond Entry (EBE) program. These SSNs were granted to individuals who had received work authorization (such as asylum applicants, parolees, and TPS recipients), making them "lawfully present" for tax purposes, though most remain ineligible to collect Social Security benefits unless they meet specific legal residency requirements.

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

204 Why would anyone ruin almonds by covering them with chocolate?
Posted by: Bulg at July 08, 2026 08:50 AM (77rzZ)
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To build a better orphanage. Duh.

Posted by: Milton Hersey at July 08, 2026 08:52 AM (U/Eoe)

205 Reports of Iranian sleeper cells attempting to replenish their Navy at Bass Pro Shops.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 08, 2026 08:51 AM (gm9Sb)
-

Abu a Bass?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 08, 2026 08:53 AM (lgmVC)

206 So Platner is refusing to drop out? I love it.

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 08, 2026 08:53 AM (FrAyc)

207 202 F'N EARWORM
Posted by: rickb223 at July 08, 2026 08:51 AM (b1+/7)
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The only cure is to listen to The Barber of Seville.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 08, 2026 08:52 AM (RIvkX)

Grieg's In the Hall of the Mountain King

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at July 08, 2026 08:53 AM (2X2jr)

208 I like that Trump expressed we should cut off trade with Spain but I just wish he wouldn't do it like a middle school mean girl.
Posted by: polynikes at July 08, 2026 08:50 AM (KC5Lt)
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Mame la pinga putos!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 08, 2026 08:54 AM (RIvkX)

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

Where did you pull that statement from?

Posted by: polynikes at July 08, 2026 08:54 AM (KC5Lt)

210 Chocolate is about the most overrated food there is.

Posted by: Bulg at July 08, 2026 08:54 AM (77rzZ)

211 “Layoffs should trigger a revocation of a company’s work visas”

There are plenty of ways to work around this but it would be a good start

And remember the whole point of H1Bs was that they were designed so American companies could hire singular experts in a field from overseas - not average talent software developers in mass.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 08, 2026 08:54 AM (sKqQm)

212 Yes! That’s the part that Rubio was working on, while all the foolishness with Vance and the MOU was wasting airtime.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 08, 2026 08:44 AM (VbqNm)

All hail Rubio the Great. Piss on that Vance character.

Guy 1 did what the boss told him to do. Guy 2 did what the boss told him to do. Everything else is fetishization of Florida politicians.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 08:55 AM (ExV1e)

213 So Platner is refusing to drop out? I love it.
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 08, 2026 08:53 AM (FrAyc)

Democrats refuse to acknowledge their party is full of greedy monsters and they keep promoting them to places and aren't able to get rid of them.

He'll cash in or die.

I'm betting there will be a one vehicle fatality accident in his near future.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 08:55 AM (2YhKe)

214 Chocolate is about the most overrated food there is.

Posted by: Bulg at July 08, 2026 08:54 AM (77rzZ)
-

Are you cocoa?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 08, 2026 08:55 AM (lgmVC)

215 Why would anyone ruin almonds by covering them with chocolate?
Posted by: Bulg

Grandma used to always have a bowl of chocolate covered almonds out.

Until she lost her dentures. Now she just has a bowl of almonds.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 08, 2026 08:55 AM (b1+/7)

216 {{{I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper}}}

Diggy Diggy Hole

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

217 Good morning JJ and horde
No connection up on roof

Posted by: Skip at July 08, 2026 08:56 AM (sgkY8)

218 Because sometimes you feel like a nut.

Posted by: Almond Joy at July 08, 2026 08:56 AM (2Ez/1)

219 > We completely miss this subgroup of children that could also benefit from their language backgrounds to be sustained, but also to be leveraged for their own learning.”

Xigrid Soto-Boykin won't be happy until communication in this country is reduced to vocalization and tree scraping.

Posted by: Community Notes at July 08, 2026 08:57 AM (/TiS1)

220 Because sometimes you feel like a nut.
Posted by: Almond Joy at July 08, 2026 08:56 AM (2Ez/1)

Almond Joy are men

Mounds are women

For obvious reasons.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 08:57 AM (2YhKe)

221 Sometimes you don't.

Posted by: Mounds at July 08, 2026 08:58 AM (2Ez/1)

222 I live among the Karen set. While they have high incomes they also spend money like water. So...yes they are always looking to get something on the cheap especially labor - lawn care, nannies, home repair, etc
Posted by: 18-1 at July 08, 2026 08:45 AM (sKqQm)

It's one of the things driving the "affordability crisis".

- No one can live in this economy!!!!!
-- How much do you spend on subscriptions to services every month?
- Shut up.
-- How much do you spend on takeout every month?
- Shut up.
-- How much do you spend on sort-of coffee flavored sugar every month?
- Shut up!!!!!! It's all Trump's fault.

Modern American politics in a nutshell.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 08:58 AM (ExV1e)

223 I watched Young Washington and the actor playing George Washington's friend Christopher Guest (Leo Hanna ) looks a hell of a lot like JD Vance.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 08, 2026 08:58 AM (sKqQm)

224 The claim that the Biden administration put 3 million illegal immigrants directly on Social Security benefits is not supported by evidence; however, data shows approximately 2.1 million Social Security numbers (SSNs) were issued to noncitizens in fiscal year 2024 through the Enumeration Beyond Entry (EBE) program. These SSNs were granted to individuals who had received work authorization (such as asylum applicants, parolees, and TPS recipients), making them "lawfully present" for tax purposes, though most remain ineligible to collect Social Security benefits unless they meet specific legal residency requirements.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

Which will be conveniently overlooked when it comes time to collect.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 08, 2026 08:58 AM (b1+/7)

225 213 "Ring. Ring". "Hello Hillary, always good to hear your voice. Hey, do you have the number handy where I can get hold of those retired Arkansas State Troopers you and Bill use. Got a little job up north and back east for them".

Mr. Fixit at the DNC

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 08, 2026 08:59 AM (gm9Sb)

226 Chocolate is about the most overrated food there is.
Posted by: Bulg at July 08, 2026 08:54 AM (77rzZ)
======

*points and screams like Donald Sutherland in "Invasion of the Body Snatchers"*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 08, 2026 08:59 AM (RIvkX)

227 Xigrid Soto-Boykin won't be happy until communication in this country is reduced to vocalization and tree scraping.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 08, 2026 08:57 AM
###

https://youtu.be/nWglfC5CNS4

Posted by: Obligatory Seinfeld reference at July 08, 2026 08:59 AM (2Ez/1)

228
🎵"Om da baba ub dabill
beegaro
beegaro"

Once Buckwheat sings a song, it's his forever.

Posted by: Don Black at July 08, 2026 08:59 AM (ZxPkt)

229 They are a member of NATO. Legally, they are an ally. Yet another reason while multinational agreements are asinine.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 08:25 AM (ExV1e)

Easily fixed. Kick Turkey out of NATO. And Canada. Because both no longer share the values of member nations. (Let the isolationists and Code Pinkers chime in as I get ready to take on the day)

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 08, 2026 09:00 AM (OwmWb)

230 "The European Union has made it official. Every brand-new passenger car, van, truck, and bus sold or first registered across the bloc must now carry interior-facing cameras that track the driver’s gaze, head movements, and attention levels."

This is fine because the manufacturers insist that the data obtained remains within the onboard system. No way such a system could be programed later to pass the data along to "interested parties," right?

And it's likely to be mandated for new vehicles sold in the U.S. at some point, as well.

Posted by: one hour sober at July 08, 2026 09:00 AM (J4Dwc)

231
Once Buckwheat sings a song, it's his forever.
Posted by: Don Black at July 08, 2026 08:59 AM (ZxPkt)

Unse.

Tyse.

Fee times, a maday.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 09:00 AM (2YhKe)

232 Why would anyone ruin almonds by covering them with chocolate?
Posted by: Bulg at July 08, 2026 08:50 AM (77rzZ)

Because they have functioning taste buds?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 09:00 AM (ExV1e)

233 These SSNs were granted to individuals who had received work authorization (such as asylum applicants, parolees, and TPS recipients), making them "lawfully present" for tax purposes, though most remain ineligible to collect Social Security benefits unless they meet specific legal residency requirements.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 08:52 AM (ExV1e)

TA DA they meet the requirements

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 08, 2026 09:01 AM (/+uur)

234 A lawyer I used to work with now lives in Maine . She telecommutes to her office in Albany. She's 69 and a big time lib posting stuff by The Other 99% and Occupy Democrats. This despite the fact she makes over $150k a year and her boyfriend is a wealthy surgeon. Haven't had the heart to bust her chops about Platner, but this has to be driving her nuts.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 08, 2026 09:01 AM (a7PbZ)

235 Guy 1 did what the boss told him to do. Guy 2 did what the boss told him to do. Everything else is fetishization of Florida politicians.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 08:55 AM (ExV1e)

I really do feel great sympathy for Vance, who was ordered to go play Chump Charlie in Switzerland. 1 day there and it all collapsed.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 08, 2026 09:02 AM (VbqNm)

236 It's one of the things driving the "affordability crisis".

That's just the start. This group of people generally have:

A multi-million dollar house
Two new luxury SUVs
Multiple overseas vacations a year
Help as in nannies, lawnscapers, etc
Re-do the kitchen/bathroom/etc every couple of years

And then they complain about affordability and *taxes* all while arguing the problem is "the rich" aren't taxed enough.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 08, 2026 09:02 AM (sKqQm)

237 @nypost
·
1h
Texas Dem James Talarico hired brains behind 'Cocks not Glocks' protest to draft gun control bills https://trib.al/Is2rrrn

Posted by: Don Black at July 08, 2026 09:02 AM (ZxPkt)

238 So Platner is refusing to drop out? I love it.
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 08, 2026 08:53 AM (FrAyc)

It's only Wednesday. The DNC is gonna send Luca Brasi to talk to him about it.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 09:02 AM (ExV1e)

239 Activists Want Kids to Learn Black English in California Preschools

Unaware of what year it was, Joe wandered the streets desperate for help. But the English language had deteriorated into a hybrid of hillbilly, valleygirl, inner-city slang and various grunts. Joe was able to understand them, but when he spoke in an ordinary voice he sounded pompous and faggy to them

Posted by: Narrator at July 08, 2026 09:03 AM (3Urqf)

240 It's only Wednesday. The DNC is gonna send Luca Brasi to talk to him about it.

I think they will offer a carrot, but then prosecution by Mills as a stick. Remember his in-party rival is the current governor.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 08, 2026 09:03 AM (sKqQm)

241 Where did you pull that statement from?
Posted by: polynikes at July 08, 2026 08:54 AM (KC5Lt)

It's the AI summary I got when searching for "Biden Administration put 3,000,000 illegals on Social Security".

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 09:03 AM (ExV1e)

242 NATO should be abolished imo. I don't want to be Europe's protector. We can have defense treaties with individual countries based on need but NATO is not in our national interest Again IMHO.

Posted by: polynikes at July 08, 2026 09:04 AM (KC5Lt)

243 Why does Platner look like Alan Rickman in that picture

Posted by: gKWVE at July 08, 2026 09:04 AM (gKWVE)

244 18-1

Arrest Planter for rape? Great Idea.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 08, 2026 09:04 AM (u82oZ)

245 “Cocks not glocks”.
Nice to know Talarico’s campaign slogan.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 08, 2026 09:05 AM (VbqNm)

246 @nypost
·
1h
Texas Dem James Talarico hired brains behind 'Cocks not Glocks' protest to draft gun control bills https://trib.al/Is2rrrn
Posted by: Don Black at July 08, 2026 09:02 AM (ZxPkt)

I bet that goes over HUGE in Texas.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 09:05 AM (2YhKe)

247 >>“if these past months have shown us anything, it is that socialists not only understand economics as well as the capitalists who came before but that we can solve their years of mismanagement through an embrace of our principles.”

That's some weapons-grade Obama "stray voltage" right there.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 08, 2026 09:05 AM (X8xt3)

248 The point of NATO was to stop communism from making gains in Europe.

Well the only communists in Europe now are our nominal NATO allies so...why the hell are we still allied to them?

Posted by: 18-1 at July 08, 2026 09:05 AM (sKqQm)

249 "Affordability" is about feelings, not facts.

Posted by: Change my mind at July 08, 2026 09:05 AM (2Ez/1)

250 And remember the whole point of H1Bs was that they were designed so American companies could hire singular experts in a field from overseas - not average talent software developers in mass.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 08, 2026 08:54 AM (sKqQm)

In fairness, American companies aren't hiring 'average' software developers. They're hiring Indian software engineers. In many, perhaps most, cases, average is way out of reach.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 09:05 AM (ExV1e)

251 Yesterday was a bad day for the Tyler Robinson idiots that said he wasn't on campus that day.

Sean Davis
@seanmdav

When can we expect Candace Owens to testify on behalf of Tyler Robinson’s defense during the trial?

I’m told she’s the foremost expert on what REALLY happened and the only person who truly knows what went down. She’s got all the RECEIPTS, as she constantly reminds everyone. Given her expertise, the defense would be crazy not to call her.

Unless of course she’s a cluster B nutjob who just makes crap up and who would be a disaster on the witness stand. But that would be crazy if she had spent months just making crap up out of bitter resentment of the man who eclipsed her and wanted nothing to do with her and out of hatred of the woman he chose to spend his life with.

Anyhow, when can we expect her to be called to the witness stand by the defense? She should be champing at the bit to expose the REAL killer(s) under oath.

Posted by: redridinghood at July 08, 2026 09:05 AM (NpAcC)

252 >>Texas Dem James Talarico hired brains behind 'Cocks not Glocks' protest to draft gun control bills

As a super-Christian, holier-than-those icky Evangelicals and Catholics, this makes total sense, amiright?

Right?????

Posted by: Lizzy at July 08, 2026 09:06 AM (X8xt3)

253 Morn' all

Posted by: It's me donna at July 08, 2026 09:06 AM (FtULh)

254 It's only Wednesday. The DNC is gonna send Luca Brasi to talk to him about it.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
________

For at least 20 years after the Godfather came out, I thought it was Lou Cabrassi.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 08, 2026 09:06 AM (XvL8K)

255 Arrest Planter for rape? Great Idea.

The smartest move for Platner is to make big demands and then settle for a moderate pile of cash and some sort of media platform along with a guarantee the FNM/Dems will bury the claims against him.

But...he's not a smart guy.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 08, 2026 09:07 AM (sKqQm)

256 I don't know why the US insists on palling around with Erdogan and Turkey

we definitely should not be selling them our tech

Posted by: Don Black at July 08, 2026 09:07 AM (ZxPkt)

257 So basically Talarico is David French if he didn't like his men in skirts?

Posted by: 18-1 at July 08, 2026 09:07 AM (sKqQm)

258 polynikes

We benefit from standardization within NATO.

But we are decreasing the amount of US Forces committed to NATO. Trump is on a good path to make the EU do more. The goal is the US no longer funds, nor underpins defense, for most of NATO.

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

259 256 I don't know why the US insists on palling around with Erdogan and Turkey

we definitely should not be selling them our tech
Posted by: Don Black at July 08, 2026 09:07 AM (ZxPkt)

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer....

Posted by: It's me donna at July 08, 2026 09:08 AM (HtIAP)

260 Planter is exactly what the rank and file Democrats need. He's saying the quiet parts of their platform out loud, and that is the only thing that currently bothers the rank and file Democrats.

If he stays in you'll see a number of the radicals already in Congress rally behind this cause, if not the man.

They truly believe they're going to change the world and will kill you to that end. Planter exemplifies this. The current hand wringing is theater.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 08, 2026 09:08 AM (jehhT)

261 Takd a look at soccar team names all over the world
Many have Socialists kind of names

Posted by: Skip at July 08, 2026 09:08 AM (sgkY8)

262 Don Black

Sell the Turks the F-35, which can be bricked at our whim.

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

263 @nypost
·
1h
Texas Dem James Talarico hired brains behind 'Cocks not Glocks' protest to draft gun control bills https://trib.al/Is2rrrn
Posted by: Don Black at July 08, 2026 09:02 AM (ZxPkt)

I bet that goes over HUGE in Texas.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

More than one meaning for "suck a barrel".

Posted by: rickb223 at July 08, 2026 09:09 AM (b1+/7)

264 The smartest move for Platner is to make big demands and then settle for a moderate pile of cash and some sort of media platform along with a guarantee the FNM/Dems will bury the claims against him.

But...he's not a smart guy.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 08, 2026 09:07 AM (sKqQm)

This morning, Mark Halperin pointed out that the two men who brazened it out were Presidents whilst every single one who quit was politically dead for all eternity.

The Bulwark already endorsed Platner for president in 2028, so he's halfway there, right?

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 08, 2026 09:09 AM (xA5g+)

265 Unrelated things: There does seem to be an effort to keep both the Iran war and Russia-Ukraine war going. There does seem to be an effort to destroy things that are necessary for feeding people. There is an effort underway to destroy the United States. Immigration has been weaponized, and there is insufficient enthusiasm about correcting the problem for it to be addressed effectively.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at July 08, 2026 09:09 AM (PyHTz)

266 Platner not dropping out yet brings me back to what I said yesterday. What if he says "screw the old time , Israel loving AIPAC Dems. Screw Schumer . I'm here to win , come on DSA, Socialists and commies let's take this thing". Given his anti Israel statements and positions, this tracks

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 08, 2026 09:09 AM (a7PbZ)

267 >>And remember the whole point of H1Bs was that they were designed so American companies could hire singular experts in a field from overseas - not average talent software developers in mass.

It's used to fill entry level positions, from universities, to golf courses, 7-11s and motels. Completely abused and compromised.

It is a fast-track immigration program where primarily Indians and Chinese can bring over their entire family tree, or even home town,

Posted by: Lizzy at July 08, 2026 09:10 AM (X8xt3)

268 Bernie is starting to fold in on himself. Definitely aging

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 08, 2026 09:10 AM (a7PbZ)

269 TA DA they meet the requirements
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 08, 2026 09:01 AM (/+uur)

While I have no doubt that this will be the end result, currently they aren't adding to the problems with the trust fund. The problems with the trust fund are caused by the fact that it was set up with the assumption that people would continue to marry young and have large families.

In fact, most of our problems with immigration are caused by the fact that everything in government was setup with that same assumption and no one in government cares to even try and find a different solution other than bring in as many - theoretically - taxable bodies as possible.

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

270 I think they will offer a carrot, but then prosecution by Mills as a stick. Remember his in-party rival is the current governor.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 08, 2026 09:03 AM (sKqQm)

This, like the Biden persecution of Trump, will not be seen as being political.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 09:12 AM (ExV1e)

271 >>"The European Union has made it official. Every brand-new passenger car, van, truck, and bus sold or first registered across the bloc must now carry interior-facing cameras that track the driver’s gaze, head movements, and attention levels."

THAT IS AN INSANE INVASION OF PRIVACY.
And I've seen on X that some US car manufacturers have already implemented this on new models.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 08, 2026 09:13 AM (X8xt3)

272 NATO should be abolished imo.

Too big a lift. NATO can exist... but WE shouldn't be a member.

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

273 He's just in it for the money.

Posted by: And we all know it at July 08, 2026 09:14 AM (2Ez/1)

274 >>Chocolate is about the most overrated food there is.

What the fudge are you talking about?

Posted by: Lizzy at July 08, 2026 09:15 AM (X8xt3)

275 Then Perino raised the question Democrats would prefer nobody ask. "So when did the Democrats actually start to care?" she said. The answer had nothing to do with conscience. I’ve said before that this had nothing to do with the allegations and everything to do with the polls. Perino agrees.

"It's because the recent polling shows that Graham Platner was going to lose to Susan Collins," Perino said. "And they thought, wow, we only have two weeks to figure this out."

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 08, 2026 09:17 AM (/+uur)

276 Talarico hired "Cocks not Glocks" people. But he's crazy heterosexual yo, really really heterosexual. Severely heterosexual, like Mitt was severely conservative

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 08, 2026 09:17 AM (a7PbZ)

277 >>Illegal Alien Soccer Coach Gets 30 Years in Prison for Filming Himself Raping Unconscious Boys

>>Concrete galoshes

Hanging from an overpass.
Enough of this.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 08, 2026 09:17 AM (X8xt3)

278 Unrelated things: There does seem to be an effort to keep both the Iran war and Russia-Ukraine war going. There does seem to be an effort to destroy things that are necessary for feeding people. There is an effort underway to destroy the United States. Immigration has been weaponized, and there is insufficient enthusiasm about correcting the problem for it to be addressed effectively.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at July 08, 2026 09:09 AM (PyHTz)

Almost as if there were a plan to kill off a particular racial demographic. A plan which had been published by an international organization to which almost all western leaders belong. An organization like the WEF.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 09:17 AM (ExV1e)

279 Illegal Alien Soccer Coach Gets 30 Years in Prison for Filming Himself Raping Unconscious Boys

Love is Love
Immigrants commit less crimes then racist Americans do

Posted by: The left's take on this at July 08, 2026 09:18 AM (sKqQm)

280 But it wasn't rape rape.

Posted by: Karen Johnson at July 08, 2026 09:18 AM (2Ez/1)

281 As to Franklin, no wonder David French lives there. He's in his element of Methodist-attending church ladies who all have trans kids which they brag about to each other at the potluck and AIDS quilting bee. It wouldn't be Christian to refuse a second chance to gay pedo Cosby.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 08, 2026 09:19 AM (gKWVE)

282 Talarico hired "Cocks not Glocks" people. But he's crazy heterosexual yo, really really heterosexual. Severely heterosexual, like Mitt was severely conservative
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 08, 2026 09:17 AM (a7PbZ)

In fairness, I believe the "Cocks not Glocks" person is a chick.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 09:19 AM (ExV1e)

283 I only know that the Barber of Seville exists thanks to Bugs Bunny…. Love Looney Tunes. It is high culture!

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

284 At this time I feel quite confident the GOP keeps the senate. Maine is gone for the Dems… Michigan looks like a potential pickup for republicans

The GOP might even keep the house

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 08, 2026 09:21 AM (yz/88)

285 re Platner -

Anyone know if the Maine Democratic Party can simply nominate someone other than Platner as the Party's official candidate on the (still-to-be-published) November ballot, without his permission? I'll be amazed if not. How binding are Maine's state primary election laws on political party formal nomination of candidates for a general election?

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

286 Aaaaaand there it is:

@NoticerNews

The cousin of the boss of the Alameddine organised crime network - Sydney's most notorious Middle Eastern gang - has been charged with child grooming.

Australia has it's "grooming gangs," too.
Wonder where it's happening here?

Posted by: Lizzy at July 08, 2026 09:22 AM (X8xt3)

287 The GOP might even keep the house

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 08, 2026 09:21 AM (yz/8

I'm down to a coin flip on the House, and we expand the Senate.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 08, 2026 09:22 AM (xA5g+)

288 Illegal Alien Soccer Coach Gets 30 Years in Prison for Filming Himself Raping Unconscious Boys

when we he be sentenced for the raping?

Posted by: New York Times at July 08, 2026 09:23 AM (2ap+5)

289 Anyone know if the Maine Democratic Party can simply nominate someone other than Platner as the Party's official candidate on the (still-to-be-published) November ballot, without his permission? I'll be amazed if not. How binding are Maine's state primary election laws on political party formal nomination of candidates for a general election?
Posted by: Gref at July 08, 2026 09:22 AM (5rh/l)

He was 'democratically elected by the people,' so, should he not withdraw, he's their guy. However, the Democrats have proven they give 2 shits about the law, rules, or anything else when it comes to elections, so they'll do whatever the f*ck they want and you'll like it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 09:23 AM (2YhKe)

290 Australia has it's "grooming gangs," too.
Wonder where it's happening here?
Posted by: Lizzy at July 08, 2026 09:22 AM (X8xt3)

My guess would be Minnesota, NY, California.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 09:25 AM (2YhKe)

291 My understanding is the Dems CANNOT replace Platner if he doesn't agree to drop out.

If he does it is up to them and they can choose anyone eligible for a Senate seat.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 08, 2026 09:25 AM (sKqQm)

292 Australia has it's "grooming gangs," too.
Wonder where it's happening here?
Posted by: Lizzy at July 08, 2026 09:22 AM (X8xt3)

How many "unescorted minors" did the Biden Administration misplace?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 09:25 AM (ExV1e)

293 they'll do whatever the f*ck they want and you'll like it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 09:23 AM (2YhKe)

72% of the primary voters might not like it when their choice is swapped out for 68 Year Old Karen Scold Corporatist Assembly Line #4.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 08, 2026 09:26 AM (gKWVE)

294 My understanding is the Dems CANNOT replace Platner if he doesn't agree to drop out.

I'm betting on him having an unfortunate fatal accident in the very near future.

Or a Seth Rich moment.

One of the 2.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 09:26 AM (2YhKe)

295
72% of the primary voters might not like it when their choice is swapped out for 68 Year Old Karen Scold Corporatist Assembly Line #4.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 08, 2026 09:26 AM (gKWVE)

Um........

*shits pants*

Posted by: Joe Biden at July 08, 2026 09:27 AM (2YhKe)

296 72% of the primary voters might not like it when their choice is swapped out for 68 Year Old Karen Scold Corporatist Assembly Line #4.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 08, 2026 09:26 AM (gKWVE)

Surely rank and file Democrats are aware that their opinions are irrelevant.

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

297 What is Platner's incentive to quit? Sure, he's vile. Clinton was rapey too.

Posted by: Jeff Carter at July 08, 2026 09:27 AM (qHa8y)

298 The the building's gonna collapse!

"Where's Superman when you need him?"

Posted by: Lois Lane at July 08, 2026 09:27 AM (/noWy)

299 How many "unescorted minors" did the Biden Administration misplace?

"mis"place?

Its funny the people currently ranting about the Epstein class will also tell you that its just one of those things that happen when the government sends children to the homes of child molestors...

Posted by: 18-1 at July 08, 2026 09:27 AM (sKqQm)

300 Australia has it's "grooming gangs," too.
Wonder where it's happening here?
Posted by: Lizzy at July 08, 2026 09:22 AM
+++++++

This is about me, isn't it?

Posted by: Larry Nassar at Michigan State at July 08, 2026 09:28 AM (2Ez/1)

301 MeAgain the Chameleon.

@MegynKellyShow
@MegynKelly
: "I really, really, wish the people who have doubts about Erika Kirk would just keep them quiet this week. Whether you like her or you don't like her, hopefully the human inside of you can see how difficult this is for her and the family... It's just beyond human what is being asked of the family, and I beg for you to keep them in your prayers."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 08, 2026 09:29 AM (ndZc7)

302
Its funny the people currently ranting about the Epstein class will also tell you that its just one of those things that happen when the government sends children to the homes of child molestors...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 08, 2026 09:27 AM (sKqQm)

"They're all at Mar-a-lago!!!"

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 09:29 AM (2YhKe)

303 There's not really much reason to discuss Ebonics with somebody who uses the word "theorum," is there? Jesus Christ Almighty.

But if you're looking for the down-on-the-ground reading of Pythagoras, a Tennesseean once described laying out a ninety-degree concrete form corner to me as "three-four-fivin' it," and I used that to teach Scouts for several years.

Quaddah-Twenny, would you like to have that explained to you?

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at July 08, 2026 09:29 AM (zdLoL)

304 @MegynKelly
: "I really, really, wish the people who have doubts about Erika Kirk would just keep them quiet this week. Whether you like her or you don't like her, hopefully the human inside of you can see how difficult this is for her and the family... It's just beyond human what is being asked of the family, and I beg for you to keep them in your prayers."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 08, 2026 09:29 AM (ndZc7)

"This week?"

F*ck off.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 08, 2026 09:29 AM (2YhKe)

305 @289 I believe if Platner doesn't get out by 7/13 at 5pm the Dems are stuck with him. If he does they have ten days to pick a new candidate

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 08, 2026 09:29 AM (a7PbZ)

306 Its funny the people currently ranting about the Epstein class will also tell you that its just one of those things that happen when the government sends children to the homes of child molestors...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 08, 2026 09:27 AM (sKqQm)

I was referring to the couple hundred thousand that they 'lost'.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 09:30 AM (ExV1e)

307 >>And I've seen on X that some US car manufacturers have already implemented this on new models.

Correct. But it's voluntary...for now...because you agree to purchase the vehicle with such technology.

And supposedly the system can be disabled...for now.

While far more nefarious examples of with whom the data could be shared is imaginable, the most obvious one is your auto insurance company. Every time you take your eyes off the road for longer than one second, your premium goes up. If you don't check your rearview or sideview mirrors often enough, your premium goes up. Etc., etc...

Posted by: one hour sober at July 08, 2026 09:30 AM (J4Dwc)

308 All the political stuff is meaningless if we can get the senate, house, and presidency, and still enact no new legislation to reverse the decline. Might just as well be saying, "Did you see the game last night?"

Posted by: Don in SoCo at July 08, 2026 09:30 AM (STjjO)

309 >My understanding is the Dems CANNOT replace Platner if he doesn't agree to drop out.
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history shows if they really want him out, they'll find a way

Posted by: Don Black at July 08, 2026 09:30 AM (ZxPkt)

310 @MegynKellyShow
@MegynKelly
: "I really, really, wish the people who have doubts about Erika Kirk would just keep them quiet this week. Whether you like her or you don't like her, hopefully the human inside of you can see how difficult this is for her and the family... It's just beyond human what is being asked of the family, and I beg for you to keep them in your prayers."

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Despicable skank. STFU, your opinions are not needed.

Posted by: runner at July 08, 2026 09:30 AM (GD0B3)

311 most obvious one is your auto insurance company
_-_
Yep. One more node in the control grid.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at July 08, 2026 09:31 AM (PyHTz)

312 Quaddah-Twenny, would you like to have that explained to you?
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at July 08, 2026 09:29 AM
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Now do the origin of the Boeing 707 designation.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 08, 2026 09:32 AM (2Ez/1)

313 @401 Me -again couldn't keep her yap shut. Really embarrassed that I went to the same law school as her

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 08, 2026 09:33 AM (a7PbZ)

314 Now do the origin of the Boeing 707 designation.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 08, 2026 09:32 AM (2Ez/1)

Parts only fall off every other week?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 09:33 AM (ExV1e)

315 Art has arrived.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 08, 2026 09:34 AM (ExV1e)

316 314 Now do the origin of the Boeing 707 designation.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 08, 2026 09:32 AM
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I'm sitting right here.

Posted by: Opposite over adjacent at July 08, 2026 09:35 AM (2Ez/1)

317 Matt Walsh noticed that the formerly smiling Mamdani is not smiling anymore. No, this is the facial expression of a tyrant

Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 08, 2026 09:35 AM (/noWy)

318 291 My understanding is the Dems CANNOT replace Platner if he doesn't agree to drop out.

If he does it is up to them and they can choose anyone eligible for a Senate seat.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 08, 2026 09:25 AM (sKqQm)

If Platner has at least two functioning brain cells he'll not go oyster harvesting, driving, or do much of anything outside his house for the next two weeks. Especially not going to a meeting with anyone at a state park at 1 AM. Yet house fires occur all the time...

His best bet is to disappear until one micro-second before his candidacy is locked-onto the November ballot. He'll again need to watch out for assassins until election day.

Posted by: Gref at July 08, 2026 09:36 AM (5rh/l)

319 I'm fairly certain all of Megan Kelly's opinions are driven by YouTube analytics.

Posted by: Halfhand at July 08, 2026 09:41 AM (3Urqf)

320 Long time lurker and fan.

Couldn't resist this delightful name.
"Ronald Hamburger"
Surely the middle name should McDonald?

Posted by: Jaberwock at July 08, 2026 09:44 AM (oFTSH)

321 24 "Robinson also ate at a Chick-fil-A hours before the shooting."

Well, that settles it. You know who else ate at Chick-fil-A?

Posted by: fd at July 08, 2026 07:42 AM (MWfyi)

The one-balled Austrian painter?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 08, 2026 09:46 AM (l3cgK)

322 319 I'm fairly certain all of Megan Kelly's opinions are driven by YouTube analytics.

Posted by: Halfhand at July 08, 2026 09:41 AM (3Urqf)

That puts the "anal" in Analytics...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 08, 2026 09:47 AM (l3cgK)

323 283 I only know that the Barber of Seville exists thanks to Bugs Bunny…. Love Looney Tunes. It is high culture!
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 08, 2026 09:20 AM (yz/8

True but the Carl Alfalfa Switzer version is the one by which all others must measure up!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 08, 2026 09:50 AM (x0n13)

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