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THE MORNING RANT: Public Radio is Being Squeezed Thanks to Trump Defunding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
in July 2025, Republicans had long argued for doing just that. Most of them were lying to get our votes, of course, and given the chance to do so, they never did. Republican Representative Paul Ryan famously advocated for gutting CPB funding…until Ryan became Speaker of the House and had control of the purse strings. Suddenly he determined that defunding CPB represented only negligible federal spending, or that it would consume too much political capital, or some other lie as he rubbed his betrayal in our faces.
Defunding public broadcasting is yet another of the innumerable acts that Donald Trump did after decades of surrender-cons (e.g. the legacy GOP) claiming it couldn’t be done.
NPR has long argued that it only gets a nominal amount of its funding from taxpayers. In this NPR from April 2023, in which it was reporting on itself, NPR falsely claimed that less than 1% of its funding comes federal sources. But as The Hill reported in a piece a few weeks later, a great deal of NPR’s funding comes from local public stations, who historically received much of their funding from federal spending.
In other words, the money flow was: Taxpayers → Federal Government → CPB → local stations → NPR.
More specifically, the money that flows from local public radio stations to NPR buys I am not going to do a grave dance, because I am still greatly saddened by the loss of what public radio once was in the days before it sold its soul (and much of its programming time) to NPR. After I graduated from college in the 1980s, the local public radio station was probably my most-listened to station. It was a companion that provided locally-produced shows featuring music that none of the commercial stations played. There were local DJs who hosted eclectic shows full of new-to-me music, especially acoustic, folk, bluegrass, classical and blues. Some DJs would have music from all those genres in the same show! I was a loyal donor for many years, but the expanding NPR lineup and its left-wing programming was like a cancer chewing up the station’s airtime. My last check payable to the local public radio station was in the late 1990s, shortly before my favorite Saturday morning acoustic music show was replaced by a smug, know-it-all, NPR show titled “Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me.” Around the same time, I tuned in one July 4th morning, only to hear NPR airing a show about how awful and racist the U.S. is, and how July 4 is such a difficult day for enlightened Americans. I don’t know if public radio could have survived long-term in the internet era, but by attaching itself to the radical leftists at NPR, it certainly hastened its own demise. Thanks again to Donald Trump and the current Republican Congress for defunding NPR by defunding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Chattanooga’s public radio station is looking to make up an approximately $89,000 shortfall or it will have to potentially consider cutting programming or other services, according to station leadership.------------------------------------------------ “I would say funding is what keeps me up at night,” general manager Susan Lazenby said Thursday. “I think we have a lot of positive things going on at the station, but without the federal support, it makes it really complicated to pay bills.” The financial pressures date to July 2025, when Congress approved President Donald Trump’s request to cut $1.1 billion in previously approved funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which distributed federal funds to public radio and broadcasting stations nationwide. For the local affiliate, this amounts to approximately $126,000 in annual revenue that is gone, Lazenby said, and it’s not clear if or when it’s coming back. That equates to 20% of the organization’s total annual budget, she said.
It was a privilege joining Melissa Mackenzie & Scott McKay on The Continuing Crisis (American Spectator) podcast today. We discussed how prediction markets are being used to influence voter sentiment rather than to gauge it, along with other election-related topics. @MelissaTweets @TheHayride
— Buck Throckmorton (@BuckThrockmort) October 29, 2026
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FIRST!!!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 11:00 AM (ccf/V)
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Bold, Buck. Very bold.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 11:00 AM (ccf/V)
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Off to lum NOOD.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 11:00 AM (ccf/V)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:00 AM (xjopy)
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Nooded.
Posted by: Nazdar at October 30, 2026 11:01 AM (NcvvS)
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Buck, fresh off an Ace Training Course on HTML tags, attempted a thread post......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 11:02 AM (ccf/V)
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Does this mean no more tote bags?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 30, 2026 11:02 AM (4Je4D)
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You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door. There is a small mailbox here.
Posted by: 88C+u at October 30, 2026 11:02 AM (88C+u)
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I'm going to boldly say, sell adds.
Posted by: Reforger at October 30, 2026 11:02 AM (Ae6Br)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 11:02 AM (ccf/V)
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I had it on good info, they didn't need the federal subsidies that much.
Instead PBS and NPR took all of our tax money to promote progressive worldview and politics.
Instead PBS and NPR took all of our tax money to promote progressive worldview and politics.
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 11:02 AM (Fi81e)
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Bold no more. Sad.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 30, 2026 11:03 AM (RORbl)
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won a team-building virtual contest at work.
And it wasn't even close.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:00 AM (xjopy)
Great. Now we can count on more angry trolls.
And it wasn't even close.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:00 AM (xjopy)
Great. Now we can count on more angry trolls.
Posted by: 88C+u at October 30, 2026 11:03 AM (88C+u)
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How will you knuckle-dragging half-wite peons in Flyover country know what to think unless I tell you???
Posted by: I'm Korva Coleman, and this is NPR News at October 30, 2026 11:03 AM (brIJB)
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This is a lie. I was told NPR got practically none of their funding from the taxpayers.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, We're All Dan Sullivan Now at October 30, 2026 11:03 AM (ndZc7)
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13 won a team-building virtual contest at work.
And it wasn't even close.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:00 AM (xjopy)
Great. Now we can count on more angry trolls.
Posted by: 88C+u at October 30, 2026 11:03 AM (88C+u)
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I've never denied the charge of being one myself.
And it wasn't even close.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:00 AM (xjopy)
Great. Now we can count on more angry trolls.
Posted by: 88C+u at October 30, 2026 11:03 AM (88C+u)
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I've never denied the charge of being one myself.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:03 AM (xjopy)
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 106 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 30, 2026 11:03 AM (Sco7b)
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Ray Kroc's widow left their entire McDonald's fortune to NPR. They didn't even skip one fundraising season.
Make do with the pile of money you are sitting on, NPR!
Make do with the pile of money you are sitting on, NPR!
Posted by: Lizzy at October 30, 2026 11:03 AM (rOKnE)
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15 This is a lie. I was told NPR got practically none of their funding from the taxpayers.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, We're All Dan Sullivan Now at October 30, 2026 11:03 AM (ndZc7)
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"Why do you even care about cutting the funding it won't do anything. Also, we will murder you if you try to cut the funding."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, We're All Dan Sullivan Now at October 30, 2026 11:03 AM (ndZc7)
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"Why do you even care about cutting the funding it won't do anything. Also, we will murder you if you try to cut the funding."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:04 AM (xjopy)
Posted by: Nazdar at October 30, 2026 11:04 AM (NcvvS)
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“I would say funding is what keeps me up at night,” general manager Susan Lazenby said Thursday. “I think we have a lot of positive things going on at the station, but without the federal support, it makes it really complicated to pay bills.”
If the people won't directly fund you, you're likely not worth squat, so piss off.
If the people won't directly fund you, you're likely not worth squat, so piss off.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 11:04 AM (ccf/V)
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The shark should've killed this guy just for wearing Crocs.
https://x.com/Breaking911/status/2116182644035625124
https://x.com/Breaking911/status/2116182644035625124
Posted by: Mark1971 at October 30, 2026 11:04 AM (/OKHJ)
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Just five dollars a day will keep Nina Totenberg on the air. Won't you please help?
Posted by: Sally Struthers at October 30, 2026 11:05 AM (4Je4D)
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>>“I would say funding is what keeps me up at night,” general manager Susan Lazenby said Thursday. “I think we have a lot of positive things going on at the station, but without the federal support, it makes it really complicated to pay bills.”
Old and busted: You're silly to suggest defunding PBS/NPR, as federal funding is, like, 2% of it's budget!
New Hotness: We cannot survive without it!!
Old and busted: You're silly to suggest defunding PBS/NPR, as federal funding is, like, 2% of it's budget!
New Hotness: We cannot survive without it!!
Posted by: Lizzy at October 30, 2026 11:05 AM (rOKnE)
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We discussed how prediction markets are being used to influence voter sentiment rather than to gauge it
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Almost anybody could have felt that in the wind.
Progressives use words and communication to make you do something.
Others you words and communication to report state.
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Almost anybody could have felt that in the wind.
Progressives use words and communication to make you do something.
Others you words and communication to report state.
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 11:05 AM (Fi81e)
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All liberal radio fails. Always has. Always will.
Posted by: polynikes at October 30, 2026 11:05 AM (Ti9vn)
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Radio still exists?
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 30, 2026 11:05 AM (iFTx/)
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>>Democrat partisans are pumping money into prediction markets to produce more favorable published probabilities for their candidates. That money isn’t an investment – it’s a campaign contribution.
Exactly. It's campaign advertising in a different format.
Governments around the world have been using psyops for decades to influence outcomes. Because it works.
Exactly. It's campaign advertising in a different format.
Governments around the world have been using psyops for decades to influence outcomes. Because it works.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 11:06 AM (viF8m)
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I'm feeling very, you know,......bold today.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at October 30, 2026 11:06 AM (g8Ew8)
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Government radio and television was always a bullshit idea. The potential for abuse is inherent, as any idiot should know. Die, NPR, die, in fiery wreckage.
Posted by: tubal at October 30, 2026 11:07 AM (Gqar8)
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27 Radio still exists?
Posted by: Elric The Blade
Touching from a distance, further all the time.
Posted by: Elric The Blade
Touching from a distance, further all the time.
Posted by: 88C+u at October 30, 2026 11:07 AM (88C+u)
Posted by: man at October 30, 2026 11:07 AM (ADOtk)
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The shark should've killed this guy just for wearing Crocs.
https://x.com/Breaking911/status/2116182644035625124
Posted by: Mark1971 at October 30, 2026 11:04 AM (/OKHJ)
Kayak fishing in the ocean = Future Darwin Award winner
https://x.com/Breaking911/status/2116182644035625124
Posted by: Mark1971 at October 30, 2026 11:04 AM (/OKHJ)
Kayak fishing in the ocean = Future Darwin Award winner
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 11:07 AM (ccf/V)
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I am not going to do a grave dance, because I am still greatly saddened by the loss of what public radio once was in the days before it sold its soul (and much of its programming time) to NPR.
That's RINO talk, right there. I don't usually say this to another guy, but please come join me on the dance floor.
Seriously, the local NPR station is classical, and it's excellent, and if they hadn't lied to me about their funding, and if they had something, ANYTHING, that remotely resembled something that wasn't far left (see, we can play that game too), I might have supported them. They didn't, so I don't.
That's RINO talk, right there. I don't usually say this to another guy, but please come join me on the dance floor.
Seriously, the local NPR station is classical, and it's excellent, and if they hadn't lied to me about their funding, and if they had something, ANYTHING, that remotely resembled something that wasn't far left (see, we can play that game too), I might have supported them. They didn't, so I don't.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 30, 2026 11:08 AM (Riz8t)
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25 Almost anybody could have felt that in the wind.
Progressives use words and communication to make you do something.
Others you words and communication to report state.
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 11:05 AM (Fi81e)
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I still maintain it's just about making money, that no one in power thinks these things actually influence people anymore.
Fundraising from polls and odds. And then just direct gambling manipulation on the odds.
Progressives use words and communication to make you do something.
Others you words and communication to report state.
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 11:05 AM (Fi81e)
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I still maintain it's just about making money, that no one in power thinks these things actually influence people anymore.
Fundraising from polls and odds. And then just direct gambling manipulation on the odds.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:08 AM (xjopy)
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No more Cookie Monster umbrellas.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 30, 2026 11:08 AM (8B4gm)
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Does this mean no more tote bags?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 30, 2026 11:02 AM (4Je4D)
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Once they clear out the rainbow Che Guevara batch.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 30, 2026 11:02 AM (4Je4D)
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Once they clear out the rainbow Che Guevara batch.
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 11:08 AM (Fi81e)
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Doesn't help public radio that podcasts exist. Radio station talk shows are dinosaurs.
I love that Howard Stern shat on podcasting when it first started and said it was a passing fad with no money potential.
I love that Howard Stern shat on podcasting when it first started and said it was a passing fad with no money potential.
Posted by: polynikes at October 30, 2026 11:08 AM (Ti9vn)
Posted by: man at October 30, 2026 11:08 AM (ADOtk)
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I just don't understand how other radio stations survive without federal funding.
It's a mystery.
It's a mystery.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 11:08 AM (ccf/V)
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27 Radio still exists?
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 30, 2026 11:05 AM (iFTx/)
It does. But the kind of radio I listen to is my local station, when I drive around. It is shamelessly profit driven, as it should be.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 30, 2026 11:05 AM (iFTx/)
It does. But the kind of radio I listen to is my local station, when I drive around. It is shamelessly profit driven, as it should be.
Posted by: tubal at October 30, 2026 11:08 AM (Gqar8)
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Now we'll get to the bottom of this!
Hillary Clinton Joins Push for Investigations Targeting Trump and His Supporters
Hillary Clinton Joins Push for Investigations Targeting Trump and His Supporters
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, We're All Dan Sullivan Now at October 30, 2026 11:09 AM (ndZc7)
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I love that Howard Stern shat on podcasting when it first started and said it was a passing fad with no money potential.
Posted by: polynikes at October 30, 2026 11:08 AM (Ti9vn)
Well, he's a mentally retarded vaxxed and boosted asshole, so.......
Posted by: polynikes at October 30, 2026 11:08 AM (Ti9vn)
Well, he's a mentally retarded vaxxed and boosted asshole, so.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 11:09 AM (ccf/V)
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The shark should've killed this guy just for wearing Crocs.
https://x.com/Breaking911/status/2116182644035625124
Posted by: Mark1971 at October 30, 2026 11:04 AM (/OKHJ)
Always have orcas on speed-dial.
https://x.com/Breaking911/status/2116182644035625124
Posted by: Mark1971 at October 30, 2026 11:04 AM (/OKHJ)
Always have orcas on speed-dial.
Posted by: far cry at October 30, 2026 11:09 AM (wXgT/)
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All this because of Viewers Like You.
Posted by: Don Black at October 30, 2026 11:09 AM (ZxPkt)
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I still maintain it's just about making money, that no one in power thinks these things actually influence people anymore.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:08 AM (xjopy)
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It keeps their ideological captives captive.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:08 AM (xjopy)
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It keeps their ideological captives captive.
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 11:10 AM (Fi81e)
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I saw my high school playing a football game broadcast on NPR recently. During the inevitable drubbing, I saw an ad for a bar downtown that's been there forever. I kind of laughed in nostalgic reverie and then it hit me. NPR is running ads, as they should be. I still haven't figured out how a bar should be advertising on a high school game. Seemed sketchy, but I don't expect NPR to disappear, just move out of Mom and Dad's house and pay for yourself.
Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at October 30, 2026 11:10 AM (r7+Q7)
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Watched the Korean movie HOPE last night. I liked it, I say it was slow and too slow to show the monster, the action was good and it was funny at times. I didn't know that Korean's had Red Necks.
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at October 30, 2026 11:10 AM (ubCxQ)
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Does this mean no more tote bags?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 30, 2026 11:02 AM (4Je4D)
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Once they clear out the rainbow Che Guevara batch.
I've heard they have a big delivery of tranny Muslim bags coming in.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 30, 2026 11:02 AM (4Je4D)
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Once they clear out the rainbow Che Guevara batch.
I've heard they have a big delivery of tranny Muslim bags coming in.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 30, 2026 11:10 AM (Riz8t)
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46 I still maintain it's just about making money, that no one in power thinks these things actually influence people anymore.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:08 AM (xjopy)
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It keeps their ideological captives captive.
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 11:10 AM (Fi81e)
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And then, when the polling fails, the ideological captives do their own work to justify it. Because ideological captives do their own work to justify clinging to their ideologies.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:08 AM (xjopy)
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It keeps their ideological captives captive.
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 11:10 AM (Fi81e)
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And then, when the polling fails, the ideological captives do their own work to justify it. Because ideological captives do their own work to justify clinging to their ideologies.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:10 AM (xjopy)
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29 I'm feeling very, you know,......bold today.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at October 30, 2026 11:06 AM (g8Ew
Sadly, we went limp quickly..
It's not radio, but public television does occasionally have stuff I like. My Mom did buy a few things from the Detroit station.
I still get the occasional fundraising mail. In Canada!!??
I have a video of Tom Lehrer in concert on the DVR. I should watch that today. Break day....
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at October 30, 2026 11:06 AM (g8Ew
Sadly, we went limp quickly..
It's not radio, but public television does occasionally have stuff I like. My Mom did buy a few things from the Detroit station.
I still get the occasional fundraising mail. In Canada!!??
I have a video of Tom Lehrer in concert on the DVR. I should watch that today. Break day....
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 106 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 30, 2026 11:10 AM (Sco7b)
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43 I love that Howard Stern shat on podcasting when it first started and said it was a passing fad with no money potential.
Posted by: polynikes at October 30, 2026 11:08 AM (Ti9vn)
Well, he's a mentally retarded vaxxed and boosted asshole, so.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 11:09 AM (ccf/V)
Always an unappealing creature, he has now morphed into a freakish thing, barely holding on to human status.
Posted by: polynikes at October 30, 2026 11:08 AM (Ti9vn)
Well, he's a mentally retarded vaxxed and boosted asshole, so.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 11:09 AM (ccf/V)
Always an unappealing creature, he has now morphed into a freakish thing, barely holding on to human status.
Posted by: tubal at October 30, 2026 11:11 AM (Gqar8)
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>>Kayak fishing in the ocean = Future Darwin Award winner
Quite popular around here.
Fun fact. Sharks don't actually jump into your boat to eat you. Often.
Quite popular around here.
Fun fact. Sharks don't actually jump into your boat to eat you. Often.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 11:11 AM (viF8m)
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This is a lie. I was told NPR got practically none of their funding from the taxpayers.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, We're All Dan Sullivan Now at October 30, 2026 11:03 AM (ndZc7)
Huh. That's what the commentary stated.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, We're All Dan Sullivan Now at October 30, 2026 11:03 AM (ndZc7)
Huh. That's what the commentary stated.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at October 30, 2026 11:12 AM (hmYU4)
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No more Cookie Monster umbrellas.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 30, 2026 11:08 AM (8B4gm)
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Henson's CTW was a whole different deal. Children's Television Workshop made beaucoup on merch.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 30, 2026 11:08 AM (8B4gm)
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Henson's CTW was a whole different deal. Children's Television Workshop made beaucoup on merch.
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 11:12 AM (Fi81e)
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42 Now we'll get to the bottom of this!
Hillary Clinton Joins Push for Investigations Targeting Trump and His Supporters
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, We're All Dan Sullivan Now at October 30, 2026 11:09 AM (ndZc7)
That UTSA bitch has evolved my thinking on political killings.
Hillary Clinton Joins Push for Investigations Targeting Trump and His Supporters
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, We're All Dan Sullivan Now at October 30, 2026 11:09 AM (ndZc7)
That UTSA bitch has evolved my thinking on political killings.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 106 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 30, 2026 11:12 AM (Sco7b)
Posted by: man at October 30, 2026 11:12 AM (ADOtk)
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All Things Considered, they could use some Fresh Air in their Day to Day programming.
They should Consider This, especially with the negative Throughline, but. . Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me -- they refuse to change!
They should Consider This, especially with the negative Throughline, but. . Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me -- they refuse to change!
Posted by: Lizzy at October 30, 2026 11:13 AM (rOKnE)
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57 I didn't know that Korean's had Red Necks."
Every culture does...
Posted by: man at October 30, 2026 11:12 AM (ADOtk)
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Vatican rednecks, man.
Every culture does...
Posted by: man at October 30, 2026 11:12 AM (ADOtk)
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Vatican rednecks, man.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:13 AM (xjopy)
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As a kid, I found the fundraising nights on the nearest PBS station (WNED Buffalo) strangely entertaining.
Posted by: far cry at October 30, 2026 11:13 AM (wXgT/)
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I still maintain it's just about making money, that no one in power thinks these things actually influence people anymore.
Fundraising from polls and odds. And then just direct gambling manipulation on the odds.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:08 AM (xjopy)
Except they do influence people. You see it here. It's a demoralization game. And it has gone on for months. Russia was similar. They need narrative and they needed us to be fearful rather than celebratory that Trump had beat their ass. That's why when Mueller finally "came" it was a big nothing that didn't matter. Because it didn't matter. The op did a lot of its job.
That is influence even if it doesn't impact voting (although logically it would). Even demoralizing their own people is useful "influence" too, even if it's not GOTV. Keeping their people spun up further demoralizes the country. As we see daily.
Fundraising from polls and odds. And then just direct gambling manipulation on the odds.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:08 AM (xjopy)
Except they do influence people. You see it here. It's a demoralization game. And it has gone on for months. Russia was similar. They need narrative and they needed us to be fearful rather than celebratory that Trump had beat their ass. That's why when Mueller finally "came" it was a big nothing that didn't matter. Because it didn't matter. The op did a lot of its job.
That is influence even if it doesn't impact voting (although logically it would). Even demoralizing their own people is useful "influence" too, even if it's not GOTV. Keeping their people spun up further demoralizes the country. As we see daily.
Posted by: ... at October 30, 2026 11:13 AM (I+a8W)
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Still thinking about the “ best campaign button “ comment from the last thread. Brutal, harsh, really good.
Posted by: tubal at October 30, 2026 11:13 AM (Gqar8)
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I might even have considered sending money to the local NPR station if they had admitted their previous error and pledged to do better. However, their new CEO, Katherine Maher, insisted they had no political pov. Sorry, but if you're going to piss on my leg and tell me it's raining, NO BUCKS FOR YOU!
Posted by: Archimedes at October 30, 2026 11:13 AM (Riz8t)
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Our state has a public radio that does its own shows and journalism, but piggybacks on the larger NPR lineup. They do a good job, probably all liberal too but they focus on community and especially rural and public land needs. Universal concerns regardless of party.
I want NPR to get hit hard, unless they back off all the commie woke stuff and just get back to neutral reporting. I hate that state public radio channels are probably suffering for the sins of NPR. But it is what it is.
I want NPR to get hit hard, unless they back off all the commie woke stuff and just get back to neutral reporting. I hate that state public radio channels are probably suffering for the sins of NPR. But it is what it is.
Posted by: LizLem at October 30, 2026 11:13 AM (tn9Xx)
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The shark should've killed this guy just for wearing Crocs.
https://x.com/Breaking911/status/2116182644035625124
Posted by: Mark1971 at October 30, 2026 11:04 AM (/OKHJ)
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Sharks and other dangerous ocean predators are all around out there. You rarely see them. But they are there. I saw a documentary on sharks that had overhead video of numerous beaches filled with people, and sharks were circling underneath or alongside. Scary, but that's the nature of the beast.
https://x.com/Breaking911/status/2116182644035625124
Posted by: Mark1971 at October 30, 2026 11:04 AM (/OKHJ)
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Sharks and other dangerous ocean predators are all around out there. You rarely see them. But they are there. I saw a documentary on sharks that had overhead video of numerous beaches filled with people, and sharks were circling underneath or alongside. Scary, but that's the nature of the beast.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 30, 2026 11:13 AM (iFTx/)
66
The left hates us forever, they do.
Posted by: Eromero at October 30, 2026 11:14 AM (1Zpx7)
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U.S. Army Pacific Preparing for China to Attempt Military Invasion of Taiwan Next Year
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Dependent, of course, on whether the Democrats win the midterms.
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Dependent, of course, on whether the Democrats win the midterms.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, We're All Dan Sullivan Now at October 30, 2026 11:14 AM (ndZc7)
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Also as I have noted many times noisy polls obscures the phony election activities. Accurate polling could give data that helps expose the fraud, if not at least see where the questions definitely are.
Posted by: ... at October 30, 2026 11:14 AM (I+a8W)
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I was going to mention Joan Kroc. I don't know about the whole fortune, but she did give them $500 million. If they had invested that money in index funds, there would be billions now.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 30, 2026 11:14 AM (LOvBA)
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>>Hillary Clinton Joins Push for Investigations Targeting Trump and His Supporters
"publicly joins," right?
I'd imagine she's up to her eyeballs in all this coup stuff behind the scenes.
"publicly joins," right?
I'd imagine she's up to her eyeballs in all this coup stuff behind the scenes.
Posted by: Lizzy at October 30, 2026 11:14 AM (rOKnE)
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Sorry, more precisely UTSA bitch Isa Casahuga has evolved my thinking on political killings.
Dot com if you want to see the website.
Dot com if you want to see the website.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 106 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 30, 2026 11:15 AM (Sco7b)
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More specifically, the money that flows from local public radio stations to NPR buys propaganda programming such as “All Things Considered” and “Morning Sedition Edition.”
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Is there a reason you crossed out the more correct word?
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Is there a reason you crossed out the more correct word?
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 11:15 AM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Mark1971 at October 30, 2026 11:15 AM (/OKHJ)
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>>Also as I have noted many times noisy polls obscures the phony election activities. Accurate polling could give data that helps expose the fraud, if not at least see where the questions definitely are.
BINGO
BINGO
Posted by: Lizzy at October 30, 2026 11:15 AM (rOKnE)
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>>It keeps their ideological captives captive.
Not a day has gone by since they started publishing midterm polls that there hasn't been dozens of discussions here about them. Some insist they portend the end of the world. Some argue they are meaningless.
Saying they have no impact is silly. They continue to publish them because they work on a lot of people. Not everyone cares about politics like we do.
Not a day has gone by since they started publishing midterm polls that there hasn't been dozens of discussions here about them. Some insist they portend the end of the world. Some argue they are meaningless.
Saying they have no impact is silly. They continue to publish them because they work on a lot of people. Not everyone cares about politics like we do.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 11:15 AM (viF8m)
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This is a lie. I was told NPR got practically none of their funding from the taxpayers.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, We're All Dan Sullivan Now at October 30, 2026 11:03 AM (ndZc7)
Huh. That's what the commentary stated.
Your point?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, We're All Dan Sullivan Now at October 30, 2026 11:03 AM (ndZc7)
Huh. That's what the commentary stated.
Your point?
Posted by: Archimedes at October 30, 2026 11:15 AM (Riz8t)
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Except they do influence people. You see it here. It's a demoralization game. And it has gone on for months. Russia was similar. They need narrative and they needed us to be fearful rather than celebratory that Trump had beat their ass. That's why when Mueller finally "came" it was a big nothing that didn't matter. Because it didn't matter. The op did a lot of its job.
That is influence even if it doesn't impact voting (although logically it would). Even demoralizing their own people is useful "influence" too, even if it's not GOTV. Keeping their people spun up further demoralizes the country. As we see daily.
Posted by: ... at October 30, 2026 11:13 AM (I+a8W)
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"I'm nervous about the election," is one thing.
"It's lost, I'm not even going to vote," is another. That's the manipulation that matters. And if this stuff worked, Trump wouldn't have won Iowa by 13 points in 2024. Selzer said Kamala was winning.
In fact, I bet there's more evidence that bad polling actually motivates in the wrong direction than the "depress the other side" thing people assume.
Except they do influence people. You see it here. It's a demoralization game. And it has gone on for months. Russia was similar. They need narrative and they needed us to be fearful rather than celebratory that Trump had beat their ass. That's why when Mueller finally "came" it was a big nothing that didn't matter. Because it didn't matter. The op did a lot of its job.
That is influence even if it doesn't impact voting (although logically it would). Even demoralizing their own people is useful "influence" too, even if it's not GOTV. Keeping their people spun up further demoralizes the country. As we see daily.
Posted by: ... at October 30, 2026 11:13 AM (I+a8W)
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"I'm nervous about the election," is one thing.
"It's lost, I'm not even going to vote," is another. That's the manipulation that matters. And if this stuff worked, Trump wouldn't have won Iowa by 13 points in 2024. Selzer said Kamala was winning.
In fact, I bet there's more evidence that bad polling actually motivates in the wrong direction than the "depress the other side" thing people assume.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:15 AM (xjopy)
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How will you knuckle-dragging half-wite peons in Flyover country know what to think unless I tell you???
Posted by: I'm Korva Coleman, and this is NPR News at October 30, 2026 11:03 AM (brIJB)
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Been doin' just fine not even knowing who you are, much less listen to your propaganda.
Posted by: I'm Korva Coleman, and this is NPR News at October 30, 2026 11:03 AM (brIJB)
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Been doin' just fine not even knowing who you are, much less listen to your propaganda.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 30, 2026 11:16 AM (6ZFFR)
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"We're going after them, and they'll have no place to hide, because they are fascists!" -- Democratic Party.
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 11:16 AM (Fi81e)
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Hillary Clinton Joins Push for Investigations Targeting Trump and His Supporters
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, We're All Dan Sullivan Now at October 30, 2026 11:09 AM (ndZc7)
This is a projection of strength. From a party that once again, got its ass beat.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, We're All Dan Sullivan Now at October 30, 2026 11:09 AM (ndZc7)
This is a projection of strength. From a party that once again, got its ass beat.
Posted by: ... at October 30, 2026 11:16 AM (I+a8W)
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>>>I tuned in one July 4th morning, only to hear NPR airing a show about how awful and racist the U.S. is, and how July 4 is such a difficult day for enlightened Americans.
Truly awful.
Truly awful.
Posted by: m at October 30, 2026 11:16 AM (odBC9)
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When appealing to the public, NPR says federal funding is negligible.
When appealing to Congress, NPR says public contributions are negligible.
When appealing to the public, NPR says federal funding is negligible.
When appealing to Congress, NPR says public contributions are negligible.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 30, 2026 11:17 AM (eRlcH)
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Vatican rednecks, man.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:13 AM (xjopy)
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One Crazy Summer had Nantucket Island rednecks.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:13 AM (xjopy)
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One Crazy Summer had Nantucket Island rednecks.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 30, 2026 11:17 AM (brIJB)
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U.S. Army Pacific Preparing for China to Attempt Military Invasion of Taiwan Next Year
Yesss. Yesssssssss! Do it!
Yesss. Yesssssssss! Do it!
Posted by: Sharks in the Taiwan Strait at October 30, 2026 11:18 AM (Riz8t)
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Is it too general a statement to say that we’ll win some and lose some this election cycle? It’s my usual mindset about elections, and keeps me from getting the daily vapors over the matter.
Posted by: tubal at October 30, 2026 11:18 AM (Gqar8)
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If you're in the ocean, you are not on top of the food chain.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 30, 2026 11:18 AM (8B4gm)
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86 Is it too general a statement to say that we’ll win some and lose some this election cycle? It’s my usual mindset about elections, and keeps me from getting the daily vapors over the matter.
Posted by: tubal at October 30, 2026 11:18 AM (Gqar
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We will lose everything because the Senate didn't pass the SAVE Act.
435 Democrats in the House.
Posted by: tubal at October 30, 2026 11:18 AM (Gqar
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We will lose everything because the Senate didn't pass the SAVE Act.
435 Democrats in the House.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:19 AM (xjopy)
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Man, Paul isn't even trying anymore. That was just lame. Soros isn't getting his money's worth.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 30, 2026 11:19 AM (Riz8t)
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I actually did contribute to WGUC in Cincinnati after they offloaded all the dreary NPR stuff onto the Xavier University station and went full classical music.
I actually did contribute to WGUC in Cincinnati after they offloaded all the dreary NPR stuff onto the Xavier University station and went full classical music.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 30, 2026 11:19 AM (eRlcH)
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The shark should've killed this guy just for wearing Crocs.
https://x.com/Breaking911/status/2116182644035625124
Posted by: Mark1971 at October 30, 2026 11:04 AM (/OKHJ)
Kayak fishing in the ocean = Future Darwin Award winner
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 11:07 AM (ccf/V)
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It's a real thing. Not really a "kayak" (you can see it's pedal-powered in the vid) but more like a small personal boat. Wouldn't be my thing because (i) I'm not a fishing guy and (ii) when I do fish, I need space to drink beer and smoke cigars.
But I do kayak whenever I have a chance. It's fun and a good workout.
https://x.com/Breaking911/status/2116182644035625124
Posted by: Mark1971 at October 30, 2026 11:04 AM (/OKHJ)
Kayak fishing in the ocean = Future Darwin Award winner
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 11:07 AM (ccf/V)
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It's a real thing. Not really a "kayak" (you can see it's pedal-powered in the vid) but more like a small personal boat. Wouldn't be my thing because (i) I'm not a fishing guy and (ii) when I do fish, I need space to drink beer and smoke cigars.
But I do kayak whenever I have a chance. It's fun and a good workout.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 30, 2026 11:19 AM (iFTx/)
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To replace a lot of the former NPR political nabobs, I'd recommend Peter Robinson on Uncommon Knowledge at the Hoover Institution online. He's great.
Posted by: m at October 30, 2026 11:19 AM (odBC9)
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During Golf War I, I tuned into the NPR morning show, as I sometime did.
They had this story about a "smart bomb" dropped on Iraq, only the ending of this story was it was a REAL "smart bomb" and after landing in Iraq didn't want to kill anybody.
Can you really say that wasn't claptrap for the left?
They had this story about a "smart bomb" dropped on Iraq, only the ending of this story was it was a REAL "smart bomb" and after landing in Iraq didn't want to kill anybody.
Can you really say that wasn't claptrap for the left?
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 11:20 AM (Fi81e)
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Always an unappealing creature, he has now morphed into a freakish thing, barely holding on to human status.
Posted by: tubal at October 30, 2026 11:11 AM
Has he completed the Maddow transition yet?
Always an unappealing creature, he has now morphed into a freakish thing, barely holding on to human status.
Posted by: tubal at October 30, 2026 11:11 AM
Has he completed the Maddow transition yet?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 11:20 AM (ccf/V)
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Every pledge drive, they told me that they needed my money because government funding was only a small part of their funding. So I don't get why losing that tiny part would be such a problem. I mean, unless they were lying to me or something. Nahhhh...
Posted by: Oddbob at October 30, 2026 11:20 AM (vTZFs)
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Amazing news was posted by Beckster in a thread last night, about the Red Baron delivery guy harrassed at a store by a dumb streamer and went nuclear on him.
Guy is not only NOT going to be fired by Red Baron, as I feared, but they implied on social media he is a lock for employee of the month.
Love to see it! Might have to buy some red baron, even though I actually like making my own pizza dough and making pizza at home now. Want to support a company that actually read the room correctly. Loyalty to your employees, not the influencer scum! It's a nice white pill to start the weekend.
https://tinyurl.com/4ken
Guy is not only NOT going to be fired by Red Baron, as I feared, but they implied on social media he is a lock for employee of the month.
Love to see it! Might have to buy some red baron, even though I actually like making my own pizza dough and making pizza at home now. Want to support a company that actually read the room correctly. Loyalty to your employees, not the influencer scum! It's a nice white pill to start the weekend.
https://tinyurl.com/4ken
Posted by: LizLem at October 30, 2026 11:20 AM (tn9Xx)
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If you're in the ocean, you are not on top of the food chain.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 30, 2026 11:18 AM (8B4gm)
What if you're in an Ohio-class boomer?
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 30, 2026 11:18 AM (8B4gm)
What if you're in an Ohio-class boomer?
Posted by: far cry at October 30, 2026 11:20 AM (wXgT/)
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>>Sharks and other dangerous ocean predators are all around out there. You rarely see them. But they are there. I saw a documentary on sharks that had overhead video of numerous beaches filled with people, and sharks were circling underneath or alongside. Scary, but that's the nature of the beast.
After Jaws was released beaches around here were very quiet. It was stunning how many people refused to go in the water because a shark might eat them at any moment.
Sharks aren't that scary when you don't do stupid things. So don't do stupid things.
After Jaws was released beaches around here were very quiet. It was stunning how many people refused to go in the water because a shark might eat them at any moment.
Sharks aren't that scary when you don't do stupid things. So don't do stupid things.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 11:21 AM (viF8m)
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“WUTC hopes high-dollar donors will step forward to help close $89K shortfall”
First Point: "Hope" is not a plan.
Second Point: Under DSA, there is no such thing as "high dollar donors" because all will be subject to incarceration, underwriting their perpetual criminal defense costs, and outright theft through newly imposed "Wealth Taxes". (formerly known as "Plunder")
Third Point: OTA is dead. Investment in controlling the algorithms to point to obscure influencers who shape their opinions and principals from who is the highest bidder, that is where the money is.
FUD has been fully monetized and runs on cruise control due to amoral people who will slit their own throat for clicks and quick monetization and izzat.
First Point: "Hope" is not a plan.
Second Point: Under DSA, there is no such thing as "high dollar donors" because all will be subject to incarceration, underwriting their perpetual criminal defense costs, and outright theft through newly imposed "Wealth Taxes". (formerly known as "Plunder")
Third Point: OTA is dead. Investment in controlling the algorithms to point to obscure influencers who shape their opinions and principals from who is the highest bidder, that is where the money is.
FUD has been fully monetized and runs on cruise control due to amoral people who will slit their own throat for clicks and quick monetization and izzat.
Posted by: Community Notes at October 30, 2026 11:21 AM (9Hs2w)
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Is it too general a statement to say that we’ll win some and lose some this election cycle? It’s my usual mindset about elections, and keeps me from getting the daily vapors over the matter.
Posted by: tubal at October 30, 2026 11:18 AM (Gqar
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I didn't get a Harumph out that guy!
Posted by: tubal at October 30, 2026 11:18 AM (Gqar
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I didn't get a Harumph out that guy!
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 11:21 AM (Fi81e)
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On the prediction market angle, why can't some enterprising conservatives take those lopsided bets and make some easy money?
Posted by: Sharpie at October 30, 2026 11:21 AM (OUr07)
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Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:15 AM (xjopy)
James people aren't just "nervous about the election", they are making themselves sick over it. Over something that HAS NOT happened.
Yes we care a lot but we are the warriors and passionate recruiters. It helps the Left to fuck our heads over. To keep us from sounding happy and like the side that should be joined. Hell, to keep us arguing rather than coming together.
Things are a lot more complicated than "this doesn't make more people vote differently". The war we are in is mental, physical, electoral and spiritual.
James people aren't just "nervous about the election", they are making themselves sick over it. Over something that HAS NOT happened.
Yes we care a lot but we are the warriors and passionate recruiters. It helps the Left to fuck our heads over. To keep us from sounding happy and like the side that should be joined. Hell, to keep us arguing rather than coming together.
Things are a lot more complicated than "this doesn't make more people vote differently". The war we are in is mental, physical, electoral and spiritual.
Posted by: ... at October 30, 2026 11:21 AM (I+a8W)
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61 I still maintain it's just about making money, that no one in power thinks these things actually influence people anymore.
Fundraising from polls and odds. And then just direct gambling manipulation on the odds.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Grifters that are political consultants nowadays benefit from what you said but also they have no problem demoralizing the electorate too. GOPe long used negative ads to basically repulse less partisan people from voting with the idea of reducing elections to base voters only.
GOPe has lost power to MAGA which emphasizes voter mobilization but has a higher number of low propensity voters since Trump won the first time in 2016. So now the Democrat strategy has become trying to keep the unwashed low propensity masses discouraged from voting. Democrats are relying on their increasingly radical base voters and gimmedat coalition rather than trying to broaden their appeal anymore.
GOP has become the big tent party instead to the dismay of GOPe pols longing for the good ole bygone days of Bushworld.
Fundraising from polls and odds. And then just direct gambling manipulation on the odds.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Grifters that are political consultants nowadays benefit from what you said but also they have no problem demoralizing the electorate too. GOPe long used negative ads to basically repulse less partisan people from voting with the idea of reducing elections to base voters only.
GOPe has lost power to MAGA which emphasizes voter mobilization but has a higher number of low propensity voters since Trump won the first time in 2016. So now the Democrat strategy has become trying to keep the unwashed low propensity masses discouraged from voting. Democrats are relying on their increasingly radical base voters and gimmedat coalition rather than trying to broaden their appeal anymore.
GOP has become the big tent party instead to the dismay of GOPe pols longing for the good ole bygone days of Bushworld.
Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 11:22 AM (E4rtv)
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From your lips to God's ears.
Nicki Minaj Calls NY Gov. Kathy Hochul “Evil Woman” Who “Will Not Escape God’s Wrath”
Nicki Minaj Calls NY Gov. Kathy Hochul “Evil Woman” Who “Will Not Escape God’s Wrath”
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, We're All Dan Sullivan Now at October 30, 2026 11:22 AM (ndZc7)
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I think Polymarkets are just any other gambling scam. They do nothing to gauge voter sentiment, but do make money for the operators of the markets.
I'm not entirely sure how much of that actually goes to any given candidate. If any at all.
I'm not entirely sure how much of that actually goes to any given candidate. If any at all.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 30, 2026 11:22 AM (RORbl)
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Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me is indeed smug audio cancer.
Posted by: Clay at October 30, 2026 11:22 AM (QNt1k)
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On the prediction market angle, why can't some enterprising conservatives take those lopsided bets and make some easy money?
Posted by: Sharpie at October 30, 2026 11:21 AM (OUr07)
In case they cheat. Which they do.
Posted by: Sharpie at October 30, 2026 11:21 AM (OUr07)
In case they cheat. Which they do.
Posted by: ... at October 30, 2026 11:22 AM (I+a8W)
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But the kind of radio I listen to is my local station, when I drive around. It is shamelessly profit driven, as it should be.
Posted by: tubal
WMAL in DC has waaaaay too many ads. A lot of conservative talk-radio stations do. I've read that's because Rush used to charge a lot for his show.
Turn on WMAL at any random moment, and chances are you'll get an ad.
Posted by: tubal
WMAL in DC has waaaaay too many ads. A lot of conservative talk-radio stations do. I've read that's because Rush used to charge a lot for his show.
Turn on WMAL at any random moment, and chances are you'll get an ad.
Posted by: Bulg at October 30, 2026 11:22 AM (77rzZ)
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106 I think Polymarkets are just any other gambling scam. They do nothing to gauge voter sentiment, but do make money for the operators of the markets.
I'm not entirely sure how much of that actually goes to any given candidate. If any at all.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 30, 2026 11:22 AM (RORbl)
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Kalshi's bettors are 70% European.
I'm not entirely sure how much of that actually goes to any given candidate. If any at all.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 30, 2026 11:22 AM (RORbl)
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Kalshi's bettors are 70% European.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:22 AM (xjopy)
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SPONGE!!!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 30, 2026 11:22 AM (JnkZq)
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Sharks aren't that scary when you don't do stupid things. So don't do stupid things.
Are you suggesting my "Looks like a seal" wetsuit idea won't pan out?
Are you suggesting my "Looks like a seal" wetsuit idea won't pan out?
Posted by: Archimedes at October 30, 2026 11:22 AM (Riz8t)
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That is influence even if it doesn't impact voting (although logically it would). Even demoralizing their own people is useful "influence" too, even if it's not GOTV. Keeping their people spun up further demoralizes the country. As we see daily.
Posted by: ... at October 30, 2026 11:13 AM (I+a8W)
I like to use AI and find out ratings for a lot of these 'influential' broadcasters and news organizations.
Yeah, we watch. But I think it was ABC Nightly News was the largest with about 9 million viewers - out of 340 million. 60 Minutes - 6 to 10 million. CNN - 700,000. MSNow - 1,700,000.
And Neilson doesn't care if you fell asleep after the ballgame or left the room.
So obviously, the big value in appearing on these programs is that the blogs will carry your talking points. But, that really may just be the same 20 million or so people that REALLY follow politics.
Posted by: ... at October 30, 2026 11:13 AM (I+a8W)
I like to use AI and find out ratings for a lot of these 'influential' broadcasters and news organizations.
Yeah, we watch. But I think it was ABC Nightly News was the largest with about 9 million viewers - out of 340 million. 60 Minutes - 6 to 10 million. CNN - 700,000. MSNow - 1,700,000.
And Neilson doesn't care if you fell asleep after the ballgame or left the room.
So obviously, the big value in appearing on these programs is that the blogs will carry your talking points. But, that really may just be the same 20 million or so people that REALLY follow politics.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 106 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 30, 2026 11:22 AM (Sco7b)
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Hillary Clinton Joins Push for Investigations Targeting Trump and His Supporters
But we're the Nazis........
But we're the Nazis........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 11:23 AM (ccf/V)
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Many years ago when I lived in the CA Bay Area, I contributed to the PBS station by credit card. And then the next year, they charged my card again without authorization.
Posted by: Oddbob at October 30, 2026 11:23 AM (vTZFs)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 11:23 AM (ccf/V)
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96 Amazing news was posted by Beckster in a thread last night, about the Red Baron delivery guy harrassed at a store by a dumb streamer and went nuclear on him.
Guy is not only NOT going to be fired by Red Baron, as I feared, but they implied on social media he is a lock for employee of the month.
Love to see it! Might have to buy some red baron, even though I actually like making my own pizza dough and making pizza at home now. Want to support a company that actually read the room correctly. Loyalty to your employees, not the influencer scum! It's a nice white pill to start the weekend.
https://tinyurl.com/4ken
Posted by: LizLem at October 30, 2026 11:20 AM (tn9Xx)
asmongold has a good 3-minute summary
https://tinyurl.com/hnttaku
Guy is not only NOT going to be fired by Red Baron, as I feared, but they implied on social media he is a lock for employee of the month.
Love to see it! Might have to buy some red baron, even though I actually like making my own pizza dough and making pizza at home now. Want to support a company that actually read the room correctly. Loyalty to your employees, not the influencer scum! It's a nice white pill to start the weekend.
https://tinyurl.com/4ken
Posted by: LizLem at October 30, 2026 11:20 AM (tn9Xx)
asmongold has a good 3-minute summary
https://tinyurl.com/hnttaku
Posted by: m at October 30, 2026 11:23 AM (odBC9)
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I've long listened to public radio for the Classical Music shows, and also various Jazz music.
Since getting SiriusXM (we travel a lot, both for pleasure and business, and some of the areas we cross through have crappy reception - particularly the more mountainous areas), I've gotten used to starting with the subscription service for both symphony and jazz.
Those selections have come to form so little of the NPR selections that it's mostly not worth trying to find them.
I'd like to go back to hobbyists on free radio - people with opinions, NOT sponsored by the major parties/NGOs, people talking about local events and public interest news, people lending their expertise in cars, homemaking, gardening, small projects around the house, ham radio/computer/other tech subjects.
Pay those guys for their time, but NOT a full-time salary. The only people who should get paid standard full time money would be the techs that actually run the hardware/software for the station.
Since getting SiriusXM (we travel a lot, both for pleasure and business, and some of the areas we cross through have crappy reception - particularly the more mountainous areas), I've gotten used to starting with the subscription service for both symphony and jazz.
Those selections have come to form so little of the NPR selections that it's mostly not worth trying to find them.
I'd like to go back to hobbyists on free radio - people with opinions, NOT sponsored by the major parties/NGOs, people talking about local events and public interest news, people lending their expertise in cars, homemaking, gardening, small projects around the house, ham radio/computer/other tech subjects.
Pay those guys for their time, but NOT a full-time salary. The only people who should get paid standard full time money would be the techs that actually run the hardware/software for the station.
Posted by: Linda S Fox at October 30, 2026 11:23 AM (7Rs+y)
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Are you suggesting my "Looks like a seal" wetsuit idea won't pan out?
Posted by: Archimedes at October 30, 2026 11:22 AM (Riz8t)
...specifically marketed to women on their cycle......
Are you suggesting my "Looks like a seal" wetsuit idea won't pan out?
Posted by: Archimedes at October 30, 2026 11:22 AM (Riz8t)
...specifically marketed to women on their cycle......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 11:24 AM (ccf/V)
118
Sharks and other dangerous ocean predators are all around out there. You rarely see them. But they are there. I saw a documentary on sharks that had overhead video of numerous beaches filled with people, and sharks were circling underneath or alongside. Scary, but that's the nature of the beast.
After Jaws was released beaches around here were very quiet. It was stunning how many people refused to go in the water because a shark might eat them at any moment.
Sharks aren't that scary when you don't do stupid things. So don't do stupid things.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 11:21 AM (viF8m)
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Yea, sharks don't care about humans and will ignore them unless you provoke them. I swam with sharks in Hawaii. Was a shark-swimming tour. All of us got into the water with dozens of sharks. I got some pics where I was close enough to touch them (which I didn't).
After Jaws was released beaches around here were very quiet. It was stunning how many people refused to go in the water because a shark might eat them at any moment.
Sharks aren't that scary when you don't do stupid things. So don't do stupid things.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 11:21 AM (viF8m)
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Yea, sharks don't care about humans and will ignore them unless you provoke them. I swam with sharks in Hawaii. Was a shark-swimming tour. All of us got into the water with dozens of sharks. I got some pics where I was close enough to touch them (which I didn't).
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 30, 2026 11:24 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Last Steward of Gondor at October 30, 2026 11:24 AM (epXJE)
120
Posted by: AOS Cope at October 30, 2026 11:22 AM
*snaps fingers *
You know, that would have gone well in the coffee shop scenes of So I Married an Axe Murderer.
*snaps fingers *
You know, that would have gone well in the coffee shop scenes of So I Married an Axe Murderer.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 30, 2026 11:24 AM (JnkZq)
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109 But the kind of radio I listen to is my local station, when I drive around. It is shamelessly profit driven, as it should be.
Posted by: tubal
WMAL in DC has waaaaay too many ads. A lot of conservative talk-radio stations do. I've read that's because Rush used to charge a lot for his show.
Turn on WMAL at any random moment, and chances are you'll get an ad.
Posted by: Bulg at October 30, 2026 11:22 AM (77rzZ)
On the plus side, with November arriving, the ads can be drowned out by Christmas music....
Posted by: tubal
WMAL in DC has waaaaay too many ads. A lot of conservative talk-radio stations do. I've read that's because Rush used to charge a lot for his show.
Turn on WMAL at any random moment, and chances are you'll get an ad.
Posted by: Bulg at October 30, 2026 11:22 AM (77rzZ)
On the plus side, with November arriving, the ads can be drowned out by Christmas music....
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 106 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 30, 2026 11:24 AM (Sco7b)
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 30, 2026 11:25 AM (brIJB)
123
Even worse than NPR's commie cocksucking, they should be defunded for infecting the nation with that pretentious whispering NPR Voice.
Even worse than NPR's commie cocksucking, they should be defunded for infecting the nation with that pretentious whispering NPR Voice.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 30, 2026 11:25 AM (iqcvy)
124
117
https://tinyurl.com/4ken
Posted by: LizLem at October 30, 2026 11:20 AM (tn9Xx)
That link doesn't work for me, LizLem.
https://tinyurl.com/4ken
Posted by: LizLem at October 30, 2026 11:20 AM (tn9Xx)
That link doesn't work for me, LizLem.
Posted by: m at October 30, 2026 11:25 AM (odBC9)
125
83 One Crazy Summer had Nantucket Island rednecks.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 30, 2026 11:17 AM (brIJB)
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Boscoe!
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 30, 2026 11:17 AM (brIJB)
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Boscoe!
Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at October 30, 2026 11:25 AM (0bjKf)
126
This is where I think for the most part you are doing good work TJM. Logically telling people why they shouldn't worry is quality activity in these times.
Posted by: ... at October 30, 2026 11:25 AM (I+a8W)
127
President Harris salutes your Truth in Polling
Posted by: ... at October 30, 2026 11:26 AM (I+a8W)
128
128 This is where I think for the most part you are doing good work TJM. Logically telling people why they shouldn't worry is quality activity in these times.
Posted by: ... at October 30, 2026 11:25 AM (I+a8W)
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I remember when the Selzer poll came out in 2024.
She'd never been wrong! Sure, it made no fucking sense, but she'd never been wrong! She was the gold standard!
And then she was very wrong, and everyone forgot.
Posted by: ... at October 30, 2026 11:25 AM (I+a8W)
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I remember when the Selzer poll came out in 2024.
She'd never been wrong! Sure, it made no fucking sense, but she'd never been wrong! She was the gold standard!
And then she was very wrong, and everyone forgot.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:26 AM (xjopy)
129
This was very good.
OK, Some RINOs Got Booted, but the Fight Isn't Over
https://tinyurl.com/52y5xz6t
The gist is that the GOPe will be with us always; it's a matter of squashing them like bugs when they lift up their insectoid heads.
Schlichter also had an excellent column on the impending election, which will be either extremely or not at all important.
https://tinyurl.com/4rcds59k
OK, Some RINOs Got Booted, but the Fight Isn't Over
https://tinyurl.com/52y5xz6t
The gist is that the GOPe will be with us always; it's a matter of squashing them like bugs when they lift up their insectoid heads.
Schlichter also had an excellent column on the impending election, which will be either extremely or not at all important.
https://tinyurl.com/4rcds59k
Posted by: Archimedes at October 30, 2026 11:27 AM (Riz8t)
130
U.S. Army Pacific Preparing for China to Attempt Military Invasion of Taiwan Next Year
What's their hurry? I thought China always planned 500 years into the future?
U.S. Army Pacific Preparing for China to Attempt Military Invasion of Taiwan Next Year
What's their hurry? I thought China always planned 500 years into the future?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 30, 2026 11:27 AM (Cqx++)
131
>>Are you suggesting my "Looks like a seal" wetsuit idea won't pan out?
Right at the elbow of Cape Cod are North and South Monomoy Islands. Very popular spot for seals. Not surprisingly, very popular spot for sharks.
Not a great idea to swim with the seals no matter how cute they look.
Right at the elbow of Cape Cod are North and South Monomoy Islands. Very popular spot for seals. Not surprisingly, very popular spot for sharks.
Not a great idea to swim with the seals no matter how cute they look.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 11:27 AM (viF8m)
132
I'd like to go back to hobbyists on free radio - people with opinions, NOT sponsored by the major parties/NGOs, people talking about local events and public interest news, people lending their expertise in cars, homemaking, gardening, small projects around the house, ham radio/computer/other tech subjects.
Pay those guys for their time, but NOT a full-time salary.
Posted by: Linda S Fox at October 30, 2026 11:23 AM (7Rs+y)
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You just said "podcasts". Because that's what that is.
That's why everybody is complaining about people with audience and no affiliation having such a "reach".
I don't like either of them, but this includes Tucker and Fuentes. They have to be controlled, they have to be brought in line with some larger political effort. (And I think Tucker is crazy, and Fuentes is either that or a troll/scammer).
Pay those guys for their time, but NOT a full-time salary.
Posted by: Linda S Fox at October 30, 2026 11:23 AM (7Rs+y)
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You just said "podcasts". Because that's what that is.
That's why everybody is complaining about people with audience and no affiliation having such a "reach".
I don't like either of them, but this includes Tucker and Fuentes. They have to be controlled, they have to be brought in line with some larger political effort. (And I think Tucker is crazy, and Fuentes is either that or a troll/scammer).
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 11:27 AM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 30, 2026 11:27 AM (iFTx/)
134
Good rant.
Vampires. Like former managers in Federal agencies, they'll always come back.
However, locally I see no effect on NPR radio in the Philly/Delaware/S. Jersey region.
There's still the flagship NPR news and talk station in Philadelphia which I avoid, and a station licensed to the University of Pennsylvania featuring adult alternative music, World Cafe, that I do listen to while driving.
On the other hand, the TV programming has been truly awful, taking even a more boring, complaining Leftist approach for current programs along with ancient, often repeated concerts & occasional mini British series occupying several evenings a week.
Vampires. Like former managers in Federal agencies, they'll always come back.
However, locally I see no effect on NPR radio in the Philly/Delaware/S. Jersey region.
There's still the flagship NPR news and talk station in Philadelphia which I avoid, and a station licensed to the University of Pennsylvania featuring adult alternative music, World Cafe, that I do listen to while driving.
On the other hand, the TV programming has been truly awful, taking even a more boring, complaining Leftist approach for current programs along with ancient, often repeated concerts & occasional mini British series occupying several evenings a week.
Posted by: L - No nic... at October 30, 2026 11:28 AM (NFX2v)
135
129 President Harris salutes your Truth in Polling
Posted by: ... at October 30, 2026 11:26 AM (I+a8W)
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Brat Summer.
"Our internals never showed us up. Only fucking retards thought we were."
-Kamala's pollsters
Posted by: ... at October 30, 2026 11:26 AM (I+a8W)
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Brat Summer.
"Our internals never showed us up. Only fucking retards thought we were."
-Kamala's pollsters
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:28 AM (xjopy)
136
We are a nashup of Hillbillies and Hicks around here, but have a great local station that plays 80’s/90’s and some newer Rock, interpresed with ads all locally based. Also good at mentioning local events. Radio, as it should be. They never, get this, scold us for Not Being Better.
Posted by: tubal at October 30, 2026 11:28 AM (Gqar8)
137
And then she was very wrong, and everyone forgot.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:26 AM (xjopy)
The Left relies heavily on the forgetting.
People forgot about the Mueller is Coming crap that kept their people going through the first two years of Trump. It doesn't matter it was bullshit and he actually had dementia and nothing in his case. But people forgot how much narrative that controlled at a time when Trump himself would have been setting it like he has during Trump II.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:26 AM (xjopy)
The Left relies heavily on the forgetting.
People forgot about the Mueller is Coming crap that kept their people going through the first two years of Trump. It doesn't matter it was bullshit and he actually had dementia and nothing in his case. But people forgot how much narrative that controlled at a time when Trump himself would have been setting it like he has during Trump II.
Posted by: ... at October 30, 2026 11:28 AM (I+a8W)
138
asmongold has a good 3-minute summary
https://tinyurl.com/hnttaku
Posted by: m at October 30, 2026 11:23 AM (odBC9)
Not trying to be judgmental, but bro....use that sweet internet money and see a dentist.......
https://tinyurl.com/hnttaku
Posted by: m at October 30, 2026 11:23 AM (odBC9)
Not trying to be judgmental, but bro....use that sweet internet money and see a dentist.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 11:29 AM (ccf/V)
139
You all look like seals to us
Posted by: a shark at October 30, 2026 11:29 AM (ZxPkt)
140
Our internals never showed us up. Only fucking retards thought we were."
-Kamala's pollsters
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:28 AM (xjopy)
I don't get it.
-Kamala's pollsters
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:28 AM (xjopy)
I don't get it.
Posted by: A Fucking Retard at October 30, 2026 11:29 AM (I+a8W)
141
In fact, I bet there's more evidence that bad polling actually motivates in the wrong direction than the "depress the other side" thing people assume.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
Very true with partisans. Motivational. But I also think part of it is that GOP campaign consultants actually like the rigged polling because it allows them get donors to pony up for emergency tv ads to 'respond' and those consultants get a fat ad placement commission.
GOP campaign consultants hate hate hate GOTV operations due to its low paying nature. But that is what is more important than adverts, mailers, and robocalls. Volunteers getting out the vote and this is especially true when MAGA relies on big turnout including lower propensity voters. High propensity voters turn themselves out by crawling over broken glass to vote.
From all appearances, Charlie Kirk's revenge in AZ is Turning Point really getting out the vote there and in some particular other states where TP is operating.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
Very true with partisans. Motivational. But I also think part of it is that GOP campaign consultants actually like the rigged polling because it allows them get donors to pony up for emergency tv ads to 'respond' and those consultants get a fat ad placement commission.
GOP campaign consultants hate hate hate GOTV operations due to its low paying nature. But that is what is more important than adverts, mailers, and robocalls. Volunteers getting out the vote and this is especially true when MAGA relies on big turnout including lower propensity voters. High propensity voters turn themselves out by crawling over broken glass to vote.
From all appearances, Charlie Kirk's revenge in AZ is Turning Point really getting out the vote there and in some particular other states where TP is operating.
Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 11:30 AM (E4rtv)
142
Inquiring minds want to know.
Jon Lovitz Responds to Claim He Was “One of the Biggest Pervs” at the Playboy Mansion
Jon Lovitz Responds to Claim He Was “One of the Biggest Pervs” at the Playboy Mansion
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, We're All Dan Sullivan Now at October 30, 2026 11:30 AM (ndZc7)
143
Why should we fear brainless eating machines in the water we swim in?
Posted by: tubal at October 30, 2026 11:30 AM (Gqar8)
144
144 Very true with partisans. Motivational. But I also think part of it is that GOP campaign consultants actually like the rigged polling because it allows them get donors to pony up for emergency tv ads to 'respond' and those consultants get a fat ad placement commission.
GOP campaign consultants hate hate hate GOTV operations due to its low paying nature. But that is what is more important than adverts, mailers, and robocalls. Volunteers getting out the vote and this is especially true when MAGA relies on big turnout including lower propensity voters. High propensity voters turn themselves out by crawling over broken glass to vote.
From all appearances, Charlie Kirk's revenge in AZ is Turning Point really getting out the vote there and in some particular other states where TP is operating.
Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 11:30 AM (E4rtv)
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Blexas will never die because both parties raise too much money on it.
Both parties spent $200 million in 2024 on the senate race alone.
Cruz won by 9.
We're going to get "Kamala up by 3 over Vance in Texas" in June of 2028. Book it.
GOP campaign consultants hate hate hate GOTV operations due to its low paying nature. But that is what is more important than adverts, mailers, and robocalls. Volunteers getting out the vote and this is especially true when MAGA relies on big turnout including lower propensity voters. High propensity voters turn themselves out by crawling over broken glass to vote.
From all appearances, Charlie Kirk's revenge in AZ is Turning Point really getting out the vote there and in some particular other states where TP is operating.
Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 11:30 AM (E4rtv)
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Blexas will never die because both parties raise too much money on it.
Both parties spent $200 million in 2024 on the senate race alone.
Cruz won by 9.
We're going to get "Kamala up by 3 over Vance in Texas" in June of 2028. Book it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:31 AM (xjopy)
145
👉🏻NBC News, Pope Leo casts absentee ballot in Illinois to vote in the midterms
Leo, who has been critical of the Trump administration, becomes the first pope to vote in a U.S. election.
Leo, who has been critical of the Trump administration, becomes the first pope to vote in a U.S. election.
Posted by: L - No nic... at October 30, 2026 11:31 AM (NFX2v)
146
Jon Lovitz Responds to Claim He Was “One of the Biggest Pervs” at the Playboy Mansion
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, We're All Dan Sullivan Now at October 30, 2026 11:30 AM (ndZc7)
I'm betting no way, simply because Bill Maher was a frequent guest there.......
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, We're All Dan Sullivan Now at October 30, 2026 11:30 AM (ndZc7)
I'm betting no way, simply because Bill Maher was a frequent guest there.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 11:31 AM (ccf/V)
147
148 👉🏻NBC News, Pope Leo casts absentee ballot in Illinois to vote in the midterms
Leo, who has been critical of the Trump administration, becomes the first pope to vote in a U.S. election.
Posted by: L - No nic... at October 30, 2026 11:31 AM (NFX2v)
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He's technically head of another state.
As a Catholic myself, I object to the two masters argument against people of my faith, but...seriously...he's head of state of another country. He probably shouldn't be allowed to vote.
Leo, who has been critical of the Trump administration, becomes the first pope to vote in a U.S. election.
Posted by: L - No nic... at October 30, 2026 11:31 AM (NFX2v)
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He's technically head of another state.
As a Catholic myself, I object to the two masters argument against people of my faith, but...seriously...he's head of state of another country. He probably shouldn't be allowed to vote.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:32 AM (xjopy)
148
100 Is it too general a statement to say that we’ll win some and lose some this election cycle? It’s my usual mindset about elections, and keeps me from getting the daily vapors over the matter.
Posted by: tubal at October 30, 2026 11:18 AM (Gqar
When I notice myself worrying about tomorrow things I may never live for and which will never happen.
tubal - what are you going to do if alien invaders attack?
What if Batman goes evil?
What if Superman sues you?
How will you handle the mermaid invasion?
How are you going to kill the evil tubal from the alternate dimension here to destroy you?
If we're going to worry about crazy shit out of our control, and entertain all the worst scenarios, we may as well entertain them all.
We take care of what we control. Today. Yes, we watch the rest, but we can't control it. Today matters most.
That being said....I really hope bad things happen to that UTSA bitch.
Posted by: tubal at October 30, 2026 11:18 AM (Gqar
When I notice myself worrying about tomorrow things I may never live for and which will never happen.
tubal - what are you going to do if alien invaders attack?
What if Batman goes evil?
What if Superman sues you?
How will you handle the mermaid invasion?
How are you going to kill the evil tubal from the alternate dimension here to destroy you?
If we're going to worry about crazy shit out of our control, and entertain all the worst scenarios, we may as well entertain them all.
We take care of what we control. Today. Yes, we watch the rest, but we can't control it. Today matters most.
That being said....I really hope bad things happen to that UTSA bitch.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 106 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 30, 2026 11:32 AM (Sco7b)
149
We're going to get "Kamala up by 3 over Vance in Texas" in June of 2028. Book it.
I would, but since she won't be the candidate, I won't.
*chums water*
I would, but since she won't be the candidate, I won't.
*chums water*
Posted by: Archimedes at October 30, 2026 11:32 AM (Riz8t)
150
148 👉🏻NBC News, Pope Leo casts absentee ballot in Illinois to vote in the midterms
Leo, who has been critical of the Trump administration, becomes the first pope to vote in a U.S. election.
Posted by: L - No nic... at October 30, 2026 11:31 AM (NFX2v)
Is Jabba running for re-election there?
Leo, who has been critical of the Trump administration, becomes the first pope to vote in a U.S. election.
Posted by: L - No nic... at October 30, 2026 11:31 AM (NFX2v)
Is Jabba running for re-election there?
Posted by: tubal at October 30, 2026 11:32 AM (Gqar8)
151
I hate listen to NPR occasionally.
Used to be a regular patron of "Car Talk." My goodness they were funny.
Science Fridays were informative.
Didn't Garrison Keillor have a show? Back in the 80s or so, before he was a raging lunatic?
Used to be a regular patron of "Car Talk." My goodness they were funny.
Science Fridays were informative.
Didn't Garrison Keillor have a show? Back in the 80s or so, before he was a raging lunatic?
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 30, 2026 11:33 AM (W2Pud)
152
152 We're going to get "Kamala up by 3 over Vance in Texas" in June of 2028. Book it.
I would, but since she won't be the candidate, I won't.
*chums water*
Posted by: Archimedes at October 30, 2026 11:32 AM (Riz8t)
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[replace candidates with candidates of your choice]
I would, but since she won't be the candidate, I won't.
*chums water*
Posted by: Archimedes at October 30, 2026 11:32 AM (Riz8t)
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[replace candidates with candidates of your choice]
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:33 AM (xjopy)
153
>>Guy is not only NOT going to be fired by Red Baron, as I feared, but they implied on social media he is a lock for employee of the month.
It's nice to see a company not doing the knee-jerk firing of an employee after being in a viral video. The whole cycle of viral video--> loses job, apartment, friends, etc. is incredibly toxic.
It's nice to see a company not doing the knee-jerk firing of an employee after being in a viral video. The whole cycle of viral video--> loses job, apartment, friends, etc. is incredibly toxic.
Posted by: Lizzy at October 30, 2026 11:33 AM (rOKnE)
154
I remember when the Selzer poll came out in 2024.
She'd never been wrong! Sure, it made no fucking sense, but she'd never been wrong! She was the gold standard!
And then she was very wrong, and everyone forgot.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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I can be more dismissive of polling than I can some of the betting odds.Especially since I'm not totally convinced betting odds influences voter behavior. It would seem an expensive way to lose money.
Just like there's people that bet on their favorite sports team, but usually those spreads end up being accurate.
I remember Trump was the favored in betting in the 2024 election and the media dismissed it as "crypto bros" gaming things. What changed with who bets in these markets?
I think I'm open to just banning a lot of prediction market gambling.
She'd never been wrong! Sure, it made no fucking sense, but she'd never been wrong! She was the gold standard!
And then she was very wrong, and everyone forgot.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
==
I can be more dismissive of polling than I can some of the betting odds.Especially since I'm not totally convinced betting odds influences voter behavior. It would seem an expensive way to lose money.
Just like there's people that bet on their favorite sports team, but usually those spreads end up being accurate.
I remember Trump was the favored in betting in the 2024 election and the media dismissed it as "crypto bros" gaming things. What changed with who bets in these markets?
I think I'm open to just banning a lot of prediction market gambling.
Posted by: Sharpie at October 30, 2026 11:33 AM (eXAiG)
155
Didn't Garrison Keillor have a show? Back in the 80s or so, before he was a raging lunatic?
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 30, 2026 11:33 AM (W2Pud)
Prairie Home Companion.
My parents used to listen to him a lot back in the day.
Didn't Garrison Keillor have a show? Back in the 80s or so, before he was a raging lunatic?
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 30, 2026 11:33 AM (W2Pud)
Prairie Home Companion.
My parents used to listen to him a lot back in the day.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 11:33 AM (ccf/V)
156
Posted by: m at October 30, 2026 11:23 AM (odBC9)
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So what did the turd do with his phone that he got $20 out it (same as in town).
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So what did the turd do with his phone that he got $20 out it (same as in town).
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 11:34 AM (Fi81e)
157
Are you suggesting my "Looks like a seal" wetsuit idea won't pan out?
Posted by: Archimedes at October 30, 2026 11:22 AM
You know why sharks don't bite lawyers? Professional courtesy.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 30, 2026 11:22 AM
You know why sharks don't bite lawyers? Professional courtesy.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 30, 2026 11:34 AM (JnkZq)
158
134 I'd like to go back to hobbyists on free radio - people with opinions, NOT sponsored by the major parties/NGOs, people talking about local events and public interest news, people lending their expertise in cars, homemaking, gardening, small projects around the house, ham radio/computer/other tech subjects.
Pay those guys for their time, but NOT a full-time salary.
Posted by: Linda S Fox at October 30, 2026 11:23 AM (7Rs+y)
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You just said "podcasts". Because that's what that is.
That's why everybody is complaining about people with audience and no affiliation having such a "reach".
I don't like either of them, but this includes Tucker and Fuentes. They have to be controlled, they have to be brought in line with some larger political effort. (And I think Tucker is crazy, and Fuentes is either that or a troll/scammer).
Posted by: Axeman
Yep. But true local radio/tv can have a role by covering local concerns and interests. Local papers are now just a memory in most places and that lets the corrupt local pols do as they like as podcasts rarely work on a local level, nor does places filled with insane Karens like Nextdoor substitute. Public access radio/tv model.
Pay those guys for their time, but NOT a full-time salary.
Posted by: Linda S Fox at October 30, 2026 11:23 AM (7Rs+y)
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You just said "podcasts". Because that's what that is.
That's why everybody is complaining about people with audience and no affiliation having such a "reach".
I don't like either of them, but this includes Tucker and Fuentes. They have to be controlled, they have to be brought in line with some larger political effort. (And I think Tucker is crazy, and Fuentes is either that or a troll/scammer).
Posted by: Axeman
Yep. But true local radio/tv can have a role by covering local concerns and interests. Local papers are now just a memory in most places and that lets the corrupt local pols do as they like as podcasts rarely work on a local level, nor does places filled with insane Karens like Nextdoor substitute. Public access radio/tv model.
Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 11:34 AM (E4rtv)
159
How do you stop a Pope from voting?
Posted by: Don Black at October 30, 2026 11:34 AM (ZxPkt)
160
Used to be a regular patron of "Car Talk." My goodness they were funny
___________
I never found them all that funny. A lot of cackling doesn't mean it's humorous.
Used to be a regular patron of "Car Talk." My goodness they were funny
___________
I never found them all that funny. A lot of cackling doesn't mean it's humorous.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 30, 2026 11:34 AM (eRlcH)
161
Nic Anderson: When the Grid Goes Dark, AM Radio Is America’s Last Line of Defense
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And here we are without Art Bell and Casey Kasem!
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And here we are without Art Bell and Casey Kasem!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, We're All Dan Sullivan Now at October 30, 2026 11:34 AM (ndZc7)
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In Monterey Bay, the seals, sea lions and sea otters try to stay on the landward side of the kelp forests. Seems sharks don't like swimming through the kelp forests, and avoid doing so.
Posted by: Bulg at October 30, 2026 11:34 AM (77rzZ)
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156 I remember when the Selzer poll came out in 2024.
She'd never been wrong! Sure, it made no fucking sense, but she'd never been wrong! She was the gold standard!
And then she was very wrong, and everyone forgot.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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She got paid. Was retiring anyway and jumped into a lucrative consulting job.
She'd never been wrong! Sure, it made no fucking sense, but she'd never been wrong! She was the gold standard!
And then she was very wrong, and everyone forgot.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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She got paid. Was retiring anyway and jumped into a lucrative consulting job.
Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 11:35 AM (E4rtv)
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It's nice to see a company not doing the knee-jerk firing of an employee after being in a viral video. The whole cycle of viral video--> loses job, apartment, friends, etc. is incredibly toxic.
Posted by: Lizzy at October 30, 2026 11:33 AM (rOKnE)
GFM's are over 1/2 a million now. I certainly hope he actually gets that money and it's not just another f*cking scam because humanity sucks hind tit now.......
It's nice to see a company not doing the knee-jerk firing of an employee after being in a viral video. The whole cycle of viral video--> loses job, apartment, friends, etc. is incredibly toxic.
Posted by: Lizzy at October 30, 2026 11:33 AM (rOKnE)
GFM's are over 1/2 a million now. I certainly hope he actually gets that money and it's not just another f*cking scam because humanity sucks hind tit now.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 11:35 AM (ccf/V)
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Amazing news was posted by Beckster in a thread last night, about the Red Baron delivery guy harrassed at a store by a dumb streamer and went nuclear on him.
Guy is not only NOT going to be fired by Red Baron, as I feared, but they implied on social media he is a lock for employee of the month.
Love to see it! Might have to buy some red baron, even though I actually like making my own pizza dough and making pizza at home now. Want to support a company that actually read the room correctly. Loyalty to your employees, not the influencer scum! It's a nice white pill to start the weekend.
https://tinyurl.com/4ken
Posted by: LizLem at October 30, 2026 11:20 AM (tn9Xx)
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Red Baron was my dad's favorite frozen pizza.
The guy in the vid was much nicer to that little shitfuck punk than I would have been. He mostly kept his cool. I have anger management issues.
Guy is not only NOT going to be fired by Red Baron, as I feared, but they implied on social media he is a lock for employee of the month.
Love to see it! Might have to buy some red baron, even though I actually like making my own pizza dough and making pizza at home now. Want to support a company that actually read the room correctly. Loyalty to your employees, not the influencer scum! It's a nice white pill to start the weekend.
https://tinyurl.com/4ken
Posted by: LizLem at October 30, 2026 11:20 AM (tn9Xx)
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Red Baron was my dad's favorite frozen pizza.
The guy in the vid was much nicer to that little shitfuck punk than I would have been. He mostly kept his cool. I have anger management issues.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 30, 2026 11:35 AM (iFTx/)
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149 Jon Lovitz Responds to Claim He Was “One of the Biggest Pervs” at the Playboy Mansion
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, We're All Dan Sullivan Now at October 30, 2026 11:30 AM (ndZc7)
I'm betting no way, simply because Bill Maher was a frequent guest there.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 11:31 AM (ccf/V)
What would it even mean to be a perv at the Playboy Mansion? The place was a fancy fuck tent for the rich and famous. No one who went there was under any illusions. "I went to the Playboy Mansion and no one wanted me for my mind."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, We're All Dan Sullivan Now at October 30, 2026 11:30 AM (ndZc7)
I'm betting no way, simply because Bill Maher was a frequent guest there.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 11:31 AM (ccf/V)
What would it even mean to be a perv at the Playboy Mansion? The place was a fancy fuck tent for the rich and famous. No one who went there was under any illusions. "I went to the Playboy Mansion and no one wanted me for my mind."
Posted by: Okay at October 30, 2026 11:35 AM (epXJE)
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156 I can be more dismissive of polling than I can some of the betting odds.Especially since I'm not totally convinced betting odds influences voter behavior. It would seem an expensive way to lose money.
Just like there's people that bet on their favorite sports team, but usually those spreads end up being accurate.
I remember Trump was the favored in betting in the 2024 election and the media dismissed it as "crypto bros" gaming things. What changed with who bets in these markets?
I think I'm open to just banning a lot of prediction market gambling.
Posted by: Sharpie at October 30, 2026 11:33 AM (eXAiG)
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The entire market for the Texas senate race on Polymarket is $8 million.
To move that, you need the equivalent of a handful of ads in the Dallas market.
Manipulating betting markets is comically cheap from a campaign perspective.
Just like there's people that bet on their favorite sports team, but usually those spreads end up being accurate.
I remember Trump was the favored in betting in the 2024 election and the media dismissed it as "crypto bros" gaming things. What changed with who bets in these markets?
I think I'm open to just banning a lot of prediction market gambling.
Posted by: Sharpie at October 30, 2026 11:33 AM (eXAiG)
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The entire market for the Texas senate race on Polymarket is $8 million.
To move that, you need the equivalent of a handful of ads in the Dallas market.
Manipulating betting markets is comically cheap from a campaign perspective.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:35 AM (xjopy)
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I don't mind Leo casting an absentee ballot in Illinois, it's the whole College of Cardinals casting absentee ballots in Illinois that I object to.
I don't mind Leo casting an absentee ballot in Illinois, it's the whole College of Cardinals casting absentee ballots in Illinois that I object to.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 30, 2026 11:36 AM (eRlcH)
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Didn't Garrison Keillor have a show? Back in the 80s or so, before he was a raging lunatic?
Posted by: nurse ratched
Contemporary with him being a raging lunatic.
Posted by: nurse ratched
Contemporary with him being a raging lunatic.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, We're All Dan Sullivan Now at October 30, 2026 11:36 AM (ndZc7)
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Red Baron response was awesome but it felt like they got advice from AI on how to handle it. Just something about the wording.
But the right thing is the right thing regardless of how you got there. In this day and age NOT using AI along the way might be the bigger PR risk.
But either way it was quality work and I have to admit I do buy their frozen pizza at Costco sometimes under the label "Sabatasso's".
But the right thing is the right thing regardless of how you got there. In this day and age NOT using AI along the way might be the bigger PR risk.
But either way it was quality work and I have to admit I do buy their frozen pizza at Costco sometimes under the label "Sabatasso's".
Posted by: ... at October 30, 2026 11:36 AM (I+a8W)
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>>Why should we fear brainless eating machines in the water we swim in?
Respect is different from fear.
Far more people are injured and die in car accidents every year than get bit by sharks.
Sharks aren't mindless. They are singleminded. You aren't on their menu unless you put yourself there.
Respect is different from fear.
Far more people are injured and die in car accidents every year than get bit by sharks.
Sharks aren't mindless. They are singleminded. You aren't on their menu unless you put yourself there.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 11:36 AM (viF8m)
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As a Catholic myself, I object to the two masters argument against people of my faith, but...seriously...he's head of state of another country. He probably shouldn't be allowed to vote.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
Yes, that was my thought exactly.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
Yes, that was my thought exactly.
Posted by: Bulg at October 30, 2026 11:36 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Oddbob at October 30, 2026 11:37 AM (vTZFs)
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My bigger problem than Leo is the votes from John Paul II and Benedict in Michigan.
Posted by: ... at October 30, 2026 11:37 AM (I+a8W)
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I never found them all that funny. A lot of cackling doesn't mean it's humorous.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 30, 2026 11:34 AM (eRlcH)
You didn't like their Russian Cab Driver: Peekup Andropov?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 30, 2026 11:34 AM (eRlcH)
You didn't like their Russian Cab Driver: Peekup Andropov?
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 30, 2026 11:37 AM (brIJB)
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Love to see it! Might have to buy some red baron, even though I actually like making my own pizza dough and making pizza at home now. Want to support a company that actually read the room correctly. Loyalty to your employees, not the influencer scum! It's a nice white pill to start the weekend.
https://tinyurl.com/4ken
Posted by: LizLem at October 30, 2026 11:20 AM (tn9Xx)
There's also a fundraising site and people donated $300,000 to him.
GatewayPundit.
So good for him.
And I hope the asshole channel dies.
Love to see it! Might have to buy some red baron, even though I actually like making my own pizza dough and making pizza at home now. Want to support a company that actually read the room correctly. Loyalty to your employees, not the influencer scum! It's a nice white pill to start the weekend.
https://tinyurl.com/4ken
Posted by: LizLem at October 30, 2026 11:20 AM (tn9Xx)
There's also a fundraising site and people donated $300,000 to him.
GatewayPundit.
So good for him.
And I hope the asshole channel dies.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 106 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 30, 2026 11:37 AM (Sco7b)
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WKRC
https://local12.com
6 hours ago — A GoFundMe campaign for a Michigan Red Baron employee identified as Walt Z had raised more than $446000 after influencers harassed him in a ...
WKRC
https://local12.com
6 hours ago — A GoFundMe campaign for a Michigan Red Baron employee identified as Walt Z had raised more than $446000 after influencers harassed him in a ...
Posted by: m at October 30, 2026 11:37 AM (odBC9)
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171 Didn't Garrison Keillor have a show? Back in the 80s or so, before he was a raging lunatic?
Posted by: nurse ratched
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The MeToo Brigade took him out back and shot him.
Posted by: nurse ratched
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The MeToo Brigade took him out back and shot him.
Posted by: Vilano Man at October 30, 2026 11:37 AM (Ovx+P)
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164 In Monterey Bay, the seals, sea lions and sea otters try to stay on the landward side of the kelp forests. Seems sharks don't like swimming through the kelp forests, and avoid doing so.
Posted by: Bulg at October 30, 2026 11:34 AM
We should invent kelpie suits for divers.
Posted by: Bulg at October 30, 2026 11:34 AM
We should invent kelpie suits for divers.
Posted by: Eromero at October 30, 2026 11:37 AM (szrhY)
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In fact, I bet there's more evidence that bad polling actually motivates in the wrong direction than the "depress the other side" thing people assume.
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Where it hurts is it dries up fundraising. I know someone that owned a GOP fundraising type firm, and when they are trying to raise money for a candidate that looks like a lost cause, the rich donors close up their pocketbooks.
And then what ends up happening is the race is far closer than people realize and had that candidate been better funded, they might have won.
Conservatives need their own "fake polls" type propaganda.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Where it hurts is it dries up fundraising. I know someone that owned a GOP fundraising type firm, and when they are trying to raise money for a candidate that looks like a lost cause, the rich donors close up their pocketbooks.
And then what ends up happening is the race is far closer than people realize and had that candidate been better funded, they might have won.
Conservatives need their own "fake polls" type propaganda.
Posted by: Sharpie at October 30, 2026 11:37 AM (eXAiG)
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Yep. But true local radio/tv can have a role by covering local concerns and interests. Local papers are now just a memory in most places and that lets the corrupt local pols do as they like as podcasts rarely work on a local level, nor does places filled with insane Karens like Nextdoor substitute. Public access radio/tv model.
Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 11:34 AM (E4rtv)
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Almost nobody wants to be "locally famous" though. Not when there is web stardom to be pursued.
Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 11:34 AM (E4rtv)
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Almost nobody wants to be "locally famous" though. Not when there is web stardom to be pursued.
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 11:37 AM (Fi81e)
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Sharks aren't mindless. They are singleminded. You aren't on their menu unless you put yourself there.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 11:36 AM
I always make sure to have a little briefcase on my BCD, just in case.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 11:36 AM
I always make sure to have a little briefcase on my BCD, just in case.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 30, 2026 11:38 AM (JnkZq)
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Sharks aren't mindless. They are singleminded. You aren't on their menu unless you put yourself there.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 11:36 AM (viF8m)
It the water then. I’m just riffing here, Jack. Some of my best friends are sharks.
Sharks aren't mindless. They are singleminded. You aren't on their menu unless you put yourself there.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 11:36 AM (viF8m)
It the water then. I’m just riffing here, Jack. Some of my best friends are sharks.
Posted by: tubal at October 30, 2026 11:38 AM (Gqar8)
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It's nice to see a company not doing the knee-jerk firing of an employee after being in a viral video. The whole cycle of viral video--> loses job, apartment, friends, etc. is incredibly toxic.
Posted by: Lizzy
The whole scam jerk frontation video shorts need to be demonetized by social media. No reason for dumbasses to be able to be assholes to others on screen.
Under the radar, the guy that shot some noxious scamfrontation piece of human excrement trying to provoke a fight on screen was acquitted by a jury this week I think.
Posted by: Lizzy
The whole scam jerk frontation video shorts need to be demonetized by social media. No reason for dumbasses to be able to be assholes to others on screen.
Under the radar, the guy that shot some noxious scamfrontation piece of human excrement trying to provoke a fight on screen was acquitted by a jury this week I think.
Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 11:38 AM (E4rtv)
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Far more people are injured and die in car accidents every year than get bit by sharks.
This is a completely useless comparison.
Billions drive cars. > 1% swim in the ocean.
Be better.
Far more people are injured and die in car accidents every year than get bit by sharks.
This is a completely useless comparison.
Billions drive cars. > 1% swim in the ocean.
Be better.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 11:38 AM (ccf/V)
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Not a great idea to swim with the seals no matter how cute they look.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 11:27 AM (viF8m)
So you're saying that it won't work to wear a black wetsuit with "NOT A SEAL" printed on the chest in International Orange?
Not a great idea to swim with the seals no matter how cute they look.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 11:27 AM (viF8m)
So you're saying that it won't work to wear a black wetsuit with "NOT A SEAL" printed on the chest in International Orange?
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 30, 2026 11:39 AM (iqcvy)
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You didn't like their Russian Cab Driver: Peekup Andropov?
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 30, 2026 11:37 AM
And the head of their shrimp huffed, Sheldon Devaned.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 30, 2026 11:37 AM
And the head of their shrimp huffed, Sheldon Devaned.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 30, 2026 11:39 AM (JnkZq)
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187 Billions drive cars. > 1% swim in the ocean.
Be better.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 11:38 AM (ccf/V)
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How many people die from watching Pometheus, huh?
Be better.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 11:38 AM (ccf/V)
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How many people die from watching Pometheus, huh?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:39 AM (xjopy)
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Shark attacks on humans are vanishingly rare, considering how often we humans are dumb enough to leave the place where we are the apex predator and enter the place where they are.
I SCUBA dive as a hobby. Sharks are everywhere and they mostly just ignore us idiots with all the tanks and hoses and shit hanging off of us.
I SCUBA dive as a hobby. Sharks are everywhere and they mostly just ignore us idiots with all the tanks and hoses and shit hanging off of us.
Posted by: ballistic at October 30, 2026 11:39 AM (oqH4h)
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>>The whole scam jerk frontation video shorts need to be demonetized by social media. No reason for dumbasses to be able to be assholes to others on screen.
THIS
THIS
Posted by: Lizzy at October 30, 2026 11:39 AM (rOKnE)
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>>This is a completely useless comparison.
No it's not if you can do the maths.
Statistically, more people are hurt or injured in car accidents than shark attacks.
Learn math better.
No it's not if you can do the maths.
Statistically, more people are hurt or injured in car accidents than shark attacks.
Learn math better.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 11:40 AM (viF8m)
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>>> Sorry, more precisely UTSA bitch Isa Casahuga has evolved my thinking
She's horrible, and the bad part of me kinda hopes this stalks her forever. Mommy and daddy are rich, she'll be just fine.
Connected to that: I checked yesterday about the Kirkiversary cake incident at U of U, where that horrible girl brought the "Happy Kirkiversary" cake to the college republicans booth on the anniversary of Charlie's death.
Who got in trouble? Not cake girl! It's a liberal school, that'd be crazy. The college republicans were threatened with expulsion, because they took video of the incident and posted it. (Someone told one of them they would "Kirk them" at a previous event. Prob filmed for proof.) Sleuths figured out who cake girl was and doxxed her, but the repubs got in trouble.
Good news: the school dropped all charges and the college repub kids won't be expelled. I suspect public pressure was too great.
Bad news: other than shame on socials, cake girl will have no repercussions. She's working on a medical degree to work with kids. I wouldn't want my kids within 100 yards of her.
What happened to "hate has no home here?" College liberals are chock full of hate.
She's horrible, and the bad part of me kinda hopes this stalks her forever. Mommy and daddy are rich, she'll be just fine.
Connected to that: I checked yesterday about the Kirkiversary cake incident at U of U, where that horrible girl brought the "Happy Kirkiversary" cake to the college republicans booth on the anniversary of Charlie's death.
Who got in trouble? Not cake girl! It's a liberal school, that'd be crazy. The college republicans were threatened with expulsion, because they took video of the incident and posted it. (Someone told one of them they would "Kirk them" at a previous event. Prob filmed for proof.) Sleuths figured out who cake girl was and doxxed her, but the repubs got in trouble.
Good news: the school dropped all charges and the college repub kids won't be expelled. I suspect public pressure was too great.
Bad news: other than shame on socials, cake girl will have no repercussions. She's working on a medical degree to work with kids. I wouldn't want my kids within 100 yards of her.
What happened to "hate has no home here?" College liberals are chock full of hate.
Posted by: LizLem at October 30, 2026 11:40 AM (XZKia)
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The MeToo Brigade took him out back and shot him.
Posted by: Vilano Man at October 30, 2026 11:37 AM (Ovx+P)
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That was after he ran for some office as a Dem.
On that radio show, there was always a soft push for rural communities should vote Democrat. More overtly with his book. Was it "Tales from Lake Woebegone"?
Posted by: Vilano Man at October 30, 2026 11:37 AM (Ovx+P)
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That was after he ran for some office as a Dem.
On that radio show, there was always a soft push for rural communities should vote Democrat. More overtly with his book. Was it "Tales from Lake Woebegone"?
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 11:40 AM (Fi81e)
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One of the things my local "public" station advertises (in order to get me to give them money) is a news reading service for the blind.
My response the first time I heard it was, "You know, they have free apps that will do that, right there on the internet. No intervention by public do-gooders necessary. Also, what does that have to do with broadcasting?"
My response the first time I heard it was, "You know, they have free apps that will do that, right there on the internet. No intervention by public do-gooders necessary. Also, what does that have to do with broadcasting?"
Posted by: GWB at October 30, 2026 11:40 AM (kU0PQ)
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How many people die from watching Pometheus, huh?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:39 AM (xjopy)
#BraincellLivesMatter
How many people die from watching Pometheus, huh?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:39 AM (xjopy)
#BraincellLivesMatter
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 11:40 AM (ccf/V)
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Is that a fat joke?
Judge Weighs Removing Letitia James From Cornell 7 Investigation Over Her Social Media Posts
Judge Weighs Removing Letitia James From Cornell 7 Investigation Over Her Social Media Posts
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, We're All Dan Sullivan Now at October 30, 2026 11:40 AM (ndZc7)
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Where it hurts is it dries up fundraising. I know someone that owned a GOP fundraising type firm, and when they are trying to raise money for a candidate that looks like a lost cause, the rich donors close up their pocketbooks.
And then what ends up happening is the race is far closer than people realize and had that candidate been better funded, they might have won.
Conservatives need their own "fake polls" type propaganda.
Posted by: Sharpie at October 30, 2026 11:37 AM (eXAiG)
That's a great point.
There were stories about the fake websites - which I approve of - where the polling numbers did dry up donations.
And then what ends up happening is the race is far closer than people realize and had that candidate been better funded, they might have won.
Conservatives need their own "fake polls" type propaganda.
Posted by: Sharpie at October 30, 2026 11:37 AM (eXAiG)
That's a great point.
There were stories about the fake websites - which I approve of - where the polling numbers did dry up donations.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 106 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 30, 2026 11:40 AM (Sco7b)
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158 Posted by: m at October 30, 2026 11:23 AM (odBC9)
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So what did the turd do with his phone that he got $20 out it (same as in town).
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 11:34 AM (Fi81e)
The prankster was lying; he made his phone make a little sound, maybe a little icon, too, and then SAID he had successfully transferred the money (I think $10).
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So what did the turd do with his phone that he got $20 out it (same as in town).
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 11:34 AM (Fi81e)
The prankster was lying; he made his phone make a little sound, maybe a little icon, too, and then SAID he had successfully transferred the money (I think $10).
Posted by: m at October 30, 2026 11:40 AM (odBC9)
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Far more people are injured and die in car accidents every year than get bit by sharks.
This is a completely useless comparison.
Billions drive cars. > 1% swim in the ocean.
Be better.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 11:38 AM (ccf/V)
The guys on the Indianapolis were crybabies.
Far more people are injured and die in car accidents every year than get bit by sharks.
This is a completely useless comparison.
Billions drive cars. > 1% swim in the ocean.
Be better.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 11:38 AM (ccf/V)
The guys on the Indianapolis were crybabies.
Posted by: Definitely Not a Shark at October 30, 2026 11:40 AM (6qJsB)
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It's been said that every New Yorker cartoon could have as its caption, "I think I'm going to kill myself." To me, that's NPR humor.
It's been said that every New Yorker cartoon could have as its caption, "I think I'm going to kill myself." To me, that's NPR humor.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 30, 2026 11:41 AM (eRlcH)
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Didn't Garrison Keillor have a show? Back in the 80s or so, before he was a raging lunatic?
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Contemporary with him being a raging lunatic.
He was always a raging lunatic personally but Prairie Home Companion was, at worst, only softly leftist. He only let his freak flag fly after getting #metoo-ed.
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Contemporary with him being a raging lunatic.
He was always a raging lunatic personally but Prairie Home Companion was, at worst, only softly leftist. He only let his freak flag fly after getting #metoo-ed.
Posted by: Oddbob at October 30, 2026 11:41 AM (vTZFs)
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198 Is that a fat joke?
Judge Weighs Removing Letitia James From Cornell 7 Investigation Over Her Social Media Posts
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, We're All Dan Sullivan Now at October 30, 2026 11:40 AM (ndZc7)
Cranes - R - Us says “ Call Me” !!!!
Judge Weighs Removing Letitia James From Cornell 7 Investigation Over Her Social Media Posts
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, We're All Dan Sullivan Now at October 30, 2026 11:40 AM (ndZc7)
Cranes - R - Us says “ Call Me” !!!!
Posted by: tubal at October 30, 2026 11:41 AM (Gqar8)
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Posted by: LizLem at October 30, 2026 11:40 AM (XZKia)
Zero Tolerance unfortunately meant zero tolerance for fighting back against bullies. I went through it before that stupid shit even had a name. And I would do it again.
Zero Tolerance unfortunately meant zero tolerance for fighting back against bullies. I went through it before that stupid shit even had a name. And I would do it again.
Posted by: ... at October 30, 2026 11:42 AM (I+a8W)
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I'm with that Red Baron guy, in this fight. And I feel for what he relates.
But part of me wonders if he doesn't have time for this guy, why he took up more of his night with it?
But part of me wonders if he doesn't have time for this guy, why he took up more of his night with it?
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 11:42 AM (Fi81e)
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That's a great point.
There were stories about the fake websites - which I approve of - where the polling numbers did dry up donations.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 106 years old! Puppy at heart!
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You'll notice Republicans have been struggling with raising money for about the last 15+ years. And that's just about the time media organizations dropped all pretense of making polls scientific and accurate and just decided to make it propaganda.
There were stories about the fake websites - which I approve of - where the polling numbers did dry up donations.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 106 years old! Puppy at heart!
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You'll notice Republicans have been struggling with raising money for about the last 15+ years. And that's just about the time media organizations dropped all pretense of making polls scientific and accurate and just decided to make it propaganda.
Posted by: Sharpie at October 30, 2026 11:42 AM (eXAiG)
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It's been said that every New Yorker cartoon could have as its caption, "I think I'm going to kill myself." To me, that's NPR humor.
Good point. Jokes with an obvious punchline and humor you can understand are for the plebs.
Good point. Jokes with an obvious punchline and humor you can understand are for the plebs.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 30, 2026 11:42 AM (Riz8t)
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https://tinyurl.com/4ken
Posted by: LizLem at October 30, 2026 11:20 AM (tn9Xx)
That link doesn't work for me, LizLem.
Posted by: m at October 30, 2026 11:25 AM (odBC9)
https://tinyurl.com/4ken
Posted by: LizLem at October 30, 2026 11:20 AM (tn9Xx)
That link doesn't work for me, LizLem.
Posted by: m at October 30, 2026 11:25 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: m at October 30, 2026 11:42 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 30, 2026 11:42 AM (FZ29D)
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If I understood correctly, the dickhead in the Red Baron guy video had his Instagram account blocked?
Good.
Social media needs to do a much better job policing the assholes that do harm to society with their product.
Good.
Social media needs to do a much better job policing the assholes that do harm to society with their product.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 11:43 AM (ccf/V)
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> Sorry, more precisely UTSA bitch Isa Casahuga has evolved my thinking
She's horrible, and the bad part of me kinda hopes this stalks her forever. Mommy and daddy are rich, she'll be just fine.
She went to a public event with a prepared poem and stepped up to the mic to read it.
That's completely different scenario than pizza guy, or the nurse trying to get the "youths" to give her the scooter she had just paid for, or the NYC dog lady vs. birdwatcher. These are random encounters, where one side films with the intention of destroying them.
She's horrible, and the bad part of me kinda hopes this stalks her forever. Mommy and daddy are rich, she'll be just fine.
She went to a public event with a prepared poem and stepped up to the mic to read it.
That's completely different scenario than pizza guy, or the nurse trying to get the "youths" to give her the scooter she had just paid for, or the NYC dog lady vs. birdwatcher. These are random encounters, where one side films with the intention of destroying them.
Posted by: Lizzy at October 30, 2026 11:43 AM (rOKnE)
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Almost nobody wants to be "locally famous" though. Not when there is web stardom to be pursued.
Posted by: Axeman
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Far too many yutes think being an internet influencer is a golden path to fame. Like OnlyFans, a few get the golden ticket and the rest simply degrade and debase themselves.
But, useful in the real world to the rest of us sane individuals. Our current radio and tv ecosystem is dying as ad money goes to the net and like newspapers, means more and more national cheap news coverage using godawful AP crap.
But broadcasting did have one virtue, it was free, it homogenized and united a local area over local concerns and news, and built a community. The internet does no such thing--it doesn't build squat on the local level and actually makes IRL community building worse by heightening national divisions and shoving those into local communities. Like the whole eunuch movement aka transing kids.
Posted by: Axeman
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Far too many yutes think being an internet influencer is a golden path to fame. Like OnlyFans, a few get the golden ticket and the rest simply degrade and debase themselves.
But, useful in the real world to the rest of us sane individuals. Our current radio and tv ecosystem is dying as ad money goes to the net and like newspapers, means more and more national cheap news coverage using godawful AP crap.
But broadcasting did have one virtue, it was free, it homogenized and united a local area over local concerns and news, and built a community. The internet does no such thing--it doesn't build squat on the local level and actually makes IRL community building worse by heightening national divisions and shoving those into local communities. Like the whole eunuch movement aka transing kids.
Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 11:43 AM (E4rtv)
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You'll notice Republicans have been struggling with raising money for about the last 15+ years. And that's just about the time media organizations dropped all pretense of making polls scientific and accurate and just decided to make it propaganda.
Posted by: Sharpie at October 30, 2026 11:42 AM (eXAiG)
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Weird cycle to assert that when the GOP has more money than Democrats.
You'll notice Republicans have been struggling with raising money for about the last 15+ years. And that's just about the time media organizations dropped all pretense of making polls scientific and accurate and just decided to make it propaganda.
Posted by: Sharpie at October 30, 2026 11:42 AM (eXAiG)
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Weird cycle to assert that when the GOP has more money than Democrats.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:43 AM (xjopy)
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Kudos to them for not chastising their employee, but "Red Baron" seems like an odd name for a pizza brand. Was von Richthofen a big fan of the post-victory slice? But they seem to be doing OK, so what do I know.
Posted by: far cry at October 30, 2026 11:43 AM (wXgT/)
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I’ve seen bus bench ads in my city to “save” the npr station. I have a good chuckle every time I see those ads.
FOAD you worthless pieces of shit.
FOAD you worthless pieces of shit.
Posted by: Whatevs at October 30, 2026 11:43 AM (w0BVu)
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Cake Girl has had so very many repercussions... in my mind. Endless repercussions. Just, a lot of repercussions.
Oh you mean a different Cake girl.
Oh you mean a different Cake girl.
Posted by: ... at October 30, 2026 11:44 AM (I+a8W)
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Zero Tolerance unfortunately meant zero tolerance for fighting back against bullies. I went through it before that stupid shit even had a name. And I would do it again.
Posted by: ... at October 30, 2026 11:42 AM (I+a8W)
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Zero tolerance meant zero brainwork.
I do think that the flood of "zero tolerance" practice is what made progs such double-thinkers these days.
And if it was intentional, it was brilliant.
Posted by: ... at October 30, 2026 11:42 AM (I+a8W)
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Zero tolerance meant zero brainwork.
I do think that the flood of "zero tolerance" practice is what made progs such double-thinkers these days.
And if it was intentional, it was brilliant.
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 11:44 AM (Fi81e)
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Once upon a time (decades ago!!!)
PBS could be a pretty good watch...though admittedly most of the pretty good watching came from the BBC.
Things like "I, Claudius", "Civilization", Masterpiece Theater, "Connections", David Attenborough nature series, British comedies, etc.
The, of course, the BBC jumped headfirst into the leftard toilet, so that ended the quality.
Politically, PBS always sucked ass and the American stuff was sadly antipathetic to the US.
In any event, they dug their own grave, and should now lay in it quietly while the dirt of irrelevance covers them.
Once upon a time (decades ago!!!)
PBS could be a pretty good watch...though admittedly most of the pretty good watching came from the BBC.
Things like "I, Claudius", "Civilization", Masterpiece Theater, "Connections", David Attenborough nature series, British comedies, etc.
The, of course, the BBC jumped headfirst into the leftard toilet, so that ended the quality.
Politically, PBS always sucked ass and the American stuff was sadly antipathetic to the US.
In any event, they dug their own grave, and should now lay in it quietly while the dirt of irrelevance covers them.
Posted by: naturalfake at October 30, 2026 11:44 AM (YSUhf)
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It's nice to see a company not doing the knee-jerk firing of an employee after being in a viral video. The whole cycle of viral video--> loses job, apartment, friends, etc. is incredibly toxic.
Posted by: Lizzy
The whole scam jerk frontation video shorts need to be demonetized by social media. No reason for dumbasses to be able to be assholes to others on screen.
Under the radar, the guy that shot some noxious scamfrontation piece of human excrement trying to provoke a fight on screen was acquitted by a jury this week I think.
Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 11:38 AM (E4rtv)
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Agree. I'm amazed that more of these punks don't get shot or beaten. Some of the confrontations are just asking for violence, and they are usually frail little dingleberries of dorkness.
Posted by: Lizzy
The whole scam jerk frontation video shorts need to be demonetized by social media. No reason for dumbasses to be able to be assholes to others on screen.
Under the radar, the guy that shot some noxious scamfrontation piece of human excrement trying to provoke a fight on screen was acquitted by a jury this week I think.
Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 11:38 AM (E4rtv)
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Agree. I'm amazed that more of these punks don't get shot or beaten. Some of the confrontations are just asking for violence, and they are usually frail little dingleberries of dorkness.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 30, 2026 11:44 AM (iFTx/)
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219 PBS could be a pretty good watch...though admittedly most of the pretty good watching came from the BBC.
Things like "I, Claudius", "Civilization", Masterpiece Theater, "Connections", David Attenborough nature series, British comedies, etc.
The, of course, the BBC jumped headfirst into the leftard toilet, so that ended the quality.
Politically, PBS always sucked ass and the American stuff was sadly antipathetic to the US.
In any event, they dug their own grave, and should now lay in it quietly while the dirt of irrelevance covers them.
Posted by: naturalfake at October 30, 2026 11:44 AM (YSUhf)
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"We need more money to license cheap content from another country. Donate today."
Things like "I, Claudius", "Civilization", Masterpiece Theater, "Connections", David Attenborough nature series, British comedies, etc.
The, of course, the BBC jumped headfirst into the leftard toilet, so that ended the quality.
Politically, PBS always sucked ass and the American stuff was sadly antipathetic to the US.
In any event, they dug their own grave, and should now lay in it quietly while the dirt of irrelevance covers them.
Posted by: naturalfake at October 30, 2026 11:44 AM (YSUhf)
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"We need more money to license cheap content from another country. Donate today."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:45 AM (xjopy)
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She went to a public event with a prepared poem and stepped up to the mic to read it.
That's completely different scenario than pizza guy, or the nurse trying to get the "youths" to give her the scooter she had just paid for, or the NYC dog lady vs. birdwatcher. These are random encounters, where one side films with the intention of destroying them.
Posted by: Lizzy
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The poem was a lame redo of the Night Before Christmas. Perfect example of how the left turns everything into excrement and cannot create to save their own miserable lives. They turn wholesome into disgusting and vile.
That's completely different scenario than pizza guy, or the nurse trying to get the "youths" to give her the scooter she had just paid for, or the NYC dog lady vs. birdwatcher. These are random encounters, where one side films with the intention of destroying them.
Posted by: Lizzy
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The poem was a lame redo of the Night Before Christmas. Perfect example of how the left turns everything into excrement and cannot create to save their own miserable lives. They turn wholesome into disgusting and vile.
Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 11:45 AM (E4rtv)
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Statistically, more people are hurt or injured in car accidents than shark attacks.
Learn math better.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 11:40 AM (viF8m)
No. It's an asinine comparison.
Math has very little to do with it at this point.
You're giving statistics a bad name with it.
Statistically, more people are hurt or injured in car accidents than shark attacks.
Learn math better.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 11:40 AM (viF8m)
No. It's an asinine comparison.
Math has very little to do with it at this point.
You're giving statistics a bad name with it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 11:45 AM (ccf/V)
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"Wait, wait, Don't Tell me," is absolutely smug and condescending and pitiful. It is supposed to be high brow comedy. Only the smartest and most righteous will understand.
It is not funny.
It is not funny.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 30, 2026 11:45 AM (W2Pud)
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But part of me wonders if he doesn't have time for this guy, why he took up more of his night with it?
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 11:42 AM (Fi81e)
Adrenaline is no joke.
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 11:42 AM (Fi81e)
Adrenaline is no joke.
Posted by: ... at October 30, 2026 11:45 AM (I+a8W)
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>>I SCUBA dive as a hobby. Sharks are everywhere and they mostly just ignore us idiots with all the tanks and hoses and shit hanging off of us.
I taught and did commercial diving in Puerto Rico. Sharks were always around, particularly on night dives. One of the alternate license plates in RI features a Mako because we have more sharks than human units around here.
This place is about 15 minutes from my house.
https://www.atlanticsharkinstitute.org
Sharks don't hunt people no matter what the movies say. They do just fine on their normal diet.
I taught and did commercial diving in Puerto Rico. Sharks were always around, particularly on night dives. One of the alternate license plates in RI features a Mako because we have more sharks than human units around here.
This place is about 15 minutes from my house.
https://www.atlanticsharkinstitute.org
Sharks don't hunt people no matter what the movies say. They do just fine on their normal diet.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 11:45 AM (viF8m)
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Shark dive tour. No cages.
https://oneoceandiving.com/
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 30, 2026 11:27 AM (iFTx/)
I've dived with sharks around many times. Sometimes they get curious but never threatening. The only time I became anxious of them is when a bunch of hammerhead sharks showed up once. The dive master called the dive and we went back up to the boat. Hammerheads are extremely moody.
https://oneoceandiving.com/
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 30, 2026 11:27 AM (iFTx/)
I've dived with sharks around many times. Sometimes they get curious but never threatening. The only time I became anxious of them is when a bunch of hammerhead sharks showed up once. The dive master called the dive and we went back up to the boat. Hammerheads are extremely moody.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at October 30, 2026 11:45 AM (g8Ew8)
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Statistically, more people are hurt or injured in car accidents than shark attacks.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 11:40 AM (viF8m)
That's not a statistic, that is a comparison of raw numbers.
A statistic would be comparing deaths/million miles driven and deaths/million hours in the water...or something like that.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 11:40 AM (viF8m)
That's not a statistic, that is a comparison of raw numbers.
A statistic would be comparing deaths/million miles driven and deaths/million hours in the water...or something like that.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 30, 2026 11:45 AM (k5CNB)
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Bad news: other than shame on socials, cake girl will have no repercussions.
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FWIW, she will stand for judgment before G*d one day.
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FWIW, she will stand for judgment before G*d one day.
Posted by: Lady in Black at October 30, 2026 11:46 AM (qBdHI)
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Unless Red Baron went MAHA, I presume it uses seed oils in their pizza--and probably Corn Syrup in their sauce.
That a no-buy for me. A lot of sympathy. A lot of kudos for them backing their employee who had an emotional episode.
That a no-buy for me. A lot of sympathy. A lot of kudos for them backing their employee who had an emotional episode.
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 11:46 AM (Fi81e)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 11:46 AM (viF8m)
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Agree. I'm amazed that more of these punks don't get shot or beaten. Some of the confrontations are just asking for violence, and they are usually frail little dingleberries of dorkness.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 30, 2026 11:44 AM (iFTx/)
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Since these little dweebs are recording everything, no doubt the object of their pranks don't want to get arrested for assault (even if the punks deserve it).
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 30, 2026 11:44 AM (iFTx/)
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Since these little dweebs are recording everything, no doubt the object of their pranks don't want to get arrested for assault (even if the punks deserve it).
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 30, 2026 11:46 AM (FZ29D)
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In any event, they dug their own grave, and should now lay in it quietly while the dirt of irrelevance covers them.
The dirt of irrelevance is very nice phrasing.
The dirt of irrelevance is very nice phrasing.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 30, 2026 11:46 AM (Riz8t)
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Agree. I'm amazed that more of these punks don't get shot or beaten. Some of the confrontations are just asking for violence, and they are usually frail little dingleberries of dorkness.
Posted by: Elric The Blade
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Yes, you had that black idiot purposefully insulting and demeaning Japanese and then Koreans. He finally FAFOed too much and got sent to big boy prison for his vile monkey poo flinging content.
Posted by: Elric The Blade
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Yes, you had that black idiot purposefully insulting and demeaning Japanese and then Koreans. He finally FAFOed too much and got sent to big boy prison for his vile monkey poo flinging content.
Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 11:46 AM (E4rtv)
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I used to listen to NPR when I washed dishes at night. It was there that I first heard the radio version of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (the original), and the radio pay of Lord of the Rings. I used to listen to Dick Estell read books as well on the Radio Reader. Mom would listen to public broadcasting until the year she died.
But yeah, even back in the 80s, All Things Considered was pretty leftist (I recall Christiane Amanpour being a reporter for them back then and she hated America then, too). And it just got worse.
The purpose of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting was to fill a perceived gap in public entertainment on radio and television. That gap has long since been overfilled by cable, streaming, youtube, and more. Its time was over in the 1990s.
But yeah, even back in the 80s, All Things Considered was pretty leftist (I recall Christiane Amanpour being a reporter for them back then and she hated America then, too). And it just got worse.
The purpose of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting was to fill a perceived gap in public entertainment on radio and television. That gap has long since been overfilled by cable, streaming, youtube, and more. Its time was over in the 1990s.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 30, 2026 11:46 AM (TMNW7)
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Unless Red Baron went MAHA, I presume it uses seed oils in their pizza--and probably Corn Syrup in their sauce.
That a no-buy for me. A lot of sympathy. A lot of kudos for them backing their employee who had an emotional episode.
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 11:46 AM (Fi81e)
No one said you had to eat the pizza........
That a no-buy for me. A lot of sympathy. A lot of kudos for them backing their employee who had an emotional episode.
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 11:46 AM (Fi81e)
No one said you had to eat the pizza........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 11:47 AM (ccf/V)
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Also, what does that have to do with broadcasting?"
Broadcasting already IS a news reading service for the blind.
Broadcasting already IS a news reading service for the blind.
Posted by: t-bird at October 30, 2026 11:47 AM (cb6Hl)
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It was not part of their blood,
It came to them very late
With long arrears to make good,
When the English began to hate.
They were not easily moved,
They were icy-willing to wait
Till every count should be proved,
Ere the English began to hate.
Their voices were even and low,
Their eyes were level and straight.
There was neither sign nor show,
When the English began to hate.
It was not preached to the crowd,
It was not taught by the State.
No man spoke it aloud,
When the English began to hate.
It was not suddenly bred,
It will not swiftly abate,
Through the chill years ahead,
When Time shall count from the date
That the English began to hate.
It came to them very late
With long arrears to make good,
When the English began to hate.
They were not easily moved,
They were icy-willing to wait
Till every count should be proved,
Ere the English began to hate.
Their voices were even and low,
Their eyes were level and straight.
There was neither sign nor show,
When the English began to hate.
It was not preached to the crowd,
It was not taught by the State.
No man spoke it aloud,
When the English began to hate.
It was not suddenly bred,
It will not swiftly abate,
Through the chill years ahead,
When Time shall count from the date
That the English began to hate.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 106 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 30, 2026 11:47 AM (Sco7b)
237
So does anybody know what the asshole was doing with his phone, that he "saved money"?
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 11:47 AM (Fi81e)
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Kudos to them for not chastising their employee, but "Red Baron" seems like an odd name for a pizza brand. Was von Richthofen a big fan of the post-victory slice? But they seem to be doing OK, so what do I know.
Posted by: far cry at October 30, 2026 11:43 AM (wXgT/)
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My dad's fav frozen pizza. It was launched in the 1970s at a time when "red baron" symbolized daredevil coolness rather than a german war ace. Snoopy from peanuts had a long-running gag on it.
Posted by: far cry at October 30, 2026 11:43 AM (wXgT/)
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My dad's fav frozen pizza. It was launched in the 1970s at a time when "red baron" symbolized daredevil coolness rather than a german war ace. Snoopy from peanuts had a long-running gag on it.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 30, 2026 11:48 AM (iFTx/)
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Monty Python's Flying Circus first aired in the US from a Public Television Station in Dallas in the 1970s. I used to watch it with my parents and little brother.
We mostly liked the animation. But, it taught me how to appreciate British humor and now I own the DVD set. My boys love it.
We mostly liked the animation. But, it taught me how to appreciate British humor and now I own the DVD set. My boys love it.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 30, 2026 11:48 AM (W2Pud)
240
The only Cake Girl I recognize is the one who made her boyfriend a Diablo III cake!
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 30, 2026 11:48 AM (TMNW7)
241
I accept your surrender.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 11:46 AM (viF8m)
Wow. This explains why you're such a rabid Grateful Dead fan.......
I accept your surrender.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 11:46 AM (viF8m)
Wow. This explains why you're such a rabid Grateful Dead fan.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 11:48 AM (ccf/V)
242
M, here's a link to the red baron company response:
https://x.com/redbaronpizza/
@redbaronpizza
He’s still here. He’s got a fan club.
Including us.
And then the image says "employee of the month nominations are closed. You know why."
https://x.com/redbaronpizza/
@redbaronpizza
He’s still here. He’s got a fan club.
Including us.
And then the image says "employee of the month nominations are closed. You know why."
Posted by: LizLem at October 30, 2026 11:48 AM (XZKia)
243
Since these little dweebs are recording everything, no doubt the object of their pranks don't want to get arrested for assault (even if the punks deserve it).
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
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Directed EMP devices for people would be nice to fry the antisocial influencer electronics when they start that crap.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
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Directed EMP devices for people would be nice to fry the antisocial influencer electronics when they start that crap.
Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 11:48 AM (E4rtv)
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Pretty much all leftist public arguments are false or at least Motte and Baileys.
In the case of public radio it is mostly listened to by "the rich". They can afford to pay for it if they want it.
But leftists are very stingy. Having a latin American nanny and paying to abort your offspring with her without your Karen wife finding out really adds up you know?
In the case of public radio it is mostly listened to by "the rich". They can afford to pay for it if they want it.
But leftists are very stingy. Having a latin American nanny and paying to abort your offspring with her without your Karen wife finding out really adds up you know?
Posted by: 18-1 at October 30, 2026 11:48 AM (sKqQm)
245
Everyone convinced the polls are wrong, start buying R-Yes Senate contacts. They’re selling dollars for 30 cents.
For the house they’re selling dollars for 5 cents.
Best buy right now is South Carolina. It’s around 70-75 R. The blue wave would have to be Thailand tsunami level for SC to fall. Could it happen? Anything’s possible. But the odds are not 25% not even close.
For the house they’re selling dollars for 5 cents.
Best buy right now is South Carolina. It’s around 70-75 R. The blue wave would have to be Thailand tsunami level for SC to fall. Could it happen? Anything’s possible. But the odds are not 25% not even close.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at October 30, 2026 11:48 AM (w0BVu)
246
The nature of news has changed along with society.
In the 30's a local paper covered local events; a ladies' garden club meeting reporter misreported the name of the chairwoman.
The city editor told him to go to her house and personally apologize, he did, and when he got back was promptly fired.
Standards of the day.
The nature of news has changed along with society.
In the 30's a local paper covered local events; a ladies' garden club meeting reporter misreported the name of the chairwoman.
The city editor told him to go to her house and personally apologize, he did, and when he got back was promptly fired.
Standards of the day.
Posted by: Auspex at October 30, 2026 11:48 AM (Y8DZL)
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242 The only Cake Girl I recognize is the one who made her boyfriend a Diablo III cake!
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 30, 2026 11:48 AM (TMNW7)
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Her Diablo IV cake was live service and needed a constant internet connection to be eaten.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 30, 2026 11:48 AM (TMNW7)
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Her Diablo IV cake was live service and needed a constant internet connection to be eaten.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:48 AM (xjopy)
248
Conservatives need their own "fake polls" type propaganda.
Posted by: Sharpie
We need to find another Bernie Sanders to run against the real Bernie Sanders. And another AOC to run against the real AOC etc. They tell me it's not illegal.
Conservatives need their own "fake polls" type propaganda.
Posted by: Sharpie
We need to find another Bernie Sanders to run against the real Bernie Sanders. And another AOC to run against the real AOC etc. They tell me it's not illegal.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 30, 2026 11:48 AM (Cqx++)
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239 So does anybody know what the asshole was doing with his phone, that he "saved money"?
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 11:47 AM (Fi81e)
200 158 Posted by: m at October 30, 2026 11:23 AM (odBC9)
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So what did the turd do with his phone that he got $20 out it (same as in town).
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 11:34 AM (Fi81e)
The prankster was lying; he made his phone make a little sound, maybe a little icon, too, and then SAID he had successfully transferred the money (I think $10).
Posted by: m at October 30, 2026 11:40 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 11:47 AM (Fi81e)
200 158 Posted by: m at October 30, 2026 11:23 AM (odBC9)
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So what did the turd do with his phone that he got $20 out it (same as in town).
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 11:34 AM (Fi81e)
The prankster was lying; he made his phone make a little sound, maybe a little icon, too, and then SAID he had successfully transferred the money (I think $10).
Posted by: m at October 30, 2026 11:40 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: m at October 30, 2026 11:49 AM (odBC9)
250
Red Baron is a decent cheap frozen pizza brand. Newman's own is better, but a bit more expensive
Posted by: 18-1 at October 30, 2026 11:49 AM (sKqQm)
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The purpose of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting was to fill a perceived gap in public entertainment on radio and television. make the taxpayers pay for leftist political campaigns.
FIFY
FIFY
Posted by: Archimedes at October 30, 2026 11:49 AM (Riz8t)
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>>That's not a statistic, that is a comparison of raw numbers.
>>A statistic would be comparing deaths/million miles driven and deaths/million hours in the water...or something like that.
No shit, really?
How many people go in the water around the world? How many shark attacks are there?
How many people drive in a car around the world? How many people are injured in car accidents?
>>A statistic would be comparing deaths/million miles driven and deaths/million hours in the water...or something like that.
No shit, really?
How many people go in the water around the world? How many shark attacks are there?
How many people drive in a car around the world? How many people are injured in car accidents?
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 11:49 AM (viF8m)
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244 M, here's a link to the red baron company response:
https://x.com/redbaronpizza/
@redbaronpizza
He’s still here. He’s got a fan club.
Including us.
And then the image says "employee of the month nominations are closed. You know why."
Posted by: LizLem at October 30, 2026 11:48 AM (XZKia)
Thanks, LizLem!
https://x.com/redbaronpizza/
@redbaronpizza
He’s still here. He’s got a fan club.
Including us.
And then the image says "employee of the month nominations are closed. You know why."
Posted by: LizLem at October 30, 2026 11:48 AM (XZKia)
Thanks, LizLem!
Posted by: m at October 30, 2026 11:49 AM (odBC9)
254
If you have banking info saved on your phone it could be hacked in all sorts of interesting ways but I think the scammer here was just screwing with the guy
Posted by: 18-1 at October 30, 2026 11:50 AM (sKqQm)
255
Red Baron is a decent cheap frozen pizza brand. Newman's own is better, but a bit more expensive
Posted by: 18-1 at October 30, 2026 11:49 AM (sKqQm)
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I used to really like Digiorno's, but they did something to the recipe of their crust and now it's not nearly as good as it used to be.
I have several Red Baron pizzas in my freezer right now because their crust quality hasn't degraded as much.
Posted by: 18-1 at October 30, 2026 11:49 AM (sKqQm)
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I used to really like Digiorno's, but they did something to the recipe of their crust and now it's not nearly as good as it used to be.
I have several Red Baron pizzas in my freezer right now because their crust quality hasn't degraded as much.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 30, 2026 11:50 AM (FZ29D)
256
yeah Red Baron Pizza is one step above Totino's but I feel like buying one just to give them a nod for how they are handling this. And even pretty bad pizza is kinda good.
Monty Python's Flying Circus first aired in the US from a Public Television Station in Dallas in the 1970s. I used to watch it with my parents and little brother.
Yep. First place I saw Monty Python. First place I saw Black Adder, Are You Being Served, Keeping Up Appearances, UXB, and a host of other stuff. They would do lots of BBC's best stuff where I got to see actors such as Patrick Stewart before he was Somebody. It was a valid cultural service to the USA, back before there were 15 other places to get that stuff.
Monty Python's Flying Circus first aired in the US from a Public Television Station in Dallas in the 1970s. I used to watch it with my parents and little brother.
Yep. First place I saw Monty Python. First place I saw Black Adder, Are You Being Served, Keeping Up Appearances, UXB, and a host of other stuff. They would do lots of BBC's best stuff where I got to see actors such as Patrick Stewart before he was Somebody. It was a valid cultural service to the USA, back before there were 15 other places to get that stuff.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 30, 2026 11:50 AM (TMNW7)
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The purpose of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting was to fill a perceived gap in public entertainment on radio and television. make the taxpayers pay for leftist political campaigns.
FIFY
Posted by: Archimedes at October 30, 2026 11:49 AM (Riz8t)
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This was in the early stages of publicly funding Democrap.
Fraud, money laundering, and USAID long ago left NPR in the dust.
FIFY
Posted by: Archimedes at October 30, 2026 11:49 AM (Riz8t)
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This was in the early stages of publicly funding Democrap.
Fraud, money laundering, and USAID long ago left NPR in the dust.
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 11:51 AM (Fi81e)
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Yeah the phone guy wasn’t a scammer he is a prankster.
On top of red baron backing the employee and him getting all that money raised, Instagram shut down the asshole’s page as well.
We need so much more of this. All these “content creator” clowns need to be shut down.
On top of red baron backing the employee and him getting all that money raised, Instagram shut down the asshole’s page as well.
We need so much more of this. All these “content creator” clowns need to be shut down.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at October 30, 2026 11:51 AM (w0BVu)
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I used to really like Digiorno's, but they did something to the recipe of their crust and now it's not nearly as good as it used to be.
The Revenge of the MBAs.
The Revenge of the MBAs.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 30, 2026 11:51 AM (Riz8t)
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Her Diablo IV cake was live service and needed a constant internet connection to be eaten.
She was going to release it on phones only but got too much pushback from fans
She was going to release it on phones only but got too much pushback from fans
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 30, 2026 11:51 AM (TMNW7)
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Sorry, checking something.
Good news: the school dropped all charges and the college repub kids won't be expelled. I suspect public pressure was too great.
Bad news: other than shame on socials, cake girl will have no repercussions. She's working on a medical degree to work with kids. I wouldn't want my kids within 100 yards of her.
What happened to "hate has no home here?" College liberals are chock full of hate.
Posted by: LizLem at October 30, 2026 11:40 AM (XZKia)
You reminded me of that poem.
I've REALLY learned to hate these sub-human things this year. And I got my late Mother through Canadian Covid unvaxxed.
There's the thought that 'Oh, we can't descend to their level or we'll become monsters too.'
No, eventually we descend to their level, destroy them mercilessly and then return to being good people that just wanted to be left alone.
Good news: the school dropped all charges and the college repub kids won't be expelled. I suspect public pressure was too great.
Bad news: other than shame on socials, cake girl will have no repercussions. She's working on a medical degree to work with kids. I wouldn't want my kids within 100 yards of her.
What happened to "hate has no home here?" College liberals are chock full of hate.
Posted by: LizLem at October 30, 2026 11:40 AM (XZKia)
You reminded me of that poem.
I've REALLY learned to hate these sub-human things this year. And I got my late Mother through Canadian Covid unvaxxed.
There's the thought that 'Oh, we can't descend to their level or we'll become monsters too.'
No, eventually we descend to their level, destroy them mercilessly and then return to being good people that just wanted to be left alone.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 106 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 30, 2026 11:52 AM (Sco7b)
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Monty Python's Flying Circus first aired in the US from a Public Television Station in Dallas in the 1970s. I used to watch it with my parents and little brother.
We mostly liked the animation. But, it taught me how to appreciate British humor and now I own the DVD set. My boys love it.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 30, 2026 11:48 AM (W2Pud)
Heh. The UHF channels days. Fun times they were.
We mostly liked the animation. But, it taught me how to appreciate British humor and now I own the DVD set. My boys love it.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 30, 2026 11:48 AM (W2Pud)
Heh. The UHF channels days. Fun times they were.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at October 30, 2026 11:52 AM (g8Ew8)
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252 How many people go in the water around the world?
forty-two!
How many shark attacks are there?
forty-two!
How many people drive in a car around the world?
forty-two!
How many people are injured in car accidents?
forty-two!
forty-two!
How many shark attacks are there?
forty-two!
How many people drive in a car around the world?
forty-two!
How many people are injured in car accidents?
forty-two!
Posted by: deep thought at October 30, 2026 11:52 AM (oY6Yp)
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We need to find another Bernie Sanders to run against the real Bernie Sanders. And another AOC to run against the real AOC etc. They tell me it's not illegal.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 30, 2026 11:48 AM (Cqx++)
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1. Say "Oligachy" a lot.
2. Glare a lot.
3. Fly first-class to all events.
4. Profit!
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 30, 2026 11:48 AM (Cqx++)
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1. Say "Oligachy" a lot.
2. Glare a lot.
3. Fly first-class to all events.
4. Profit!
Posted by: The AoSHQ Bernie Sanders Doppelganger Tutorial at October 30, 2026 11:52 AM (brIJB)
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Top headlines on NPR right now are:
Analysis of Senate Races
Cheesecake Factory eaters are White Supremacists
Trump is a bad Orangeman
Something about North Korea
Nothing about BroFo or the O'Keefe arrest which are the two biggest news items right now after election news
Analysis of Senate Races
Cheesecake Factory eaters are White Supremacists
Trump is a bad Orangeman
Something about North Korea
Nothing about BroFo or the O'Keefe arrest which are the two biggest news items right now after election news
Posted by: 18-1 at October 30, 2026 11:52 AM (sKqQm)
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260 Her Diablo IV cake was live service and needed a constant internet connection to be eaten.
She was going to release it on phones only but got too much pushback from fans
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 30, 2026 11:51 AM (TMNW7)
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She's trying to figure out how to make the Diablo V cake inside out but tasting just as good as the Diablo II cupcake she made him when they were children.
She was going to release it on phones only but got too much pushback from fans
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 30, 2026 11:51 AM (TMNW7)
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She's trying to figure out how to make the Diablo V cake inside out but tasting just as good as the Diablo II cupcake she made him when they were children.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:52 AM (xjopy)
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I used to really like Digiorno's, but they did something to the recipe of their crust and now it's not nearly as good as it used to be..
Digiorno's is basically a bad loaf of bread with whatever cheap toppings everyone else uses. Almost all pizza places put sugar in their sauce which is an abomination before the Lord (and makes their pizza essentially inedible for me).
Digiorno's is basically a bad loaf of bread with whatever cheap toppings everyone else uses. Almost all pizza places put sugar in their sauce which is an abomination before the Lord (and makes their pizza essentially inedible for me).
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 30, 2026 11:53 AM (TMNW7)
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at October 30, 2026 11:53 AM (w0BVu)
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We need to find another Bernie Sanders to run against the real Bernie Sanders. And another AOC to run against the real AOC etc. They tell me it's not illegal.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 30, 2026 11:48 AM (Cqx++)
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1. Say "Oligachy" a lot.
2. Glare a lot.
3. Fly first-class to all events.
4. Profit!
Bernie is especially bad about bird-hands.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 30, 2026 11:48 AM (Cqx++)
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1. Say "Oligachy" a lot.
2. Glare a lot.
3. Fly first-class to all events.
4. Profit!
Bernie is especially bad about bird-hands.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 30, 2026 11:53 AM (Riz8t)
270
Shark dive tour. No cages.
https://oneoceandiving.com/
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 30, 2026 11:27 AM (iFTx/)
I've dived with sharks around many times. Sometimes they get curious but never threatening. The only time I became anxious of them is when a bunch of hammerhead sharks showed up once. The dive master called the dive and we went back up to the boat. Hammerheads are extremely moody.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at October 30, 2026 11:45 AM (g8Ew
_________
There was a hammerhead in the water with us, but sadly I didn't see it. Only a few of the divers saw it, so it must have only came into view for a short time and then swam away.
There's a tiger shark dive that's a much longer tour and much much more expensive. I would do that ....
https://oneoceandiving.com/
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 30, 2026 11:27 AM (iFTx/)
I've dived with sharks around many times. Sometimes they get curious but never threatening. The only time I became anxious of them is when a bunch of hammerhead sharks showed up once. The dive master called the dive and we went back up to the boat. Hammerheads are extremely moody.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at October 30, 2026 11:45 AM (g8Ew
_________
There was a hammerhead in the water with us, but sadly I didn't see it. Only a few of the divers saw it, so it must have only came into view for a short time and then swam away.
There's a tiger shark dive that's a much longer tour and much much more expensive. I would do that ....
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 30, 2026 11:53 AM (iFTx/)
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"We need more money to license cheap content from another country. Donate today."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:45 AM (xjopy)
"Shut-up!!!! That's our trade secret!!!"
-Netflix
"We need more money to license cheap content from another country. Donate today."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:45 AM (xjopy)
"Shut-up!!!! That's our trade secret!!!"
-Netflix
Posted by: naturalfake at October 30, 2026 11:53 AM (YSUhf)
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Admitting you failed and making corrections is how you grow your knowledge base.
Embrace it. Stop making stupid comparisons that have no basis in reality.
Embrace it. Stop making stupid comparisons that have no basis in reality.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 11:53 AM (ccf/V)
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I actually did contribute to WGUC in Cincinnati after they offloaded all the dreary NPR stuff onto the Xavier University station and went full classical music.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
I donate to my local classical music station because there is no political crap on it. I'm sure the hosts are as leftie as all get out but they keep their mouths shut and only talk about music.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
I donate to my local classical music station because there is no political crap on it. I'm sure the hosts are as leftie as all get out but they keep their mouths shut and only talk about music.
Posted by: Tuna at October 30, 2026 11:54 AM (lJ0H4)
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254 If you have banking info saved on your phone it could be hacked in all sorts of interesting ways but I think the scammer here was just screwing with the guy
Posted by: 18-1
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The fake scammer dude was purposefully being a jackass for a hideous audience that eats up vile content on social media. Whole genre needs to be demonetized by social media. No money for it, you will get less of it.
Social media is in the process of proving Gresham's Law. Content dives the lowest possible level so addlepated morons with iqs of a burned out light bulb can click like and subscribe worldwide. Given IQ distributions, we have a lot of smooth brained apes in the world with smartphones and they all click on idiotic content apparently.
Posted by: 18-1
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The fake scammer dude was purposefully being a jackass for a hideous audience that eats up vile content on social media. Whole genre needs to be demonetized by social media. No money for it, you will get less of it.
Social media is in the process of proving Gresham's Law. Content dives the lowest possible level so addlepated morons with iqs of a burned out light bulb can click like and subscribe worldwide. Given IQ distributions, we have a lot of smooth brained apes in the world with smartphones and they all click on idiotic content apparently.
Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 11:54 AM (E4rtv)
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Are all of you telling me the three $3.97 CANADIAN pizzas I bought yesterday in a rare shopping trip may not be as heavenly as I imagined?
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 106 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 30, 2026 11:54 AM (Sco7b)
276
Bernie is basically a caricature of leftwingers.
Too lazy to make it in a commune he got into politics. Where he has since spent his time writing rape-fanfic and getting rich and...that's it.
Too lazy to make it in a commune he got into politics. Where he has since spent his time writing rape-fanfic and getting rich and...that's it.
Posted by: 18-1 at October 30, 2026 11:55 AM (sKqQm)
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256 Yep. First place I saw Monty Python. First place I saw Black Adder, Are You Being Served, Keeping Up Appearances, UXB, and a host of other stuff. They would do lots of BBC's best stuff where I got to see actors such as Patrick Stewart before he was Somebody.
yeah. and you would *expect* bbc america to play that sort of stuff, but it mostly seems to be st:tng reruns whenever i look at what's playing.
yeah. and you would *expect* bbc america to play that sort of stuff, but it mostly seems to be st:tng reruns whenever i look at what's playing.
Posted by: anachronda at October 30, 2026 11:55 AM (oY6Yp)
278
Bernie says 'oligawkey'
Posted by: Don Black at October 30, 2026 11:55 AM (ZxPkt)
279
Agree. I'm amazed that more of these punks don't get shot or beaten. Some of the confrontations are just asking for violence, and they are usually frail little dingleberries of dorkness.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 30, 2026 11:44 AM (iFTx/)
What you don't usually see is the hulking 6'5" bodyguard just off-screen with a fanny pack that holds something suspiciously dense and heavy. A LOT of these influencer pansies have bodyguards on hand to keep them from getting shivved, despite the fact that the video footage would make BANK.
Agree. I'm amazed that more of these punks don't get shot or beaten. Some of the confrontations are just asking for violence, and they are usually frail little dingleberries of dorkness.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 30, 2026 11:44 AM (iFTx/)
What you don't usually see is the hulking 6'5" bodyguard just off-screen with a fanny pack that holds something suspiciously dense and heavy. A LOT of these influencer pansies have bodyguards on hand to keep them from getting shivved, despite the fact that the video footage would make BANK.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 30, 2026 11:55 AM (iqcvy)
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"Shut-up!!!! That's our trade secret!!!"
-Netflix
TBF, much of their best content was made in other countries, especially Korea and Japan.
"Shut-up!!!! That's our trade secret!!!"
-Netflix
TBF, much of their best content was made in other countries, especially Korea and Japan.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 30, 2026 11:55 AM (Riz8t)
281
Weird cycle to assert that when the GOP has more money than Democrats.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
==
I guarantee you, more "liberal" dollars were spent in this cycle than "conservative" dollars. I bet it's easy 2:1.
Something like the RNC might have money than the DNC this cycle, but what really matters is what all these individual campaigns raise, plus outside interest groups.
We've been getting stomped in fundraising for a while now.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
==
I guarantee you, more "liberal" dollars were spent in this cycle than "conservative" dollars. I bet it's easy 2:1.
Something like the RNC might have money than the DNC this cycle, but what really matters is what all these individual campaigns raise, plus outside interest groups.
We've been getting stomped in fundraising for a while now.
Posted by: Sharpie at October 30, 2026 11:55 AM (eXAiG)
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The prankster was lying; he made his phone make a little sound, maybe a little icon, too, and then SAID he had successfully transferred the money (I think $10).
Posted by: m at October 30, 2026 11:40 AM (odBC9)
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Yeah, apparently it's a "fake Apple pay scam". It just uses Apple Pay's screen and tone to fake a pay scam.
And people would watch this on Instagram?
A real scam is to fake pay somebody and then say you overpaid and they have to send you some money back, apparently.
But why would that ever look like you holding up a pizza box and somebody scanning it?
Posted by: m at October 30, 2026 11:40 AM (odBC9)
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Yeah, apparently it's a "fake Apple pay scam". It just uses Apple Pay's screen and tone to fake a pay scam.
And people would watch this on Instagram?
A real scam is to fake pay somebody and then say you overpaid and they have to send you some money back, apparently.
But why would that ever look like you holding up a pizza box and somebody scanning it?
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 11:55 AM (Fi81e)
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281 Something like the RNC might have money than the DNC this cycle, but what really matters is what all these individual campaigns raise, plus outside interest groups.
We've been getting stomped in fundraising for a while now.
Posted by: Sharpie at October 30, 2026 11:55 AM (eXAiG)
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It's outside groups, too. Republicans have more money than Democrats.
We've been getting stomped in fundraising for a while now.
Posted by: Sharpie at October 30, 2026 11:55 AM (eXAiG)
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It's outside groups, too. Republicans have more money than Democrats.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 11:55 AM (xjopy)
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My “screw you” moment for NPR was shortly after 9/11 and they ran a sob story about a guy who was afraid that he would be profiled at the airport—not that he had been profiled, he was just afraid it would happen. And, get this, he thought that some people had given him suspicious glances.
He described himself as a “dark-skinned Latino performance artist.”
He described himself as a “dark-skinned Latino performance artist.”
Posted by: Kam Fong as Chin Ho at October 30, 2026 11:56 AM (dk1uA)
285
Addlepated is a very cromulent word.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 30, 2026 11:56 AM (brIJB)
286
>>Admitting you failed and making corrections is how you grow your knowledge base.
Do you know how mirrors work?
Do you know how mirrors work?
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 11:56 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 30, 2026 11:56 AM (TMNW7)
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The fake scammer dude was purposefully being a jackass for a hideous audience that eats up vile content on social media. Whole genre needs to be demonetized by social media. No money for it, you will get less of it.
I've seen funny prank videos but this guy was bringing no energy or thought to it.
Like...show up in a Red Baron costume and try to convince the guy you are the official company mascot...at least that could be funny.
I've seen funny prank videos but this guy was bringing no energy or thought to it.
Like...show up in a Red Baron costume and try to convince the guy you are the official company mascot...at least that could be funny.
Posted by: 18-1 at October 30, 2026 11:56 AM (sKqQm)
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Bernie used to talk about millionnnaiiaaahhs and billionaaiiaaahs. Then he became a millioonaaaiiaah himself and suddenly shifted only to attacking billionaaaiiahs exclusively.
Funny that.
Funny that.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at October 30, 2026 11:56 AM (w0BVu)
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Do you know how mirrors work?
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 11:56 AM (viF8m)
Pass the dutchie, bro. You've had enough.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 11:56 AM (viF8m)
Pass the dutchie, bro. You've had enough.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 11:57 AM (ccf/V)
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We've been getting stomped in fundraising for a while now.
A significant portion of lefty political dollars come directly or indirectly from the taxpayers.
A significant portion of lefty political dollars come directly or indirectly from the taxpayers.
Posted by: 18-1 at October 30, 2026 11:57 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 30, 2026 11:58 AM (FZ29D)
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yeah. and you would *expect* bbc america to play that sort of stuff, but it mostly seems to be st:tng reruns whenever i look at what's playing.
BBC has changed since back then, they consider all their old stuff too white and male and British and are horrified by it. Besides, John Cleese keeps criticizing Muslims and this Must Not Be Tolerated
BBC has changed since back then, they consider all their old stuff too white and male and British and are horrified by it. Besides, John Cleese keeps criticizing Muslims and this Must Not Be Tolerated
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 30, 2026 11:58 AM (TMNW7)
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A significant portion of lefty political dollars come directly or indirectly from the taxpayers.
Posted by: 18-1 at October 30, 2026 11:57 AM (sKqQm)
Decreased dramatically with the destruction of USAID.
A significant portion of lefty political dollars come directly or indirectly from the taxpayers.
Posted by: 18-1 at October 30, 2026 11:57 AM (sKqQm)
Decreased dramatically with the destruction of USAID.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 11:58 AM (ccf/V)
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267 I used to really like Digiorno's, but they did something to the recipe of their crust and now it's not nearly as good as it used to be..
Digiorno's is basically a bad loaf of bread with whatever cheap toppings everyone else uses. Almost all pizza places put sugar in their sauce which is an abomination before the Lord (and makes their pizza essentially inedible for me).
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
DiGiornos got cheapened after a forced sale from Kraft to Nestles in 2010 due to antitrust reasons. Nestles immediately set about cheapening the brand ingredients in order to meet revenue and profit marks while claiming it was promoting health.
Digiorno's is basically a bad loaf of bread with whatever cheap toppings everyone else uses. Almost all pizza places put sugar in their sauce which is an abomination before the Lord (and makes their pizza essentially inedible for me).
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
DiGiornos got cheapened after a forced sale from Kraft to Nestles in 2010 due to antitrust reasons. Nestles immediately set about cheapening the brand ingredients in order to meet revenue and profit marks while claiming it was promoting health.
Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 11:58 AM (E4rtv)
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I love that there are some people here who can never just say "oops". It's not easy but it's freeing. Trust me no one thinks you're perfect. And you aren't.
I'm not. I'm just right a lot and smart and funny and devilishly charming and handsome. But not perfect.
I'm not. I'm just right a lot and smart and funny and devilishly charming and handsome. But not perfect.
Posted by: ... at October 30, 2026 11:58 AM (I+a8W)
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significant portion of lefty political dollars come directly or indirectly from the taxpayers.
Posted by: 18-1 at October 30, 2026 11:57 AM (sKqQm)
Ahem
Posted by: 18-1 at October 30, 2026 11:57 AM (sKqQm)
Ahem
Posted by: Soros Family at October 30, 2026 11:58 AM (w0BVu)
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It's outside groups, too. Republicans have more money than Democrats.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Honestly, show your math on this because I just dont believe it.
Talarico raised like $146 million to Paxton's like $23 million over he same period. That's just one example, but you can find all sorts of examples like this.
It's really astonishing just how much more money Dems have been able to raise.
It's outside groups, too. Republicans have more money than Democrats.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
==
Honestly, show your math on this because I just dont believe it.
Talarico raised like $146 million to Paxton's like $23 million over he same period. That's just one example, but you can find all sorts of examples like this.
It's really astonishing just how much more money Dems have been able to raise.
Posted by: Sharpie at October 30, 2026 11:59 AM (eXAiG)
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297 significant portion of lefty political dollars come directly or indirectly from the taxpayers.
Posted by: 18-1 at October 30, 2026 11:57 AM (sKqQm)
Ahem
Posted by: Soros Family at October 30, 2026 11:58 AM (w0BVu)
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We found out when USAID came into the news early in Trump 2.0 that Soros funded surprisingly little.
He provided seed money for NGOs, but the NGOs were then funded by fed grants exclusively.
Posted by: 18-1 at October 30, 2026 11:57 AM (sKqQm)
Ahem
Posted by: Soros Family at October 30, 2026 11:58 AM (w0BVu)
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We found out when USAID came into the news early in Trump 2.0 that Soros funded surprisingly little.
He provided seed money for NGOs, but the NGOs were then funded by fed grants exclusively.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 12:00 PM (xjopy)
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Elon hits it on the nose again.
My biggest concern is that if there is a clean sweep by Democrats of the House, Senate and Presidency in 2028, they will:
1. Make DC and Puerto Rico states to gain a strong majority in the Senate.
2. Open the borders and legalize everyone living in America illegally to cement a permanent majority.
3. Increase the size of the Supreme Court to gain an immediate majority.
This would result in America becoming a permanent one-party state and the end of democracy in any meaningful sense of the word.
https://tinyurl.com/mrawcd5h
My biggest concern is that if there is a clean sweep by Democrats of the House, Senate and Presidency in 2028, they will:
1. Make DC and Puerto Rico states to gain a strong majority in the Senate.
2. Open the borders and legalize everyone living in America illegally to cement a permanent majority.
3. Increase the size of the Supreme Court to gain an immediate majority.
This would result in America becoming a permanent one-party state and the end of democracy in any meaningful sense of the word.
https://tinyurl.com/mrawcd5h
Posted by: Archimedes at October 30, 2026 12:00 PM (Riz8t)
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I liked the animated PBS "Mystery" intro.
And I still remember that the show was made possible by a grant from the Mobil Corporation. So that worked.
And I still remember that the show was made possible by a grant from the Mobil Corporation. So that worked.
Posted by: far cry at October 30, 2026 12:00 PM (wXgT/)
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Even a fair amount of Soros-bucks are coming from various government organizations.
The left has gotten very very good about coming up with nominal public interest NGOs and government organizations that just exist to pay leftwing activists and oligarchs
The left has gotten very very good about coming up with nominal public interest NGOs and government organizations that just exist to pay leftwing activists and oligarchs
Posted by: 18-1 at October 30, 2026 12:00 PM (sKqQm)
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people here who can never just say "oops". It's not easy but it's freeing. Trust me no one thinks you're perfect. And you aren't.
One of the most powerful and freeing things you can say is "I don't know" but its scary: it feels like you are admitting defeat and simply handing your foe ammunition. Its hard to do. I am not very good at it.
One of the most powerful and freeing things you can say is "I don't know" but its scary: it feels like you are admitting defeat and simply handing your foe ammunition. Its hard to do. I am not very good at it.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 30, 2026 12:00 PM (TMNW7)
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OLIGOCKY!!!
Posted by: Bernie at October 30, 2026 12:00 PM (I+a8W)
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You could probably find somebody who
1. Starts fuming about Musk's money in politics
2. You tell about Zuckerberg spending 400 million dollars to make sure Trump does not get back into office.
3. Says "Yeah, but he was right" OR walks off OR changes the topic.
1. Starts fuming about Musk's money in politics
2. You tell about Zuckerberg spending 400 million dollars to make sure Trump does not get back into office.
3. Says "Yeah, but he was right" OR walks off OR changes the topic.
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 12:00 PM (Fi81e)
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A lot more in the mailbox and on TV from dems this year than republicans.
And, no, I don't answer phone calls from anonymous sources anymore but it doesn't stop the scammers from trying.
A lot more in the mailbox and on TV from dems this year than republicans.
And, no, I don't answer phone calls from anonymous sources anymore but it doesn't stop the scammers from trying.
Posted by: Auspex at October 30, 2026 12:01 PM (Y8DZL)
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298
Honestly, show your math on this because I just dont believe it.
Posted by: Sharpie at October 30, 2026 11:59 AM (eXAiG)
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Party Committees: As of late September 2026, the six official national and Hill party committees (DNC, DSCC, DCCC, RNC, NRSC, NRCC) raised a combined $1.5 billion.• Democratic Party committees (DNC, DSCC, DCCC) raised $680 million.
• Republican Party committees (RNC, NRSC, NRCC) raised $812 million.
Outside Groups & Super PACs: Outside spending, super PACs, and dark money groups have broken previous midterm records, surpassing $2 billion in super PAC spending and $1 billion in dark money.• Right-leaning or Republican-aligned super PACs and outside groups have held a significant financial advantage, with top groups like the Senate Leadership Fund and individual megadonors (such as Elon Musk) outraising and outpacing Democratic-aligned counterparts (such as the Senate Majority PAC) by roughly a 2-to-1 ratio in major independent expenditure and super PAC tallies.
• Top left-leaning/Democratic super PACs collected around $877 million compared to over $1.6 billion for top right-leaning/GOP-aligned super PACs in leading analyses reported by The NYT
Honestly, show your math on this because I just dont believe it.
Posted by: Sharpie at October 30, 2026 11:59 AM (eXAiG)
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Party Committees: As of late September 2026, the six official national and Hill party committees (DNC, DSCC, DCCC, RNC, NRSC, NRCC) raised a combined $1.5 billion.• Democratic Party committees (DNC, DSCC, DCCC) raised $680 million.
• Republican Party committees (RNC, NRSC, NRCC) raised $812 million.
Outside Groups & Super PACs: Outside spending, super PACs, and dark money groups have broken previous midterm records, surpassing $2 billion in super PAC spending and $1 billion in dark money.• Right-leaning or Republican-aligned super PACs and outside groups have held a significant financial advantage, with top groups like the Senate Leadership Fund and individual megadonors (such as Elon Musk) outraising and outpacing Democratic-aligned counterparts (such as the Senate Majority PAC) by roughly a 2-to-1 ratio in major independent expenditure and super PAC tallies.
• Top left-leaning/Democratic super PACs collected around $877 million compared to over $1.6 billion for top right-leaning/GOP-aligned super PACs in leading analyses reported by The NYT
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 12:01 PM (xjopy)
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You could probably find somebody who
1. Starts fuming about Musk's money in politics
2. You tell about Zuckerberg spending 400 million dollars to make sure Trump does not get back into office.
3. Says "Yeah, but he was right" OR walks off OR changes the topic.
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 12:00 PM (Fi81e)
Because it's OK when THEY do it, you see, because THEIR way is the BEST way and you're a bigot Nazi for thinking otherwise.
1. Starts fuming about Musk's money in politics
2. You tell about Zuckerberg spending 400 million dollars to make sure Trump does not get back into office.
3. Says "Yeah, but he was right" OR walks off OR changes the topic.
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 12:00 PM (Fi81e)
Because it's OK when THEY do it, you see, because THEIR way is the BEST way and you're a bigot Nazi for thinking otherwise.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 12:01 PM (ccf/V)
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DiGiornos got cheapened after a forced sale from Kraft to Nestles in 2010 due to antitrust reasons.
It's good to know that our government is on the job, keeping a close eye on the big issues.
It's good to know that our government is on the job, keeping a close eye on the big issues.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 30, 2026 12:01 PM (Riz8t)
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saturdays were fun listening here in northeast florida driving along country roads and listening to car talk wait wait don't tell me but as always they binned all of that in favor of what it became
Posted by: paulnjax at October 30, 2026 12:02 PM (PPnyU)
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A lot more in the mailbox and on TV from dems this year than republicans.
Posted by: Auspex
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It's like 10:1 in tv ads favoring Democrats in my area.
Posted by: Auspex
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It's like 10:1 in tv ads favoring Democrats in my area.
Posted by: Sharpie at October 30, 2026 12:02 PM (eXAiG)
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This would result in America becoming a permanent one-party state and the end of democracy in any meaningful sense of the word.
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Its the end of the world as we know it
Its the end of the world as we know it
I feel fine.
This would result in America becoming a permanent one-party state and the end of democracy in any meaningful sense of the word.
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Its the end of the world as we know it
Its the end of the world as we know it
I feel fine.
Posted by: REM at October 30, 2026 12:02 PM (anL5R)
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We found out when USAID came into the news early in Trump 2.0 that Soros funded surprisingly little.
Soros was good at scamming the government to appear generous. He'd donate 100k to an organization and get back 150k from government grants, matching funds, etc.
Soros was good at scamming the government to appear generous. He'd donate 100k to an organization and get back 150k from government grants, matching funds, etc.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 30, 2026 12:02 PM (TMNW7)
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296 I love that there are some people here who can never just say "oops". It's not easy but it's freeing. Trust me no one thinks you're perfect. And you aren't.
He'd be out in a field arguing with a fence post if he didn't have internet access.
He'd be out in a field arguing with a fence post if he didn't have internet access.
Posted by: site needs an ignore toggle at October 30, 2026 12:02 PM (nVDlP)
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>>Shark attacks often spark fear and fascination, but how many fatalities actually occur each year? Contrary to popular belief, the number of shark-related deaths is surprisingly low. On average, there are about 10 fatalities worldwide annually, a statistic that underscores the rarity of such incidents
https://tinyurl.com/rjjpt8zd
https://tinyurl.com/rjjpt8zd
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 12:02 PM (viF8m)
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Elon needs to calm down. He's making me nervous.
Posted by: Doomer McBlackPill at October 30, 2026 12:02 PM (anL5R)
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Thx Buck
I don't usually wish ill , but that Katherine Maher the president of NPR is such an arrogant AWFL that I hope she catches the blame for it's demise
I don't usually wish ill , but that Katherine Maher the president of NPR is such an arrogant AWFL that I hope she catches the blame for it's demise
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 30, 2026 12:03 PM (f8snw)
Posted by: man at October 30, 2026 12:03 PM (ADOtk)
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I have a libtard acquaintance who hates Musk and thinks he's stupid and a bad businessman for "getting involved in politics".
I say (don't ask why I bother), what about Gates, Zuck, Bezos etc.
"That's different."
Well.... that settles THAT!!!!
I say (don't ask why I bother), what about Gates, Zuck, Bezos etc.
"That's different."
Well.... that settles THAT!!!!
Posted by: ... at October 30, 2026 12:03 PM (I+a8W)
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Elon needs to calm down. He's making me nervous.
Posted by: Doomer McBlackPill at October 30, 2026 12:02 PM (anL5R)
Point to the false statement in his post.
Posted by: Doomer McBlackPill at October 30, 2026 12:02 PM (anL5R)
Point to the false statement in his post.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 12:03 PM (ccf/V)
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I'm surprised the Federal government doesn't charge us to listen 3the radio and teevee.
Posted by: torabora at October 30, 2026 12:03 PM (Wt1Rs)
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Elon needs to calm down. He's making me nervous.
Posted by: Doomer McBlackPill
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Even if Dems captured Congress with some bare majority, they wouldn't be able to accomplish what he outlined.
Posted by: Doomer McBlackPill
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Even if Dems captured Congress with some bare majority, they wouldn't be able to accomplish what he outlined.
Posted by: Sharpie at October 30, 2026 12:03 PM (eXAiG)
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I did persuade him to vote Trump over Kamala so that's why I bother.
Posted by: ... at October 30, 2026 12:03 PM (I+a8W)
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One of the most powerful and freeing things you can say is "I don't know" but its scary: it feels like you are admitting defeat and simply handing your foe ammunition. Its hard to do. I am not very good at it.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 30, 2026 12:00 PM (TMNW7)
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I do both to those quite freely.
In fact, I have a whole spiel about how people need to get more comfortable with ignorance.
Our baseline is ignorance. It's why we use heuristic models. To get closer to what will likely be more consistent with outcomes, if we prostrated ourselves before the process.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 30, 2026 12:00 PM (TMNW7)
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I do both to those quite freely.
In fact, I have a whole spiel about how people need to get more comfortable with ignorance.
Our baseline is ignorance. It's why we use heuristic models. To get closer to what will likely be more consistent with outcomes, if we prostrated ourselves before the process.
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 12:04 PM (Fi81e)
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Elon hits it on the nose again.
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He left out that the New World Order under Democrat control will seize all of his Starlink satellites and reprogram them to broadcast Commie propaganda 24/7 around the world.
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He left out that the New World Order under Democrat control will seize all of his Starlink satellites and reprogram them to broadcast Commie propaganda 24/7 around the world.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 30, 2026 12:04 PM (FZ29D)
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306
A lot more in the mailbox and on TV from dems this year than republicans.
And, no, I don't answer phone calls from anonymous sources anymore but it doesn't stop the scammers from trying.
Posted by: Auspex at October 30, 2026 12:01 PM (Y8DZL)
Not in Michigan TV.
Wow, tons of anti-dem ads everywhere.
And one liberal bitch JUST started airing ads this week and she was up for something bigger.
CNN and MSNow were whining about how much Musk was putting into the races. I think it was over $400 million.
A lot more in the mailbox and on TV from dems this year than republicans.
And, no, I don't answer phone calls from anonymous sources anymore but it doesn't stop the scammers from trying.
Posted by: Auspex at October 30, 2026 12:01 PM (Y8DZL)
Not in Michigan TV.
Wow, tons of anti-dem ads everywhere.
And one liberal bitch JUST started airing ads this week and she was up for something bigger.
CNN and MSNow were whining about how much Musk was putting into the races. I think it was over $400 million.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 106 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 30, 2026 12:04 PM (Sco7b)
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They would do lots of BBC's best stuff where I got to see actors such as Patrick Stewart before he was Somebody.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
He played Sejanus in I, Claudius. He had hair for that role. Don't know if it was a wig or natural, but he had hair.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
He played Sejanus in I, Claudius. He had hair for that role. Don't know if it was a wig or natural, but he had hair.
Posted by: Bulg at October 30, 2026 12:04 PM (77rzZ)
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Shark attacks often spark fear and fascination, but how many fatalities actually occur each year? Contrary to popular belief, the number of shark-related deaths is surprisingly low. On average, there are about 10 fatalities worldwide annually, a statistic that underscores the rarity of such incidents
https://tinyurl.com/rjjpt8zd
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Kiss my stump.
https://tinyurl.com/rjjpt8zd
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Kiss my stump.
Posted by: Bethany Hamilton at October 30, 2026 12:04 PM (anL5R)
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I don't usually wish ill , but that Katherine Maher the president of NPR is such an arrogant AWFL that I hope she catches the blame for it's demise
Nice looking, though.
Nice looking, though.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 30, 2026 12:04 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: anachronda at October 30, 2026 12:04 PM (oY6Yp)
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And I still remember that the show was made possible by a grant from the Mobil Corporation. So that worked."
Have some of the posters from various shows...
Have some of the posters from various shows...
Posted by: man at October 30, 2026 12:05 PM (ADOtk)
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Kiss my stump.
Posted by: Bethany Hamilton at October 30, 2026 12:04 PM (anL5R)
Statistics say you'd have been better off dying in a car crash.
Kiss my stump.
Posted by: Bethany Hamilton at October 30, 2026 12:04 PM (anL5R)
Statistics say you'd have been better off dying in a car crash.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 12:05 PM (ccf/V)
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311 A lot more in the mailbox and on TV from dems this year than republicans.
Posted by: Auspex
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It's like 10:1 in tv ads favoring Democrats in my area.
Posted by: Sharpie
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Good, the Democrats are burning money to make political consultants rich. Mailers and adverts do little to change races nowadays.
GOTV is the biggest bang per buck but commissions for managing volunteers are the least. And that has been validated by controlled field studies back in the 00's and subsequently.
Turns out, people like to be asked for their vote and Trump's rallies have a bigger effect on GOTV than a host of ads.
Posted by: Auspex
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It's like 10:1 in tv ads favoring Democrats in my area.
Posted by: Sharpie
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Good, the Democrats are burning money to make political consultants rich. Mailers and adverts do little to change races nowadays.
GOTV is the biggest bang per buck but commissions for managing volunteers are the least. And that has been validated by controlled field studies back in the 00's and subsequently.
Turns out, people like to be asked for their vote and Trump's rallies have a bigger effect on GOTV than a host of ads.
Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 12:05 PM (E4rtv)
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Even if Dems captured Congress with some bare majority, they wouldn't be able to accomplish what he outlined.
See the Schlichter link I posted earlier in the thread.
See the Schlichter link I posted earlier in the thread.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 30, 2026 12:06 PM (Riz8t)
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>>Monty Python's Flying Circus first aired in the US from a Public Television Station in Dallas in the 1970s.
Chicago public TV ran it at 10 PM Sunday nights, then Dave Allen's show, then OG Doctor Who. Monday mornings were difficult.
Chicago public TV ran it at 10 PM Sunday nights, then Dave Allen's show, then OG Doctor Who. Monday mornings were difficult.
Posted by: Nazdar at October 30, 2026 12:06 PM (NcvvS)
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Turns out, people like to be asked for their vote and Trump's rallies have a bigger effect on GOTV than a host of ads.
Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 12:05 PM (E4rtv)
Any reasons given for why Trump canceled the live appearance in Kansas for online streaming?
Turns out, people like to be asked for their vote and Trump's rallies have a bigger effect on GOTV than a host of ads.
Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 12:05 PM (E4rtv)
Any reasons given for why Trump canceled the live appearance in Kansas for online streaming?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 12:06 PM (ccf/V)
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Yep. But true local radio/tv can have a role by covering local concerns and interests. Local papers are now just a memory in most places and that lets the corrupt local pols do as they like as podcasts rarely work on a local level, nor does places filled with insane Karens like Nextdoor substitute. Public access radio/tv model.
Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 11:34 AM (E4rtv)
There is such a thing as hyper-local podcasts, which are pretty much just community round ups by a couple people nattering on - often on a potato-equivalent audio set up - and funded by donations. There is also the Godcaster group that allows churches to put their services out on podcast as well.
Adam Curry has had a major hand in developing the software for both of those
Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 11:34 AM (E4rtv)
There is such a thing as hyper-local podcasts, which are pretty much just community round ups by a couple people nattering on - often on a potato-equivalent audio set up - and funded by donations. There is also the Godcaster group that allows churches to put their services out on podcast as well.
Adam Curry has had a major hand in developing the software for both of those
Posted by: Kindltot at October 30, 2026 12:06 PM (rbvCR)
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I'm surprised the Federal government doesn't charge us to listen 3the radio and teevee."
Would have if I were still in office!
/Woodrow Wilson...
Would have if I were still in office!
/Woodrow Wilson...
Posted by: man at October 30, 2026 12:07 PM (ADOtk)
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Chicago public TV ran it at 10 PM Sunday nights, then Dave Allen's show, then OG Doctor Who. Monday mornings were difficult.
Why didn't you just DVR it?
Why didn't you just DVR it?
Posted by: That guy who has no knowledge of when various technologies were developed at October 30, 2026 12:07 PM (Riz8t)
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Because it's OK when THEY do it, you see, because THEIR way is the BEST way and you're a bigot Nazi for thinking otherwise.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 12:01 PM (ccf/V)
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It's full-blown double think.
Plus Democrat language is primed with slogans, and they become second nature to Democrat voters. Those slogans can't contain that much, and so one can easily expect a qualification, but they qualify them ad hoc.
And then they will repeat the simple slogan to you as an exercise of what, in the course of a discussion, they had to qualify.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 12:01 PM (ccf/V)
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It's full-blown double think.
Plus Democrat language is primed with slogans, and they become second nature to Democrat voters. Those slogans can't contain that much, and so one can easily expect a qualification, but they qualify them ad hoc.
And then they will repeat the simple slogan to you as an exercise of what, in the course of a discussion, they had to qualify.
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 12:07 PM (Fi81e)
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I'm surprised the Federal government doesn't charge us to listen 3the radio and teevee."
British TV farts in your general direction.
British TV farts in your general direction.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 12:07 PM (ccf/V)
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Any reasons given for why Trump canceled the live appearance in Kansas for online streaming?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 12:06 PM (ccf/V)
The word is it is due to imminent attacks on Iran.
I wonder if it is not due to intel on assassination attempts since he apparently will do virtual events
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 12:06 PM (ccf/V)
The word is it is due to imminent attacks on Iran.
I wonder if it is not due to intel on assassination attempts since he apparently will do virtual events
Posted by: Kindltot at October 30, 2026 12:08 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: man at October 30, 2026 12:08 PM (ADOtk)
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319 I have a libtard acquaintance who hates Musk and thinks he's stupid and a bad businessman for "getting involved in politics".
I say (don't ask why I bother), what about Gates, Zuck, Bezos etc.
"That's different."
Well.... that settles THAT!!!!
Posted by: ...
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Tribalism. Smart and good people are Democrats therefore Elon supporting the GOP must mean he is not smart or good.
I say (don't ask why I bother), what about Gates, Zuck, Bezos etc.
"That's different."
Well.... that settles THAT!!!!
Posted by: ...
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Tribalism. Smart and good people are Democrats therefore Elon supporting the GOP must mean he is not smart or good.
Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 12:08 PM (E4rtv)
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Nice looking, though.
Lefties are getting more clever. There's a video going around of a college girl reading a horrific sadistic poem all about how great it was that Charlie Kirk was killed and it should happen to all non-leftists.
She looks perfectly normal, no nose ring, no green hair, she's fit and has no visible tattoos. She could be reading something at church.
Lefties are getting more clever. There's a video going around of a college girl reading a horrific sadistic poem all about how great it was that Charlie Kirk was killed and it should happen to all non-leftists.
She looks perfectly normal, no nose ring, no green hair, she's fit and has no visible tattoos. She could be reading something at church.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 30, 2026 12:08 PM (TMNW7)
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Turns out, people like to be asked for their vote and Trump's rallies have a bigger effect on GOTV than a host of ads.
Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 12:05 PM (E4rtv)
Obama's Georgia speech.
I looked it up. The place could hold 8000 people.
That happened with Hillary too. Every speech was at a university with adoring fans crowded into a small area.
President Trump - massive rallies. People waiting hours. Including my friend across the street who went to one in Michigan. Canada has a few good ones...
Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 12:05 PM (E4rtv)
Obama's Georgia speech.
I looked it up. The place could hold 8000 people.
That happened with Hillary too. Every speech was at a university with adoring fans crowded into a small area.
President Trump - massive rallies. People waiting hours. Including my friend across the street who went to one in Michigan. Canada has a few good ones...
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 106 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 30, 2026 12:09 PM (Sco7b)
347
No one talks about Jet attacks. Probably racism.
Posted by: far cry at October 30, 2026 12:09 PM (wXgT/)
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Lefties are getting more clever. There's a video going around of a college girl reading a horrific sadistic poem all about how great it was that Charlie Kirk was killed and it should happen to all non-leftists.
She looks perfectly normal, no nose ring, no green hair, she's fit and has no visible tattoos. She could be reading something at church.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 30, 2026 12:08 PM (TMNW7)
She's an immigrant that is likely to have her visa revoked, I'm told.
I don't believe it.
She looks perfectly normal, no nose ring, no green hair, she's fit and has no visible tattoos. She could be reading something at church.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 30, 2026 12:08 PM (TMNW7)
She's an immigrant that is likely to have her visa revoked, I'm told.
I don't believe it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 12:09 PM (ccf/V)
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No one talks about Jet attacks. Probably racism.
Posted by: far cry at October 30, 2026 12:09 PM (wXgT/)
Jet Li is getting old, I guess. Maybe he's just slowing down.
Posted by: far cry at October 30, 2026 12:09 PM (wXgT/)
Jet Li is getting old, I guess. Maybe he's just slowing down.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at October 30, 2026 12:10 PM (ccf/V)
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342 Any reasons given for why Trump canceled the live appearance in Kansas for online streaming?
Posted by: Sponge
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More to do with Kansas Senate race is going to be won by Marshall (see EV now favors GOP there and Election Day is going to be a deluge of red votes) and Iowa rally cancelled because again EV and the Senate race is moving to Hinson and the GOP nominee for governor whose name I've forgotten.
Posted by: Sponge
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More to do with Kansas Senate race is going to be won by Marshall (see EV now favors GOP there and Election Day is going to be a deluge of red votes) and Iowa rally cancelled because again EV and the Senate race is moving to Hinson and the GOP nominee for governor whose name I've forgotten.
Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 12:10 PM (E4rtv)
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345 Nice looking, though.
Lefties are getting more clever. There's a video going around of a college girl reading a horrific sadistic poem all about how great it was that Charlie Kirk was killed and it should happen to all non-leftists.
She looks perfectly normal, no nose ring, no green hair, she's fit and has no visible tattoos. She could be reading something at church.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 30, 2026 12:08 PM (TMNW7)
https://isacasahuga.com/
345 Nice looking, though.
Lefties are getting more clever. There's a video going around of a college girl reading a horrific sadistic poem all about how great it was that Charlie Kirk was killed and it should happen to all non-leftists.
She looks perfectly normal, no nose ring, no green hair, she's fit and has no visible tattoos. She could be reading something at church.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 30, 2026 12:08 PM (TMNW7)
https://isacasahuga.com/
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 106 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 30, 2026 12:10 PM (Sco7b)
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She's an immigrant that is likely to have her visa revoked, I'm told.
I don't believe it.
Marco Rubio, who some here like for the presidency, says she's gonzer.
She's an immigrant that is likely to have her visa revoked, I'm told.
I don't believe it.
Marco Rubio, who some here like for the presidency, says she's gonzer.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 30, 2026 12:10 PM (Riz8t)
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He played Sejanus in I, Claudius. He had hair for that role. Don't know if it was a wig or natural, but he had hair.
Posted by: Bulg at October 30, 2026 12:04 PM (77rzZ)
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I watched I, Claudius, and I'm still blown away that Sejanus was Patrick Stewart.
But of course, it's the same thing when I see Ted Levine as Buffalo Bill.. "No--really"
Posted by: Bulg at October 30, 2026 12:04 PM (77rzZ)
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I watched I, Claudius, and I'm still blown away that Sejanus was Patrick Stewart.
But of course, it's the same thing when I see Ted Levine as Buffalo Bill.. "No--really"
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 12:10 PM (Fi81e)
354
>>2001 was the "summer of the shark"...
1975, the year Jaws was released. Some people from my high school were in the movie.
It's where lots of people got all their learning about sharks.
1975, the year Jaws was released. Some people from my high school were in the movie.
It's where lots of people got all their learning about sharks.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 12:10 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: man at October 30, 2026 12:10 PM (ADOtk)
356
350 342 Any reasons given for why Trump canceled the live appearance in Kansas for online streaming?
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More to do with Kansas Senate race is going to be won by Marshall (see EV now favors GOP there and Election Day is going to be a deluge of red votes) and Iowa rally cancelled because again EV and the Senate race is moving to Hinson and the GOP nominee for governor whose name I've forgotten.
Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 12:10 PM (E4rtv)
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The KS EV data is so obviously signaling that Republicans are winning easily that not even GOPe consultants can convince anyone except doomers and leftists X accounts who need engagement that it's going to be close.
Posted by: Sponge
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More to do with Kansas Senate race is going to be won by Marshall (see EV now favors GOP there and Election Day is going to be a deluge of red votes) and Iowa rally cancelled because again EV and the Senate race is moving to Hinson and the GOP nominee for governor whose name I've forgotten.
Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 12:10 PM (E4rtv)
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The KS EV data is so obviously signaling that Republicans are winning easily that not even GOPe consultants can convince anyone except doomers and leftists X accounts who need engagement that it's going to be close.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 12:11 PM (xjopy)
357
Buck, I'm thinking about running into the podcast, but one question:
Is there an upright bass on it?
Is there an upright bass on it?
Posted by: Darrell Harris at October 30, 2026 12:11 PM (p61JE)
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hark attacks often spark fear and fascination, but how many fatalities actually occur each year? Contrary to popular belief, the number of shark-related deaths is surprisingly low. On average, there are about 10 fatalities worldwide annually, a statistic that underscores the rarity of such incidents
https://tinyurl.com/rjjpt8zd
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 12:02 PM (viF8m)
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You will never get people over their fear of sharks because it's something ingrained to fear the giant predators, even if they statistically there's very little to fear.
The most dangerous animal in Africa ain't the lion. It's the hippo. By far. But ask people what they're afraid of, and they'll say "lion" 1000x more times than "hippo."
https://tinyurl.com/rjjpt8zd
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 12:02 PM (viF8m)
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You will never get people over their fear of sharks because it's something ingrained to fear the giant predators, even if they statistically there's very little to fear.
The most dangerous animal in Africa ain't the lion. It's the hippo. By far. But ask people what they're afraid of, and they'll say "lion" 1000x more times than "hippo."
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 30, 2026 12:11 PM (iFTx/)
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352 Marco Rubio, who some here like for the presidency, says she's gonzer.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 30, 2026 12:10 PM (Riz8t)
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Yeah, but did Rubio run that by the nothing is happening guy?
Posted by: Archimedes at October 30, 2026 12:10 PM (Riz8t)
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Yeah, but did Rubio run that by the nothing is happening guy?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 12:11 PM (xjopy)
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Good, the Democrats are burning money to make political consultants rich. Mailers and adverts do little to change races nowadays.
I think political mailers and door hangers do nothing but annoy postal carriers who have to lug 150% more weight around this time of year.
They're like "Book trailers" that feel like you are Doing Something and appeals to fans that already were going to buy your book but never sell to anyone else.
Its like most advertising, it just keeps advertisers in business.
I think political mailers and door hangers do nothing but annoy postal carriers who have to lug 150% more weight around this time of year.
They're like "Book trailers" that feel like you are Doing Something and appeals to fans that already were going to buy your book but never sell to anyone else.
Its like most advertising, it just keeps advertisers in business.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 30, 2026 12:11 PM (TMNW7)
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The entire point of public radio and public television was that it was publicly funded, so there wouldn't be any corporate advertising.
And then they got corporate advertising anyway.
They wanted to be just like any other TV or radio station, so let them live and die on advertising revenue, just like any other TV or radio station.
And then they got corporate advertising anyway.
They wanted to be just like any other TV or radio station, so let them live and die on advertising revenue, just like any other TV or radio station.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at October 30, 2026 12:12 PM (PLy7M)
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The most dangerous animal in Africa ain't the lion. It's the hippo. By far. But ask people what they're afraid of, and they'll say "lion" 1000x more times than "hippo."
It's honey badgers for me.
It's honey badgers for me.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 30, 2026 12:12 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Nazdar at October 30, 2026 12:12 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: man at October 30, 2026 12:12 PM (ADOtk)
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348 Lefties are getting more clever. There's a video going around of a college girl reading a horrific sadistic poem all about how great it was that Charlie Kirk was killed and it should happen to all non-leftists.
She looks perfectly normal, no nose ring, no green hair, she's fit and has no visible tattoos. She could be reading something at church.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
She redid Night before Christmas and put vile words to it. Typical AWFL that turned something nice into something vile and disgusting.
Won't advance the leftist cause one bit but social virtue signalling by leftists are done by tone deaf idiots enmeshed in their hideous bubbles with likeminded dolts. Professing allegiance to evil in public is not the win that a leftist thinks it is and that is due to the existence of social media bubbles.
She looks perfectly normal, no nose ring, no green hair, she's fit and has no visible tattoos. She could be reading something at church.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
She redid Night before Christmas and put vile words to it. Typical AWFL that turned something nice into something vile and disgusting.
Won't advance the leftist cause one bit but social virtue signalling by leftists are done by tone deaf idiots enmeshed in their hideous bubbles with likeminded dolts. Professing allegiance to evil in public is not the win that a leftist thinks it is and that is due to the existence of social media bubbles.
Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 12:13 PM (E4rtv)
366
Jet Li is getting old, I guess. "
Me too.
/Dolph Lundgren
I'll save you some time. Were they in an Expendables movie? Yes? They're old.
Me too.
/Dolph Lundgren
I'll save you some time. Were they in an Expendables movie? Yes? They're old.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 30, 2026 12:14 PM (Riz8t)
367
Paul Ryan famously advocated for gutting CPB funding…until Ryan became Speaker of the House and had control of the purse strings. Suddenly he determined that defunding CPB represented only negligible federal spending, or that it would consume too much political capital, or some other lie as he rubbed his betrayal in our faces.
The GOP refusal to end public broadcasting funding has always baffled me. They never had sufficient budget to be a real force in lobbying, it was never a massive part of the public that consumed any of that media.
They just refused to do it, no atter how horrific and blatant the bias was. I could never understand why. If a Democrat gets into the oval office, I would wager my kidneys that the GOP votes to bring back the funding.
The GOP refusal to end public broadcasting funding has always baffled me. They never had sufficient budget to be a real force in lobbying, it was never a massive part of the public that consumed any of that media.
They just refused to do it, no atter how horrific and blatant the bias was. I could never understand why. If a Democrat gets into the oval office, I would wager my kidneys that the GOP votes to bring back the funding.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 30, 2026 12:14 PM (TMNW7)
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>>The most dangerous animal in Africa ain't the lion. It's the hippo. By far. But ask people what they're afraid of, and they'll say "lion" 1000x more times than "hippo."
Very true.
Very true.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 12:14 PM (viF8m)
369
I remember when NPR would have all their familiar on-air voices read the Declaration of Independence on the morning of each 4th of July.
Red Barber's quintessential American voice reading the part with worst of the King of Englands transgression always made me grin.
And, then... sometime in the 2000's some NPR Morning Sedition jerk-hole told me they could no longer in good conscience read such an distressing document.
That was it. Deleted the button on the radio.
Not another dime or time.
Now I listen to K-BACH (KBAQ) exclusively.
It's all classical all-the-time. No NPR news.
Red Barber's quintessential American voice reading the part with worst of the King of Englands transgression always made me grin.
And, then... sometime in the 2000's some NPR Morning Sedition jerk-hole told me they could no longer in good conscience read such an distressing document.
That was it. Deleted the button on the radio.
Not another dime or time.
Now I listen to K-BACH (KBAQ) exclusively.
It's all classical all-the-time. No NPR news.
Posted by: retropox at October 30, 2026 12:14 PM (PMboN)
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Posit:
There's a shadowy right-leaning group convincing leftist immigrants to make asses of themselves about Charlie Kirk on video while on revokable visas in order to get their visas revoked and the individuals deported.
Discuss.
There's a shadowy right-leaning group convincing leftist immigrants to make asses of themselves about Charlie Kirk on video while on revokable visas in order to get their visas revoked and the individuals deported.
Discuss.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 30, 2026 12:14 PM (xjopy)
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Tribalism. Smart and good people are Democrats therefore Elon supporting the GOP must mean he is not smart or good.
Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 12:08 PM (E4rtv)
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Yep. Growing up the people most likely to use the word "tribalism" were leftish. However, I think they have become the most tribal.
I also feel that way about "globalists" who invented the word it seems, and how they just became a "global tribe".
Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 12:08 PM (E4rtv)
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Yep. Growing up the people most likely to use the word "tribalism" were leftish. However, I think they have become the most tribal.
I also feel that way about "globalists" who invented the word it seems, and how they just became a "global tribe".
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 12:14 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: man at October 30, 2026 12:14 PM (ADOtk)
373
Trump's trip to Kansas is back on
Posted by: one hour sober at October 30, 2026 12:14 PM (J4Dwc)
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360 Good, the Democrats are burning money to make political consultants rich. Mailers and adverts do little to change races nowadays.
I think political mailers and door hangers do nothing but annoy postal carriers who have to lug 150% more weight around this time of year.
They're like "Book trailers" that feel like you are Doing Something and appeals to fans that already were going to buy your book but never sell to anyone else.
Its like most advertising, it just keeps advertisers in business.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 30, 2026 12:11 PM (TMNW7)
Don't even bring them in.. Right into the garbage can
I think political mailers and door hangers do nothing but annoy postal carriers who have to lug 150% more weight around this time of year.
They're like "Book trailers" that feel like you are Doing Something and appeals to fans that already were going to buy your book but never sell to anyone else.
Its like most advertising, it just keeps advertisers in business.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 30, 2026 12:11 PM (TMNW7)
Don't even bring them in.. Right into the garbage can
Posted by: It's me donna at October 30, 2026 12:15 PM (4WM7K)
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I think political mailers and door hangers do nothing but annoy postal carriers who have to lug 150% more weight around this time of year.
They're like "Book trailers" that feel like you are Doing Something and appeals to fans that already were going to buy your book but never sell to anyone else.
Its like most advertising, it just keeps advertisers in business.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
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Commissions run 20-30 percent on those along with ad placement in media. Lots of candidates have made bank from donors via setting up companies run by relatives that 'create' the content and then hire a printing company to do them.
They're like "Book trailers" that feel like you are Doing Something and appeals to fans that already were going to buy your book but never sell to anyone else.
Its like most advertising, it just keeps advertisers in business.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
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Commissions run 20-30 percent on those along with ad placement in media. Lots of candidates have made bank from donors via setting up companies run by relatives that 'create' the content and then hire a printing company to do them.
Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 12:15 PM (E4rtv)
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373 Trump's trip to Kansas is back on
Posted by: one hour sober at October 30, 2026 12:14 PM (J4Dwc)
Good or bad ?
Posted by: one hour sober at October 30, 2026 12:14 PM (J4Dwc)
Good or bad ?
Posted by: It's me donna at October 30, 2026 12:15 PM (4WM7K)
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The GOP refusal to end public broadcasting funding has always baffled me. They never had sufficient budget to be a real force in lobbying, it was never a massive part of the public that consumed any of that media.
They just refused to do it, no atter how horrific and blatant the bias was. I could never understand why. If a Democrat gets into the oval office, I would wager my kidneys that the GOP votes to bring back the funding.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 30, 2026 12:14 PM (TMNW7)
And the CBC lives on....
I don't vote anymore.
Do something first.
They just refused to do it, no atter how horrific and blatant the bias was. I could never understand why. If a Democrat gets into the oval office, I would wager my kidneys that the GOP votes to bring back the funding.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 30, 2026 12:14 PM (TMNW7)
And the CBC lives on....
I don't vote anymore.
Do something first.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 106 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 30, 2026 12:15 PM (Sco7b)
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And then they got corporate advertising anyway.
Yeah that always annoyed me. They said "no ads" then ran ads before every show. I get it, the donors want to be known but its still an ad if you flash their logo and give them credit.
Yeah that always annoyed me. They said "no ads" then ran ads before every show. I get it, the donors want to be known but its still an ad if you flash their logo and give them credit.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 30, 2026 12:16 PM (TMNW7)
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Nood
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 106 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 30, 2026 12:16 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Archimedes at October 30, 2026 12:16 PM (Riz8t)
381
Nood Ace.
Posted by: Nazdar at October 30, 2026 12:16 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Trump voters everywhere at October 30, 2026 12:16 PM (aDmlG)
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Ah, the independent public radio station that you mention sounds very much like KNON in Dallas. They have volunteer DJ's who present music shows on just about any type of music there is. I used to listen to their early morning gospel show on the way to work - it mostly sounded like the blues, then I'd listen to the Blues and Country shows on the long drive home from work.
Posted by: Happy at October 30, 2026 12:16 PM (KLUEJ)
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They just refused to do it, no atter how horrific and blatant the bias was. I could never understand why. If a Democrat gets into the oval office, I would wager my kidneys that the GOP votes to bring back the funding.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 30, 2026 12:14 PM (TMNW7)
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I think that once CTW jumped to paid cable with shows like "Play With Me, Sesame" it was an easier argument that defunding PBS is not "killing Big Bird".
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 30, 2026 12:14 PM (TMNW7)
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I think that once CTW jumped to paid cable with shows like "Play With Me, Sesame" it was an easier argument that defunding PBS is not "killing Big Bird".
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 12:17 PM (Fi81e)
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The most dangerous animal in Africa ain't the lion. It's the hippo"
Well, now that Winnie isn't necklacing....
Well, now that Winnie isn't necklacing....
Posted by: man at October 30, 2026 12:17 PM (ADOtk)
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I think that once CTW jumped to paid cable with shows like "Play With Me, Sesame" it was an easier argument that defunding PBS is not "killing Big Bird".
I think there is something to that, although the left STILL CLAIMED IT
I think there is something to that, although the left STILL CLAIMED IT
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 30, 2026 12:18 PM (TMNW7)
387
My math can beat up your math!
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 30, 2026 12:18 PM (Cqx++)
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I also feel that way about "globalists" who invented the word it seems, and how they just became a "global tribe".
Posted by: Axeman
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The noxious empty headed poem reciter comes from just such a background and the mother that spawned that creature had global citizens unironically in her realtor bio.
Friedman's The World is Flat is exactly how it appears to that class and sort of person--they are only in a country to extract resources and when those dry up, they float away to another country to do the same damn thing. Rootless drifters where driftwood has more intellect and practical use to people actually living real lives in countries these people infest.
Posted by: Axeman
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The noxious empty headed poem reciter comes from just such a background and the mother that spawned that creature had global citizens unironically in her realtor bio.
Friedman's The World is Flat is exactly how it appears to that class and sort of person--they are only in a country to extract resources and when those dry up, they float away to another country to do the same damn thing. Rootless drifters where driftwood has more intellect and practical use to people actually living real lives in countries these people infest.
Posted by: whig at October 30, 2026 12:18 PM (E4rtv)
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No one talks about Jet attacks. Probably racism.
Posted by: far cry at October 30, 2026 12:09 PM (wXgT/)
Shark attacks would be far worse if Officer Krupke wasn't on the beat.
Posted by: far cry at October 30, 2026 12:09 PM (wXgT/)
Shark attacks would be far worse if Officer Krupke wasn't on the beat.
Posted by: Kindltot at October 30, 2026 12:34 PM (rbvCR)
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Marco Rubio, who some here like for the presidency, says she's gonzer.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 30, 2026 12:10 PM (Riz8t)
Marco Rubio is a leg-breaker.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 30, 2026 12:10 PM (Riz8t)
Marco Rubio is a leg-breaker.
Posted by: Kindltot at October 30, 2026 12:35 PM (rbvCR)
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I disagree Buck. It is 100 percent wrong to have the federal government pay one dime for programming that isn't universally liked by the populace. And I like more niche music myself. It is just as bad as elite liberal news and documentaries being shoved in people's faces, particularly to ape the culture the elite pretends to prefer.
Posted by: Oldcat at October 30, 2026 01:49 PM (uhVAy)
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I also feel that way about "globalists" who invented the word it seems, and how they just became a "global tribe".
Posted by: Axeman
They aren't a tribe. They are a cult.
Posted by: Axeman
They aren't a tribe. They are a cult.
Posted by: Oldcat at October 30, 2026 01:50 PM (uhVAy)
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Yep. Growing up the people most likely to use the word "tribalism" were leftish. However, I think they have become the most tribal.
I also feel that way about "globalists" who invented the word it seems, and how they just became a "global tribe".
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 12:14 PM (Fi81e)
the real tell is the derision for "populists". What, appealing to what the populace in a democracy? Dangerous Madness!
I also feel that way about "globalists" who invented the word it seems, and how they just became a "global tribe".
Posted by: Axeman at October 30, 2026 12:14 PM (Fi81e)
the real tell is the derision for "populists". What, appealing to what the populace in a democracy? Dangerous Madness!
Posted by: Oldcat at October 30, 2026 01:52 PM (uhVAy)
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>>The most dangerous animal in Africa ain't the lion. It's the hippo. By far. But ask people what they're afraid of, and they'll say "lion" 1000x more times than "hippo."
Very true.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 12:14 PM (viF8m)
And crocs are up there too. You can avoid walking by the lion's dens, but the hippos and crocs live where the water is, for drinking or fishing.
Very true.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2026 12:14 PM (viF8m)
And crocs are up there too. You can avoid walking by the lion's dens, but the hippos and crocs live where the water is, for drinking or fishing.
Posted by: Oldcat at October 30, 2026 01:54 PM (uhVAy)
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Always enjoyed listening to classical and jazz on public radio, and frequently gave money to stations. Shame they had to ruin them with the far-left politics.
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