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Roses Are Red, Violets Are Free. Because I Love You, Have Tonight's ONT!

Hello everyone! Welcome to Friday night. Let's start with an infographic about those nasty Republicans

Fido Friday: Hero!

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This week's game

Good advice

When being carjacked, the best defense is a good offense

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Ha!

Epiphany

These folks should buy a lottery ticket

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Hogg is an idiot

Oldie but a goodie

How things work on TV

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Why I've never read Lord of the Rings

Inflation index

Dads

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I don't know why this won't embed. Just click the link and watch it on X.

Litler, Führer of the 1/3 Reich

I find this hilarious

Never seen that before

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If you know, you know

No pressure

Borders: Explained

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The Bee made the funniest tweet of the week

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1 Good evening morons y gracias wd por el ONT

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 09:59 PM (RIvkX)

2
Hello All!

Posted by: four seasons at February 13, 2026 09:59 PM (3ek7K)

3 Almost first!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 10:00 PM (WONhk)

4 Meow

Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at February 13, 2026 10:01 PM (w3u3d)

5 Hello, Horde! 😊💕

Making a special dinner for my sweet baboo tomorrow night - went to the store yesterday and got a couple of nice steaks for the two of us.

And on Tuesday, we are heading out of town for my bucket list trip to Vegas. We've never been, so it should be fun! 🎰🎲🃏

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 13, 2026 10:03 PM (SRRAx)

6 Evening, ladies and gents.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 13, 2026 10:03 PM (IJRGr)

7 Wednesday, my little sister's birthday.
Thursday, Abraham Lincoln's birthday.
Friday the 13th.
Saturday, Valentine's Day.
Quite a line-up.

Evenin', y'all. Hope this day was lucky for you. I break mirrors and walk under ladders dodging black cats.

Posted by: mindful webworker - rowrbazzl at February 13, 2026 10:03 PM (6hyzx)

8 Happy Friday the 13th ONT.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 13, 2026 10:05 PM (xDN0i)

9 Whatever's lower than bronze. I think that's NOTHING.

Posted by: mot at February 13, 2026 10:05 PM (fIPNY)

10 Willowed

You're in Clempson? I live less than 10 miles from there.
Posted by: screaming in digital at February 13, 2026 09:55 PM

We're here tomorrow for the double header!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 13, 2026 10:03 PM

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 13, 2026 10:05 PM (PrvRk)

11 For defenders, I'll take 3 Navy Seals and that little boy in the last meme.

You just know he's going to grow up to be a One Man Army.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 13, 2026 10:06 PM (ESVrU)

12 I see somebody else understands my view of lord of the ring's excessive waste of tree pulp every time the sun goes down an inch.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 13, 2026 10:07 PM (snZF9)

13 Willard. Just when it was getting good:

Grateful, I’ve told many stories to DILIT about my life. She has encouraged me to put them down on paper. Some of them are unique/Permanent Record entries.
Some will have to wait until all participants are not around.
Sample: In 1970, Air Force Academy Cadet Red puked in the Lincoln Bedroom at the White House.
It gets better.
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 13, 2026 10:04 PM (sk1rK)

Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 13, 2026 10:07 PM (sk1rK)

14 Had to watch the car jacking fail like five times.
Dumb-asses didn't give her enough time to stop so she just swerved around them and took one of the fuckers out... maybe both.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 10:07 PM (/lPRQ)

15 Yo, Ding Dong, man! Ding Dong! Ding Dong, yo!

Posted by: PA Dutchman at February 13, 2026 10:08 PM (h/O4U)

16 I'll take the seals and vikings. The seals got guns and can call in A10's. The vikings are maniacs.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 13, 2026 10:08 PM (snZF9)

17 Yes we stole the car but the only damage was removal of the turn signal.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 10:09 PM (RIvkX)

18 And on Tuesday, we are heading out of town for my bucket list trip to Vegas. We've never been, so it should be fun! 🎰🎲🃏

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 13, 2026 10:03 PM (SRRAx)

Have fun, Teresa!. Watch the crossing lights if you are walking. The cabs WILL run you over.
Do you do Rollercoasters? The New York, New York Rollercoaster is a blast.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 13, 2026 10:09 PM (xDN0i)

19 I emailed the chick at the WaPo who wrote the drunk raccoon story and then got laid off. I said it was a good story. That she had an eye for the absurd and talent at writing, and that she should probably lean into that.
She didn't respond.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 13, 2026 10:09 PM (gKWVE)

20 Yes we stole the car but the only damage was removal of the turn signal.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Amazing how many premium vehicles don't have the turn signal option.

Posted by: mot at February 13, 2026 10:11 PM (fIPNY)

21 Whatever's lower than bronze. I think that's NOTHING.

*checks AOSHQ membership grades*

Bauxite > Cardboard > Organic Compost > Horse Manure > Spanberger Promises

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 10:11 PM (Riz8t)

22 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 13, 2026 10:11 PM (ohOaC)

23 Homer changed that sign to say "do it for her."

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 13, 2026 10:11 PM (Cqx++)

24 AKA "The Incident"

Posted by: Zeera , Damn Right I voted for all of this! at February 13, 2026 10:12 PM (t/Eo5)

25 I love Vegas Teresa you will have a blast. Food, shows, the pool, and I always look forward to making my investment in blackjack.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 10:12 PM (RIvkX)

26 Grateful, I’ve told many stories to DILIT about my life. She has encouraged me to put them down on paper. Some of them are unique/Permanent Record entries.
Some will have to wait until all participants are not around.
Sample: In 1970, Air Force Academy Cadet Red puked in the Lincoln Bedroom at the White House.
It gets better.
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 13, 2026 10:04 PM (sk1rK)
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody!
***********
It gets better than that? Oh, I do want to hear all. And I volunteer to be the scribe to all these stories....

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at February 13, 2026 10:12 PM (IQ6Gq)

27 Hi everyone, hope you're having a good evening and you decided camping out at Camp Crystal Lake was not a good idea today.

How are tcn and whig doing, does anyone know? Cos we need both of them.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 13, 2026 10:12 PM (CHHv1)

28 Berserker beat me to the Seals and Vikings on my team

Posted by: PaleRider at February 13, 2026 10:13 PM (CFj4+)

29 In 1970, Air Force Academy Cadet Red puked in the Lincoln Bedroom at the White House.

Not the worst bodily fluid spilled there

Posted by: Monica! at February 13, 2026 10:14 PM (gKWVE)

30 Stephen King has wasted entire forests on filler in his books. Way more than Tolkien.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 13, 2026 10:14 PM (ohOaC)

31 Dads = had to go to xcancel to watch it.

Worth it.

Posted by: mindful webworker - dads rule at February 13, 2026 10:15 PM (6hyzx)

32 Fido Friday: Hero!

It's a good thing dogs can't use cell phones.

I can see the video commentary now: See what these stoopid hoomans do! No respect for their pups.

Posted by: RickZ at February 13, 2026 10:15 PM (gKDq2)

33 Stephen King has wasted entire forests on filler in his books. Way more than Tolkien.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 13, 2026 10:14 PM (ohOaC)
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Ahem.

Posted by: George R. R. Martin at February 13, 2026 10:15 PM (i1VVh)

34 Love all the memes and thanks for the ONT, Weird Dave!

For me, I choose 3 Navy Seals and Templars. I stood near the Gates of Vienna and shook my fist in the general direction of Mecca.

It made me feel good. I am not super fond of Vienna for some reason vs other cities like Salzburg in Austria. I passed a lesbian bar that had a handmade sign: "No bigots, rednecks, homophobes allowed." I wanted to pop in and say, "I'm all 3, what are you going to do about it!"

Mostly I took photos of all words ending in "farht" in Vienna. We did some touristy stuff, too, like Marie Antoinette's childhood "home" aka castle. And my men, who can't whisper to save their lives, were commenting that "no wonder Germany won, look at all these small European men!" They were tiny also in France and Belgium on different trips. And they think I'm the one to keep an eye on in public.

The three guys with the coats meme I loved. The hockey one is awesome! XXXX

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 10:16 PM (WONhk)

35 I see somebody else understands my view of lord of the ring's excessive waste of tree pulp every time the sun goes down an inch.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 13, 2026 10:07 PM (snZF9)
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Eh. It's no worse than a physicist/science fiction author spending entire chapters explaining the theoretical possibility of creating a space-time bubble that quantum tunnels to a higher vacuum state where tachyonic matter is the norm.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 13, 2026 10:16 PM (ESVrU)

36 Sample: In 1970, Air Force Academy Cadet Red puked in the Lincoln Bedroom at the White House.
It gets better.
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 13, 2026 10:04 PM (sk1rK)

And then what happened? Lie if you must.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 13, 2026 10:16 PM (xDN0i)

37 The correct answer is three Navy SEALs and 250 Mongols.

Posted by: a.moron at February 13, 2026 10:17 PM (X5Jzz)

38 Border girl looks super cute.
Too bad about the tats.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 10:17 PM (/lPRQ)

39 Ten bucks says the little kid with the cigarette is a young John Dailey before taking up golf.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 13, 2026 10:17 PM (2WIwB)

40 I'll take the seals and vikings. The seals got guns and can call in A10's. The vikings are maniacs.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 13, 2026 10:08 PM (snZF9)

I'd go with the Prussians and the Seals. They have firearms that can kill the enemy at a fr greater distance than the enemy can kill me.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 10:17 PM (8zz6B)

41 Them Greek Homos knew a thing or two.

Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 13, 2026 10:18 PM (zZu0s)

42 Sorry I'm late, I didn't realize there were witnesses to what I did to that hobo, so I had to crank up the backhoe again. The way Ace always talks about it makes it seem so easy, but it's really a lot of work. And now I need a shower.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 13, 2026 10:18 PM (krlCl)

43 I can’t pick unless I know what the battle ground will be.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 13, 2026 10:19 PM (cwGMH)

44
Whatever's lower than bronze. I think that's NOTHING.
*checks AOSHQ membership grades*
Bauxite > Cardboard > Organic Compost > Horse Manure > Spanberger Promises
Posted by: Archimedes

*pulls pocket lint out*

Damnit.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 13, 2026 10:19 PM (QVmho)

45 Assuming infinite ammo:

500 Roman Legionaires. 3 Navy Seals.

The Legion needs only keep the other fuckers at bay long enough for the Seals to kill them.

Kind of like the German infantry squad based around an automatic weapon.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 13, 2026 10:19 PM (zZu0s)

46 We're here tomorrow for the double header!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 13, 2026 10:03 PM
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Y'all have fun!! Clemson is a great place. My alma mater. A fine institution of higher learing.

I'm around this weekend if you're not all booked up!

Posted by: screaming in digital at February 13, 2026 10:19 PM (mNjzF)

47 I'd go with the Prussians and the Seals. They have firearms that can kill the enemy at a fr greater distance than the enemy can kill me.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 10:17 PM (8zz6B)

I didn't know they had guns. Then again, I don't even know who the fuck they are. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 13, 2026 10:20 PM (snZF9)

48 I'm taking the 250 Mongols, because in their time, no one matched them. The used it all (psychological warfare, unique strategies reflective of the situation, hit and run tactics, adaptability, long range and hand to hand capabiliity). They would be my squad leaders.

My grunts would be the 500 Legionaires because of their equipment (shield walls etc.) And, their sheer numbers. Their exceptional training coincides well with the Mongol's flexibility. Provided a Legionaire respects the talents of their Mongol Seargants, and vice versa...I don't see any other combination making a dent.

Posted by: Orson at February 13, 2026 10:20 PM (dIske)

49 Whatever's lower than bronze. I think that's NOTHING.

*checks AOSHQ membership grades*

Bauxite > Cardboard > Organic Compost > Horse Manure > Spanberger Promises
Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 10:11 PM (Riz8t)

*checks tinfoil membership certificate on wall*
Well...shit!

Posted by: Diogenes at February 13, 2026 10:21 PM (2WIwB)

50 That is a cute story about Antarctica, but The Arctic was named "the land opposite the bear" not because there were bears in The Arctic, but that the land was under the constellation Ursa Major.

The Greeks believed that the Earth must be both geometrically and philosophically symmetrical so that there had to be a southern Continent.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 13, 2026 10:21 PM (a4flb)

51 Ahem.
Posted by: George R. R. Martin at February 13, 2026 10:15 PM (i1VVh)

https://youtu.be/XAAp_luluo0?
si=Vow0Ml5oTn8ougGo

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 13, 2026 10:21 PM (zZu0s)

52
And on Tuesday, we are heading out of town for my bucket list trip to Vegas. We've never been, so it should be fun! 🎰🎲🃏

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth

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Teresa, you could spend two days just wandering through the subterranean shopping below The Venetian, Caeser's, all those places, and watching the crazy/corny living Caeser's Fountain and watching the gondolas. That's what I always used to do when I hauled my oldster relatives to Vegas. I don't get why oh-wuld people love gambling so much, but they do. I couldn't care less, so I went window shopping while they threw away their quarters and dollars.

I saw an INCREDIBLE multi-color 5-foot square silk scarf in a shop there once that was $500 and the guy offered to give it to me for $100 and I had to turn him down. I was that broke!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 13, 2026 10:22 PM (n7rxJ)

53 Berserker beat me to the Seals and Vikings on my team
Posted by: PaleRider

Vietnamese mom in flip flops isn't an option for some reason...

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 13, 2026 10:22 PM (QVmho)

54
Is it a double header when protesters have two dildos attached to their heads?

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 10:22 PM (3ek7K)

55 I'd go with the 500 legionaries just for shere numbers, and the 3 Navy SEALS just for shere firepower. (When your comrades' heads start exploding for seemingly no reason, it tends to put a damper on a unit's morale.)

Posted by: tankdemon at February 13, 2026 10:22 PM (krlCl)

56 Is "Litler, Führer of the 1/3 Reich" from a Mel Brooks movie? Because it looks like something from a Mel Brooks movie.

Posted by: a.moron at February 13, 2026 10:23 PM (X5Jzz)

57 I didn't know they had guns. Then again, I don't even know who the fuck they are. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 13, 2026 10:20 PM (snZF9)

They probably mean Prussian troops from just before the unification of Germany... so middle to late 1800s. Repeating fire arms (of a kind) cartridges if a kind (needle fire.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 13, 2026 10:23 PM (zZu0s)

58 I didn't know they had guns. Then again, I don't even know who the fuck they are. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 13, 2026 10:20 PM (snZF9)

The pic showed them with long rifles, muskets maybe, with fixed bayonets.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 10:23 PM (8zz6B)

59 Grateful, Barely Scary Mary, that tale requires much alcohol and a big campfire. Sort of like a TXMOME.
Yeah, that’s the ticket!

Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 13, 2026 10:23 PM (sk1rK)

60 How are tcn and whig doing, does anyone know? Cos we need both of them.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 13, 2026 10:12 PM (CHHv1)

Praying for them both!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 10:24 PM (WONhk)

61 Regarding this week's game:

How supplied are the Navy Seals? Unlimited, like a video game? And what are they supplied with? Small weapons with limited ammo and they run out, get overrun. But with some good explosives and whatnot, anything would be any unfair fight for the Seals. The shock and awe of their weaponry and longer reach would help stop from being overrun. Of the other 8 in that meme, think hand grenades being tossed at them like we tossed candy to starving German kids after WWII.

'That looks harm--BOOM!'

That would take out a rank or two better than any grapeshot, which would also shock many of the other 8.

Posted by: RickZ at February 13, 2026 10:24 PM (gKDq2)

62 In regards to Tolkien's writing...I read "Fellowship" in a matter of days.
It took me months to read "Towers," because every time they met a new person, it was "Hi, let me tell you the entire history of my people from the dawn of time to now." Over and over and over again.
I think I knew what to expect with "Return" and I got through it a little more quickly.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 13, 2026 10:24 PM (CHHv1)

63 Have fun, Teresa!. Watch the crossing lights if you are walking. The cabs WILL run you over.
Do you do Rollercoasters? The New York, New York Rollercoaster is a blast.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 13, 2026 10:09 PM (xDN0i)

Just had liver surgery 2 months ago, so prolly not going on any "adventurous" rides. I do want to ride the ferris wheel, though - I figure that should be pretty safe!

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25 I love Vegas Teresa you will have a blast. Food, shows, the pool, and I always look forward to making my investment in blackjack.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 10:12 PM (RIvkX)

We have reservations at several restaurants and shows (Barry Manilow show was cancelled 😭, but we are going to see Cirque du Soleil's "O" instead.

The highs are only going to be around 60° the entire time we are there, so no pools. We don't gamble, but if I can find a "vintage" one-armed bandit, I might take a picture with one 😊

We are also going to take a helicopter tour over Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon, as well as getting on the Skywalk. That should be lots of fun!

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 13, 2026 10:25 PM (SRRAx)

64 3 Seals and 500 legionnaires, assuming the seals have full combat load out. I hurl the legionnaires at the others- lose 80 to the Prussians and British before they close, remaining 420 take out the samish, focusing on the musketmen- seals mow down the rest with overlapping fields of automatic fire.-

Posted by: Farmer Bob at February 13, 2026 10:25 PM (IX8iX)

65 About 200 defenders held off about 2000 attackers at the Alamo.

Location location location

That said I’m surprised that one of the choices wasn’t the Spartans.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 13, 2026 10:25 PM (cwGMH)

66 That's another outstanding ONT. Thanks, WeirdDave. All the greatness we've come to expect.

Repeating a couple of bits I posted earlier today:

SAVE Act v Women
https://bit.ly/4rLrSYT

The great Pogo and Friday the 13th
https://bit.ly/pogo-fri-13

Now my wealth of wit has been expended.

Posted by: mindful webworker - my empty vault of wit at February 13, 2026 10:25 PM (6hyzx)

67 That carjacking avoidance was textbook. They need to show that in driver's Ed all over the nation.

My grandson turns 16 this weekend. I'll probably be sending him that video before he takes his driver's test.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 13, 2026 10:25 PM (krlCl)

68 Grateful, Barely Scary Mary, that tale requires much alcohol and a big campfire. Sort of like a TXMOME.
Yeah, that’s the ticket!
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody!
*********
Excellent, so glad you'll be there. So will Ben Had....

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at February 13, 2026 10:25 PM (IQ6Gq)

69 The last "badass" meme, the car badass wrecked was a four door Thunderbird. Only produced 67-71.

Posted by: Ford Has A Better Idea at February 13, 2026 10:26 PM (oftw2)

70 Visine.com, now there's a site for sore eyes.

Posted by: Muchas buchas at February 13, 2026 10:27 PM (CDX35)

71 The end of the "Don't forget, you're here forever" Simpsons episode always makes me bawl like a baby. My dad's boss was very kind, but my dad made it clear he was working for us.

Posted by: pookysgirl's picture might still be in her dad's wallet at February 13, 2026 10:27 PM (Wt5PA)

72 They probably mean Prussian troops from just before the unification of Germany... so middle to late 1800s. Repeating fire arms (of a kind) cartridges if a kind (needle fire.)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 13, 2026 10:23 PM (zZu0s)

The normal ammo loadout for them and the Seals together should allow for 2 bullets for each adversary.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 10:27 PM (8zz6B)

73 Who wants to tell Roxi Horror about adding vegetables to Ramen noodles?

Posted by: tankdemon at February 13, 2026 10:27 PM (krlCl)

74 Grateful, Barely Scary Mary, that tale requires much alcohol and a big campfire. Sort of like a TXMOME.
Yeah, that’s the ticket!
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody!
*********
Excellent, so glad you'll be there. So will Ben Had....

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at February 13, 2026 10:25 PM (IQ6Gq)

We made our hotel reservations for MOME this week. I will be on tenterhooks to hear the end of the story....

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 13, 2026 10:28 PM (xDN0i)

75
Is "Litler, Führer of the 1/3 Reich" from a Mel Brooks movie? Because it looks like something from a Mel Brooks movie.
Posted by: a.moron

Is he a singing Hitler or a dancing Hitler?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 13, 2026 10:28 PM (Cqx++)

76 They probably mean Prussian troops from just before the unification of Germany... so middle to late 1800s. Repeating fire arms (of a kind) cartridges if a kind (needle fire.)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 13, 2026 10:23 PM (zZu0s)
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The pictured Prussians are of the army of Frederick the Great, so they have single-shot muzzleloading smoothbores with a practical range of about 100 yards.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 13, 2026 10:28 PM (i1VVh)

77 rides. I do want to ride the ferris wheel, though - I figure that should be pretty safe!

Emergency! featured a couple harrowing ferris wheel rescues. Good luck.

Posted by: Gage and DeSoto at February 13, 2026 10:29 PM (oftw2)

78 100 modern soldiers vs. 20000 Spartans:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xPxnuLk-JA

Although the Spartans eventually win, the Modern Soldiers reduce the ranks of the Spartans by *over 90%* (18,000+ Spartans killed)

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 13, 2026 10:29 PM (ESVrU)

79 About 200 defenders held off about 2000 attackers at the Alamo.
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Well, no, they didn't.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 13, 2026 10:29 PM (i1VVh)

80 Definitely the SEALS, especially if they get the usual CAS.

Leaning towards Vikings / Samarai / Templars to build a defensive wall with the enemies bodies while SEALS take out the redcoats and Prussians. Once they are gone I can pop up and take out everyone left with a chain gun (it didn't say what I can have)... but a bunch of fougasse would be more in line with my old MOS.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 10:29 PM (/lPRQ)

81 My guess:

Last pic is Vic.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 13, 2026 10:30 PM (0aYVJ)

82 Now, time to retire.
Wait.
I’ve already done that.

Good night, all!

Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 13, 2026 10:30 PM (sk1rK)

83 About 200 defenders held off about 2000 attackers at the Alamo.

Location location location

That said I’m surprised that one of the choices wasn’t the Spartans.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 13, 2026 10:25 PM (cwGMH)
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THIS! IS! SPARTA!!!

Posted by: King Leonidas at February 13, 2026 10:30 PM (ESVrU)

84 Hogg is an idiot, but I didn't get Garand Thumb's riposte to him. What did he mean?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 10:30 PM (wzUl9)

85 I'd go with the Prussians and the Seals. Longer range than Mongols, even if fire discipline is weaker in the Prussians.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 10:31 PM (u82oZ)

86 Hogg is an idiot, but I didn't get Garand Thumb's riposte to him. What did he mean?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 10:30 PM (wzUl9)

No immigration.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 13, 2026 10:31 PM (zZu0s)

87 About 200 defenders held off about 2000 attackers at the Alamo.
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Well, no, they didn't.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 13, 2026 10:29 PM (i1VVh)

For a couple of weeks.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 13, 2026 10:31 PM (cwGMH)

88 Teresa, hope you enjoy your trip to Las Vegas. I am planning to go there myself in May for my nephew's wedding.

Posted by: Joemarine at February 13, 2026 10:31 PM (y171U)

89 Evenin', y'all. Hope this day was lucky for you. I break mirrors and walk under ladders dodging black cats.
Posted by: mindful webworker - rowrbazzl at February 13, 2026

***
The only bad luck thing I ever had involving a black cat was when Marie-Antoinette the smart black cat broke a mirror. I think it was on a Friday, though if that had been a Fri. 13 I'd remember it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 10:32 PM (wzUl9)

90 Quote of the week in news: from Romania where they are finding out the last election was rigged and are starting to protest

"Romanians do not tolerate dictatorship -if you don’t believe us, ask Ceaușescu."

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 10:32 PM (rbvCR)

91 No immigration.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 13, 2026 10:31 PM (zZu0s)

Something else they have none of, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 10:32 PM (8zz6B)

92 Hogg is an idiot, but I didn't get Garand Thumb's riposte to him. What did he mean?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

There aren't a lot of black gangstas in Switzerland is how I took it. Could be wrong....

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 13, 2026 10:32 PM (xDN0i)

93 For a couple of weeks.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 13, 2026 10:31 PM (cwGMH)
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Santa Anna didn't attempt an assault for 13 days. The one time he did, it succeeded.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 13, 2026 10:33 PM (i1VVh)

94 Hogg is an idiot, but I didn't get Garand Thumb's riposte to him. What did he mean?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

There aren't a lot of black gangstas in Switzerland is how I took it. Could be wrong....
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 13, 2026 10:32 PM (xDN0i)
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What about Swiss trannies?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 13, 2026 10:33 PM (ESVrU)

95
Hogg needs to go to Marine boot camp.

Maybe then he won't be such a pussy.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 10:35 PM (3ek7K)

96 Switzerland’s population is less than NYC .

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 13, 2026 10:35 PM (cwGMH)

97 They probably mean Prussian troops from just before the unification of Germany... so middle to late 1800s. Repeating fire arms (of a kind) cartridges if a kind (needle fire.)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 13, 2026 10:23 PM (zZu0s)

I'm thinking more 18th C. Prussia and Frederick The Great. Smooth-bore muskets and cannon with a variety of shot.

Posted by: RickZ at February 13, 2026 10:35 PM (gKDq2)

98 The only bad luck thing I ever had involving a black cat was when Marie-Antoinette the smart black cat broke a mirror. I think it was on a Friday, though if that had been a Fri. 13 I'd remember it.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 10:32 PM (wzUl9)
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My black cat broke my Lego Millennium Falcon. Granted, it wasn't terribly sound structurally, but I was still bummed out about it.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 13, 2026 10:35 PM (ESVrU)

99 Is he a singing Hitler or a dancing Hitler?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

Are we absolutely certain Nick Fuentes isn't secretly being paid by Mel Brooks

Posted by: gKWVE at February 13, 2026 10:35 PM (gKWVE)

100 Extra toppings on frozen Pizza: Wait, there are people out there who don't do this??? Savages. We're surrounded by savages.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 13, 2026 10:36 PM (diia5)

101 When I was about 14, I found a ten dollar bill wrapped round an empty pack of smokes. it was Friday the 13th.

Bad luck for the drunk dude who tossed it out.

Great luck for me, a poor who got a 2 dollar weekly allowance.

I ain't superstitious.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 13, 2026 10:36 PM (0aYVJ)

102 What about Swiss trannies?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 13, 2026 10:33 PM (ESVrU)

Treated with an herbal diet. The Swiss Trans run on thyme.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 10:36 PM (8zz6B)

103 Badass car had suicide doors, too.

Posted by: FoMoCo at February 13, 2026 10:36 PM (oftw2)

104 40

I'd go with the Prussians and the Seals. They have firearms that can kill the enemy at a fr greater distance than the enemy can kill me.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 10:17 PM (8zz6B)

I get your point about the Prussians and their firearms, but they would be slow to reload. I like the Mongols for their mobility on horseback and historical record against numerically superior unmounted enemies.

A big question is how would ancient warriors who have never encountered firearms react when they start getting cut down at long range. Do they run away in a panic, or stay in formation and try to overwhelm by mass of numbers?

Posted by: a.moron at February 13, 2026 10:36 PM (X5Jzz)

105 Hogg is an idiot, but I didn't get Garand Thumb's riposte to him. What did he mean?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026
*
No immigration.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 13, 2026

***
Ah-HAH!!! It's obvious when you know the code!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 10:37 PM (wzUl9)

106
Which one of you Morons is the kid in that last picture?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 10:37 PM (tgvbd)

107 I wonder if I could bribe my husband with the promise of fruitcake to get to the next MOME. Probably not. If I did I'd then regret it because y'all would tell him stuff I wrote.

I lead a secret life here, you know. In reality he probably does know when he does security crap to my laptop. *Waves hi!

I do wish I could go. Then remember I am olde. I have the same mentality as I did in my 20's before I became a mother. That seemes to have slowed me down a bit in being cautious. A pity I am no longer young but I am jealous of all who go. There in spirit!

Have fun in Vegas, Teresa!!!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 10:37 PM (WONhk)

108 Not a lot of gunshot victims in Switzerland because the Swiss Miss.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 13, 2026 10:37 PM (Cqx++)

109 My black cat broke my Lego Millennium Falcon. Granted, it wasn't terribly sound structurally, but I was still bummed out about it.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
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It's not my fault!

Posted by: perfessor's black cat at February 13, 2026 10:37 PM (mNjzF)

110 This week's game
=
Assuming they can communicate, I'll take the legionaries (mostly to get in the way of incoming attacks) and the Seals

Posted by: Methos at February 13, 2026 10:38 PM (vSvIl)

111 Badass car had suicide doors, too.
Posted by: FoMoCo at February 13, 2026

***
Looks like that four-door Thunderbird Ford offered from, what, 1967-1970? I have seen the occasional '64-'66 'Bird driving around, but never one of those. I suppose they didn't sell well.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 10:40 PM (wzUl9)

112 Which one of you Morons is the kid in that last picture?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Someone with better hair than mine
I have the perfect alibi

Posted by: gKWVE at February 13, 2026 10:40 PM (gKWVE)

113 We are also taking a stretch limo ride at night to see the Strip all lit up.

We have also enlisted the services of a young lady who does what she calls an "Instagram" tour where she will drive us around during daylight hours and take pictures of us at all of the kitschy tourist spots, then put them all in one place for us to look at later.

I keep telling Mr. TiFW that he is lucky to have me - I am a GREAT "travel agent" for our family! I do lots of research ahead of time, arrange all of the experiences before we leave home, and all they have to do is show up for the fun.

I have already sent him all of the info for each day's planned activities, and he should have it on his calendar. We even have our airline meals lined up (Bucket List, so First Class airfare)! I have lined up transport from the airport to the hotel (both ways), and Uber rides to get to and from the helicopter tour. Coming from Texas, arranging rides to and from places is something new for me, but I didn't want to rent a car, so....

So far, this is the BIG item on my Year #2 Bucket List. We have some smaller things planned, but this is the premier experience (so far 😂

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 13, 2026 10:40 PM (SRRAx)

114 Not a lot of gunshot victims in Switzerland because the Swiss Miss.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

Woah. Cold Bern.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 13, 2026 10:40 PM (diia5)

115 4 Meow
Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at February 13, 2026 10:01 PM (w3u3d)

I laugh every time.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 13, 2026 10:40 PM (krlCl)

116 57

They probably mean Prussian troops from just before the unification of Germany... so middle to late 1800s. Repeating fire arms (of a kind) cartridges if a kind (needle fire.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 13, 2026 10:23 PM (zZu0s)

I assumed muzzle loaders, so a relatively slow rate of fire.

Posted by: a.moron at February 13, 2026 10:41 PM (X5Jzz)

117 That kid up top that wrecked his Dad's car and lit up a cigarette is now a Senator from what state?

Posted by: Case at February 13, 2026 10:41 PM (j6kTf)

118 I thought they were all about little red pocket knives.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 13, 2026 10:42 PM (2Ez/1)

119 Badass: Not mentioned, the boy was smoking a non filter Lucky Strike.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 13, 2026 10:42 PM (gVUi7)

120
That kid up top that wrecked his Dad's car and lit up a cigarette is now a Senator from what state?

Posted by: Case at February 13, 2026 10:41 PM (j6kTf)

___________

Faber College alum.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 10:42 PM (tgvbd)

121 117 That kid up top that wrecked his Dad's car and lit up a cigarette is now a Senator from what state?
Posted by: Case

Pennsylvania.

Posted by: obviously at February 13, 2026 10:43 PM (gKWVE)

122 Christy, Mr Scary doesn't read the blog. I got him to go to TX MOME for a day last year. We couldn't go for longer for family reasons.

He is going with me this year for the whole weekend because he wants shooting buddies and help with his rifle.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 13, 2026 10:43 PM (xDN0i)

123 Assuming they can communicate, I'll take the legionaries (mostly to get in the way of incoming attacks) and the Seals
Posted by: Methos

Bullet and arrow sponges.

Problem with the game is -
- terrain?
- do we get the normal support elements*?

- and, what do I get? An MLRS battery?

* SEALS come with enough support they could go against all the others, but invite the Vikings to the team for the victory celebration.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 10:44 PM (/lPRQ)

124 @109 Black cats know many, many things. They pretend they're just so innocent. But their pretense, while well played, is still pretense.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 13, 2026 10:44 PM (CHHv1)

125 I'd go with the Prussians and the Seals. They have firearms that can kill the enemy at a fr greater distance than the enemy can kill me.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 10:17 PM (8zz6B)

Same. But I would insist on referring to this army as Seals and Krauts...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 13, 2026 10:46 PM (nbLIj)

126 84 Hogg is an idiot, but I didn't get Garand Thumb's riposte to him. What did he mean?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 10:30 PM (wzUl9)

I assumed he was referring to different demographics and crime rate between the US and Switzerland.

Posted by: a.moron at February 13, 2026 10:46 PM (X5Jzz)

127 That Tolkien meme reminded me of this:
http://tiny.cc/1sxy001

Posted by: tankdemon at February 13, 2026 10:46 PM (krlCl)

128 A big question is how would ancient warriors who have never encountered firearms react when they start getting cut down at long range. Do they run away in a panic, or stay in formation and try to overwhelm by mass of numbers?
Posted by: a.moron at February 13, 2026 10:36 PM (X5Jzz)
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They move to Minneapolis and start Learing Centers

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 13, 2026 10:46 PM (+Yo1p)

129 So far, this is the BIG item on my Year #2 Bucket List. We have some smaller things planned, but this is the premier experience (so far 😂

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 13, 2026 10:40 PM (SRRAx)

You will have a blast! It is worth seeing Las Vegas at least once. There's no place quite like it.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 13, 2026 10:46 PM (xDN0i)

130 Black cats know many, many things. They pretend they're just so innocent. But their pretense, while well played, is still pretense.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 13, 2026

***
Then their easygoing, adaptable nature is a front? Shocking!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 10:46 PM (wzUl9)

131 J told me he would give Kovu, our black cat, a treat. He is currently standing in the pantry yelling “I can't find the scooby snacks (cat treats), I don’t think we have any!”

Be right back - going to get the cat treats out of the pantry.

Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 10:47 PM (Wmg4n)

132 Same. But I would insist on referring to this army as Seals and Krauts...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 13, 2026 10:46 PM (nbLIj)

Heh!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 10:47 PM (8zz6B)

133 I assumed muzzle loaders, so a relatively slow rate of fire.
Posted by: a.moron at February 13, 2026 10:41 PM (X5Jzz)

With drilling, 3 to 4 rounds a minute. They weren't aiming, just pointing in the general direction of the enemy and shooting.

Posted by: RickZ at February 13, 2026 10:47 PM (gKDq2)

134 I'd take the Seals and just about anybody else because otherwise they would be on the other side.

Posted by: pawn at February 13, 2026 10:48 PM (uvB+6)

135 In 9th grade, at a church youth thing in another country town, my friend's mother's car caught on fire. We were watching a movie & a guy recognized my purse in the backseat.

This happened because we were smoking cigs and one girl threw one out the window. It came back in & burned up the entire backseat during the movie (you could see to the back of the trunk driving home). We were 15yrs old and this friend wanted to "run away to NOLA." I thought, oh, hail no! and refused.

She drove up to her house and got her father who came out cussing and called us jackasses. Well, I was not used to such language and called my parents to come get me from that slumber party. I knew I would not get in trouble! Not my problem! Same attitude as the kid who wrecked his father's car.

Her father threw the car seat springs on the front porch for some reason. Her older brother came home later to find it smoldering on the porch of century old wooden farmhouse. He threw it out in the yard, not knowing what on earth had transpired.

We also caught a bale of hay on fire, smoking cigs on the roof of her father's wood shop. The same older brother put that fire out as well.

None of this was my fault.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 10:48 PM (WONhk)

136 95
Hogg needs to go to Marine boot camp.

Maybe then he won't be such a pussy.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 10:35 PM (3ek7K)

Only if it were old-school boot camp, say pre-1990s. But I don't want to pollute the Marines with his soyboy ass.

Posted by: a.moron at February 13, 2026 10:49 PM (X5Jzz)

137 Smoking kid is Senator Blutarsky

Posted by: Parametric at February 13, 2026 10:50 PM (TEyUo)

138 Black cats know many, many things. They pretend they're just so innocent. But their pretense, while well played, is still pretense.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 13, 2026

***
Miss Linda says my black cat Stirling is (a) worth his weight in sterling silver, and (b) an angel. I told her if the latter is true, Heaven had better start checking on the angels.

If the former is true . . . call my broker!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 10:50 PM (wzUl9)

139 And on Tuesday, we are heading out of town for my bucket list trip to Vegas. We've never been, so it should be fun! 🎰🎲🃏
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 13, 2026 10:03 PM (SRRAx)

What kind of buckets are on your list that you need to go all the way to Vegas for them? Buckets of gold coins?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 13, 2026 10:50 PM (S/Y4j)

140 The best thing about a February Friday the 13th is thst we get another one next month.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 13, 2026 10:50 PM (krlCl)

141 None of this was my fault.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 10:48 PM (WONhk)
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Words to live by

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 13, 2026 10:50 PM (+Yo1p)

142 102 What about Swiss trannies?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 13, 2026 10:33 PM (ESVrU)

Treated with an herbal diet. The Swiss Trans run on thyme.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 10:36 PM (8zz6B)

Nice. A rare three-way Swiss-public transportation-herb pun.

Posted by: a.moron at February 13, 2026 10:51 PM (X5Jzz)

143 A big question is how would ancient warriors who have never encountered firearms react when they start getting cut down at long range. Do they run away in a panic, or stay in formation and try to overwhelm by mass of numbers?
Posted by: a.moron at February 13, 2026 10:36 PM (X5Jzz)
________________________________

Well, if history is any indication, they'd feign retreat, and then send stealth kill teams while the main grouping whooped up as much noise as they could just over the horizon. If that didn't work, they'd use kharash (human shields of captured enemy) to advance. Or, maybe just hit and run horse raids at night. Prussians might have guns, but they're not going to have night scopes.

Posted by: Orson at February 13, 2026 10:52 PM (dIske)

144 The best thing about a February Friday the 13th is thst we get another one next month.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 13, 2026 10:50 PM (krlCl)

And your excuse for being late will be good, yes?

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 13, 2026 10:52 PM (xDN0i)

145 I love that how conservatives deny people their right to vote pie chart. Loved the dog leading the police searching for the missing tot around to the car also

Posted by: PaleRider at February 13, 2026 10:52 PM (+89TD)

146 Legionaries and Samurai.
Tough motherfuckers.

3 Seals are nice and all but they will run out of ammo before Romans and Japs will run out of guts. And then the guys with swords will eat them.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at February 13, 2026 10:52 PM (xcxpd)

147 I am glad that Teresa in Fort Worth is alive and well enough so I can enjoy her travels vicariously. 💙

Posted by: mindful webworker - mostly homebound but still breathing at February 13, 2026 10:52 PM (6hyzx)

148 3 Navy Seals and the legionaries. "THIRTEEN!"

The LotR thing is why it took me 50 years to finally read the whole work. I know people hate on the movies, but they showed me that there was something more there than "and we're walking, and walking and walking........."

Posted by: sal at February 13, 2026 10:52 PM (f+FmA)

149 Oh, and we are staying at the Venetian - for a few dollars more, we will be staying in one of their primo rooms (complete with a pool table) that has a view of the Sphere.

Will definitely go on a gondola ride. I will be bringing along my motorized scooter so that I can go longer each day.

Might have to rent one for Mr. TiFW to use while we are there so that he doesn't wear out too fast. Apparently things are a lot further away from each other than they appear on the maps!

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 13, 2026 10:52 PM (SRRAx)

150 Looks at options.
I'm Army Airborne.
I'm good.
Bring it.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 13, 2026 10:54 PM (2WIwB)

151 I am frequently mistaken, and my thoughts on cats would certainly be woven into my worldview.

I think my black cat doesn't know how to cat. Like I don't know how to human.

As you can imagine, there are a lot of conflicts.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 13, 2026 10:54 PM (CHHv1)

152 Hogg needs to go to Marine boot camp.

Maybe then he won't be such a pussy.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 10:35 PM (3ek7K)

Only if it were old-school boot camp, say pre-1990s. But I don't want to pollute the Marines with his soyboy ass.
Posted by: a.moron at February 13, 2026 10:49 PM (X5Jzz)

He'd fit in better in a mermaid fin camp. No balls, and we wouldn't need to hear him anymore.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 13, 2026 10:54 PM (S/Y4j)

153 Venetian is awesome. Great location. Really big rooms.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 10:54 PM (RIvkX)

154
My guess:
Last pic is Vic.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian

Naaaaa. Vic was already back from his 2nd tour in 'nam in '74.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 13, 2026 10:55 PM (QVmho)

155 >>That kid up top that wrecked his Dad's car and lit up a cigarette is now a Senator from what state?

I didn't steal it. I sort of borrowed it.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2026 10:55 PM (viF8m)

156 Teresa. It is fun to read of your bucket list travels ❤️

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 13, 2026 10:55 PM (xDN0i)

157 Or, maybe just hit and run horse raids at night. Prussians might have guns, but they're not going to have night scopes.
Posted by: Orson at February 13, 2026 10:52 PM (dIske)

I don't want any of the armies arrayed against me to have firearms. I presume the Seals would have night-vison gear, which would confer a huge advantage.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 10:55 PM (8zz6B)

158 It's been decades since I read LoTR. Somehow I've wound up remembering the parody, Bored of the Rings better than the original. The comment above about new characters having to relate all their people's history when first introduced, including the name the elves call them and the name the dwarves call them, seems pretty on target.

The big action scenes -- the climax of Fellowship, the battle with Shelob the giant spider, and the climax at Mount Doom -- have stuck with me, though.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 10:56 PM (wzUl9)

159 I think my black cat doesn't know how to cat. Like I don't know how to human.

As you can imagine, there are a lot of conflicts.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 13, 2026 10:54 PM (CHHv1)
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Our dog z"l didn't know how to dog. No fetch. No toys. No digging. He spent a lot of time worrying.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 10:56 PM (RIvkX)

160 None of this was my fault.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 10:48 PM (WONhk)

Sooooo.....
Instigator.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 13, 2026 10:57 PM (2WIwB)

161 My guess:
Last pic is Vic.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian

Naaaaa. Vic was already back from his 2nd tour in 'nam in '74.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 13, 2026 10:55 PM (QVmho)
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Vic always looked young for his age.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 13, 2026 10:57 PM (0aYVJ)

162 *dies laughing from the hockey video*

Gonna need y'all to bring hockey sticks to my funeral. Pay no attention to the big Canuck in the corner, he was my English teacher.

Posted by: pookysgirl, posting from the grave at February 13, 2026 10:57 PM (Wt5PA)

163 My 85 year old grandmother used to smoke non filter Lucky Strikes while she was cooking dinner.

Every now and then the ash from the ciggy would fall into the cooking pot. She said that was added flavor.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 13, 2026 10:58 PM (gVUi7)

164 Looks like it's time for me to veer away from the ONT, probably for the night. Hate to miss all the fun, but real life is almost as good. Gotta make up my mind.

https://youtu.be/txTEhgReZUA

G'nite, y'all.

Posted by: mindful webworker - didja ever haveta at February 13, 2026 10:58 PM (6hyzx)

165 None of this was my fault.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 10:48 PM (WONhk)
=====

That will be my epitaph.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 11:00 PM (RIvkX)

166 Something just occurred to me. Is the reason TMZ is getting the ransom notes for the Nancy Guthrie disappearance to distract from Harvey Levin appearing in the Epstein file. "See, I'm a Good guy."

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 13, 2026 11:00 PM (S/Y4j)

167 I hope have your dream experience in Vegas, Teresa.

The Grand Canyon and Hoover Dam are certainly worth seeing.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 13, 2026 11:00 PM (IhIKR)

168 Hogg needs to go to Marine boot camp.

Maybe then he won't be such a pussy.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 10:35 PM (3ek7K)

He/she would never make it past the bayonet/pugil stick training.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 13, 2026 11:01 PM (2WIwB)

169 My 85 year old grandmother used to smoke non filter Lucky Strikes while she was cooking dinner.

Every now and then the ash from the ciggy would fall into the cooking pot. She said that was added flavor.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 13, 2026

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My mother never went that far. Her preferred ciggies were Pall Malls for many years, until she could no longer afford them. They were right in a drawer in the kitchen and I could have filched one at almost any time after I was around twelve, but never had the desire. That's even more odd when you consider two of my literary heroes were James Bond and Ellery Queen, both big cigarette smokers.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 11:01 PM (wzUl9)

170 Every now and then the ash from the ciggy would fall into the cooking pot. She said that was added flavor.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 13, 2026 10:58 PM (gVUi7)

Thst was just character building. Like riding in a car with Granddad smoking Chesterfields with no window down. No wonder I liked smoking.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 13, 2026 11:02 PM (xDN0i)

171
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Vic always looked young for his age.
Posted by: Pug Mahon

He absolutely did. Tuff olde bird. He'd have been hell on wheels as a squad leader, or platoon sergeant.
"My fooking hip is broken and I'm out here doing PT, WTF is wrong with you?"

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 13, 2026 11:03 PM (QVmho)

172 I'm around this weekend if you're not all booked up!
Posted by: screaming in digital at February 13, 2026 10:19 PM

Check your email!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 13, 2026 11:05 PM (PrvRk)

173 What kind of buckets are on your list that you need to go all the way to Vegas for them? Buckets of gold coins?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 13, 2026 10:50 PM (S/Y4j)

Well, I wanted to see The Wizard of Oz at the Sphere, and it's going away in March, so that was the start of the trip planning. Then I saw a lot of other shows that I was interested in, and all of them were occurring around the same time, so things just fell into place.

Last year (Bucket List Year #1), I think everything we did - with the exception of visiting the grandkids - was "local". The big ticket item last year was the party we threw for our 45th Anniversary. We went all out for that one, and everyone keeps telling us how much fun it was!

This year, we will be doing more traveling a little farther from home. Since we didn't know if I would still be here a year after my initial diagnosis, everything this year is gravy. We're gonna keep planning things and hoping that my body will cooperate 😊💕

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 13, 2026 11:05 PM (SRRAx)

174 Cigar/cigarette ashes are especially good in tuna salad. A little arm hair doesn't hurt either.

Posted by: Big Al at February 13, 2026 11:05 PM (oftw2)

175
Is bedtime for Bif. Safe travels Teresa.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 13, 2026 11:05 PM (QVmho)

176 Every now and then the ash from the ciggy would fall into the cooking pot. She said that was added flavor.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 13, 2026 10:58 PM (gVUi7)

Thst was just character building. Like riding in a car with Granddad smoking Chesterfields with no window down. No wonder I liked smoking.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 13, 2026 11:02 PM (xDN0i)

***

Both parents smoked and we lived in Washington State, so it rained all the friggin' time. Windows up. I'd ask them to open the little vent windows and that helped. But eventually I'd roll down the back window just enough to stick my nose out. Hated cigarettes.
But cigars....

Posted by: Diogenes at February 13, 2026 11:06 PM (2WIwB)

177 Every now and then the ash from the ciggy would fall into the cooking pot. She said that was added flavor.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 13, 2026 10:58 PM (gVUi7)
====

At Boy Scout summer camp my best friend was mashing the potatoes for dinner and my dad was watching. A bug fell in the potatoes.
"A bug fell in the potatoes!"
*looks at dad*
*looks at bug*
*considers, resumes mashing*
My dad let a few years pass before telling this story.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 11:07 PM (RIvkX)

178 In the above 'This Week's Game', I didn't notice an Italian girlfriend as one of the choices.

Huge oversight.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 13, 2026 11:07 PM (cYBz/)

179 50 Grenadiers and 3 Navy Seals ...

Posted by: browndog sniffing about at February 13, 2026 11:08 PM (3sXRv)

180 My father was a WWII Marine and had some stories about boot camp in CA pparently one guy had bad hygiene and the entire group of guys kept getting in trouble due to him. Having to wake at 3am and march in full packs on the beach.

Eventually "some guys" (never my father, by the way,he said) got a "wire brush" and threw this guy in the showers and never had to march again due to him.

He also said that they all had a plan to kill the drill instructor if they made it out of the war alive. I can't picture my father in boot camp for the Marines nor a murderer, but he said it was true. They wanted to kill him, and for this reason they'd move drill instructors from one coast to the other.

He was a SGT in the South Pacific islands for 30mo. He only told us the funny stuff, mostly. As an adult told me a story that shook him. On an island with lots of caves he & a buddy would go and get Jap stuff to take home. They walked into one cave & his friend got shot between the eyes and my father brought his body back to camp. He was in his 70's when he told me this, quietly, like he'd still get in trouble.

Apparently he did not & still came home with stuff he collected. A great and funny man.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 11:10 PM (WONhk)

181 No choice of Texas Rangers?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 13, 2026 11:10 PM (XeU6L)

182 Well, my nose dried up a little, and I am becoming sleepy again. Going to lie down and snooze until something wakes me up. Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 11:10 PM (8zz6B)

183 You'll eat bugs and like it, if Bill (eat up with stds) Gates gets his way.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 13, 2026 11:10 PM (xDN0i)

184 You guys do realizes if you pick the navy seals, the bar tab is going to be insane, and the tobacco spit will be everywhere.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 13, 2026 11:11 PM (2WIwB)

185 Cigar/cigarette ashes are especially good in tuna salad. A little arm hair doesn't hurt either.
Posted by: Big Al
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I prefer the pork rinds that have a few bristles in them.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 13, 2026 11:12 PM (XeU6L)

186 I guess the reason I was never tempted by cigarettes because I grew up smelling them every night while Mom had hers. If my father had smoked a pipe, I might have been entranced by that at an early age (not really likely, as I admired little about him), but he didn't smoke at all. He'd quit cigarettes before I was born.

Most of my friends in jr. high and high school didn't smoke, or didn't do it publicly. Later some of them got into the wacky tobacky, but that had even less attraction for me.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 11:14 PM (wzUl9)

187 Thst was just character building. Like riding in a car with Granddad smoking Chesterfields with no window down. No wonder I liked smoking.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary

Safer with the windows up.
I caught a cigar ash in the eyes from Gramp's Odin cigar when he tried to flick it out the window.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 11:14 PM (/lPRQ)

188 179 In the above 'This Week's Game', I didn't notice an Italian girlfriend as one of the choices.

Huge oversight.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 13, 2026 11:07 PM (cYBz/)

Heh. That would be OP.

Similarly the Vicious, Burning eyed, Huge Titted Redhead.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 13, 2026 11:14 PM (bss/y)

189 You guys do realizes if you pick the navy seals, the bar tab is going to be insane, and the tobacco spit will be everywhere.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 13, 2026 11:11 PM (2WIwB)

Yeah, but only 3 guys? Latrine duty is easy. Not so much for 500 men who had rudimentary sanitary conditions.

Posted by: RickZ at February 13, 2026 11:15 PM (gKDq2)

190 Gunpowder in the coffee.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 13, 2026 11:15 PM (XeU6L)

191 You guys do realizes if you pick the navy seals, the bar tab is going to be insane, and the tobacco spit will be everywhere.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 13, 2026 11:11 PM (2WIwB)

I'll the that bet.

Aren't you relocating to TX? Lots of dudes drinking and chewing tobacco here. It isn't a crime.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 13, 2026 11:16 PM (xDN0i)

192 Is "Litler, Führer of the 1/3 Reich" from a Mel Brooks movie? Because it looks like something from a Mel Brooks movie.

Posted by: a.moron at February 13, 2026 10:23 PM (X5Jzz)

I thought it was Robert Reich at the DNC 2024 convention.

Posted by: Beartooth at February 13, 2026 11:16 PM (GGatE)

193 Major police activity two miles from Nancy Guthrie's house, something is happening tonight on the case.

Posted by: Joemarine at February 13, 2026 11:17 PM (y171U)

194 144 The best thing about a February Friday the 13th is thst we get another one next month.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 13, 2026 10:50 PM (krlCl)

And your excuse for being late will be good, yes?
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 13, 2026 10:52 PM (xDN0i)

After all these months of low grade tripe why would anybody expect a sudden improvement of quality?

Posted by: tankdemon at February 13, 2026 11:17 PM (krlCl)

195 Don't forget that the Redcoats are better on defense than offence, e.g., Rorke's Drift.

Posted by: MichiCanuck at February 13, 2026 11:17 PM (VCWz6)

196 Cigar/cigarette ashes are especially good in tuna salad. A little arm hair doesn't hurt either.
Posted by: Big Al

The ladies at St. Stanislaus's in Cleveland boiling pierogies have entered the chat.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 13, 2026 11:18 PM (cYBz/)

197 Apparently he did not & still came home with stuff he collected. A great and funny man.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 11:10 PM (WONhk)

Wonderful stories CBTG. I would of loved chatting with him.
Related, the first direct order I had to give as a new !lieutenant was to a kid from North Carolina who thought taking a shower was optional. He'd been there about two weeks and the platoon sergeant came to me and said fix it, or this guy was going to get a "GI shower." What your dad was describing.
I fixed it.
Don't ask me about his adventures with the dentist.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 13, 2026 11:19 PM (2WIwB)

198 Major law enforcement operation underway 2 miles from Nancy Guthrie's home.

We are told Lt. Columbo is leading the investigation.

Posted by: CNN Breaking News at February 13, 2026 11:22 PM (J9q9v)

199 I'll take the 3 Navy SEAL's against the Prussians and Grenadiers.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 13, 2026 11:22 PM (OF02a)

200 Aren't you relocating to TX? Lots of dudes drinking and chewing tobacco here. It isn't a crime.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 13, 2026 11:16 PM (xDN0i)

True. But this is part of the Texan DNA. Seals just sit around the Team Room telling stories and drinking beer and every story begins with: "No shit! There I was..."

Posted by: Diogenes at February 13, 2026 11:23 PM (2WIwB)

201 Major law enforcement operation underway 2 miles from Nancy Guthrie's home.

We are told Lt. Columbo is leading the investigation.
Posted by: CNN Breaking News at February 13, 2026 11:22 PM (J9q9v)

A step up from the local sheriff.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 13, 2026 11:23 PM (S/Y4j)

202 Cigar/cigarette ashes are especially good in tuna salad. A little arm hair doesn't hurt either.
Posted by: Big Al at February 13, 2026 11:05 PM (oftw2)

Forked River diner on Rt 9 north. Little greasy spoon truck stop that sat next to a small marina. Pete and Fran were the owners. She ruled the front of the house, while Pete anchored the kitchen. Plate-sized pancakes, side of bacon was the full pound. Lunch and early dinner featured whatever came in from the boats. Mostly fluke and bluefish.

Breakfast, lunch, or dinner, whenever you glimpsed Pete through the swinging door as Fran walked in an order, he had what appeared to me to be the exact same cigar, burned down to just about two inches from his teeth. The year they retired to Kentucky, going out for breakfast became..less..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 13, 2026 11:23 PM (nbLIj)

203 Major police activity two miles from Nancy Guthrie's house, something is happening tonight on the case.
Posted by: Joemarine
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Photo-op?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 13, 2026 11:23 PM (XeU6L)

204 I am off to bed. I don’t teach tomorrow, but I am going to take and get my work out in early.

Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 11:25 PM (Wmg4n)

205 Is rainman having a stroke?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 13, 2026 11:25 PM (bss/y)

206 One of my older brother's friends had hygiene issues. His dad was long gone & his mom worked 2 jobs.. he was in high school at the time.

My brother and our dad had a chat with the young man, and taught him about showering, shaving, and using deodorant. Kid was very cool about it-- thanked them and remained a friend of the family for many years.

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 11:28 PM (rdVOm)

207
We are told Lt. Columbo is leading the investigation.
Posted by: CNN Breaking News at February 13, 2026

***
Attempts have been made to reach Monsieur H. Poirot in England to request his expert advice, but he has not replied.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 11:28 PM (wzUl9)

208 149 Oh, and we are staying at the Venetian - for a few dollars more, we will be staying in one of their primo rooms (complete with a pool table) that has a view of the Sphere.

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It used to be that have an enormous sphere outside your hotel room window that flashes mind-bending patterns and advertisements 24/7 would mean they would charge you less to take the room.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 13, 2026 11:29 PM (JkO4W)

209 That dog who helped find the lost child is a ghost dog. That's why no one has seen him since.
Or he just escaped from his family's house and barked at the car because he heard something. One of those two, but I'm going with ghost dog.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 13, 2026 11:30 PM (0Htd1)

210 Imagine how difficult it would be to travel back in time to kill Baby Hitler.

Now imagine how much harder it would be be if Baby Hitler was one-third normal size,

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 13, 2026 11:31 PM (JkO4W)

211 I had a chicken sandwich last week......

Posted by: Pima County Sheriff at February 13, 2026 11:32 PM (X7dyz)

212 One of the Mawdi Grass parades will be in my area tomorrow morning, but it won't prevent me leaving the complex or coming back. It'll rain on Sunday morning, so washing the car before Sun. p.m. is pointless. I might run out to the pipe shop tomorrow morning, though.

We'll probably go up the street to our favorite local Italian eatery for dinner on Valentine's Day. I have some chocolates and a card for Miss Linda, and she will probably give me the same.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 11:32 PM (wzUl9)

213 What your dad was describing.
I fixed it.Don't ask me about his adventures with the dentist.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 13, 2026 11:19 PM (2WIwB)

He was the greatest man I ever knew other than my husband, who is much like him in behavior (not looks, I ain't no Oedipal study). They liked each other meeting for the first time, 4 days before our wedding when we flew in. They bonded over mocking me.

Daddy was a combo of Southern gentleman, who never cussed in front of me and stood when a woman walked into a room. Loved babies and children. Entrepreneurial with career and farm/garden inventions. Joyful in having fun with us: go-cart, treehouse, boat, teaching us sports, etc. Generous for everyone but himself. Very intelligent. A hysterically funny man who loved his only daughter (I look like a female version of him).

Incredibly thankful to be his daughter. I could get away with murder with him. He became my hero when he had an accident & an arm amputation 3 days after my turning 16yrs. The farm was a hobby for him and that hay baler got him. I grew up that day.Stayed with him til the chopper came and held his hand. He never complained & adapted with humor.

Great man.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 11:33 PM (WONhk)

214 Evenin, All.

Finished up the Triscuits today. My wife’ll have to pick up more tomorrow.

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 11:34 PM (77rzZ)

215 He became my hero when he had an accident & an arm amputation 3 days after my turning 16yrs. The farm was a hobby for him and that hay baler got him. I grew up that day.Stayed with him til the chopper came and held his hand. He never complained & adapted with humor.

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Yeah? Which arm?

Posted by: Michelle Fields at February 13, 2026 11:35 PM (JkO4W)

216 Finished up the Triscuits today. My wife’ll have to pick up more tomorrow.
Posted by: Bulg
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Garlic ones? Or sun-dried tomato? Cracked pepper? Ahh, wicker, but very tasty wicker!

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 11:36 PM (rdVOm)

217 Pretty much 2026 watching Elon Musk going after Reid Hoffman hammer and tongs on X over Epstein.

What a great time to be alive.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2026 11:36 PM (viF8m)

218 Evenin, All.

Finished up the Triscuits today. My wife’ll have to pick up more tomorrow.
Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026

***
Walmart and other groceries here used to have their own version of Triscuits, with a bit more in the box and a little lower price. Except for Aldi, they've vanished. I guess I was the only one who liked 'em. (And they're getting thin on the ground at Aldi, too.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 11:37 PM (wzUl9)

219 Time I headed off to bed, all. See some of you on the Tech Thread in the morning!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 11:38 PM (wzUl9)

220 Extra toppings on frozen Pizza: Wait, there are people out there who don't do this???

Adding extra toppings to pizza is just one step away from making it from scratch. Home cooking. Olives and mushrooms living together. Mass hysteria!

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 13, 2026 11:38 PM (EXyHK)

221 And on Tuesday, we are heading out of town for my bucket list trip to Vegas. We've never been, so it should be fun! 🎰🎲🃏
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 13, 2026 10:03

Have a great time in Vegas Teresa. There's a great museum on organized crime just north of downtown. Well worth a visit.

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at February 13, 2026 11:40 PM (55Qr6)

222 All the tobaccy talk... ugh!

I puffed and puffed on my stooopid vape last night, until I got sick. Grrr. No more vape. Can't imagine it's much better for the lungs than a real smoke anyway.

Slapped on a nicotine patch this morning and it's been a pretty good day. Still occasional cravings, but I haven't been substituting food for the missing 'puffs' so got that going for me.

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 11:40 PM (rdVOm)

223 Finished up the Triscuits today. My wife’ll have to pick up more tomorrow.
Posted by: Bulg
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Garlic ones? Or sun-dried tomato? Cracked pepper? Ahh, wicker, but very tasty wicker!
Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 11:36 PM (rdVOm)

What I love about Triscuits is you can make snacks/canapes and warm them in a microwave with no significant damage to the Triscuit. Haven't found too many crackers that can withstand a microwave.

I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing.

Posted by: RickZ at February 13, 2026 11:41 PM (gKDq2)

224 Sign seen in the Capitol building.

Shh. Be vewy vewy quiet. Do not wake the Senatows and Wepwesentatives!

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 13, 2026 11:42 PM (S/Y4j)

225
Slapped on a nicotine patch this morning and it's been a pretty good day. Still occasional cravings, but I haven't been substituting food for the missing 'puffs' so got that going for me.
Posted by: JQ
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How many mg in the patch? Have you tried the lozenges? Some find those to be more satisfying.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 13, 2026 11:43 PM (XeU6L)

226 Peanuts helped. Shelling and munching did some of the ritual also not too many calories.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 11:44 PM (F24MQ)

227 Sheriff says the glove found at Guthrie property was OJ Simpson's Glove and not relevant to this case.

Posted by: CNN Breaking News at February 13, 2026 11:46 PM (X7dyz)

228 21mg patch. Have used lozenges before & didn't care for them...

Next time I go to grocery, will get a couple pounds of their sugar-free bulk hard candy.

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 11:46 PM (rdVOm)

229 Didn't Austin Powers have a mini-Hitler?

Imagine that little fucker goosestepping and throwing the salute.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 13, 2026 11:47 PM (gVUi7)

230 Fun Fact:Triscuits and Milk Bone are made on the same assembly line.

Posted by: Here, Fido! at February 13, 2026 11:47 PM (oftw2)

231 Absolutely brutal last 2 weeks at work. I'm too tired for a beer.

Posted by: Dark L at February 13, 2026 11:49 PM (KAi1n)

232 224 All the tobaccy talk... ugh!

I puffed and puffed on my stooopid vape last night, until I got sick. Grrr. No more vape. Can't imagine it's much better for the lungs than a real smoke anyway.

Slapped on a nicotine patch this morning and it's been a pretty good day. Still occasional cravings, but I haven't been substituting food for the missing 'puffs' so got that going for me.

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 11:40 PM (rdVOm)

My wife quit smoking six or eight years, with the help of a prescription medication. I don't remember the name of it, your doctor should know what it is. No side effects, it just turned off her urge to smoke. No patches, no nicotine pills, just the prescription. She had tried to quit smoking on her own many times over the years, and always started up again. This stuff worked. She says she has no cravings, no urge to smoke, even when around people smoking.

If you want to stop, you should look into it, it really works. I don't go around preaching about smoking, or telling other people how to live their lives, it's your business, but if you've made the decision to stop, maybe this stuff can help. It really did for my wife. Good luck.

Posted by: a.moron at February 13, 2026 11:49 PM (X5Jzz)

233 229 Sheriff says the glove found at Guthrie property was OJ Simpson's Glove and not relevant to this case.

Posted by: CNN Breaking News at February 13, 2026 11:46 PM (X7dyz)

Local authorities have found a third glove and are now looking for a three-armed kidnapper. Developing . . .

Posted by: a.moron at February 13, 2026 11:51 PM (X5Jzz)

234 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anbrb2u9GYI

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 13, 2026 11:52 PM (jrgJz)

235 >> I'm too tired for a beer.

Sounds like English yet somehow meaningless words.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2026 11:53 PM (viF8m)

236 Posted by: a.moron at February 13, 2026 11:49 PM
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Thanks for the tip!

I've heard of Chantix, and I took a different Rx once before (same drug as Wellbutrin, just named something else)

Will be seeing my Dr. next month anyway & we'll see how it's going *then* LOL. I'm just tired of being dragged down by the ball-and-chain of smoking.

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 11:55 PM (rdVOm)

237
This stuff worked. She says she has no cravings, no urge to smoke, even when around people smoking.
Posted by: a.moron

Does she still have to take the prescription?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 13, 2026 11:55 PM (Cqx++)

238 215 He was the greatest man I ever knew other than my husband, who is much like him in behavior (not looks, I ain't no Oedipal study).
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 11:33 PM (WONhk)

I thought it was called an Elektra Complex in females.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 13, 2026 11:57 PM (krlCl)

239 They need a ghost dog to find Mrs. Guthrie.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 13, 2026 11:58 PM (Cqx++)

240 I noticed that nicotine patches are about 1/3 the price they were 25 or so years ago, when they were first available OTC!

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 11:59 PM (rdVOm)

241 Damn. I had hoped to stir up the same Triscuit hatred that I got on the day threads.

Y’all nightwalkers are no fun.

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 11:59 PM (77rzZ)

242 The Mongols and the Seals. Mobility and firepower win every time.

Posted by: Nemo at February 14, 2026 12:00 AM (4RPgu)

243 SWAT in Guthrie case?

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at February 14, 2026 12:02 AM (Ezs10)

244 Mongol like candy.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 14, 2026 12:03 AM (Cqx++)

245 Oh, this guilt is a heavy cross
There is blood on the path I walk
And each step I take is haunting me

Embraced by the darkness, I'm losing the light
Encircled by demons, I fight

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 14, 2026 12:03 AM (jrgJz)

246 243 Damn. I had hoped to stir up the same Triscuit hatred that I got on the day threads.

Y’all nightwalkers are no fun.
Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 11:59 PM (77rzZ)

Didn't we do Triscuit disdain last night? My impression was that Doof is not exactly the president of the fan club.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 14, 2026 12:04 AM (krlCl)

247 239
This stuff worked. She says she has no cravings, no urge to smoke, even when around people smoking.
Posted by: a.moron

Does she still have to take the prescription?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 13, 2026 11:55 PM (Cqx++)

No. She took it for a few weeks, maybe two months, then stopped, and had no remaining urge to smoke. That's how it's intended to work, you take it for a while and it "fixes" the tobacco addiction, then you stop. She could smoke while taking it, if she wanted to, but after the first few days, had no desire to smoke. It was really amazing how well it worked, and how she has never had an urge to start up again.

I've never smoked, other than the occasional cigar, but I know how hard it is to stop. Keith Richards, a man who knows a thing or two about addiction, said stopping smoking was harder than kicking heroin.

Posted by: a.moron at February 14, 2026 12:04 AM (X5Jzz)

248 Local authorities have found a third glove and are now looking for a three-armed kidnapper. Developing . . .
Posted by: a.moron

Lycia Naff's estate now on lockdown

Posted by: gKWVE at February 14, 2026 12:05 AM (gKWVE)

249 Evening all,

We have an ISS docking and a launch in the afternoon.

SpaceX/NASA - SpaceX Crew-12
Rendezvous & Docking ISS - Space Affairs Live
Docking scheduled for 3:15 p.m. EST

https://youtu.be/d29BHk2mUK4

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SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 17-13
SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: February 14, 2026
Launch Time: 2:00 p.m PST (2200 UTC, 23:00 CET)

https://youtu.be/lN7Ay7TQ_Wg

Posted by: Joyenz at February 14, 2026 12:05 AM (2F0/Y)

250 A.moron-- sounds like Chantix. That was the big sales pitch for it: you could smoke if you wanted to, while taking it, but it supposedly eliminated the cravings within days.

Posted by: JQ at February 14, 2026 12:14 AM (rdVOm)

251 The time has come for you to face your darkest fears
Screams of agony are ringing in your ears
Die - a frenzied slaughter on the battlefield
Nowhere for you to run, tonight your fate is sealed

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 14, 2026 12:18 AM (jrgJz)

252 250 A.moron-- sounds like Chantix. That was the big sales pitch for it: you could smoke if you wanted to, while taking it, but it supposedly eliminated the cravings within days.

Posted by: JQ at February 14, 2026 12:14 AM (rdVOm)

Could be, been a few years and I just don't remember. Whatever it was, it really worked, for someone who had smoked for decades and tried to quit multiple times.

Posted by: a.moron at February 14, 2026 12:18 AM (X5Jzz)

253 I'd fall asleep 2 sips in.

Posted by: Dark L at February 14, 2026 12:20 AM (KAi1n)

254
450 Vikings + 400 Samuri

*☻/
/▌
/ \

Posted by: 13times at February 14, 2026 12:21 AM (91Nxr)

255 The Pima County Sheriff stated they found a “BLUE DRESS WITH SPERM STAINS ON IT”.

“DNA EVIDENCE CONCLUDED THE SPERM STAINS WERE FROM THE 1996 TIME FRAME”.

Posted by: CNN Breaking News at February 14, 2026 12:24 AM (J9q9v)

256 JQ, I am not there yet but you are an inspiration to me. I think that I might have to go the Chantix route, I really need something that kills the urge. I have got an unused box of patches in my closet somewhere, they were prescribed many years ago, I have tried the lozenges and they just didn't work for me, they worked for my crazy brother though, which amazed me.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 14, 2026 12:26 AM (0nHVk)

257 207 One of my older brother's friends had hygiene issues. His dad was long gone & his mom worked 2 jobs.. he was in high school at the time.

My brother and our dad had a chat with the young man, and taught him about showering, shaving, and using deodorant. Kid was very cool about it-- thanked them and remained a friend of the family for many years.
Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 11:28 PM (rdVOm)

What a great story!

Posted by: m at February 14, 2026 12:26 AM (+YA9H)

258 Hi, Debby!

Celebrate my *1 week* with me?

Chivas for you! "Peppermint pattie" for me-- I feel chilled tonight.

Posted by: JQ at February 14, 2026 12:29 AM (rdVOm)

259 Stayed with him til the chopper came and held his hand

Did you wave at the chopper with it when it flew off?

I'm so, so sorry Christy. I couldn't help myself..You are very lucky to have had a great father.

Posted by: Weirddave at February 14, 2026 12:31 AM (Q7LQX)

260 Mongols and seals

Posted by: keena at February 14, 2026 12:33 AM (4Aqsh)

261 10 well-equipped Delta Force members could handle the other options mentioned in the OP.

Posted by: Crusader at February 14, 2026 12:33 AM (Cjcf6)

262 The navy seals can adulterate anyone's water supply (or alcohol) with LSD and then it's game on.

Posted by: Dark L at February 14, 2026 12:33 AM (KAi1n)

263 The navy seals can adulterate anyone's water supply (or alcohol) with LSD and then it's game on.
Posted by: Dark L at February 14, 2026 12:33 AM (KAi1n)

The Berzerkers will have a blast.

Posted by: RickZ at February 14, 2026 12:36 AM (gKDq2)

264 I've heard of Chantix, and I took a different Rx once before (same drug as Wellbutrin, just named something else)

Will be seeing my Dr. next month anyway & we'll see how it's going *then* LOL. I'm just tired of being dragged down by the ball-and-chain of smoking.

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 11:55 PM (rdVOm)

Side effects include suicidal tendencies, rectal bleeding, hearing loss, blindness, diabetes, gout, leprosy, black lung, etc etc etc

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 14, 2026 12:36 AM (snZF9)

265 The Berzerkers will have a blast.

Posted by: RickZ at February 14, 2026 12:36 AM (gKDq2)

yes

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 14, 2026 12:37 AM (snZF9)

266 Triscuits and Milk-Bone dog biscuits are made by different companies in different factories. In any case, the standards for dog food are different from those for human food: more rat hairs are allowed in dog food than in human food, for example.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 14, 2026 12:38 AM (ZVgZ4)

267 I went with seals and vikings because 3 seals can call in hell from orbit, wipe the battlefield clean, then its off to the long house to party with the vikings, and their tall blonde sword maidens, and drink copious amounts of mead.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 14, 2026 12:40 AM (snZF9)

268 JQ, keep it up. It gets easier. It took several attempts for me to finally quit. I don't remember the exact day anymore, but the summer of 2006 was the last time I smoked a cigarette.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 14, 2026 12:41 AM (krlCl)

269 Do not take side effects if you are allergic to side effects.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 14, 2026 12:42 AM (Cqx++)

270 Side effects include suicidal tendencies, rectal bleeding, hearing loss, blindness, diabetes, gout, leprosy, black lung, etc etc etc
Posted by: Berserker
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LOL, probably. I don't trust Rx meds as much as I did before. (Gee, wonder what happened?) So, trying it without Rx for now.

Patches were horribly expensive until they could be "generic"-- it was almost as costly as smoking back then, so why bother?

I feel better already. Simply not clogging my lungs all day, every day, with smoke-- has really helped. I'm not gasping for breath at the top of the stairs!

Not running any marathons, but hey I'll take *this* over how it was just a week ago! It can only get better.

Posted by: JQ at February 14, 2026 12:42 AM (rdVOm)

271 Thank you WD for another awesome ONT!

And on Tuesday, we are heading out of town for my bucket list trip to Vegas. We've never been, so it should be fun! 🎰🎲🃏

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth,

Teresa hope you have a wonderful time! But a little info for you...

Last time I was in Vegas was the weekend of the Greatful Dead concert with Sting opening. 1992/3ish... Awesome fun time and story but.....
Our cheap-ass hotel was next to the base of one of the three bases of the the Stratosphere Tower. They had made a mistake on pouring the concrete and after going up about 300 feet, decided to make a cut and re-pour the concrete at a different angle from about 50 feet up. I will never ever ever go up to the top of the Stratosphere Tower based on seeing that. GLTA that do.

Posted by: NC Ref at February 14, 2026 12:45 AM (HIRLq)

272
Yep, Bers, I worry about the side effects of some of these things. I just got switched off a bone strengthener that I have been on for thirty years. I had my first injection of the replacement drug on Wednesday and I only need to get it every six months. The old drug contributed to gout and kidney stones and kidney disease, all of which I am familiar with. We'll see how it goes.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 14, 2026 12:46 AM (0nHVk)

273 I feel better already. Simply not clogging my lungs all day, every day, with smoke-- has really helped. I'm not gasping for breath at the top of the stairs!

Not running any marathons, but hey I'll take *this* over how it was just a week ago! It can only get better.

Posted by: JQ at February 14, 2026 12:42 AM (rdVOm)

Yeah it happens fast. When I had surgery I didn't smoke for 9 days. Even though they practically ran me over a table saw and looked like I stepped on a mine I was walking a mile by the second week home.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 14, 2026 12:47 AM (snZF9)

274
None of this was my fault.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 10:48 PM (WONhk)
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That will be my epitaph.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

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lol. I think mine will be "Mistakes Were Made."

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 14, 2026 12:49 AM (n7rxJ)

275 217 Pretty much 2026 watching Elon Musk going after Reid Hoffman hammer and tongs on X over Epstein.

What a great time to be alive.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2026 11:36 PM (viF8m)

Except for the Wall Street Journal, the MSM seems to be holding off on this ...?

Posted by: m at February 14, 2026 12:49 AM (+YA9H)

276 Posted by: tankdemon at February 14, 2026 12:41 AM
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Congrats! This give me hope!

Not my first rodeo-- have 'made it' for stretches of 6-8 months with several previous attempts. It was always "Oh, I'll just have this ONE..." and back to a pack a day in no time. Ugh.

Posted by: JQ at February 14, 2026 12:50 AM (rdVOm)

277 This what winning looks like.

https://tinyurl.com/yxp8xz5z

Posted by: JackStraw at February 14, 2026 12:51 AM (viF8m)

278 Duck Duck Go sayeth:

Mongol recurve bows were designed to shoot heavy arrows that could penetrate light armor, but they would struggle against the thicker plate armor used by Templar knights. Generally, effective penetration would depend on the draw weight of the bow and the distance from which the arrow was shot.

Therefore Seals and Templars.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 14, 2026 12:52 AM (w/O5Q)

279 None of this was my fault.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 10:48 PM (WONhk)
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That will be my epitaph.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

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lol. I think mine will be "Mistakes Were Made."
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 14, 2026 12:49 AM (n7rxJ)

I like "That wasn't supposed to happen."

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 14, 2026 12:54 AM (S/Y4j)

280 I stupidly smoked for awhile--on for a year or two and then off for 6 months or so, in a repeating cycle. A pack a day or so. I had a dumb reason for doing it--your dumb reason may vary.

I stopped. I stopped by realizing I wasn't 20 or 30 or 40 anymore. I just decided that if I go, I don't want it to be a sudden heart issue like stroke or attack that wouldn't have occurred at that moment if I just didn't smoke that pack a day of cigarettes.

The long term stuff is up to everyone to figure out for themselves. But if you don't want a "today" mistake to take you out *today*, just stop doing it. I did it.

Posted by: Crusader at February 14, 2026 12:56 AM (Cjcf6)

281 255 The Pima County Sheriff stated they found a “BLUE DRESS WITH SPERM STAINS ON IT”.

“DNA EVIDENCE CONCLUDED THE SPERM STAINS WERE FROM THE 1996 TIME FRAME”.
Posted by: CNN Breaking News

The Pima County Sheriff stated they found evidence that will convict Hillary Clint............

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 14, 2026 12:56 AM (ohOaC)

282 Because it's Friday the 13th, I'll go with the Seals and Templars.

The Templars have artillery and Seals control Reaper drones with Hellfire missiles.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 14, 2026 12:56 AM (gVUi7)

283 I think I need to start answering phone calls with this script.

You have reached Hell. This call is being recorded for training and pain assurance purposes. You are currently caller 41593. Your call will be answered in the order is was received.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 14, 2026 12:58 AM (S/Y4j)

284 Hahaha, HotW (catchy short nick!)

I'd greet newer trainees, after they'd had a few days to get used to the place, thusly:

Good morning! Welcome to hell. We hope that you enjoy your stay! Oh, but if you *don't* enjoy it.. tough shit! This is hell, you know, what did you expect?!

Posted by: JQ at February 14, 2026 01:03 AM (rdVOm)

285 Therefore Seals and Templars.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin'
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NYT sayeth, Ghislaine Maxwell helped finance the Clinton Global Initiative.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 14, 2026 01:03 AM (F24MQ)

286 zerohedge retweeted
IredcapI@IredcapI . 2h

Pima County SWAT just breached a residence about thirty minutes from Nancy Guthrie’s home and hauled out two occupants—a man and a woman.
Brian Entin confirms this is directly tied to the Guthrie investigation.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 14, 2026 01:07 AM (F24MQ)

287 The young boy with the stolen family car looks too much like my older.brother -- who did the same d*** thing and smoked at an early age. I could tell you stories. RIP, Dan.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 14, 2026 01:09 AM (yJpvi)

288 Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfal . 23m

12 HOUR NEWS RECAP

1. A SWAT operation is underway in Tucson, Arizona tied to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie. Officers converged on a home about 1.9 miles from her residence, ordered two individuals to exit the property, and are now actively searching the premises.

2. Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are set to hold back-to-back diplomatic talks in Geneva on Tuesday. The morning session focuses on Iran with Oman mediating, followed by afternoon trilateral discussions with Russia and Ukraine.

3. U.S. military planners are preparing for potential weeks-long operations against Iran if Trump orders action. Officials say plans extend beyond nuclear facilities and include state and security infrastructure targets.

4. Joint Task Force Southern Spear struck another vessel in the Caribbean linked to designated terrorist organizations.

5. Reports claim the AI model Claude was deployed during the Maduro capture operation, not only in planning but operationally. It is currently one of the few major AI systems available on classified Pentagon networks.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 14, 2026 01:11 AM (F24MQ)

289 >>Except for the Wall Street Journal, the MSM seems to be holding off on this ...?

Doesn't matter. We are well past being led by the media.

The world is changing. We're winning.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 14, 2026 01:12 AM (viF8m)

290 7. Sen. Susan Collins announced she will vote yes on the SAVE America Act. With Vice President Vance prepared to cast a tie-breaking vote, supporters see this as a key moment for election integrity legislation.

8. Investigations continue to highlight that JP Morgan maintained Jeffrey Epstein as a client for over a decade, processing significant transactions even after his 2008 conviction.

9. German Chancellor Merz stated, “America has 300 million people. The world has 8 billion. 7.7 billion people do not live in America. We have to exploit this great potential,” emphasizing global economic engagement.

10. Rep. Nancy Mace said names appearing in Epstein-related documents include Leon Black, Jes Staley, David Copperfield, and Bill Gates, intensifying scrutiny surrounding the files.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 14, 2026 01:12 AM (F24MQ)

291 Not my first rodeo-- have 'made it' for stretches of 6-8 months with several previous attempts. It was always "Oh, I'll just have this ONE..." and back to a pack a day in no time. Ugh.
Posted by: JQ at February 14, 2026 12:50 AM (rdVOm)

I've been there.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 14, 2026 01:14 AM (krlCl)

292 @287. If that kid had been me I wouldn't be here posting now.
My Dad didn't put up with shit. He wouldn't kill me but I would have wished he had. To this day I wouldn't be able to sit down.

Posted by: Case at February 14, 2026 01:17 AM (j6kTf)

293 Could someone inform AOC that if she continues to gain weight and appear in public with her hair pulled back that she's going to quickly approach Mazie Hirono levels of ugliness?

Posted by: Crusader at February 14, 2026 01:17 AM (Cjcf6)

294 I am trapped in tech hell.

I bought a new phone because I dropped the old one and the screen doesn't work. Now I can't access my Hotmail account because my new phone can not be authenticated, because it's not the old phone.

I can't wait to try to reach help at Microsoft

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 14, 2026 01:21 AM (yJpvi)

295 287 The young boy with the stolen family car l
----

Picture's dated 1974, the car has suicide doors.
Seems odd for that era.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 14, 2026 01:24 AM (F24MQ)

Friday the 13th Cafe

Lichtenstein Castle, southern Germany

Very neat video of Lichtenstein Castle, basically hanging off a cliff.

Baby elephants is asshoe.

Dogs is asshoe.

Border collie understands the assignment.

Jump rope with a friend.

Introducing a baby to a horse. Which personally, I wouldn't, but it all turns out okay.

Flashback: Life during the covid panic.

Watching a scary movie.

Tilt shift photography making a real farm look like a toy. pic.twitter.com/H3EQGjep08
— The Figen (@TheFigen_) February 11, 2026

Walking home last night, as the Snow moon rises. Sound on. #cliffsofmoher #ireland pic.twitter.com/XVu1i9mcPW
— Elaine Farrell Photography (@_EFarrellPhoto) February 2, 2026

#高原故事【青藏� #魅力高原】

云白天青湖似镜
山凝雪影水藏峰

Beneath blue sky and white clouds the lake�s a glass,
Snow-capped peaks cast sharp reflections where still waters pass.#nature #Tibetan #photography #Tibetanview #scenery #plateau #Xizang #landscape #藏地风光 pic.twitter.com/g9h5w17Has
— Bobby Goo (@GooBobby1) February 2, 2026

A Red-bellied Woodpecker, White-breasted Nuthatches, Tufted Titmice, and Black-capped Chickadees visit the Hand of Snacks. The second visit from the Red-bellied Woodpecker shows how he likes to use his tail feathers as a prop against my hand. pic.twitter.com/1ZboA6ZdDf
— Jocelyn Anderson Photography (@JocAPhotography) February 3, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:20 PM

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1
Yay!

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 07:23 PM (3ek7K)

2
Ace,

The cafe is always a delight.

Thank you!

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 07:24 PM (3ek7K)

3 Yeah. Cafe!

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 13, 2026 07:25 PM (suzTG)

4
Lichtenstein Castle, southern Germany

_________

Linchpin of the German defense fortifications.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 07:25 PM (tgvbd)

5 wait, Lichtenstein is now part of Germany?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2026 07:25 PM (2GVsD)

6 Donald Trump! Don’t trust China! China is asshoe!

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 13, 2026 07:26 PM (suzTG)

7 13 is a lucky number in France!

Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 07:26 PM (Wmg4n)

8

How in the world were the cliff hanging buildings built?

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 07:27 PM (3ek7K)

9 NOT FIRST BUT DESERVE SOMETHING!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 07:27 PM (WONhk)

10 Wouldn’t Lichtenstein Castle be in Lichtenstein?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 13, 2026 07:28 PM (IJRGr)

11 So which John Ringo series should we recommend mrp to read first?

Ghost?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2026 07:28 PM (2GVsD)

12 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at February 13, 2026 07:29 PM (Ia/+0)

13 So which John Ringo series should we recommend mrp to read first?

Ghost?
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2026 07:28 PM (2GVsD)

The Last Centurion

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 07:29 PM (rbvCR)

14 How in the world were the cliff hanging buildings built?

Very carefully.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 13, 2026 07:29 PM (IJRGr)

15 A Red-bellied Woodpecker, White-breasted Nuthatches, Tufted Titmice, and Black-capped Chickadees visit the Hand of Snacks

All of these are frequent visitors to my backyard feeder. Also cardinals and downy woodpeckers. The biggest birds we see are pileated woodpeckers, hawks, owls, and the occasional bald eagle. The eagles don't use the feeder, they just hang out in the tallest trees. Owls and hawks sit and wait quietly for prey.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 07:30 PM (Riz8t)

16 Last Centurion

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 13, 2026 07:30 PM (IJRGr)

17 That is either tilt shift photography or the most amazing diorama I've ever seen.

Posted by: PA Dutchman at February 13, 2026 07:30 PM (h/O4U)

18 Every time someone brings up Lichtenstein, this is what I hear:

youtu.be/Rh7Q4BplCRc

Posted by: pookysgirl enjoyed that movie, anachronisms and all at February 13, 2026 07:30 PM (Wt5PA)

19 I would like to build just that tower on our land on the far side of the swamp. I wonder how much it would cost.

Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 07:31 PM (vFG9F)

20 Somehow the Doggie video turned inTJM's video, which I didn't get to yet

Posted by: Skip at February 13, 2026 07:32 PM (Ia/+0)

21 I would like to build just that tower on our land on the far side of the swamp. I wonder how much it would cost.

Depends on how many times it catches fire and falls into the swamp.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 07:33 PM (Riz8t)

22 wait, Lichtenstein is now part of Germany?
Posted by: Anna Puma

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It happened in a flash, so to speak

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 13, 2026 07:33 PM (8AONa)

23 19 I would like to build just that tower on our land on the far side of the swamp. I wonder how much it would cost.
Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 07:31 PM (vFG9F)

First, you need vast tracts of land.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 13, 2026 07:33 PM (IJRGr)

24 I was deer hunting in one of my grandmother's blueberry fields in Arctic, Michigan. Standing still with a slug gun in hands. A chickadee thought landing on my head was a good idea. Not much of a purchase on the nylon hood, so he tried to land on my shoulders, left and right. This went on for about 15-20 seconds and the novelty of the thing soon wore off, so I gave my head a single shake and that bird was off like a shot.

Posted by: mrp at February 13, 2026 07:33 PM (rj6Yv)

25 Our first dog was half husky and malamute. My new husband felt I should "be protected." He just wanted a puppy, altho she did protect me once from a guy wanting to break in our house.

Years later, pg with #2, and walking toddler to tire him, she ate an entire frozen roast in about 15min. Plastic and the styrofoam plate.

I came home and it was gone. She was fierce in her denial. I led her outside and she fled to her doghouse and I was yelling at her. She then showed her teeth in anger and I let her win.

She ate two meals for that week and was happy.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 07:34 PM (WONhk)

26 How in the world were the cliff hanging buildings built?

With scaffolding on the inside of the walls?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 07:34 PM (/lPRQ)

27 The guilty doggies are cute.

Posted by: Tuna at February 13, 2026 07:34 PM (lJ0H4)

28

Don't go around tonight
Well, it's bound to take your life
There's a snow moon on the rise

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 13, 2026 07:35 PM (Cqx++)

29 So which John Ringo series should we recommend mrp to read first?

Ghost?
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2026 07:28 PM (2GVsD)

The Last Centurion
Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 07:29 PM (rbvCR)
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I took two years of Latin in HS. I can handle that.

Posted by: mrp at February 13, 2026 07:36 PM (rj6Yv)

30 A very nice mix for the Friday the 13th Café, especially the pretty wild birds being hand fed. Thanks, Ace. Good weekend!

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 13, 2026 07:37 PM (NFX2v)

31 19 I would like to build just that tower on our land on the far side of the swamp. I wonder how much it would cost.
Posted by: fd

It would sink into the peat and muck. Excavating down to bedrock will cost millions. Count the cost. It's a Biblical admonition.

Posted by: Luke 14:28 at February 13, 2026 07:37 PM (oftw2)

32 13 is a lucky number in France!
Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 07:26 PM (Wmg4n)

Unless you were in the Knights Templar in France on Friday, October 13th, 1307.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 07:37 PM (6ydKt)

33
The guilty doggies are cute.

Posted by: Tuna at February 13, 2026 07:34 PM (lJ0H4)

__________

"I'm sorry you caught me." (*burp*)

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 07:37 PM (tgvbd)

34 >All of these are frequent visitors to my backyard feeder. Also cardinals and downy woodpeckers. The biggest birds we see are pileated woodpeckers, hawks, owls, and the occasional bald eagle. The eagles don't use the feeder, they just hang out in the tallest trees. Owls and hawks sit and wait quietly for prey.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 07:30 PM (Riz8t)

Same - we have a red shouldered hawk that will sit in a maple tree on occasion. He's a pretty big boy. I have not seen (or heard) any chickadees this winter. Very odd.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 13, 2026 07:38 PM (GTqXr)

35 It was still lucky for France as it liquidated Philip's debts to the Templars.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2026 07:38 PM (2GVsD)

36 It was still lucky for France as it liquidated Philip's debts to the Templars.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2026 07:38 PM (2GVsD)

The Templars were asking for repayment on the loans to cover the cost of the next crusade

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 07:40 PM (rbvCR)

37 Very lucky for Philip that he had all those debts to the Templars when they were all arrested on his orders.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 07:41 PM (6ydKt)

38 Not in the swamp, on the other side on solid ground. Just eyeballing that tower I'd say it's 30' or so diameter by 120' high. How much would that run me?

Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 07:41 PM (vFG9F)

39 I can handle the drywall and stuff myself.

Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 07:42 PM (vFG9F)

40
fd,

Illegals work cheap.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 07:42 PM (3ek7K)

41 I'm going to guess, up till this very moment, she introduced herself to everyone as Obama's top legal advisor. memory hole that shit! Stat!

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 13, 2026 07:42 PM (tV890)

42 Counting down to minutes till the media says "Well achsuhully pizza-gate was a real thing, exactly as we reported."

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 13, 2026 07:43 PM (tV890)

43 That castle gets used as the basis of a lot of AI art for castles.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at February 13, 2026 07:43 PM (xcxpd)

44 > Anti-ICE Protesters Wave Large Dildos Outside Don Lemon’s Federal Arraignment While Chanting ‘Protect the Press!’

This is supposed to be 'anti-ICE'?
Maybe Peo-LeMon. But that doesn't make it anti-ICE.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 07:43 PM (/lPRQ)

45 Ace,

The cafe is always a delight.

Thank you!

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 07:24 PM (3ek7K)

+1

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at February 13, 2026 07:44 PM (xcxpd)

46
Well the protesters are dicks, lol.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 07:44 PM (3ek7K)

47 Were they bright green dildos?

WNBA wants to know.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2026 07:44 PM (2GVsD)

48 39 I can handle the drywall and stuff myself.
Posted by: fd

If you have access to a free quarry and stone cutting, you should go for it. Please post progress pics on the Hobby Thread.

Posted by: Rock Bottom at February 13, 2026 07:45 PM (oftw2)

49 "fd,

Illegals work cheap.
Posted by: fourseasons"

I would like it to last at least 500 years. Or outlast me. Whichever comes first.

Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 07:45 PM (vFG9F)

50 Introducing baby to horse

Adult: Look, baby! It's obsolete farm equipment!
Baby: :: gurgle ::
Horse: :: snort ::

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 07:45 PM (ojr4c)

51 I used to think that the left accused Trump of all sorts of heinous shit because, well, that was what they would do if they were him.

Now I realize, no, it is exactly the shit they did, are doing, and plan to continue doing. Its's why they are so damn sure trump is doing it, because fuck, everyone they know does it.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 13, 2026 07:46 PM (tV890)

52 1. Win the Mega Millions
2. Buy the Lichtenstein castle
3. Ship it to the US
4. Reassemble

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2026 07:46 PM (2GVsD)

53 Flashback: Life during the covid panic
++++
Now that's funny right there

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 07:46 PM (ojr4c)

54 I would like to build just that tower on our land on the far side of the swamp. I wonder how much it would cost.
Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 07:31 PM (vFG9F)
---
You're gonna have to build it more than once.

Ask me how I know.

Posted by: King of Swamp Castle at February 13, 2026 07:47 PM (ESVrU)

55 >47 Were they bright green dildos?

WNBA wants to know.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2026 07:44 PM (2GVsD)

Sooooo...how large are these dildos?

Posted by: Pete Bootyjudge at February 13, 2026 07:47 PM (GTqXr)

56
Pete,

I'm sure they aren't big enough for you.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 07:48 PM (3ek7K)

57 1. Win the Mega Millions
2. Buy the Lichtenstein castle
3. Ship it to the US
4. Reassemble
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2026 07:46 PM (2GVsD)
++++
I strongly suspect that the Mega Millions wouldn't be enough. Even if you could buy it, that kind of labor and transport might take the wealth of nations to achieve. It would definitely be cheaper to build your own copy from scratch and then order an airstrike on the original...

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 07:48 PM (ojr4c)

58 Now I realize, no, it is exactly the shit they did, are doing, and plan to continue doing. Its's why they are so damn sure trump is doing it, because fuck, everyone they know does it.
Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 13, 2026 07:46 PM (tV890)

It’s been said that every accusation the Democrats make is actually a confession.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 07:48 PM (6ydKt)

59 Why is Lichtenstein Castle in Germany? Did they steal it at some point?

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 07:48 PM (ojr4c)

60 Not in the swamp, on the other side on solid ground. Just eyeballing that tower I'd say it's 30' or so diameter by 120' high. How much would that run me?
Posted by: fd

Say it is square with walls 3' thick, that'd be about 40 yds^3 per yard of height => 1600 yds^3 @ $1,000 per yard => $1.6M for concrete alone.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 07:50 PM (/lPRQ)

61

Lichtenstein castle is falling down
Falling down
Falling down

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 13, 2026 07:50 PM (Cqx++)

62
So which John Ringo series should we recommend mrp to read first?

Ghost?
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2026 07:28 PM (2GVsD)

Oh my Lord Baby Jesus, no.

The perfect review of the Ghost books.

OH JOHN RINGO, NO

https://hradzka.livejournal.com/194753.html

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 13, 2026 07:50 PM (y9nCu)

63 You're gonna have to build it more than once.

Ask me how I know.
Posted by: King of Swamp Castle at February 13, 2026 07:47 PM (ESVrU)
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I don't need to ask. I already know how you know. You cheaped out on the engineering and farmed it out to sub-par craftsmen. We told you. You didn't listen. You have nobody to blame but yourself.

Posted by: The Honorable International Brotherhood of Fen Engineers, Bog Builders and Swamp Drainers at February 13, 2026 07:51 PM (ojr4c)

64 Why is Lichtenstein Castle in Germany? Did they steal it at some point?

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 07:48 PM (ojr4c)

What is Lictenstein gonna do about it? Team up with Andorra?

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 13, 2026 07:52 PM (xDN0i)

65 Now I realize, no, it is exactly the shit they did, are doing, and plan to continue doing. Its's why they are so damn sure trump is doing it, because fuck, everyone they know does it.
Posted by: The Whine Guy

Have they not heard, "Let he who not had two Russian hookers pee upon themselves cast the first stone"?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 07:52 PM (/lPRQ)

66 I’ve been reliably informed that London Bridge is actually somewhere in Arizona.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 07:52 PM (6ydKt)

67 52 1. Win the Mega Millions
2. Buy the Lichtenstein castle
3. Ship it to the US
4. Reassemble
Posted by: Anna Puma

Probably not the first of your Mega Millions Pipe Dreams, Anna. I have a dream, too.

Posted by: Ten Acre Classic Car Collection at February 13, 2026 07:53 PM (oftw2)

68 What is Lictenstein gonna do about it? Team up with Andorra?
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 13, 2026 07:52 PM (xDN0i)
++++
They'll coordinate with Monte Carlo to fix the odds against Germany!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 07:53 PM (ojr4c)

69 Why is Lichtenstein Castle in Germany? Did they steal it at some point?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 07:48 PM (ojr4c)
=======

The Swiss army invaded Lichtenstein in 2007. The Swiss quickly retreated.

Posted by: mrp at February 13, 2026 07:53 PM (rj6Yv)

70 BLAM BLAM BLAM

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 13, 2026 07:53 PM (IhIKR)

71 BLAM
BLAM
BLAM
BLAM
BLAM

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 13, 2026 07:54 PM (IhIKR)

72 Lichtenstein Castle, basically hanging off a cliff.

Shoot, how did I miss that one. That's pretty cool.

Posted by: t-bird at February 13, 2026 07:54 PM (iETvL)

73 Pete,
I'm sure they aren't big enough for you.
Posted by: fourseasons

He could strap them together like a bundle of dynamite.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 07:54 PM (/lPRQ)

74 Have they not heard, "Let he who not had two Russian hookers pee upon themselves cast the first stone"?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 07:52 PM (/lPRQ)
++++
:: sweats ::
:: narrows eyes ::
:: squirts anitbiotics into Melinda's coffee ::

Posted by: Bill Gates and his Russian VD at February 13, 2026 07:54 PM (ojr4c)

75 >52 1. Win the Mega Millions
2. Buy the Lichtenstein castle
3. Ship it to the US
4. Reassemble
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2026 07:46 PM (2GVsD)

No Throne of Skulls? Pfft. Amateur.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 13, 2026 07:54 PM (GTqXr)

76
Lol Itinerant

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 07:54 PM (3ek7K)

77 "Say it is square with walls 3' thick, that'd be about 40 yds^3 per yard of height => 1600 yds^3 @ $1,000 per yard => $1.6M for concrete alone.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher"

Thanks for the calculation but $1000 / yard? Shouldn't that be less than $200?

Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 07:55 PM (vFG9F)

78 Have they not heard, "Let he who not had two Russian hookers pee upon themselves cast the first stone"?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher

Damnit.

*throws rock down. Kicks it*

Posted by: Tonypete at February 13, 2026 07:56 PM (cYBz/)

79 The Swiss army invaded Lichtenstein in 2007. The Swiss quickly retreated.
Posted by: mrp at February 13, 2026 07:53 PM (rj6Yv)
++++
Really?

Well, I'll be damned. They *did* invade Lichtenstein. Technically, anyway. And accidentally.

On a rainy March night, 171 Swiss troops were training near the border, doing land navigation training. The company commander took his men through the Alpine forest near the border, leading his men about 2 km (about 1.25 miles) into Liechtenstein before realizing he caused an international incident.

Everything would have been forgotten if the Swiss Armed Forces hadn’t apologized for it. Liechtenstein had no idea it had even happened, but accepted the apology nonetheless.

I wonder happened to the guy in charge. That's the kind of thing that disciplinary action should follow, but the constant razzing from the rest of the Army would be the far greater punishment...

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 07:56 PM (ojr4c)

80 Thanks for the calculation but $1000 / yard? Shouldn't that be less than $200?
Posted by: fd

Profit and overhead.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 07:57 PM (/lPRQ)

81 I took two years of Latin in HS. I can handle that.
Posted by: mrp at February 13, 2026 07:36 PM

KILROYNIVS HIC ERAT

Posted by: GAIVS KILROYNIVS at February 13, 2026 07:58 PM (0sNs1)

82 No Throne of Skulls? Pfft. Amateur.
Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 13, 2026 07:54 PM

Do we really need to specify that? I thought that was just understood.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 13, 2026 07:59 PM (PrvRk)

83 Key to the success of your castle project, fd, is if you can shiplap the many rooms yourself, or if you have to contract with Chip and Joanna Gaines. They will likely want to demo some of your load-bearing walls, also.

Posted by: The Magnolia Network at February 13, 2026 07:59 PM (oftw2)

84 I wonder happened to the guy in charge. That's the kind of thing that disciplinary action should follow, but the constant razzing from the rest of the Army would be the far greater punishment...
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)

Field promotion to Colonel - Now commands a brigade.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 13, 2026 07:59 PM (cYBz/)

85 I wonder happened to the guy in charge. That's the kind of thing that disciplinary action should follow, but the constant razzing from the rest of the Army would be the far greater punishment...

He's now Ursula van der Layden's cabana boy.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2026 07:59 PM (2GVsD)

86 I suppose I could find someone who builds silos.

Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 07:59 PM (vFG9F)

87
Sick of political commercials. The same ones over and over and over.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 07:59 PM (tgvbd)

88 Thanks for the calculation but $1000 / yard? Shouldn't that be less than $200?
Posted by: fd

Actually I should call the local batch plants and see what the going rate is. I'd like to do a back porch soon.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 08:00 PM (/lPRQ)

89 He's now Ursula van der Layden's cabana boy.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2026 07:59 PM (2GVsD)
++++
:: shudder ::

A fate worse than death, that is.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 08:00 PM (ojr4c)

90 At WaPo: "A man was running from police. Eight llamas caught him."

Then they cuffed him and spat on him until the cops arrived. Unfortunately, the llamas forget to turn on their bodycams, so no hilarious footage available.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 08:00 PM (N8ZBc)

91 70 BLAM BLAM BLAM
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 13, 2026 07:53 PM

71 BLAM
BLAM
BLAM
BLAM
BLAM
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 13, 2026 07:54 PM

Missed again.

Posted by: Woody LXIV at February 13, 2026 08:02 PM (0sNs1)

92 https://hradzka.livejournal.com/194753.html
Posted by: IllTemperedCur

Livejournal is still around?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 13, 2026 08:03 PM (f/buw)

93 The only thing the Eurotrash have that's better than what we have in the U.S. of A. is all the cool castles. I suppose places like Biltmore and some of the other mansions of that era come close, but they're mostly not hanging off the side of a mountain, and they're mostly not real castles, just big-ass houses.

American billionaires need to get off their asses and start building some cool castles. Trump could get things rolling by building a classical castle next to Mount Rushmore, then challenge Musk and Bezos to try top him.

Posted by: a.moron at February 13, 2026 08:03 PM (X5Jzz)

94
7

13 is a lucky number in France!
Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 07:26 PM

----

Horse meat is a delicacy in France!

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 13, 2026 08:03 PM (VWtfl)

95 OH NOOOES!!

Friday the 13th come on a Friday this month!!

https://bit.ly/pogo-fri-13

Posted by: mindful webworker - rowrbazzle at February 13, 2026 08:04 PM (6hyzx)

96
Funny how that happens mindful.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 08:06 PM (3ek7K)

97 Horse meat is a delicacy in France!
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 13, 2026 08:03 PM (VWtfl)
++++
It is in my house, too!

Well, paste, anyway. But hey, horse is horse, of course of course!

Posted by: Former President of the United States Joseph Robinette Biden at February 13, 2026 08:08 PM (ojr4c)

98 70 BLAM BLAM BLAM
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 13, 2026 07:53 PM

71 BLAM
BLAM
BLAM
BLAM
BLAM
Posted by: nurse ratched

=====

Use your words. Rough day?

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 13, 2026 08:09 PM (8AONa)

99 Another plug for Aldi Blue Stilton: Exquisite! Even the fanciest hipster exotic produce grocery stores in this city don't have a cheese this good. Recommended.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 08:10 PM (N8ZBc)

100 American billionaires need to get off their asses and start building some cool castles. Trump could get things rolling by building a classical castle next to Mount Rushmore, then challenge Musk and Bezos to try top him.
Posted by: a.moron at February 13, 2026 08:03 PM (X5Jzz)
++++
American tech billionaires with militarized keeps full of serfs would be a little on the nose...

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 08:10 PM (ojr4c)

101 So. Is the defunding of the Department of Homeland Security for real?

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 13, 2026 08:11 PM (IhIKR)

102 Horse meat is a delicacy in France!
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 13, 2026 08:03 PM (VWtfl)

Le Cheval Royale with cheese.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 13, 2026 08:11 PM (xDN0i)

103 So which John Ringo series should we recommend mrp to read first?

The Last Centurion

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 08:12 PM (u82oZ)

104 Troy Rising.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 13, 2026 08:12 PM (zZu0s)

105 "What a lovely landscape! Think how much more beautiful it would look covered with castles and mega-mansions!"

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 08:13 PM (N8ZBc)

106

You people with your fancy cheeses.

Here in rural Wyoming Velvetta is gourmet, lol.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 08:14 PM (3ek7K)

107 Have you ever made Velveeta fudge, four seasons? It is *chef’s kiss*

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 13, 2026 08:15 PM (xDN0i)

108 I don't want to hear any of you Lichtenstein fluffers talk smack about Rhode Island again. We've got rest stops on the highway bigger than Lichtenstein.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2026 08:15 PM (viF8m)

109 "Here in rural Wyoming Velvetta is gourmet, lol."

I got no beef with Velveeta. I'm eclectic. But this stilton is a f'n miracle, at a good price. If Whole Foods had it, they'd charge triple.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 08:16 PM (N8ZBc)

110
Mary,

No I haven't. I'll try that.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 08:16 PM (3ek7K)

111 I don't want to hear any of you Lichtenstein fluffers talk smack about Rhode Island again. We've got rest stops on the highway bigger than Lichtenstein.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2026 08:15 PM (viF8m)
----
And your average Buc-ees is bigger than Rhode Island...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 13, 2026 08:17 PM (ESVrU)

112 Disclosure: I am not paid by either Aldi or Big Cheese. I only pay them.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 08:18 PM (N8ZBc)

113
Lol gp

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 08:18 PM (3ek7K)

114 New CAD station hash check.

Posted by: wth at February 13, 2026 08:18 PM (UjdFS)

115 Same ol' same ol'

Posted by: wth at February 13, 2026 08:19 PM (UjdFS)

116 Aldi. The closest one is an hour away. They need to step up their game in TX.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 13, 2026 08:20 PM (xDN0i)

117 Consulting my logs, I find I have but one, only one, confirmed radio contact with Liechtenstein: HB0RER, a guy named Egon. I'd have more, but their signals are blocked by all the damn castles.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 08:21 PM (N8ZBc)

118
Go right to the source and ask the horse
He'll give you the answer that you'll endorse
He's always on a steady course
Talk to Mr. Ed

https://youtu.be/91LRPk8x14s

Posted by: Mr. Ed at February 13, 2026 08:21 PM (2Ez/1)

119
I hope you guys aren't freaking out about Valentines Day.

Tell your significant other....hey I haven't left yet. Happy Hallmark holiday!

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 08:21 PM (3ek7K)

120 Thanks, fourseasons! I thought the llama joke was funniest.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 08:22 PM (N8ZBc)

121 Aldi cheese curds: the best, Jerry! The BEST!

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 13, 2026 08:23 PM (2Ez/1)

122 Huh. Rhode Island has a staggering *90* ZIP codes. That is about 12,000 people per ZIP code, averaged out.

Manhattan - an actual island - has only 56 ZIP codes. That is about 30,250 people per ZIP code.

ZIP code equity now! Rhode Island *must* surrender some of its ZIP code surplus so the people of Manhattan may have their fair share!!!!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 08:23 PM (ojr4c)

123 I don't want to get off schedule too much so calling it a night
Havexa good night everyone

Posted by: Skip at February 13, 2026 08:24 PM (Ia/+0)

124 I hope you guys aren't freaking out about Valentines Day.

Tell your significant other....hey I haven't left yet. Happy Hallmark holiday!
Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 08:21 PM (3ek7K)
++++
There aren't many upshots to being single, but it does prove to be a significant cost savings on Valentine's Day...

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 08:24 PM (ojr4c)

125 See ya, Skip!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 08:24 PM (ojr4c)

126 Monday Feb 16 forecast is 61degF. This is great!

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 08:25 PM (N8ZBc)

127 Mr Scary gave me a wok for Valentine's day. I am making him a cherry pie, but not in the wok.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 13, 2026 08:26 PM (xDN0i)

128 Oh, hey; Per VOZ.US The US has sent a shipment about six tons of medicine and medical supplies from the United States to Venezuela.

The arrival was confirmed by Laura Dogu, U.S. Chargé d'Affaires in Caracas, after the official account of the U.S. Embassy in Venezuela on X shared images of the cargo plane and boxes identified with the U.S. flag. In the post, the delivery was described as an effort to "support the recovery of the Venezuelan people" and as the beginning of a series of similar shipments.

That and the reopening of the oil sales to the world at market rates is probably making the Venezuelan government sweeter that they might have been otherwise.
They are still working through getting all the political prisoners out of jail, apparently.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 08:26 PM (rbvCR)

129 I still have an unclaimed lump of coal.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 08:26 PM (u82oZ)

130 Friends, just in case you were unaware, we have now entered Deep Gras. It’s Mardi Gras from here until you wake up Ash Wednesday. Parades tonight, tomorrow, Sunday. Mardi Gras balls here, there, everywhere. Beads are hung on the oak tree with care (not really, they are just thrown up there). King Cake. Moon Pies. Well, if you can find them. They were on sale at Rouses, shelves pretty empty.

Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 08:27 PM (Wmg4n)

131 108
'We've got rest stops on the highway bigger than Lichtenstein.'

Any castles?
...
...

I didn't think so.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 13, 2026 08:27 PM (fd80v)

132 >>ZIP code equity now! Rhode Island *must* surrender some of its ZIP code surplus so the people of Manhattan may have their fair share!!!!

I'm sorry, doesn't your town have it's own area code?

That's so sad.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2026 08:28 PM (viF8m)

133 My ex paid extra to have divorce papers delivered to me on Valentines Day 2006.

Yay.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 13, 2026 08:29 PM (IhIKR)

134 That was a shitty thing for him to do, nurse.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 13, 2026 08:30 PM (xDN0i)

135 Aetius451AD

Troy Rising is basically 1 plot repeated thrice. I have that trilogy, but The Last Centurion is better.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 08:30 PM (u82oZ)

136 Walking home last night, as the Snow moon rises.
— Elaine Farrell Photography

So, Elaine. The interesting thing in that video is not the moon.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 13, 2026 08:31 PM (syz1S)

137 Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)

No. Manhattan has three zip codes. One is just for Kansas State University.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 08:31 PM (u82oZ)

138 Now, I can laugh about it.

Then, I was not amused. At all.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 13, 2026 08:31 PM (IhIKR)

139 Oh, the castle is actually in Germany. I've got 307 confirmed contacts with Germany. They're not shy.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 08:31 PM (N8ZBc)

140 > Friends, just in case you were unaware, we have now entered Deep Gras. It’s Mardi Gras from here until you wake up Ash Wednesday. Parades tonight, tomorrow, Sunday. Mardi Gras balls here, there, everywhere.
------------
My grandmother was a "Queen" on one of the crew's floats back in... oh around 1928 or so. I have a framed B&W photo from that time.

Gumbo will be made this weekend.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2026 08:32 PM (jtM2q)

141 When I was a wee lassie growing up in Manhattan, my zone (aka zip code) was 25, and my phone number was 222-0007 (Academy 2).

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 13, 2026 08:32 PM (3ImbR)

142
I'll tell ya'll what I want for Valentine's Day, not from my husband, from God.

We need a big snowstorm here, actually several.

We've had no snow here in Wyoming this winter and we need it for our water and to keep wildfires away.

Send snow!!

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 08:32 PM (3ek7K)

143 Would love to share a Moon Pie with you sometime, Piper!

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 13, 2026 08:32 PM (2Ez/1)

144 {{{nurse ratched}}}

Sorry. If he has gone the way of that woodpecker, I'll give you an alabi.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 08:33 PM (u82oZ)

145 No. Manhattan has three zip codes. One is just for Kansas State University.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 08:31 PM (u82oZ)
++++
HA!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 08:33 PM (ojr4c)

146 BLAM BLAM BLAM
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 13, 2026 07:53 PM

Geez, lady, relax!

Posted by: The Woodpeckers at February 13, 2026 08:33 PM (PrvRk)

147 >>Any castles?
...
...

>>I didn't think so.

But we do. American castles. Take a trip along Bellevue Avenue in Newport.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2026 08:34 PM (viF8m)

148 *puts on wool hat-*
* tries to snow dance*

Woo woo woo
Snow snow snow
Woo woo woo

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 13, 2026 08:34 PM (IhIKR)

149 First night.

Posted by: Eromero at February 13, 2026 08:34 PM (LHPAg)

150 ... We've had no snow here in Wyoming this winter and we need it for our water and to keep wildfires away. ...
Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 08:32 PM (3ek7K)
++++
Yeah, that's no good.

"Mild winter" == "bad fire season"
I hope you get some soon! I remember how nervous I'd be at this point in the year when I lived in the Rockies and it was a mild winter...

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 08:34 PM (ojr4c)

151 133 My ex paid extra to have divorce papers delivered to me on Valentines Day 2006.

Yay.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 13

My divorce was finalized by the Judge on Valentine’s Day after my ex played and around for so long refusing to sign them. The Judge said, yep, we are just doing this decree without you now. I feel like the date was a gift to me at that point.

Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 08:34 PM (Wmg4n)

152
Joe Mannix,

Yep. The wildfires last summer were bad.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 08:35 PM (3ek7K)

153 nurse ratched

Instead of targets, you got a picture of your ex and very small truck nuts? That go OW! when you hit them?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 08:36 PM (u82oZ)

154 SSNs are only nine decimal digits. After one billion have been issued, there'll be some head scratching to do.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 08:36 PM (N8ZBc)

155 >>When I was a wee lassie growing up in Manhattan, my zone (aka zip code) was 25, and my phone number was 222-0007 (Academy 2).

You must be wicked old.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2026 08:37 PM (viF8m)

156 154 Or is it 100 million? I dunno.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 08:38 PM (N8ZBc)

157 I feel like the date was a gift to me at that point.
Posted by: Piper

I cried.

I was reading to my boys and there was a knock o the door and there I was handed papers by some dude. I guess iwas still hoping we would all go home again.

Nope.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 13, 2026 08:38 PM (IhIKR)

158 SSNs are only nine decimal digits. After one billion have been issued, there'll be some head scratching to do.
Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 08:36 PM (N8ZBc)
++++
The SSN scheme won't last that long. It's amazing it's lasted as long as it has. The SSN scheme is almost hilariously bad. No check digit. Positional meaning for some of the numbers. It was barely fit for purpose at its incept and is unfit for purpose now that it's used for so much and so much tremendously important stuff is tied to it (which was never supposed to happen, of course, but here we are).

But inertia is *heavy,* man.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 08:39 PM (ojr4c)

159 The SAVE act v Women

https://bit.ly/4rLrSYT

Gentlemen, if your Valentine doesn't laugh at this, trade her in on one who does.

Posted by: mindful webworker - sufferin' suffragettes! at February 13, 2026 08:40 PM (6hyzx)

160 Nurse, moral of the story is they are king of the jerks, and they never deserved us to start.

Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 08:40 PM (Wmg4n)

161 SSNs are only nine decimal digits. After one billion have been issued, there'll be some head scratching to do.
Posted by: gp

They are not unique numbers anyway.
the first two digits are codes for geographic areas or other purposes. IIRC, first digit of 8 or 9 means it is NOT a SSN.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 08:41 PM (/lPRQ)

162 *puts on wool hat-*
* tries to snow dance*

Woo woo woo
Snow snow snow
Woo woo woo
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 13, 2026 08:34 PM (IhIKR)

***

Hey!
Do a different dance!
Friggin' woodpeckers!

Posted by: Diogenes at February 13, 2026 08:41 PM (2WIwB)

163 Piper,
Without him, I wouldn’t have my boys.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 13, 2026 08:41 PM (IhIKR)

164 Nice castle. Good balance. I like the curvature in the courtyard.
Approve.

Posted by: From about That Time at February 13, 2026 08:42 PM (sl73Y)

165 >>>You must be wicked old.
~~~~~

No. Precocious! Very precocious!!! I was still a twinkle in my father's eye when you graduated from kindergarten.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 13, 2026 08:42 PM (3ImbR)

166 You must be wicked old.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2026 08:37 PM (viF8m)

In the west, a lot of small towns resisted automatic dialing because the night operator doubled as the emergency contact for the fire and police departments.
My step mom had been a phone operator at the local Navy hospital at the end of the war, and she was the night operator at the local exchange here in town until it modernized. She made money on the side and also went to college to get her teachers degree since her husband was generally broke and didn't contribute much to paying off the house.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 08:43 PM (rbvCR)

167 nurse ratched

Look on the bright side of life. You raised two good sons.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 08:43 PM (u82oZ)

168 I cried.

I was reading to my boys and there was a knock o the door and there I was handed papers by some dude. I guess iwas still hoping we would all go home again.

Nope.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 13, 2026

Of course you did! Because you are normal. He is not. Being cruel for the sake of being cruel is truly abusive behavior. And he didn’t deserve you to start. I said what I said. 💜 and hugs.

Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 08:43 PM (Wmg4n)

169 Direct dialing, I think.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 08:44 PM (rbvCR)

170
Wyoming has one area code.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 08:44 PM (3ek7K)

171 I think this is AI generated

https://tinyurl.com/53v8ps9z

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 08:45 PM (rbvCR)

172 Can you give me your last four?
Last four of what?
Your social.
My social what?
Your SSAN.
Lady all I want to do is deposit a check in my own account.

Posted by: Eromero at February 13, 2026 08:45 PM (LHPAg)

173 163 Piper,
Without him, I wouldn’t have my boys.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 13, 2026

I get it, I wouldn’t have my girls, but that doesn’t mean either one of them deserved us. They didn’t. But we did we we had to do for the kids.

Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 08:46 PM (Wmg4n)

174 They are not unique numbers anyway.
the first two digits are codes for geographic areas or other purposes. IIRC, first digit of 8 or 9 means it is NOT a SSN.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 08:41 PM (/lPRQ)
~~~~~

Yep. That's how it was discovered that Obama's SSN was quite a bit off.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 13, 2026 08:46 PM (3ImbR)

175 Nurse and Piper,
I applaud your courage and what you have achieved. I had my husband's backup always, and I still struggled. You have managed on your own to do an amazing job.

Change of subject: since you are here, Nurse, and talking of woodpeckers, you might enjoy the comment of freeman, who was here this week looking at damage. Birch tree plus woodpecker: grrr.

He said, If it makes you feel any better, think of it this way: they're the closest to the noise. They must all be totally deaf.

!

Posted by: Wenda at February 13, 2026 08:47 PM (v9ee3)

176 Sorry: that should say "TREEMAN."

Posted by: Wenda at February 13, 2026 08:49 PM (v9ee3)

177 >>In the west, a lot of small towns resisted automatic dialing because the night operator doubled as the emergency contact for the fire and police departments.
My step mom had been a phone operator at the local Navy hospital at the end of the war, and she was the night operator at the local exchange here in town until it modernized. She made money on the side and also went to college to get her teachers degree since her husband was generally broke and didn't contribute much to paying off the house.

When I was a kid my parents had friends that had a family cabin in the Adirondacks. The whole area was still on a party line with a central switchboard for limited connectivity outside the local area. Seems hard to believe we now live in a time where people lose their mud if they are out of constant connectivity for 5 minutes.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2026 08:50 PM (viF8m)

178 With the threat of Global Warming is getting worse I recommend that folks do not buy land on the shore or islands.

Believe me I know what I am talking about. Just ask Al Gore.

Posted by: Barry O at February 13, 2026 08:50 PM (X7dyz)

179 He said, If it makes you feel any better, think of it this way: they're the closest to the noise. They must all be totally deaf.

Woodpeckers have shock absorbers around their brains and sound deadening built in for hearing. I think.

Posted by: Eromero at February 13, 2026 08:51 PM (LHPAg)

180 Woodpeckers have shock absorbers around their brains and sound deadening built in for hearing. I think.
Posted by: Eromero at February 13, 2026 08:51 PM (LHPAg)
~~~~~

Believe it or not, it's their tongue that wraps around their brain.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 13, 2026 08:52 PM (3ImbR)

181 With the threat of Global Warming is getting worse I recommend that folks do not buy land on the shore or islands.

Believe me I know what I am talking about. Just ask Al Gore.
Posted by: Barry O at February 13, 2026 08:50 PM (X7dyz)
++++
That's Peace Laureate Albert Gore!

Something else you have in common with him...

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 08:53 PM (ojr4c)

182 180 Woodpeckers have shock absorbers around their brains and sound deadening built in for hearing. I think.
Posted by: Eromero at February 13, 2026 08:51 PM (LHPAg)
~~~~~

Believe it or not, it's their tongue that wraps around their brain.
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 13, 2026 08:52 PM
Marge, come look at the size of this thing!
-Bug dude standing too close to his just-demolished front door.

Posted by: Eromero at February 13, 2026 08:54 PM (LHPAg)

183 Woodpecker anatomy:

https://tinyurl.com/4huj6xwz

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 13, 2026 08:56 PM (3ImbR)

184 143 Would love to share a Moon Pie with you sometime, Piper!
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at

Okay! Let me know if you are ever on the Eastern Shore.

Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 08:56 PM (Wmg4n)

185 133 My ex paid extra to have divorce papers delivered to me on Valentines Day 2006.

Yay.
Posted by: nurse ratched

That seems to be a thing for some reason. My Dad's parents split up on Valentines Day, 1981. Never divorced though. I think they were waiting for the other to die so they can swoop in and take over assets. It didn't work, of course. No assets worth anything and my Aunt put her foot down and advised my Grandmother of some hard truths, like lying on tax forms about marital status is wrong and they were NOT going to help her steal. My grandparents were difficult, which is understating it.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 13, 2026 08:57 PM (ohOaC)

186 >>Believe it or not, it's their tongue that wraps around their brain.

Im gonna need an explanation on this one.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2026 08:57 PM (viF8m)

187 Oh, great. Now I have the Lichtensteiner Polka earworm playing in my head.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 13, 2026 08:59 PM (0Htd1)

188 Thank you, mein Schatz.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 13, 2026 09:00 PM (0Htd1)

189 Pileated woodpeckers nest in our utility poles. The holes are big enough to stick your head in. Sometimes red throated woodpeckers nest in their abandoned holes. I like watching them.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 13, 2026 09:00 PM (xDN0i)

190 Packing up my bag and moving some stuff off of desk. . . and I have a big headache. . . tenuous day at my office (at best). . . . . I cruise the Cafe. All is well. I especially loved the Great Dane getting spooked. Phenomenal clip.

Posted by: Despise Marxist Rat Bastards at February 13, 2026 09:00 PM (HeR4S)

191 Eromero: Spoilsport.

Posted by: Wenda at February 13, 2026 09:01 PM (v9ee3)

192 My ex paid extra to have divorce papers delivered to me on Valentines Day 2006.

Yay.
Posted by: nurse ratched
--------

And little did he suspect, he was giving you THE BEST GIFT EVAR!

What a guy, nurse... what a guy. Good riddance, I'd say.

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 09:02 PM (rdVOm)

193 Oh, great. Now I have the Lichtensteiner Polka earworm playing in my head.
Posted by: nerdygirl

Lawrence Welk on youtube ...

You'll have a new earworm in no time!
: -))

Posted by: Adrian the Bad Poetry Critic . . . and . . . writer, thereof . . . at February 13, 2026 09:03 PM (3ZUWJ)

194 Collins now onboard for the SAVE act.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 13, 2026 09:04 PM (IG3/x)

195 182 180 Woodpeckers have shock absorbers around their brains and sound deadening built in for hearing. I think.
Posted by: Eromero at February 13, 2026 08:51 PM (LHPAg)

>>>

I've nailed about 20 of them over time up at the cabin using my wrist rocket. So much for shock absorbers. I get tired of them wrecking the healthy aspens.

Posted by: Despise Marxist Rat Bastards at February 13, 2026 09:04 PM (HeR4S)

196 My cat Allie has developed the habit of reaching up to tap me on the shoulder when I'm sitting in my office chair to let me know she wants attention...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 13, 2026 09:05 PM (ESVrU)

197
Perfessor,

My husband does the same thing, lol.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 09:08 PM (3ek7K)

198 195
I've nailed about 20 of them over time up at the cabin using my wrist rocket. So much for shock absorbers. I get tired of them wrecking the healthy aspens.

Posted by: Despise Marxist Rat Bastards at February 13, 2026 09:04 PM (HeR4S)

I think they're Federally protected, so you might want to clarify that by "nailed" you mean "photographed", and by "wrist rocket" you mean "camera".

Posted by: a.moron at February 13, 2026 09:08 PM (X5Jzz)

199 My ex paid extra to have divorce papers delivered to me on Valentines Day 2006.

Yay.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 13, 2026 08:29 PM (IhIKR)

Definite text book example of a rotten shit stain.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 13, 2026 09:08 PM (snZF9)

200 All those birds being fed by hand were very cool. Woodpecker is gorgeous.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 09:10 PM (RIvkX)

201 Oof...Got a rough case of heartburn going on right now.

I tried swallowing a hot iron (standard Moron medical device) but it didn't help as much as I'd hoped.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 13, 2026 09:11 PM (ESVrU)

202 I be proud two anointed the City of Brattleboro has be sents a letter too the Governer on Vermint to rename are state the Gay Prides States.

Posted by: Mary Cloggistein from Brattleboro, Vt at February 13, 2026 09:11 PM (jwBFW)

203 I've nailed about 20 of them over time up at the cabin using my wrist rocket. So much for shock absorbers. I get tired of them wrecking the healthy aspens.
Posted by: Despise Marxist Rat Bastards at February 13, 2026 09:04 PM (HeR4S)
~~~~~

No bueno. Woodpeckers don't harm healthy trees. And they eat lots of bad insects like termites and wood boring beetles. Healthy trees are more likely harmed by sapsuckers than woodpeckers.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 13, 2026 09:12 PM (3ImbR)

204 Nurse and Piper, you are both better than me, cause I'd still be in prison. Passive aggressive twits to do this on a day you can't forget. UGH

I love men, but not this kind.

I am sorry and no they did not deserve you.

Once on a plane a girl got on late and sat next to me. I waited about 15min til we were in the air and told her, "no man is worth this." As it turned out her mother was ill, but she emailed me after she got home and told me she appreciated my concern. Called me an angel, and I don't hear that often!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 09:13 PM (WONhk)

205 >>>Im gonna need an explanation on this one.
~~~~~

You, of all people, knows exactly what that means.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 13, 2026 09:14 PM (3ImbR)

206 154 SSNs are only nine decimal digits. After one billion have been issued, there'll be some head scratching to do.
Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 08:36 PM (N8ZBc)

In 2023, the SSA reported about 531 million SSN's issued, with roughly 358 million left—enough to last around 70 years at current rates.

Posted by: Joemarine at February 13, 2026 09:15 PM (y171U)

207 202 I be proud two anointed the City of Brattleboro has be sents a letter too the Governer on Vermint to rename are state the Gay Prides States.

How about the "Spell Checker" State !!!!!!

Posted by: Franklin Mason at February 13, 2026 09:15 PM (J9q9v)

208 Forgot to add to my comment @204 that the girl was sobbing and puking in a puke bag before I told her my great advice...

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 09:15 PM (WONhk)

209 *know*
noun/verb agreement

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 13, 2026 09:16 PM (3ImbR)

210 142
I'll tell ya'll what I want for Valentine's Day, not from my husband, from God.

We need a big snowstorm here, actually several.

We've had no snow here in Wyoming this winter and we need it for our water and to keep wildfires away.

Send snow!!

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 08:32 PM (3ek7K)

Some in the mountains and rain here. Maybe snow next week for us both! Keep praying!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 09:18 PM (WONhk)

211 Today we have requested the help of "The Three Stooges" to help with the investigation of Nancy Guthrie disappearance.

Larry, Moe, and Curly were not available for comment...

Posted by: Pima County Sheriff's Office at February 13, 2026 09:20 PM (speX7)

212
ChristyBlinky,

Amen sister!

We have no snow in the mountains this year. It's not good.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 09:22 PM (3ek7K)

213 My ex paid extra to have divorce papers delivered to me on Valentines Day 2006.

Yay.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 13, 2026 08:29 PM

Dayum! That's some cold shit.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 13, 2026 09:22 PM (PrvRk)

214 all I know about Valentines Day is we can buy cheap chocolate all through next week.
also the coffee place here has a berry latte or mocha which I want to drink tomorrow.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 13, 2026 09:23 PM (gKWVE)

215 The Birds are very polite

Posted by: LASue at February 13, 2026 09:23 PM (lCppi)

216 211 Today we have requested the help of "The Three Stooges" to help with the investigation of Nancy Guthrie disappearance.

Larry, Moe, and Curly were not available for comment...

Posted by: Pima County Sheriff's Office at February 13, 2026 09:20 PM (speX7)

Keystone Kops are who you want. A big step up from the Biden FBI.

Posted by: a.moron at February 13, 2026 09:24 PM (X5Jzz)

217 >>No bueno. Woodpeckers don't harm healthy trees. And they eat lots of bad insects like termites and wood boring beetles. Healthy trees are more likely harmed by sapsuckers than woodpeckers.

My yard is bordered by tree covered conservation land. Lots of woodpeckers. They come to my bird feeder but never hit my wood shaked house or the healthy trees in my yard.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2026 09:25 PM (viF8m)

218 We have no snow in the mountains this year. It's not good.

Posted by: fourseasons

Yikes. Bad news out west.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 13, 2026 09:25 PM (tg5bM)

219 Our Friday Mardi Gras parade has finished. The street in front of my house is full of cars and pedestrians.

The Maids of Jubilee.

Apropos of nothing, I once met the first person to throw Moon Pie during a parade in Mobile.

According to old timers, before the pies, they threw green bananas. I like the pies much better.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 09:25 PM (jc0TO)

220 To the Pima County Sheriff my comment is the following.....

"Sointly........ Nyuk..... Nyuk..... Nyuk..

Posted by: Curly at February 13, 2026 09:27 PM (speX7)

221 Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 13, 2026 09:22 PM (PrvRk)

Nice hash.
Perv.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 13, 2026 09:27 PM (giVIm)

222 Woodpeckers like dead wood.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 13, 2026 09:28 PM (xDN0i)

223 219 Our Friday Mardi Gras parade has finished. The street in front of my house is full of cars and pedestrians.

The Maids of Jubilee.

Apropos of nothing, I once met the first person to throw Moon Pie during a parade in Mobile.

According to old timers, before the pies, they threw green bananas. I like the pies much better.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 09

Shadow Barrons tomorrow night.

Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 09:28 PM (Wmg4n)

224 Shadow Barrons tomorrow night.
Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 09:28 PM

We have one in the afternoon apparently. Krewe of Mullet Mates, who I have never heard of.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 09:30 PM (5Rvu2)

225 I'll go to the Magnolia Maids on Monday.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 09:30 PM (5Rvu2)

226 Or to give them their full name Mystic Order of Magnolias.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 09:31 PM (5Rvu2)

227 I've been to many NOLA Mardi Gras as a kid, Piper and Farmer.

The only one and last in college was epic. I got my first and only hickey on my neck in Pat O'Brien's piano bar. I did not know I was getting a hickey from the guy from the University of North Carolina. I was sitting in his lap and wall to wall people.

Met him at a parade earlier with his frat boy friends. He "rescued" me off a parade barricade as a nut with a rifle was on a balcony above us. As I was 17yrs old I was trying to see what the commotion was. Now they would shut down the city, but at the time police came and got him and the parade went on and we hung out with these guys.

The crowd carried us to Pat O'Brien's & I had a Hurricane. Before we got in, the side of my head was pressed against a police horse's side from the mass of people. A tsunami of people.

I was horrified to see the hickey later at my aunt's and tried to hide it with make-up and a turtleneck. My mother never asked.

The guy wrote me in MS and called my dorm for months later. Suddenly showed up on our farm (alarming my parents). He learned that evening that I was quite the lady who allowed no one to second base. He quit writing me after that!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 09:32 PM (WONhk)

228 224 Shadow Barrons tomorrow night.
Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 09:28 PM

We have one in the afternoon apparently. Krewe of Mullet Mates, who I have never heard of.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 09

Aren’t they the ones with the run down floats? I thought they went down 1, my friend lives way down 1 and I was positive they go by her house.

Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 09:33 PM (Wmg4n)

229 >> Our Friday Mardi Gras parade has finished.

I confess to not knowing that Mardi Gras was a Mobile thing long before it was a New Orleans thing.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2026 09:34 PM (viF8m)

230 It's a beer so good, you'll Lichtenstein~!!

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 13, 2026 09:34 PM (diia5)

231 We have no snow in the mountains this year. It's not good.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 09:22 PM (3ek7K)

Our mountains have about half of normal. There's hope. We've had 2 storms of a few inches back in Nov/Dec and nothing for January. I still have hope. A White Easter is possible and we had one in 1984 of 8" in our yard.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 09:36 PM (WONhk)

232 Woodpeckers like dead wood.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary

Got one or two here that really like the aluminum gutter right outside the bedroom. Really loud.
I assume it's playing some sort of lovesong trying to attract the ladies.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 09:36 PM (/lPRQ)

233 229 >> Our Friday Mardi Gras parade has finished.

I confess to not knowing that Mardi Gras was a Mobile thing long before it was a New Orleans thing.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2026 09:34 PM

Absolutely! It’s an entire thing. The kids are out of school next week, govt offices closed Tuesday. Like I said, it’s now Deep Gras.

Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 09:37 PM (Wmg4n)

234 Mrs. Red and I decided to get married on Valentine’s Day. We got officially engaged on April Fool’s Day.
I’ve been telling her for almost 52 years that it was a joke.
She slugs me on the arm.

Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 13, 2026 09:38 PM (sk1rK)

235 A friend of mine told a real horror story about being in New Orleans for a parade. He said the crowd was body to body, like festival seating in the old Rock-N-Roll days. He said a guy kept banging into his back and he kept shoving the fellow back away. After quite a few times he said that he twisted around to bitch at the guy and realized that the reason he was banging into him was that the guy was being stabbed repeatedly. My friend said that he was trapped up against the poor guy and couldn't get away in the press.

He also says that he is never going back.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 09:38 PM (5Rvu2)

236 According to old timers, before the pies, they threw green bananas. I like the pies much better.
Posted by: toby928(c)

They used to chuck cans of pork and beans before the bananas but too many injuries.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 09:38 PM (/lPRQ)

237 Nice hash.
Perv.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 13, 2026 09:27 PM

🤣🤣🤣

Hey, I'm in a college bar...what do you expect?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 13, 2026 09:38 PM (PrvRk)

238 I put beads on my dog and now he has zoomies.

Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 09:39 PM (Wmg4n)

239 203 I've nailed about 20 of them over time up at the cabin using my wrist rocket. So much for shock absorbers. I get tired of them wrecking the healthy aspens.
Posted by: Despise Marxist Rat Bastards at February 13, 2026 09:04 PM (HeR4S)
~~~~~

No bueno. Woodpeckers don't harm healthy trees. And they eat lots of bad insects like termites and wood boring beetles. Healthy trees are more likely harmed by sapsuckers than woodpeckers.

>>>

Sorry, but the Downey and Hairy woodpeckers eventually damage the Aspens. I have 20 years of observing this.

Posted by: Despise Marxist Rat Bastards at February 13, 2026 09:39 PM (HeR4S)

240 I confess to not knowing that Mardi Gras was a Mobile thing long before it was a New Orleans thing.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2026 09:34 PM

It is so old that one of the 'new krewes' was named The Infant Mystics. Infants because they were the first krewe too young to have fought in the Civil War.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 09:39 PM (5Rvu2)

241 Mrs. Red and I decided to get married on Valentine’s Day. We got officially engaged on April Fool’s Day.
I’ve been telling her for almost 52 years that it was a joke.
She slugs me on the arm.
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody!
***********
As she should!
Your wife must be a force of nature....I look forward to meeting her.

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at February 13, 2026 09:40 PM (IQ6Gq)

242 Hey, I'm in a college bar...what do you expect?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 13, 2026 09:38 PM (PrvRk)

I think an explanation is in order.

Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 13, 2026 09:40 PM (sk1rK)

243 Mrs. Red and I decided to get married on Valentine’s Day. We got officially engaged on April Fool’s Day.
I’ve been telling her for almost 52 years that it was a joke.
She slugs me on the arm.

Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 13, 2026 09:38 PM (sk1rK)

So you've been Somebody! to Mrs RI Red for 52 years. That is sweet.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 13, 2026 09:41 PM (xDN0i)

244 >>Absolutely! It’s an entire thing. The kids are out of school next week, govt offices closed Tuesday. Like I said, it’s now Deep Gras.

I was in Mobile on business right after your Mardi Gras and my customer told me some of the history. I'd never heard the history and tradition.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2026 09:41 PM (viF8m)

245 Your wife must be a force of nature....I look forward to meeting her.
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at February 13, 2026 09:40 PM (IQ6Gq)

5 foot 2, eyes of blue. And a good shot.

Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 13, 2026 09:43 PM (sk1rK)

246 I like the Joe Cain parade in Mobile where pretty much anyone can be in the parade. That parade is the one that made them have the rule that the float drivers cannot be drunk.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 09:44 PM (5Rvu2)

247 Your wife must be a force of nature....I look forward to meeting her.
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at February 13, 2026 09:40 PM (IQ6Gq)

5 foot 2, eyes of blue. And a good shot.
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody!
************
I would expect no less. Happy Anniversary to you and her!

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at February 13, 2026 09:44 PM (IQ6Gq)

248 I think an explanation is in order.
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 13, 2026 09:40 PM

Down here in Clemson with old friends for the opening baseball weekend against Army. My buddy's nephew pitches for Clemson. I'm here to support Army. And drink.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 13, 2026 09:45 PM (PrvRk)

249 I know everyone hates Power Line Blog, but Heineraker has a good point: if this is the “elite” of the elites, this country is fucked. Or words to that effect.

The people are smart on law school exams and completely useless in real life, like their professors and Dem honchos they model.

Posted by: Henry at February 13, 2026 09:45 PM (tWkg3)

250 So you've been Somebody! to Mrs RI Red for 52 years. That is sweet.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 13, 2026 09:41 PM (xDN0i)

I tell people that we’re now at the Grudge Match stage, trying to see who will outlive the other.
She slugs me on the arm.

Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 13, 2026 09:45 PM (sk1rK)

251 My friend said that he was trapped up against the poor guy and couldn't get away in the press.

He also says that he is never going back.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 09:38 PM (5Rvu2)

There was no way I'd go again after college...this was in 1972 probably. And NOLA is an insane place to begin with. We fly in and out there as it's a direct flight from here vs Atlanta then an ancient plane to MS.The airport is it's own crazy.

We know not to go anywhere after dark with the kids in French Quarter. But nothing is safe, really. They still have great food in the old restaurants like Galatoires's, and my grands are the 5th generation to eat there. We are going to Commander's Palace for my birthday this year and then flying home the next day.

We honeymooned in NOLA as it's about 2.5hrs from the farm. I figured being from Long Island my groom had seen it all in NYC, but NOLA blew his mind. One of his grandmother's got goosed on Bourbon Street.

We were in a fancy French restaurant and he looked around and said, "This must be mafia run." I informed him the mafia was "not in the South." He and my father never let me forget this statement.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 09:46 PM (WONhk)

252 So you've been Somebody! to Mrs RI Red for 52 years. That is sweet.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 13, 2026 09:41 PM (xDN0i)

I tell people that we’re now at the Grudge Match stage, trying to see who will outlive the other.
She slugs me on the arm.
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody!
*************
I'm seeing a pattern here...and have no intention of ever positioning myself between the two of you!

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at February 13, 2026 09:47 PM (IQ6Gq)

253 My parents honeymoon in New Orleans as they went from Texas to SC.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 09:47 PM (5Rvu2)

254 1968. A friend set me up with a friend of his girlfriend; we double-dated. Next, Valentine's Day, we had our first just-us date. Took her to see Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet. When we came out, a couple of inches of snow had fallen. We wandered around to several cars before finding mine.

It was all very romantic. We went steady for a couple of years until 💔 I screwed up (fortunately for her: I was a mess for a while there). It was very good while it lasted.

No regerts. It took a while, but I learned to say I love you 💞 once again, and my lady of fifty+ years together is perfect.

https://bit.ly/perfect-vid

Posted by: mindful webworker - love is no game but you must know the rules at February 13, 2026 09:49 PM (6hyzx)

255 Guess the star of this movie

Michael Mason is a recluse on a remote Scottish island who rescues a girl from the sea, unleashing a perilous sequence of events that culminate in an attack on his home, compelling him to face his turbulent history.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 09:50 PM (5Rvu2)

256 I love NOLA, but I never, ever go to the Quarter. Ever.

Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 09:50 PM (Wmg4n)

257 52 years ago, wow.
I remember we celebrated my 10th birthday right before that.

Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 13, 2026 09:51 PM (sk1rK)

258 I love NOLA, but I never, ever go to the Quarter. Ever.
Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 09:50 PM

That's the only part I have ever been to. That and the zoo.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 09:51 PM (5Rvu2)

259 But I also loved Breaux Bridge and that has gotten scary too.

Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 09:52 PM (Wmg4n)

260 Lol RI Red.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 13, 2026 09:52 PM (xDN0i)

261 Got one or two here that really like the aluminum gutter right outside the bedroom. Really loud.
I assume it's playing some sort of lovesong trying to attract the ladies.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 09:36 PM (/lPRQ)

I got some here that do that too. I think they’re Nature’s drummers, they’re in love with that constant BANG BANG BANG!

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 13, 2026 09:53 PM (otNgF)

262 Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 09:44 PM (5Rvu2)

Do the Merry Widows still make an appearance.?

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at February 13, 2026 09:53 PM (Vvh2V)

263 258 I love NOLA, but I never, ever go to the Quarter. Ever.
Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 09:50 PM

That's the only part I have ever been to. That and the zoo.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026

What? We live right here! Technically we can take the train now.

Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 09:53 PM (Wmg4n)

264 52 years ago, wow.
I remember we celebrated my 10th birthday right before that.
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody!
******************
Ha! This is for anyone who wonders how this gem of a man has earned his own very thick permanent record!

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at February 13, 2026 09:54 PM (IQ6Gq)

265 Do the Merry Widows still make an appearance.?
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at February 13, 2026 09:53 PM

Can't have a Joe Cain Day without the wailing of his widows.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 09:54 PM (5Rvu2)

266 What? We live right here! Technically we can take the train now.
Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 09:53 PM

To do what?

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 09:55 PM (5Rvu2)

267 Down here in Clemson with old friends for the opening baseball weekend against Army. My buddy's nephew pitches for Clemson. I'm here to support Army. And drink.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
---
You're in Clempson? I live less than 10 miles from there.

Posted by: screaming in digital at February 13, 2026 09:55 PM (mNjzF)

268 Evening, Ace and Cafe folken. Suffering a nasty cold tonight. Regular snot factory in my nose.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 09:56 PM (8zz6B)

269 You're in Clempson? I live less than 10 miles from there.
Posted by: screaming in digital at February 13, 2026 09:55 PM

MiniMOME!

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 09:56 PM (5Rvu2)

270 Does it crack y’all up Toby and I live next door to each other and have never seen each other? That we know of, at least

Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 09:56 PM (Wmg4n)

271 WW II museum in NOLA is worthwhile. But it’s been a while.
My first time in Louisiana was Basic Training at Ft. Puke, uhh, Fort Polk.
Fond memories.

Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 13, 2026 09:56 PM (sk1rK)

272 Does it crack y’all up Toby and I live next door to each other and have never seen each other? That we know of, at least
Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 09:56 PM

One day will meet and you will say Oh, it's you!

I have a distinctive pelt.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 09:57 PM (5Rvu2)

273 There is but one cheese, Camembert. It is made in one place, Normandy.

Posted by: Javems at February 13, 2026 09:57 PM (zFsEm)

274 Mardi Gras history...

https://64parishes.org/the-goddesses-at-100

Elsie E. Elchinger, first queen of the Krewe of Iris, 1922.

That's my grandmother.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2026 09:58 PM (jtM2q)

275 Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 09:54 PM (5Rvu2)

That brings back many childhood memories. I spent a lot of time all along the Gulf as a kid.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at February 13, 2026 09:59 PM (Vvh2V)

276 256 I love NOLA, but I never, ever go to the Quarter. Ever.
Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 09:50 PM (Wmg4n)

We go in the daytime, briefly, for beignets and coffee at the Cafe Du Monde. Last year we slept in. Dinner before dark.

Son, DIL and kids went to the Cathedral after coffee. Said a homeless woman tried to set the basket of tithes on fire and the police were called. Mass in NOLA.

There's a place on Jackson Square where I buy a hat each year and that's it!

One year we were staying in the Royal Orleans so the kids could swim in the rooftop pool. A jackass set off 2 fire alarms at 3am and we had to evacuate down the stairs and sit around til cleared by the police and FD.

Our then 5yo grandson had it explained to him that a "bad man" set the alarms and was just being stupid. So every time for a day he'd hear a car alarm he'd mutter that he guessed that was the "bad man." Upon leaving in the airport he saw the police escort a cuffed couple out of the gate and had closure. Told my husband they got the "bad man." We cracked up.

We know to be careful. Does not mean I won't be in the cross fire buying a hat someday.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 09:59 PM (WONhk)

277 ONT

Posted by: four seasons at February 13, 2026 10:00 PM (3ek7K)

278 Nood

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 10:00 PM (RIvkX)

279 Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2026 09:58 PM (jtM2q)

That is so awesome!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at February 13, 2026 10:00 PM (Vvh2V)

280 That's my grandmother.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2026 09:58 PM

So cool.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 10:01 PM (5Rvu2)

281 Now, Ms. Blinkly, surely you pop into Yvonne LeFleur occasionally!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at February 13, 2026 10:02 PM (Vvh2V)

282 You're in Clempson? I live less than 10 miles from there.
Posted by: screaming in digital at February 13, 2026 09:55 PM

We're here tomorrow for the double header!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 13, 2026 10:03 PM (PrvRk)

283 Grateful, I’ve told many stories to DILIT about my life. She has encouraged me to put them down on paper. Some of them are unique/Permanent Record entries.
Some will have to wait until all participants are not around.
Sample: In 1970, Air Force Academy Cadet Red puked in the Lincoln Bedroom at the White House.
It gets better.

Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 13, 2026 10:04 PM (sk1rK)

284 That's my grandmother.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2026 09:58 PM

So cool.
Posted by: toby928(c)
************
That is fantastic!

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at February 13, 2026 10:06 PM (IQ6Gq)

285 Very cool Martini Farmer!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 10:18 PM (WONhk)

Obama White House Counsel and Epstein Fixer Katherine Ruemmler Resigns from Top Post at Democrat Law Firm Due to Increasing Revelations About Her Close Personal Friendship with Democrat Pedophile Jeffrey Epstein

CNN buries the fact that she was Obama's top legal advisor.

Kathy Ruemmler, top Goldman Sachs lawyer, resigning amid Epstein fallout
Kathy Ruemmler, the chief legal officer at Goldman Sachs, said Thursday night she is resigning amid fallout from the Justice Department's release of millions of pages of Jeffrey Epstein documents.
Her resignation is effective June 30.
Her announcement comes as she has weathered numerous news stories in recent weeks examining her relationship with the disgraced financier.
Ruemmler and those around her have insisted she had a professional relationship with Epstein.
"Since I joined Goldman Sachs six years ago, it has been my privilege to help oversee the firm's legal, reputational, and regulatory matters; to enhance our strong risk management processes; and to ensure that we live by our core value of integrity in everything we do," Ruemmler, a former Obama White House counsel, said in a statement to CNN. "My responsibility is to put Goldman Sachs' interests first. Earlier today, I regretfully informed David Solomon of my intention to step down as Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of Goldman Sachs as of June 30, 2026."

Look how they just snuck that in there, burying it in long boring self-justifying quote that they knew for a fact that readers would gloss over. (I know, because I glossed over it myself, and didn't notice that CNN had stealth-acknowledged her connection to Obama.)

If you didn't have conservative media to tell you better, you'd think that this was just some random rich lawyer quitting her job. You would have no idea whatsoever about what makes this newsworthy.

And she was White House Counsel to which U.S. President, CNN?

A) Washington
B) Lincoln
C) Taft
D) Obama https://t.co/ETVqFcs6sx
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) February 13, 2026

You mean former Obama White House Counsel Kathy Ruemmler?

Kinda weird how you left out that Obama�s top lawyer was Epstein�s fixer. https://t.co/PcnfX4StEu
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) February 13, 2026

She said this as she was fixing Jeffrey Epstein's many legal troubles:

2017. Jeffrey Epstein's good friend Kathryn Ruemmler explains that she ran Obama's vetting and ethics department and was responsible for vetting all of Obama's cabinet members.

Ruemmler also said that she was saddened because Trump had "debased" the Presidency.

Ruemmler was so� pic.twitter.com/cw0afN1t8Y
— MAZE (@mazemoore) February 13, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 05:20 PM

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1 Beat the blade!

Posted by: RandomDave at February 13, 2026 06:22 PM (aJQbY)

2 My, my

Posted by: It's me donna at February 13, 2026 06:22 PM (VE6XX)

3 Never heard of this gal until this week

Posted by: RandomDave at February 13, 2026 06:23 PM (aJQbY)

4 And still, she'll be Hanging around until late June.

Posted by: LASue at February 13, 2026 06:23 PM (pu3V8)

5 Ethics, heh.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 13, 2026 06:23 PM (zZu0s)

6 Otters called

Posted by: RandomDave at February 13, 2026 06:24 PM (aJQbY)

7 So which seven figure job does she fall into next?

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 06:25 PM (jc0TO)

8 Ethics, heh.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone

That's how you know she has less than even the average lawyer... the ones without ethics get the ethics slots. Just like ai ethicists, or bioethicists...

Posted by: RandomDave at February 13, 2026 06:25 PM (aJQbY)

9 Smart girl glasses. She HAS to be good.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 06:25 PM (pDt9x)

10 At least she’s not rockin’ Danger Hair and face hardware. Yet.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 06:26 PM (pDt9x)

11 How come I never get invited to the good cocktail parties?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 06:26 PM (RIvkX)

12 If she was just a friend then what is the big deal.
Wasn't like Epstein was handing out Lolita's as party favors, was he?

Was he???

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 06:27 PM (/lPRQ)

13 She's not nude in any of the pics. And she's one of the very few who might be presentable in her birthday suit.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 06:27 PM (8zz6B)

14 9 Smart girl glasses. She HAS to be good.
Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 06:25 PM (pDt9x)

Kathryn? more like... Karyn?

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 13, 2026 06:28 PM (mP0Kj)

15 11 How come I never get invited to the good cocktail parties?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 06:26 PM (RIvkX)

Don’t know Tom Cruise or Nicole Kidman?

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 06:28 PM (pDt9x)

16 SanFranpsycho, I invite you to the best party to be had.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 13, 2026 06:28 PM (0KSrI)

17 Another parasite living off the body politic, producing nothing of value, sexually deviant and thinking her shit don't stink.

I know you'd like to think your shit don't stank, but
Lean a little bit closer, see
Roses really smell like poo-poo-ooh
Yeah, roses really smell like poo-poo-ooh...

Posted by: Outkast at February 13, 2026 06:28 PM (Ksqrb)

18 Ruemmler was so close to Epstein that she called the convicted sex offender "Uncle Jeffrey."

"Uncle Jeffery" yeeesh.

I bet all the children started crying when they heard "Uncle Jeffery" was coming over for a visit.

Just Ick!

Posted by: naturalfake at February 13, 2026 06:28 PM (iJfKG)

19 Out, damned spot!

Posted by: zombie at February 13, 2026 06:28 PM (se8lQ)

20 7 So which seven figure job does she fall into next?
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 06:25 PM (jc0TO)

=======

7 figures? She works for Goldman Sachs.

Posted by: Oglebay at February 13, 2026 06:28 PM (2ap+5)

21 Was she seducing underage boys?

Posted by: Eeyore at February 13, 2026 06:28 PM (AlhUl)

22
So which seven figure job does she fall into next?
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 06:25 PM (jc0TO)

I've got a suggestion for a side hustle, darling...

Posted by: Sydney Biddle Barrows at February 13, 2026 06:29 PM (y9nCu)

23 Not a smidgen of scandal.

Posted by: Beartooth at February 13, 2026 06:29 PM (GGatE)

24 But pizza gate was totally only about their love for cheese pizza.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 13, 2026 06:29 PM (dK+Kv)

25 13 She's not nude in any of the pics. And she's one of the very few who might be presentable in her birthday suit.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 06:27 PM (8zz6B)

I'm sure there are some folks who now have Epstein's secretly recorded films, who have her Naked.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 13, 2026 06:29 PM (mP0Kj)

26 I have smart girl glasses. We're not all bad.

Posted by: Tuna at February 13, 2026 06:29 PM (lJ0H4)

27 A *criminal* lawyer.

Posted by: Jesse Pinkman at February 13, 2026 06:29 PM (Q+gd/)

28 26 I have smart girl glasses. We're not all bad.
Posted by: Tuna at February 13, 2026 06:29 PM (lJ0H4)

But you’re part of the Horde.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 06:30 PM (pDt9x)

29 13 She's not nude in any of the pics. And she's one of the very few who might be presentable in her birthday suit.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

I'd pay to see her nekkid.

Posted by: Uncle Pervy at February 13, 2026 06:30 PM (oftw2)

30 7 figures? She works for Goldman Sachs.
So... 8, 9 figures?

Posted by: RandomDave at February 13, 2026 06:30 PM (aJQbY)

31 Ethics, heh.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 13, 2026 06:23 PM (zZu0s)

"Ethics" used to be a low-priced brand of automobile built by the same outfit that made Hudthons and Therraplanes.

Posted by: Mike Tyson at February 13, 2026 06:30 PM (8zz6B)

32 If the Left's ethics were a tree it would be a potted plastic ficus.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 13, 2026 06:30 PM (cwGMH)

33 9 Smart girl glasses. She HAS to be good.
Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 06:25 PM (pDt9x)

*fistbump*

Posted by: S.E. Cupp and Kat Timpf at February 13, 2026 06:30 PM (brEh1)

34 Psst

Goldman Sachs is a Democrat investment bank.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2026 06:31 PM (viF8m)

35 She reminds me of the Cracker Barrel woman.

Posted by: Eeyore at February 13, 2026 06:31 PM (AlhUl)

36 2017. Jeffrey Epstein's good friend Kathryn Ruemmler explains that she ran Obama's vetting and ethics department and was responsible for vetting all of Obama's cabinet members.

I'm sure it was her who "vetted" Kevin Jennings, Obama's "Safe Schools Czar."

The interview:

"So, do you promise to turn our schools into perversion-indoctrination centers, and make them safe for kiddie-diddlers to operate in freely?"

"I pinky promise!"

"OK, congratulations, you're hired."

Posted by: zombie at February 13, 2026 06:32 PM (se8lQ)

37 35 She reminds me of the Cracker Barrel woman.
Posted by: Eeyore at February 13, 2026 06:31 PM (AlhUl)

Hmmm. Is there a “ type”, I wonder?

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 06:32 PM (pDt9x)

38 Having recently reached 60, Immona get me the Harry Carey/Morty Seinfeld glasses. Like two TV screens on my face.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 13, 2026 06:32 PM (0aYVJ)

39 This seems appropriate.

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/ElIPy0Lz9Wg

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 13, 2026 06:33 PM (J+Psw)

40 Can someone tell me what's actually in the Epstein files that's shocking?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 13, 2026 06:33 PM (f/buw)

41 I had no idea she was connected to Epstein, until I read it in the papers.

Posted by: Barack Obama at February 13, 2026 06:33 PM (Q+gd/)

42 I don't get why she resigned. There's no reason she could not have brazened this out. No one's all that interested in following this story. So I assume this is a convenient excuse for something else.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 13, 2026 06:34 PM (XCUp7)

43 {Ben Had}

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 06:34 PM (RIvkX)

44 Goldman Sachs is also loaded with former IC

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 06:34 PM (RIvkX)

45 Ben Had

OT

I looked at the announcement for the "Reform Britain Party " and Rupert Lowe as you suggested earlier some of us might have an interest. Thanks I thought it was very good and for people who also have an interest here it is

https://tinyurl.com/5n67mtm3

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 06:34 PM (Nx5jP)

46 What is it about these chicks like Ghislane Maxwell and Katherine Ruemmler who run interference for the male pedophiles in their midst?

What is their motivation? Are they pedophlles too? If not, what are they gaining? Can someone explain?

Posted by: zombie at February 13, 2026 06:35 PM (se8lQ)

47 Goldman Sachsas in the odious Dem congresspersyn from NY Dan Goldman?

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 13, 2026 06:35 PM (xDN0i)

48 Well.

Isn’t that the pot calling the kettle perverted.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 13, 2026 06:35 PM (IhIKR)

49
Ethics, heh.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 13, 2026 06:23 PM (zZu0s)

She's chiselin' in on my business. We gotta go to the question of character. That's how we know that it's her, because ethically, she's kinda shakey.

Posted by: Zombie Johnny Caspar at February 13, 2026 06:35 PM (y9nCu)

50 38 Having recently reached 60, Immona get me the Harry Carey/Morty Seinfeld glasses. Like two TV screens on my face.
Posted by: Pug Mahon

You're a pup. I'm 70 and have started using the "Uncle Leo Defense" to great effect.

Posted by: Old Fossil at February 13, 2026 06:36 PM (oftw2)

51 46 What is it about these chicks like Ghislane Maxwell and Katherine Ruemmler who run interference for the male pedophiles in their midst?

What is their motivation? Are they pedophlles too? If not, what are they gaining? Can someone explain?
Posted by: zombie at February 13, 2026 06:35 PM (se8lQ)

The easy answer is money, status, power, access. But there might be more than that also.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 06:36 PM (pDt9x)

52 She's blonde. Trump likes blondes. YET ANOTHER CONNECTION WITH EPSTEIN!!! IMPEACH NOW!!!

-somewhere in the swamplands of DU.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 13, 2026 06:36 PM (ohOaC)

53 24 But pizza gate was totally only about their love for cheese pizza.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 13, 2026 06:29 PM (dK+Kv)

++++

Remember seeing Biden wearing a "friendship bracelet" given to him by Obama and it had a tiny pizza slice doodad for a charm. First of all, a bracelet???? Secondly, a "friendship bracelet"???? Thirdly, a charm bracelet???? Fourthly, a pizza slice???? The whole thing reeks.

Posted by: washrivergal at February 13, 2026 06:36 PM (fLVQR)

54 I'm asking because I am not brave enough to go read the files

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 13, 2026 06:36 PM (f/buw)

55 Fun Fact: I attended their Christmas party in 1986 and the seafood towers were 3 feet high.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 06:37 PM (RIvkX)

56 Can someone tell me what's actually in the Epstein files that's shocking?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 13, 2026 06:33 PM (f/buw)

There are some emails which have some peverted banter between guys but as been said before there is no 'List' .

What's happened though is what Trump predicted and that a lot of innocent people have been caught up in the Epstein scandal because their names were listed in the investigation files or emails that had nothing to do with Epstein directly.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 13, 2026 06:37 PM (cwGMH)

57 I had no idea she was connected to Epstein, until I read it in the papers.
Posted by: Barack Obama

Understandable. Epstein was heterosexual pedophilia.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 13, 2026 06:37 PM (J+Psw)

58 Sorry. Party name is "Restore Britain"

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 06:37 PM (Nx5jP)

59 I don't get why she resigned. There's no reason she could not have brazened this out. No one's all that interested in following this story. So I assume this is a convenient excuse for something else.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 13, 2026 06:34 PM (XCUp7)

I'm guessing she was involved in something far more skeevy than just lawyering for Epstein.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 06:37 PM (8zz6B)

60 So was she screwing epstein and his buddies while she was white house legal counsel?

If so sure sounds like she was giving intel to epstein about the obama white house.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 13, 2026 06:37 PM (0N4FZ)

61 Her resignation is effective June 30.

==

that's a lot of time to hang around at the top of Goldman for and Epstein associate! Are they stupid ?

Posted by: runner at February 13, 2026 06:38 PM (V7nDg)

62
Dear Jeffie,

I know Bill has been there often and I wonder if I can visit sometime with him? I hear the food and swimming are fantastic!
Yours,
Hil

Dear Hil,
No. Bill says no as you smell like a combo of old cabbage and piss. I am not really sure how he came up with that distinct and disgusting odor description, but no. He comes here to get away from you, and I hope this is not a surprise to you.
Kind regards,
Jeff

Jeffrey:
This is vastly rude and please expect a letter from my attorney. I have several! This is slander in the highest ordure, er, order. I am so upset and drunk on Chardonnay I made a typo and it is your fault as well as Bill's. I hate men! Huma and Kathy will hear of this! *Slaps Maria who shreds stuff in her bathroom.*
You pervert!
HRC

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 06:38 PM (WONhk)

63 > Troops at Fort Bragg Laugh as President Trump Says the Abrams Tank Was Named in Honor of Stacey Abrams

Should have ran an AI clip of Tank Abrams plowing through rows of buffet carts.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 06:38 PM (/lPRQ)

64 But everything is connected to DJT the Deep State says

Posted by: Skip at February 13, 2026 06:38 PM (Ia/+0)

65 Ruemmler......Ruemmler.....

Anyone...anyone.....

Posted by: Miklos Bueller's Day Off at February 13, 2026 06:39 PM (AP7fj)

66 If so sure sounds like she was giving intel to epstein about the obama white house.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 13, 2026 06:37 PM (0N4FZ)

Quick! Deploy the Nancy Guthrie stories!!

Posted by: The MSM at February 13, 2026 06:39 PM (brEh1)

67 61 Her resignation is effective June 30.

==

that's a lot of time to hang around at the top of Goldman for and Epstein associate! Are they stupid ?
Posted by: runner at February 13, 2026 06:38 PM (V7nDg)

Possibly, no probably. And thanks for no spoilers last thread!

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 06:39 PM (pDt9x)

68 >>I don't get why she resigned. There's no reason she could not have brazened this out. No one's all that interested in following this story. So I assume this is a convenient excuse for something else.

I sincerely doubt she resigned without pressure. At that level a person is allowed to resign rather than be fired.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2026 06:39 PM (viF8m)

69 @47 different Goldman. Dan Goldman the Congress dirt bag is a Levi Strauss heir

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 13, 2026 06:39 PM (Ggsrp)

70 35 She reminds me of the Cracker Barrel woman.

Posted by: Eeyore at February 13, 2026 06:31 PM (AlhUl)

"Danger Glasses Becky" as Ace called her, IIRC.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 06:39 PM (6ydKt)

71 I'm guessing she was involved in something far more skeevy than just lawyering for Epstein.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 06:37 PM (8zz6B)

I agree. The public statement is usually just the tip of the iceberg

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 13, 2026 06:40 PM (/QdgR)

72 I made bank doing renovations at Goldman Sachs properties in the Wall Street area in the 80s. They were constantly expanding/renovating. Worked many hours of double overtime. Even then, it was like money was no object to them. They had a whole floor of architects working on plans constantly.

Posted by: Carpenters Local 257 at February 13, 2026 06:40 PM (oftw2)

73 And you know whats funniest?
The Democrats wanted these files made public
And one by one going down because of it

Posted by: Skip at February 13, 2026 06:41 PM (Ia/+0)

74 Possibly, no probably. And thanks for no spoilers last thread!
Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 06:39 PM (pDt9x)

there are twists throughout !

Posted by: runner at February 13, 2026 06:41 PM (V7nDg)

75 I sincerely doubt she resigned without pressure. At that level a person is allowed to resign rather than be fired.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2026 06:39 PM (viF8m)

Yeah, I don't really buy it here. When that's the case, they typically don't get to stay on an additional 3 to 4 months.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 13, 2026 06:41 PM (XCUp7)

76 55 Fun Fact: I attended their Christmas party in 1986 and the seafood towers were 3 feet high.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 06:37 PM (RIvkX)

Did you make the one at Nakatomi Plaza in '89?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 06:41 PM (6ydKt)

77 a top legal counsel with that stink around her ?? of course she had to go; would not even pass a normal audit

Posted by: runner at February 13, 2026 06:42 PM (V7nDg)

78 Sorry. Party name is "Restore Britain"
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

They could start by kicking out the Hanoverian kraut royal family.

Then a Cromwell

Then Restoration.

Posted by: The Imperial and Royal House of Miklos von und zu Miklostein at February 13, 2026 06:42 PM (AP7fj)

79 the risk is huge

Posted by: runner at February 13, 2026 06:42 PM (V7nDg)

80 Goldman Sachs of the funding pro palestinian groups GS?

Posted by: Ben Had at February 13, 2026 06:42 PM (0KSrI)

81 Quick! Deploy the Nancy Guthrie stories!!
Posted by: The MSM at February 13, 2026 06:39 PM (brEh1)

After reading her tweets about Trump it's difficult to have any empathy for her or her family. But I don't want the criminals who did it to get away with it.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 13, 2026 06:42 PM (cwGMH)

82 Her resignation is effective June 30.

==

that's a lot of time to hang around at the top of Goldman for and Epstein associate! Are they stupid ?
Posted by: runner

==

Most places would lock your accounts and passwords, escort you to the door, but still give you your severance package...

Maybe she does get four months severance pay?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 06:42 PM (/lPRQ)

83 they are stupid to keep her that long

Posted by: runner at February 13, 2026 06:43 PM (V7nDg)

84
"Cracker Barrel Woman" was the Doors worst song.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 13, 2026 06:43 PM (iJfKG)

85 Well I certainly hope they remove the nameplate from her locker at the Sprain Brook Golf & Tennis Club.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 06:43 PM (RIvkX)

86 and it's not on some hearsay - she was receiving gifts as I recall from a very convicted and dead criminal

Posted by: runner at February 13, 2026 06:44 PM (V7nDg)

87 83 they are stupid to keep her that long
Posted by: runner at February 13, 2026 06:43 PM (V7nDg)

It’s the glasses. Very intimidating.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 06:44 PM (pDt9x)

88 Stacey Abrams Tank
Funniest I heard all day

Posted by: Skip at February 13, 2026 06:44 PM (Ia/+0)

89 >>Yeah, I don't really buy it here. When that's the case, they typically don't get to stay on an additional 3 to 4 months.

I'd bet she'll spend most if not all of that time on vacation.

Ruemmler wasn't just in the Epstein file, she's all over them. She had an usually close relationship with Epstein and actually did legal work for him. And I'm sure a lot more.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2026 06:44 PM (viF8m)

90 The fact that Ruemler, Anthony (the Mooch) Scaramucci, Steve Bannon and Epstein had multiple meetings over 20 years has no bearing on anything, and is most likely just a coincidence

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 06:45 PM (rbvCR)

91 "Cracker Barrel Woman" was the Doors worst song.

-
I thought that was the Guess Who.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 13, 2026 06:45 PM (J+Psw)

92
7 So which seven figure job does she fall into next?
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 06:25 PM (jc0TO)

"Bloomberg Law on X: "The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s chief legal officer and general counsel Kathryn Ruemmler had an annual pay package valued at $22.5 million in 2024, according to a securities filing. "

there prolly aint a lot of jobs to fall up to.

Posted by: Question Authority bumper sticker at February 13, 2026 06:46 PM (Rbu5d)

93 And I'm sure a lot more.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2026 06:44 PM (viF8m)

She seems abut 25 years too old for his taste.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 06:46 PM (6ydKt)

94 Quick! Deploy the Nancy Guthrie stories!!
Posted by: The MSM at February 13, 2026 06:39 PM (brEh1)

After reading her tweets about Trump it's difficult to have any empathy for her or her family. But I don't want the criminals who did it to get away with it.
Posted by: Opinion fact

Would be more sympathetic if I never heard about the case.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 06:47 PM (/lPRQ)

95 I am not surprised but always kinda miffed about the women that were friends with this guy and knew he was basically a sex slaver. Kinda boggles how they can be so indifferent to it.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 13, 2026 06:47 PM (n5tGW)

96 91 "Cracker Barrel Woman" was the Doors worst song.

-
I thought that was the Guess Who.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 13, 2026 06:45 PM (J+Psw)

It was when Santana tried to break into Country music.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 13, 2026 06:47 PM (brEh1)

97 I always heard the rumors were that Obama was sexing up "Big Mike".

Was he actually an even worse skeevy perv and was sexing up Little Mikey?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 13, 2026 06:47 PM (HlyYF)

98 Ruemmler better not try to take her Red Stapler with her when she finally exists.

Posted by: Chief Of Supply at February 13, 2026 06:48 PM (oftw2)

99
What the hell is it with the big glasses?

No, you don't look smart, you look like the idiot you are.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 06:48 PM (3ek7K)

100 Collins is a yes on the SAVE act. With the VP's vote, it will pass.

Winning status:
[ ] tired
[x] not tired

Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 13, 2026 06:48 PM (GTqXr)

101 The Left asked for this. Insisted on it, even. Now they got the TRUMP!!! curse.

Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 06:48 PM (vFG9F)

102 She seems abut 25 years too old for his taste.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 06:46 PM (6ydKt)

Maybe she totally rocked the dominatrix outfit.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 06:48 PM (8zz6B)

103 "Cracker Barrel Woman" was the Doors worst song.
I thought that was the Guess Who.
It was when Santana tried to break into Country music.

"Crack Barrel Woman" was Santana's foray into hip hop.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 13, 2026 06:49 PM (KAi1n)

104 "Her resignation is effective June 30"

So far off that if GS decides the public has forgotten the Epstein mess they will quietly shred her resignation letter, but Ruemmler and them can say "she resigned" now while they are feeling a bit of heat.

If she had 3 months vacation accrued they could ask her to leave by Mar 30 and just write her a check for the vacation pay.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 13, 2026 06:49 PM (Sokdp)

105 "Collins is a yes on the SAVE act. With the VP's vote, it will pass."

The penguin video finally caught up with her.

Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 06:49 PM (vFG9F)

106 >It was when Santana tried to break into Country music.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 13, 2026 06:47 PM (brEh1)

I thought is was the the B-side of the Tainted Love

Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 13, 2026 06:50 PM (GTqXr)

107 Her hanging out with a convicted child molester posed no ethical problems...

And not resigning as of June 30. Gotta lock in the next 4 months of bribes.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 13, 2026 06:50 PM (8avO+)

108 One side is Communist. The other is just lazy and loud that Reagan did no wrong.

And here I am. Stuck in the middle with you.

Posted by: Howdy at February 13, 2026 06:50 PM (v+fgg)

109 Ruemmler better not try to take her Red Stapler with her when she finally exists.
Posted by: Chief Of Supply

I am retiring in 6 weeks and people are already putting their name tags on my office shit (the company owned stuff).

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 06:50 PM (/lPRQ)

110 You know who else's name ended with "mmler"?

Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 13, 2026 06:50 PM (KAi1n)

111 95 I am not surprised but always kinda miffed about the women that were friends with this guy and knew he was basically a sex slaver. Kinda boggles how they can be so indifferent to it.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 13, 2026 06:47 PM (n5tGW)

They don't care about young women who are not of the elite. Same as the Rape Gangs in the UK. It's all #me too unless its lower class women and girls.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 13, 2026 06:50 PM (xDN0i)

112 Here's the scoop:

I think Kathy shoved Maxwell outta the way to fool around with Jeffrey. Why is beyond me except he gave her expensive handbags and a watch.I can't remember if he got her an apartment, as that sounds mistressy. It doesn't seem worth it to me.

Maybe he had something to offer other than $ but I doubt it. He ain't that good to look at. Maybe he was witty and liked to give gifts.

Which boils down to what does Obungo have to hide with Epstein, eh?

I could have never been a star because if Weinstein even looked at me I'd projectile vomit towards him, fully clothed, as he hung with Oprah. Much less go to his hotel room and be greeted by him in a robe. For a movie role and Oscar. No thanks!

Looking at YOU Jennifer Lawrence and Goop Girl Paltrow! Idiots!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 06:50 PM (WONhk)

113 What the hell is it with the big glasses?

No, you don't look smart, you look like the idiot you are.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 06:48 PM (3ek7K)

I've never understood it either. And in Hollywood it's rampant, men and women both. Sam Jackson looks like a total fag with his thick round black glasses and faggy beret.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 13, 2026 06:51 PM (0aYVJ)

114 I am not surprised but always kinda miffed about the women that were friends with this guy and knew he was basically a sex slaver. Kinda boggles how they can be so indifferent to it.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 13, 2026 06:47 PM (n5tGW)

Empathy can be pretty selective.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 13, 2026 06:51 PM (8avO+)

115 On Tubi watching The Admiral, a Dutch movie taking place in the 1600s. But saw Cromwell was available, haven't seen that in decades

Posted by: Skip at February 13, 2026 06:51 PM (Ia/+0)

116 >>She seems abut 25 years too old for his taste.

Never forget, the sex part is only part of the Epstein story. Much like Ruemmler, Epstein was a fixer at the highest level.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2026 06:51 PM (viF8m)

117 >I am retiring in 6 weeks and people are already putting their name tags on my office shit (the company owned stuff).
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 06:50 PM (/lPRQ)

Congrats! I'm retiring at the end of Q2. My boss is making noise that maybe I should consider end of year instead.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 13, 2026 06:51 PM (GTqXr)

118 I am not surprised but always kinda miffed about the women that were friends with this guy and knew he was basically a sex slaver. Kinda boggles how they can be so indifferent to it.

I see you know zero about women. Absolutely zero.

Posted by: Howdy at February 13, 2026 06:52 PM (v+fgg)

119 Can someone tell me what's actually in the Epstein files that's shocking?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 13, 2026 06:33 PM (f/buw)\

There are multiple layers possible. One is due to the social stigma of being that tight with a convicted PDFFile.
One is possible Mee-tooing by underlings for the above
One is possible the financial entanglements between banks, agencies and governments that ostensibly were completely separate
One is that Epstein was a CIA fixer and the CIA is busy burning everyone that might lead, like a bridge, to their actions in funding covert and illegal action throughout the globe
There is also the fact that so many references in the files about "pizza" and "jerky" by multimillionaires who probably don't eat pizza and jerky so it is an attempt for a "limited hanging out to dry" to avoid attention on whatever those snack foods are supposed to represent

My goodness, we are supposed to say, I don't understand the sterling morals of less than sterling individuals, and all this about partying on an island? It is a mystery

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 06:52 PM (rbvCR)

120 You know who else's name ended with "mmler"?
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 13, 2026 06:50 PM (KAi1n)

Emily Remler?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 06:52 PM (8zz6B)

121

I bet a lot of the women in Epstein's circle were as perverted as the men.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 06:52 PM (3ek7K)

122 When press the "continue reading" link a huge ad pops up and I can't get rid of it

Is this a thing now?

Posted by: TANSTAAFL at February 13, 2026 06:53 PM (YpNh1)

123 Sam Jackson looks like a total fag with his thick round black glasses and faggy beret.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 13, 2026 06:51 PM (0aYVJ)

Black Panther Chic

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 06:53 PM (6ydKt)

124 Stacey Abrams Tank

-
The problem is logistics, keeping it fueled.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 13, 2026 06:54 PM (J+Psw)

125 122 When press the "continue reading" link a huge ad pops up and I can't get rid of it

Is this a thing now?
Posted by: TANSTAAFL at February 13, 2026 06:53 PM (YpNh1)

Hit comments.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 06:54 PM (pDt9x)

126 You know who else's name ended with "mmler"?
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 13, 2026 06:50 PM (KAi1n)
====

Martin Bormmler?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 06:54 PM (RIvkX)

127 >Black Panther Chic
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 06:53 PM (6ydKt)

More like Pink Panther chic

Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 13, 2026 06:54 PM (GTqXr)

128 Congrats! I'm retiring at the end of Q2. My boss is making noise that maybe I should consider end of year instead.
Posted by: Heavy Meta

Don't do it.
I already hung around for almost nine months for "The Big Project" they need me for. It is still just a tiny light at the end of the tunnel...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 06:55 PM (/lPRQ)

129 Maybe Kathy knows about that hotdog order Barky made that Podesta was excited about? Let's not forget Podesta and his strange brother's art while we are Epsteining!

Or why the Obungo chef drowned paddleboarding. Which I realize is a stretch away from Epstein.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 06:56 PM (WONhk)

130 True story:

I was a battalion medic, and an NCO came up to start an annual physical. One of the first parts of the exam was an eye test. He was wearing glasses. I asked him about his prescription, and he said, "these are not prescription." Sure enough, his eye-sight was 20-20.

First time I ever saw eyeglasses as an affectation. But this NCO was a turd whom I would never trust in battle.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 13, 2026 06:56 PM (0aYVJ)

131 I am not surprised but always kinda miffed about the women that were friends with this guy and knew he was basically a sex slaver. Kinda boggles how they can be so indifferent to it.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk

Some of those women made it to the top by starting on the bottom.

Posted by: Miklos suspects at February 13, 2026 06:56 PM (AP7fj)

132 When press the "continue reading" link a huge ad pops up and I can't get rid of it

Is this a thing now?
Posted by: TANSTAAFL at February 13, 2026 06:53 PM (YpNh1)

Don't use the "continue Reading" link. Use "comments" instead. You get to read the whole post anyway, and avoid the ad trap.

Also, use Brave browser.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 06:56 PM (8zz6B)

133 Stacey Abrams Tank

A Bolo is less destructive

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2026 06:56 PM (2GVsD)

134 Collins is a yes on the SAVE act. With the VP's vote, it will pass.

Winning status:
[ ] tired
[x] not tired
Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 13, 2026 06:48 PM (GTqXr)

Someone commented yesterday that Collins comes through when a vote is really needed.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 13, 2026 06:57 PM (cwGMH)

135 Some of those women made it to the top by starting out on their knees.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 13, 2026 06:57 PM (0KSrI)

136 >>I don't get why she resigned. There's no reason she could not have brazened this out. No one's all that interested in following this story. So I assume this is a convenient excuse for something else.

I sincerely doubt she resigned without pressure. At that level a person is allowed to resign rather than be fired.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2026 06:39 PM (viF8m)

You wouldn't get 6 mos if there was significant pressure being applied. Face saving more than anything else.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 13, 2026 06:57 PM (8avO+)

137 So the biathalon is on right now. What's that funny stuff they've got on their muzzles?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 13, 2026 06:58 PM (J+Psw)

138 123 Sam Jackson looks like a total fag with his thick round black glasses and faggy beret.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 13, 2026 06:51 PM (0aYVJ)

The malign cultural influence of Steve Urkel.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 13, 2026 06:58 PM (brEh1)

139
Never heard of this gal until this week

Posted by: RandomDave at February 13, 2026 06:23 PM (aJQbY)

____________

That's the problem. There's millions of these fixers, flacks, bagmen and bullies. You never hear about them. And, except on rare occasions like this, you never will.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 06:58 PM (tgvbd)

140 BREAKING:

Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh

🚨 HOLY CRAP. President Trump will sign an executive order mandating VOTER ID NATIONWIDE for the 2026 midterms if the SAVE America Act fails.

[Trump Truth post]

https://is.gd/ecNOge

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 13, 2026 06:58 PM (m7U3L)

141 Some of those women made it to the top by starting out on their knees.

And their nickname is Knee Pads.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2026 06:58 PM (2GVsD)

142 137 So the biathalon is on right now. What's that funny stuff they've got on their muzzles?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 13, 2026 06:58 PM (J+Psw)

Dog treats.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 06:58 PM (pDt9x)

143 Congrats! I'm retiring at the end of Q2. My boss is making noise that maybe I should consider end of year instead.
Posted by: Heavy Meta

Don't do it.
I already hung around for almost nine months for "The Big Project" they need me for. It is still just a tiny light at the end of the tunnel...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 06:55 PM (/lPRQ)

Not unless there is something besides noise he's gonna kick in.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 13, 2026 06:59 PM (8avO+)

144 The new Abrams tank will be tons lighter. It won't have a full turret. It will also have a silent mode and run on battery power.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 13, 2026 06:59 PM (cwGMH)

145 >Don't do it.
I already hung around for almost nine months for "The Big Project" they need me for. It is still just a tiny light at the end of the tunnel...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 06:55 PM (/lPRQ)

I would consider it as a 1099 contractor at a high billable rate. My company has been very good to me. I announced my intention the first week of Jan., so six months notice is generous. A bunch of in-flight work is decidedly sideways because Oracle can't get their shit together. If I need to deal with them for another six months, there is a premium to be paid. Otherwise, I leave my badge on my desk on June 30.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 13, 2026 07:00 PM (GTqXr)

146 If the SAVE Act does pass I'm afraid President Judge Boasberg will declare it unconstitutional two weeks from now.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 07:01 PM (6ydKt)

147 Heavy Meta, if you see I used to have a different nic ask him about some things that also need to be considered in timing.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 13, 2026 07:01 PM (0KSrI)

148 @117.
Congratulations to Meta and Butcher!
I retired about a month ago. I was going to wait until this month but moved it up a few weeks. They tried to talk me into staying but I knew it was time. Hard decision but I knew it was the right one.

Posted by: Case at February 13, 2026 07:02 PM (j6kTf)

149
I'm not watching the Olympics because I'm sick of the sob stories.

Who gives a shit? Get out there and show the world what you can do.

Most of us have a sob story and we keep moving forward.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 07:02 PM (3ek7K)

150 The new Abrams tank will be tons lighter. It won't have a full turret. It will also have a silent mode and run on battery power.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 13, 2026 06:59 PM (cwGMH)

"I'm sorry, sir, but invading Buttfuckistan is right out, their charging stations are not compatible with our tanks."

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 07:02 PM (8zz6B)

151
Ruemmler was so close to Epstein that she called the convicted sex offender "Uncle Jeffrey."

And he called her "Diddles", amirite?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 13, 2026 07:03 PM (xG4kz)

152 If the SAVE Act does pass I'm afraid President Judge Boasberg will declare it unconstitutional two weeks from now.
Posted by: SpeakingOf

I work weekends and nights.

Posted by: randomly assigned Judge Jeb at February 13, 2026 07:03 PM (AP7fj)

153 The Stacey Abrams Tank will still run on buttery power, though.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 07:03 PM (6ydKt)

154
Most of us have a sob story and we keep moving forward.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 07:02 PM (3ek7K)

________

I... I... I'm left-handed.

*sobs prettily*

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 07:03 PM (tgvbd)

155 ShainS - a Commissar Judge will sign their order to stop it by morning

Posted by: Skip at February 13, 2026 07:03 PM (Ia/+0)

156 When will the Senate vote on the SAVE Act? I expect foot dragging
from that august body.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 13, 2026 07:04 PM (xDN0i)

157
I am retiring in 6 weeks and people are already putting their name tags on my office shit (the company owned stuff).
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 06:50 PM (/lPRQ)

Depending on how they did the name tags, you could have some fun with that. Swap some names around, or better yet, retag everything to one person (preferably the office asshole) so that they get everything. The jealousy and back-biting over a clear case of cheating would be delicious.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 13, 2026 07:04 PM (y9nCu)

158
Keep moving forward Hadrian, lol

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 07:04 PM (3ek7K)

159 The Save Act passes it's a LAW.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 13, 2026 07:04 PM (0KSrI)

160
I heard Trump attribute the Abrams tank's name to The Stace.

I larfed.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 13, 2026 07:04 PM (xG4kz)

161 The new Abrams tank will be tons lighter. It won't have a full turret. It will also have a silent mode and run on battery power.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 13, 2026 06:59 PM (cwGMH)

There is probably a need for a lighter tank for places like Ukraine where ground conditions aren't perfect like the Mideast and West Germany. Russia found its "obsolete" tanks perfectly suitable for helping infantry blast other infantry out of improved positions when enemy tanks are not present.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 13, 2026 07:04 PM (8avO+)

162
I am retiring in 6 weeks and people are already putting their name tags on my office shit (the company owned stuff).
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 06:50 PM (/lPRQ)

___________

Are they asking you, "Are you still here?"

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 07:05 PM (tgvbd)

163 HOLY CRAP. President Trump will sign an executive order mandating VOTER ID NATIONWIDE for the 2026 midterms if the SAVE America Act fails.
[Trump Truth post]
https://is.gd/ecNOge

Ay Caramaba!

Posted by: Illegal Invaders Who Shit In The Fields at February 13, 2026 07:05 PM (Ksqrb)

164 I... I... I'm left-handed.

*sobs prettily*

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

So...they still sell mascara that runs

Posted by: Tammy Faye Bakker at February 13, 2026 07:05 PM (AP7fj)

165 I... I... I'm left-handed.

*sobs prettily*

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Can you run with scissors? Or do you need the lefthanded ones?

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 13, 2026 07:06 PM (xDN0i)

166
The penguin video finally caught up with her.
Posted by: fd

"Honest, I thought it was a Puffin!"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 13, 2026 07:06 PM (xG4kz)

167
I'm not watching the Olympics because I'm sick of the sob stories.

Who gives a shit? Get out there and show the world what you can do.

Most of us have a sob story and we keep moving forward.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 07:02 PM (3ek7K)

No kidding.

Did you get a gold? No? Fucking loser.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 13, 2026 07:06 PM (y9nCu)

168 136 >>I don't get why she resigned. There's no reason she could not have brazened this out. No one's all that interested in following this story. So I assume this is a convenient excuse for something else.

I sincerely doubt she resigned without pressure. At that level a person is allowed to resign rather than be fired.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2026 06:39 PM (viF8m)

I heard on CNBC something about her being on (or maybe even leading) some Reputational Preservation committee or something and that swayed some of the people deciding things.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 13, 2026 07:06 PM (w/O5Q)

169 The M1E3 is supposed to shed at least 10 tonnes in weight. Hybrid-electric powertrain.

For your daily laugh, the German Chancellor says the US is not powerful enough to survive without NATO.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2026 07:06 PM (2GVsD)

170 Nothing will happen.

Posted by: Am I too late? at February 13, 2026 07:06 PM (2Ez/1)

171 I am retiring in 6 weeks and people are already putting their name tags on my office shit (the company owned stuff).
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 06:50 PM (/lPRQ)

When I got into my last job, I found a calculator marked
"CA12105" in sharpie on the back and I asked around if it had been some code or accession date for office equipment

It had belonged to CARLOS, he had my desk before I moved in.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 07:07 PM (rbvCR)

172 I retired, then unretired, then reretired.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 07:07 PM (RIvkX)

173 who bitch dis is?

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at February 13, 2026 07:07 PM (Wnqw0)

174 >147 Heavy Meta, if you see I used to have a different nic ask him about some things that also need to be considered in timing.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 13, 2026 07:01 PM (0KSrI)

Thanks, I will. I'm blessed to be in a position to retire early.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 13, 2026 07:07 PM (GTqXr)

175 For your daily laugh, the German Chancellor says the US is not powerful enough to survive without NATO.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2026 07:06 PM (2GVsD)

Is this the same country that can't fill a battalion with recruits to go protect Latvia?

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 07:08 PM (rbvCR)

176
If Epstein's central importance was money laundering and inside information rather than pimping, maybe Kathryn Ruemmler was let go by Goodman Sachs because of the financial / confidentiality issues. It could be just general PR damage control.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 13, 2026 07:08 PM (VWtfl)

177 You can’t hate them enough

Posted by: Gonzotx at February 13, 2026 07:08 PM (nGraA)

178
I am retiring in 6 weeks and people are already putting their name tags on my office shit (the company owned stuff).
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher

You'll be okay until they drape a body bag over the back of your chair.

I think.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 13, 2026 07:08 PM (xG4kz)

179 The M1E3 is supposed to shed at least 10 tonnes in weight. Hybrid-electric powertrain.

For your daily laugh, the German Chancellor says the US is not powerful enough to survive without NATO.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2026 07:06 PM (2GVsD)

That's like saying ships can't survive without barnacles.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 13, 2026 07:08 PM (8avO+)

180 Depending on how they did the name tags, you could have some fun with that. Swap some names around, or better yet, retag everything to one person (preferably the office asshole) so that they get everything. The jealousy and back-biting over a clear case of cheating would be delicious.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 13, 2026 07:04 PM (y9nCu)
=======

Naah. Just remove all the tags.

Posted by: mrp at February 13, 2026 07:08 PM (rj6Yv)

181
Semi-Literate,

Good point.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 07:09 PM (3ek7K)

182 For your daily laugh, the German Chancellor says the US is not powerful enough to survive without NATO.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2026 07:06 PM (2GVsD)
=====

Nuts!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 07:09 PM (RIvkX)

183
For your daily laugh, the German Chancellor says the US is not powerful enough to survive without NATO.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2026 07:06 PM (2GVsD)

___________

How can we survive without indolent Brussels bureaucrats telling us we're doing everything wrong?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 07:09 PM (tgvbd)

184 No kidding.

Did you get a gold? No? Fucking loser.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 13, 2026 07:06 PM (y9nCu)

Think I found the guy behind the "You didn't win silver, you lost gold" ad campaign.

Posted by: pookysgirl, doing detective work at February 13, 2026 07:09 PM (Wt5PA)

185
The silver medalist:

https://youtu.be/wAzzCeSXeuY

Posted by: Obligatory Seinfeld reference at February 13, 2026 07:10 PM (2Ez/1)

186 "Her resignation is effective June 30."

Why not Tomorrow? Is she planning on peeling off all the "E" keys on the work keyboards or something?
GTFO.

Posted by: TXMarko at February 13, 2026 07:10 PM (7flhA)

187
And maybe "former Obama fixer"' doesn't have the cachet it used to. Her remaining network of connections drying up because they think she's radioactive now could have been the last straw.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 13, 2026 07:10 PM (VWtfl)

188
Did you get a gold? No? Fucking loser.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 13, 2026 07:06 PM (y9nCu)

__________

Dad?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 07:10 PM (tgvbd)

189 The M1E3 is supposed to shed at least 10 tonnes in weight. Hybrid-electric powertrain.

For your daily laugh, the German Chancellor says the US is not powerful enough to survive without NATO.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2026 07:06 PM (2GVsD)
==========

The Poles would break them.

Posted by: mrp at February 13, 2026 07:10 PM (rj6Yv)

190
For your daily laugh, the German Chancellor says the US is not powerful enough to survive without NATO.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2026 07:06 PM (2GVsD)

Heh. Remind me how many tank battalions the Bundeswehr can field, sausage-boy. One? Two?

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 13, 2026 07:11 PM (y9nCu)

191 She resigned by jumping on a sword to save someone else maybe?

Posted by: Skip at February 13, 2026 07:11 PM (Ia/+0)

192 White Man work all his life so he can stop.

Me, I never start

Posted by: Samoan Chief Miklos, as quoted by Margaret Mead, who lied a lot at February 13, 2026 07:11 PM (AP7fj)

193

I have two signs in my house.

Leave the drama outside.

Keep moving forward.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 07:11 PM (3ek7K)

194 That's like saying ships can't survive without barnacles.
Posted by: Oldcat at February 13, 2026 07:08 PM (8avO+)

They do add a certain piquancy to the sport of keelhauling.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 07:11 PM (8zz6B)

195 >How can we survive without indolent Brussels bureaucrats telling us we're doing everything wrong?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 07:09 PM (tgvbd)

Considering the US taxpayer paid for the blanket of freedom the Eurotrash sleep soundly under.

Nah, brah, we'll be fine.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 13, 2026 07:11 PM (GTqXr)

196 Reid Weingarten was banging Ruemmler like a screen door in a hurricane when she left the Hopey-Changey White Hut in 2014. (Might be an overstatement of Weingarten's abilities. More like a microwave door at 2AM).

She was warned off by the other woman Reid was seeing at the time... his wife.

I wonder how many times Reid has been on the Conflicts Committee at Steptoe [Johnson]. Regardless, he had introduced Kathryn to Uncle Daddy Jeffrey and he was gate-keeping some desirable accounts, one of which rhymes with "Mothwilds."

Like a pair of thighs on a private sugar sand beach, the gates soon opened for Kathryn's account responsibilities at Latham Watkins. "Uncle Daddy Jeffrey spoiled me!"

Sure, Epstein bought and traded women and girls like baseball cards. That was a personal interest that had professional uses. His primary business was the second-oldest profession (no, not a J-urinalist). He traded information, from and to anyone. Are we pretending he didn't?

Skidmark would have put her in the AG's office to replace Eric Withholder. She didn't want to answer confirmation hearing questions with that whole oath/perjury issue over her head like Damocles' sharp cutty-thingy.

Posted by: mr_bill at February 13, 2026 07:12 PM (Oae1G)

197
The Poles would break them.

Posted by: mrp at February 13, 2026 07:10 PM (rj6Yv)

_______

A pack of Weblos scouts would break them.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 07:12 PM (tgvbd)

198 For your daily laugh, the German Chancellor says the US is not powerful enough to survive without NATO.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2026 07:06 PM (2GVsD)

Heh. Remind me how many tank battalions the Bundeswehr can field, sausage-boy. One? Two?
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 13, 2026 07:11 PM (y9nCu)

Probably zero, after dumping all those Leopards into Ukraine.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 13, 2026 07:12 PM (8avO+)

199
You can either be

"Gone, but not forgotten", or,

"Forgotten, but not gone".

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 13, 2026 07:12 PM (xG4kz)

200 The Poles would break them.
Posted by: mrp

Wait for the Poles to claim that Germans have attacked a radio station near the border.

Posted by: Mikloszczewszczski at February 13, 2026 07:12 PM (AP7fj)

201
Think I found the guy behind the "You didn't win silver, you lost gold" ad campaign.
Posted by: pookysgirl, doing detective work at February 13, 2026 07:09 PM (Wt5PA)

Nah. I stole that joke from one of John Ringo's books

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 13, 2026 07:13 PM (y9nCu)

202 Headline (CNBC):

"Energy
Trump orders Pentagon to buy power from coal plants"

See, just like Germany!

Posted by: mrp at February 13, 2026 07:14 PM (rj6Yv)

203 "First time I ever saw eyeglasses as an affectation. But this NCO was a turd whom I would never trust in battle.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian"

I wear glasses but if I didn't I probably would have poked my eye out four or five times by now.

Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 07:14 PM (vFG9F)

204 The Europeans are having a tough time of it with Trump on one side, Putin on the other, and half of their people looking at pitchforks more affectionately with every passing day..

It's making them say and do some pretty crazy shit lately.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 07:15 PM (6ydKt)

205 Indolent Brussels Bureaucrats would be a terrible band name.

Posted by: Miklosian Anti-Marketing SA de CV II at February 13, 2026 07:15 PM (AP7fj)

206 Yeah, I don't really buy it here. When that's the case, they typically don't get to stay on an additional 3 to 4 months.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls

Let me explain to you how this works.

Posted by: Goldman Sachs HR Dept. at February 13, 2026 07:15 PM (DsA2n)

207 Nah. I stole that joke from one of John Ringo's books

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 13, 2026 07:13 PM (y9nCu)

That guy is a legend. I'd love to go drinking with him sometime.

Posted by: pookysgirl will bring the vodka at February 13, 2026 07:17 PM (Wt5PA)

208 That's like saying ships can't survive without barnacles.
Posted by: Oldcat at February 13, 2026 07:08 PM (8avO+)

They do add a certain piquancy to the sport of keelhauling.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 07:11 PM (8zz6B)

There's some SF stories about the Hoka, bear like aliens that just love "cosplaying" anything human they read and in one story they are playing pirates and Englishmen and are getting mad nobody got keelhauled in the hot weather, since there are no barnacles on the ships.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 13, 2026 07:17 PM (8avO+)

209 A chief legal counsel makes $22.5 million a year?

Posted by: mrp at February 13, 2026 07:17 PM (rj6Yv)

210
Indolent Brussels Bureaucrats would be a terrible band name.
Posted by: Miklosian Anti-Marketing SA de CV II at February 13, 2026 07:15 PM (AP7fj)

What? I saw them open for Kraftwerk at the Cow Palace back in '81.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 13, 2026 07:17 PM (y9nCu)

211 For your daily laugh, the German Chancellor says the US is not powerful enough to survive without NATO.

Fat, drunk and german is no way to go thru life Fritz.

Posted by: Dean Schlonggernekker at February 13, 2026 07:18 PM (Ksqrb)

212
Sometimes the drunk part is necessary, lol.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 07:19 PM (3ek7K)

213 She resigned because much like how a cop killing a perp in a democrat run city in a democrat run state is somehow a Republican problem, the donks are trying to make their Epstein problem, Trumps problem.

This gums up the op.

But don’t fret, the donks take care of their own, she’ll end up counsel for some donknNGO

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 13, 2026 07:19 PM (XV/Pl)

214 "the German Chancellor says the US is not powerful enough to survive without NATO."

Let's find out!

Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 07:19 PM (vFG9F)

215 John Ringo is a hoot to hang with but at the same time his personality and opinions are like an Abrams chewing up T-72s.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2026 07:19 PM (2GVsD)

216 @193...for starters I guess they practice how to "cry pretty." And wear waterproof mascara?

I rarely cry or get tears in my eyes unless they are happy tears.

I sure as heck don't cry pretty or in public. I'd rather not, thanks!

While I am sure it is cathartic as they get so worked up, I look at Lindsey Vonn, who may lose part of her leg the break was so bad. While she may have cried on the slopes, she hasn't for the cameras so far.

I thought this when they said they had to do the second surgery to relieve pressure. I am assuming post-op and hope I am wrong, as it became more of a fx leg to me then.

I am guessing she had a fasciotomy for compartment syndrome from the first surgery to set the complex fractured tibia.

I hope she recovers with her leg intact. Very difficult recovery ahead. She's no wimp, that's for sure and seems positive.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 07:21 PM (WONhk)

217 A chief legal counsel makes $22.5 million a year?
Posted by: mrp

It's totes legit.

I checked

And I'm a lawyer

Posted by: K. Ruemmler (no references on request) at February 13, 2026 07:22 PM (AP7fj)

218 I asked the Internetz who "John Ringo" is. He is a writer, apparently.

Posted by: mrp at February 13, 2026 07:23 PM (rj6Yv)

219
Cafe

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 07:23 PM (3ek7K)

220 Tru- uuMMMPPP!

Posted by: Chancellor Wilhelm Klink at February 13, 2026 07:23 PM (DsA2n)

221 It's totes legit.

I checked

And I'm a lawyer
Posted by: K. Ruemmler (no references on request) at February 13, 2026 07:22 PM (AP7fj)
====

I am flabbergasted.

Posted by: mrp at February 13, 2026 07:24 PM (rj6Yv)

222 Naah. Just remove all the tags.
Posted by: mrp

I was being metaphorical when I said name tags, but they are openly discussing who gets what.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 07:25 PM (/lPRQ)

223 Why, Johnny Ringo, you look like someone just walked over your grave.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 13, 2026 07:25 PM (u73oe)

224 I learned to slow down after 35 after I broke my leg too. Plus I got married.

Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 07:26 PM (vFG9F)

225 For your daily laugh, the German Chancellor says the US is not powerful enough to survive without NATO.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2026 07:06 PM (2GVsD)

That comment is very typical Of Europe. Of Canada. Frankly - of New England.

Posted by: Howdy at February 13, 2026 07:39 PM (v+fgg)

226 One does wonder, what the fuck did Epstein do to garner such fervent support?

I mean, what did he do for her, specifically? or what did he do to her, specifically?

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 13, 2026 07:48 PM (tV890)

227 Bitch got a lot of nerve lecturing anyone about ethics.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 13, 2026 07:48 PM (tV890)

228 225 For your daily laugh, the German Chancellor says the US is not powerful enough to survive without NATO.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2026 07:06 PM (2GVsD)

Hah ha. Jokes on them - we have been surviving without Nato for the since 1991.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 13, 2026 07:49 PM (tV890)

229 I do wonder - think anyone from the media will ever actually ask her a question? Think she'll ever answer?

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 13, 2026 07:51 PM (tV890)

230 Bitch got a lot of nerve lecturing anyone about ethics.

Honestly ? Seriously ... Honestly ?

Have you paid any attention to any "bitch" now ?

Posted by: Howdy at February 13, 2026 07:51 PM (v+fgg)

231
I am not surprised but always kinda miffed about the women that were friends with this guy and knew he was basically a sex slaver. Kinda boggles how they can be so indifferent to it.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk

Trump said "pussy".

- she explained

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 13, 2026 07:51 PM (QVmho)

232 42 I don't get why she resigned. There's no reason she could not have brazened this out. No one's all that interested in following this story. So I assume this is a convenient excuse for something else.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 13, 2026 06:34 PM (XCUp7)

Apparently, the Epstein files revealed that Ruemmler got a CIA Agency Medal in 2015 (after leaving the White House Counsel post) that she never revealed publicly, but that she immediately bragged about in an email to her late bestie. So that's a loose thread for people to pull on, and if it leads to a treasonous op of Brennan's (as is his nature), then she might want to remove herself from the public eye so the CIA doesn't.

Posted by: SciVo at February 13, 2026 08:51 PM (Sy6m/)

233
46 What is it about these chicks like Ghislane Maxwell and Katherine Ruemmler who run interference for the male pedophiles in their midst?

What is their motivation? Are they pedophlles too? If not, what are they gaining? Can someone explain?
Posted by: zombie at February 13, 2026 06:35 PM (se8lQ)

You know how men love slapstick, and women don't? It's intrinsically funny to us to see other men get hurt and humiliated, and it could even be genetic. It means our sexual competition is reduced; and logically, men whose ancestors were inspired to take advantage of that were more likely to have offspring, so we're likely to be descendants of men with those instincts.

Well... I infer that women may have a similar psychodynamic, but with enjoying seeing their younger competitors degraded and made into non-competitors. Dark, but we are all sinners in a fallen world.

Posted by: SciVo at February 13, 2026 08:56 PM (Sy6m/)

234 Posted by: SciVo

Interesting theory!

Posted by: zombie at February 13, 2026 09:12 PM (se8lQ)

235 Top attorney and she talks like an airhead?
“Um, yeah, you know?”
Obviously she s**ked her way to the top.

Posted by: Westside Dano at February 13, 2026 09:45 PM (J/v2z)

236 There's nothing new in the Ruemmler stories before or after her resignation. So why now?

How many people were talking about her two months ago vs the last 24 hours? She had this conversation with Goldnutt-Sax before Christmas. Her mention in the stories had been dutifully managed at a volume level of 2, until this week. Marty DiBergi's fetid corpse popped a seam and accidentally cranked the volume to 11. People noticed.

She could have used the gaslight-denial method and plowed through. It's not her call. Goldnutt-Sax has clients who don't want to be noticed. They definitely don't want to be noticed because their attorney was noticed. She has some very well-placed clients because Epstein middled Ruemmler to them back at Lathrop. Well, how did he know the clients in the first place?

How, indeed.

Forget all the CIA, Mossad, NKVD bullshit - because it's bullshit. But, its in the right pasture. Has anyone credibly mentioned Epstein being run by an intel group? Can you imagine one that wouldn't have spiked his entire wine cellar with thorazine after watching his comings and comings and comings for 72 hours? So, who? It's obvious. Now, it gets very interesting.

Posted by: mr_bill at February 13, 2026 10:16 PM (Oae1G)

Trump Ends Obama Executive Order Giving the EPA the Power to Regulate Carbon Dioxide Without Any Congressional Authorization

That's clumsy. Putting it differently: Congress never authorized the EPA to treat carbon dioxide as "pollution."

Barack Obama lawlessly arrogated himself that power and declared that carbon dioxide -- a naturally occurring molecule that has always been present in our atmosphere and indeed is absolutely necessary for plant growth -- was "pollution."

And then began "regulating" it as he saw fit.

Trump just reversed that and the left is very, very bitter and sad.

US President Donald Trump has reversed a key Obama-era scientific ruling that underpins all federal actions on curbing planet-warming gases.
The so-called 2009 "endangerment finding" concluded that a range of greenhouse gases were a threat to public health. It's become the legal bedrock of federal efforts to rein in emissions, especially in vehicles.
The White House called the reversal the "largest deregulation in American history", saying it would make cars cheaper, bringing down costs for automakers by $2,400 per vehicle.
Environmental groups say the move is by far the most significant rollback on climate change yet attempted and are set to challenge it in the courts.
Speaking in the Oval Office on Thursday, Trump said the 2009 ruling was "a disastrous Obama era policy that severely damaged the American auto industry and massively drove up prices for American consumers".
"This radical rule became the legal foundation for the Green New Scam, one of the greatest scams in history," added the Republican president, about the Democrats' climate agenda.
Former President Barack Obama, who infrequently comments on the policies of sitting presidents, said that repealing the finding would make Americans more vulnerable.
"Without it, we'll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change -- all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money," he wrote on X.

Lee Zeldin
@epaleezeldin
21h
The Obama Admin couldn�t get the votes needed in Congress to amend the Clean Air Act and regulate greenhouse gases, so without hesitation they decided to just ignore the law and jam through trillions in regulatory costs on the American people.

The Trump Admin is proudly following the law, saving $1.3 TRILLION for the American people, lowering new car costs by over $2,400 per vehicle, and getting rid of the climate participation trophy for manufacturers to install Obama Switches that shut vehicles off at red lights and stop signs. Period.

The Obama Admin couldn�t get the votes needed in Congress to amend the Clean Air Act and regulate greenhouse gases, so without hesitation they decided to just ignore the law and jam through trillions in regulatory costs on the American people.

The Trump Admin is proudly� https://t.co/jyhrtBjwsa
— Lee Zeldin (@epaleezeldin) February 12, 2026

ABC "News's" David Muir is very, very upset.

WATCH: ABC�s David Muir stokes fear in America:

�President Trump has repealed U.S. power to regulate climate in this country. The President officially rejecting the science. � this is not only dangerous for the environment but for your health.� pic.twitter.com/jIpbDR1GCu
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) February 13, 2026

Ian Miller
@ianmSC
15h
This is why CBS News producers are resigning, this is the kind of stuff they're used to putting out while claiming they're "unbiased journalists"

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 05:20 PM

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1 Not Elric.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 05:21 PM (ExV1e)

2 Nooded.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 05:21 PM (ExV1e)

3 *blows hot air*

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 05:22 PM (jc0TO)

4 And just like that — he kills the Leftists Climate Change agenda.

Winning

Posted by: Lizzy at February 13, 2026 05:22 PM (Hkcdp)

5 Cry me a river, fuckwads, while I laugh.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 13, 2026 05:22 PM (0KSrI)

6 David Muir's makeup and lighting team doing their usual stellar job!

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 13, 2026 05:23 PM (brEh1)

7 Stick that in your tailpipe, Boo-rack!

Posted by: fly gal at February 13, 2026 05:24 PM (3B0pS)

8 OMG @!!!!!!!!!!!

Trump is going to kill us with Disgusting, Nasty Greenhouse Gases !!!!!!!!!

Sell the house, the car, spend all your savings, cut off your kids, junk your gas guzzling vehicle, remove your gas stove and house heater and move to Greenland Now and eat Roaches and grass only .....

SEND ALL YOUR REMAINING MONEY TO AL GORE IMMEDIATELY TO SAVE YOURSELF !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Jackson at February 13, 2026 05:24 PM (3d4aC)

9 Suck it, Hussein.
Mmm, mmm, mmm!

Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 13, 2026 05:24 PM (Edxq2)

10 "US power to regulate the climate"

That's a good start, I guess. Now that we control the climate, what's next? Greenland?

Posted by: mrp at February 13, 2026 05:24 PM (rj6Yv)

11 Science!

Posted by: Magnus Pyke at February 13, 2026 05:24 PM (brEh1)

12 This just in - David Muir is a globalist shill.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 05:25 PM (pDt9x)

13 >>> Trump just reversed that and the left is very, very bitter and sad.

Good News for car companies. Maybe we can make sexy cars again that don't have to be fuel efficient to justify their existence.

You get a hummer! And you get a hummer! And you get a hummer! Wait, er...

Posted by: LizLem at February 13, 2026 05:25 PM (gWBY1)

14 Off topic!

Watching the Olympics Women's Hockey Quarterfinals. US vs Italy. US Women up 6-0. Camera just went to the crowd where a guy in a US Tanktop just shotgunned 2 beers.... 'MERICA!!!!!!

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at February 13, 2026 05:25 PM (7kJyR)

15 Forgive my naivete but shouldn't have all of these arbitrary end run around congress rules have been rendered null and void when SCOTUS overturned the chevron doctrine?

Or will Trump have to go through the entire CFR and cancel each and every stupid rule based on it cancel them one by one?

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 13, 2026 05:26 PM (0N4FZ)

16 14 Off topic!

Watching the Olympics Women's Hockey Quarterfinals. US vs Italy. US Women up 6-0. Camera just went to the crowd where a guy in a US Tanktop just shotgunned 2 beers.... 'MERICA!!!!!!

-SLV
Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at February 13, 2026 05:25 PM (7kJyR)

Do the hockey girls have missing toofs?

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 05:26 PM (pDt9x)

17 Awww, poor widdle Barry's feewings got hurt!

Posted by: pookysgirl, oozing sarcasm and condescension at February 13, 2026 05:26 PM (Wt5PA)

18 Drinking Beer is RACIST you H8TERS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Jackson at February 13, 2026 05:26 PM (3d4aC)

19 US President Donald Trump has reversed a key Obama-era scientific ruling that underpins all federal actions on curbing planet-warming gases.
_______
Typo there. It should read "UNscientific."

Posted by: Eeyore at February 13, 2026 05:26 PM (AlhUl)

20 I refused to buy a 2017 Buick in 2019 because it had the ASS, the Auto Stop-Start feature -- and which couldn't be turned off. Yes, you could buy a $150 gadget that plugged into the OBDII port and would turn it off. But you shouldn't have to do that.

My 2015 BMW 3 Series had it, and it was seamless. And you could turn it off and the car would remember the setting. But it was not something I wanted.

I'm glad to hear they don't have to force this on us any more.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 05:27 PM (wzUl9)

21 You get a hummer! And you get a hummer! And you get a hummer! Wait, er...
Posted by: LizLem at February 13, 2026 05:25 PM (gWBY1)

By all means please go on.

Posted by: Guy who says "by all means please go on" at February 13, 2026 05:27 PM (TbWk/)

22 Susan Collins a YES on Save America Act

Posted by: Miklos las illuminated the Drinking lamp at February 13, 2026 05:27 PM (AP7fj)

23 President Newsom will ban EVERYTHING

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 13, 2026 05:28 PM (Cqx++)

24 Poor babies.

Posted by: Eeyore at February 13, 2026 05:28 PM (AlhUl)

25 Nary a peep, ever, about the wonderful fabulous Chinese ( and Indians- dot kind) going all out on coal fired plants. Hypocrites.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 05:28 PM (pDt9x)

26 Miklos, I'll drink to that!

Posted by: Ben Had at February 13, 2026 05:28 PM (0KSrI)

27 Odd, my 2017 Mustang GT doesn't do this...

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 13, 2026 05:28 PM (zZu0s)

28 I think it's perfectly acceptable to be a hummer if you don't know the words to the song...

What? Ohhh.

Never mind.

Posted by: Emily Litella at February 13, 2026 05:29 PM (brEh1)

29 Now if we could only have climate "scientist" Michael Mann drawn and quartered on the Mall in DC our victory would be doubled

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 13, 2026 05:29 PM (Ggsrp)

30
Ding dang it!!!!

I missed the movie thread.

*pouts*

Posted by: naturalfake at February 13, 2026 05:29 PM (iJfKG)

31 Drinking Beer is RACIST you H8TERS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Jackson at February 13, 2026 05:26 PM (3d4aC)

Like, unless it's TRANS and very special. Like, the sort of beer that all my female white friends wouldn't drink but would think good things about. Like, that sort of beer. -- Alissa Heinerscheid

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 05:29 PM (ExV1e)

32 The EPA has ran all over American businesses and homeowners

Posted by: Skip at February 13, 2026 05:29 PM (Ia/+0)

33 “President Trump has repealed U.S. power to regulate climate in this country."
_______
Who does he think we are, Israel?

Posted by: Eeyore at February 13, 2026 05:30 PM (AlhUl)

34 I can hum a few bars!

Posted by: Gov. Tim Walz at February 13, 2026 05:30 PM (Q12GN)

35 30
Ding dang it!!!!

I missed the movie thread.

*pouts*

Posted by: naturalfake at February 13, 2026 05:29 PM (iJfKG)

Never too early to Turn the Thread Around, nf!

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 05:30 PM (pDt9x)

36 17 Awww, poor widdle Barry's feewings got hurt!

Big Mike will take care of poor Barry with a Doggie Style Workout.....

Posted by: Jackson at February 13, 2026 05:30 PM (J9q9v)

37 WATCH: ABC’s David Muir stokes fear in America:

“President Trump has repealed U.S. power to regulate climate in this country. The President officially rejecting the science. … this is not only dangerous for the environment but for your health.”

Regulating the climate?
WTF is regulating the climate?

All you people are doing is taxing us to death while trying to deindustrialize the western world.

Dipshit propagandist pretty boy.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 05:30 PM (6ydKt)

38 Nary a peep, ever, about the wonderful fabulous Chinese ( and Indians- dot kind) going all out on coal fired plants. Hypocrites.
Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 05:28 PM (pDt9x)

Yup. Remember the pictorial series on certain Chinese cities showing the air was so polluted that every day looked like you were in the middle of a forest fire and everyone had to wear particulate-filtering masks just to step outside? Don't see anything like that being covered anymore.

Posted by: All fake and gay at February 13, 2026 05:31 PM (TbWk/)

39 I hope some car makers actually take advantage of this and offer cheaper cars

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 13, 2026 05:31 PM (f/buw)

40 "US power to regulate the climate"

That's a good start, I guess. Now that we control the climate, what's next? Greenland?
Posted by: mrp
_________

I thought the Jews already controlled the climate and Greenland.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 13, 2026 05:31 PM (XvL8K)

41 >>Susan Collins a YES on Save America Act

Yuge.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2026 05:31 PM (viF8m)

42 31 Drinking Beer is RACIST you H8TERS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Jackson at February 13, 2026 05:26 PM (3d4aC)

What? *shifty eyes*

Posted by: Elizabeth Warren, who's gonna get her a somethin' else at February 13, 2026 05:31 PM (brEh1)

43 Nary a peep, ever, about the wonderful fabulous Chinese ( and Indians- dot kind) going all out on coal fired plants. Hypocrites.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 05:28 PM (pDt9x)

In talking about the economy of Tumbler Ridge, BC, a local mentioned that their coal mine recently started back up. One wonders why that would be?

Posted by: pookysgirl blames the Commies at February 13, 2026 05:31 PM (Wt5PA)

44 Do the hockey girls have missing toofs?
Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 05:26 PM (pDt9x)

I've "heard" there are certain "advantages" to that....

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at February 13, 2026 05:31 PM (7kJyR)

45 Odd, my 2017 Mustang GT doesn't do this...
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 13, 2026

***
Neither does my '16 Buick. Different manufacturers implemented it at different times, I guess. Or maybe Ford knew (at that point, anyway) that a Mustang GT was not a car people bought for gas mileage.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 05:31 PM (wzUl9)

46 Susan Collins a YES on Save America Act
Posted by: Miklos las illuminated the Drinking lamp at February 13, 2026 05:27 PM (AP7fj)

Given that most Americans support the contents, even if they're unaware that they support the contents, it shouldn't hurt her.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 05:32 PM (ExV1e)

47 The Commassar Judges rule on what they think they want disregarding American laws

Posted by: Skip at February 13, 2026 05:32 PM (Ia/+0)

48 The hubris of thinking you can "regulate climate" is just staggering. Also a complete disconnection from reality. But mostly hubris.

Posted by: Stochastic hubris at February 13, 2026 05:33 PM (TbWk/)

49 Still need Congress to erase the EPA and all funding for the bullshit.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 13, 2026 05:33 PM (diia5)

50 The propaganda ministries are acting like Daddy Trump took away the thermostat, like it was a remote

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 13, 2026 05:34 PM (Ggsrp)

51 "The President officially rejecting the science..."

No, he's rejecting the bullshit, you deranged faggot.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 05:34 PM (8zz6B)

52 Is this one of those Special EOs that have the power of a constitutional amendment? The courts often find those...

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 05:34 PM (ojr4c)

53 The hubris of thinking you can "regulate climate" is just staggering. Also a complete disconnection from reality. But mostly hubris.

Posted by: Stochastic hubris at February 13, 2026 05:33 PM (TbWk/)

Rush thought the same thing. I can't remember any specific quotes, though.

Posted by: pookysgirl, Rush Baby Forever at February 13, 2026 05:35 PM (Wt5PA)

54 The hubris of thinking you can "regulate climate" is just staggering. Also a complete disconnection from reality. But mostly hubris.
Posted by: Stochastic hubris

Word!

Posted by: King Canute at February 13, 2026 05:35 PM (3ZUWJ)

55 Trump just reversed that and the left is very, very bitter and sad.
++++
So am I, actually.

That piece of abject criminal insanity should have been a Day One thing.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 05:35 PM (ojr4c)

56 Lee Zeldin is a unsung hero of this administration. He has done a lot to free up and move the economy forward.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 13, 2026 05:36 PM (2eIl0)

57 Zeldin is a good one.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 05:36 PM (pDt9x)

58 49 Still need Congress to erase the EPA and all funding for the bullshit.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 13, 2026 05:33 PM (diia5)

For this Nixon deserves all the condemnation we can drop on him. Not Watergate, but creating an unaccountable, tyrannical, Kafkaesque and ultimately deadly agency within the US.

Posted by: Sucking China peen also ranks high at February 13, 2026 05:37 PM (TbWk/)

59 I love how they've framed it too. Not Trump abrogrates the power Obama arrogated. But that he's a Nazi or whatever.

Posted by: ... at February 13, 2026 05:37 PM (E0p3T)

60 The hubris of thinking you can "regulate climate" is just staggering. Also a complete disconnection from reality. But mostly hubris.
Posted by: Stochastic hubris

For the people programming the propaganda, it's not hubris.

It's evil. They just want the West dead.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 13, 2026 05:38 PM (diia5)

61 Now if we could only have climate "scientist" Michael Mann drawn and quartered on the Mall in DC our victory would be doubled
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 13, 2026 05:29 PM (Ggsrp)

Gassing him with CO2 would be sweet revenge for his evil ways.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 05:38 PM (8zz6B)

62 If VP JD, as Presiding Officer, says, yeah, we're doing the Talking Filibuster thing-

There should be a betting pool on how long Bernie, Durbin, etc. manage to hold the floor and their bladders and bowels

Posted by: Miklos has illuminated the Drinking lamp and is Leading by Example at February 13, 2026 05:38 PM (AP7fj)

63 "@BarackObama speaking from his Atlantic Coast home, which is now 16' underwater due to the rising oceans of climate change ---

... Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change — all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money."

Posted by: illiniwek at February 13, 2026 05:38 PM (vbXSk)

64 Next up, President Trump will end the Obama executive order giving Big Mike the power to schtupp Barry in the anus while showering.

This is not only dangerous for Big Mike but also for you because Big Mike will need to schtupp someone in the anus while they shower soon.

Posted by: David Muir Stroking It at February 13, 2026 05:38 PM (Ksqrb)

65 Another satisfying nut punch to the UN too.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 13, 2026 05:38 PM (0KSrI)

66 59 I love how they've framed it too. Not Trump abrogrates the power Obama arrogated. But that he's a Nazi or whatever.
Posted by: ... at February 13, 2026 05:37 PM (E0p3T)

Nazis are of course well-known for reducing the size, scope, power, and reach of their governments.

Posted by: Stochastic retardation at February 13, 2026 05:39 PM (TbWk/)

67 Still need Congress to erase the EPA and all funding for the bullshit.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 13, 2026 05:33 PM

The EPA serves/served a purpose. I remember all of us piling in the family truckster and driving up to the cuyahoga river by Cleveland to watch it burn from all of the chemicals we were dumping into that river.

We still have those kinds of issues all over the country.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 13, 2026 05:39 PM (0N4FZ)

68 Oh noes

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 13, 2026 05:39 PM (bXbFr)

69 If we could capture the flatulent exhalations of the retards in journalism, we could power the country for centuries...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 13, 2026 05:39 PM (ESVrU)

70 66 59 I love how they've framed it too. Not Trump abrogrates the power Obama arrogated. But that he's a Nazi or whatever.
Posted by: ... at February 13, 2026 05:37 PM (E0p3T)

Nazis are of course well-known for reducing the size, scope, power, and reach of their governments.
Posted by: Stochastic retardation at February 13, 2026 05:39 PM (TbWk/)

Libertarians, those Nazis.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 05:40 PM (pDt9x)

71 Nazis are of course well-known for reducing the size, scope, power, and reach of their governments.

Well, y'know. That's why it's "crypto-fascism" /sarc

Posted by: RandomDave at February 13, 2026 05:40 PM (aJQbY)

72 They keep using that word, "Science."

Posted by: Indigo Montoya at February 13, 2026 05:40 PM (Q+gd/)

73 I want to say the long national nightmare of "autostop" is finally over, but will auto makers actually stop installing it knowing the next dem administration will just reverse all of this?

Posted by: brak at February 13, 2026 05:40 PM (jGJov)

74 Yeah, they've apparently thawed out and are hankering to add climate change to the long running b*tch list.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 13, 2026 05:40 PM (NFX2v)

75 Now if we could only have climate "scientist" Michael Mann drawn and quartered on the Mall in DC our victory would be doubled
Posted by: Smell the Glove

Gassing him with CO2 would be sweet revenge for his evil ways.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Slowly beaten with rubberized hockey sticks ...

Because ... poetic irony.

Posted by: Adrian the Bad Poetry Critic . . . and . . . writer, thereof . . . at February 13, 2026 05:40 PM (3ZUWJ)

76 In talking about the economy of Tumbler Ridge, BC, a local mentioned that their coal mine recently started back up. One wonders why that would be?
Posted by: pookysgirl blames the Commies at February 13, 2026 05:31 PM (Wt5PA)

I've passed through the town a few times, but never was a "local". The mine is for metallurgical coal, used for making steel. Not power plant feed.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 05:40 PM (8zz6B)

77 Next up, President Trump will end the Obama executive order giving Big Mike the power to schtupp Barry in the anus while showering.

This is not only dangerous for Big Mike but also for you because Big Mike will need to schtupp someone in the anus while they shower soon.
Posted by: David Muir Stroking It at February 13, 2026

***
Well, there goes my appetite . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 05:41 PM (wzUl9)

78 Never knew that thing was regulating climate. I thought it just annoyed people by shutting off their car air conditioner while they were stuck at lights or in traffic jams.

Posted by: Decaf at February 13, 2026 05:41 PM (OP9Gm)

79 How can you not love this administration? All the powers of the state and its media catamites aligned against them, the leftwing billionaires and their corporate merkins putting their astroturf army of SSI-powered lunatics into the streets hoping to get them killed, and Trump just keeps going, putting one foot in front of the other like a f'n marine. It should not be hard to route these losers in the mid-terms.

Posted by: Oglebay at February 13, 2026 05:41 PM (2ap+5)

80 >>That piece of abject criminal insanity should have been a Day One thing.

It pretty much was. I heard Zeldin talking about it in an interview and he said they've been working to get rid of it almost since he was sworn in but because of the entanglements and of course DC swampy rules it took this long to get it done.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2026 05:41 PM (viF8m)

81 LOL get fucked Barky

Posted by: steevy at February 13, 2026 05:41 PM (YwEeS)

82 I feel very apprehensive and worried because of the things going on, and then THIS sort of thing happens

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 05:41 PM (rbvCR)

83 I will continue to drive my 2019 Corvette with pleasure and I tell Al Gore to bite Big Mike's Crank....

My Carbon Footprint gives me joy and if the whiney ass Libs do not like it....... Well bad and have a Roach Burger for your protein !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Jackson at February 13, 2026 05:42 PM (J9q9v)

84 I am still waiting for anyone who uses the term "fossil fuels" for oil and gas to explain what happened to the dinosaurs on Saturn's moon Titan, which has oceans of natural gas on it.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 13, 2026 05:42 PM (0U5gm)

85 "The hubris of thinking you can "regulate climate" is just staggering. Also a complete disconnection from reality. But mostly hubris." Posted by: Stochastic hubris

Sure, next you'll tell me 2+2 does not equal 5. All you unbelievers are alike.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 13, 2026 05:42 PM (vbXSk)

86 If we could capture the flatulent exhalations of the retards in journalism, we could power the country for centuries...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

Go Big

Fanni and Stacey could power most of Fulton County themselves.

Posted by: Miklos thinks the illegals will feed them from food trucks at February 13, 2026 05:42 PM (AP7fj)

87 The hubris of thinking you can "regulate climate" is just staggering. Also a complete disconnection from reality. But mostly hubris.
Posted by: Stochastic hubris

For the people programming the propaganda, it's not hubris.

It's evil. They just want the West dead.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 13, 2026 05:38 PM (diia5)

True-- but they also think they can replace God as the ones controlling the universe.

Posted by: LASue at February 13, 2026 05:42 PM (lCppi)

88 I want to say the long national nightmare of "autostop" is finally over, but will auto makers actually stop installing it knowing the next dem administration will just reverse all of this?
Posted by: brak at February 13, 2026

***
When did the media first use the "Our long national nightmare is over" phrase? At the end of the Iran hostage crisis in 1980, or was it earlier, like with Watergate?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 05:42 PM (wzUl9)

89 Talking filibuster estimate after run through AI -
3. The realistic endurance window
Putting all factors together:
Best‑case for minority (high discipline):
• 14–16 days
Moderate discipline (likely):
• 10–13 days
Low discipline (modern Senate reality):
• 5–9 days
This is why modern leaders avoid talking filibusters — they’re brutal, public, and the minority almost always loses.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 13, 2026 05:42 PM (Dv3i1)

90 We still have those kinds of issues all over the country.
Posted by: Mister Scott

All of which should be handled by the states themselves and interstate compacts. The idea that a Federal arm can molest every company and industry to prevent harm, supposed or real, is wildly unConstitutional.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 13, 2026 05:43 PM (diia5)

91
The hubris of thinking you can "regulate climate" is just staggering. Also a complete disconnection from reality. But mostly hubris.

Rush thought the same thing. I can't remember any specific quotes, though.

George Carlin had a rant about it.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 13, 2026 05:43 PM (Cqx++)

92 President Trump has repealed U.S. power to regulate climate in this country. The President officially rejecting the science. this is not only dangerous for the environment but for your health.
++++
The Science told me that global warming was man-made and would result in flooded beaches and absent ice caps by 2025.
The Science told me that the ozone layer was being stripped away, and air conditioning was to blame.
The Science told me that COVID came from pangolins.
The Science told me that the vaccines were safe.
The Science told me that it's better to have a live daughter than a dead son.
The Science told me that there is no difference between men and women.
The Science told me that I can be healthy at any size.
The Science told me that sexual promiscuity is healthy.
The Science told me that my diet should be based on starch, with minimal protein.

To hell with The Science.

There is value in science as an approach and methodology and means of thought. There is value in some scientists. And, thanks to The Science, I have to work harder than ever to discern that, and to avoid throwing the baby out with the bathwater. But the baby is probably getting tossed.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 05:43 PM (ojr4c)

93 Well, if Global Warming is true and the oceans will now rise......

Why doesn't Gay Pride Boy Barry sell his Martha's Vineyard Home ????

Posted by: Jackson at February 13, 2026 05:44 PM (J9q9v)

94 Trump is reducing the power of the state. Exactly what a King would do. No Kings!

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 13, 2026 05:44 PM (Dv3i1)

95 I've passed through the town a few times, but never was a "local". The mine is for metallurgical coal, used for making steel. Not power plant feed.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 05:40 PM (8zz6B)

The local railroad dumped a couple of cars worth of that sort of coal on a siding for some reason -- may have been overloaded I guess. There used to be a number of small foundries in the Willamette valley back a decade or so again, but they all went away with the regulations.
I hope they come back.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 05:44 PM (rbvCR)

96 When did the media first use the "Our long national nightmare is over" phrase? At the end of the Iran hostage crisis in 1980, or was it earlier, like with Watergate?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

That was Ford when he pardoned Nixon.

Posted by: Miklos is still an Agnew fan at February 13, 2026 05:44 PM (AP7fj)

97
WATCH: ABC’s David Muir stokes fear in America:

“President Trump has repealed U.S. power to regulate climate in this country. The President officially rejecting the science. … this is not only dangerous for the environment but for your health.”

-------

*bouncing basketball off back of Muir's head*

cry
cry
cry

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 13, 2026 05:44 PM (KDsZt)

98 Remember when those f*ckers listed DUST as a pollutant, and tried to slam a whole boatload of new regulations on midwest farmers?

Posted by: Orson at February 13, 2026 05:44 PM (dIske)

99 If the government has the power to regulate climate, can we in the Panhandle get enough rain so we can have temperate rain forests as WA and AK have? Thanks!

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 13, 2026 05:44 PM (O3dBq)

100 ‘ President Trump has repealed U.S. power to regulate climate in this country.’

This retarded retard thinks a president can regulate ‘climate’

Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 13, 2026 05:44 PM (kMl1i)

101 >>>When did the media first use the "Our long national nightmare is over" phrase? At the end of the Iran hostage crisis in 1980, or was it earlier, like with Watergate?

before my time at least -- I've seen it used both in jest and seriously my whole adult life

Posted by: brak at February 13, 2026 05:44 PM (jGJov)

102 No Kings!
Posted by: Chuck Martel

Only Emperors, eh?

GEOTUS!

Posted by: RandomDave at February 13, 2026 05:45 PM (aJQbY)

103 Trump administration had about a billion things to do " on day one" . I think they have done damn well and the screaming of the lefties and establishment whores proves it.

Posted by: steevy at February 13, 2026 05:45 PM (YwEeS)

104 I want to say the long national nightmare of "autostop" is finally over, but will auto makers actually stop installing it knowing the next dem administration will just reverse all of this?

Posted by: brak at February 13, 2026 05:40 PM

It will take years just to let them retool to eliminate the "switch". And like you said I doubt they will do it quickly when they know that it will be overturned by the next democrat administration.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 13, 2026 05:45 PM (0N4FZ)

105 Bet the Global Warming fanatics will be crying

Posted by: Skip at February 13, 2026 05:45 PM (Ia/+0)

106 8 Never knew that thing was regulating climate. I thought it just annoyed people by shutting off their car air conditioner while they were stuck at lights or in traffic jams.
Posted by: Decaf at February 13, 2026

***
The system in my BMW, the manual said, would keep the engine running for the A/C if sensors determined that the outside temp was above a certain point. Not sure if the manual stated that point. If it was 100 F., then yes, the A/C would probably have been cut at 95.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 05:45 PM (wzUl9)

107 Breaking news-Obama's oceanfront homes are still above water!

Posted by: But Not The Chef at February 13, 2026 05:45 PM (oftw2)

108 What's next with the Libs ???

Ban Farting in public to reduce human greenhouse gas ????

Posted by: Jackson at February 13, 2026 05:46 PM (J9q9v)

109 “ Science” as a descriptor of reality is always, and should be a fluid, changing mdifiable TOOL for the betterment of us all.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 05:46 PM (pDt9x)

110 This is YUGE but shoulda been done on Day One

Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 13, 2026 05:46 PM (kMl1i)

111 Forgive my naivete but shouldn't have all of these arbitrary end run around congress rules have been rendered null and void when SCOTUS overturned the chevron doctrine?

Or will Trump have to go through the entire CFR and cancel each and every stupid rule based on it cancel them one by one?

Posted by: Mister Scott

The SC overturned Chevron, but punted on killing everything that came from it. Indeed, each one will have to be eliminated individually.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 13, 2026 05:46 PM (0U5gm)

112 When did the media first use the "Our long national nightmare is over" phrase? At the end of the Iran hostage crisis in 1980, or was it earlier, like with Watergate?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
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That was Ford when he pardoned Nixon.
Posted by: Miklos is still an Agnew fan at February 13, 2026

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That sounds familiar, yes.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 05:47 PM (wzUl9)

113
Ban Farting in public to reduce human greenhouse gas ????

Posted by: Jackson at February 13, 2026 05:46 PM (J9q9v)

Biden and Nadler hardest hit

Posted by: moki at February 13, 2026 05:47 PM (wLjpr)

114 >>> Ding dang it!!!!
I missed the movie thread.
*pouts*
Posted by: naturalfake at February 13, 2026 05:29 PM (iJfKG)

Lucky for you, every thread is a movie thread!

Posted by: LizLem at February 13, 2026 05:48 PM (gWBY1)

115 Chevron gives me a hardon.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 13, 2026 05:48 PM (abIsI)

116 The local railroad dumped a couple of cars worth of that sort of coal on a siding for some reason -- may have been overloaded I guess. There used to be a number of small foundries in the Willamette valley back a decade or so again, but they all went away with the regulations.
I hope they come back.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 05:44 PM (rbvCR)

I'm sure you could readily burn metallurgical coal in a furnace or stove, but it fetches a better price from the smelters and foundries.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 05:48 PM (8zz6B)

117 There is a movement out there that wants to cancel humanity, can’t remember the group name. That’s some world class nihilism.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 05:49 PM (pDt9x)

118 >>>Trump just reversed that and the left is very, very bitter and sad.

It's another Trumpmas miracle!

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 13, 2026 05:49 PM (dK+Kv)

119 We're all going to die!!!!

Posted by: David Muir at February 13, 2026 05:49 PM (DeB+V)

120 The SC overturned Chevron, but punted on killing everything that came from it. Indeed, each one will have to be eliminated individually.
Posted by: Thomas Paine

I hope that it also makes it impossible to just write an EO to re-install it when a future Chinese funded president gets sworn in.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 13, 2026 05:49 PM (Dv3i1)

121 There is a movement out there that wants to cancel humanity, can’t remember the group name. That’s some world class nihilism.

Posted by: tubal

Used to be called the Club of Rome, now it goes by WEF.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 13, 2026 05:49 PM (0U5gm)

122 We're all going to die!!!!
Posted by: David Muir at February 13, 2026

***
After you, David!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 05:49 PM (wzUl9)

123 Breathe out. It's ok now.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 13, 2026 05:49 PM (n5tGW)

124 The SC overturned Chevron, but punted on killing everything that came from it. Indeed, each one will have to be eliminated individually.
Posted by: Thomas Paine
__________

How could they have done it any other way? Few as they may be, there must be some regs that are still valid even without Chevron deference.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 13, 2026 05:49 PM (XvL8K)

125 Good news for cattle herds. They can start growing again.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 13, 2026 05:50 PM (DeB+V)

126 22 Susan Collins a YES on Save America Act
Posted by: Miklos las illuminated the Drinking lamp at February 13, 2026 05:27 PM (AP7fj)

Wow, does that make 50?

Next, Thune has to push the silent Filibuster, right?

Posted by: Joemarine at February 13, 2026 05:50 PM (y171U)

127 Ding dang it!!!!
I missed the movie thread.
*pouts*
Posted by: naturalfake

Lucky for you, every thread is a movie thread!
Posted by: LizLem

Trumpzilla - The Monster that Destroyed the Global Warming Narrative, rated PG.

Posted by: Adrian the Bad Poetry Critic . . . and . . . writer, thereof . . . at February 13, 2026 05:50 PM (3ZUWJ)

128 If I had the venture capital, I'd set up a business tomorrow that actually manufactures hot water heaters where the water, incredibly, gets HOT, and not these Enviro-friendly pieces of crap who strive to get to Luke Warm.

Posted by: Orson at February 13, 2026 05:50 PM (dIske)

129 I'm sure you could readily burn metallurgical coal in a furnace or stove, but it fetches a better price from the smelters and foundries.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 05:48 PM (8zz6B)

The Brooks Steam-up has a steam powered lumber mill on site they run during the festival and a couple of times in the summer when the members decide to do some lumber. They build their own sheds there.

Anyways, they used to run it off that sort of coal but they have moved to cordwood. I didn't ask why. Some of the equipment still runs on coal. It has a specific smell when burning.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 05:51 PM (rbvCR)

130
Next, Thune has to push the silent Filibuster, right?
Posted by: Joemarine a

Fist Thune must push out the packed in fudge.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 13, 2026 05:51 PM (abIsI)

131 >>> 41 >>Susan Collins a YES on Save America Act
Yuge.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2026 05:31 PM (viF8m)

After seeing that viral pic on how congress votes... they all have to insert an ID, and hit a yes or no button like a trained seal...all of them should be embarrassed enough to vote yes on ID.

Posted by: LizLem at February 13, 2026 05:51 PM (gWBY1)

132 Susan Collins a YES on Save America Act

Yuge.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2026 05:31 PM (viF8m)

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I take it it's polling well even in Maine.

Posted by: Decaf at February 13, 2026 05:51 PM (OP9Gm)

133 Just for the record, I have heard multiple elites, among them Boris Johnson and Bill Gates, specifically say that more than half of the population on the planet needs to die in order to save the earth.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 13, 2026 05:51 PM (0U5gm)

134 lol
Whatever Don.
I make decision around here buddy.
Overruled.

Posted by: District Judge within 96 hours at February 13, 2026 05:51 PM (AJ7zK)

135 Coal fired hot water heaters!!!!

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 05:51 PM (pDt9x)

136 WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE FROM CLIMATE DIZEEZE!!!

Posted by: Max Power at February 13, 2026 05:51 PM (SwyyQ)

137 I've passed through the town a few times, but never was a "local". The mine is for metallurgical coal, used for making steel. Not power plant feed.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 05:40 PM (8zz6B)

Ah, cool. Glad you could put me some knowledge. BTW, question for you or our other Canucks: When someone refers to "Newfoundland," they are referencing just the island, correct? The mainland is called Labrador?

Posted by: pookysgirl loves geography at February 13, 2026 05:51 PM (Wt5PA)

138 >>> Trumpzilla - The Monster that Destroyed the Global Warming Narrative, rated PG.
Posted by: Adrian the Bad Poetry Critic . . . and . . . writer, thereof . . . at February 13, 2026 05:50 PM (3ZUWJ

Two yuuuuuge thumbs up. Fine holiday fun.

Posted by: LizLem at February 13, 2026 05:52 PM (gWBY1)

139 Former President Barack Obama, who infrequently comments on the policies of sitting presidents, said that repealing the finding would make Americans more vulnerable.
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Love this. The Propaganda Press is trying to pretend that Obumbles didn't already have three full terms in office.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 13, 2026 05:52 PM (tmn4j)

140 I can recall this David Muir creature doing the 4 am ABC News on weekday mornings way back in the early 2000s. I never thought he would amount to much. Shows what I know.

On the other hand, I spotted Sofia Vergara as a future star on Univision's Fuera de Serie show way back in 2000, so gimme credit on that!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 05:52 PM (wzUl9)

141 Next, Thune has to push the silent Filibuster, right?

I thought they need a bloviating filibuster. If so see @89. AI's conclusion -
This is why modern leaders avoid talking filibusters — they’re brutal, public, and the minority almost always loses.

The key being the minority is likely to lose. Not sure Thune wants the minority to lose.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 13, 2026 05:52 PM (Dv3i1)

142
*fires up grill*

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 05:53 PM (tgvbd)

143 Former President Barack Obama, who infrequently comments on the policies of sitting presidents, said that repealing the finding would make Americans more vulnerable.
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More vulnerable? I guess you'll be selling your beachfront mansions, no?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 13, 2026 05:53 PM (Dv3i1)

144 Lucky for you, every thread is a movie thread!
Posted by: LizLem

The Attack of the 50 Inch Bureaucrat ... starring Robert Reich.

Posted by: Adrian the Bad Poetry Critic . . . and . . . writer, thereof . . . at February 13, 2026 05:53 PM (3ZUWJ)

145 131 >>> 41 >>Susan Collins a YES on Save America Act
Yuge.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2026 05:31 PM (viF8m)

_____________________

Oh, look. Someone is up for re-election. You'll never get Murkowski though. Gotta have that ranked choice voting up in Alaska.

Posted by: Orson at February 13, 2026 05:53 PM (dIske)

146 5 Cry me a river, fuckwads, while I laugh.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 13, 2026 05:22

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THIS, to the 1776th power

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at February 13, 2026 05:53 PM (H/suN)

147 128 If I had the venture capital, I'd set up a business tomorrow that actually manufactures hot water heaters where the water, incredibly, gets HOT, and not these Enviro-friendly pieces of crap who strive to get to Luke Warm.
Posted by: Orson

Sure, Mister, you just want to scald the nappy-headed children of coler!

Posted by: Safety Patrol at February 13, 2026 05:54 PM (oftw2)

148 >Susan Collins a YES on Save America Act.

All the bullshit about Putin interfering in our elections has people concerned about election security.

Posted by: davidt at February 13, 2026 05:54 PM (Q+gd/)

149 The left conflates the dangers of airborne heavy metals and the oxides of nitrogen and sulfur with carbon dioxide. The earth was on a path to botanical Armageddon until the industrial revolution began. Nobody talks about how close we came to that.

Posted by: Accomack at February 13, 2026 05:54 PM (GbONR)

150 I thought they need a bloviating filibuster.

McConnell can just sit there and beep.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 13, 2026 05:54 PM (abIsI)

151 *fires up grill*
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

OW my teef

Posted by: Miklos from da 'Hood at February 13, 2026 05:55 PM (AP7fj)

152 On Reddit everyone is convinced, beyond any doubt, that SAVE Act means married women no longer have the right to vote.

What these low iIQ dullards never ask is if that’s true, wouldn’t that hurt Republicans since married women lean heavily Republican? And is so, shouldn’t they be in favor of this?

Posted by: Yes They Are That Stupid at February 13, 2026 05:55 PM (AJ7zK)

153 “ Science” as a descriptor of reality is always, and should be a fluid, changing mdifiable TOOL for the betterment of us all.
Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 05:46 PM (pDt9x)
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"The Science"
"The Science is settled"
"The scientific consensus"

All are phrases uttered by people who are not only not scientists, but usually have no idea what "science" is. Science is a methodology. A process. At the core of that process is repeatability and falsification.

The damn science is *never* settled. *Everything* is subject to falsification, without exception. It's the cornerstone of the model.

The scientific establishment has killed science. It may no longer actually exist, replaced with outright lying and deceit on one side and applied sciences (engineering) on the other. I go back and forth on it.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 05:55 PM (ojr4c)

154 All the bullshit about Putin interfering in our elections has people concerned about election security.
Posted by: davidt at February 13, 2026 05:54 PM (Q+gd/)

And the snatch of Maduro has even more people up in arms.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 05:55 PM (rbvCR)

155 If I had the venture capital, I'd set up a business tomorrow that actually manufactures hot water heaters where the water, incredibly, gets HOT, and not these Enviro-friendly pieces of crap who strive to get to Luke Warm.

Posted by: Orson at February 13, 2026 05:50 PM

Point of order, if the water was already "hot", it would not need to be heated.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 13, 2026 05:56 PM (0N4FZ)

156 8 - 9 million people starve to death every year. Therefore, IMO the production of cereal grain crops is the most important "weather related" factor in the world.

In 2025, the globe set a new record for total cereal grain production.

CO2 is not a pollutant. CO2 is a critical molecule that is vital to supporting every single significant food chain on the planet. (Including humans.)

It is amazing how many Leftist have forgotten the basic science they learned in 6th grade.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 13, 2026 05:56 PM (HlyYF)

157 >Former President Barack Obama, who infrequently comments on the policies of sitting presidents, said...

Yeah, "infrequently comments."

Posted by: davidt at February 13, 2026 05:56 PM (Q+gd/)

158 Massachusetts AG Andrea Joy Campbell has already initiated a lawsuit against the Trump Admin to block the EPA greenhouse gas deregulation.

Is Judge Boasberg available?

Posted by: Joemarine at February 13, 2026 05:56 PM (y171U)

159 Boy, David Muir must think the US has some sort of superpower if he thinks that we can "regulate climate".

Last time I checked, NOBODY has that kind of power....

*************************

And I especially love all of these idjits losing their minds over carbon dioxide "emissions" being a bad thing.

I thought they all loved the trees? And clean air?

Ummm.....any of them ever heard of Photosynthesis? Or the Krebs Cycle? I seem to remember those being covered in HS biology.

Oh, and Hello, Horde! 😊💕

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 13, 2026 05:56 PM (SRRAx)

160 Another blow for EVs. And the Experts.

Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 05:56 PM (vFG9F)

161 If I had the venture capital, I'd set up a business tomorrow that actually manufactures hot water heaters where the water, incredibly, gets HOT, and not these Enviro-friendly pieces of crap who strive to get to Luke Warm.
Posted by: Orson at February 13, 2026 05:50 PM (dIske)
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LOL k

Posted by: The EPA, HUD, UL, et. al. at February 13, 2026 05:56 PM (ojr4c)

162 Collins knows the illegals in Maine aren't popular. She's up for reelection and every vote counts , so at least for now she's a "nativist"

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 13, 2026 05:57 PM (Ggsrp)

163 Sure, Mister, you just want to scald the nappy-headed children of coler!
Posted by: Safety Patrol at February 13, 2026 05:54 PM (oftw2)

____________________

Hey, no matter how hard I try, I can't get mold to grow in my bathroom due to excess steam. And, that's my business plan....manufacture actual, working hot water heaters, and invest the profits in Lysol Mold and Mildew Remover.

Posted by: Orson at February 13, 2026 05:57 PM (dIske)

164 If I had the venture capital, I'd set up a business tomorrow that actually manufactures hot water heaters where the water, incredibly, gets HOT, and not these Enviro-friendly pieces of crap who strive to get to Luke Warm.

Posted by: Orson

A good On Demand water heater is the way to go.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 13, 2026 05:57 PM (abIsI)

165 “CO₂ was never a pollutant,” Interior Secretary Burgum said. “The whole endangerment thing opens up the opportunity for the revival of clean, beautiful American coal.” We should send all of these idiots to venus, and ask them how they like CO2 in the atmosphere.

Their obsession with coal is particularly insane because even as fossil fuels go, it's expensive and inefficient.

That is precisely why they are obsessed with it. Easier to manipulate the market that way and rake in all the money they can as fast as they can. Capitalism, the worst thing we ever came up with.

Why renewables aren’t seen as the capitalist success story they clearly are is beyond me. These people are supposed to love entrepreneurship and job creation.

"We are bringing back coal!!!" What caused it to disappear? None of these fucking plants closed due to government mandates. It was because it wasn't economically viable.

I think at this point, the MAGA fanbase would believe it if they were told about “clean, beautiful American cyanide,” and its positive health effects.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 13, 2026 05:57 PM (ycI94)

166 Was Jeffrey Epstein a Russian spy?

...

Some of those familiar with Russian espionage are certain that Epstein had links to that world. “My sources in America tell me that... Epstein was recruited as early as the 1970s by Russian organised crime figures in New York, and his information and operational techniques were being used from that point onwards,” Christopher Steele, the former head of MI6’s Russia desk, said.

https://archive.is/xrc31
(UK Telegraph)

Well, if Chris Steele is saying it, it must be true then.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 05:57 PM (6ydKt)

167 Almost time for me to slop the feline hogs. Big black Stirling is pacing around, and little gray Dagny is sitting on the end table giving me The Look.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 05:58 PM (wzUl9)

168 A good On Demand water heater is the way to go.
Posted by: Maj. Healey
________

Anybody got a tankless water heater? And are they any good?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 13, 2026 05:58 PM (XvL8K)

169 Do the hockey girls have missing toofs?
Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 05:26 PM (pDt9x)

For the most part, no.

Due to the fact they have always worn headgear / cages, mandatory mouthguards, and there's less checking.

As shown by these young ladies: full of teeth, nice smiles ... and really smart hockey talk

https://shorturl.at/AIgBx

Posted by: browndog returns for in season hockey at February 13, 2026 05:59 PM (3sXRv)

170 “CO₂ was never a pollutant,” Interior Secretary Burgum said. “The whole endangerment thing opens up the opportunity for the revival of clean, beautiful American coal.” We should send all of these idiots to venus, and ask them how they like CO2 in the atmosphere. ...
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 13, 2026 05:57 PM (ycI94)
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LOL. I'd ask, "what planet are they on," but that's apparently been asked answered. It's Venus.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 05:59 PM (ojr4c)

171 Actual headline seen today: "Trump is destroying the planet"

Posted by: These fish sticks are hard as tits at February 13, 2026 05:59 PM (lnQ0c)

172 On Reddit everyone is convinced, beyond any doubt, that SAVE Act means married women no longer have the right to vote.

What these low iIQ dullards never ask is if that’s true, wouldn’t that hurt Republicans since married women lean heavily Republican? And is so, shouldn’t they be in favor of this?

Posted by: Yes They Are That Stupid at February 13, 2026 05:55 PM

The real ID act right after 9/11 stipulated that everyone had to get a new ID that was compliant with the new law. All states have implemented that requirement which meant that married women had to bring their old DL and marriage certificate to get the new ID issued.

No woman is going to be denied the right to vote just because she is married.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 13, 2026 05:59 PM (0N4FZ)

173 Riding a displaced polar bear would be way cooler that a Chevy Bolt.

Posted by: DaveA at February 13, 2026 05:59 PM (FhXTo)

174 Upthread a few comments the Reddit tard said coal was never economically viable. Their stupidity is blinding. They really know nothing, do they?

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 05:59 PM (pDt9x)

175 Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 13, 2026 05:57 PM (ycI94)

Holy cow! That's some nuclear grade retardism.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 13, 2026 06:00 PM (dK+Kv)

176 This is YUGE but shoulda been done on Day One
Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 13, 2026 05:46 PM (kMl1i)

Needed:

- Zeldin approved by the Senate.
- Overcome resistance in the Agency (fire the resisters).
- Go through the BS "comment period" to remove one of the reasons why a judge would say that they can't do that.

There's probably some I've missed. Besides, if he'd done everything on day 1 we'd all still be in an orgasm coma.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 06:00 PM (ExV1e)

177 Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 13, 2026

***
Idiots. They are so perfect in their idiocy, they are almost entertaining.

Thank, Liaison, for bringing us these cautionary-tale glimpses of the asylum that is Reddit.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 06:00 PM (wzUl9)

178 And the snatch of Maduro has even more people up in arms.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 05:55 PM (rbvCR)

Wait, I thought Maduro was a dude.

Posted by: A person of penis as it were at February 13, 2026 06:00 PM (TbWk/)

179 "We should send all of these idiots to venus, and ask them how they like CO2 in the atmosphere."

Venus isn't Earth, retard. CO2 amount on Venus is >90% vs much less than 1% here. Venus is also closer to the Sun.

"None of these fucking plants closed due to government mandates. It was because it wasn't economically viable."

Uh, what the hell is this Reddit-idiot talking about? They were regulated out of existence.

Posted by: Thrawn at February 13, 2026 06:00 PM (9Ovst)

180 My home town in Ohio, circa the 50s, reeked of coal smell from people keeping their houses warm. Add the fragrance of local steel mills, some with their own coke plant. Skies were sometimes a weird pink/yellow from blowing out furnaces at da mill. Don't get me started on the river/dump which if it didn't have three eyed fish it should have and we swam in it. And here I am, enjoying a smoke and an adult beverage.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 13, 2026 06:01 PM (gm9Sb)

181 I LOVE THE SMELL OF "91 Octane" in the morning....

That Gasoline Smell after pumping 10 Gallons..........

Smells like....... "VICTORY" over the Libs !!!!!!!!

Some Day the Global Warming Hoax will end my dear.....

Posted by: Jackson at February 13, 2026 06:01 PM (J9q9v)

182 Upthread a few comments the Reddit tard said coal was never economically viable. Their stupidity is blinding. They really know nothing, do they?

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 05:59 PM (pDt9x)

And oh so proud of their ignorance.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 13, 2026 06:01 PM (dK+Kv)

183 Anybody got a tankless water heater? And are they any good?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 13, 2026 05:58 PM (XvL8K)

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It is fantastic. Unlimited hot water. Every shower in the house can be on at the same time with a load of whites in the washer.

Posted by: Oglebay at February 13, 2026 06:01 PM (2ap+5)

184 The SC overturned Chevron, but punted on killing everything that came from it. Indeed, each one will have to be eliminated individually.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 13, 2026 05:46 PM (0U5gm)

Schrodinger's SCOTUS: simultaneously stunning an brave while also a collection of pussies.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 06:01 PM (ExV1e)

185 Boy, David Muir must think the US has some sort of superpower if he thinks that we can "regulate climate".

Last time I checked, NOBODY has that kind of power....

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Dude, the Jews.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 13, 2026 06:01 PM (J+Psw)

186 ... Their obsession with coal is particularly insane because even as fossil fuels go, it's expensive and inefficient. ...
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 13, 2026 05:57 PM (ycI94)
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Sometimes. But it was phased out in favor of nat gas for two primary reasons:
1. A *flood* of gas due to fracking
2. Coal was made official undesirable and regulated to destruction

#1 would have happened anyway. #2 would not. How much difference did #2 make? I don't know. But we can find out by taking the boot of the neck of coal.

So let's take the boot of the neck and see what happens, shall we? If this guy is right, it will make no difference at all and he can point and laugh. If he is wrong, coal will come back and re-find its place in the market - and he can slink away and say he never said that.

So why the objection? If coal is already dead, why not open it up? I mean, if it will make no difference anyway, where's the risk?

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 06:02 PM (ojr4c)

187 >>>Barack Obama lawlessly arrogated himself that power and declared that carbon dioxide -- a naturally occurring molecule that has always been present in our atmosphere and indeed is absolutely necessary for plant growth -- was "pollution."

Not to mention that CO is a necessary byproduct of human respiration. Of course, the Left hates humanity, so if we we to all be dead, problem solved!

Posted by: No Name Today at February 13, 2026 06:02 PM (8mulE)

188 178 And the snatch of Maduro has even more people up in arms.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 05:55 PM (rbvCR)

Wait, I thought Maduro was a dude.
Posted by: A person of penis as it were at February 13, 2026 06:00 PM (TbWk/)

What???

Posted by: Luigi fangirl knitting Maduro a merkin at February 13, 2026 06:02 PM (brEh1)

189 If I had the venture capital, I'd set up a business tomorrow that actually manufactures hot water heaters where the water, incredibly, gets HOT, and not these Enviro-friendly pieces of crap who strive to get to Luke Warm.
Posted by: Orson

We have an electric dryer here at Casa Sin Problemas, GOA. CSPCA featured a gas water heater and a gas dryer. I do miss those. The toilet here? Now that thing beats the California "low flush" joke all to hell...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 13, 2026 06:02 PM (nbLIj)

190 Ah, cool. Glad you could put me some knowledge. BTW, question for you or our other Canucks: When someone refers to "Newfoundland," they are referencing just the island, correct? The mainland is called Labrador?
Posted by: pookysgirl loves geography at February 13, 2026 05:51 PM (Wt5PA)

That is right. Officially the name is now "Newfoundland and Labrador", just like "Rhode Island and Providence Plantations". I would expect an offhand reference to "Newfoundland" would include Labrador, unless specifically left out.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 06:02 PM (8zz6B)

191
The Attack of the 50 Inch Bureaucrat ... starring Robert Reich.
Posted by: Adrian the Bad Poetry Critic . . . and . . . writer, thereof . . . at February 13, 2026 05:53 PM (3ZUWJ)

He wishes.

Robert Reich is a great Ruler.

12 inches tall.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 13, 2026 06:02 PM (iJfKG)

192 133 Just for the record, I have heard multiple elites, among them Boris Johnson and Bill Gates, specifically say that more than half of the population on the planet needs to die in order to save the earth.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 13, 2026 05:51 PM (0U5gm)

It is better for half the population to die so that the other half may eat their fill.

Posted by: Mao at February 13, 2026 06:03 PM (O3dBq)

193 Tubal ! Are you watching the 1st or 2nd season of The Night Manager? Because I just finished the 2nd season and it was good! By the looks of it , there is definitely going to be a 3rd season.

Posted by: runner at February 13, 2026 06:03 PM (V7nDg)

194 Anybody got a tankless water heater? And are they any good?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

I retrofitted our RV last year with a Truma Aqua-Go and couldn't be happier replacing the 10gal tank heater. I'm looking around for a replacement for the house right now. Of course, it would be a larger unit.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 13, 2026 06:03 PM (abIsI)

195 The power to regulate carbon is the power to control the entire economy, including life itself. (Oblig.: You are the carbon they want to reduce.) Trump is such an authoritarian, dictatorial Wannabe King that he.. gave up absolute power? Just like that? Fascist! Nazi! You know who else voluntarily surrendered absolute power...

Posted by: SciVo at February 13, 2026 06:03 PM (Sy6m/)

196 CO2.
doh!

Posted by: No Name Today at February 13, 2026 06:03 PM (8mulE)

197 I think at this point, the MAGA fanbase would believe it if they were told about “clean, beautiful American cyanide,” and its positive health effects.

And I understand, that quote is a real/parody about how certain folks act and talk.

But here's the thing about CO2. Plants eat it. We exhale it.

So as far as it in the atmosphere ... which is EVERYTHING that's driven all this for the last three decades ?

Its an idea that the CO2 in the upper atmosphere - assuming it was measured honestly - when from 300 PPM to 450 PPM. That's an increase from 300/1000000 to 450/1000000. From 0.03% to 0.045%. A relative 50% increase. From a really small number to a really small number.

Posted by: Yeah at February 13, 2026 06:03 PM (v+fgg)

198 Wanna know how it ends ??

Posted by: runner at February 13, 2026 06:03 PM (V7nDg)

199 "I take it it's polling well even in Maine.
Posted by: Decaf"
*********
Maine had rank choice voting shoved up their butt a few elections back.
Probably made a lot of them uncomfortable.

Posted by: Cosda at February 13, 2026 06:03 PM (POcC5)

200 Want some spoilers ??

Posted by: runner at February 13, 2026 06:03 PM (V7nDg)

201 We have a tankless Rheem in our cottage in Maine. Works well and is easy to install and replace. We have the temp set such that there is no need to mix the hot water with cold.

Posted by: Accomack at February 13, 2026 06:04 PM (GbONR)

202 And the snatch of Maduro has even more people up in arms.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 05:55 PM (rbvCR)

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Phrasing?!?

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at February 13, 2026 06:04 PM (H/suN)

203 What's hilarious is that the Left is describing Trump's action as "illegal", under the legal principle that Democratic presidents can issue whatever arbitrary orders they want, and Republican presidents are forbidden from reversing them.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 13, 2026 06:04 PM (n1OCj)

204 What caused it to disappear? None of these fucking plants closed due to government mandates.

—

They’re upset a regulation is going away which will lead to more coal but also think coal didn’t go away because of regulation.

How do these people function day to day?

Posted by: Yes They Are That Stupid at February 13, 2026 06:04 PM (AJ7zK)

205 194 Anybody got a tankless water heater? And are they any good?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

Yes.. Have one for 10 years they're great

Posted by: It's me donna at February 13, 2026 06:04 PM (VE6XX)

206 179 "We should send all of these idiots to venus, and ask them how they like CO2 in the atmosphere."

Venus isn't Earth, retard. The CO2 amount on Venus is >90% vs much less than 1% here. Venus is also closer to the Sun.

Maybe the Plants Like CO2 and place O2 back in the Atmosphere by a process called Photosynthesis????

Just Sayin.........

Posted by: Jackson at February 13, 2026 06:04 PM (J9q9v)

207 And the snatch of Maduro has even more people up in arms.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 05:55 PM (rbvCR)

BASTARD ...

***runs away and sobs***

Posted by: Michelle Fields at February 13, 2026 06:04 PM (3sXRv)

208 I retrofitted our RV last year with a Truma Aqua-Go and couldn't be happier replacing the 10gal tank heater. I'm looking around for a replacement for the house right now. Of course, it would be a larger unit.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 13, 2026 06:03 PM (abIsI)
++++
I got your larger unit

:: gestures emphatically at crotch ::

RIGHT HERE!

Posted by: Drunk and Belligerent at February 13, 2026 06:04 PM (ojr4c)

209 The Science told me that global warming was man-made and would result in flooded beaches and absent ice caps by 2025.
The Science told me that the ozone layer was being stripped away, and air conditioning was to blame.
The Science told me that COVID came from pangolins.
The Science told me that the vaccines were safe.
The Science told me that it's better to have a live daughter than a dead son.
The Science told me that there is no difference between men and women.
The Science told me that I can be healthy at any size.
The Science told me that sexual promiscuity is healthy.
The Science told me that my diet should be based on starch, with minimal protein.
To hell with The Science.
***
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 05:43 PM (ojr4c)

"Dire famine forecast by 1975” (Los Angeles Times in 1967).
“Everyone will disappear in a cloud of blue steam by 1989” (New York Times, in 1969)
“Scientists predicts a new ice age by 21st century” (The Boston Globe in 1970).
“America subject to water rationing by 1974 and food rationing by 1980” (Redlands Daily Facts in 1970).
“U.S. scientists see new ice age coming” (Washington Post, in 1971).
“Great peril to Life: Ozone gone"

Posted by: LASue at February 13, 2026 06:04 PM (lCppi)

210 "We are bringing back coal!!!" What caused it to disappear? None of these fucking plants closed due to government mandates. It was because it wasn't economically viable.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 13, 2026 05:57 PM (ycI94)
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The stupid, it burns.

Posted by: ballistic at February 13, 2026 06:04 PM (5aZAZ)

211 193 Tubal ! Are you watching the 1st or 2nd season of The Night Manager? Because I just finished the 2nd season and it was good! By the looks of it , there is definitely going to be a 3rd season.
Posted by: runner at February 13, 2026 06:03 PM (V7nDg)

Huzzah!!! I say again, huzzah! Season 1 is where I am at. Is season 2 as good?

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 06:04 PM (pDt9x)

212 180 My home town in Ohio, circa the 50s, reeked of coal smell from people keeping their houses warm. Add the fragrance of local steel mills, some with their own coke plant. Skies were sometimes a weird pink/yellow from blowing out furnaces at da mill. Don't get me started on the river/dump which if it didn't have three eyed fish it should have and we swam in it. And here I am, enjoying a smoke and an adult beverage.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 13, 2026 06:01 PM (gm9Sb)

=====

My family lived in the Steubenville area and my relatives lived south in smaller river towns - Tiltonsville and Martins Ferry. The sights and smells driving along the Ohio River on route 7 were really something. Even the rocks were eerie, glowing orange, red and green.

Posted by: Oglebay at February 13, 2026 06:04 PM (2ap+5)

213 183 Landlord put tankless water heaters in and they are up there with sliced bread. Unlimited hot water and the landlord says he saved money on the utility bill.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 13, 2026 06:04 PM (gm9Sb)

214 > Obama Switches that shut vehicles off at red lights and stop signs.

Huh. If I heard the term "Obama Switch" without context, I'd assume it meant...something else.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 13, 2026 06:04 PM (IG3/x)

215 I LOVE THE SMELL OF "91 Octane" in the morning....

That Gasoline Smell after pumping 10 Gallons..........

Smells like....... "VICTORY" over the Libs !!!!!!!!

Some Day the Global Warming Hoax will end my dear.....
Posted by: Jackson at February 13, 2026

***
The next thing to dump is the requirement for 10% or more ethanol in our fuel. I know, the corn-producing states will object. Okay, you guys keep it. I want reasonably-priced E0 for my cars.

True, the ethanol in the fuel prevents the icing in the winter we used to see; the alcohol traps the moisture. But a gallon or two of E10 added to the E0 in winter should take care of that, and we'll get better mileage all around.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 06:04 PM (wzUl9)

216 Why renewables aren’t seen as the capitalist success story they clearly are is beyond me.

Uh, because they are grossly inefficient, environmentally unsound, rely on massive taxpayer subsidization, tend to be fraud bait (Solyndra anyone?) and still require fossil fuel plants to pick up the slack. But other than that, a real jewel in the crown of the free market economy.

Posted by: These are the dumbest fucksticks ever at February 13, 2026 06:04 PM (TbWk/)

217 And the snatch of Maduro has even more people up in arms.
Posted by: Kindltot

Given the clientele around these parts, you may want to reword this.

Or not. . .

Posted by: Tonypete at February 13, 2026 06:05 PM (cYBz/)

218 I like to think of ppm as millimeters per kilometer.

Posted by: Accomack at February 13, 2026 06:05 PM (GbONR)

219 174 Upthread a few comments the Reddit tard said coal was never economically viable. Their stupidity is blinding. They really know nothing, do they?
Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 05:59 PM (pDt9x)
________________________

Off the top of my head I can name about 20 towns and cities that only exist today because they were initially coal mining towns. Unlike most gold mining towns, they had longevity.

Off topic, I have a wood burning/ coal burning stove (which is now illegal in my state) that I use consistently in the winter. Coal, I have found, is more manageable and efficient than wood (which makes sense) I can heat the entire downstairs of a rather large home just with burning coal stove and it's fan insert. Dog loves it too...of course.

Posted by: Orson at February 13, 2026 06:05 PM (dIske)

220 Posted by: LASue at February 13, 2026 06:04 PM (lCppi)
++++
The Science (tm)

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 06:05 PM (ojr4c)

221 From now on, whenever Bill Gates bloviates about something we can make round innocent eyes and say, "I wonder if that's the syphilis talking."

Posted by: Wenda at February 13, 2026 06:05 PM (v9ee3)

222 The constitution clearly states that a) no Republican EO is ever legal and b) any Democrat EO shall never be overturned by a Republican President

Posted by: Democrat Judges and DAs at February 13, 2026 06:05 PM (AJ7zK)

223 200 Want some spoilers ??
Posted by: runner at February 13, 2026 06:03 PM (V7nDg)

Nooooo!!! Please, madam, I beg of you!!

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 06:05 PM (pDt9x)

224 ">>>Barack Obama lawlessly arrogated himself that power and declared that carbon dioxide -- a naturally occurring molecule that has always been present in our atmosphere and indeed is absolutely necessary for plant growth -- was "pollution."

Not to mention that CO is a necessary byproduct of human respiration. Of course, the Left hates humanity, so if we we to all be dead, problem solved!
Posted by: No Name Today"
***********
We are the carbon Obama wanted to eliminate.

Posted by: Cosda at February 13, 2026 06:05 PM (POcC5)

225 Do they make gas-fired tankless heaters?

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 06:06 PM (ojr4c)

226 Huzzah!!! I say again, huzzah! Season 1 is where I am at. Is season 2 as good?
Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 06:04 PM (pDt9x)

Yes. Albeit it is set much later of course. Current day as it were.

Posted by: runner at February 13, 2026 06:06 PM (V7nDg)

227 "Their obsession with coal is particularly insane because even as fossil fuels go, it's expensive and inefficient."

Just for the record, coal is the cheapest fuel there is, with the possible exception of nuclear - if the lawsuits against every nuclear plant ever built are not included.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 13, 2026 06:06 PM (0U5gm)

228 TiFW!!!

Blessings upon you, sweet lady. I hope you are well.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 13, 2026 06:06 PM (IhIKR)

229 at this point, the MAGA fanbase would believe it if they were told about “clean, beautiful American cyanide,” and its positive health effects.
____________

But if Trump endorsed continued breathing to promote a healthy lifestyle, our problems would be solved.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 13, 2026 06:06 PM (XvL8K)

230 Anybody got a tankless water heater? And are they any good?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba
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I have 2 that run on natural gas. I love them. The only issue I had was in '21 when we lost power and they froze since they are mounted on the outside of the house.

Posted by: lin-duh at February 13, 2026 06:07 PM (VCgbV)

231 225 Do they make gas-fired tankless heaters?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 06:06 PM (ojr4c)

We have a gas tankless water heater

Posted by: It's me donna at February 13, 2026 06:07 PM (VE6XX)

232 201 We have a tankless Rheem in our cottage in Maine. Works well and is easy to install and replace. We have the temp set such that there is no need to mix the hot water with cold.
Posted by: Accomack

We do the same. Never touch the cold water faucet in the shower.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 13, 2026 06:07 PM (abIsI)

233 *madam ?? have you seen me ?

Posted by: runner at February 13, 2026 06:07 PM (V7nDg)

234
Do they make gas-fired tankless heaters?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 06:06 PM (ojr4c)

I believe they do or did.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 13, 2026 06:07 PM (iJfKG)

235 “CO₂ was never a pollutant,” Interior Secretary Burgum said. “The whole endangerment thing opens up the opportunity for the revival of clean, beautiful American coal.” We should send all of these idiots to venus, and ask them how they like CO2 in the atmosphere.
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Tell me you know nothing about science without saying you know nothing of science.

Venus: Closer to the Sun, day is near a year long, atmo is over 95% CO2.

But sure, any day now the Earth will reach the fake AF "tipping point" and turn into Venus.
(cf. Earth, CO2 barely rates as a trace gas, under 1%
There is more Argon than CO2.)

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 13, 2026 06:07 PM (HXT0k)

236 >>I take it it's polling well even in Maine.

Seems to be polling everywhere, even with Democrats.

As much as we know Democrats cheat I think most of the rank and file doesn't believe it. They think we cheat and that their policies are just so darn popular they will win if people just smart enough to understand them!

Should be fun to see who is right.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2026 06:07 PM (viF8m)

237 Venus isn't Earth, retard. CO2 amount on Venus is >90% vs much less than 1% here. Venus is also closer to the Sun.

"None of these fucking plants closed due to government mandates. It was because it wasn't economically viable."

Uh, what the hell is this Reddit-idiot talking about? They were regulated out of existence.
Posted by: Thrawn at February 13, 2026 06:00 PM (9Ovst)

The atmosphere of Venus is also so dense that sunlight never makes it to the surface of the planet.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 06:08 PM (8zz6B)

238 Yup. Remember the pictorial series on certain Chinese cities showing the air was so polluted that every day looked like you were in the middle of a forest fire and everyone had to wear particulate-filtering masks just to step outside? Don't see anything like that being covered anymore.
Posted by: All fake and gay at February 13, 2026 05:31 PM (TbWk/)

I still got my pictures of Beijing that show how bad the pollution was.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 13, 2026 06:08 PM (O3dBq)

239 We have a tankless Rheem in our cottage in Maine. Works well and is easy to install and replace. We have the temp set such that there is no need to mix the hot water with cold.
Posted by: Accomack at February 13, 2026 06:04 PM (GbONR)
++++
I would never want that, and would set it up.

Getting properly hot water at the kitchen sink is well worth the small inconvenience of having to mix cold water to shower or whatever.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 06:08 PM (ojr4c)

240 I want a tank-fired gassless heater.

Posted by: And a tank to fire it at February 13, 2026 06:08 PM (TbWk/)

241 233 *madam ?? have you seen me ?
Posted by: runner at February 13, 2026 06:07 PM (V7nDg)

Ummm, did I make the faux pas??

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 06:08 PM (pDt9x)

242 Sometimes. But it was phased out in favor of nat gas for two primary reasons:
1. A *flood* of gas due to fracking
2. Coal was made official undesirable and regulated to destruction

If you believe we have a "zero" amount of carbon fuels ... as in we've got what we've got and then no more ? Then "Natural Gas" is also finite.

But that ignores - frankly - a bunch of the "rules of physics" that some here will quote. Their understanding of systems. Right down to the beginning.

How does a seed turn into a tree ? How does that mass, that matter, happen ? Here's a hint. A big nuclear reaction in the sky.

Posted by: Yeah at February 13, 2026 06:08 PM (v+fgg)

243 The Left explains that solar and wind are much cheaper than coal, while simultaneously explaining that removing the huge subsidies to solar and wind will cause those industries to collapse.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 13, 2026 06:08 PM (n1OCj)

244 Carlin had a great bit about never getting sick because he had a strong immune system. He got that from swimming in the East River as a kid. Figured if he survived that nothing would kill him

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 13, 2026 06:09 PM (Ggsrp)

245 >>Anybody got a tankless water heater? And are they any good?

I have one. I give it a meh. It was in the house when I bought it but if I had a choice I would do a tank.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2026 06:09 PM (viF8m)

246 240 I want a tank-fired gassless heater.
Posted by: And a tank to fire it at February 13, 2026 06:08 PM (TbWk/)

_________________________

That's my best pitch.

Posted by: Nolan Ryan at February 13, 2026 06:09 PM (dIske)

247 If all these Obese, Ugly, Disgusting Dwarf Liberal Babes move to Europe.......

Will this cause the Earth's Axis to shift ?????

Posted by: Jackson at February 13, 2026 06:10 PM (J9q9v)

248 The only problem with tankless water heaters are freezing or power outages. Instant hot goes to instant cold, or none.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 13, 2026 06:10 PM (0U5gm)

249 The Snatch of Maduro should be the title of the movie.

Posted by: Oglebay at February 13, 2026 06:10 PM (2ap+5)

250 USA is the “Saudi Arabia” of high quality coal. #1 in the world. Hundreds of years worth of proven reserves.

I always found it very curious that starting about 25 years ago, it became the bastard step child of energy. The truth is America needs all forms of energy, and coal is good option for base load power generation. It’s here, literally waiting to be picked up out of the ground.

Importantly the industry itself also pays good wages, good careers, and those dollars circulate here in the US and provide much needed revenue for state and local governments. Coal, oil, gas, nuclear, wind, and solar all have a place. The government should not be meddling and stifling our national security.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 13, 2026 06:10 PM (Oj76K)

251 >
Venus isn't Earth, retard. CO2 amount on Venus is >90% vs much less than 1% here. Venus is also closer to the Sun.

Posted by: Thrawn at February 13, 2026 06:00 PM (9Ovst)

Yep. A vast amount of the Earth's original carbon is tied up in the miles of carbonate rocks (limestone and its buddies) that cover much of the Earth's surface.

Literal miles of solid carbonate rock.

Only a tiny minority of it wound up as fossil fuels.

It's not physically possible for the Earth to "turn into Venus" because the carbon just isn't there.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 13, 2026 06:10 PM (IG3/x)

252 Coal was economically viable for several centuries

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 13, 2026 06:10 PM (Ggsrp)

253 The Left explains that solar and wind are much cheaper than coal, while simultaneously explaining that removing the huge subsidies to solar and wind will cause those industries to collapse.

Posted by: The ARC of History!

Yes, I hear it at least once a month.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 13, 2026 06:10 PM (0U5gm)

254 243 The Left explains that solar and wind are much cheaper than coal, while simultaneously explaining that removing the huge subsidies to solar and wind will cause those industries to collapse.
Posted by: The ARC of History!

I've seen never ending coal drags of trains heading from MT and WY towards Roberts Bank Canada to be shipped to China. These f*cking hypocrites on the left couldn't care less about how much coal China burns.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 13, 2026 06:11 PM (abIsI)

255 Coal is back on the menu, boys!!

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 06:11 PM (6ydKt)

256 The Snatch of Maduro opened for The Sex Pistols.

Posted by: davidt at February 13, 2026 06:11 PM (Q+gd/)

257 “President Trump has repealed U.S. power to regulate climate in this country."

Muir doesn't understand any of the words that he is saying.

It's like a scumbag islamist murderer complaining to the UN that they aren't allowed equal time in defining where my bullets go that split their fucking heads open in mass numbers in a combat zone, and the UN, as it always does, denounce Israel, then realize I'm American, because UN reps are inbread dictatorial morons, and then denounce America and come to the original conclusion that should have been known from the first moment.

You don't control SHIT BITCHES.

Posted by: wickedpinto at February 13, 2026 06:11 PM (2a0yj)

258 Venus isn't Earth, retard. CO2 amount on Venus is >90% vs much less than 1% here. Venus is also closer to the Sun.

"None of these fucking plants closed due to government mandates. It was because it wasn't economically viable."

Uh, what the hell is this Reddit-idiot talking about? They were regulated out of existence.
Posted by: Thrawn at February 13, 2026 06:00 PM (9Ovst)

The atmosphere of Venus is also so dense that sunlight never makes it to the surface of the planet.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 06:08 PM (8zz6B)

Texas power problems began in summer and winter when Oblabla regulated three, count'em 3!!!, coal fired power plants out of existence here in Texas.

Redditard is talking through his ass.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 13, 2026 06:11 PM (iJfKG)

259 244 Carlin had a great bit about never getting sick because he had a strong immune system. He got that from swimming in the East River as a kid. Figured if he survived that nothing would kill him
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 13, 2026 06:09 PM (Ggsrp)
_________________________

Well, if you don't live near the East River, just buy your morning coffee at a gas station of convenience store every day. They never clean those things, so you build up a little more tolerance/immunity every day.

Posted by: Orson at February 13, 2026 06:11 PM (dIske)

260 255 Coal is back on the menu, boys!!
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 06:11 PM (6ydKt)

Good one, Mr Uruk-Hai .

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 06:12 PM (pDt9x)

261 > Carlin had a great bit about never getting sick because he had a strong immune system. He got that from swimming in the East River as a kid. Figured if he survived that nothing would kill him
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 13, 2026 06:09 PM (Ggsrp)

There's a story (true or fiction, I don't know) about NYC kids in WWII who used to dive in the sewage outfalls to collect condoms that had been flushed.

Then they'd put them on a piece of broomstick to dry out, roll 'em up, and sell 'em to sailors on liberty.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 13, 2026 06:12 PM (IG3/x)

262 252 Coal was economically viable for several centuries
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 13, 2026 06:10 PM (Ggsrp)

But that was only because of the racism and misogynistic patriarchy.

Posted by: 21 year old at February 13, 2026 06:12 PM (AJ7zK)

263 Coal was economically viable for several centuries

Posted by: Smell the Glove

It still is. The third world is building coal plants as fast as they can. We don't because of scrubbing regulations.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 13, 2026 06:12 PM (0U5gm)

264 Congress specifically REJECTED this expansion of EPA's powers. The clean air act (CIA) listed a number of pollutants to be regulated. It included a mechanism to add additional pollutants - an endangerment finding.

The problem was carbon dioxide isn't a pollutant. It's not toxic and is a normal part of the atmosphere. The CAI was meant to deal with pollutants that had toxic or injurious effects on human health and the environment. Not something like climate change. Worse, the endangerment finding was filled with speculative science, a great deal of which was disproven.

At any time since 2009, congress has had the ability to amend the CAI and include climate change. They have not done that. Since the endangerment finding was not just poor science, but entirely inappropriate to the law. It should be tossed out completely.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 13, 2026 06:13 PM (tV890)

265 9 out of 10 is a lot more than 4 of a 10,000.

Posted by: Accomack at February 13, 2026 06:13 PM (GbONR)

266 Coal and oil...

Why does the left hate black energy?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2026 06:13 PM (jtM2q)

267 >Muir doesn't understand any of the words that he is saying.

He knows it's nonsense.

Posted by: davidt at February 13, 2026 06:13 PM (Q+gd/)

268 252 Coal was economically viable for several centuries

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 13, 2026 06:10 PM (Ggsrp)

China is opening new coal power plants weekly or something.

It's working just fine for them.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 06:14 PM (6ydKt)

269 Coal was economically viable for several centuries
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 13, 2026 06:10 PM (Ggsrp)
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So were horses. Legacy is not necessarily relevant.

But I strongly suspect that, if the boot were removed from its neck, coal would find a happy place in the energy market. Probably, as Common Tater said, for electrical base load.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 06:14 PM (ojr4c)

270 To hell with The Science.

To be fair, Fauci only did some of those things.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 13, 2026 06:14 PM (IJRGr)

271 I feel like I read somewhere that the left was trying to get one of their cartel judges to rule that the EPA couldn't do this because of some bs about how the committee that made the recommendation for the change wasn't properly formed or some dumb shit.

Of course the cartel judge will agree.

And ignore direct and binding SCOTUS precedent from last term.
The one on the copper mine case out of NV, where they said this bullshit of endless review of endless committees is not the law, that agencies don't have to follow these reviews to issue rules, and not following does not give the Lesser Piuteman Tribe of Greater Pandora standing no matter how "sacred" they claim the affected land is to them.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 13, 2026 06:14 PM (HXT0k)

272 I can't look at David Muir without thinking how he had clothespins on the back of his rain jacket while he was reporting on some big storm. The clothespins were used to make his figure look sleek and not bulked up by the coat. He is a princess and I believe he thinks of himself as a living Ken doll and a highly intelligent one, of course.

Posted by: washrivergal at February 13, 2026 06:14 PM (fLVQR)

273 The theory of carbon dioxide being a pollutant means that government can control the sources of it. The number one producer of carbon dioxide is humans.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 13, 2026 06:14 PM (0U5gm)

274 Coal and oil...

Why does the left hate black energy?
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2026 06:13 PM (jtM2q)
++++
Well, they obviously hate black people, so why not keep going?

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 06:14 PM (ojr4c)

275 Of course, I wasn't invited!

Winter Olympics runs out of condoms after athletes used 10,000 in three days

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 13, 2026 06:15 PM (J+Psw)

276 263 You probably have to look for it, but coal is available in 50 pound bags for household heating. Friend in PA gets it for deer camp.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 13, 2026 06:15 PM (gm9Sb)

277 If you set off a few thousand Tsar Bombas at once on the surface of Venus, you might be able to blow enough of its atmosphere out into space to allow it to become habitable eventually. I wonder if Grok could crunch those numbers?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 06:16 PM (8zz6B)

278 The problem with coal is that we have 500 years of proven reserves at current use levels. This cannot be allowed! We must reconfigure our economy to run on unicorn farts!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 13, 2026 06:16 PM (IJRGr)

279 All the bullshit about Putin interfering in our elections has people concerned about election security.
Posted by: davidt at February 13, 2026 05:54 PM (Q+gd/)

Thune has just announced that they're going to use mail-in ballots for voting on the SAVE Act, that they will accept ballots - even without signatures - up to a week after the vote, that VP Vance shall be the sole counter of the ballots and that the ballots shall be destroyed immediately after counting.

Also, some states will erroneously be credited with more than two Senators and other states with fewer. This will be corrected in 10 years... maybe.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 06:17 PM (ExV1e)

280 269 Coal was economically viable for several centuries
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 13, 2026 06:10 PM (Ggsrp)
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So were horses. Legacy is not necessarily relevant.

But I strongly suspect that, if the boot were removed from its neck, coal would find a happy place in the energy market. Probably, as Common Tater said, for electrical base load.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 06:14 PM (ojr4c)

Of course it would. Geographical proximity to coal areas would be great opportunities for industries. Making the smokestacks high obviates amlot of burning problems. Fluidized bed combustion has been around for decades and does a very good job of burning that produces less chemical by product. But this is all known by the industry.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 06:17 PM (pDt9x)

281 It’s set at 125°. It’s hot.

Posted by: Accomack at February 13, 2026 06:17 PM (GbONR)

282 In addition, the supreme court has said, many times they have a major issues rule. That is to say, agency rulemaking is fine if not specifically in the law as long as it doesn't cross into a major issue. For example, treating abortion as a health crisis and using CDC funds on it was ruled no bueno. Supreme court says such a decision must go to congress.

EPA made a decision that cost trillions of $ with the endangerment finding. This is fundamentally WHY the supreme court will uphold this decision by EPA - because EPA should never have been empowered to make this decision.

By the way this just covers cars and trucks. For power plants, Obama pushed a second rule that was rejected by the courts.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 13, 2026 06:17 PM (tV890)

283 You probably have to look for it, but coal is available in 50 pound bags for household heating. Friend in PA gets it for deer camp.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 13, 2026 06:15 PM (gm9Sb)

I'd love to get some to hot tent in the winter.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 13, 2026 06:18 PM (dK+Kv)

284 carbon dioxide?

Pfft
Hydrogen Hydroxide is far more deadly.
Dissolves almost everything.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 06:18 PM (/lPRQ)

285 here's a story (true or fiction, I don't know) about NYC kids in WWII who used to dive in the sewage outfalls to collect condoms that had been flushed.

Then they'd put them on a piece of broomstick to dry out, roll 'em up, and sell 'em to sailors on liberty.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

A shitty business model.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 13, 2026 06:18 PM (j+8bz)

286 Muir talks like a fag and his sh1ts all retarded.

Posted by: Joe Mama at February 13, 2026 06:18 PM (TezPK)

287 China is opening new coal power plants weekly or something.

It's working just fine for them.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 06:14 PM

There will never be another coal plant built in the US. It simply can't happen. Even in coal friendly states there will be endless lawsuits that will tie up any new builds for decades. There will be hundreds of lawsuits that will generate dozens of nation wide injunctions against any new coal plants the first time someone tries to build one.

Never mind that china is building dozens of new coal fired electric plants every month.

The best we are going to be able to do is build a bunch of natural gas fired electric plants.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 13, 2026 06:18 PM (0N4FZ)

288 Another blow for EVs. And the Experts.
Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 05:56 PM (vFG9F)

Experts are being blown? I know I've got a lab coat around here somewhere.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 06:18 PM (ExV1e)

289 Of course, I wasn't invited!

Winter Olympics runs out of condoms after athletes used 10,000 in three days
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 13, 2026 06:15 PM (J+Psw)

I believe it.

It's well-known that the Real Olympic Sport is all the hardbodies showing off their sexual prowess...frequently and with multiple partners.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 13, 2026 06:19 PM (iJfKG)

290 Of course it would. Geographical proximity to coal areas would be great opportunities for industries. Making the smokestacks high obviates amlot of burning problems. Fluidized bed combustion has been around for decades and does a very good job of burning that produces less chemical by product. But this is all known by the industry.
Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 06:17 PM (pDt9x)
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It's also all known by the energy and humanity hating environmentalists. Which is why they had to destroy it by other means...

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 06:19 PM (ojr4c)

291 THIS is what I voted for

Even if this was the only thing Trump did, it would make him the greatest president of the last 40 years.

Posted by: zombie at February 13, 2026 06:19 PM (se8lQ)

292 > 276 263 You probably have to look for it, but coal is available in 50 pound bags for household heating. Friend in PA gets it for deer camp.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 13, 2026 06:15 PM (gm9Sb)

Lowes and Tractor Supply both sell it, but only in certain areas.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 13, 2026 06:20 PM (IG3/x)

293 Anybody got a tankless water heater? And are they any good?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 13, 2026 05:58 PM (XvL8K)

I've seen a number of people, primarily people who install and maintain tankless water heaters, who say that they're great.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 06:20 PM (ExV1e)

294 But I strongly suspect that, if the boot were removed from its neck, coal would find a happy place in the energy market. Probably, as Common Tater said, for electrical base load.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 06:14 PM (ojr4c)

You build the power plant right next door to the mines, so you only have to haul the coal from the pit to the boilers. In huge electric trucks.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 06:20 PM (8zz6B)

295 But I strongly suspect that, if the boot were removed from its neck, coal would find a happy place in the energy market. Probably, as Common Tater said, for electrical base load.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 06:14 PM (ojr4c)

What I do for a living. Literally - one of my markets.

Coal is EXACTLY what you say. A cheap, and potentially clean source, but not able to change to load demands. And the load changes all day. Mostly during the summer.

Coal is the base-load generator. Its why your utility used to surcharge you, for those that ever paid attention, to the demand charge.

Posted by: Yeah at February 13, 2026 06:20 PM (v+fgg)

296 285 "Hey, Jerry. Get the kids and let's start digging. It's Fleet Week!".

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 13, 2026 06:21 PM (gm9Sb)

297 Trump should sign an Executive Order declaring that the hot air coming out of Leftists' mouths was pollution, and needed to be curtailed.

Posted by: zombie at February 13, 2026 06:21 PM (se8lQ)

298
Upthread a few comments the Reddit tard said coal was never economically viable. Their stupidity is blinding. They really know nothing, do they?
Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 05:59 PM (pDt9x)

I really enjoy the historical and national security analysis of Sarah Paine on yootoob, for the most part she nails it. But she almost ruins her whole analysis by two glaring deficiencies. First is what she describes as the "zero-sum-game" modern US foreign policy towards our douchebag borderline-useless allies. It's really just standard academic OrangeManBad hatred without saying his name.

The other is that she gushes over the ChiCom embrace of green energy. Which is total bullshit. They produce a shitload of green energy products as commodities to sell to OTHER nations for hard currency. For their own energy needs they stick with coal, nat gas and other fossil fuels, like a properly sane country.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 13, 2026 06:21 PM (y9nCu)

299 [i\The EPA serves/served a purpose. I remember all of us piling in the family truckster and driving up to the cuyahoga river by Cleveland to watch it burn from all of the chemicals we were dumping into that river.

We still have those kinds of issues all over the country.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 13, 2026 05:39 PM

If we still have those issues, the EPA is a failure.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 06:21 PM (jc0TO)

300 IMO the CO2 levels are low enough to the danger level that you have to be a super retard to try to lower it even more.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 13, 2026 06:22 PM (cwGMH)

301 Threatening a lawsuit? Bwhahaha! If the GOP loses either the Senate or the House, it’s going to be nothing but lawsuits. As if it isn’t already. Literally, nothing gets done without EOs or CRs. Eventually, our debt will be the death of the republic, and the charade ends. I really hate being this cynical, but what’s the biggest story of the past two weeks?

Posted by: Unkaren at February 13, 2026 06:22 PM (cDrfF)

302 I just remember that the EPA destroyed that river with mine tailings, and released the capture ghosts in NYC.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 06:22 PM (jc0TO)

303 294 But I strongly suspect that, if the boot were removed from its neck, coal would find a happy place in the energy market. Probably, as Common Tater said, for electrical base load.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 06:14 PM (ojr4c)

You build the power plant right next door to the mines, so you only have to haul the coal from the pit to the boilers. In huge electric trucks.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 06:20 PM (8zz6B)

Conveyor belt it over from the crushing/wash plant to the burning plant. Established procedure, for loading, just as easy for burning.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 06:22 PM (pDt9x)

304 Nood - Obama's lawyer

Posted by: RandomDave at February 13, 2026 06:23 PM (aJQbY)

305 Do they make gas-fired tankless heaters?
Posted by: Joe Mannix

As others noted, yes. However, the ones I looked at still required electricity. So, if the power goes, they're useless.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 13, 2026 06:24 PM (diia5)

306 I was born in Brooklyn in 1955. As a child I remember the old coal trucks still doing deliveries. Most buildings had converted to fuel oil or gas by then, but it was still around. Also, metal trash cans at the curb with coal ash in them.

Posted by: Chutes and Ladders at February 13, 2026 06:24 PM (oftw2)

307 Trump should sign an Executive Order declaring that the hot air coming out of Leftists' mouths was pollution, and needed to be curtailed.
Posted by: zombie at February 13, 2026 06:21 PM (se8lQ)

A hood is required at all times on Leftists, with CO2 sequestration technology - a 20' tree, with enough soil to keep it alive and growing.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 13, 2026 06:24 PM (S/Y4j)

308 Ben Had suggested earlier that some posters might find this announcement by Rupert Lowe of forming a new party "Restore Britain" of interest. I watched it and appreciated it. Here it is:

https://tinyurl.com/5n67mtm3

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 06:24 PM (looXz)

309 "Carbon Dioxide, when formed into the shape of lies, propaganda and totalitarian regulations, is hereby declared to be POLLUTION, and the emission of Carbon Dioxide in this form is deemed illegal."

Posted by: zombie at February 13, 2026 06:24 PM (se8lQ)

310 300 IMO the CO2 levels are low enough to the danger level that you have to be a super retard to try to lower it even more.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 13, 2026 06:22 PM (cwGMH)

+++++

It doesn't help when places like Ireland (or was it Scotland) removed millions of trees to make way for windmills.

Posted by: washrivergal at February 13, 2026 06:25 PM (fLVQR)

311 Read decades ago the Olympics was one big sex party

Posted by: Skip at February 13, 2026 06:28 PM (Ia/+0)

312 Being a genius I always felt this was wrong.

Plants are essential for oxygen as they absorb CO2 during the day for photosynthesis. You'd also sort of think the thinning ozone layer we've been afraid of for 50yrs would be a good thing. I gave up hairspray for this movement!

I don't know squat as we have had very little snow this winter in the West and I blame Epstein or Walz.

Because I have not matured since JFK was killed, this has always baffled me.

On one hand, eradicate CO2. On the other hand, save the rain forests! Ask Greta Thundermug!

I vote to send the Dims who had any part of this idea to the Amazon rain forests and introduce them to the tribes who kill you on the spot with spears as they don't like invaders. Which is what we should have done with illegals on the southern border.

These natives, wearing strips of clothing around their waists only, and hiding their women and children, swarm you.

Barky Obungo would probably like this briefly but still be killed by a spear as he ogled the warriors dangly parts. He thought it was a primitive bathhouse like in San Francisco in the tropics.

Love is love.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 06:28 PM (WONhk)

313 “President Trump has repealed U.S. power to regulate climate in this country. The President officially rejecting the science. … this is not only dangerous for the environment but for your health.”

Those who survived the Net Neutrality Repeal and Trump's Tax Cuts will now be obliterated from existence due to this! DAMN YOU DRUMPHF!!!! YOU KILLED US!!!

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 13, 2026 06:33 PM (ohOaC)

314 I love how India and China get a pass with all their filth and emissions and pollution and trash. But OMGWTFBBQ USA!

And Barky can kiss my hairy ass. Fuck that jackhole in particular.

Posted by: turambar at February 13, 2026 06:33 PM (Q0yOR)

315 We still have those kinds of issues all over the country.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS)

Please name some of the burning rivers.

Posted by: Ronster at February 13, 2026 06:37 PM (6J32i)

316 Ask Greta Thundermug!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 06:28 PM

HOW DARE YOU!??!!!!!??!!!!!!!

Posted by: Greta T. at February 13, 2026 06:39 PM (0sNs1)

317 My latest statement:

“For more than 30 years, I have been a journalist – and the power and protection of the First Amendment has been the underpinning of my work.

The events before my arrest, and what’s happened since, show that people are finally realizing what this Administration is all about.

For them, the process is the punishment. Like all of you here in Minnesota, I will not be intimidated, I will not back down, and I will fight these baseless charges."

Posted by: Don Lemon at February 13, 2026 06:42 PM (0sNs1)

318 The Supreme Court case wax wrongly decided, as explained by Scalia.
'any air pollution agent including chemical that enter the ambient air'
does not mean any chemical that enter the ambient air.
The government gave an example:
'any American auto including any truck or minivan', does not include foreign trucks.

Posted by: MikeN at February 13, 2026 07:23 PM (8uQGY)

319 And the snatch of Maduro has even more people up in arms.
Posted by: Kindltot

a snatch of Maduros
a murder of Hilarys
a bottom of Baracks

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 13, 2026 07:37 PM (hxppJ)

320 Side bets on when they drop the prices?

Posted by: Gmac - WTF did you think was going to happen? at February 13, 2026 07:47 PM (mrzqz)

321 Fuck you BARAK

Posted by: melodicmetal at February 13, 2026 08:24 PM (XLfSN)

Is This Something?

There's a new fantasy series about King Arthur called The Pendragon Cycle: The Rise of Merlin. (Pendragon is Arthur's surname.) I think it was produced by Jeremy Boering, formerly of the Daily Wire.

I think the series requires a DW subscription to review.

Reviewers are refusing to review it because a series about King Arthur during the period of the Christianization of Britain includes Christian themes.

Joe Rogan recently interviewed Oscar-winning screenwriter Roger Avary on his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience. During their three-hour discussion, Avary mentioned that he's been watching the show The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin on Daily Wire+. He had high praise for the show, comparing it to the classic King Arthur movie, Excalibur.
"Mainstay producers are no longer reliable," he complained, adding that they're spending billions of dollars to make "Lord of the Rings things," while Pendragon was made for very little and has flown under the radar of pop culture. He admitted that he went into the show thinking he wasn't going to like it, but was pleasantly surprised: "This is, to me, as good as classic television."
So why aren't more people watching the show?
I reviewed The Pendragon Cycle for GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT. To say that I am "not its target audience" is a mixed statement. I love Arthurian legend, but the show and the novels it was based on embrace Christian themes that I was sure would feel too proselytizing. I agreed to review it out of curiosity, but I wasn't expecting to enjoy it as much as I did. Rise of the Merlin should work for a wide audience, but for some reason, it isn't getting the attention it deserves.
Major critics are not reviewing The Pendragon Cycle. The only reviews being given are from content creators and pre-existing fans of its host service, The Daily Wire. Despite advertising on social media, YouTube, and releasing trailers, very little attention has been given to Rise of the Merlin. Even Melania got the courtesy of bad reviews from the press.

Here's the trailer:

Thanks to Comrade Arthur.

There's a new Spider-Noir (Spider-Man, but as a noir detective type character) series on Amazon.

I'm burnt out on superheroes, but if you wanted to watch it, you can justify it on three grounds:

This is not a Disney production, but a Sony one.

This is on Amazon Prime, so if you're already paying for that, it's free.

Nicholas Cage stars.

It's available in two versions, black and white, and color.

Plane crashes and floats in the open ocean. Basically a reboot of Airport.

A movie called Influencer is about a "momfluencer" is a possibly funny idea, if Hollywood did not consider women a protected class that can't be spoofed. Influencers need to be mocked, but I doubt very much this movie will do it. They'll have to have a male, Joe Rogan style influencer character before they mock them.

This bit from Jury Duty was okay.

For those of you as obsessed with Sulu as George Takei is, they've done a documentary just about Sulu.

Jay Leno had a joke about Sulu. He said that Japan was crazy for Sulu. He said that in Japan, Star Trek was called Sulu: Master of Navigation.

That's a good joke. It makes you think.

Speaking of old TV actors, there's a new Jason Vorhees style slasher movie -- he takes orders from a dead "mama" -- with Lou Ferrigno as the killer.

February is not a good month for movies.

Speaking of February movie, they made a Wuthering Heights movie opening on Valentine's Day with Margo Robbie and some dude. Jacob Elordi.

You can tell it's a movie meant for Modern Audience because here are other cast members for this movie set in mid-1800s England:

The film also stars alongside Oscar nominee Hong Chau, Shazad Latif, Alison Oliver, BAFTA winner Martin Clunes and Ewan Mitchell.

I can practically feel the history coming alive!

Although, I see leftwing idiots complaining because the male lead is white. And they're claiming he's really black, because the book describes him as "dark-skinned."

Except... you know, when white people weren't thinking about brown and black people, which was true during the mid-1800s, they would frequently call some white people "fair-skinned" and others "dark-skinned." It didn't mean they were different races, just like a black guy calling another black guy "light skinned" doesn't mean he's actually white.

Roseanne Barr describes herself as a child, saying "a small dark-skinned girl." Again, she didn't mean she thought she was black. She means her skin was darker than the Anglo people in America she knew.

Anyway.

I think they made this movie thinking, "If we put Margot Robbie in it, dudes will happily bring their ladies to it." I dunno. I'm not a super-fan. She's just so desperate to be a big star. It's a turn off, man. I saw someone say about movie stars, they're cool because they don't care if you like them or not. That's definitely not the case with Margo Robbie.

I'm not a fan of He-Man, but this looks like it's in the right spirit.

There's a "He/Him" joke in there but I don't think it's pro-trans, but kind of the opposite. In his everyday life as the non-heroic "Adam," he may be a He-Him, but he needs no such pronoun clarification in his guise as the rippling-muscles barbarian king He-Man. I think that's the joke they're making.

It does look gay, but I don't think there's any way to make He-Man not look gay. It's a bunch of shirtless beefy guys tapping their swords with each other.

I watched this trailer for American Yakuza thinking, "This is great! It's just like a 90s action movie!" Well it is a 90s action movie. They just cleaned up the original print. It has Aragorn in it.

Exit question: With AI now this advanced, is Hollywood doomed?

🔥🚨BREAKING: Hollywood has officially started panicking after �Deadpool & Wolverine� writer Rhett Reese reacted to viral AI video of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt fighting over Jeffrey Epstein.

Reese: �I hate to say it. It�s likely over for us.�

pic.twitter.com/uvCR8mqVRX
— Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives (@dom_lucre) February 11, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 04:20 PM

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1 THE BLADE IS FIRST FOR THE FOURTH TODAY

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 04:21 PM (iFTx/)

2 Why do I keep getting these Bullshit Popup ads when I access this website ????

How can I stop them ???

Posted by: Jackson at February 13, 2026 04:22 PM (3d4aC)

3 He had high praise for the show, comparing it to the classic King Arthur movie, Excalibur.

I never thought of Excalibur as being a classic.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 04:23 PM (jc0TO)

4 The Blade was savage today. Just savagely savage with extra savage on top. With a side of savage. With a glass of savaged savage. Just s.a.v.a.g.e.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 04:23 PM (iFTx/)

5 Why do I keep getting these Bullshit Popup ads when I access this website ????

How can I stop them ???
Posted by: Jackson at February 13, 2026 04:22 PM

Click comments, not continue reading.

Also, get Brave browser.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 04:24 PM (jc0TO)

6 I read the books and they are good, I recommend. It starts out a bit slow, because they are setting Mhyrddyn (Merlin)'s background and his ancestry. From all I have heard, this is pretty good at first and gets better and better.

Stephen Lawhead has an ... odd Christianity, he blends heavily with Celtic mythology, so don't expect orthodox Christianity or even sermons. But its full of magic, excitement, English mythology and faerie tales, and great action.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2026 04:24 PM (PYyV9)

7 There are a lot of things, that are "things."

Hollywood isn't one. It's a dead industry walking, wearing a 1950's skin suit of itself while trying to remain relevant.

AI will kill it before Hollywood can kill AI.

*then AI will kill the rest of us and there will not be a movie of it.*

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2026 04:25 PM (jtM2q)

8 Margot Robbie is almost always worth watching. But . . . Wuthering Heights? Was the lead female in that supposed to be a really good-looking woman? I don't know, never having read it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 04:25 PM (wzUl9)

9 Spider Noir I don't know about. I tend to enjoy Nick Cage's work even when its awful: he gives his all every time. The concept is interesting and could be great.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2026 04:25 PM (PYyV9)

10 Mary Stewart wrote the best Arthurian trilogy.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 04:25 PM (jc0TO)

11 Major critics are not reviewing The Pendragon Cycle. The only reviews being given are from content creators and pre-existing fans of its host service, The Daily Wire. Despite advertising on social media, YouTube, and releasing trailers, very little attention has been given to Rise of the Merlin. Even Melania got the courtesy of bad reviews from the press.
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"Major reviewers" are part of Hollywood, Inc. They are what many call the "access media" - those with access to the Hollywood insiders and who get invited to premiers and given gift bags and bribes and stuff by Hollywood.

While I am sure the access media types wouldn't be down with "Christian Themes" or whatever, I doubt that's the reason for the review blackout. The reason is much more likely because there's nothing in it for them. The production isn't Hollywood, and so the access media at best doesn't care and at worst hates it on principal because it - like any significant independent, non-Hollywood production - is a threat to Hollywood and therefore to their own livelihoods.

I suspect its much more mercenary than it is ideological.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 04:25 PM (ojr4c)

12 We've been long overdue a new Arthurian Legend movie.
I look forward to it.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 13, 2026 04:26 PM (2WIwB)

13 4 The Blade was savage today. Just savagely savage with extra savage on top. With a side of savage. With a glass of savaged savage. Just s.a.v.a.g.e.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 04:23 PM (iFTx/)

Fake and Gay.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 04:26 PM (iXqHn)

14 That AI video looks awful though. I mean, the characters look fine but the fighting is awful LOL.

Was the lead female in that supposed to be a really good-looking woman? I don't know, never having read it.

Fairly pretty, although a lot younger. Like, half her age. Or less. I haven't read the book but apparently this is sort of vaguely like the book in the way that selzer is flavored. Like, they wafted a lemon in the factory.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2026 04:27 PM (PYyV9)

15 Mary Stewart wrote the best Arthurian trilogy.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 04:25 PM (jc0TO)

This!
X1000

Posted by: Diogenes at February 13, 2026 04:27 PM (2WIwB)

16 Wonder if spider noir will have the scene of vulture literally eating uncle Ben.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 13, 2026 04:27 PM (MGB5H)

17 If they didn't turm Merlin into a Trannie it might be worth watching

Posted by: Skip at February 13, 2026 04:27 PM (Ia/+0)

18 I think they made this movie thinking, "If we put Margot Robbie in it, dudes will happily bring their ladies to it." I dunno. I'm not a super-fan. She's just so desperate to be a big star. It's a turn off, man. I saw someone say about movie stars, they're cool because they don't care if you like them or not. That's definitely not the case with Margo Robbie.
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Robbie doesn't have "leading lady" star power. She's hot - for maybe another few minutes - but she doesn't have the juice to carry a big movie. Her "Harley Quinn" movie showed that quite adequately.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 04:27 PM (ojr4c)

19 Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 04:25 PM (jc0TO

Yes. Very good series.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 04:28 PM (PFs9e)

20 I watched this trailer for American Yakuza thinking, "This is great! It's just like a 90s action movie!" Well it is a 90s action movie. They just cleaned up the original print.
++++
LOL.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 04:28 PM (ojr4c)

21 So who has a Daily Wire subscription to watch the Merlin show?

Talk about a limit showing audience

Posted by: Gonzotx at February 13, 2026 04:29 PM (nGraA)

22 Yes. Very good series.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 04:28 PM

She makes it seem so ... plausible. I mean, there is some magic, but very little, and almost more like psychic powers than sorcery.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 04:29 PM (jc0TO)

23 Ace, go watch the trailer for Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die.

Posted by: buzzion at February 13, 2026 04:29 PM (3tZV2)

24 I looked at the Pendragon trailer. The lighting is dim and yellowish where it isn't too dark to see what's going on. No thanks.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 04:29 PM (wzUl9)

25
Is This Something?

No. Never is.

*takes weary drag on cigarette*

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 04:30 PM (tgvbd)

26 Reviewers are refusing to review it because a series about King Arthur during the period of the Christianization of Britain includes Christian themes.
-
As did the books the series is based on. Shockingly enough.

Posted by: Methos at February 13, 2026 04:30 PM (vSvIl)

27 Hollywood killed itself and they still haven’t learned.

The reason you exist is to entertain the masses.

It’s not because you’re smart. It’s not because you’re edgy. It’s not because your politics are correct. For the most part it’s not even your looks.

It’s because you can speak a few lines and play a convincing part.

That’s what you got hired for. That what people expect, not your bleating on the issue du jour. Wwe could get that same opinion from a homeless guy.

So when you get replace by AI, who does none of those things untie some asshole programs it to do so, there is no sympathy. Only applause because you’ve finally STFU.

Posted by: That Guy at February 13, 2026 04:30 PM (3arSl)

28 I see some Lincoln project guy is in the news for taking $30K from the DNC.

He claims it was legit and doesn't violate FCC rules because it was back pay with "a little bonus of $15k" they gave him after he announced he was going to the Lincoln project.

Ok, for bonus LULZ the current leftwing reaction to this is "look a corrupt conservative because the Lincoln Project says it is conservative!"

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 04:31 PM (sKqQm)

29 Rhett Reese? Ruh roh!

Posted by: Scooby Doo at February 13, 2026 04:31 PM (Dv3i1)

30 Reviewers are refusing to review it because a series about King Arthur during the period of the Christianization of Britain includes Christian themes.

And because F the Daily Wire, they hate that company and will do nothing that might help them.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2026 04:32 PM (PYyV9)

31 It has Aragorn in it."

For Frodo-san

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 04:32 PM (vJMWi)

32 I'd watch a movie where someone offs The Blade.

Posted by: Avid Viewer at February 13, 2026 04:33 PM (oftw2)

33 I see some Lincoln project guy is in the news for taking $30K from the DNC.

Any link for that?

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2026 04:33 PM (PYyV9)

34 So who has a Daily Wire subscription to watch the Merlin show?

Talk about a limit showing audience

Imagine telling people 20 years ago that every show they might want to watch is available on the internet but there are dozens of different services and you have to pay for each one that has something you want to watch.

"That Future Sir, is Retarded and Your Future Shit is all F*cked Up"

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 04:33 PM (sKqQm)

35 * waiting for the first AoSHQ Registered Commentator (RC) to mention that most hallowed Horde movie *

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 13, 2026 04:34 PM (0sNs1)

36 That Spider Noir dude look like Nick Cage.

Posted by: pawn at February 13, 2026 04:34 PM (uvB+6)

37 The Pendragon Cycle: The Rise of Merlin...

Is Sir Lancelot gay in this one?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 04:34 PM (/lPRQ)

38 FYI- apparently you can get access to Daily Wire, for a subscription, on your Roku device.

$30 for 3 months, then $15 a month. Cancel anytime.

I had no idea how to get it so I looked it up.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 13, 2026 04:35 PM (Dv3i1)

39 * waiting for the first AoSHQ Registered Commentator (RC) to mention that most hallowed Horde movie *"

Well, I'll do it...

/ heh

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 04:35 PM (vJMWi)

40 2 Why do I keep getting these Bullshit Popup ads when I access this website ????

How can I stop them ???

Firefox.......to that add "Ghostery", Adblock Plus and Noscript

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 13, 2026 04:35 PM (jrgJz)

41 Is Sir Lancelot gay in this one?

No, he is quite manly.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2026 04:35 PM (PYyV9)

42 Watch the one dipshit walk towards it.

@Breaking911
Frightening moment a massive sinkhole suddenly opened in Shanghai, China, swallowing a large stretch of roadway.
x.com/Breaking911/status/2021938014209871967

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 13, 2026 04:35 PM (diia5)

43 * waiting for the first AoSHQ Registered Commentator (RC) to mention that most hallowed Horde movie *
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 13, 2026 04:34 PM

Chained Heat

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 04:35 PM (jc0TO)

44 * waiting for the first AoSHQ Registered Commentator (RC) to mention that most hallowed Horde movie *
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 13, 2026

***
Animal House?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 04:36 PM (wzUl9)

45 I'd watch a movie where someone offs The Blade.

Posted by: Avid Viewer at February 13, 2026 04:33 PM (oftw2)

Rule 34. Pervert.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 13, 2026 04:36 PM (989NM)

46 Revenge of the Nerds II is a Christmas movie!

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 04:36 PM (jc0TO)

47 Keith Edwards paid by the DNC: https://tinyurl.com/25m9ekzd

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 04:37 PM (sKqQm)

48 The He-Man cartoon had some shapely female characters in it. Maybe Hollywood will throw us a, er, bone and do the same with live action.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 13, 2026 04:37 PM (Dv3i1)

49 Pop up happened to me this morning and once on Cafe last night

Posted by: Skip at February 13, 2026 04:37 PM (Ia/+0)

50 Keith Edwards paid by the DNC: https://tinyurl.com/25m9ekzd
Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 04:37 PM

I thought that their bonus was teen boys.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 04:38 PM (jc0TO)

51 Is Sir Lancelot gay in this one?

No, he is quite manly.

First I sip from thy Grail, then I bangeth thy Lady

Posted by: Sir Lancelot at February 13, 2026 04:38 PM (sKqQm)

52 * waiting for the first AoSHQ Registered Commentator (RC) to mention that most hallowed Horde movie *"

Hard Ticket to Hawaii

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 04:38 PM (vJMWi)

53 I'll try the Pendragon Cycle, it looks very interesting

just finished Station Eleven and it was fantastic. Loved the hell out of that.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 13, 2026 04:39 PM (j+aD2)

54 Two words: Hotel Coral Essex

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 04:39 PM (jc0TO)

55 Wasn't 'Excalibur' directed by the same guy who did 'Deliverance'?

Posted by: dantesed at February 13, 2026 04:39 PM (qm5Wv)

56 Sword at Sunset by Rosemary Sutcliff is an interesting take on the Arthurian legend. It was published in 1963, and the first I read that set the legend in the time right after Rome left Britain.

Posted by: Lirio100 at February 13, 2026 04:39 PM (ky7/T)

57 The He-Man cartoon had some shapely female characters in it. Maybe Hollywood will throw us a, er, bone and do the same with live action.
Posted by: Chuck Martel

Alison Brie is playing Evil-Lyn

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 13, 2026 04:39 PM (MGB5H)

58 it was Boorman .. did he do Deliverance? I never saw Deliverance

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 13, 2026 04:40 PM (j+aD2)

59 The He-man live action has the following leads:

Nicholas Galitzine as Adam Glenn / He-Man - Who?

Camila Mendes as Teela Who?

Jared Leto as Skeletor - Ok its gonna suck

Idris Elba as Duncan / Man-At-Arms

Alison Brie as Professor Evelyn Powers / Evil-Lyn

Morena Baccarin as the Sorceress,

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 04:40 PM (sKqQm)

60 mention that most hallowed Horde movie *

Promethius

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 13, 2026 04:40 PM (Kt19C)

61 I want to watch the Pendragon Cycle; I hear it's made by a big fan of the books.
Alas , we don't have Daily Wire

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 13, 2026 04:40 PM (f/buw)

62 Ok, the spider noir thing intrigues me.

Nic Cage was the voice of the black and white noir Spider-Man in the animated Sony Spider-Man movies, the good ones with Miles Morales.

I love the idea of taking those Spider-Man and doing spin off movies ot their worlds. The punk Brit guy, the Indian guy, the pig, and little Penny Parker with her cute mecha spider bot.

But live action?

Plus, the Nic Cage one was funny because he was a droll, ennui filled foil to Miles Morales' energetic and optimistic persona. And he was trying to solve a Rubix cube when he only sees black and white. He was the funny secondary character. Can he carry a whole live action film?

Posted by: LizLem at February 13, 2026 04:40 PM (gWBY1)

63 He's gone and done it...

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 04:41 PM (vJMWi)

64 A guess?

They won’t review it because it’s from the Daily Wire, who’ve previously put out Matt Walsh movies that mock their woke values.

The original Vikings series had strong Christian storylines because the lead character converted. That was still ok to be included in a mainstream tv show.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 13, 2026 04:41 PM (Hkcdp)

65 52 * waiting for the first AoSHQ Registered Commentator (RC) to mention that most hallowed Horde movie *"

Spirit of Seventy-Sex?

Posted by: Ben Franklin at February 13, 2026 04:41 PM (oftw2)

66 Nic Cage IS a good actor.

Well, when he wants to be.

Only one way to find out if he decides to actually act or not in this one...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 04:42 PM (sKqQm)

67 Somehow find it funny someone took the DNC for a big chunk of money they probably got on grift

Posted by: Skip at February 13, 2026 04:42 PM (Ia/+0)

68 Morena Baccarin as the Sorceress,"

Shut up and Take My Money!

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 04:43 PM (vJMWi)

69 >>> * waiting for the first AoSHQ Registered Commentator (RC) to mention that most hallowed Horde movie *

Busty Lesbos of Ikea?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 13, 2026 04:43 PM (989NM)

70 “Heat 2” is expected to start filming this summer. Early reports of the casting is really something

Posted by: UGAdawg at February 13, 2026 04:43 PM (SurNx)

71 Somehow find it funny someone took the DNC for a big chunk of money they probably got on grift

My take on it is to laugh because the left is already throwing him under the bus because the Lincoln Project is "conservative"

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 04:43 PM (sKqQm)

72 He-Man does look good lol

I'm easy what can I say

also no on Wuthering Heights. just whatever with that stuff

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 13, 2026 04:44 PM (j+aD2)

73 MGM tried to do an adaptation of Cornwell’s Arthur trilogy. It was pretty good but only lasted one season. Half the cast was black, I never quite made it to the suspension of disbelief stage.

Posted by: Clay at February 13, 2026 04:44 PM (iHn+q)

74 >>>Nic Cage IS a good actor.

He plays a convincing Nic Cage.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 13, 2026 04:44 PM (989NM)

75 The He Man trailer fills me with indifference. The entire franchise does. Its dumb and lame, and it always has been. Why they keep trying to revive it baffles me.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2026 04:45 PM (PYyV9)

76 waiting for the first AoSHQ Registered Commentator (RC) to mention that most hallowed Horde movie *"

Hard Ticket to Hawaii

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 04:38

Monty Python in Search of the Holy Grail?

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 13, 2026 04:45 PM (0N4FZ)

77 I think Brett Cooper filmed Pendragon Cycle before she parted ways with Daily Wire? Even though they didn't part of good terms, she's been positively shilling for it.

If they had confidence in it, they would do a small national movie run like Angel studios does, then have it exclusively on their platform. I'm not subscribing to daily wire.

Posted by: LizLem at February 13, 2026 04:45 PM (gWBY1)

78 I like Nic Cage

Posted by: Skip at February 13, 2026 04:45 PM (Ia/+0)

79 Brietbart has this quote on the coming hollywood apocalypse:
The hyper realism of clip has tongues wagging and the clip has many in Hollywood worried over being replaced entirely by artificial intelligence and despairing that we are coming dangerously close to a new day when movies can be made without the participation of actors, writers, and other movie industry professionals.
https://is.gd/GqiaBb

This is retard thinking. Let's says it comes to pass. AI takes over movies creation.

First off, AI doesn't get Pitt and Cruise for free anymore than anyone else would. Even if all they do is let their images and voices, etc. get used, they still would have to be compensated.

And the writing? If AI can do a better job a low bar, I know - then have at it. But, that's not going to happen. Someone somewhere will be telling the AI what to write about and then checking the output. Ordering rewrites per direction, etc.

And there is no way that AI will be able to CGI the whole thing. It will still need real sets, etc.

BTW, Looker anyone?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looker

Posted by: No Name Today at February 13, 2026 04:45 PM (8mulE)

80 watching Canada vs Switzerland hockey .. I dunno

I think the USA can beat the Canucks maybe

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 13, 2026 04:45 PM (j+aD2)

81 At the risk of being Mr. Negativity, everything in this thread looks pretty dreadful.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 13, 2026 04:45 PM (QPCEj)

82 >>>Nic Cage IS a good actor.

He plays a convincing Nic Cage.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 13, 2026 04:44 PM

Karl Urban could play a convincing Nic Cage.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 04:46 PM (jc0TO)

83 58 it was Boorman .. did he do Deliverance? I never saw Deliverance
Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 13, 2026 04:40 PM (j+aD2)

Don't forget Boorman's Magnum Opus : ZARDOZ!

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 04:46 PM (iXqHn)

84 Busty Lesbos of Ikea?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 13, 2026 04:43 PM (989NM)

Mmmmmm. Think of all the meatball sammiches

Posted by: 29Victor at February 13, 2026 04:46 PM (Fbgif)

85 Major critics are not reviewing The Pendragon Cycle. The only reviews being given are from content creators and pre-existing fans of its host service, The Daily Wire. Despite advertising on social media, YouTube, and releasing trailers, very little attention has been given to Rise of the Merlin. Even Melania got the courtesy of bad reviews from the press.

When these critics are fired because nobody GAS about their stupid opinions, this behavior will never be mentioned. Instead, it'll be "Bezos isn't supporting us!". Damn right, you fools. He at least knows who butters his bread, and makes sure they're reasonably happy.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 04:46 PM (Riz8t)

86 Best Nic Cage movie: Pig

Honorable mentions:

The Color out of Space
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (playing...himself literally!)
Mandy
National Treasure
Dream Scenario

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 04:47 PM (sKqQm)

87 Ugh, Wuthering Heights. Didn’t like that book at all - guess you have to be a stupid teen girl when you read it?

Posted by: Lizzy at February 13, 2026 04:47 PM (Hkcdp)

88 I'm going to watch it and I usually don't like stuff like this. Also his Lady Ballers is funny. He basically got a bunch of his friends together and made a goofy movie.

Posted by: Random PJ at February 13, 2026 04:48 PM (+jscL)

89 4 The Blade was savage today. Just savagely savage with extra savage on top. With a side of savage. With a glass of savaged savage. Just s.a.v.a.g.e.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 04:23 PM (iFTx/)

---

So savage he should be collecting royalties from "The Wonder Years"

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at February 13, 2026 04:48 PM (Wnqw0)

90 I thought Cage was good in Valley Girl and Leaving Las Vegas too

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 13, 2026 04:48 PM (j+aD2)

91 86 Best Nic Cage movie: Pig

Honorable mentions:

The Color out of Space
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (playing...himself literally!)
Mandy
National Treasure
Dream Scenario
Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 04:47 PM (sKqQm

I'd add 8mm to that list.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 13, 2026 04:48 PM (QPCEj)

92 Spider Noir I don't know about. I tend to enjoy Nick Cage's work even when its awful: he gives his all every time. The concept is interesting and could be great.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2026 04:25 PM (PYyV9)

I swear someone is going to produce Correia's Hard Magic though.

Noir is due a resurgence, and this time it should be really odd.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 04:48 PM (rbvCR)

93 Remember all the Hollywood stars standing up against illegals stealing jobs from Americans?

No? Neither do I. Bring on the AI. I will shed no tears for these people.

Posted by: 29Victor at February 13, 2026 04:48 PM (Fbgif)

94 80 watching Canada vs Switzerland hockey .. I dunno

I think the USA can beat the Canucks maybe

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 13, 2026 04:45 PM (j+aD2)

The women's team already did.

And honestly, the USA Men's team is massively inferior, talent-wise, to the Canadians. The only way they win is if Canada's goaltender, Jordan Binnington, plays like crap.

The upshot of that is that Jordan Binnington very often plays like crap.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 04:48 PM (iXqHn)

95 Was happy to hear in previous thread the news that Rupert Lowe is forming a new political party in UK and funding candidates.

I like his announcement video! And that he makes it clear there will be pain but also joy as Britain is preserved.

https://x.com/RupertLowe10/
status/2022394419685822647

Posted by: LizLem at February 13, 2026 04:48 PM (gWBY1)

96 And honestly, the USA Men's team is massively inferior, talent-wise, to the Canadians. The only way they win is if Canada's goaltender, Jordan Binnington, plays like crap.

agree but there's also the chemistry aspect you know?

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 13, 2026 04:49 PM (j+aD2)

97 Matchstick men was a good Nic Cage movie.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at February 13, 2026 04:49 PM (PSEDc)

98 Best Nic Cage movie: Pig

Honorable mentions:

The Color out of Space
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (playing...himself literally!)
Mandy
National Treasure
Dream Scenario
Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 04:47 PM (sKqQm

I'd add 8mm to that list.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 13, 2026 04:48 PM

*blinks*

Posted by: Raising Arizona at February 13, 2026 04:49 PM (jc0TO)

99 Ace, go watch the trailer for Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die.
Posted by: buzzion at February 13, 2026 04:29 PM (3tZV2)
----------

Too late for you though, my friend. Alas.

Posted by: bluebell at February 13, 2026 04:49 PM (dFG41)

100 Reviewers are refusing to review it because a series about King Arthur during the period of the Christianization of Britain includes Christian themes.

---------------

"The Chosen" hardest helped ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 13, 2026 04:49 PM (K613y)

101 Are there a lot of fight scenes in Wuthering Heights ?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 13, 2026 04:49 PM (Cqx++)

102 8mm is his best

Posted by: Mark1971 at February 13, 2026 04:49 PM (CNl8/)

103 Nic Cage in Valley Girl.
Awesome

Posted by: Lizzy at February 13, 2026 04:50 PM (Hkcdp)

104 *blinks*
Posted by: Raising Arizona at February 13, 2026 04:49 PM (jc0TO)

I know everyone loves it. I've always been pretty indifferent.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 13, 2026 04:50 PM (QPCEj)

105 Bring Out the Dead? Bringing?

that was also good

let's face it - he's good! often

not always

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 13, 2026 04:50 PM (j+aD2)

106 What's the big deal with black folks in the new Wuthering Heights? The Moors were somewhat black, Wuthering Heights takes place on the moors so no big whoop. Right?

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 13, 2026 04:50 PM (Ggsrp)

107 96 agree but there's also the chemistry aspect you know?
Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 13, 2026 04:49 PM (j+aD2)

Maybe, but the US's coach, Mike Sullivan is horrible, and JT Miller has no business being on the roster instead of Jason Robertson. JT Miller has already cost the US 2 goals in the match against Latvia.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 04:50 PM (iXqHn)

108 LizLem, thank you for posting the link. I would break the blog if I tried it. Definitely the best thing a person can watch today.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 13, 2026 04:50 PM (0KSrI)

109 Red Rock West was pretty good.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 13, 2026 04:51 PM (XvL8K)

110 Omg, yes - Raising Arizona!!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 13, 2026 04:51 PM (Hkcdp)

111 27 Hollywood killed itself and they still haven’t learned.

The reason you exist is to entertain the masses.

It’s not because you’re smart. It’s not because you’re edgy. It’s not because your politics are correct. For the most part it’s not even your looks.

It’s because you can speak a few lines and play a convincing part.
Posted by: That Guy at February 13, 2026 04:30 PM (3arSl)

Peak Hollywood reflected the audience back at itself in a flattering enchanted mirror that made us look cool, effortlessly cool, Just Like Us! but a hundred times as charismatic, and in such a subtle way that we could imagine ourselves in their place and ignore the fallacy.

Such a neat trick was actually very difficult, like the toughest stage magician act; and they did it so well that at some point, they collectively fooled themselves into forgetting what they were doing, imagining that it was really as easy as the Top Men had been making it look. So they gave it all over to mediocrities out of fairness, and then Everything Was Ruined Forever.

Posted by: SciVo at February 13, 2026 04:51 PM (Sy6m/)

112 Pendragon mean chief dragon.

I have been watching the series. I just love it.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 13, 2026 04:51 PM (qFwJc)

113 seriously tho maybe watch (or read) Station Eleven

it's definitely something

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 13, 2026 04:52 PM (j+aD2)

114 And there is no way that AI will be able to CGI the whole thing. It will still need real sets, etc.

BTW, Looker anyone?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looker
Posted by: No Name Today at February 13, 2026 04:45 PM (8mulE)

State of the art needs real people and props, but everything else can be ai'd

"In livestreams in China, presenters don't even speak anymore - they just stand in front of the camera with a stone-faced expression, and the neural network generates speech and facial expressions.

It's impossible to completely remove the human element, the authors explain: platforms require a real person to be in frame, otherwise they cut the traffic or ban the account.

AI slop still needs humans as "biological anchors".
"
https://tinyurl.com/37asphpc

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 04:52 PM (rbvCR)

115 >>> 91 86 Best Nic Cage movie: Pig

I love that film!! Moody foodie mystery. A cool extra on the DVD shows him getting method in a kitchen with a chef, learning to prepare food like a chef does and getting into their headspace. Loved it.

Posted by: LizLem at February 13, 2026 04:52 PM (gWBY1)

116 Best Nic Cage movie: Pig

Honorable mentions:

The Color out of Space
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (playing...himself literally!)
Mandy
National Treasure
Dream Scenario
Posted by: 18-1 at February

Bad lieutenant port of call New Orleans.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 13, 2026 04:52 PM (MGB5H)

117 Movies? TV? Nah, I'm content to read Russian literature to while away the long, frigid South Carolina nights.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 13, 2026 04:52 PM (wBaIH)

118 I love that film!! Moody foodie mystery. A cool extra on the DVD shows him getting method in a kitchen with a chef, learning to prepare food like a chef does and getting into their headspace. Loved it.

I saw it around the same time I saw Mandy and I expected some sort of violent action film and...its much more interesting then that.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 04:53 PM (sKqQm)

119 I want to see AI Eddie Deezen fight AI Steven Seagal.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 13, 2026 04:53 PM (brEh1)

120 Raising Arizona made me think of Holly Hunter and that made me think of a movie that I enjoyed but I believe got panned by most people: Always ( 1989 )

It was a better Ghost than Ghost.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 04:53 PM (jc0TO)

121 "Reviewers are refusing to review it because a series about King Arthur during the period of the Christianization of Britain includes Christian themes."

What whining babies!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 04:54 PM (rZCVI)

122 Nic Cage was also solid in Lord of War and The Rock. He does fine when not doing over the top weird.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 13, 2026 04:54 PM (Hkcdp)

123 Another vote for Raising Arizona.

"Son, you've got a panty on your head."

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 13, 2026 04:55 PM (brEh1)

124 One Word: Face Off

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 04:55 PM (jc0TO)

125 A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is stellar.

Yes GRRM is a fat lazy slob leftist but damn he can write good stories... and this is not a depressing story unlike the other GoT stories.

Classic heroes journey.

Posted by: Defenestratus at February 13, 2026 04:55 PM (D0fIV)

126 106 What's the big deal with black folks in the new Wuthering Heights? The Moors were somewhat black, Wuthering Heights takes place on the moors so no big whoop. Right?
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 13, 2026 04:50 PM (Ggsrp)

Like David Bowie sang "She cried moor, moor, moor."

Posted by: 29Victor at February 13, 2026 04:55 PM (Fbgif)

127 I can't remember where I heard it, but someone said that smart big actors, who have built a powerful brand, should cash out and sell their likeness and voice to an AI company for like a billion or two. And that company owns their likeness to use in AI.

The first one to pave the way might get ostracized. Treated like a scab crossing the picket line. But it's the most likely way forward.

Posted by: LizLem at February 13, 2026 04:55 PM (gWBY1)

128 The Moops

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 04:56 PM (jc0TO)

129 Was happy to hear in previous thread the news that Rupert Lowe is forming a new political party in UK and funding candidates.

I like his announcement video! And that he makes it clear there will be pain but also joy as Britain is preserved.

I get that some here aren't enthusiastic about Reform and Nigel Farage, but my concern is that this will split the vote and allow the left to maintain power.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 04:56 PM (Riz8t)

130 Nicholas Cage gave an excellent performance in Fast Times At Ridgemont High.

Posted by: Mark1971 at February 13, 2026 04:56 PM (CNl8/)

131 I just watched Nancy Mace put a well deserved flamethrower to Pam Bondi and I got a big rise and, it's not a Merlin.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 13, 2026 04:56 PM (abIsI)

132 If it's based on the Lawhead books, he's definitely prone to cramming Christianity in anywhere he can. I've seen more heavy-handed stuff, but he's not as deft as, say, CS Lewis.

Mary Stewart's Arthurian books are far superior. Also Rosemary Sutcliff's "Sword at Sunset."

Posted by: Alex DeWynter at February 13, 2026 04:56 PM (3N6Jh)

133 “I hate to say it. It’s likely over for us.”

====

Learn 2 code. Probably too stoned and lazy.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 04:56 PM (RIvkX)

134 Are there a lot of fight scenes in Wuthering Heights ?"

Yeah. Just after the orgy scene...

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 04:57 PM (vJMWi)

135 Used to check out Daily Wire a bit to see what’s up but then they started the subscription thing so I dumped them.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 04:57 PM (pDt9x)

136 A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is stellar.

Yes GRRM is a fat lazy slob leftist but damn he can write good stories... and this is not a depressing story unlike the other GoT stories.

Classic heroes journey.
Posted by: Defenestratus at February 13, 2026 04:55 PM (D0fIV)
---
I wouldn't get too comfy. It's entirely possible the show will go hard left in future seasons.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 13, 2026 04:57 PM (ESVrU)

137 Cage was also good in Birdy.

Posted by: No Name Today at February 13, 2026 04:57 PM (8mulE)

138 I got a subscription to the Daily Wire around Christmas. $40 / year. Lots of great content.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 13, 2026 04:57 PM (qFwJc)

139 Yeah I wouldn't do a Nick Cage list without Raising Arizona. I mean I loved Fast Times but he was barely in it. But Next is a good tight little precog story I enjoyed as well.

And there is no way that AI will be able to CGI the whole thing. It will still need real sets, etc.

BTW, Looker anyone?

I have been calling for a remake of Looker for like 15 years now. It fits every single category and would be timely as hell. But Crichton is now on the blacklist for mocking climate hysteria.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2026 04:58 PM (PYyV9)

140
What's the big deal with black folks in the new Wuthering Heights? The Moors were somewhat black, Wuthering Heights takes place on the moors so no big whoop. Right?
Posted by: Smell the Glove

Some chick falls in love with a Heathkit.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 13, 2026 04:58 PM (Cqx++)

141 Oh, no! Not more years of He-Man, She-Ra and Skelator. 💀

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 13, 2026 04:58 PM (NFX2v)

142
Spider-Noir with Cage?

Take my money.... If I paid for movie/TV shows.

BitTorrent FTW

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 13, 2026 04:58 PM (y9nCu)

143 Cage? Moonstruck and Raising Arizona.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 13, 2026 04:58 PM (NFX2v)

144 Hey guys. Anyone want to pull a quarter out of Gwen’s ass crack with their teeth? You can keep the quarter.

Posted by: Timmy Walz at February 13, 2026 04:58 PM (aZ9eR)

145 Some chick falls in love with a Heathkit."

Man, Heath Kits were great!

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 04:58 PM (vJMWi)

146 Archimedes, did you see that Tommy Robinson has had to get out of Britain due to credible islamist death threats.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 13, 2026 04:59 PM (0KSrI)

147 Thing with Cage is you have, what, 700 movies of his to select from?? Bound to be some good ones.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 04:59 PM (pDt9x)

148 The Nic Cage movie I ever saw was the one where he has a motorcycle and a flaming chain.

Posted by: Accomack at February 13, 2026 04:59 PM (8jVAy)

149 You're welcome, Ben Had! I wish anyone well that is trying to save Britain, but that Rupert ad is stellar.

I love he ties the British character back to the land. The founding fathers did too. There are qualities and ethics tied to farming that have been lost, the more removed we get from our own food production.

Posted by: LizLem at February 13, 2026 04:59 PM (gWBY1)

150 Thing with Cage is you have, what, 700 movies of his to select from?? Bound to be some good ones.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 04:59 PM (pDt9x)

Even by random chance.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 13, 2026 05:00 PM (989NM)

151 I just watched the first episode of Pendragon. It's good.

Posted by: Browncoat formerly known as Mike at February 13, 2026 05:00 PM (eAAqq)

152 >I think that's the joke they're making.

Watch the trailer again. The queen telling Adam she left him somewhere he would be "safe". The closeup on the "Adam Glenn He/Him" nameplate, followed immediately by the scene with the severe shaved head black HR drone saying "All this obsession with swords and nerd stuff...it's not a good look for HR". Adam finds his sword and it's the impetus for his realization as a hero who fights for his people by beating the living crap out of evil with four feet of sharp steel.

The message couldn't be clearer: the modern world is feminized, emasculated, safe. Only by rejecting it, taking up arms and returning to a world of physical conflict can the hero become the masculine ideal he was always meant to be.

We'll see what's in the final print, but right now this has Joker written all over it. And it's intentional.

Posted by: Daniel Ream at February 13, 2026 05:01 PM (LgYtf)

153 I would rather have a few subscriptions for streaming that cost me less than $30 /month than give Spectrum $130 for 500 channels of crap.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 13, 2026 05:01 PM (qFwJc)

154 Robinson is wise to leave Britain. They would saw his head of and their Popo would charge his carcass with a hate crime.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 05:01 PM (pDt9x)

155 Renfield is the best of the recent Cage movies

Posted by: Mark1971 at February 13, 2026 05:01 PM (CNl8/)

156 Jason Statham is always the same character.

Posted by: toby928(c) muses at February 13, 2026 05:01 PM (jc0TO)

157 Wuthering Heights - the only time I had to use Cliff Notes in high school. And I'd need to be tied to a chair to watch the original movie and then anything following.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 13, 2026 05:01 PM (NFX2v)

158 Netflix is going to do Narnia, so when people hate it all the pundits can spout about how nobody wants to see Christian shows.

Posted by: 29Victor at February 13, 2026 05:01 PM (Fbgif)

159 I love he ties the British character back to the land. The founding fathers did too. There are qualities and ethics tied to farming that have been lost, the more removed we get from our own food production.
Posted by: LizLem at February 13, 2026 04:59 PM (gWBY1)

The island started to go downhill when Duke William of Normandy usurped the crown. He had a fantastic PR team, though.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 13, 2026 05:02 PM (brEh1)

160 I wanted to like Renfield (vampire parody? Yes please) but Nic's acting in that was too weird for me. He is so hit or miss!

Posted by: LizLem at February 13, 2026 05:02 PM (gWBY1)

161 Not being a movie fan, or a TV fan, there's not a lot of "there" here for me. But I will hang around for the cruelty.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 05:02 PM (8zz6B)

162 A Netflix Narnia. My skin crawls.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 05:02 PM (pDt9x)

163 I will miss this series because I don't have the time or desire to watch any series, much less one I would have to subscribe to yet another service to watch.

Also Ben Shapiro is a shrill turd and I don't want to give him any of my money.

Posted by: ballistic at February 13, 2026 05:02 PM (5aZAZ)

164 146 Archimedes, did you see that Tommy Robinson has had to get out of Britain due to credible islamist death threats.

I didn't, but I'm not surprised. Don't get me wrong, I really like the ad. It lays out a clear, concise, unafraid answer to Britain's current problems. However, I do think it will split the vote at a time when the left is absolutely on the ropes, and could give them a reprieve.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 05:02 PM (Riz8t)

165 Epic choke by an Olympic shoo-in - it is different here.

Posted by: Nova Local at February 13, 2026 05:03 PM (tOcjL)

166 156 Jason Statham is always the same character.
Posted by: toby928(c) muses at February 13, 2026 05:01 PM (jc0TO)

If you like his jam at least it’s predictable.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 05:03 PM (pDt9x)

167 Pretty sure the Narnia reboot is being written by Greta Getwid, of “Barbie” fame.

It’s going to be “updated for the modern audience,” bigly. Think Aslan is now female. The critics will love it.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 13, 2026 05:03 PM (Hkcdp)

168 Robinson is wise to leave Britain. They would saw his head of and their Popo would charge his carcass with a hate crime.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 05:01 PM (pDt9x)

lol, no lies detected.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 13, 2026 05:03 PM (989NM)

169 Ugh - Greta Gerwig

Posted by: Lizzy at February 13, 2026 05:04 PM (Hkcdp)

170 The Nic Cage movie I ever saw was the one where he has a motorcycle and a flaming chain.

Ghost Rider. Great character, great concept but not even Sam Elliot as a cowboy on a flaming skeletal horse could save the movie.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2026 05:04 PM (PYyV9)

171 Margot Robbie is almost always worth watching. But . . . Wuthering Heights? Was the lead female in that supposed to be a really good-looking woman? I don't know, never having read it.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 04:25 PM (wzUl9)

What do heights do when they wuther?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 05:04 PM (8zz6B)

172 Think Aslan is now female."

Stacy Abrams...

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 05:04 PM (vJMWi)

173 What is it about US male figure skating medal favorites who just can't perform in their 1st Olympics?

Posted by: Nova Local at February 13, 2026 05:04 PM (tOcjL)

174 Some chick falls in love with a Heathkit."

Man, Heath Kits were great!
Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 04:58 PM (vJMWi)

Our first color TV was a Heath Kit that my Dad built. he loved building it.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at February 13, 2026 05:05 PM (PSEDc)

175 Off to hear my granddaughter's radio program, 5 to 6pm.

Be good!

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 13, 2026 05:05 PM (NFX2v)

176 The write and director for the Netflix Narnia series is the same woman who made the Barbie movie.

Posted by: Mark1971 at February 13, 2026 05:05 PM (CNl8/)

177 Pretty sure the Narnia reboot is being written by Greta Gerwig, of “Barbie” fame.

Directed by, written by the woman who wrote the anti-Christian version of Narnia movie called His Dark Materials. Which sucked and cratered.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2026 05:05 PM (PYyV9)

178 Jason Stratham is always the same character?

You say that like it’s a bad thing!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 13, 2026 05:05 PM (Hkcdp)

179 What do heights do when they wuther?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026

***
They wither, I think

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 05:06 PM (wzUl9)

180 Think Aslan is now female."

Stacy Abrams...

Meryl Streep. I'm not even making this up.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2026 05:06 PM (PYyV9)

181 Archimedes, definitely a wait and see situation. Farage keeps moving left .

Posted by: Ben Had at February 13, 2026 05:06 PM (0KSrI)

182 >>> 157 Wuthering Heights - the only time I had to use Cliff Notes in high school. And I'd need to be tied to a chair to watch the original movie and then anything following.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 13, 2026 05:01 PM (NFX2v)

I never liked Heathcliff and hated both the main characters and their messy doomed love story... until I saw the version with Laurence Olivier, and I was like ahhhhh I get it. But I find him dangerously dreamy in any role he's in. (Rebecca etc)

I loved Jacob Elordi on the new Frankenstein. But I don't know if he can pull off Heathcliff.

Posted by: LizLem at February 13, 2026 05:06 PM (gWBY1)

183 178 Jason Stratham is always the same character?

You say that like it’s a bad thing!
Posted by: Lizzy at February 13, 2026 05:05 PM (Hkcdp)

Yeah!

Posted by: Vin Diesel at February 13, 2026 05:06 PM (brEh1)

184 178 Jason Stratham is always the same character?

You say that like it’s a bad thing!
Posted by: Lizzy at February 13, 2026 05:05 PM (Hkcdp)

Heh. My wife is always ready to watch a JS movie. Funny, that.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 05:06 PM (pDt9x)

185 Farage keeps moving left .

Yeah the closer he gets to actually winning, the more leftist he tilts. He took a ton of Conservative Party guys on board and began talking like them.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2026 05:07 PM (PYyV9)

186 Jason Stratham is always the same character?

You say that like it’s a bad thing!

Wait'll you see our new movie with a black, gay Jason Statham.

Posted by: Netflix at February 13, 2026 05:07 PM (Riz8t)

187 How many times can you make a movie about a mysterious loner with a dark past that has to come out an protect an innocent from evil?

Posted by: toby928(c) muses at February 13, 2026 05:07 PM (jc0TO)

188 154 Robinson is wise to leave Britain. They would saw his head of and their Popo would charge his carcass with a hate crime.
Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 05:01 PM (pDt9x)

Will he go back to his real name, wherever he winds up?

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 05:07 PM (iXqHn)

189 Pendragon Cycle looks good, but Daily Wire+ is pricy. Too bad they're not distributing it to other platforms. Is Daily Wire+ even available on smart TV?

Posted by: Josephistan at February 13, 2026 05:07 PM (G0Uu2)

190 "Also Ben Shapiro is a shrill turd and I don't want to give him any of my money."

But Andrew Klavan is a hoot.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 13, 2026 05:08 PM (qFwJc)

191 187 How many times can you make a movie about a mysterious loner with a dark past that has to come out an protect an innocent from evil?
Posted by: toby928(c) muses at February 13, 2026 05:07 PM (jc0TO)

According to missus tubal, as many times as they want.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 05:08 PM (pDt9x)

192 For those that have not read Wuthering Heights…my high school Brit lit essay on the book was titled Overtures of Incest in Bronte’s Wuthering Heights. Dad traveled a lot, and one day brought home a little gypsy boy he was very familiar with

Posted by: Euro at February 13, 2026 05:08 PM (6En8V)

193 How many times can you make a movie about a mysterious loner with a dark past that has to come out an protect an innocent from evil?
Posted by: toby928(c) muses at February 13, 2026

***
The '90s covered that trope:

Male: Angel on Buffy and his own series
Female: Xena

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 05:08 PM (wzUl9)

194 Isn't Wuthering Heights about a girl who marries another dude, then cheats with her childhood friend who was basically a stepbrother? It seems like every "great romance" story and movie is literally some chick monkeybranching up to an alpha.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2026 05:08 PM (PYyV9)

195 About a year ago the producer of the Narnia series said it was going to be a very different take and "all about rock n roll" whatever the fuck that means.

Posted by: Mark1971 at February 13, 2026 05:09 PM (CNl8/)

196 There is no black, gay Jason Statham, lol!
Don’t even think about doing that, Netflix!!!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 13, 2026 05:09 PM (Hkcdp)

197
But Crichton is now on the blacklist for mocking climate hysteria.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2026 04:58 PM (PYyV9)

If it was just mocking, he'd probably be back in favor. But he had thinly veiled Hollywood actors get eaten by cannibals in State of Fear.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 13, 2026 05:09 PM (y9nCu)

198 Wow! Ilia Malinin just blew his performance. Came in 8th instead of the expected gold in the men's figure skating.

Posted by: Tuna at February 13, 2026 05:10 PM (lJ0H4)

199 There was a British series about 15 years ago, "Merlin," that was damn good. John Hurt was in it (as the young Merlin's mentor), but no other name actors. It was about the developing odd-couple friendship and alliance between Arthur and Merlin.

Posted by: Ordinary American at February 13, 2026 05:10 PM (fZiTB)

200 197
But Crichton is now on the blacklist for mocking climate hysteria.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2026 04:58 PM (PYyV9)

If it was just mocking, he'd probably be back in favor. But he had thinly veiled Hollywood actors get eaten by cannibals in State of Fear.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 13, 2026 05:09 PM (y9nCu)

You don’t have to keep selling me.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 05:10 PM (pDt9x)

201 The 19th Spiderman reboot since 1999, but it has Nic Cage acting crazy, and it's a series and not just another money grab movie?

Hmmm. Maybe not the most horrific idea ever.

Posted by: Sharkman at February 13, 2026 05:11 PM (/RHNq)

202 >>> How many times can you make a movie about a mysterious loner with a dark past that has to come out a protect an innocent from evil?

According to booktok women, you can never have enough.

And the collect them like a reverse harem and call them their "book boyfriends." Even the married women. It's gross.

I somehow doubt that they would allow their husband to "collect" women from anime or video games and call them their "gaming girlfriends."

Posted by: LizLem at February 13, 2026 05:11 PM (gWBY1)

203 "With AI now this advanced, is Hollywood doomed?"

We can only hope. I think though that they will find AI just as uninspired and derivative.

Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 05:11 PM (vFG9F)

204 Sword at Sunset may not be the best but it came out before Stewart's retelling. Up until then all I had read were of the Idylls of the King type. Her setting and characters made an impression.

Posted by: Lirio100 at February 13, 2026 05:11 PM (ky7/T)

205 The Pendragon Cycle reminds me of The Last Kingdom on Netflix, which was actually pretty good.
I almost got all the way through that one, but stopped after four seasons. I'd watch this one if I had a DailyWire+ subscription.

Spider-Noir seems like a must-see just for Noick Cage in it. I just finished watching Fallout season 2, so I'll definitely check that out and see if the first episode is any good.

He-Man wasn't in my toy box as a kid, GI Joe and Star Wars took all of my time. But I enjoyed the TV series. This movie looks like it might be true to the series somewhat. Although the actor sounded kinda faggy with the delivery on some of those lines.

Damn, that vid of Pitt & Cruise had me convinced.
If I'd seen that clip with no context, I'd have wondered what movie I missed with those two in it.
AI image/video generation is getting scary good.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 05:11 PM (6ydKt)

206 I asked AI "Is Nigel Farage moving left or right?".

Nigel Farage is strategically blending a fundamentally right-wing, anti-immigration, and populist platform with tactical left-leaning economic policies
. While maintaining his position as a leader of the right-wing Reform UK party, he has pivoted to adopt policies like restoring winter fuel payments, targeting disillusioned Labour voters and traditional working-class demographics.
Right-Wing Core: Farage remains a leader of the right-wing populist party, Reform UK, defined by strong anti-immigration stances, nationalism, and, often, a "pro-Brexit" position.
Economic Left Pivot: As of 2025, Farage has introduced, or supported, policies that are seen as economically left-wing to appeal to a broader base, such as reversing cuts to winter fuel payments and lifting the two-child benefit cap.
Strategy: Analysts suggest this "leftward shift" is a pragmatic move to challenge the Labour Party's voter base and to challenge the traditional political divide, rather than a personal ideological change.
In summary, Farage is moving left on economic issues while remaining firmly on the right on social and cultural issues.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 05:11 PM (Riz8t)

207 Not to turn this into a Book Thread, but the canonical 1st book in the Narnia series will always be The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 13, 2026 05:11 PM (brEh1)

208 But Andrew Klavan is a hoot.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 13, 2026 05:08 PM (qFwJc)
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True enough, but the rest of their array of talkers is way more miss than hit. Listening to Matt Walsh and Michael Knowles try to get elected as the next Pope is so fucking tiresome that it makes the rest of what is actually some pretty good commentary almost unlistenable.

Posted by: ballistic at February 13, 2026 05:11 PM (5aZAZ)

209 I thought Idris Elba was the black and gay Jason Statham.

Posted by: toby928(c) muses at February 13, 2026 05:12 PM (jc0TO)

210 207 Not to turn this into a Book Thread, but the canonical 1st book in the Narnia series will always be The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 13, 2026 05:11 PM (brEh1)

No love for The Magician’s Nephew?

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 05:12 PM (pDt9x)

211
Ugh, Wuthering Heights. Didn’t like that book at all - guess you have to be a stupid teen girl when you read it?
Posted by: Lizzy

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

It is nothing short of sublime. It has even inspired some great literary criticism.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 13, 2026 05:13 PM (n7rxJ)

212 Farage is moving left on economic issues while remaining firmly on the right on social and cultural issues.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 05:11 PM (Riz8t)
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Translation: We'll give all of you more money if you'll stop raping kids and killing each other.

Good luck, Nigel.

Posted by: ballistic at February 13, 2026 05:13 PM (5aZAZ)

213 The afternoon is winding down. In about an hour, it'll be time to feed the furry feline thugs and pop our own pizza in the oven. We have some Haagen-Dasz coffee ice cream for dessert, too.

The challenge tonight will be staying awake during two Deep Space Nine episodes on DVD. Some have gripped me, but a lot of them send me off to Nod-land. I told Linda, "Pause it after the second act and let me get up and move around, so I won't fall asleep!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 05:13 PM (wzUl9)

214 Speaking of February movie, they made a Wuthering Heights movie opening on Valentine's Day

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Wuthering Heights is hardly a feel good romantic movie fit for Valentine's Day. It's seedy and full of spite. The best thing even remotely associated with that story is the Kate Bush song "Wuthering Heights" from the late 70s.

Posted by: Decaf at February 13, 2026 05:13 PM (OP9Gm)

215 If
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Hail_Mary_(film)
works it'll be something. The book worked but it required a lot of that SF-stretch.

Posted by: DaveA at February 13, 2026 05:13 PM (FhXTo)

216 Jason Stratham is always the same character?

Arthur Hunnicutt and Buterfly McQueen have entered the chat

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 13, 2026 05:13 PM (Kt19C)

217 Someone made a short movie of the first part of the book: "There Is No AntiMemetics Division," which is a really wild science fiction novel:

https://tinyurl.com/AntiMeme-Div

Posted by: Sharkman at February 13, 2026 05:13 PM (/RHNq)

218 198 Wow! Ilia Malinin just blew his performance. Came in 8th instead of the expected gold in the men's figure skating.
Posted by: Tuna at February 13, 2026 05:10 PM (lJ0H4)

It's the 1st time he's ever shown he couldn't handle the pressure. None of the last 3 could. Although Ilia was the worst by far. It was like Nathan Chen's 1st short program at the Olympics when he was the favorite - a mental disaster.

Posted by: Nova Local at February 13, 2026 05:13 PM (tOcjL)

219 The Pendragon Cycle reminds me of The Last Kingdom on Netflix, which was actually pretty good.
I almost got all the way through that one, but stopped after four seasons. I'd watch this one if I had a DailyWire+ subscription.

The Last Kingdom was good. You should have watched it til the end.

Posted by: Tuna at February 13, 2026 05:13 PM (lJ0H4)

220 Reese: “I hate to say it. It’s likely over for us.”

You can always do re-makes of good twitter posts.

Posted by: t-bird at February 13, 2026 05:14 PM (zQLjY)

221 Liz Lem, that sounds weird. Why does everything have to be taken too far these days? Like, just enjoy the movie/book/whatever, don’t turn it into a fetish with its own flags and secret online cult!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 13, 2026 05:14 PM (Hkcdp)

222 Farage is flat out endorsing socialism.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 13, 2026 05:14 PM (0KSrI)

223 202 >>> How many times can you make a movie about a mysterious loner with a dark past that has to come out a protect an innocent from evil?

According to booktok women, you can never have enough.

And the collect them like a reverse harem and call them their "book boyfriends." Even the married women. It's gross.

I somehow doubt that they would allow their husband to "collect" women from anime or video games and call them their "gaming girlfriends."
Posted by: LizLem at February 13, 2026 05:11 PM (gWBY1)

At least it's not Minotaur Milking Farm.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 13, 2026 05:14 PM (QPCEj)

224 The Last Kingdom was good. You should have watched it til the end.
Posted by: Tuna at February 13, 2026 05:13 PM

Seven Kings Must Die is a great wrap up to the story.

Posted by: toby928(c) muses at February 13, 2026 05:15 PM (jc0TO)

225 My distant memories of it are positive, which I should discount because those same memories tell me that Apocalypse Now is a comedy and Moby Dick is a Western.

Posted by: Accomack at February 13, 2026 05:15 PM (8jVAy)

226 No love for The Magician’s Nephew?
Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 05:12 PM (pDt9x)

It's excellent, but it's an orign story, and for me, that doesn't make it the first place to start. I know that Lewis didn't have strong opinions either way about which book should be first, but for me the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is the logical entry point into Narnia.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 13, 2026 05:15 PM (brEh1)

227 Farage is flat out endorsing socialism.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 13, 2026 05:14 PM

He will also not deport anyone.

Nigel is the Deep State's fallback plan.

Posted by: toby928(c) muses at February 13, 2026 05:16 PM (jc0TO)

228 It's the 1st time he's ever shown he couldn't handle the pressure. None of the last 3 could. Although Ilia was the worst by far. It was like Nathan Chen's 1st short program at the Olympics when he was the favorite - a mental disaster.
Posted by: Nova Local

It's a shame. He's so talented. Nice show of sportsmanship though as the first thing he did after losing was congratulate the winner.

Posted by: Tuna at February 13, 2026 05:16 PM (lJ0H4)

229 I hope this is something

@GrageDustin 2m
Susan Collins just became the 50th Senator to sign onto the Save America Act.

Again, her running for re-election in Maine is a good thing. You get nothing if any other Republican runs here.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 13, 2026 05:17 PM (diia5)

230 Glad you enjoyed it he book, Blonde Morticia!
So many love it, simply didnt work for me.
Will you see the movie?

Posted by: Lizzy at February 13, 2026 05:17 PM (Hkcdp)

231 226 No love for The Magician’s Nephew?
Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 05:12 PM (pDt9x)

It's excellent, but it's an orign story, and for me, that doesn't make it the first place to start. I know that Lewis didn't have strong opinions either way about which book should be first, but for me the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is the logical entry point into Narnia.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 13, 2026 05:15 PM (brEh1)

I guess I can see that, but in that case where would the placement of The Magician’s Nephew be then?

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 05:17 PM (pDt9x)

232 I have a lot of Lawhead's books from decades ago. Not bad. I was entertained. Pendragon looks good. He-Man looks entertaining. I'm easy. Just make me laugh, keep my interest. Keep "The Message" out of it.

Posted by: turambar at February 13, 2026 05:17 PM (Q0yOR)

233 Like David Bowie sang "She cried moor, moor, moor."
Posted by: 29Victor at February 13, 2026 04:55 PM (Fbgif)

Inorite?

Posted by: Billy Idol at February 13, 2026 05:18 PM (8zz6B)

234 The best thing even remotely associated with that story is the Kate Bush song "Wuthering Heights" from the late 70s.
Posted by: Decaf at February 13, 2026 05:13 PM (OP9Gm)

Which she wrote when she was 18.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 13, 2026 05:18 PM (brEh1)

235 >>> Ilia Malinin

Lord, I've seen what you've done to Ilia Malinin, and I want you to do that for the American LGBT skater that declared she's skating for the gay community, not for America.

Sheer. Effing. Hubris.

Stephen Crowder brought up that George Foreman wore the American flag with pride after his gold medal win in boxing, at the same Olympics the other winners did their black power salutes on the podium. Who is remembered and beloved?

Posted by: LizLem at February 13, 2026 05:18 PM (gWBY1)

236 Christian themes... like love, mercy, and equality?

How dare they!!!

Posted by: LASue at February 13, 2026 05:18 PM (lCppi)

237 In summary, Farage is moving left on economic issues while remaining firmly on the right on social and cultural issues.

Except on Muslims, where he's become very protective of them.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2026 05:19 PM (PYyV9)

238 219 The Pendragon Cycle reminds me of The Last Kingdom on Netflix, which was actually pretty good.
I almost got all the way through that one, but stopped after four seasons. I'd watch this one if I had a DailyWire+ subscription.

The Last Kingdom was good. You should have watched it til the end.

Posted by: Tuna at February 13, 2026 05:13 PM (lJ0H4)

Well, I binged that thing over a month or so.
It was getting kinda repetitive, I thought.
I kept thinking about going back to it, but there was still a few seasons left and then the movie.

I stopped getting Netflix eventually, and forgot about it, basically.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 05:20 PM (6ydKt)

239 Directed by, written by the woman who wrote the anti-Christian version of Narnia movie called His Dark Materials. Which sucked and cratered.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2026 05:05 PM (PYyV9)

The books started out well, but the third one was just an anti-Christian mess.

Posted by: pookysgirl, always the book critic at February 13, 2026 05:20 PM (Wt5PA)

240 nood

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 13, 2026 05:20 PM (diia5)

241 I get that some here aren't enthusiastic about Reform and Nigel Farage, but my concern is that this will split the vote and allow the left to maintain power.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 04:56 PM (Riz8t)
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The parliamentary system ameliorates political splits like this one. Farage gives me the "finger in the wind" vibes. Lowe has spent most of his life in the private sector and people sense that practical experience is what is needed at the moment.

Posted by: mrp at February 13, 2026 05:20 PM (rj6Yv)

242 the entire US Olympics team is floundering, except for a few bright spot, it is messed up !

Posted by: runner at February 13, 2026 05:21 PM (V7nDg)

243 With the Prime series of Wheel of Time and Rings of Power, The Pendragon Cycle: The Rise of Merlin has a really low bar to clear for it to be good.

Posted by: Blanco at February 13, 2026 05:21 PM (q83gU)

244 I guess I can see that, but in that case where would the placement of The Magician’s Nephew be then?
Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 05:17 PM (pDt9x)

My box set is in this order:
Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Prince Caspian
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Silver Chair
The Horse and His Boy
The Magician's Nephew
The Last Battle

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 13, 2026 05:21 PM (brEh1)

245 Nood. CO2.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 05:21 PM (ExV1e)

246 Ilia Malinin.

Wow. I’m crushed for this kid. I’ve watched him skate before and he is excuisite. He does some stuff no one has ever done and does it beautifully. Olympic gold was his to lose. My goodness, he blew it. His entire programme was awful.

And he handled the post interview with grace and poise. He didn’t blame anyone or erupt on tears or throw a temper tantrum. I’m very impressed.

You learn more about a persons character when they fail than when they succeed. This young man will be ok. But, Jeepers.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 13, 2026 05:22 PM (IhIKR)

247 177 Pretty sure the Narnia reboot is being written by Greta Gerwig, of “Barbie” fame.

Directed by, written by the woman who wrote the anti-Christian version of Narnia movie called His Dark Materials. Which sucked and cratered.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2026 05:05 PM (PYyV9)

I remember when "The Golden Compass" movie came out. An "atheist response to the CoN" that no one wanted.It bombed horribly so critics just decided that just didn't want family movies anymore.

Posted by: 29Victor at February 13, 2026 05:22 PM (Fbgif)

248 192 For those that have not read Wuthering Heights…my high school Brit lit essay on the book was titled Overtures of Incest in Bronte’s Wuthering Heights. Dad traveled a lot, and one day brought home a little gypsy boy he was very familiar with
Posted by: Euro at February 13, 2026 05:08 PM (6En8V)

As I recall, for the AP English exam, in the essay section I argued that the Main Character of Wuthering Heights was both antagonist and protagonist, and also the narrator. I'm not sure how I pulled it off, but I got a V (full marks) on the test. I think I argued that the Point Of View was really an Unreliable Narrator -- not the Limited Omniscient that it purported to be -- with Heathcliff speaking of himself in the 3rd person and presenting a slanted view to make himself look better, when he was really the source of all of his own conflict.

If you have to read or watch it for some reason, that is one place where deconstruction can serve a useful purpose: giving intellectual enjoyment to an otherwise trite, dreary tale.

Posted by: SciVo at February 13, 2026 05:22 PM (Sy6m/)

249 Nude Trace Gas

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 05:22 PM (jc0TO)

250 I always thought Wuthering Heights was a lunatic read. You could tell that Emily Bronte never got out much.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 13, 2026 05:23 PM (Ggsrp)

251 I am currently watching The Night Manager on Prime, starring Tom Huddleston and Hugh Laurie with good supporting cast members. Very good, really. I am cheap I suppose and have not gone “ad free”. The interruptions in the flow of the episodes by prostate cancer medicine commercials ( among others) is annoying. The harmonica playing doofus wearing a goofy hat that his fey little grandson copies vexes me greatly.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 05:23 PM (pDt9x)

252 Nic Cage IS a good actor.

Well, when he wants to be.

Only one way to find out if he decides to actually act or not in this one...
Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 04:42 PM (sKqQm)

I very briefly dated a guy solely because he looked a lot like Nicoloas Cage in Valley Girl.

Posted by: LASue at February 13, 2026 05:24 PM (lCppi)

253 Watching ( need to continue tonight ( a Dutch movie The Admiral, its about a Dutch man in the 1600s. The ship battles are obviously AI but its been interesting.

Posted by: Skip at February 13, 2026 05:24 PM (Ia/+0)

254 Inorite?
Posted by: Billy Idol at February 13, 2026 05:18 PM (8zz6B)

Loved you in the original Dune movie, Billy!

Posted by: 29Victor at February 13, 2026 05:24 PM (Fbgif)

255 Remember all the Hollywood stars standing up against illegals stealing jobs from Americans?

No? Neither do I. Bring on the AI. I will shed no tears for these people.
Posted by: 29Victor at February 13, 2026 04:48 PM (Fbgif)

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My thoughts exactly. They can learn to code, oh ...

Posted by: Decaf at February 13, 2026 05:25 PM (OP9Gm)

256 Inorite?
Posted by: Billy Idol at February 13, 2026 05:18 PM (8zz6B)

Loved you in the original Dune movie, Billy!
Posted by: 29Victor at February 13, 2026 05:24 PM

ISWYDT

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 05:27 PM (jc0TO)

257 I gender-swapped Aslan in my book. But it’s not Aslan. It’s the queen of cats, Aslani. Of course the cat god would be female. The gimmick is that CS got the idea for Aslan from Aslani. In the book, some Tall Ones (humans) know the truth about animals.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 13, 2026 05:27 PM (kMl1i)

258 The Blade was savage today. Just savagely savage with extra savage on top. With a side of savage. With a glass of savaged savage. Just s.a.v.a.g.e.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 04:23 PM (iFTx/)

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So savage he should be collecting royalties from "The Wonder Years"
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at February 13, 2026 04:48 PM (Wnqw0)
——

{golf clap}

Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 13, 2026 05:27 PM (kMl1i)

259 I wonder if Amelia has an agent?

"She" could quickly make it on the Big Screen.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 13, 2026 05:28 PM (vbXSk)

260 Just s.a.v.a.g.e.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade

You really should get out of your mom’s basement.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 13, 2026 05:29 PM (IhIKR)

261 Exit question: With AI now this advanced, is Hollywood doomed?
______________________

My honest answer is, "I don't care." But, that's not to say I don't have some self-interest. There are certain works that I'd love to see in movie form that didn't have a prayer based on make-up. Here's an example:

Steven Erikson's "Book of the Fallen" series. I've read the complete collection multiple times, and my personal opinon is that it's much better world building that Tolkien. It''s story driven with action, adventure and intrigue as tools to promote that story as opposed to burying it. The characters are varied and flushed out. Some of them are absolute gems. Then there is the acerbic wit and humour balancing the macabre and disturbing.

It's just not a work that could be made into a justifiable movie without AI enhancing just about every facet.

So, I don't care if Hollywood does a header. But, they need to safisfy my personal whims before they go.

Posted by: Orson at February 13, 2026 05:33 PM (dIske)

262 Someone made a short movie of the first part of the book: "There Is No AntiMemetics Division," which is a really wild science fiction novel:

https://tinyurl.com/AntiMeme-Div
Posted by: Sharkman at February 13, 2026 05:13 PM (/RHNq)

Dust studios does some incredible work. That was very well done.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 05:38 PM (rbvCR)

263 My distant memories of it are positive, which I should discount because those same memories tell me that Apocalypse Now is a comedy and Moby Dick is a Western.
Posted by: Accomack at February 13, 2026 05:15 PM (8jVAy)

Berenice is the funniest story Edgar Allen Poe ever wrote.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 05:38 PM (rbvCR)

264 Loved you in the original Dune movie, Billy!
Posted by: 29Victor at February 13, 2026 05:24 PM (Fbgif)

Who was the better actor, Idol in that or Sting as Spike on Angel?

Posted by: SciVo at February 13, 2026 05:45 PM (Sy6m/)

265 Tom Cruise and Jeffery Epstein are words I often wondered about appearing in the same sentence.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 13, 2026 05:53 PM (xcxpd)

266 Steven Erikson's "Book of the Fallen" series. I've read the complete collection multiple times, and my personal opinon is that it's much better world building that Tolkien. It''s story driven with action, adventure and intrigue as tools to promote that story as opposed to burying it. The characters are varied and flushed out. Some of them are absolute gems. Then there is the acerbic wit and humour balancing the macabre and disturbing.

It's just not a work that could be made into a justifiable movie without AI enhancing just about every facet.

So, I don't care if Hollywood does a header. But, they need to safisfy my personal whims before they go.
Posted by: Orson at February 13, 2026 05:33 PM (dIske)

If they make that into a series, Glen Cook better get paid.
The Malazan books made my short list of novels I bought, read and threw out.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 13, 2026 05:55 PM (xcxpd)

267 > 10 Mary Stewart wrote the best Arthurian trilogy.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 04:25 PM (jc0TO)

You know, if you'd said this to me back in the '70s I'd have agreed with you wholeheartedly.

I reread them a few years ago when they came out on Kindle, and they just didn't hold up, at least for me. Your mileage may vary.

I think what bothered me was the entire aura, if you will, of the story-telling said "this was written in the '70s". It's the kind of thing you don't notice at the time because, well, you're soaking in it, but seen from the perspective of a few decades it becomes more glaring.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 13, 2026 06:01 PM (IG3/x)

268 Some say that King Artur was turned into a Raven instead of dying

Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at February 13, 2026 06:34 PM (wGqjj)

269 49 Pop up happened to me this morning and once on Cafe last night

Posted by: Skip at February 13, 2026 04:37 PM (Ia/+0)

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Gonna happen to the missus tonight if I make it through the snow.

Posted by: The_Hoser at February 13, 2026 06:56 PM (H4qGm)

270 268 Some say that King Artur was turned into a Raven instead of dying
Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at February 13, 2026 06:34 PM (wGqjj)
Well, ne didn't turn onto a biscuit. That would be silly.

Posted by: Eromero at February 13, 2026 08:22 PM (LHPAg)

Tim Walz: ICE Hurt Our Illegal-Alien-Based Economy and Now We Demand Reparations from the US Taxpayer

Tom Homan just ended Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota, declaring the operation a success.

Border czar Tom Homan on Thursday formally wrapped up "Operation Metro Surge" in Minneapolis, declaring the multi-week federal push a success after more than 4,000 illegal aliens were arrested in and around the Twin Cities.
Speaking to reporters, Homan said the coordinated effort with state and local partners delivered "the successful results we came here for," arguing that Minnesota communities are "much safer" as a result of stepped-up enforcement carried out under President Trump.
But federal agents are not leaving the city entirely. Homan made clear that officers will remain in place to remove convicted criminals and to assume custody of migrants being held in local jails.
"Prioritization of public safety threats doesn't mean we forget about everybody else," he said, reiterating the administration's commitment to enforcing immigration law across the board. "We're going to enforce the immigration law. We're going to have a mass deportation. President Trump promised that, and we're committed to that."

You might think that Tim Walz would say "thank you" for ICE deporting 4,000 criminals from Minneapolis. You might think he'd say "thank you" for winding down the more aggressive part of the operation, to focus instead on collecting illegals from jail.

You'd be wrong, you big dummies on the level of Lamont Sanford.

Tim Walz is complaining that the local economy, based almost entirely on illegal alien labor and purchases along with prodigious amounts of federal benefits fraud by Somalis, has been hurt by deportations.

His proposal? He wants you to pay the state "deportation reparations."

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is demanding taxpayers bail out businesses after federal agents arrested more than 4,000 illegal aliens in the Minneapolis area -- arguing that Washington "broke" parts of his state's economy by enforcing immigration law.
Speaking after White House border czar Tom Homan confirmed the scale of the operation, Walz said the crackdown left Minnesota facing "economic ruin" and insisted the federal government "needs to pay for what they broke here." His administration is advancing a $10 million taxpayer-funded relief package aimed at small businesses that lost workers or customers once illegal aliens were detained or deported.
"What can we start doing on the economic recovery, the damage that has been done to our economy?" Walz said, singling out immigrant-owned small businesses.
State economic officials claim revenue has fallen sharply because workers are staying home and customers are avoiding certain commercial areas. Matt Varilek, a senior economic development official, warned of "massive reductions" in foot traffic and income. Henry Garcia, a Colombian-born grocery store manager in St. Paul, said sales were cut in half. "My customers are afraid to go shopping," Garcia said. "Sales dropped by half, and goodwill doesn't cover rent ... We need more grants."
Throughout his remarks, Walz praised Minnesota's immigrant community broadly and invoked the Statue of Liberty, declaring, "There is no Minnesota without our immigrant community." He did not distinguish between legal immigrants and illegal aliens.

Tim Walz wants US taxpayers to pay his state for damages:

"The federal government needs to pay for what they broke here."

Unfreakingreal. pic.twitter.com/UC9b4NxnxF
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) February 12, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:20 PM

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1 Cheater slicks.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 13, 2026 02:43 PM (Kt19C)

2 yay

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 13, 2026 03:21 PM (CWTWj)

3 walz is a dummox

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 13, 2026 03:21 PM (CWTWj)

4 Um, fuck off

Posted by: nckate at February 13, 2026 03:21 PM (uQzkA)

5 Not a clue.

Posted by: Eromero at February 13, 2026 03:22 PM (INIdd)

6 I would say " the balls on this guy" but he has none. He has some fucking gall though.

Posted by: steevy at February 13, 2026 03:23 PM (YwEeS)

7 Why isn't Waltz in jail?

Posted by: Beartooth at February 13, 2026 03:24 PM (GGatE)

8 Sure. Right after Walz reimburses the Feds for the Somali theft.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at February 13, 2026 03:25 PM (vqA1l)

9 I have a counterproposal Tim. Fuck yourself sideways with rusty rebar wrapped in barbed wire.

Posted by: Mike at February 13, 2026 03:25 PM (Jz9jg)

10 To Timpon, "Get f*cked, four eyes!!"

- Shaun of the Dead

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at February 13, 2026 03:25 PM (/HDaX)

11 How's about Minnesota reimburse the federal government for the cost of arresting these criminal illegals in light of the fact they refuse to notify ICE when the criminals are being released so they could pick them up safely at the jails.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 13, 2026 03:25 PM (ClDUJ)

12 He's got to replace that revenue somehow.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 13, 2026 03:26 PM (zZu0s)

13 Can't we just deport this trifling-ass f*cker to Somalia?

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 03:26 PM (FpHTM)

14 Also, go fuck yourself, champ.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 13, 2026 03:26 PM (zZu0s)

15 Listen here "coach," demand in one hand and sh** in another and see which fills up first.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 13, 2026 03:26 PM (DaLEF)

16 I want $9 billion in reparations for the Somali Swindle. Pray that we don't raise it further.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 13, 2026 03:27 PM (wBaIH)

17 US taxpayers owe Mn. taxpayers money that "short-bus" tim let them steal? "bold strategy Cotton- let's see how this plays out"

Posted by: pahound at February 13, 2026 03:27 PM (eyOo6)

18 What should we expect from a guy who hauled school children to chy-nah to be groomed?

Posted by: Eromero at February 13, 2026 03:27 PM (INIdd)

19 LOLGF Walz.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 13, 2026 03:27 PM (Kt19C)

20 I would take this more seriously if he made this demand while wearing Richard Simmons' costume.

Posted by: t-bird at February 13, 2026 03:28 PM (zQLjY)

21 "There is no Minnesota without our immigrant community."

Quite the admission that native Minnesotans are just nobodies accdng to the gov. But, do go on, and tell me replacement is just a racist conspiracy theory.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 13, 2026 03:28 PM (diia5)

22 The Democrat Party is so far removed from what they were when I was growing up is that the only words I have for any democrat are "Fuck You".

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at February 13, 2026 03:28 PM (bH+s8)

23 My favorite image of the last month was the Minneapolis cops heading out to end an anti-ICE riot wearing body armor, riot gear and 4' riot batons.

I am sure Frey got the sadz

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 03:29 PM (rbvCR)

24 Timmy, Ellison, and Frey, need to reimburse the feds for all of the fraud in their state. Plus the cost of the ICE surge. Personally.

Then we can talk about repairing their economy.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 13, 2026 03:29 PM (S/Y4j)

25 Lamont Sanford:
They're predicting a massive earthquake on November 6.

Fred Sanford:
November 6? That's only five days away!

Lamont Sanford:
Don't worry about a thing, Pop, it's not possible.

Grady Wilson:
Oh I beg to differ with you, Lamont. Today is November 1, and it's extremely possible that November 6 is only five days away.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 03:29 PM (6ydKt)

26 Ladies and gentleman, your next senator from Minnesota.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 13, 2026 03:29 PM (MGB5H)

27 The only reparations should be the $10B or so paid back by Minnesota to the other 49 states.

Posted by: duke at February 13, 2026 03:29 PM (p4viM)

28 I would take this more seriously if he made this demand while wearing Richard Simmons' costume.
Posted by: t-bird
......

or a Mr. Slave outfit.

Posted by: wth at February 13, 2026 03:30 PM (UjdFS)

29 Willowed and newly relevant:

It is different in Japan. Here many companies are owned by families and they want to persist and leave something of value to the next generation. They are not addicted to market growth (immigration fuels customers) and benefits packages based on when they can cash in their options.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 13, 2026 03:26 PM (l0YH1)

Walz gives the game away -- the US economy has become dependent on continuous growth through immigration. That has to end at some point and the sooner the less catastrophic it will be.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 13, 2026 03:30 PM (l0YH1)

30
I bet he gets back into the race.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 13, 2026 03:30 PM (n7rxJ)

31 Tim Walz is complaining that the local economy, based almost entirely on illegal alien labor and purchases along with prodigious amounts of federal benefits fraud by Somalis, has been hurt by deportations.
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If your business depended on (which is to say, catered to) illegal aliens, you are a traitor and going bankrupt is about the kindest way the rest of us can deal with you.

Posted by: Methos at February 13, 2026 03:31 PM (vSvIl)

32 "Crime doesn't pay" was definitely never taught to Tim Walz.

Posted by: pookysgirl's sympathy well has run dry at February 13, 2026 03:31 PM (Wt5PA)

33 You'd be wrong, you big dummies on the level of Lamont Sanford.

RIP

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 03:31 PM (jc0TO)

34
I wonder if Tim Noballs is being threatened by his muzzie "friends"?

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 03:31 PM (3ek7K)

35 There is no Minnesota without our immigrant community."

That's like saying there is no Bill Clinton without syphilis.

Posted by: t-bird at February 13, 2026 03:31 PM (zQLjY)

36 Tim Walz is complaining that the local economy, based almost entirely on illegal alien labor and purchases along with prodigious amounts of federal benefits fraud by Somalis, has been hurt by deportations.

=====

Well, immigrants taking government benefits and then spending them on local businesses feels like a terrible basis for an economy.

Who told them that this would be a good idea?

Where are the Scandis who built an economy out of forests with their bare hands to tell the people of Minnesota otherwise?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 03:31 PM (GBKbO)

37 24 Timmy, Ellison, and Frey, need to reimburse the feds for all of the fraud in their state. Plus the cost of the ICE surge. Personally.

Then we can talk about repairing their economy.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 13, 2026 03:29 PM

I am thinking more along the lines of them serving prison time.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 13, 2026 03:31 PM (Oq/TM)

38 Just more fraud that Minnesota owes the rest of the nation Tampon-boy.

Posted by: Darth Randall at February 13, 2026 03:31 PM (f1kZG)

39 He makes my skin crawl.

Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 03:31 PM (pZEOD)

40 How did our economy become so socialized?

I thought we won the cold war against the commies...

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 13, 2026 03:32 PM (l0YH1)

41 What should we expect from a guy who hauled school children to chy-nah to be groomed?
Posted by: Eromero at February 13, 2026 03:27 PM (INIdd)

The chance that Chinese Intelligence does not have films of that they send Timmy every so often when he seems to be thinking for himself is slightly lower than Trump sending Timmy the money Timmy claims to be owed.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 03:32 PM (rbvCR)

42 Do the Dems have some type of War Room of Dumb Ideas where they come up with stupid shit like this?

Posted by: Ripley at February 13, 2026 03:32 PM (GUOwU)

43 As an ex-Minnesotan (1988 -91) this guy is total scum who has ruined what used to be what used to be a beautiful state. He needs to be investigated thoroughly for the missing billions we know about so far and punished accordingly.

Posted by: Caf at February 13, 2026 03:32 PM (qS/Xm)

44 If your state's economy depends on just 4,000 people, then you have admitted that your government is abjectly incompetent.

If your state's economy depends on illegal aliens, then you have admitted that your government is abjectly criminal.

If your state depends on just 4.000 people who are also illegal aliens, then you have admitted that your government is simultaneously both abjectly criminal and abjectly incompetent.

The reasonable response to the former is immediate dissolution of the incompetent government. The reasonable response to the latter is the immediate imprisonment of criminal officials.

A reasonable response to neither is "subsidize them."

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 03:33 PM (ojr4c)

45 He can sue Somalia for reparations.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 13, 2026 03:33 PM (XZaOB)

46 Hey Timmy, take a big step back and literally fuck your own face.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 13, 2026 03:33 PM (MGB5H)

47
Ladies and gentleman, your next senator from Minnesota.
Posted by: BruceWayne

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

Good point, but what does Amy Klobuchar think she owes him? She could become governor and appoint... Ilhan Omar.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 13, 2026 03:33 PM (n7rxJ)

48 My offer, governor? Nothing.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 13, 2026 03:34 PM (PrvRk)

49 I've got a counter offer; the state of Minnesota can pay DHS for all the government vehicles Waltz's lunatic mob damaged, and pay all the disability for the agent that got his finger bitten off. And Walz can go get fucked by a moose.

Posted by: UGAdawg at February 13, 2026 03:34 PM (SurNx)

50 39 He makes my skin crawl.
Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 03:31 PM

Same and his wife also gives me the ick.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 13, 2026 03:34 PM (ClDUJ)

51 Speaking after White House border czar Tom Homan confirmed the scale of the operation, Walz said the crackdown left Minnesota facing "economic ruin" and insisted the federal government "needs to pay for what they broke here."
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I am entirely open to - even supportive - of the notion of the federal taxpayer carrying the cost burden of imprisoning most of Minnesota' state government.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 03:34 PM (ojr4c)

52 The economic damages to pawn shops and the fencing industry are not trivial.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 03:34 PM (jc0TO)

53 The people of Minnesota look back in fondness on the Jesse Ventura administration...

Posted by: steevy at February 13, 2026 03:34 PM (YwEeS)

54 You know what would be hilarious? Technically, a US taxpayer can sue a state (in a class action) for mismanagement of federal funds (opening up the suit to taxpayers across the country).

Unfortunately, Courts will dismiss it based on standing because to sue, a taxpayer must prove that the mismanagement will directly cause an increase in their personal tax bill. Now, this is where the White House comes in. If Trump can document that in 2026-27 taxes will be lowered based soley on the ending of fraud in Minnesota and other abusive states, you, arguably have this threshold.

Of course, any such Class action has no chance or reaching fruition, but we could really make a point by getting something like 50 Million people signed up for a class action suit against Minnesota and Tim Walz as a separate defendant.

Posted by: Orson at February 13, 2026 03:34 PM (dIske)

55 Timmy, Ellison, and Frey, need to reimburse the feds for all of the fraud in their state. Plus the cost of the ICE surge. Personally.

Then we can talk about repairing their economy.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 13, 2026 03:29 PM

I am thinking more along the lines of them serving prison time.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 13, 2026 03:31 PM (Oq/TM)

First the repayment, then decades making license plates - or gravel.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 13, 2026 03:34 PM (S/Y4j)

56 Walz gives the game away -- the US economy has become dependent on continuous growth through immigration. That has to end at some point and the sooner the less catastrophic it will be.
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This is going to unpleasantly surprise those who are convinced that the path to prosperity is lower interest rates and more lending to anyone that can be found to take the loan.

Posted by: Methos at February 13, 2026 03:34 PM (vSvIl)

57 Good point, but what does Amy Klobuchar think she owes him? She could become governor and appoint... Ilhan Omar.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

She traded it to him for him not running again saving her the primary cash.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 13, 2026 03:34 PM (MGB5H)

58 Governor Twinklefingers knows his $10,000,000 demand is going nowhere. But that's not the object -- it's simply to allow him to tell the Minnesota taxpayers "Hey, you're not on the hook for the $10,000,000 buyoff that I'm shoveling to criminal immigrant employers; actually, I'm getting that money from the Feds. And if they don't pay, well, you need to talk to them about it."

Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts at February 13, 2026 03:35 PM (3kVUX)

59 I am thinking more along the lines of them serving prison time.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude
......

I think congress passed a secret law that politicians cannot serve prison time.

Posted by: wth at February 13, 2026 03:35 PM (UjdFS)

60 Tim Walz : A pedophile ring is missing it's leader.

Posted by: The Truth at February 13, 2026 03:35 PM (Ksqrb)

61 Do the Dems have some type of War Room of Dumb Ideas where they come up with stupid shit like this?
Posted by: Ripley at February 13, 2026 03:32 PM (GUOwU
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It's called Reddit

Posted by: Darth Randall at February 13, 2026 03:35 PM (f1kZG)

62 Lamont Sanford:
Don't be ridiculous, Pop, you can't fight a traffic ticket.

Fred Sanford:
I'm not being ridiculous. You are. Now look, you get a ticket by a white cop in a blue uniform in a black neighborhood, making you so mad you see red. And you ain't gonna fight it 'cause you too yellow. Now what are you? A man or a box of crayons?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 03:35 PM (6ydKt)

63 Democrats are always on the side of fraud and gang activity.

Maybe Walz should ask the Somalis to bring back those carry on bags filled with cash, to help make up for all the lost revenue from crime.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 13, 2026 03:35 PM (vbXSk)

64 "Crime doesn't pay" was definitely never taught to Tim Walz.
Posted by: pookysgirl's sympathy well has run dry at February 13, 2026 03:31 PM (Wt5PA)
++++
The assertion that "crime doesn't pay" presupposes both sovereign law to which all are about, and a reasonable probability that serious and/or ongoing crime gets both noticed and prosecuted.

Neither precondition is in evidence.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 03:35 PM (ojr4c)

65 Shut up, Heat Miser.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 13, 2026 03:35 PM (qBdHI)

66
Why is he even bothering? These problems will belong to the next governor.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 13, 2026 03:36 PM (n7rxJ)

67 How did our economy become so socialized?
I thought we won the cold war against the commies...
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus)

The die was cast with FDR promising all the good things for just a bit of control over the lives of citizens. And then, a little more. And then...

See, The Road To Serfdom.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 13, 2026 03:36 PM (diia5)

68 He's just trolling. There is no way that the current federal government will pay reparations for deporting illegal aliens.

Posted by: No Name Today at February 13, 2026 03:36 PM (8mulE)

69 You might think that Tim Walz would say ...

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The Venn diagram of the intersection of Commies, Retards, and Ingrates is a perfect circle.

I saw Commies, Retards, and Ingrates open for ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 13, 2026 03:36 PM (XZaOB)

70 ... Walz gives the game away -- the US economy has become dependent on continuous growth through immigration. That has to end at some point and the sooner the less catastrophic it will be.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 13, 2026 03:30 PM (l0YH1)
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Partly true. Some parts of the US economy do. This biggest of those parts is government and those connected to government.

Minnesota's state economy is not failing, and certainly not because of illegals being rounded up and deported.

But Tim Walz's friends' personal economies - and possibly his as well, along with many other politicians' and bureaucrats' - are very likely tanking hard.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 03:38 PM (ojr4c)

71 Hey, totally unrelated, anyone arrested yet over the fraud?

...anyone?

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2026 03:38 PM (PYyV9)

72 ahhh stopping fraud is not "breaking" anything ... well if your economy is based on fraud I guess it is breaking it ...

Posted by: The Dark Lord at February 13, 2026 03:38 PM (DBAaD)

73 Mr. Clifford:
[the employment officer interviews Lamont] What's your educational background?

Lamont Sanford:
Well, I was working towards my Ph.D., but I didn't quite complete it.

Mr. Clifford:
I see. How far did you get?

Lamont Sanford:
About the 10th grade.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 03:38 PM (6ydKt)

74 I say, since they don’t have the balls to arrest Tim Walz on various charges, they should instead pull all CBP from MN. Wanna drive across the Canadian border into MN? Too bad, go through ND or another state. Wanna fly into MSP direct from another country? Not without clearing CBP elsewhere. Wanna visit Duluth from another country? Get cleared with CBP someplace else.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 13, 2026 03:38 PM (O3dBq)

75 I was gonna make a "but first you will blow me" joke, but timmy would probably be up for it.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 13, 2026 03:39 PM (l0YH1)

76 How did our economy become so socialized?
I thought we won the cold war against the commies...
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus)

Long, long ago, on the Titanic...

Posted by: t-bird at February 13, 2026 03:39 PM (zQLjY)

77 71 Hey, totally unrelated, anyone arrested yet over the fraud?

...anyone?
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2026 03:38 PM (PYyV9)
___________________________

There had been 90 arrests (86 of them Somali) even before Shirley's reporting.

Posted by: Orson at February 13, 2026 03:39 PM (dIske)

78 Shut up, Heat Miser.
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 13, 2026 03:35 PM (qBdHI)

LOL! Spot on.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at February 13, 2026 03:39 PM (PSEDc)

79 Pretty sure just turning off the graft and theft that was happening is going to destroy the economy of minnesota all by itself.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 13, 2026 03:39 PM (0N4FZ)

80 It's not enough that illegal aliens defrauded Minnesotans for years for Billions of dollars. And when DJT and the DHS tries to put a stop to the criminal activity, Governor Jazzhands demands that US taxpayers pay the jizya compensation for the loss of criminal income.

Posted by: mrp at February 13, 2026 03:40 PM (rj6Yv)

81 Sam Adams would have long tarred and feathered his frumpy rear end.

Posted by: Cray Cray at February 13, 2026 03:40 PM (Alf43)

82 btw, I wonder if the Somalis paid taxes on all those billions they collected for (no) child care and other (non-) services. The IRS does not accept "The Dog Ate My Homework" excuse.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 13, 2026 03:40 PM (vbXSk)

83
He's just trolling. There is no way that the current federal government will pay reparations for deporting illegal aliens.
Posted by: No Name Today

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

Yup. I still wonder what he has in mind for his political future.

BruceWayne, what do you think would happen if Klobuchar blew him off in the Senate appointment anyway? Tee-hee! I mean, what could he do about it but fume?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 13, 2026 03:40 PM (n7rxJ)

84 That is. ... honestly that is hilarious

omg the retail! all the retail will have to close!

is there an actual legit economy in Minnesota?

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 13, 2026 03:40 PM (j+aD2)

85 His proposal? He wants you to pay the state "deportation reparations."

We get to tell Walz to jump in a lake, right?

Posted by: Emmie at February 13, 2026 03:40 PM (NIkq3)

86 By this reasoning the feds owe reparations to Brooklyn for rolling up the Gotti family, or to vrious border town truck stops for busting up human sex trafficking rings.

Posted by: DIAF Pedowalz at February 13, 2026 03:40 PM (TbWk/)

87 Y'know who else had to pay reparations?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 13, 2026 03:40 PM (Kt19C)

88 honestly, Tom Homan should have just slowly drawn down folks...and made no mention of it officially ending...now this chicom igit, and small fry can pretend they somehow won....

Posted by: zigggggy at February 13, 2026 03:40 PM (EDeJ/)

89 Cannot watch pedo lizard mouth Walz speak.

In other words, their economy is shot without millions in kick backs from illegal businesses in empty buildings. I see now!

Where are all the children needing care from these pretend daycares?

Where are all the downtrodden and helpless elderly from imaginary home health care?

Where are all the poor patients, now stuck at home, who need imaginary non-emergency transport?

Does this Elmer Fudd flapping his gums (no offense to Elmer) ever address the fraud?

Has he mentioned the fraud and I missed it because I can't stand to pollute my retinas or ears?

Or is he still Pretti Good with the fraud?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 03:41 PM (WONhk)

90 His proposal? He wants you to pay the state "deportation reparations."

In the spirit of bipartisanship, I make a counterproposal: Tom Homan cuts off Tim Walz's nipples on pay-per-view while his loved ones look on and quietly weep.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 13, 2026 03:41 PM (QPCEj)

91 86 By this reasoning the feds owe reparations to Brooklyn for rolling up the Gotti family, or to vrious border town truck stops for busting up human sex trafficking rings.

hmm I'm liking this

the feds owe Philly ...we had safe streets with Testa

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 13, 2026 03:41 PM (j+aD2)

92
btw, I wonder if the Somalis paid taxes on all those billions they collected for (no) child care and other (non-) services. The IRS does not accept "The Dog Ate My Homework" excuse.
Posted by: illiniwek

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

This is why it's driving me crazy that there have been no charges yet. The only "investigation" necessary is rounding up the existing paperwork.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 13, 2026 03:41 PM (n7rxJ)

93 Where are the Scandis who built an economy out of forests with their bare hands to tell the people of Minnesota otherwise?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison

They can't think straight anymore--TDS hit hard here

Posted by: Dave at February 13, 2026 03:42 PM (sbsMc)

94 The shamelessness is part of the kink.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 03:42 PM (RIvkX)

95 His administration is advancing a $10 million taxpayer-funded relief package aimed at small businesses that lost workers or customers once illegal aliens were detained or deported.
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In 2024 (the most recent available data) the State of Minnesota had a gross state product of approximately $507 billion. $10 million represents 0.002% of that gross.

This is not a lot of money in context, and this amount of money also makes it clear that this has nothing to do with the economy of the state of Minnesota. So if not that, then what? My bet is that this has to do with bailing out specific organizations associated with Tim Walz.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 03:42 PM (ojr4c)

96 BruceWayne, what do you think would happen if Klobuchar blew him off in the Senate appointment anyway? Tee-hee! I mean, what could he do about it but fume?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

Well of course she could. But I'm sure she loves the idea of sticking America with him for a couple more years.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 13, 2026 03:42 PM (MGB5H)

97 Then we can talk about repairing their economy.

No. We will never talk about "repairing" their economy.

Insurance went up because of MN was into burning down their own cities. I want them to reimburse me for insurance premium increases caused by their policy of paying for what they broke.

They also broke the welfare system, the child care system and the medical transport system. They broke it. Now how about reimbursing the country for the tens of billions of dollars in damage they did.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 13, 2026 03:43 PM (pUU4E)

98 That's double dipping since the taxpayers were already on the hook for all the fraud.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 13, 2026 03:43 PM (0KSrI)

99 Hahahahaha! You serious?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0kja30aeU80?feature=share

Posted by: J.K. Simmons as Jonah Jameson at February 13, 2026 03:43 PM (Riz8t)

100
He makes my skin crawl.
Posted by: Piper

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

Can you imagine if he'd had to watch this lizard-mouth every day for 4 years? While he was doing nothing but damage?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 13, 2026 03:43 PM (n7rxJ)

101 someone had a great idea, we get albarta and carney gets minnesota

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 13, 2026 03:44 PM (CWTWj)

102 is there an actual legit economy in Minnesota?
Posted by: BlackOrchid

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It's been all downhill since the patent on Post-its ran out.

Posted by: 3M at February 13, 2026 03:44 PM (l0YH1)

103 To Whom it may concern,

I would like reparations from looking for a partial nanosecond at pedo mouth Walz since Kamkook dug him out of his lair. The prancing pounce photo is still in my brain, sadly.

I find him disturbing to think about. I demand at least a cool million from the fraud state of MN.

Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 03:44 PM (WONhk)

104 walz would have made a great border czar.

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 13, 2026 03:45 PM (CWTWj)

105 The assertion that "crime doesn't pay" presupposes both sovereign law to which all are about, and a reasonable probability that serious and/or ongoing crime gets both noticed and prosecuted.

Neither precondition is in evidence.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 03:35 PM (ojr4c)

Crime pays exceedingly well. And cheaters do in fact prosper beyond the wildest dreams of most law abiding citizens.

Posted by: Work hard, head down, don't make waves at February 13, 2026 03:45 PM (TbWk/)

106 In the spirit of bipartisanship, I make a counterproposal: Tom Homan cuts off Tim Walz's nipples on pay-per-view while his loved ones look on and quietly weep.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls
......

His "loved ones"? Ha ha ha ha. That's funny.

Posted by: wth at February 13, 2026 03:45 PM (UjdFS)

107 The federal government is $38.5 trillion in debt, yet old farts like Walz still have their hands out for more, more, more.

Stealing from future generations for hands free catheters today.

Posted by: Should Be Ashamed... at February 13, 2026 03:45 PM (Ksqrb)

108
I'm sure she loves the idea of sticking America with him for a couple more years.
Posted by: BruceWayne

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

What a bitch. I keep hearing that she's somewhat "smart," but I don't know what the case for that is. She's less dumb than most lefties? She has a policy that makes sense?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 13, 2026 03:45 PM (n7rxJ)

109 His "loved ones"? Ha ha ha ha. That's funny.

the way he grabbed his son

THAT I will never, ever forget

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 13, 2026 03:45 PM (j+aD2)

110 This is why it's driving me crazy that there have been no charges yet. The only "investigation" necessary is rounding up the existing paperwork.

Walz knows for a fact that he will never fear any prosecution so he has taken to dropping his pants and making dick helicopters at the rest of the US.

The Trump Administration is constitutionally incapable of prosecuting or even charging Democrats.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 13, 2026 03:46 PM (kHd4y)

111 (As I remember it)
Fred Sanford: They pay me two-oh, I write down one-oh, Uncle Sam gets zero.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at February 13, 2026 03:46 PM (Ah/ci)

112 What a bitch. I keep hearing that she's somewhat "smart," but I don't know what the case for that is. She's less dumb than most lefties? She has a policy that makes sense?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at

She ate a salad with a comb. Make of that what you will.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 13, 2026 03:47 PM (MGB5H)

113 Can you imagine if he'd had to watch this lizard-mouth every day for 4 years? While he was doing nothing but damage?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 13, 2026 03:43 PM (n7rxJ)
======

I get the feeling that everything Walz know about governing, he learned in the PRC.

Posted by: mrp at February 13, 2026 03:47 PM (rj6Yv)

114 Crime pays exceedingly well. And cheaters do in fact prosper beyond the wildest dreams of most law abiding citizens.

And there is not a soul on this Planet who cares to even slow it down.

Crime is the System.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 13, 2026 03:47 PM (kHd4y)

115 As if you needed any further evidence that leftard scumbags afe corrupt pieces of garbage

Posted by: Pste at February 13, 2026 03:47 PM (2hSu0)

116 "My customers are afraid to go shopping," Garcia said. "Sales dropped by half, and goodwill doesn't cover rent ... We need more grants."

Huh? Did anyone catch that? "More" grants? How much taxpayer money has already been laundered through this bullshit business?

Now you know why Democraps will fight to their last breath for illegals and scumbags. Their entire economies are built on them.

Mr. Garcia can suck a fat dick until he chokes on it. Fuck these people. Fuck. These. People.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 03:48 PM (iFTx/)

117 She ate a salad with a comb. Make of that what you will.
Posted by: BruceWayne
.......

The lice add texture.

Posted by: wth at February 13, 2026 03:48 PM (UjdFS)

118 Ever notice that Walz always has an "Oops, I just sharted myself!" expression on his face?

Posted by: Bert G at February 13, 2026 03:48 PM (VARTN)

119 ... omg the retail! all the retail will have to close! ...
Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 13, 2026 03:40 PM (j+aD2)
++++
Going back to the beginning of commerce, the primary source of losses for shopkeepers has been employees stealing from them. Simple embezzlement. The clerk pockets what should have gone in the cashbox. That is most of the economic losses. There are rare exceptions like shipwrecks and wars, but most of the time, it's the help stealing from the shopkeeper.

This is why there have been so many inventions to help deal with that problem. Cash registers come immediately to mind. Why do you think so many places have those "if you don't get a receipt, your thing is free" policies? A receipt means the transaction was recorded. If someone isn't recording transactions, your free thing pales in comparison to the theft you just discovered for the shopkeeper. You're an integral part of the police force, and the shopkeeper pays you for your service.

But not now. In many places, the biggest cost is no longer embezzlement, but theft by outsiders. "Crime is legal" policies have inverted an ancient norm. Retail will improve, not get worse, with the removal of gangsters.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 03:49 PM (ojr4c)

120 ...The IRS does not accept "The Dog Ate My Homework" excuse.
Wanna bet?

Posted by: pahound at February 13, 2026 03:49 PM (eyOo6)

121 Why does Walz make me think of a rotting fish trying to sell Flavor-Aid after Jonestown?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 13, 2026 03:49 PM (S/Y4j)

122 Now you know why Democraps will fight to their last breath for illegals and scumbags. Their entire economies are built on them.

every day the philly papers have articles like this!

"we need federal funding! we need grants!"

I laugh and laugh

such unhappy parasites

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 13, 2026 03:50 PM (j+aD2)

123
Walz knows for a fact that he will never fear any prosecution so he has taken to dropping his pants and making dick helicopters at the rest of the US.

The Trump Administration is constitutionally incapable of prosecuting or even charging Democrats.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure

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

Believe it or not, I think Walz had little or nothing to do with the Somali fraud. Why would they cut him in? They were able to do the whole thing within their community.

The problem with prosecuting them, I just don't get it.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 13, 2026 03:50 PM (n7rxJ)

124 Why, whatever shall we do without our slave labor?

Posted by: Tim Walz at February 13, 2026 03:51 PM (cO6Mr)

125 >>> His proposal? He wants you to pay the state "deportation reparations."

It should be the other way around.
Maybe put the entire state into forced labor just for electing the doche bag residue into office.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 03:51 PM (/lPRQ)

126 Blonde Morticia, the fraud was administered through state agencies.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 13, 2026 03:51 PM (0KSrI)

127 Why, whatever shall we do without our slave labor?
Posted by: Tim Walz at February 13, 2026 03:51 PM (cO6Mr)
++++
Pay for your help.

Sorry.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 03:51 PM (ojr4c)

128 You stopped our immigration welfare fraud!, you need to pay us that money straight up!
- Timmy Walz

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 13, 2026 03:52 PM (n5tGW)

129 based almost entirely on illegal alien labor and purchases along with prodigious amounts of federal benefits fraud by Somalis"

Or, you know, my taxes and debt

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 03:53 PM (vJMWi)

130 Fkin Marxist Waltz can go sut on a cactus for all I care.
And eat rice with chop sticks

Posted by: Skip at February 13, 2026 03:53 PM (Ia/+0)

131 You stopped our immigration welfare fraud!, you need to pay us that money straight up!
- Timmy Walz
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 13, 2026 03:52 PM (n5tGW)
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Setting aside grant losses as a result of all the fraud and the subsequent shutting off of grants, this is a useful statement.

4,000 gangsters deported. $10 million demanded. That amounts to $2,500 per deported gangster going into *somebody's* pocket in the state government.

Seems ... low.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 03:53 PM (ojr4c)

132 And he sent Somalians billions and wants more?

Posted by: Skip at February 13, 2026 03:54 PM (Ia/+0)

133 "we need federal funding! we need grants!"

I'm sure they do. Few in those cities knows how to generate wealth.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 13, 2026 03:54 PM (kHd4y)

134 Believe it or not, I think Walz had little or nothing to do with the Somali fraud. Why would they cut him in? They were able to do the whole thing within their community.

The problem with prosecuting them, I just don't get it.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 13, 2026 03:50 PM (n7rxJ)
========

A dirty governor is paid for what he/she DOESN'T do - like order investigations, or request assistance from the Feds. When the state AG is as dirty as the governor, and the state MSM plays along, well, you get Minnestoa.

Posted by: mrp at February 13, 2026 03:55 PM (rj6Yv)

135 I've already paid Out of State Fishing license fees for years. Walsy shoul'd've not blown it all on riots.

Posted by: DaveA at February 13, 2026 03:55 PM (FhXTo)

136 I will say it again.
The left is criminally insane.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at February 13, 2026 03:55 PM (ZKxxT)

137 the primary source of losses for shopkeepers has been employees stealing from them"

Yep. Cash in pocket or goods out the back door...

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 03:55 PM (vJMWi)

138 And he sent Somalians billions and wants more?
Posted by: Skip at February 13, 2026 03:54 PM (Ia/+0)
++++
They weren't his billions, they were the FedGov's - that is, yours.

He isn't looking to get those billions back, he wants back the millions that he and his pals were pocketing.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 03:56 PM (ojr4c)

139
"My customers are afraid to go shopping," Garcia said. "Sales dropped by half,

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade

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

Once again, we are importing entire economies. Retailers as well as customers. We need more illegal alien customers to support the illegal alien retailers. And we need more illegal alien retailers to service the illegal alien customers. Fucking death-spiral.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 13, 2026 03:56 PM (n7rxJ)

140 Come to Virginia, you huddled sweet beautiful diversity pyrsons!! You all can work on our plantations,,,,,uh,,,,,jobs that we will provide you. As soon as we remove all of those white supremacists!!

Posted by: CIA Barbie & her merry band of marxists (VA) at February 13, 2026 03:57 PM (sAmhv)

141 He isn't looking to get those billions back, he wants back the millions that he and his pals were pocketing.

and btw he didn't have to be "cut in" exactly. the "health and human services" admin in his state was FLUSH due to the influx of our tax dollars to Somalia. And he got a cut of THAT, not necessarily a cut from the Somalians.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 13, 2026 03:57 PM (j+aD2)

142 My customers are afraid to go shopping," Garcia said. "Sales dropped by half,"

Yeah. Sure. OK.

Oh, you want sympathy? Fresh out.

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 03:58 PM (vJMWi)

143 Do the Dems have some type of War Room of Dumb Ideas where they come up with stupid shit like this?
Posted by: Ripley

Actually they do.
Commies don't take a dump without a four year plan.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 03:59 PM (/lPRQ)

144 and btw he didn't have to be "cut in" exactly. the "health and human services" admin in his state was FLUSH due to the influx of our tax dollars to Somalia. And he got a cut of THAT, not necessarily a cut from the Somalians.
Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 13, 2026 03:57 PM (j+aD2)
++++
Yeah. My *guess* is that he and many others were double-dipping and both hoovering it up from the federal program inflow and getting a piece of it from the gangsters kicking some of it back upstairs through "campaign contributions" and NGOs and various other benefits.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 03:59 PM (ojr4c)

145
Mr. Garcia can suck a fat dick until he chokes on it. Fuck these people. Fuck. These. People.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 03:48 PM (iFTx/)

Your'e correct, didn't say we need a grant, more grants? What the hell is this?

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 13, 2026 03:59 PM (ClDUJ)

146 I bet the dumbass will die broke.

Posted by: wth at February 13, 2026 03:59 PM (UjdFS)

147 Tim Walz will soon be a trivia answer, assuming he isn't the serial killer he looks like and merely an ineffectual idiot.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 13, 2026 03:59 PM (r5gBF)

148 President Trump: “We're also purchasing 30 new and modified Abrams tanks. Still the best tank, right? It was named in honor of Stacey Abrams.”

*Crowd Laughs*

“Congratulations, thank you very much for a great name, Stacey.”

Posted by: Bitcoin Fixes Everything at February 13, 2026 04:00 PM (/E0rg)

149 A dirty governor is paid for what he/she DOESN'T do

Which should give Walz's head the rotational range of Linda Blair given all the "looking the other way" he's done.

Posted by: Halfhand at February 13, 2026 04:00 PM (cO6Mr)

150 How much do you want to bet walz is going to toss his name back into the governors race? Remember he "defeated" Trump and holman and made them remove ICE from his state. I suspect he is posturing for that to happen soon.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 13, 2026 04:00 PM (0N4FZ)

151 Minneapolis has about 435k people. The 4k that were arrested were the worst of the worst that were caught. And that's still 1% of the population.

Every time you walked down a street in Minneapolis, at least one of the people you saw was an illegal alien hardcore criminal. A rapist, a murderer, a drug dealer, a pedo.

But those 4k are only those that were caught. There are many many more. So what percent of the Minneapolis population is illegal? 20% 25%? 30%? 40%?

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 04:00 PM (iFTx/)

152 Believe it or not, I think Walz had little or nothing to do with the Somali fraud. Why would they cut him in?

Those are two very different ideas. Walz obviously had a lot do with the Somali fraud because it is state administered.

Now did he expect to receive a cut? I don't know what the standard commissions Made Men in the Demonic Party get for funneling fraud into the Party Machine, but we know that Walz is a post turtle and he owes the Party for being installed as governor.

Personally, I don't care at all for the people of MN, and I won't lose sleep if they vote to get taxed into multi-generational penury.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 13, 2026 04:00 PM (xE0sV)

153 Henry Garcia, a Colombian-born grocery store manager in St. Paul, said sales were cut in half. "My customers are afraid to go shopping," Garcia said. "Sales dropped by half, and goodwill doesn't cover rent ... We need more grants."
++++
Sorry your business depended on slavery and other crime. Maybe you should try again with a different and less despicable dependency matrix.

Also, what "grants" are immigrant shopkeepers in Minnesota getting, and why?

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 04:01 PM (ojr4c)

154 What can Pres. Trump do, if anything , between now and the Midterms to help bring prices down?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 04:01 PM (Nx5jP)

155
Blonde Morticia, the fraud was administered through state agencies.
Posted by: Ben Had

===========

Yeah, I realize that, but Walz strikes me as so utterly stupid that Somalis were able to run a multi-billion-dollar fraud right under his nose without his smelling it. There's no evidence that he got improbably rich, is there? I mean, this guy is so stupid that he missed a chance to pocket tens of millions of dollars.

Also, I haven't looked, but I bet these state agencies were heavily staffed by Somalis.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 13, 2026 04:02 PM (n7rxJ)

156 Do the Dems have some type of War Room of Dumb Ideas where they come up with stupid shit like this?
Posted by: Ripley

Actually they do.
Commies don't take a dump without a four year plan.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
......

They should try Senocot.

Posted by: wth at February 13, 2026 04:02 PM (UjdFS)

157 Trying to keep to the topic, Ace!

A new homo ringworm disease imported from Europe!

https://tinyurl.com/5yn6ftn6

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 04:02 PM (WONhk)

158
How much do you want to bet walz is going to toss his name back into the governors race? \
Posted by: Mister Scott

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

Great minds at #30.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 13, 2026 04:03 PM (n7rxJ)

159 The government issues small business grants for community development and minority businesses. I'm guessing that is where the money was coming from.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 13, 2026 04:04 PM (0KSrI)

160 > "My customers are afraid to go shopping," Garcia said. "Sales dropped by half, and goodwill doesn't cover rent ... We need more grants."

No. You need to find customers who aren't criminals.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 13, 2026 04:04 PM (IG3/x)

161 Henry Garcia, a Colombian-born grocery store manager in St. Paul"

Flights - MSP to CTG.
It's easy.

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 04:04 PM (vJMWi)

162 I do t think Walz is going to run again. I think he'll wait until what's her name ( D) wins and she'll appoint him to Congress

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 04:05 PM (Nx5jP)

163 What can Pres. Trump do, if anything , between now and the Midterms to help bring prices down?"

Keep on working on...

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 04:05 PM (vJMWi)

164
The government issues small business grants for community development and minority businesses. I'm guessing that is where the money was coming from.
Posted by: Ben Had

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

Minority businesses? If any of those grants have a penny of federal funding, they'd better be ended.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 13, 2026 04:06 PM (n7rxJ)

165 She ate a salad with a comb. Make of that what you will.
Posted by: BruceWayne

Civilized people use a hair pick.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 04:06 PM (/lPRQ)

166 Governor Walz in the words of Dr Evil" how about no"

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 13, 2026 04:07 PM (Ggsrp)

167 Congress needs to come up with a way to reward Minnesota and their corrupt office holders for breaking federal law.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 13, 2026 04:07 PM (0U5gm)

168 Comment No. 25,

I LOL'd because I read the Sanford & Son exchange in Grady's and Lamont's voices.

Posted by: actually inside the beltway at February 13, 2026 04:07 PM (YoT4f)

169 >> Tim Walz wants US taxpayers to pay his state for damages

Get going. This dick ain’t gonna suck itself.

Posted by: That Guy at February 13, 2026 04:07 PM (3arSl)

170 What can Pres. Trump do, if anything , between now and the Midterms to help bring prices down?"

I dunno. quit spending trillions of dollars we don't have?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 13, 2026 04:07 PM (+4Cf6)

171
"My customers are afraid to go shopping," Garcia said. "Sales dropped by half, and goodwill doesn't cover rent ... We need more grants."

No. You need to find customers who aren't criminals.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

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

The utter gall of whining that your business plan was built on gimmedats for illegal aliens and now it's shrinking.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 13, 2026 04:07 PM (n7rxJ)

172 Deportation reparations?

My definition of reparations: compensation for citizens enslaved against their will and irreparably harmed by their own government. That generation only.

The left's definition: any Democrat protected subgroup that is not directly harmed but has a bad feel. Forever.

Posted by: LizLem at February 13, 2026 04:08 PM (gWBY1)

173 Civilized people use a hair pick."

"We ain't found sh*t"

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 04:08 PM (vJMWi)

174 Walz isn't running I thought, he probably has millions packed away

Posted by: Skip at February 13, 2026 04:08 PM (Ia/+0)

175 I just thought of her name ( sorry) Klobuchar and she'll appoint Walz to her Senate seat if she wins.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 04:09 PM (GLmO1)

176 This must be the reason Kamala and the Tampon chose "We Are Not Going Back" as their 2024 campaign slogan.

Posted by: Rex B at February 13, 2026 04:09 PM (gm3Cy)

177 Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 13, 2026 04:07 PM (+4Cf6)

Could you write to him at the WH and suggest that?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 04:10 PM (GLmO1)

178 Apparently rely someone I know was stopped in her Uber during a trip by ICE and asked to show ID. She read a prepared statement she had on hand and he had to let her go. Now she is a wreck from it.

I hate that happened to her. And there is messed her up. But I also don't want her raped by someone illegal. I'm sorry Biden screwed up immigration so bad that we have to do extreme measures like this just to get back to normal levels of illegals.

There's no good response when democrats mess up (on purpose!) and we have to clean up their messes.

Posted by: LizLem at February 13, 2026 04:12 PM (gWBY1)

179 Hi Tim. Maybe you could put that awful wife of yours out on the corner. I’m sure that would bring you a haul of about $4.20 a day.

Posted by: That Guy at February 13, 2026 04:12 PM (3arSl)

180 Tell you what, Timmy. I propose the American taxpayer provide free room and board to all illegal aliens and business owners who stole from us. Gitmo has plenty of beds.

Posted by: tbodie Lurker. Unless you are reading this. at February 13, 2026 04:12 PM (SugAx)

181 If they're going to be handing out cash to illegals, this slender bikini brunette think that it's only fair to subsidize chicks at the pool, too:
http://tiny.cc/jjxy001

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 04:13 PM (ojr4c)

182 Apparently rely someone I know was stopped in her Uber during a trip by ICE and asked to show ID. "

At random? Color me doubtful.
There's more to the story.

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 04:14 PM (vJMWi)

183 Hi Tim. Maybe you could put that awful wife of yours out on the corner. I’m sure that would bring you a haul of about $4.20 a day.
Posted by: That Guy at February 13, 2026 04:12 PM (3arSl)
++++
No bid.

Posted by: Whoremonger at February 13, 2026 04:14 PM (ojr4c)

184 I have a counterproposal Tim. Fuck yourself sideways with rusty rebar wrapped in barbed wire.
Posted by: Mike at February 13, 2026 03:25 PM (Jz9jg)

Dang Mike. What you got against barbed wire?

Posted by: Diogenes at February 13, 2026 04:15 PM (2WIwB)

185 Somebody should crumple up a dollar bill and throw it at Tim’s dome. “There you go, ass pirate, a taxpayer dollar”.

Posted by: That Guy at February 13, 2026 04:15 PM (3arSl)

186 "We ain't found sh*t"
Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 04:08 PM

Do you think maybe you're taking this too literally?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 13, 2026 04:15 PM (PrvRk)

187 How about "NO!"

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 13, 2026 04:15 PM (xvV+O)

188 I am nor sure right this last couple years any Marxist makes my blood boil than Walz.
Those billions stolen was signed checks by bureaucracy and head by the governor. He fkin knew billions should have taken care of every kid in the country.

Posted by: Skip at February 13, 2026 04:15 PM (Ia/+0)

189 Could you write to him at the WH and suggest that?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 04:10 PM (GLmO1)

*hauls out typewriter*

"Dear Golden Scalp Weasel, also known as The Orange Man:

I write to yuo because... HONEY, WHERE'S MY WITE-OUT?"

Posted by: pookysgirl tries to avoid typos at February 13, 2026 04:16 PM (Wt5PA)

190 Somebody should crumple up a dollar bill and throw it at Tim’s dome. “There you go, ass pirate, a taxpayer dollar”.
Posted by: That Guy at February 13, 2026 04:15 PM (3arSl)
++++
Huh.

I never thought about it before, but this would be the difference between a "taxpayer dollar" and a "taxpayer's dollar."

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 04:16 PM (ojr4c)

191 I’m sure that would bring you a haul of about $4.20 a day"

The Paolo, he shudders....

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 04:16 PM (vJMWi)

192 The official outfit for Minnesotans should be a gimp suit.

Posted by: That Guy at February 13, 2026 04:16 PM (3arSl)

193 If they're going to be handing out cash to illegals, this slender bikini brunette think that it's only fair to subsidize chicks at the pool, too:
http://tiny.cc/jjxy001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 13, 2026 04:13 PM (ojr4c)
_____

Under Judge Blade's "Only The Hotties" immigration policy, she gets in. TBWB.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 04:17 PM (iFTx/)

194 I found out the other day we have more Indians here on visas that exist in some Indian counties back at home. And they send back over $300B in remittances?

I can't believe we taxed the social security of old widows until Trump stopped it, but didn't have taxes on remittances leaving the country. We tax everything that breathes and tax it after it stops breathing. Apparently the uniparty gets some kind of perk for not taxing such a lucrative amount of potential income.

Posted by: LizLem at February 13, 2026 04:17 PM (gWBY1)

195 Britain may have a Trump. Rupert Lowe has just launched the Restore Britain party. Definitely worth watching his announcement message.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 13, 2026 04:17 PM (0KSrI)

196 GLOBAL WARMING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Bobby Sherman at February 13, 2026 04:17 PM (J9q9v)

197 never thought about it before, but this would be the difference between a "taxpayer dollar" and a "taxpayer's dollar."

Hmmmm.

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 04:17 PM (vJMWi)

198 Don Lemon, after invading a church in Minneapolis and filming scared children leaving...decides to leave a new ringworm STD in the state of MN.

Originally from European homos, the elites of homo proclivities, it has now spread to the state of 10,000 Lakes and Millions of Fraud.

One would ass-ume his photographer already has it as well, as why would Lemon hire a hetero?

It is currently unknown if he also left the ringworm, a Lemon Status tattoo of sorts, in the jail where he was impounded overnight. Some criminals nearby say he cried out in either agony or ecstacy when he met his cellmate.They report a long night of yowling like the haunting sounds of foxes in heat.

However, MN is now warning homos about this rash and to report this (photos included in the article) to their doctor. Anyone with previous STD's (in other words, all of you) are more likely to aquire the Lemon Rings.

ChristyBlinky
Homo STD News Reporter at large,LLC

https://tinyurl.com/5yn6ftn6

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 04:18 PM (WONhk)

199 I just sent Tim Waltz a dick pic in response to him criminally retarded demands on the US citizens.

Can't we just Maduro this mofo?

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at February 13, 2026 04:18 PM (Wnqw0)

200 Why am I getting these Bullshit Pop Up Ads when I access this website ????

Posted by: Jackson at February 13, 2026 04:19 PM (3d4aC)

201 178 Apparently rely someone I know was stopped in her Uber during a trip by ICE and asked to show ID. She read a prepared statement she had on hand and he had to let her go. Now she is a wreck from it.

this would scare me not even the slightest bit

wtf

is she illegal? visa overstay?

I'd be high fiving the guy.

WE HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH NON CITIZENS

a quick ID check is not that big of a deal

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 13, 2026 04:19 PM (j+aD2)

202 >> Britain may have a Trump

About time. They need a new Churchill/Thatcher. They are at war, but this time the enemy is within.

Posted by: LizLem at February 13, 2026 04:19 PM (gWBY1)

203 So ordered. $10B in damages awarded.

Posted by: Some Judge, next week at February 13, 2026 04:20 PM (AJ7zK)

204 Hmmm... seeing as how its ILLEGAL to hire an Illegal... this would be profiting from breaking the law.

So.... no.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 13, 2026 04:20 PM (mP0Kj)

205 "State economic officials claim revenue has fallen sharply because workers are staying home and customers are avoiding certain commercial areas. Matt Varilek, a senior economic development official, warned of "massive reductions" in foot traffic and income. Henry Garcia, a Colombian-born grocery store manager in St. Paul, said sales were cut in half. "My customers are afraid to go shopping," Garcia said. "Sales dropped by half, and goodwill doesn't cover rent ... We need more grants.""

MORE?

So they already get grants?

Posted by: Harun at February 13, 2026 04:20 PM (IuIym)

206 Homan collapsed their Fraudconomy.

Posted by: Cray Cray at February 13, 2026 04:20 PM (Alf43)

207 I found out the other day we have more Indians here on visas that exist in some Indian counties back at home. And they send back over $300B in remittances?

-------------

The fastest growing religion in AZ, NV, and UT is Hinduism.

In about half the other states it's Islamism.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 13, 2026 04:20 PM (sr1VN)

208 Gotta say I didn't have "An entire regional economy is so dependent on illegal immigrants and massive fraud and government corruption that a month's worth of enforcement actions has brought a major metropolitan area to its knees."

That said, moar.

Posted by: ballistic at February 13, 2026 04:21 PM (5aZAZ)

209 109 His "loved ones"? Ha ha ha ha. That's funny.

the way he grabbed his son

THAT I will never, ever forget

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 13, 2026 03:45 PM (j+aD2)

yeah, and even some...Republicans said, oh no , he was just keeping his son from walking into a podium...the look of disgust on his face...ugh...

Posted by: zigggggy at February 13, 2026 04:21 PM (EDeJ/)

210 ChristyBlinky
Homo STD News Reporter at large,LLC"

Had a nice lunch, so not clicking....

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 04:21 PM (vJMWi)

211 Nude some probably gay shit

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 04:21 PM (iFTx/)

212 The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) says there are currently 13 confirmed cases of TMVII, and 27 suspected cases, all within the Twin Cities metro area. The disease was first detected in the state in July 2025.

TMVII stands for trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII, a fungus spread primarily by gays that results in severe rashes. The first US case was reported in 2024, unsurprisingly in New York City. Minnesota hosts the largest US outbreak.

Posted by: SMOD at February 13, 2026 04:21 PM (GITLP)

213 Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 04:18 PM (WONhk

Well, I think you ought to change your handle to
"Christy Blinky, straight woman, reporting on gay STD ringworm News" Your obviously not a gay male.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 04:21 PM (PFs9e)

214 So they already get grants?"

Shhhh. You're not supposed to notice that

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 04:22 PM (vJMWi)

215 "Christy Blinky, straight woman, reporting on gay STD ringworm News" Your obviously not a gay male.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 04:21 PM (PFs9e)

How dare you presume my pronouns?

I laughed in a very evil way when I read the article and that there is a STD Clinic in MN.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 04:24 PM (WONhk)

216 Posted by: Ben Had at February 13, 2026 04

May God protect and bless him.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 04:24 PM (PFs9e)

217 I have a counterproposal Tim. Fuck yourself sideways with rusty rebar wrapped in barbed wire.
Posted by: Mike at February 13, 2026 03:25 PM (Jz9jg)

Dang Mike. What you got against barbed wire?
***
Pro tip: cholla

Posted by: Thanatopsis at February 13, 2026 04:24 PM (LdBR/)

218 Replacement Theory is a dEbunKed right wing conspiracy theory

Also, without brown people our economy doesn’t exist.

Posted by: democrats at February 13, 2026 04:24 PM (AJ7zK)

219 In response to Tim Waltz's suggestion, I have a better idea: how about we douse Tim Waltz in lighter fluid and set him on fire and everybody play "keep away" from Timpon Waltz.

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at February 13, 2026 04:25 PM (Wnqw0)

220 How dare you presume my pronouns!

😉lol

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 04:26 PM (PFs9e)

221 Let me guess, shoplifting is waaaay down in Minnesota

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at February 13, 2026 04:27 PM (Wnqw0)

222 Not going to gunk up ace's new thread but Tommy Robinson has fled Britian due to credible and imminent death threats.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 13, 2026 04:27 PM (0KSrI)

223 Ah, left out the fact that the threats are from islamic jihadis.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 13, 2026 04:29 PM (0KSrI)

224 Now there's a real refugee.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at February 13, 2026 04:30 PM (vqA1l)

225 Here is the breakdown of health-related and flexible COVID-19 spending in Minnesota:
Total COVID-19 Federal Aid: Minnesota received roughly $73 billion in federal COVID-19 aid, including $11.5 billion in state-administered funds and over $3 billion to local governments.
Health and Human Services (HHS) Funding: The state received $4.005 billion in federal COVID-19 funding specifically for HHS enhancements.
Flexible Funds: The state was allocated $7.153 billion in flexible funds, which included $2.187 billion in the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) and additional funding from the American Rescue Plan (ARPA).
Specific Health Spending: Of the CRF funds, $193 million was used for COVID-19 testing and vaccination response, and $50 million was directed to hire/retain workers in skilled nursing facilities.
Medicaid/Health Impact: While not direct CARES Act spending on Obamacare, the pandemic resulted in a 50,000-person increase in Minnesota Medicaid enrollment (which is part of the ACA framework).
Unemployment Trust Fund: A significant portion of the $2.7 billion in flexible ARPA dollars was directed toward the state’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund.

Posted by: L - no nic, another fine day at February 13, 2026 04:31 PM (NFX2v)

226 222 Not going to gunk up ace's new thread but Tommy Robinson has fled Britian due to credible and imminent death threats.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 13, 2026 04:27 PM (0KSrI)

Prayers for him. Where are the men of England?

https://tinyurl.com/bdf8kfk3

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 04:33 PM (WONhk)

227 Tampon Timmy can pound sand

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 13, 2026 04:33 PM (jrgJz)

228 ChristyBlinky, Rupert Lowe. is stepping up and his new party announcement is a thing of beauty
Restore Britain

Posted by: Ben Had at February 13, 2026 04:35 PM (0KSrI)

229 Prayers for Rupert Lowe and anyone brave enough in the UK (and Europe) to fight back.

I actually pray each night for Christians and Jews to stand up and fight against what has invaded there. A new Crusade.

My good husband has told me to pray for eeslam to be converted vs my prayer of eradication I told him about. Altho I am doing this part of me still is very bad.

Sometimes my prayers are so long I conk out towards the end, but resume the next morning.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 04:40 PM (WONhk)

230
Baltz,

We are disinclined to acquiesce to your request.

Means no.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 13, 2026 04:44 PM (y9nCu)

231 Ben Had...found this for Rupert Lowe. Apparently the others are uniting vs splitting from comments.
I pray so...I love the UK.

https://tinyurl.com/s8a7t8pa

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 04:50 PM (WONhk)

232 Nood

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 04:51 PM (RIvkX)

233 Just arrest Walz and company and be done with them.

Posted by: Advo at February 13, 2026 05:14 PM (jO4mz)

234 I want Walz and Ellison in prison yesterday

These people deserve the chair

Posted by: melodicmetal at February 13, 2026 05:17 PM (XLfSN)

235 Woooooo hoooo!

Posted by: Skip at February 13, 2026 05:25 PM (Ia/+0)

236 So basically, MN agreed to end 'sanctuary' policies and deliver up those criminal illegal aliens being released, instead of into the wild, they will honor detainers from ICE, correct? This means they totally lost, why isn't this being shouted far and wide? They afraid the violent pigs of MN will revolt and start burning shit again?

Posted by: docweasel at February 13, 2026 06:14 PM (+KF5m)

237 Why am I getting these Bullshit Pop Up Ads when I access this website ????
Posted by: Jackson at February 13, 2026 04:19 PM (3d4aC)

I dunno. Try Brave. Or Chrome with AdBlock.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at February 13, 2026 06:27 PM (5xuJ/)

238 Tell Walz Face to Go Pound Sand

Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at February 13, 2026 06:35 PM (wGqjj)

239 Tampon Tim needs more cash? Maybe he can open a Somali daycare.

Posted by: Gosport at February 13, 2026 06:50 PM (Vh6nj)

240 What would a good German say in reply to Tampon Tim's request? Well a good start is "leck mich am arsch" followed by "du bist ein twink".

Posted by: comanche voter at February 13, 2026 07:22 PM (cB7nX)

241 I would say this pussy can eat a dick, but he probably has numerous times.....today. Walz, French and "straight shooter" Mccarthy have a rotating schedule for tomorrow.

Posted by: wickedpinto at February 13, 2026 08:36 PM (2a0yj)

242 Walz sounds like a fence complaining that his business is down because the cops arrested his best thieves.
No sympathy here. !!!

Posted by: John in Indy at February 13, 2026 11:29 PM (OplBW)

243 Hooman needs to now take this operation to NYC.

I keep seeing all the soft handed white liberals who moved to NYC 8 weeks ago, but try to act like "New Yawkas" saying they'll fight ICE (probably with free candies) so let's see them "fight" and get a tear gas canister to the face.

I'm sure I can point Hooman to a good 10-15,000 illegal criminals they can pick up in a subtle single day, and quickly ease the burden of having to pay for the jacked up prices they cause.

Posted by: Rbastid at February 14, 2026 01:08 AM (/T6ql)

Unexpectedly, Inflation Comes In Below "Expert" Expectations

Weird how this keeps happening.

The "target" rate of inflation the Fed is trying to get to is 2.0%.

In January, increased prices by 0.2%. Over a full 12 months, that would be 2.4%.

Also, over the past 12 months, inflation was at 2.4%. Just a bit over target. Just a scotch above the level the Fed actually wants to see.

But I thought Trump's Tariffs would kill us worse than insurrectionists killed AOC on January 6.

Some of the decreases from December's report are notable, even in categories where prices still increased incrementally. Food went from +0.7 to +0.2, for instance. Energy prices actually dropped by significant amounts across the board, -1.5% overall and -3.2% for gasoline. Fuel oil fell 5.7% in January in a month where demand would be peaking. Electricity prices fell by a tenth of a point. Only natural gas showed a significant increase of 1.0% in January.
However, the year-on-year numbers in CPI for the first twelve months of the Donald Trump administration look pretty spectacular when it comes to an affordability argument:
Overall YoY inflation: 2.4%
Food: 2.9%
Food at home: 2.1%
Food away from home: 4.0%
Energy: -0.1%
Energy commodities: -7.3%
Gasoline: -7.5%
Fuel oil: -4.2%
Energy services: 7.2%
Electricity: 6.3%
Utility gas service: 9.8%
Core CPI less food and energy: 2.4%
It's not perfect, but it's pretty darned good. The big problems here are electricity and gas, both of which the Trump administration is already working to expand.

The Wall Street Journal notes that since inflation came in high last January -- Biden's last month in office -- inflation has fallen.

The latest annual number had some help, since a high inflation reading from January 2025 has now dropped out of the past 12 months of data. Month over month from December, consumer prices in January rose a seasonally adjusted 0.2% and core prices rose 0.3%.

Don't forget, Wednesday's jobs report came in above "expectations" as well, with Trump adding 172,000 private sector jobs, and cutting 42,000 government " " " jobs " " ".

It's almost as if "experts" have some built-in, unchangeable cognitive bias that always make their predictions wrong and always in the same (anti-GOP) direction.

THIS is the real story out of today's jobs report - Trump was handed an economy that was losing private sector jobs and adding gov't payrolls, but he successfully flipped the script, and one year later it's all private sector growth while cutting gov't jobs: pic.twitter.com/R5r5EHgzqk
— E.J. Antoni, Ph.D. (@RealEJAntoni) February 11, 2026

Jobs report DOUBLES expectations.

How can this be?

I was assured yesterday from every lib dchebag on X that this was going to be a disaster.

It's almost as if they have no fkn idea what they're talking about.

pic.twitter.com/YoFQhS4xKU
— john jackson (@pvtjokerus) February 11, 2026

Oh, and remember, they also revealed that millions of "jobs" Biden "created" simply did not exist and were phantoms only existing on paper to boost Biden's electoral chances.

And don't forget this either: Trump's job numbers greatly understate how good the jobs environment is for actual American citizens. Most new jobs under Biden went to foreigners, especially illegal aliens, while jobs are now going overwhelmingly to actual US citizens.

And illegal aliens have lost jobs, for the first time in decades.

And this account says that guy is all wet, new jobs for US citizens are even higher than his chart shows.

🚨 BREAKING: US inflation comes in BELOW EXPECTATIONS at just 2.4% year-over-year, another economic win for President Trump and Scott Bessent

CNBC: "A DOWNSIDE surprise!" 🔥

Just +0.2% over the month for January � ALSO below expectations

"A GOOD CPI number!" 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/2B4Vc9YHIj
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 13, 2026

Before switching to his Epstein grift last year, Ro Khanna spent his nights on CNN claiming that Trump's tariffs were destroying the economy and making inflation go up.

Smart pivot. pic.twitter.com/lqlnelwKmO
— MAZE (@mazemoore) February 13, 2026

Local news on this week's blockbuster economy news📺⬇️

"Inflation is cooling."

"The better-than-expected report is largely driven by the cost of energy falling."

"Today's numbers follow Wednesday's jobs report, which also beat expectations." pic.twitter.com/q6JHN2HWdC
— Delanie Bomar (@DelanieBomar) February 13, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 02:20 PM

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1 THREE TIMES IN A ROW???

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 02:21 PM (iFTx/)

2 Trump

Posted by: doug at February 13, 2026 02:22 PM (Hy+R4)

3 What about pimping?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 13, 2026 02:23 PM (Kt19C)

4 But I thought Trump's Tariffs would kill us worse than insurrectionists killed AOC on January 6.
_______
Well, since AOC is still alive, it means they didn't do a very good job on 1/6, did they? About as good as the experts do in projecting the economy.

Posted by: Eeyore at February 13, 2026 02:23 PM (AlhUl)

5 We need better experts.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 13, 2026 02:24 PM (Dv3i1)

6 A bit of deflation would be nice, y'know, to get us back down to where we were before Weimar Biden stuck his finger in.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 13, 2026 02:24 PM (a+4eV)

7 This whole "expectations" thing is bullshit. Putting a finger on the scale and they are more wrong than right every time.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 13, 2026 02:24 PM (0KSrI)

8 >>> It's almost as if "experts" have some built-in, unchangeable cognitive bias that always make their predictions wrong and always in the same (anti-GOP) direction.

I like to pretend the projections are honest and Obama - Biden never fail to do worse than the experts could imagine possible.
Conversely, Trump always does better than experts believe possible.

Posted by: Operator Error at February 13, 2026 02:25 PM (9V4Lr)

9 Well, those certainly look like a lot of charts.

Posted by: Josephistan at February 13, 2026 02:25 PM (y9ksN)

10 Even a ghost needs a job.

Posted by: Jacob Marley at February 13, 2026 02:26 PM (Cqx++)

11
*raises hand*

Could this have any relation to the deportations, voluntary or otherwise, of illegals?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 02:26 PM (tgvbd)

12 And, let's not forget that this is a freakin good jobs report for JANUARY. That's the month that all the retailers, package delivery providers, and small businesses toss all the extra help they had for the Christmas season. Wait until we get into late spring and watch the job numbers rise.

Posted by: Orson at February 13, 2026 02:27 PM (dIske)

13 How about they take out the bogus million jobs during Bribe'em.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 13, 2026 02:27 PM (0KSrI)

14 What about pimping?
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 13, 2026 02:23 PM (Kt19C)

Up 2.7%, while hustling is up 1.8%

Posted by: Josephistan at February 13, 2026 02:27 PM (y9ksN)

15 I'd trust a junkie whore before I'd trust an "economist"

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 02:27 PM (iFTx/)

16 What about the price of eggs, huh?!

Americans can't afford eggs and Trump is worried about immigration?!!

- scenes from early 2025.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 13, 2026 02:27 PM (HXT0k)

17 Stuff is still crazy expensive, but not going up as much, which is better but

dang.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2026 02:28 PM (PYyV9)

18 THREE TIMES IN A ROW???

Pretty easy when you know when a new post is going up, isn't it?

Posted by: Will Robinson at February 13, 2026 02:29 PM (VxFiM)

19 So if Trump has deported ~2M illegals its interesting that foreign born workers have only declined by 97k

Does this number not include illegals or are only something like 5% of illegals actually working?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 02:29 PM (sKqQm)

20 Amazing these experts are consistently wrong but somehow still have jobs that I suspect they're being paid with taxpayer money.

Posted by: Beartooth at February 13, 2026 02:29 PM (GGatE)

21
What about the price of eggs, huh?!

Americans can't afford eggs and Trump is worried about immigration?!!

- scenes from early 2025.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 13, 2026 02:27 PM (HXT0k)

What about the price of beef, huh?!

Americans can't afford beef and Trump is worried about immigration?!!

- scenes from early 2026.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 02:29 PM (tgvbd)

22 s almost as if "experts" have some built-in, unchangeable cognitive bias that always make their predictions wrong and always in the same (anti-GOP) direction.
--------

The "bias" is toward being paid to say whatever shit their bosses tell them to say.

Posted by: ... at February 13, 2026 02:29 PM (Pvpk0)

23
We still have to work on getting Americans back to work, and getting H1bs to go back to their shithole and work there and not here.

College grads are suffering, and that will hurt the narrative a lot going forward. Their starting pay is just going down as we replace them with Indians subsidized by gov.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 13, 2026 02:30 PM (l0YH1)

24 Imagine losing 42,000 remora eels. That's got to feel pretty good.

Posted by: t-bird at February 13, 2026 02:30 PM (DD6gL)

25 The far left is passing around some retarded chart that shows that all jobs created happen under Democrat Presidents.

Like some ridiculous number of like 90%.

Hey, remember how great the Obama economy was that they had to start reporting "jobs created or saved?"

And then it got so much better, they had to start reporting "jobs created, saved or funded?"

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 13, 2026 02:30 PM (HXT0k)

26 Imagine losing 42,000 remora eels. That's got to feel pretty good.

Posted by: t-bird at February 13, 2026 02:30 PM (DD6gL)

Remora eeeeels.... light the corners of my mind....

Posted by: ... at February 13, 2026 02:31 PM (Pvpk0)

27 Last night I saw a liberal (not quite Lefty yet) griping about paying tariffs on some stuff he'd had shipped from Switzerland. Yeah, it sucks, but in the long run, it'll help.

Posted by: pookysgirl wants manufacturing re-shored at February 13, 2026 02:31 PM (Wt5PA)

28
Why it's almost as if when our capitalist economy isn't getting buttfucked by socialism, harsh regulations, and criminal level treasonous grifting,

It can produce good lives and jobs for everyone.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 13, 2026 02:32 PM (iJfKG)

29 Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 13, 2026 02:30 PM (HXT0k)

Note they never show those charts by Congressional control.

Posted by: ... at February 13, 2026 02:32 PM (Pvpk0)

30 I wonder if we are refilling our strategic reserves that dill hole depleted

Posted by: nckate at February 13, 2026 02:33 PM (uQzkA)

31 Listen to the experts and trust them. You can cross whatever they say off the list of possible outcomes to narrow your search.

Posted by: t-bird at February 13, 2026 02:33 PM (DD6gL)

32 It's almost as if "experts" have some built-in, unchangeable cognitive bias that always make their predictions wrong and always in the same (anti-GOP) direction.
Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 02:20 PM

And yet, they never stop. Almost as if they don't even care if we notice the tactic, as long as it works to influence public opinion on the margins.

Posted by: SciVo at February 13, 2026 02:33 PM (Sy6m/)

33 MSNBC: but Trump is still a big poopy head

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 13, 2026 02:34 PM (Ggsrp)

34 She's specifically trying to incite more mass murderers
Posted by: ... at February 13, 2026 02:25 PM (Pvpk0)

Ran out of thread, but I while I think this is the inevitable result, it's born of doubling-down on the ideology at a time when it's getting shredded by actual scientific inquiry, and to absolve women who trans their kids (with the urging of doctors, therapists, and their group of fellow Munchausen harpies) from any guilt, shame, or responsibility for their role in creating these Mengelean horrors of mutilation and despair.

Posted by: Sorry for the carryover at February 13, 2026 02:34 PM (TbWk/)

35 Of course this does make it more difficult to criticize Jerome Powell. Jobs and inflation are in good shape, and that's his portfolio.

I have no idea whether he's doing a good job. I retired from that business and have no desire to follow it these days.

Posted by: spongeworthy at February 13, 2026 02:34 PM (sLLbN)

36 I still fear a bloodbath in the midterms.

Posted by: Shenanigans at February 13, 2026 02:34 PM (tfEt+)

37 One reason that things are not so rosy is the hiring of college grads. Partly that is the collapse of DEI and those bullshit jobs (if that really is happening,) but I think mostly it is AI and companies fear of hiring lots of people who will soon be redundant.

So why are we still offering any H1bs, or even any foreign student visas? If the "knowledge economy" is shrinking due to AI, why are we not taking care of Americans first?

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 13, 2026 02:35 PM (l0YH1)

38 So lighting our hair on fire has been called off for the day?

Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 02:35 PM (p4NUW)

39 Pretty significant jump in core goods if you exclude 'used cars and trucks' (which are immune to tariffs). Up by 0.59% m/m which would be the largest increase since January 2023.

If we have this K shaped economy, and the rich are spending well while the poor cut back, then the basket of CPI goods could very well be low inflation right now, since the majority of people are cutting back their demand.

What is our overall inflation? The rate is just a change over time but if overall inflation is still high then it doesn’t paint the rosy picture that reports are showing

Trump literally fired the chief of the bureau of labor statistics last year so he could put in a yes man. These numbers mean nothing.

Inflation is down, but so is the value of the dollar. Can't explain that!

we are seeing layoffs, people are struggling to afford basic life, health insurance and electricity prices are exploding yet all the numbers coming out look great. 🤔

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 13, 2026 02:35 PM (ycI94)

40
Shenanigans,

Me too.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 02:35 PM (3ek7K)

41 The midterms will likely be decided based on how people feel about the economy in the late summer/early fall of this year.

If they are positive they'll vote R, negative D.

Hopefully Trump and co are ready for this

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 02:35 PM (sKqQm)

42 Lying cocksuckers tell lies, suck cock. Details at 11.

Posted by: Experts. Sure. at February 13, 2026 02:35 PM (TbWk/)

43 Yeah..$32 for a 3.5 lb chuck roast

Posted by: A dude in MI at February 13, 2026 02:36 PM (/6GbT)

44 If we have this K shaped economy, and the rich are spending well while the poor cut back, then the basket of CPI goods could very well be low inflation right now, since the majority of people are cutting back their demand.

I'm not poor, but I certainly cut back on my spending due to Bidenflation. I still can't believe my grocery bill doubled under the Junta.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 02:36 PM (sKqQm)

45 You know who else brought down high inflation?

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 13, 2026 02:36 PM (wVcYX)

46 Too bad the media lost the "cash register" montage they always seem to have at the ready for every economic report under a Democrat ....

Seems like more jobs and lower prices for Americans would really have the till bells ringing.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 13, 2026 02:37 PM (HXT0k)

47 Why it's almost as if when our capitalist economy isn't getting buttfucked by socialism, harsh regulations, and criminal level treasonous grifting,

It can produce good lives and jobs for everyone.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 13, 2026 02:32 PM (iJfKG)
________

Well, even now the economy is still getting buttfucked by all those things, but a little less so under Trump. Imagine if we could get rid of all the socialism, harsh regulations, and criminal level treasonous grifting.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 02:37 PM (iFTx/)

48 "Finally Joe Biden's inflation policies started paying dividends during Trump's first year despite his tariffs and bad economic policies."
MSM

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 13, 2026 02:37 PM (xvV+O)

49 I can't imagine why energy prices are high. Biden spent billions on wind and solar so what's the problem?

Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2026 02:38 PM (viF8m)

50 Green shoots, let's go Brandon!

Posted by: Curly Shuffle at February 13, 2026 02:39 PM (5yDGQ)

51 I am seeing great things!

I'm super busy; the rest of my fam is super busy, everyone is doing well.

we don't work for the government tho

it's nice to not be dying over here in the private sector!

and totally anecdotal but the numbers of illegals are down around here. it's happening. I'd love it to be faster but still!

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 13, 2026 02:40 PM (j+aD2)

52 I dropped into Wegman's today, stopped at the butcher counter. The prices for beef are insane. I could afford to eat steak every night if I like, but I simply refuse to pay those prices.

It's best if, rather that complain about beef prices, we bought pork or chicken or even lamb.

Posted by: spongeworthy at February 13, 2026 02:40 PM (sLLbN)

53
If the "knowledge economy" is shrinking due to AI, why are we not taking care of Americans first?
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus)

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

Probably because the useful AI engineers are mostly foreigners. Cf. UCSD for America's math scores.

This is just my guess based on current news.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 13, 2026 02:40 PM (n7rxJ)

54 THREE TIMES IN A ROW???

That's, how you say, what she said.

Posted by: The Paolo at February 13, 2026 02:40 PM (wVcYX)

55 I notice that CNBC clip is using a most unflattering picture of President Trump during its reportage.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 13, 2026 02:41 PM (qBdHI)

56 Cable News has predicted 28 of the last 2 recessions.

Posted by: Going deep. Out. at February 13, 2026 02:41 PM (mXZ+5)

57 Well, even now the economy is still getting buttfucked by all those things, but a little less so under Trump. Imagine if we could get rid of all the socialism, harsh regulations, and criminal level treasonous grifting.

It wasn't unusual for futurists in the 60s to argue we'd be working 20 hour weeks and retiring at 40 now.

SO why not? Government sucked up all that extra productivity.

But hey at least you can get Thai food at 3 AM if you live in a big blue city

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 02:42 PM (sKqQm)

58
I have three jobs I'm working on for clients. Therefore, the economy is great.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 02:42 PM (tgvbd)

59 Oh, and remember, they also revealed that millions of "jobs" Biden "created" simply did not exist and were phantoms only existing on paper to boost Biden's electoral chances.

------------------

The AutoPen Empire was the white face of Somali Supremacy.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 13, 2026 02:43 PM (Z32lN)

60 24 Imagine losing 42,000 remora eels. That's got to feel pretty good.

Man, look at those hovercraft flying across the water! They're faster when they're empty.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 02:43 PM (Riz8t)

61
totally anecdotal but the numbers of illegals are down around here.

Posted by: BlackOrchid

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

It's still nothing but illegals in Cali. Disgusting story out of Watsonville (an ag community adjacent to Salinas) about a teaching intern who posted the briefest of Facebook posts encouraging ICE, and she got fired, publicly vilified, and turned into an object lesson on bigotry. Parents, teachers, everyone piling on her because of her "insensitivity" to the mostly-"migrant" population in Watsonville. Unfixable short of another Minneapolis-like battle.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 13, 2026 02:43 PM (n7rxJ)

62
It's best if, rather that complain about beef prices, we bought pork or chicken or even lamb.
Posted by: spongeworthy at February 13, 2026 02:40 PM (sLLbN)

We're doing more pork and chicken. It's a good time of year for lamb. Lent is coming up, so more fish too.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 02:43 PM (tgvbd)

63 >>Gasoline: -7.5%

I wish that were the case in my small, coastal community. Still hovering around the $3/gal figure where it has been for several months.

And it's only going to go up once Spring Break/tourist season begins in a few weeks.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 13, 2026 02:43 PM (Y1sOo)

64 Probably because the useful AI engineers are mostly foreigners. Cf. UCSD for America's math scores.

Not really. There are some good software/AI engineers from Europe and Israel but...most are American still.

Ironically if you reverted to the original use of H1Bs - to hire specific individuals with knowledge/skills no one else has, we'd still be able to hire the occasional Euro/Israeli we'd need and just force corporate America to spend more time training Americans and less time hiring Indians.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 02:44 PM (sKqQm)

65 Proof the Biden economy was better.

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/F70oAsEGZ3o

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 13, 2026 02:45 PM (J+Psw)

66 Imagine the jobs report if Trump had kept hiring government workers like Biden did.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 13, 2026 02:45 PM (urppY)

67 >Food away from home: 4.0%

Watch for more restaurant closings.

Posted by: mr tmz at February 13, 2026 02:45 PM (rJ48h)

68 COVID lockdowns forced me to learn to cook much better then I had before.

And while restaurant prices exploded since then it really reduced my desire to eat out

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 02:47 PM (sKqQm)

69 The weekend is here

Posted by: Skip at February 13, 2026 02:48 PM (Ia/+0)

70 Parents, teachers, everyone piling on her because of her "insensitivity" to the mostly-"migrant" population in Watsonville.

--

So Watsonville is comprised mostly of illegal aliens? That's what they're saying. Hope the poor teacher uproots and leaves that dysfunctional CA crap hole of a state.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 13, 2026 02:49 PM (qBdHI)

71 It's almost as if "experts" have some built-in, unchangeable cognitive bias that always make their predictions wrong and always in the same (anti-GOP) direction.

It reminds me of reading some book several years ago that excoriated President Ford for his untenable financial policy. According to the experts, there are two types of inflation. Demand inflation is fixed by raising taxes so that people have less to spend. A wage-price spiral, on the other hand, is fixed freezing wages so that people have less to spend.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 13, 2026 02:49 PM (EXyHK)

72 Restaurant? What's that?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 13, 2026 02:49 PM (rWjNm)

73 If the trump team manages to fix electricity and natural gas, that will ALSO reduce costs everywhere else (food, clothing, etc.) Energy inflation inflates everything else.

Imagine California or New York with $0.15/kwh electricity, instead of $0.30/kwh. Doesn't anyone think that might spur at least some job growth in those states?

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 13, 2026 02:50 PM (urppY)

74 Gas in se Pa has gone down from.$3 but not much
Many food items seems to be better

Posted by: Skip at February 13, 2026 02:50 PM (Ia/+0)

75
You're right, EtB.

But, we can't let the perfect be the enemy of the good.

Just keep pushing for it.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 13, 2026 02:50 PM (FmEiC)

76 Jack and Coke.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 13, 2026 02:50 PM (rWjNm)

77 This is just my guess based on current news.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

1. This is a big country. If companies wanted talent from USA, they could pay more and find it but they are paying less because they can get it cheaper from overseas.

2. People at that age can be trained (college or recent grad.) Most of the work does not reqiure a math genius. IBM and other big Dow companies (GM, ATT, USS, etc.) used to offer classes in house and paid tuition for grad school. They trained up the data entry and clerks to fill their needs. We don't much do that anymore because foreigners are cheaper. I worked at a 50 person company and trained up clerks to do CAD in the 90s because they were hard to find. I am sure Alphabet and Meta and X can do it.

3. You know how you encourage kids to go into tech instead of DEI and bullshit degrees? You raise the salaries of those career paths.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 13, 2026 02:51 PM (l0YH1)

78 Stuff is still crazy expensive, but not going up as much, which is better but dang.
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The "Weekend at Bernie's" presidency printed so much money that the prices on some items will never return to their previous levels. I used to be able to buy Powerade for 88 cents a bottle, and 68 cents if it was on sale at the local grocer chain. Its a $1.38 a bottle now, and never on sale.

Posted by: Crusader at February 13, 2026 02:52 PM (TN0g+)

79 I dont think my job is a government job. Its funded by the government but through contracts and grants, we are not direct fed employees. I guess we are an NGO, although I think we existed before that term did.

And the job might go away, Trump, his admin, are moving some functions that NCAR did to other outfits. We are an offshoot group, not directly NCAR but the agencies that we have contracts with are nervous of if we can function w/o being part of NCAR. Probably we could pay to have the computers hosted, and the health insurance etc cheaper than our overhead rate at NCAR but its hard to say.

Right now NCAR's HR is hamstringing us. One of our good young employees moved to NYC cuz her DH got his PHD and took a job there. HR has said she cannot work remotely because they made a rule that everyone has to be at least hybrid and in office 60%. And another young employee announced she is quitting cuz her DH works at NCAR and they need to not have both paychecks at risk. the NYC is BS, if she had moved a year ago she'd be allowed to continue remotely until Aug 27. They could do a waiver to allow that long.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 13, 2026 02:53 PM (Sokdp)

80 Good news for the rest of you. Unfortunately, Sacramento is busy recovery-proofing the economy here.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 13, 2026 02:53 PM (M0V4/)

81 The "Weekend at Bernie's" presidency printed so much money that the prices on some items will never return to their previous levels. I used to be able to buy Powerade for 88 cents a bottle, and 68 cents if it was on sale at the local grocer chain. Its a $1.38 a bottle now, and never on sale.

My local grocery store offers a Thanksgiving box of food - Turkey, rolls, potatoes, etc. Every year, same stuff in it.

By the end of the Junta the price had doubled.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 02:54 PM (sKqQm)

82 rgentina-U.S. Trade Agreement on Beef: The United States and Argentina signed the U.S.-Argentina Agreement on Reciprocal Trade and Investment (ARTI) on February 5, 2026, significantly expanding beef trade between the two countries. As part of the deal, the U.S. will allow Argentina to export up to 100,000 metric tons of beef annually—quadrupling the previous 20,000-ton quota. This includes an additional 80,000 metric ton tariff-rate quota (TRQ), with 20,000 tons allocated per quarter, limited to lean beef trimmings only.

Reciprocal Access: In return, the U.S. gains duty-free access to export up to 80,000 metric tons of beef to Argentina in 2026, under the same quarterly schedule, with no restriction to lean trimmings.
This reciprocal arrangement aims to balance trade opportunities for both nations' beef industries.

Maybe that will help?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 02:54 PM (6ydKt)

83
force corporate America to spend more time training Americans and less time hiring Indians.
Posted by: 18-1

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I also wish corporate America would force universities, who would then force schools, to spend more time educating Americans and less time brainwashing them. Downward pressure until the root villains (the teacher's unions) get squeezed by three layers of angry customers.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 13, 2026 02:54 PM (n7rxJ)

84 I do hope prices on things will come down further in the next year or so as I may find myself retiring earlier that I anticipated.

Company came out with the compensation numbers yesterday. For 2 years I have not had a salary increase and my bonus is lower that last years.

Think it might be time to say Eff You, I'm Outta Here!!!!

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 13, 2026 02:56 PM (Oq/TM)

85 I learned decades ago economic "experts" are idiots. They know nothing. Just another example of how much of our economy is built on bullshit.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 13, 2026 02:57 PM (Vh9CX)

86 Company came out with the compensation numbers yesterday. For 2 years I have not had a salary increase and my bonus is lower that last years.

Think it might be time to say Eff You, I'm Outta Here!!!!

Some companies do this stupid thing where this is one bucket of money for new hires and a separate bucket for salary increases. And they can and do fund the former bucket at a higher rate then the latter because it is easier to tell upper management that hiring all these new people will let us do all these things you wanted then it is to tell them they have to pay more to get the same things they already thought they were getting.

So...honestly if you want to maximize income you want to change jobs every 3 years or so. But...I hate resumes, interviewing, and all the networking crap.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 02:59 PM (sKqQm)

87 much of our economy is built on bullshit.
Posted by: MAGA_Ken

Bullshit futures are up today on rumors demand will exceed supply.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 13, 2026 02:59 PM (J+Psw)

88 Trump literally fired the chief of the bureau of labor statistics
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Literally our his own people in like a true fascist or you know president

LITERALLY

Posted by: ... at February 13, 2026 03:00 PM (Pvpk0)

89 Tom Homan did a press conference praising ICE for rescuing over 3000 children in Wisconsin alone, children "lost" by the Biden administration and not staying with family.

The response from the left: Bury this! Its a lie! Don't report it! Where's the evidence this happened???

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2026 03:00 PM (PYyV9)

90 It makes you want to push their ugly faces into a steaming pile of shit while screaming at them to eat it.

Fuckin hell it's what these cunts deserve

Posted by: Grey Fox at February 13, 2026 03:01 PM (61TgR)

91
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 13, 2026 02:51 PM (l0YH1)

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What you're telling me is that a fast, efficient procurement process should be dumped for a lengthy, circuitous, expensive one.

Again, don't take my arguments for much more than devil's advocacy, but I'm trying to imagine what would persuade foreigners like Sergey Brin and Sundar Pichai to take the trouble to find, train, and hire Americans when cheap, easy alternatives are available.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 13, 2026 03:01 PM (n7rxJ)

92 COVID lockdowns forced me to learn to cook much better then I had before.
And while restaurant prices exploded since then it really reduced my desire to eat out
Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 02:47 PM (sKqQm)

The food quality has gone downhill and the service is generally worse. The restaurants buy from the same three companies, and the portions get smaller, and there is less variety.
A steak used to come with a starch, a salad and a veg, and now it is just meat and some sort of potato, other sides are extra.

And I get to wonder if my food is being spit in.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 03:01 PM (rbvCR)

93 much of our economy is built on bullshit.

I was following one particular stock that posted higher then expect earnings and...lost 10% of its value.

Why? Because the market expected it to beat expectations on earning increases more then it did.

WTF.

I could never be a day trader because I just can't wrap my head around this. Is the company worth more then last year? Yes. Did it do even better then experts expected? Yes. But...that sucks the stock sucks. Sell it all NOW!

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 03:02 PM (sKqQm)

94 Well fellas...

Let's get to it shall we?

- W.Wolf

Posted by: I still can't think of anytung at February 13, 2026 03:02 PM (1w2E3)

95 Wow... Two people who pled GUILTY to Voter fraud?

Probation.

Yeah, that's gonna fix the problem!

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 13, 2026 03:02 PM (mP0Kj)

96 Some companies do this stupid thing where this is one bucket of money for new hires and a separate bucket for salary increases.

The money can usually be moved around if they really want to. Two of the three largest raises I received were because (a) I went to San Francisco to interview for another job, and (b) they thought I had gone to San Francisco to interview for another job.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 13, 2026 03:04 PM (EXyHK)

97
I hate resumes, interviewing, and all the networking crap.
Posted by: 18-1

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Fist-bump. I just moved out of the job-rich area I lived in and I'm miserably in search of work again in a difficult environment for candidates. I saw a "lab tech" job at a dairy (=illegal alien or mostly Hispanic grunt labor), the night shift, and I was tempted to apply. $23/hr more than I'm making now!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 13, 2026 03:05 PM (n7rxJ)

98 learned decades ago economic "experts" are idiots. They know nothing. Just another example of how much of our economy is built on bullshit.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 13, 2026 02:57 PM (Vh9CX)

It's worse than knowing nothing. People who know nothing might occasionally say something useful. These people know plenty. But they say what they are paid to say.

Posted by: ... at February 13, 2026 03:05 PM (Pvpk0)

99 I could never be a day trader because I just can't wrap my head around this. Is the company worth more then last year? Yes. Did it do even better then experts expected? Yes. But...that sucks the stock sucks. Sell it all NOW!
Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 03:02 PM (sKqQm)

Stock Market is nothing more than a computerized gambling ring. With short selling? You literally BET on if the stock goes up or down... not having anything to do with how the company is actually doing.

You can do well with a diversified portfolio... but playing individual stocks is now a fools bet.

Hell.... I lost $10s of thousands on United when it went bankrupt... because the Judges decided that all us regular stock holders could just have our money gone, instead of breaking up the company and selling the assets.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 13, 2026 03:06 PM (mP0Kj)

100 86 But...I hate resumes, interviewing, and all the networking crap.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 02:59 PM

I work for a French bank. Last year they started to have the NY office do appraisals the same way Paris does.
It really messed up the compensations for all us folks lower down the ladder.

And I am a person who stays at a job long time. My first company I was with 20 years. Got let go and consulted for 6 or 7 months before my current company offered me a job Stayed there for 3 years before I quite because I really did not like my manager.
Was consulting for a half a year before the company called and asked if I wanted to come back as that manager quit a month after I left. Still here 19 years later.

I am not going to look for a new job, I have had enough and look forward to doing what I want.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 13, 2026 03:06 PM (4q/mG)

101 Again, don't take my arguments for much more than devil's advocacy, but I'm trying to imagine what would persuade foreigners like Sergey Brin and Sundar Pichai to take the trouble to find, train, and hire Americans when cheap, easy alternatives are available.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 13, 2026 03:01 PM (n7rxJ)

Don't allow write offs for the wages to H1B employees. If they have special abilities we can't live without, the the extra cost will be worth their labor. There is no reason to write off their wages as a business expense if it is not benefiting Americans.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 03:07 PM (rbvCR)

102 Stuff is still crazy expensive, but not going up as much, which is better but dang.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2026 02:28 PM (PYyV9)

Prices will never decrease after runaway inflation. I reference living through the Carter years. Products' prices went through the roof, and never returned to pre inflation prices.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at February 13, 2026 03:08 PM (5xuJ/)

103 For those that don't understand lean trimmings, most US beef has extra fat. Most beef is sold as hamburger, with a higher part of lean. They mix the lean trimmings from other countries with the fat from our beef. This should be a win, and shouldn't hurt beef production here, although they still whine about it

Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 13, 2026 03:08 PM (+mUZM)

104 "The "Weekend at Bernie's" presidency printed so much money that the prices on some items will never return to their previous levels. I used to be able to buy Powerade for 88 cents a bottle, and 68 cents if it was on sale at the local grocer chain. Its a $1.38 a bottle now, and never on sale"

Gallon of milk is my metric. $1.69 to $1.89 pre-Biden. Now $3.19 to $3.39, almost double. Definitely stabilized since Trump took office and may have come down.

Fuck Joe Biden.

Posted by: Ripley at February 13, 2026 03:08 PM (GUOwU)

105 The money can usually be moved around if they really want to. Two of the three largest raises I received were because (a) I went to San Francisco to interview for another job, and (b) they thought I had gone to San Francisco to interview for another job.

Yes this is true. I had a very limited budget for salary increases in one team I managed. A guy game to me and said he got an offer from another company for 40% more. Now, he wasn't my best guy, but he was ok.

I talked with my manager and...wala! we could find another 10% but that was it.

He took the new job and honestly I told him I didn't blame him. But...6 months later he was asking for his old job back...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 03:08 PM (sKqQm)

106 Unexpectedly, Inflation Comes In Below "Expert" Expectations

...Despite Reversing Decades of Democrat Policy!

Posted by: Axios at February 13, 2026 03:09 PM (OnLUs)

107 So why are we still offering any H1bs, or even any foreign student visas? If the "knowledge economy" is shrinking due to AI, why are we not taking care of Americans first?
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 13, 2026 02:35 PM (l0YH1)

I continue to maintain that we should pause all immigration for 50-100 years, until full integration has been achieved. An objective measure for that is if the World Cup happens and no one is wearing foreign jerseys, waving foreign flags, or cheering when foreigners score.

Until then, our only visas should be tourist or diplomatic, and there should be large men in vans waiting to grab them off the street and whisk them to the airport the moment they overstay.

Posted by: SciVo at February 13, 2026 03:09 PM (Sy6m/)

108 What you're telling me is that a fast, efficient procurement process should be dumped for a lengthy, circuitous, expensive one.

Again, don't take my arguments for much more than devil's advocacy, but I'm trying to imagine what would persuade foreigners like Sergey Brin and Sundar Pichai to take the trouble to find, train, and hire Americans when cheap, easy alternatives are available.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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Yikes.

Why should I be nice to my fiance and marry her to have sex when I can just hire a whore?

OK. I need to calm down. Sorry.

I think we need to take care of Americans. I do not think hiring H1bs is moral, as they are subsidized by gov. (tax breaks, massive benefits to their families that they sponsor as soon as they can and who become a drain on our programs, etc.) and who are destroying our NON-TRIBAL Western culture. H1bs will be the death of us.

And I have worked with plenty of them to know they are moving up in companies because they are ruthless and aggressive and mostly benefiting from a lot of good American engineers that they are stepping on. This tribalism is killing the high tech goose that makes America great .

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 13, 2026 03:09 PM (l0YH1)

109 And I get to wonder if my food is being spit in.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 03:01 PM (rbvCR)

If it is, it is being done at some central kitchen that prepares the food and then ships it to the restaurant to be heated up there.

Ever wondered how the chocolate lava cake became a restaurant staple? Yep, one of the food service companies came up with it and priced it so that it would be a huge profit maker for the restaurants.

Surprisingly, if you want the food to actually be mostly prepared on site, go to McDonald's, Wendy's, and Burger King.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at February 13, 2026 03:09 PM (k1E2D)

110 And I get to wonder if my food is being spit in.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 03:01

One of the positives of living in a fairly small town is knowing the people who own restaurants. There are very, very few chains.

Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 03:11 PM (p4NUW)

111 WSJ Editorial page just this week claimed that Trump’s tariffs were damaging the economy. They’re using the old saw that “somebody’s got to pay for it”. What they didn’t count on is that foreign governments or companies would absorb the tariff as a cost of doing business because to pass it on would make their products uncompetitive in our markets. Which can end one of several ways; as a cost of doing business they absorb, or if they choose to pass it on, it makes competing American products a better value, and can potentially building up a competing domestic industry.

This is kind of 101, you guys.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 13, 2026 03:11 PM (pkv3v)

112 You can do well with a diversified portfolio... but playing individual stocks is now a fools bet.

This is a big thing I fortunately picked up on a while back.

Recently, for example, my tech stocks have done poorly BUT my other stocks have been doing well - and there were definitely times were the opposite was true.

I'm no investment expert but my advice would be make sure you spread your investments not just among companies but among sectors.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 03:11 PM (sKqQm)

113 And Blonde Morticia, I understand you are partially playing a devil's advocate.

It's odd, when I started out in tech I was all for H1bs and getting the best of the best into the USA. But after years of seeing who and what they are, I am thoroughly disgusted as I have seen them do much more damage to many companies whenever they take over a department or division.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 13, 2026 03:12 PM (l0YH1)

114 Finance bro bonuses are up this year.

Posted by: nckate at February 13, 2026 03:13 PM (uQzkA)

115 Prices will never decrease after runaway inflation. I reference living through the Carter years. Products' prices went through the roof, and never returned to pre inflation prices.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at February 13, 2026 03:08 PM (5xuJ/)

This is not true, the inflation during the civil war turned into a 30 year deflation that not only brought the greenbacks back to par on gold, it also performed a global deflation of goods and services in the US. It was both the end of fiat printing, and the growth of the US economy that managed that.
This didn't mean that there was not any defaults on private bank paper, but that paper was allowed to default, which ended a lot of the financial panics at the time, instead of blowing up larger bubbles.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 03:13 PM (rbvCR)

116
NYT, WP, ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS News Narrative Debate:

Ignore it.

Give credit to the last administration for it.

Posted by: Auspex at February 13, 2026 03:13 PM (Y8DZL)

117 The Richmond Politburo plans to raise taxes on everything, which raise the cost of living in Soviet Virginia, negating whatever BADORANGEMAN does. I will punish the kulaks for the Greater Good!! You will be thanking me, peasant filth! Now, hand over your guns and let the Warmth of Collectivism protect you!

Posted by: CIA Barbie & her merry band of marxists (VA) at February 13, 2026 03:14 PM (sAmhv)

118 Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 03:13 PM (rbvCR)

That was Pre Federal Reserve Bank system.

Won't happen now.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 13, 2026 03:14 PM (mP0Kj)

119 Hell.... I lost $10s of thousands on United when it went bankrupt... because the Judges decided that all us regular stock holders could just have our money gone, instead of breaking up the company and selling the assets.
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 13, 2026 03:06 PM (mP0Kj)

Remember all of the retirees that had bonds from GM and Chrysler that Obama made worthless overnight with his "rescue plan"? Years of bankruptcy precedent ignored so that he could claim that he "saved the auto industry". Bitch, he didn't save it, Ford didn't do that and was able to get its house in order by shedding off the shit that it had taken on over the prior 2 decades.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at February 13, 2026 03:14 PM (k1E2D)

120 Probably because the useful AI engineers are mostly foreigners. Cf. UCSD for America's math scores.

This is just my guess based on current news.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 13, 2026 02:40 PM (n7rxJ)

No. Here's the thing: "AI engineers" are just regular ol' software engineers, the same kind we've pumped out continuously for the last 30 years. And the US still has the best software engineering talent in the world - and by a long shot - even WITH the shrieking idiot left and their attempts to categorize math as racist.

Posted by: front toward enemy at February 13, 2026 03:15 PM (TIizU)

121 I'm trying to imagine what would persuade foreigners like Sergey Brin and Sundar Pichai to take the trouble to find

Quit rewarding (subsidizing) the H1b's and the companies that hire them for being H1b's and the companies that hire them.

Posted by: t-bird at February 13, 2026 03:15 PM (zQLjY)

122 74 Gas in se Pa has gone down from.$3 but not much
Many food items seems to be better
Posted by: Skip at February 13, 2026 02:50 PM (Ia/+0)
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I noticed that too. Food has come down. Gas is still artificially high because PA has the second highest fuel tax in the country. With a similar fuel tax to other states we'd also be flirting with very low fuel costs.

Posted by: Orson at February 13, 2026 03:15 PM (dIske)

123 lean trimmings, most US beef has extra fat.

Lean Ground Beef Trimmings.
LGBT

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 13, 2026 03:16 PM (Kt19C)

124 Joe Kernen and Jimmy Dunne had a fun segment on Squawkbox (Pebble Beach) this morning. They believe that while Kevin Warsh is a well respected nominee for Fed Chairman, he is also underrated. Joe said Warsh is also very handsome, but Jimmy said Warsh's looks are overrated. I like Judy Shelton but Warsh is looking an ace.

Posted by: Oglebay at February 13, 2026 03:16 PM (2ap+5)

125 I can recall going to a fancy restaurant for a multi course meal on our anniversary and sending $120 and being floored. A couple days ago wifey and I went to Bonefish Grill for martinis and Social Hour apps and spent $140.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 13, 2026 03:16 PM (wBaIH)

126 Companies used the pandemic to build their margins. They don’t want to give that up. Go look at the financials of your favorite company before COVID and look now. Make sure you do a like comparison of the balance sheet, as a lot of companies are trying to hide their margins by reducing or inflating parts of their balance sheets.

Ever wonder why stock buybacks had become so popular?

Posted by: Marcus T at February 13, 2026 03:17 PM (pkv3v)

127 Graphs are some kind of Math or something.

Posted by: wth at February 13, 2026 03:17 PM (UjdFS)

128 Fuck Joe Biden
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Again???

Posted by: An 11 Year Old Girl at February 13, 2026 03:17 PM (Pvpk0)

129
I think we need to take care of Americans.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus)

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I think so, too, but I don't know how you motivate companies to do it when they're led by foreign-born America haters.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 13, 2026 03:18 PM (n7rxJ)

130 125 I can recall going to a fancy restaurant for a multi course meal on our anniversary and sending $120 and being floored. A couple days ago wifey and I went to Bonefish Grill for martinis and Social Hour apps and spent $140.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 13, 2026 03:16 PM (wBaIH)

So that got you like 4 martinis and some Bang Bang Shrimp?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 03:19 PM (6ydKt)

131 Lean Ground Beef Trimmings.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 13, 2026 03:16 PM (Kt19C)

I see you've been reading The Files

Posted by: An 11 Year Old Girl at February 13, 2026 03:19 PM (Pvpk0)

132 In another sign that the economy is weakening, a core measure of consumer price inflation unexpectedly fell, setting off alarm bells across global markets and making a Democratic sweep of the mid-term elections increasingly likely.

Posted by: CNN at February 13, 2026 03:19 PM (wGerL)

133 5
We need better experts.
Posted by: Chuck Martel
.......

Sooper Experts

Posted by: wth at February 13, 2026 03:19 PM (UjdFS)

134 Pedophile Tim Walz wants the US taxpayer to compensate Minnesota employers that lost money as a result of losing illegal immigrant labor. Fine. When they fill out the federal application bring charges on them for employing wetbacks in the first place.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 13, 2026 03:20 PM (gm9Sb)

135 One of the causes of the H1B issue is financialization of the economy, where the main metric is the value of the stock and sales, not the maximizing the production of goods and services for sale.
Financialization means it is a good idea to sell the company to private equity who then rents the facilities to the company and expects an ROI or they part it out and sell it. Maximizing production means economic growth, prosperity and employees who can afford the goods and services they produce.

The joke used to be that Victoria's Secret and Sears at the end were credit card companies that lived on interest from their cards, that had a lingerie or housewares stores out front to bring in customers.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 03:20 PM (rbvCR)

136 Went out to dinner at a mid level resteraunt last week.

Two entrees, one app, one small dessert. $87 without tip.

Which from a pre-Junta mindset is insane. You'd be looking at *maybe* $45 then.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 03:20 PM (sKqQm)

137 132 In another sign that the economy is weakening, a core measure of consumer price inflation unexpectedly fell, setting off alarm bells across global markets and making a Democratic sweep of the mid-term elections increasingly likely.
Posted by: CNN at February 13, 2026 03:19 PM (wGerL)

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It nearly killed Steve Liesman to have to report the inflation print this morning.

Posted by: Oglebay at February 13, 2026 03:21 PM (2ap+5)

138 some Bang Bang Shrimp?

Swawell shrimp?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 13, 2026 03:21 PM (Kt19C)

139 Gas in se Pa has gone down from.$3 but not much

Mine just went back up to $3.39- it's upper limit for the last thirteen months. I don't get it. Every opportunity, gas goes back up to that.

Posted by: t-bird at February 13, 2026 03:21 PM (zQLjY)

140 The loss in MN daycare employment really hurt though.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 13, 2026 03:21 PM (n5tGW)

141 I think we need to take care of Americans.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus)

Feeling this less and less

Posted by: ... at February 13, 2026 03:21 PM (Pvpk0)

142
the US still has the best software engineering talent in the world - and by a long shot

Posted by: front toward enemy

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To tell the truth, this is also my vague impression.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 13, 2026 03:22 PM (n7rxJ)

143 That was Pre Federal Reserve Bank system.

Won't happen now.
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 13, 2026 03:14 PM (mP0Kj)

That is pre-1935 Fed, but Bessent is making noises about reverting to the original 1913 charter which restricted it to backstopping the regional banks and not being the central bank for the United States.
Which may make it possible

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 03:22 PM (rbvCR)

144 138 some Bang Bang Shrimp?

Swawell shrimp?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 13, 2026 03:21 PM (Kt19C)

Fang Fang Shrimp

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 03:22 PM (6ydKt)

145 134 yes. But now it's Bang Bang chicken strips instead of shrimp!

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 13, 2026 03:22 PM (wBaIH)

146 End Wokeness
@EndWokeness
MN Lt. Governor Flanagan: "My name in my tribe is Gizhiiwewidamoonkwe…. It means Speaking Loud Voice Woman"

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Huh. I'd've thought Speaking Loud Voice Woman would be Awflawflkarenmcawfl.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 13, 2026 03:22 PM (J+Psw)

147 139 Gas in se Pa has gone down from.$3 but not much

Mine just went back up to $3.39- it's upper limit for the last thirteen months. I don't get it. Every opportunity, gas goes back up to that.
Posted by: t-bird at February 13, 2026 03:21 PM (zQLjY)

NE Ohio is $2.45

Posted by: Oglebay at February 13, 2026 03:22 PM (2ap+5)

148 I think so, too, but I don't know how you motivate companies to do it when they're led by foreign-born America haters.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

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First law of holes.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 13, 2026 03:22 PM (l0YH1)

149 36 I still fear a bloodbath in the midterms.
Posted by: Shenanigans at February 13, 2026 02:34 PM (tfEt+)

38 So lighting our hair on fire has been called off for the day?
Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 02:35 PM (p4NUW)

Apparently not ...

Posted by: browndog head cocked to the side at February 13, 2026 03:24 PM (3sXRv)

150
The joke used to be that Victoria's Secret and Sears at the end were credit card companies that lived on interest from their cards, that had a lingerie or housewares stores out front to bring in customers.
Posted by: Kindltot

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Haha, I knew a few people who had salesclerked at big department stores and they said they quickly discovered their jobs were to sell credit cards and, incidentally, merchandise.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 13, 2026 03:24 PM (n7rxJ)

151 Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 03:20 PM (rbvCR)
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Starbucks is, basically, an unregulated bank. They keep getting interest free loans via their "gift card" apparatus. At any given time they have $1.5 Billion in available revenue from those things.

Posted by: Orson at February 13, 2026 03:24 PM (dIske)

152 Nood

Posted by: nckate at February 13, 2026 03:24 PM (uQzkA)

153 What is our overall inflation? The rate is just a change over time but if overall inflation is still high then it doesn’t paint the rosy picture that reports are showing
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 13, 2026 02:35 PM (ycI94)

Someone please go on Reddit and explain to these people that overall price inflation clearly shows that fiat currency is a confidence scheme, and the Federal Reserve has stealth robbed them for their entire lives of the majority of their lifetime earnings, by the synergistic powers of currency devaluation and compounded rates.

Posted by: SciVo at February 13, 2026 03:24 PM (Sy6m/)

154 Gas seems to have stabilized im the 2.50 range. Still cheaper but not the cheapest.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 13, 2026 03:24 PM (zZu0s)

155 Ever notice how Swawell wears 3-day beards like Harvey Weinstein? Evidently swimming in too much pussy to shave.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 13, 2026 03:25 PM (wBaIH)

156 I paid $2.49 the other day.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 03:25 PM (6ydKt)

157 Food being spat on during prep. You are always safest when you can see your food being prepared, be it something like the Jap Beni whatever, the dive bar with the flat top grill, or a taste of Arkansas gas station with the deep fryer.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 13, 2026 03:25 PM (gm9Sb)

158 Trading stocks and bonds is the same as brain surgery. Theoretically, anyone can successfully do it. In reality, very few can.

Posted by: Going deep. Out. at February 13, 2026 03:25 PM (m8wiN)

159 135 One of the causes of the H1B issue is financialization of the economy, where the main metric is the value of the stock and sales, not the maximizing the production of goods and services for sale.

Posted by: Kindltot

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Bingo.

It is different in Japan. Here many companies are owned by families and they want to persist and leave something of value to the next generation. They are not addicted to market growth (immigration fuels customers) and benefits packages based on when they can cash in their options.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 13, 2026 03:26 PM (l0YH1)

160
So lighting our hair on fire has been called off for the day?
Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 02:35 PM (p4NUW)

Apparently not ...
Posted by: browndog head cocked to the side

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Well, I'm lighting mine on fire over the midterms. Here we are being vindicated re trans kids, lowering gas prices, and getting child r@pists off the streets, and there they are electing Spanbergers.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 13, 2026 03:27 PM (n7rxJ)

161 Mein Fuhrer ... das jobs ... 2025

Posted by: toby928(c) tugs collar at February 13, 2026 03:29 PM (jc0TO)

162 Prices will never decrease after runaway inflation. I reference living through the Carter years.

I was around then, although in my late teens, and it feels like this time its worse, like the inflation was much worse.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2026 03:29 PM (PYyV9)

163 >>>It nearly killed Steve Liesman to have to report the inflation print this morning.

30 years of watching that fat turd cry about good numbers during GOP administrations.

Posted by: spongeworthy at February 13, 2026 03:31 PM (sLLbN)

164 I'm no investment expert but my advice would be make sure you spread your investments not just among companies but among sectors.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 03:11 PM (sKqQm)

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Frankly, I think taxing capital gains at 15% instead of ordinary income was a mistake. It simply made the stock market more of a casino.

As an alternative perhaps dividend income should be taxed at 15% to eqaulize the playing field between "growth" companies and and dividend paying companies.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 13, 2026 03:33 PM (Vh9CX)

Propganda Media and Propaganda Tech Monopolices Conspire to Cover-Up Newest Trans Mass Murderer's Trans Identity and Deny There's Any Kind of an Epidemic of Trans Mass Violence

A couple of weeks ago, I thought of Elliot Rodger.

You remember that name, right? He was the first nationally-notorious "incel," a sad loser angry at the rejection he experience when he approached women. So in 2014, he declared a "Day of Vengeance" and killed six people and wounded 14 more.

Obviously, horrific.

For ten years since then, various government "anti-hate" authorities have monitored "incel" accounts and groups like MGTOW to make sure there would never be another Elliot Rodger. For years the media has run stories about the "right-wing incel radicalization pipeline" and sought to deplatform accounts which might inspire another Elliot Rodger.

Well, there was only one similar case that I remember. A few years after Elliot Rodger, a Canadian loser shot some women.

So, two cases.

But a huge amount of media and government "anti-hate" interest in this phenomenon. This phenomenon of two.

Meanwhile, we have now seen five mass shootings by trans extremists, and this doesn't count the "Ziz" trans murder cult -- they killed their victims individually, not in one incident -- or the murder of Charlie Kirk, murdered by gay furry on behalf of his tranny lover.

And the trans movement itself uses the same DAY OF VENGEANCE language that Elliot Rodger did to incite further violence, explicitly calling for violence against normies in the various "Trans Days of Vengeance" they declare.

I just saw a new meme encouraging violence, by declaring that "EVERY DAY IS TRANS DAY OF VENGEANCE."

And even with the bodycount mounting -- and the victims being mostly children -- the media continues not noticing that the trans cult is explicity -- not impliedly, explicitly -- calling for the murders of normies as justifiable "vengeance," and more and more psychotic trannies are answering the call.

Quillette bravely posted a video about this yesterday, pointing out that the so-called "experts" in the social sciences and the brave truth tellers of the media have absolutely refused to even acknowledge a rising problem of trans mass violence, and spend all of their time denying it. And Quillette does make the same comparison I did to the "experts" and media reaction to Elliot Rodger.

Indeed, not only do they not investigate the connnection between transgenderism, insane trans propaganda about a "genocide" against them coupled with calls for a "Trans Day of Vengeance" against their oppressors, the complete failure of psychiatrists to diagnose and treat the accompanying mental illnesses in trans people, the effects of powerful exogenous hormones plus psychotropic drugs, and the actual growing list of trannies who murder children en masse, they actively deny any such thing is happening at all:

Sky News reporter on male trans Canada school shooter:

�That is extremely unusual. It�s rare to have a female attacker.�

The shooter was a mentally ill man pretending to be a woman

Unrealpic.twitter.com/v0CFaqT6MN
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 13, 2026

What Google shows you if you search for "trans-identified mass shooters" pic.twitter.com/vIWCDB8bJa
— Claire Lehmann (@clairlemon) February 13, 2026

Indeed. To write this post, I made the mistake of googling the query "how many trans shooters have there been," and Google answered me by telling me about the genocide against trans people:

Thanks, Google! Instead of telling me how many trans mass shooters there have been, which was the information I was seeking, you instead told me about how oppressed trans people. Essentially, you told me that trans violence is justified because some propagandist in Congress entered an article claiming that we're killing trannies at an alarming rate (that justifies violence against the oppressors, of course.)

The reality? In the past five years, two out of the five mass school shootings have been perpetrated by trannies.

That is a huge amount, given that transgenders make up far less than 1% of the population.

And yet, no media interest. No "expert" studies.

Christina Buttons reports, at City Journal, that a new study finds that, get this, trans zealots have been lying about the alleged "benefits" of cutting off healthy tissue and taking dangerous amounts of cross-gender hormones. What little "benefit" that can be found by transitioning, a new Hong Kong study finds, can be attributed only to non-transitioning support and counseling subjects receive.

The trans lobby has rigged previous studies to ignore these factors, so they could attribute all supposed "benefits" to the transition interventions themselves.

A New Study Challenges the Mental-Health Claims of "Gender-Affirming Care"
Hong Kong researchers found that "affirming" surgeries and hormones yielded no significant improvements in depression and anxiety.
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For years, doctors and medical associations have argued that patients with gender-related distress, including children, suffer from depression and suicidality and need access to "gender-affirming care" to relieve it. They presented this view as the scientific consensus, and that view has shaped policy debates about how readily these interventions should be offered and under what--if any--safeguards.
The mental-health case for medical transition relies on observational clinic studies that measure patients' psychological distress before and after treatment. Many of these studies follow small samples for short periods, often less than two years. When these studies report improvements in patients' symptom scores or well-being measures after medical transition, the design often cannot tell whether the medical intervention drove the difference, since other things typically occur alongside treatment. That is one reason systematic evidence reviews have repeatedly judged the certainty of this evidence as low and the findings as inconsistent.
A new retrospective follow-up study from Hong Kong, published in Frontiers in Psychiatry earlier this month, addresses those problems. The authors argue that much of the earlier literature leans too heavily on group averages and does not adequately account for basic determinants of mental health, such as social support and coping style.
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What makes this study distinct is not only its size and duration but its design. The authors tracked changes over time, while controlling for social support, coping, and other background factors. Put simply, the question was: Accounting for these other influences, do hormones or surgeries still predict better mental-health outcomes?
The answer was no. Neither surgery nor cross-sex hormones significantly reduced depression, anxiety, or stress once coping and social support were included in the statistical models. Instead, it was those psychosocial factors that proved the strongest predictors of patients' mental health.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:20 PM

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1 FIRST INTO THE PERVERSION AND FAGGOTRY

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 01:21 PM (iFTx/)

2 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at February 13, 2026 01:21 PM (LdBR/)

3
Called 'em.

*waits for treat*

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 01:22 PM (tgvbd)

4 Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 01:21 PM (iFTx/)

Maybe you shouldn't discuss your dating life, Blade.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 01:22 PM (rZCVI)

5 Elric sucks!

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 13, 2026 01:22 PM (RVftD)

6 How long has our media industry been psyops from top to bottom? Since the beginning?

Posted by: Part-time Thinker at February 13, 2026 01:23 PM (aVO1v)

7 Bold comments

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 13, 2026 01:23 PM (xDN0i)

8
Hong Kong researchers found that "affirming" surgeries and hormones yielded no significant improvements in depression and anxiety.

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Well, duh.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 01:23 PM (tgvbd)

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 13, 2026 01:23 PM (a+4eV)

10 New York Post had an article saying this most recent Canadian Shooter originally intended to target his brother and sister at the school he shot up.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 01:23 PM (FpHTM)

11 Audrey. Hale.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 01:23 PM (pDt9x)

12 That's a bold move, Cotton.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 13, 2026 01:23 PM (2ocoG)

13 Like a current day Hashhashin; make a cult, drug them to violence, direct them at the enemy.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 13, 2026 01:24 PM (f/buw)

14 Reposted because on point. Perfect timing.

Rep. Pramila Jayapal
@RepJayapal
Too often when discussing trans rights, we’re forced to be on the defensive, as Republicans wage attacks.

Today, we take the opportunity to look forward by introducing my Trans Bill of Rights, a comprehensive vision to provide protections for all trans and nonbinary people.

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Well, I hope those rights include free ammunition.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 13, 2026 01:24 PM (J+Psw)

15 It’s time for common sense tranny control laws.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 13, 2026 01:25 PM (O3dBq)

16 this trans shit kind of tracks with the attempted forced EV issue

Posted by: DanMan at February 13, 2026 01:25 PM (8uzBS)

17 5 years ago it was a common leftist argument that sense school shooters were mostly straight white males there was a problem with straight white males.

Notice since then they have refused to consider that most of the shooting are now trannies, nor why in 5 years we went from no tranny shooting to all tranny shootings...

Hat tip: The Freaks are now mostly trannies.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 01:25 PM (sKqQm)

18 Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 01:23 PM (FpHTM

But he shot them first Why did he have to shoot up people at the school, aside from being a violent nutcase I mean?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 01:25 PM (rZCVI)

19 "the so-called "experts" in the social sciences and the brave truth tellers of the media have absolutely refused to even acknowledge a rising problem of trans mass violence"

As they do with every pampered protected group with a tendency to violence. It's perhaps the biggest Lie We Live By.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 01:25 PM (N8ZBc)

20 XX or XY. That is it .

Posted by: Ben Had at February 13, 2026 01:25 PM (0KSrI)

21 Unacceptable Fringe on YT went off on this very topic yesterday.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 13, 2026 01:25 PM (O3dBq)

22
A couple of weeks ago, I thought of Elliot Rodger.

You remember that name, right?

No

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 13, 2026 01:26 PM (Cqx++)

23 17 5 years ago it was a common leftist argument that sense school shooters were mostly straight white males there was a problem with straight white males.

Notice since then they have refused to consider that most of the shooting are now trannies, nor why in 5 years we went from no tranny shooting to all tranny shootings...

Hat tip: The Freaks are now mostly trannies.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 01:25 PM (sKqQm)

The Incel to Troon pipeline is real.

Even Audrey Hale was a Femcel.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 01:26 PM (FpHTM)

24 They have a death grip on messaging at all levels. Counter information has to be sought out.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 01:26 PM (pDt9x)

25 Let's forget Charlie Kirk's killer's partner is trans.

The infuriating part of this is that trans was always considered a mental health issue until for no apparent reason (government funding) it became a totally normal lifestyle choice.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2026 01:26 PM (viF8m)

26 These people are ipso facto insane, why are they not in rubber rooms?

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 13, 2026 01:26 PM (1H/7H)

27 Today, we take the opportunity to look forward by introducing my Trans Bill of Rights, a comprehensive vision to provide protections for all trans and nonbinary people.

Well dang. Looks like they're finally making murder a crime.

Posted by: Part-time Thinker at February 13, 2026 01:27 PM (aVO1v)

28 22
A couple of weeks ago, I thought of Elliot Rodger.

You remember that name, right?

No
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 13, 2026 01:26 PM (Cqx++)

But he's The Supreme Gentleman.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 01:27 PM (FpHTM)

29 .. but .. but the dead are really just "trans-corpses"

Posted by: SMOD at February 13, 2026 01:27 PM (RHGPo)

30 There are rumors that Maricopa County will be raided in a similar manner as Fulton County, GA was a few weeks ago. The target is election material from the 2020 Election.

Posted by: SMOD at February 13, 2026 01:27 PM (RHGPo)

31 These "murders" of trans people are overwhelmingly committed in the course of prostitution or drug deals.

Of the supposedly 20 trans "murders" they whined about, something like 17 were killed by johns, pimps, or drug dealers.

Street hooking and drug dealing is very dangerous, ya know?

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 01:28 PM (iFTx/)

32 Social scientists are just a different subset of economists. Spewers of political opinion. Nothing more.

Don't get me started on climate scientists.

Posted by: Mortimer Duke at February 13, 2026 01:28 PM (43RKp)

33 I've got no problem with the tranny murders and violence, but people who hog the left lane are detestable.

Posted by: Traveller at February 13, 2026 01:28 PM (oftw2)

34 20 XX or XY. That is it .
Posted by: Ben Had at February 13, 2026 01:25 PM (0KSrI)

That’s rather JK Rowling of you. If you were a noted billionaire you would be threatened daily with rape and murder for your CrimeSpeak.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 01:28 PM (pDt9x)

35 I figured as much that there would be a concerted effort in their "community" to push mass violence. No doubt there are various governments in the world helping this along in the US.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 13, 2026 01:28 PM (n5tGW)

36 >>There are rumors that Maricopa County will be raided in a similar manner as Fulton County, GA was a few weeks ago. The target is election material from the 2020 Election.

DHS entered the Maricopa County election center about an hour ago. Supposedly not a raid but they are there.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2026 01:29 PM (viF8m)

37 Is everyone else getting these new annoying timed pop up ads when you click to read the full post?

Posted by: anon2020 at February 13, 2026 01:29 PM (RqMDa)

38 That would make a good political ad, Jayapal ( sp)) talking about her Trans Bill of rights interspersed with pictures of slaughtered kids.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 01:30 PM (TIRHP)

39 I just saw a new meme encouraging violence, by declaring that "EVERY DAY IS TRANS DAY OF VENGEANCE."

Do it.

It won't take two weeks and there will be bounties on trans individuals.

DO IT.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 01:30 PM (kndiG)

40 Seen some recent stats on mass-murderers. Broken down by male / female and race (with special 'race' for trannies).

Using whires males as a base line -
- black men about 10% above baseline
- Asian men about twice baseline (!?)
- Tranny men about four times
- tranny women about four times

Hispanic men were below baseline,
Black and Hispanic women didn't show on that list.

Basically - Tran whatever imass-murderers are about eight times white male mass murder rate.

But for tranny whatever people should be wondering WTF about Asian men.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 01:30 PM (/lPRQ)

41 Not all Muslims are terrorists. But it turns out a high percentage of terrorists are Muslims.
Not all transgenders are mass murderers. But it turns out a high percentage of mass murderers are transgender.

Our media has decided that we are not to be informed of either fact.
Funny, it's almost like the media has an AGENDA!

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at February 13, 2026 01:30 PM (MNCvZ)

42 You know what else doesn't exist? Jihad. Well, Jihad exists but it just means internal struggle.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 13, 2026 01:30 PM (J+Psw)

43 "Social scientists are just a different subset of economists."

Superset. Economics is a subset of 'social science.'

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 01:31 PM (N8ZBc)

44 6 How long has our media industry been psyops from top to bottom? Since the beginning?
Posted by: Part-time Thinker at February 13, 2026 01:23 PM (aVO1v)

Since Hearst, at least.

Posted by: You furnish the pictures, I'll furnish the war at February 13, 2026 01:31 PM (TbWk/)

45 And remember: Canadians have their wonderful “free” medical system to thank. You know, the one that prefers to murder you instead of providing treatment? Well, for most people. They push “MAID” (said to make murder sound so very nice) because they are too cheap to fulfill their promises to the people, but yet, they have NO PROBLEM “transing” kids.

Canadians are mute on that, of course.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 13, 2026 01:31 PM (O3dBq)

46 40 But for tranny whatever people should be wondering WTF about Asian men.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 01:30 PM (/lPRQ)

My guess is "Asian" = Middle Eastern.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 01:31 PM (FpHTM)

47 Is everyone else getting these new annoying timed pop up ads when you click to read the full post?
Posted by: anon2020
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No. What OS and browser are you using?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 13, 2026 01:31 PM (XeU6L)

48 Uncommon to see that at Quillette. They are not quite the independent free thinkers they pretend to be.

Posted by: Earl Schlobodowicz at February 13, 2026 01:31 PM (+48wn)

49 The Incel to Troon pipeline is real.

A core part of MtF trannies is that many of them believe the only way they will ever touch a woman is to become a woman.

And the powers that be like this idea - not only do they think this addresses the problem of these incels at least, but that it provides female partners to more incels that won't get the cut.

But the problem is going tranny doesn't make you a woman, it just makes you a mutilated man.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 01:31 PM (sKqQm)

50 Street hooking and drug dealing is very dangerous, ya know?
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 01:28 PM (iFTx/)

And probably more so if you have a Surprise Penis.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 13, 2026 01:32 PM (RVftD)

51 Now, assuming 150 million Americans are trapped in the wrong body (and we here at this prestigious Ivy League Institute believe that's a low estimate) the 2 shooters in 5 stat is not only not alarming, but rather comforting.

Posted by: Tranny Researcher at February 13, 2026 01:32 PM (65cLN)

52 Not all transgenders are mass murderers. But it turns out a high percentage of mass murderers are transgender.

And pedos...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 01:32 PM (sKqQm)

53 "Is everyone else getting these new annoying timed pop up ads when you click to read the full post?"

Not with Firefox (strict protection enabled,) uBlock Origin and Privacy Badger extensions, running on Debian.

Hope that helps!

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 01:32 PM (N8ZBc)

54 Whenever I see a tranny I always catcall them and say, "Nice tits!"

So far no problems.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 13, 2026 01:32 PM (xFfhU)

55 Not all Muslims are terrorists. But it turns out a high percentage of terrorists are Muslims.

Its been noted here before. The massive push - really ramped up in the 90s - to simply pretend that groups do not, as a group, exhibit certain collective behaviors.

Posted by: Mortimer Duke at February 13, 2026 01:33 PM (43RKp)

56 Troons go into the Woodchipper.

Posted by: garrett at February 13, 2026 01:33 PM (gH8T+)

57
More people killed by trannies than ICE agents since 2025, no? But who are lefties determined to frantically "monitor"?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at February 13, 2026 01:34 PM (0LVD3)

58 Anybody know offhand which sort are more deadly - M to F or F to M?

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 01:34 PM (pDt9x)

59 And remember: Canadians have their wonderful “free” medical system to thank. You know, the one that prefers to murder you instead of providing treatment? Well, for most people. They push “MAID” (said to make murder sound so very nice) because they are too cheap to fulfill their promises to the people, but yet, they have NO PROBLEM “transing” kids.

Canadians are mute on that, of course.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 13, 2026 01:31 PM (O3dBq)
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They're all in on both the voluntary and involuntary human extinction movements.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 13, 2026 01:35 PM (ESVrU)

60 Is everyone else getting these new annoying timed pop up ads when you click to read the full post?
Posted by: anon2020

Don’t do that. Go right to comments.

Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 13, 2026 01:35 PM (h87eb)

61 Its been noted here before. The massive push - really ramped up in the 90s - to simply pretend that groups do not, as a group, exhibit certain collective behaviors.

With exceptions though. Up thread I mentioned that the left/FNM harped on the fact most school shooters were straight white males...until they weren't.

And the FNM still points out most corporate corruption is by white people (used to be white men but thanks to DEI its now men and women...)

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 01:35 PM (sKqQm)

62 Its been noted here before. The massive push - really ramped up in the 90s - to simply pretend that groups do not, as a group, exhibit certain collective behaviors.
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Except for white men, amirite!?!

*wild clapter*

Posted by: Late Night TV 'Comedians' at February 13, 2026 01:35 PM (Dv3i1)

63 I saw Powerful Exogenous Hormones open for Trans Day of Vengeance at the Scrap Bar in the Village.

It was a real bloodbath.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 13, 2026 01:35 PM (l0YH1)

64 As for Elliot Rodger, I always believed and still do that it was all an op.

He wasn't an incel pissed off about being rejected by women. Look at the guy, at his pics, at his grooming, and his poses. No way this guy was into girls. He was a faggot, and probably a tranny or proto-tranny.

Rodger was, in fact, the very first tranny mass shooter and murderer. The media covered it up and lied about. So a guy who was almost certainly gay and probably trans ended up being a posterboy for straight male incel rage. We. Was. Played.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 01:36 PM (iFTx/)

65 They're not really "news" sites when they outright LIE that a "woman" was the shooter when it wasn't a woman at all.

Anything beyond that can wait for another day, but I think we should consistently *hammer* them that the truth is supposed to be part of their story, rather than something inconvenient that they can discard at will.

Posted by: Crusader at February 13, 2026 01:36 PM (TN0g+)

66 58 Anybody know offhand which sort are more deadly - M to F or F to M?
Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 01:34 PM (pDt9x)

MtF.

So far, Audrey Hale and "Alec" McKinney (I don't know her birth name) have been the only high-profile FtM shooters.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 01:36 PM (FpHTM)

67 No. What OS and browser are you using?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 13, 2026 01:31 PM (XeU6L)

Windows 11 and Opera. Opera used to be great but I know that the Chinese bought it but I have not switched yet. This might force me to finally switch

Posted by: anon2020 at February 13, 2026 01:37 PM (RqMDa)

68 I saw Johns, Pimps, or Drug Dealers open for Blood, Sweat & Tears at the Orpheum in 1973

Posted by: Tranny Researcher at February 13, 2026 01:37 PM (65cLN)

69 A female attacker
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The Party of Women strikes again

Posted by: ... at February 13, 2026 01:37 PM (Pvpk0)

70 Don’t do that. Go right to comments.
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 13, 2026 01:35 PM (h87eb)

Good idea, thanks

Posted by: anon2020 at February 13, 2026 01:38 PM (RqMDa)

71 His own father distanced himself from his mentally ill son. Which is probably why he is alive and his mother, tranny supporter, is dead from the demon. He calls his tard son a son with he/his pronouns.

It IS demonic, no matter how the liberal media and politicians and shrinks and plastic surgeons try to paint it. And I pray against this evil every night and God hears our prayers.

I figured a decade ago liberals and "look at me!" trends would go past gheys. And here we are.

While I hardly go anywhere anymore, I do hope someday I am corrected in a pronoun. I will tell them my pronouns are "I don't care you freak!" Then probably be shot, but not before I Bobbit them for free.

There is nothing that scares me like school shootings. Since Columbine and our boys were in HS. Every one haunts me. Since the tranny of Nashville I pray harder for protection of my grands and against this evil, because that's what it is.

Satan, don't get in my way.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 01:38 PM (WONhk)

72 I remember Norah Vincent documented her experience with this stuff.

She had always thought she had a high libido, but when they put her on a high level of Testosterone it was beyond what she expected - she said she understood why teenaged boys got excited at anything and everything

But she was a grown woman when they did this to her. Imagine doing it to a teenaged girl that really doesn't have the ability to handle it at all.

Yes, teenaged boys have to handle it but we've built a whole culture with rules telling them what's acceptable and what's not.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 01:38 PM (sKqQm)

73 Anything beyond that can wait for another day, but I think we should consistently *hammer* them that the truth is supposed to be part of their story, rather than something inconvenient that they can discard at will.

Posted by: Crusader at February 13, 2026 01:36 PM (TN0g+)

The hammer will go nice with their sickle.

Posted by: ... at February 13, 2026 01:38 PM (Pvpk0)

74 Street hooking and drug dealing is very dangerous, ya know?
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 01:28 PM (iFTx/)

And probably more so if you have a Surprise Penis.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 13, 2026 01:32 PM (RVftD)
_____

"I told you so!"

-- Crocodile Dundee

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 01:38 PM (iFTx/)

75 66 So far, Audrey Hale and "Alec" McKinney (I don't know her birth name) have been the only high-profile FtM shooters.
Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 01:36 PM (FpHTM)

OK, looked this one up.

"Alec" McKinney's real name was Maya McKinney.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 01:39 PM (FpHTM)

76
Can we come together in opposition to Sheriffs and Police Dept. Chiefs wearing 4 stars on their collars?

Posted by: Auspex at February 13, 2026 01:39 PM (Y8DZL)

77 64 As for Elliot Rodger, I always believed and still do that it was all an op.

He wasn't an incel pissed off about being rejected by women. Look at the guy, at his pics, at his grooming, and his poses. No way this guy was into girls. He was a faggot, and probably a tranny or proto-tranny.
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Huh, I'm surprised. Elliot after all is a very manly name.

Posted by: 'Elliot' Page at February 13, 2026 01:39 PM (Dv3i1)

78 "The massive push - really ramped up in the 90s - to simply pretend that groups do not, as a group, exhibit certain collective behaviors."

The American turn to radical egalitarianism happened right after WW2. Before that, people were pretty frank about such things. It's been crimethink since the early fifties at least.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 01:40 PM (N8ZBc)

79 never heard of a Maya who liked sacrificing kids

Posted by: gKWVE at February 13, 2026 01:40 PM (gKWVE)

80 It IS demonic, no matter how the liberal media and politicians and shrinks and plastic surgeons try to paint it. And I pray against this evil every night and God hears our prayers.

Its a sex fetish where you have to remove your ability to enjoy sex to indulge in it.

That sounds exactly demonic to me. Not only perverting something natural, but designing a system where you can never get the pleasure you want out of it.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 01:40 PM (sKqQm)

81 It makes sense that the mentally ill are drawn to trannyism since the left has made Trannyism the most celebrated thing in the world.

It has become hard to out Stunning and Brave someone who cuts off their tits or dicks. Back in the day, the women that wanted daddy's attention just scissored their way through college until they found a guy to marry after college, and the guys just sucked a bunch of dicks to embarrass dad at the Moose Lodge.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at February 13, 2026 01:40 PM (k1E2D)

82 76
Can we come together in opposition to Sheriffs and Police Dept. Chiefs wearing 4 stars on their collars?
Posted by: Auspex at February 13, 2026 01:39 PM (Y8DZL)

And Epaulettes.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 01:41 PM (pDt9x)

83 How does the fabulous country of China deal with trans?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 13, 2026 01:41 PM (Cqx++)

84 Street hooking and drug dealing is very dangerous, ya know?

You don't say.

Posted by: Matthew Shepard wishing he had kept "work" and "pleasure" separate at February 13, 2026 01:41 PM (sKqQm)

85 Has there been a single instance of a trans person begin shot or killed because they were trans?

I mean, some tranny walking down the street and getting killed?

This literally never happened.

Same with gays -- most of the "gay murders" are by other gays.

It has nothing to do with us, but we get the blame.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 13, 2026 01:41 PM (l0YH1)

86 79 never heard of a Maya who liked sacrificing kids
Posted by: gKWVE at February 13, 2026 01:40 PM (gKWVE)

Highlands Ranch STEM school shooting in Colorado, 2019.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 01:42 PM (FpHTM)

87 The entire premise is false.

Repeat after me, you cannot change your chromosomes. So you can’t change your gender.

If as a male, you want to pretend you’re a woman, go ahead. It doesn’t make you a woman, it makes you a man in woman’s getup.

No matter how many hormones you take.

No matter if you cut your junk off.

No matter if you grow moobs.

You’re still a man.

Sorry. Don’t blame me. Blame nature.

Posted by: Vengeance at February 13, 2026 01:42 PM (TylIK)

88 Speaking of how our Canadian neighbors are going completely insane, I think it is a crime now ito dispute any part of the narrative that mass graves of 'first peoples' children were found on Canada's "Resident" schools despite there not being any mass graves.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 13, 2026 01:42 PM (Dv3i1)

89 37 Is everyone else getting these new annoying timed pop up ads when you click to read the full post?
Posted by: anon2020 at February 13, 2026 01:29 PM

Ugh! Yes. I can't figure out how to get rid of them except to refresh the page.

Posted by: Moonbeam at February 13, 2026 01:42 PM (rbKZ6)

90 Elliot? You can't name the kid Elliot. Elliot's the fat kid who eats paste. No, you gotta give him a real name like Nick. Nick's your buddy. You could puke in Nick's car and he won't care.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 13, 2026 01:42 PM (2UnvF)

91 Let's see, pumping children full of medication against ADD, depression, hyperactivity, etc, then toss in gender medication and you're shocked that the children are unbalanced? I'd be surprised if they weren't

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 13, 2026 01:42 PM (Ggsrp)

92 Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 01:21 PM (iFTx/)

Maybe you shouldn't discuss your dating life, Blade.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 01:22 PM (rZCVI)
_____

The Blade is 100% super-straight!

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 01:43 PM (iFTx/)

93 92 The Blade is 100% super-straight!
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 01:43 PM (iFTx/)

I smell an Op.

Fake and Gay.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 01:43 PM (FpHTM)

94 "Indeed. To write this post, I made the mistake of googling the query "how many trans shooters have there been," and Google answered me by telling me about the genocide against trans people:"

Ace is now on Google's Naughty List. The list is no doubt shared across multiple platforms.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 13, 2026 01:43 PM (vbXSk)

95 79 never heard of a Maya who...
Posted by: gKWVE
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Maya hee, maya haha

Posted by: Dragostea din tei at February 13, 2026 01:44 PM (l0YH1)

96 "The American turn to radical egalitarianism happened right after WW2. Before that, people were pretty frank about such things. It's been crimethink since the early fifties at least."

Take a look at Reginald Rose's 1954 play "12 Angry Men." There's a scene where a guy complains about 'them' in a ghetto neighborhood, with good reason. Everybody in the room turns their back to him and walks to the walls of the room.

That's an archetypal demonstration of Cancel The Crimethink culture. The Establishment was lecturing us on how we were to behave going forward.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 01:44 PM (N8ZBc)

97 It has become hard to out Stunning and Brave someone who cuts off their tits or dicks. Back in the day, the women that wanted daddy's attention just scissored their way through college until they found a guy to marry after college, and the guys just sucked a bunch of dicks to embarrass dad at the Moose Lodge.
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at February 13, 2026 01:40 PM (k1E2D)

There's dick-sucking going on at the Moose Lodge?

Posted by: Is there a non-fellatio section? at February 13, 2026 01:44 PM (TbWk/)

98
Genocide cannot be perpetrated against a trans community because it is not a self-sustaining biological entity.

It would be equally ridiculous to speak of "genocide" having wiped out the Shaker sect, where foregoing sexual relations was an integral part of their group's tenets.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 13, 2026 01:44 PM (xG4kz)

99
And Epaulettes.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 01:41 PM (pDt9x)

_________

And a Praetorian Guard of flunkies standing behind them at news conferences.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 01:45 PM (tgvbd)

100 It’s a delusion. People with metal are drawn into the delusion.

That’s because people in the media have helped create a mass psychosis through the peddling of falsehoods. They provide affirmation of their sickness.

It’s like an alcoholic being told is ok to excessively drink. “Go ahead their buddy, drink a quart a day. We in the media believe it’s your right, and we stand behind you. Which they actually do.

Posted by: Vengeance at February 13, 2026 01:45 PM (TylIK)

101 I'll also go back to what one of the first somewhat high profile trannies, Dan Bunten, had to say:

"Being my 'real self' could have included having a penis and including more femininity in whatever forms made sense. I didn't know that until too late and now I have to make the best of the life I've stumbled into. I just wish I would have tried more options before I jumped off the precipice."

And the craziest part of this is feminism already destroyed "traditional gender roles". If some guy wants to do traditionally feminine things he doesn't have to cut off his junk to do it...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 01:45 PM (sKqQm)

102 These leftard scum also get to turn around in the next breath and count them all as "white male" shooters. Talk about eating your cake and sticking your fake intestine dick in it too

Posted by: ... at February 13, 2026 01:46 PM (Pvpk0)

103 Can we come together in opposition to Sheriffs and Police Dept. Chiefs wearing 4 stars on their collars?
Posted by: Auspex
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Always seems absurd to me. I immediately assign incompetent posturing to the guy[\s] person.

That, writ large, is also my reaction to 'Admiral' Rachel Levine in... its? Their? His? Her? uniform. It's as though one is attending the tea party in Wonderland.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 13, 2026 01:46 PM (XeU6L)

104 It has become hard to out Stunning and Brave someone who cuts off their tits or dicks. Back in the day, the women that wanted daddy's attention just scissored their way through college until they found a guy to marry after college, and the guys just sucked a bunch of dicks to embarrass dad at the Moose Lodge.
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at February 13, 2026 01:40 PM (k1E2D)

There's dick-sucking going on at the Moose Lodge?
Posted by: Is there a non-fellatio section? at February 13, 2026 01:44 PM (TbWk/)
________

"Drop those Moose faggots and get with us!"

-- Raccoon Lodge

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 01:47 PM (iFTx/)

105 Saw this over at Small Dead Animals (good Canadian blog for those not aware, very in line with the AoS vibe).

"Canadian media outlet CityNews is applying beauty filters to make the trans mass shooter Jesse Strang (Van Rootselaar) look more female."

https://tinyurl.com/4xpeyt8c

(they provide a before and after photo)

Posted by: Orson at February 13, 2026 01:47 PM (dIske)

106 Oops

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 13, 2026 01:47 PM (XeU6L)

107 Hat tip: The Freaks are now mostly trannies.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 01:25 PM (sKqQm)

The Incel to Troon pipeline is real.

Even Audrey Hale was a Femcel.
Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 01:26 PM (FpHTM)

I wouldn't say that it's an 'easy' way to social acceptance, but it's a 'simple' way.

Posted by: SciVo at February 13, 2026 01:47 PM (Sy6m/)

108
Is everyone else getting these new annoying timed pop up ads when you click to read the full post?
Posted by: anon2020

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Don't click on "Continue reading. " click on the link for Comments in the line below.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at February 13, 2026 01:47 PM (0LVD3)

109 Call the truth a lie and a lie the truth. Repent.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 13, 2026 01:47 PM (YlWIZ)

110 It would be equally ridiculous to speak of "genocide" having wiped out the Shaker sect, where foregoing sexual relations was an integral part of their group's tenets.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 13, 2026 01:44 PM (xG4kz)

They put all that energy into making furniture. Got to do SOMETHING with all that wood.

Posted by: Never reproduced, almost all gone. Sad. at February 13, 2026 01:48 PM (TbWk/)

111 My wife pointed out that several of the Tranny killers killed people the age they were when they started transing.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 01:48 PM (gbOdA)

112
What goes on a Moose Lodge stays at Moose Lodge, regardless of how dad feels.

Posted by: Auspex at February 13, 2026 01:48 PM (Y8DZL)

113 I've been struck down...by my own fingers.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 13, 2026 01:48 PM (XeU6L)

114 101 And the craziest part of this is feminism already destroyed "traditional gender roles". If some guy wants to do traditionally feminine things he doesn't have to cut off his junk to do it...
Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 01:45 PM (sKqQm)

Less probably cut off their junk than one would think.

Most chasers (the people who will actually fuck them and give them money) want them to keep it.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 01:48 PM (FpHTM)

115 I just saw a new meme encouraging violence, by declaring that "EVERY DAY IS TRANS DAY OF VENGEANCE."

And yet the AMA, your school board, and your adoptive parents are never your targets? You're a trained operative. Ask yourself why your therapist has given you weapons and maps of all the elementary schools.

Posted by: t-bird at February 13, 2026 01:48 PM (jlI90)

116 More good news out of the 5th Circuit.

3-0 the judges rule that, finally after 5 years, Texas can enforce its laws against ballot harvesting and registration mules.

It's a pretty good opinion.
Mostly for the way it goes through, item by item, of the usual laundry list of horrors the left always throws out anytime there is an election law they don't like.

Goofy shit like, "but what if there is a ballot in the other room and they start talking about the election and then they offer a glass of water on a hot day--that could be counted as exchange of value for a ballot!!!"

And the court basically says, "nice try. You don't get to outlandishly speculate as to future harm. The law has a plain meaning. If your claims actually happen, then you can come back. (but we're pretty sure you'll never be back with any of that)"

But note the, seems to me, big shift:
You can't just allege or speculate on harm anymore--you have to prove it actually happened.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 13, 2026 01:49 PM (HXT0k)

117 83 How does the fabulous country of China deal with trans?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 13, 2026 01:41 PM (Cqx++)

No one may ever know

Posted by: Soylent Green, Inc at February 13, 2026 01:50 PM (k1E2D)

118 Vengeance, only one minor nit.
You cannot change your sex.
Gender is a characteristic of language, not biology. Words in various languages can have gender - masculine, feminine and neuter.
I refuse to bow to the Left’s bastardization of language.
Just like “gay” “marriage”.

Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 13, 2026 01:50 PM (h87eb)

119 What was it Rob Reiner died for?

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 13, 2026 01:50 PM (YlWIZ)

120 Can we come together in opposition to Sheriffs and Police Dept. Chiefs wearing 4 stars on their collars?
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Yes, I despise those uniform touches. You're a PD Chief--you didn't storm the beaches at Normandy.

Posted by: Crusader at February 13, 2026 01:50 PM (TN0g+)

121 Saw this over at Small Dead Animals (good Canadian blog for those not aware, very in line with the AoS vibe).

"Canadian media outlet CityNews is applying beauty filters to make the trans mass shooter Jesse Strang (Van Rootselaar) look more female."

https://tinyurl.com/4xpeyt8c

(they provide a before and after photo)
Posted by: Orson at February 13, 2026 01:47 PM (dIske)
________

I think they are also using very old photos, or else they don't have the right pics at all. The pics I've seen are of a grossly fat slob who barely tries to pass for a woman. But there are also pics out there were the guy is much thinner and more feminine.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 01:51 PM (iFTx/)

122 EVERY DAY IS TRANS DAY OF VENGEANCE.
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Against what are they avenging themselves, let's name it and do this. Do other people get to have days of vengeance or just leftards

Posted by: ... at February 13, 2026 01:51 PM (Pvpk0)

123 @80...God gave us sex in a marriage of love because it is beautiful & sacred. (And fun, I might add). God wants us to have joy & happiness in this life on earth.

God gave women the ability to carry babies for 9months. That is also beauty, with Mary carrying Jesus under her heart.

Liberals want to end this beauty,whether with abortion, sodomy & lesbianism. They had to take it further and get into trans and mutation. Because they are empty of any joy or faith. Attention is their god.

This leaves them wide open to "join" their cult of evil.

My prayers are strong against this evil we are seeing, as are the prayers of many to end this.

Like Hitler, brainwash them young. To believe they are girls with penis' in the wrong body.

God does not make mistakes. God also does not approve of abuse of children.

We are seeing evil. Some innocents are being murdered due to this evil.

In reality this boy was mentally ill with an evil and violent bent and should have been in an institution if he could not be helped.

They are turning violent because of the power politicians have given them, their parents (who hardly parent), and medical staff (who make $ on surgeries and therapies).

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 01:51 PM (WONhk)

124
Let's see, pumping children full of medication against ADD, depression, hyperactivity, etc, then toss in gender medication and you're shocked that the children are unbalanced? I'd be surprised if they weren't
Posted by: Smell the Glove

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Better still, start with a kid who's autistic.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at February 13, 2026 01:52 PM (0LVD3)

125 There's dick-sucking going on at the Moose Lodge?
Posted by: Is there a non-fellatio section? at February 13, 2026 01:44 PM (TbWk/)

Only the one's next to the Circle K on MLK Boulevard.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at February 13, 2026 01:52 PM (k1E2D)

126 64 As for Elliot Rodger, I always believed and still do that it was all an op.

He wasn't an incel pissed off about being rejected by women. Look at the guy, at his pics, at his grooming, and his poses. No way this guy was into girls. He was a faggot, and probably a tranny or proto-tranny.

Rodger was, in fact, the very first tranny mass shooter and murderer. The media covered it up and lied about. So a guy who was almost certainly gay and probably trans ended up being a posterboy for straight male incel rage. We. Was. Played.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 01:36 PM (iFTx/)
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I'd never heard of him, so I looked him up. You're right. He was a disco dancing, Oscar Wilde reading, Streisand ticket holding friend of Dorothy. A fudge packer.

Posted by: Eeyore at February 13, 2026 01:52 PM (AlhUl)

127 105 Saw this over at Small Dead Animals (good Canadian blog for those not aware, very in line with the AoS vibe).

"Canadian media outlet CityNews is applying beauty filters to make the trans mass shooter Jesse Strang (Van Rootselaar) look more female."

https://tinyurl.com/4xpeyt8c

(they provide a before and after photo)
Posted by: Orson at February 13, 2026 01:47 PM (dIske)

They did a similar thing with the unemployed VA nurse turned full time obstructor what got himself shot. Made him look like a gigachad instead of the twinky dork he actually was.

Posted by: Op. Fake. Ghey. at February 13, 2026 01:52 PM (TbWk/)

128 121 I think they are also using very old photos, or else they don't have the right pics at all. The pics I've seen are of a grossly fat slob who barely tries to pass for a woman. But there are also pics out there were the guy is much thinner and more feminine.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 01:51 PM (iFTx/)

The reddit post from when he was 15 claims he was thin.

But the pictures of the fat dude look older.

It's possible he stopped working out after he started hormones and the lack of testosterone made him fat.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 01:53 PM (FpHTM)

129 How does the fabulous country of China deal with trans?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 13, 2026 01:41 PM (Cqx++)

No one may ever know
-----

Ancient Chinese secret.

Posted by: Crusader at February 13, 2026 01:53 PM (TN0g+)

130 111 My wife pointed out that several of the Tranny killers killed people the age they were when they started transing.
Posted by: r hennigantx

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I don't know if this is exactly true, but I do think they go after children because of hatred and bitterness over what went wrong in their lives and the last point when they were innocent and happy.

Maybe that is also the age they started their sickness, or maybe before they got abused, or just a happier time.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 13, 2026 01:53 PM (l0YH1)

131 Canadian " Rebel News" has been covering this story quite a bit, including about the media claiming the shooting was done by a "woman in a dress" and a "gunperson". I'm actually surprised Rebel News hasn't been shut down by the government of Canada.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 01:54 PM (PFs9e)

132 114 101 And the craziest part of this is feminism already destroyed "traditional gender roles". If some guy wants to do traditionally feminine things he doesn't have to cut off his junk to do it...
Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 01:45 PM (sKqQm)

Less probably cut off their junk than one would think.

Most chasers (the people who will actually fuck them and give them money) want them to keep it.
Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 01:48 PM (FpHTM)

So ... chicks with dicks > troons with suppurating surgical wounds.

What a world!

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 13, 2026 01:54 PM (RVftD)

133 75 66 So far, Audrey Hale and "Alec" McKinney (I don't know her birth name) have been the only high-profile FtM shooters.
Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 01:36 PM (FpHTM)

There was an aspiring FtM school shooter in Indiana last year. Trinity Shockley. Someone turned her in before she could carry out her plan.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 13, 2026 01:54 PM (xDN0i)

134 ChristyBlinky, Hear Hear.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 13, 2026 01:54 PM (0KSrI)

135 As for Elliot Rodger, I always believed and still do that it was all an op.

He wasn't an incel pissed off about being rejected by women. Look at the guy, at his pics, at his grooming, and his poses. No way this guy was into girls. He was a faggot, and probably a tranny or proto-tranny.

Rodger was, in fact, the very first tranny mass shooter and murderer. The media covered it up and lied about. So a guy who was almost certainly gay and probably trans ended up being a posterboy for straight male incel rage. We. Was. Played.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 01:36 PM (iFTx/)
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I'd never heard of him, so I looked him up. You're right. He was a disco dancing, Oscar Wilde reading, Streisand ticket holding friend of Dorothy. A fudge packer.
Posted by: Eeyore at February 13, 2026 01:52 PM (AlhUl)
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You are correct

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 01:54 PM (iFTx/)

136 126 I'd never heard of him, so I looked him up. You're right. He was a disco dancing, Oscar Wilde reading, Streisand ticket holding friend of Dorothy. A fudge packer.
Posted by: Eeyore at February 13, 2026 01:52 PM (AlhUl)

He was a Brit.

You could have just said that and meant the same thing.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 01:55 PM (FpHTM)

137 Rodger was, in fact, the very first tranny mass shooter and murderer. The media covered it up and lied about. So a guy who was almost certainly gay and probably trans ended up being a posterboy for straight male incel rage. We. Was. Played.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 01:36 PM (iFTx/)
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I'd never heard of him, so I looked him up. You're right. He was a disco dancing, Oscar Wilde reading, Streisand ticket holding friend of Dorothy. A fudge packer.
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Wikipedia is far from objective on many matters, but he clearly expressed anger that women didn't dig him. Wikipedia makes him sound like somebody that gave off LOTS of signals that he should have been in a rubber room.

Posted by: Crusader at February 13, 2026 01:55 PM (TN0g+)

138 120 Can we come together in opposition to Sheriffs and Police Dept. Chiefs wearing 4 stars on their collars?
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Yes, I despise those uniform touches. You're a PD Chief--you didn't storm the beaches at Normandy.
Posted by: Crusader at February 13, 2026 01:50 PM (TN0g+)

Smacks of third-world dictatorship trappings. Don't like it.

Posted by: Tinpot militaristic cops have no home here at February 13, 2026 01:55 PM (TbWk/)

139
Don't click on "Continue reading. " click on the link for Comments in the line below.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at February 13, 2026 01:47 PM (0LVD3)
-=-

Good idea, thanks.

Posted by: anon2020 at February 13, 2026 01:55 PM (RqMDa)

140 Oscar Wilde reading,
Posted by: Eeyore

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OK, now hold up a bit.

Oscar Wilde wrote some very good stuff. He may have been a sodomite, but he was a great author.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 13, 2026 01:55 PM (l0YH1)

141 You think Google is hiding this? Try ChatGPT!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 13, 2026 01:55 PM (n9ltV)

142 I think they are also using very old photos, or else they don't have the right pics at all. The pics I've seen are of a grossly fat slob who barely tries to pass for a woman. But there are also pics out there were the guy is much thinner and more feminine.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 01:51 PM (iFTx/)

The reddit post from when he was 15 claims he was thin.

But the pictures of the fat dude look older.

It's possible he stopped working out after he started hormones and the lack of testosterone made him fat.
Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 01:53 PM (FpHTM)
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Yea, the fat guy looks older. I assume that's a much more recent pic of him. But there's also supposedly a video of him laughing uncontrollably (clearly mentally ill), but I can't really tell if that's him or when it was. Could be some other mentally ill tranny freak.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 01:56 PM (iFTx/)

143
lol, the transient got the Good and Pretti airbrush treatment.

The Revolution will be gorgeous, comrades.

Posted by: Auspex at February 13, 2026 01:56 PM (Y8DZL)

144 Call the truth a lie and a lie the truth. Repent.
Posted by: Hokey Pokey
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See: George Orwell
https://shorturl.at/OU4XY

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 13, 2026 01:56 PM (XeU6L)

145 As sort of an interesting part of this, before trannymania, people knew there were transvestites, men that sexually enjoyed dressing as women. Hell, the Drew Carey show had a character on like that.

No one thought they were women, they just had a weird kink, and yes most of them were straight so they wanted to have sex with a woman dressed as a woman.

Is the FNM just pretending these people don't exist? Or that they were always really aktually! men who were women?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 01:57 PM (sKqQm)

146 Transgenders are probably the most dangerous demographic in society today. Certainly high on the violence spectrum.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2026 01:57 PM (jtM2q)

147 Is there a list anywhere on these trans killings. I seem to only be able to recall a few.

Posted by: pawn at February 13, 2026 01:57 PM (uvB+6)

148 I will note this "Vengeance" shit is another way they think they can play God. Very interesting.

Posted by: ... at February 13, 2026 01:58 PM (Pvpk0)

149 The biggest problem with the fact that there are these pushes to normalize the tranny behavior is that it gives permission to the nutty (or no-nutted) people to not address their very real mental illnesses./i]

One snippet that came out of the BBC analysis of the British gender dysphoria clinic was that close to 100% of their patients had additional mental issues like bipolar or schizophrenia

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 01:58 PM (sKqQm)

150 31 These "murders" of trans people are overwhelmingly committed in the course of prostitution or drug deals.

Of the supposedly 20 trans "murders" they whined about, something like 17 were killed by johns, pimps, or drug dealers.

Street hooking and drug dealing is very dangerous, ya know?
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 01:28 PM (iFTx/)

I remember a case, I think it was out of Chicago, where a man in a dress was killed in the wee hours of the morning, just chilling on a sidewalk, minding his own business (/sarc). Four guys jump out of a car and grab his purse, he tries to resist, one of them shoots him and he's dead.

That is also elided in popular discussions of gay-bashing: if they weren't out late in public parks, cruising the tea rooms (as they say), then they wouldn't get rolled by punks for the cash in their pockets. It's like no one ever told them that nothing good happens after midnight -- or they knew better, went out looking for one kind of trouble, and another kind found them. But it's in their power to avoid.

Posted by: SciVo at February 13, 2026 01:59 PM (Sy6m/)

151
Can we come together in opposition to Sheriffs and Police Dept. Chiefs wearing 4 stars on their collars?
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I was watching some TV cop show during a Christmas visit and the boss female cop had four stars and the male boss of the other boss had FIVE stars.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 13, 2026 02:00 PM (Cqx++)

152 If being a woman is so terrible why do all these men want to become one?

Posted by: ... at February 13, 2026 02:01 PM (Pvpk0)

153 "Dog day Afternoon";"Dressed to Kill" were predictions-who'd a thunk...

Posted by: pahound at February 13, 2026 02:01 PM (eyOo6)

154 These timers on the pop up ads going to make me have a day of vengeance. Wtf do I have to look at cranberry jelly for 4 seconds?

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 13, 2026 02:02 PM (AeW8/)

155
Wtf is with the Elliot Rodger revision? His rants have been released and he was clearly an angry male incel.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at February 13, 2026 02:02 PM (0LVD3)

156 remember a case, I think it was out of Chicago, where a man in a dress was killed in the wee hours of the morning, just chilling on a sidewalk, minding his own business (/sarc). Four guys jump out of a car and grab his purse, he tries to resist, one of them shoots him and he's dead.
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That shit would never happen to anyone in Chicago except at a time between midnight and 11:59pm

Posted by: ... at February 13, 2026 02:03 PM (Pvpk0)

157 Rodger was, in fact, the very first tranny mass shooter and murderer. The media covered it up and lied about. So a guy who was almost certainly gay and probably trans ended up being a posterboy for straight male incel rage. We. Was. Played.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 01:36 PM (iFTx/)
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I'd never heard of him, so I looked him up. You're right. He was a disco dancing, Oscar Wilde reading, Streisand ticket holding friend of Dorothy. A fudge packer.
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Wikipedia is far from objective on many matters, but he clearly expressed anger that women didn't dig him. Wikipedia makes him sound like somebody that gave off LOTS of signals that he should have been in a rubber room.
Posted by: Crusader at February 13, 2026 01:55 PM (TN0g+)
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That's the narrative, but there's very little actual proof of it. If you read the actual witness statements of the time he was in trouble before the murders, it was always other boys he was around and picking fights with (or picking on him). There is little if any actual evidence he was angry at women for rejecting him. Plus, lots of gays crave female attention.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 02:03 PM (iFTx/)

158
These timers on the pop up ads going to make me have a day of vengeance. Wtf do I have to look at cranberry jelly for 4 seconds?
Posted by: sniffybigtoe

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See # 108

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at February 13, 2026 02:04 PM (0LVD3)

159 1 out of every 50 million guns is responsible in a murder. 1 out of every 1 trans people commit murder.

Ban guns

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at February 13, 2026 02:04 PM (Wnqw0)

160 So Audrey Hale (Nashville school shooter) and the Canadian freak were the only two trans "mass shooters" in the last five years? Seems there have been others, but I guess there have to be three or more dead for it to be a "mass shooting"?

Also surprising there have only been five total, given all the black shootings where they spray more than aim.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 13, 2026 02:04 PM (vbXSk)

161 I could be wrong, but I don't think targeting children is any more complicated than: i. killing the innocent to inflict maximum pain by a demographic that hates the real thing ("breeders") and ii. kids are helpfully concentrated in one location, usually not terribly secure, and relatively helpless.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 13, 2026 02:04 PM (RVftD)

162 Grok says that incels are a far greater threat than transpeople.

I'm trying to refute but I cannot. I really don't keep up on the news.

Posted by: pawn at February 13, 2026 02:04 PM (uvB+6)

163 At DM: "Largest known outbreak of highly contagious RINGWORM ripping through Minnesota"

I'd blame the Somalis, but that's something we've had before they got here. It's a fungus, not a WORM, BTW. About 15 years ago, my cats had (their one and only) outbreak. It comes out of nowhere. Maybe it likes certain local environmental conditions to thrive and sporulate, thankfully rarely.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 02:04 PM (N8ZBc)

164 I was watching some TV cop show during a Christmas visit and the boss female cop had four stars and the male boss of the other boss had FIVE stars.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr

Soon, a Latin American over-the-shoulder sash of office and a Marshall's baton.

Posted by: Auspex at February 13, 2026 02:05 PM (Y8DZL)

165 Thought it was more than 5, ace. Not that I follow it closely, but seem to recall almost every school "mass shooting" the past few years were mentally ill of the trans variety (all mass shooters are mentally ill). Not just the spectacular (and comically suppressed) cases like the Nashville idiot. Even one in MN not long ago that, of course, disappeared in a nanosecond.

To save time, it may help our viewers to view the whole trans thing in context, as just more redundant evidence of the incredible degradation of the society, the populace, and thereby the institutions.

Much as the situation at Tarawa in the first 12 hours, the issue is in doubt, as to whether there really will be an actual recovery. Or just a mangled degraded remnant of the former society will stumble along.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 13, 2026 02:05 PM (U/Byj)

166 There was a famous drag queen in the UK that died recently because he was allergic to dog semen.

Love is love, bigots.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 13, 2026 02:05 PM (AeW8/)

167 Is everyone else getting these new annoying timed pop up ads when you click to read the full post?
Posted by: anon2020

Rookie mistake and for the record it is.

Posted by: Gmac - WTF did you think was going to happen? at February 13, 2026 02:05 PM (DY7Xb)

168 But for tranny whatever people should be wondering WTF about Asian men.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 01:30 PM (/lPRQ)

You may have been looking at British crime stats. They classify Pakistanis as Asian. Once again breaking out the Theodore Dalrymple quote, which is also relevant to trans mania: https://archive.is/WBcUY

"Political correctness is communist propaganda writ small. In my study of communist societies, I came to the conclusion that the purpose of communist propaganda was not to persuade or convince, nor to inform, but to humiliate; and therefore, the less it corresponded to reality the better. When people are forced to remain silent when they are being told the most obvious lies, or even worse when they are forced to repeat the lies themselves, they lose once and for all their sense of probity. To assent to obvious lies is to co-operate with evil, and in some small way to become evil oneself. One's standing to resist anything is thus eroded, and even destroyed. A society of emasculated liars is easy to control. I think if you examine political correctness, it has the same effect and is intended to."

Posted by: SciVo at February 13, 2026 02:06 PM (Sy6m/)

169 I don't think there's much about tranpsychos that's new, now that I think about it - just the trans part.

Psychos who kill have always been psychos who kill. Most of them through history were probably sexually frustrated in some way.

I bet a lot of them were dressing like ladies when they weren't slaughtering poor slatterns in alleys, or beating rent boys to death down by the docks.

We just offered up a freaky new way for these freaks to freak out, and they're glomming on to it, and it includes new and exciting features like pharmaceuticals, scalpels, and digital technologies to entice more borderline freaks into the freaky fold.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 13, 2026 02:06 PM (BI5O2)

170 propgunda media > propganda media

- Alec Baldwin

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 02:06 PM (N8ZBc)

171 Is there a list anywhere on these trans killings. I seem to only be able to recall a few.
Posted by: pawn

It's sad that there are getting to be so many that it's hard to remember them all.

Posted by: Tuna at February 13, 2026 02:07 PM (lJ0H4)

172 Why are people bitching about an income source for ace?

Posted by: Ben Had at February 13, 2026 02:07 PM (0KSrI)

173 There was a famous drag queen in the UK that died recently because he was allergic to dog semen.

Love is love, bigots.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 13, 2026 02:05 PM (AeW8/)
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"Meh"

-- Catherine the Great

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 02:07 PM (iFTx/)

174

That's the narrative,

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade

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That's the primary source.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at February 13, 2026 02:07 PM (0LVD3)

175 With obvious exceptions to any over-generalizing, I'm sure most people who take up the dressup lifestyle were abused and/or neglected before age 10.
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To paraphrase A Fish Called Wanda, "good".

I'm just kidding, as noted here more than once I suffered early at the hands of a fairly deranged Mommie Dearest. I don't force my damage on every stranger I meet. Just the ones I think would make good dominatrixes

Posted by: ... at February 13, 2026 02:08 PM (Pvpk0)

176
Ben Had,

Thank you for pointing that out.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 02:08 PM (3ek7K)

177 ****"Trans Day of Vengeance" against their oppressors, the complete failure of psychiatrists to diagnose and treat the accompanying mental illnesses in trans people, the effects of powerful exogenous hormones plus psychotropic drugs, and the actual growing list of trannies who murder children en masse, they actively deny any such thing is happening at all:****

But we're not going whack-a-doodle nutz like Britain.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 02:09 PM (F24MQ)

178 "Dog day Afternoon" Recommended. 6 out of 10 on the Lumet Tension Scale.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 02:09 PM (N8ZBc)

179 I'm puzzled. What rights are trannies being denied?

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 13, 2026 02:09 PM (GuFFi)

180 166 There was a famous drag queen in the UK that died recently because he was allergic to dog semen.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe

Dame Edna was all MAN, baby!

Posted by: Auspex at February 13, 2026 02:09 PM (Y8DZL)

181
I see a list of trans killers like yesterday. I should have bookmarked it.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at February 13, 2026 02:09 PM (0LVD3)

182 My thoughts are with the survivors, the children that were injured and will have survivors guilt for simply living through the attack when others didn't.

They will be coerced into believing that they played some part in the monster's actions. By not accepting, by bullying, by simply walking past the monster in school or town.

Young children will grow up believing they played a part and are responsible for their friends and teacher being murdered.

Posted by: old chick at February 13, 2026 02:10 PM (F3Dlr)

183 Posted by: illiniwek at February 13, 2026 02:04 PM

Robin Westman- Annunciation RCC shooter was also fake tranny

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 02:10 PM (ix8EF)

184 If ace gets some additional ad revenue, maybe he can afford to drink water once a day.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 13, 2026 02:10 PM (RVftD)

185 Doesn’t all the ad revenue go to Google anyway?

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 13, 2026 02:11 PM (AeW8/)

186 Are we keeping a body count for each side because I'm pretty certain the wrong side believes they are in a Vengeance Debt

Posted by: ... at February 13, 2026 02:11 PM (Pvpk0)

187 Is everyone else getting these new annoying timed pop up ads when you click to read the full post?
Posted by: anon2020

People have mentioned that it happens when they click 'Continue Reading', but who does that? 'Continue Reading' has a bug that leaves you unable to access the comments. Click 'Comments' instead.

(However, I'm on Brave, so my browser behavior may differ from yours)

Posted by: t-bird at February 13, 2026 02:12 PM (DD6gL)

188 Posted by: old chick at February 13, 2026

Very good points. Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 02:12 PM (ix8EF)

189 Young children will grow up believing they played a part and are responsible for their friends and teacher being murdered.

Posted by: old chick at February 13, 2026 02:10 PM (F3Dlr)

A trenchant observation. The Left continues and enhances the abuse, terror and horror, long after the caskets close.

Posted by: ... at February 13, 2026 02:13 PM (Pvpk0)

190 That's the narrative, but there's very little actual proof of it. If you read the actual witness statements of the time he was in trouble before the murders, it was always other boys he was around and picking fights with (or picking on him). There is little if any actual evidence he was angry at women for rejecting him. Plus, lots of gays crave female attention.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 02:03 PM (iFTx/)

I never bought the "anger at women" narrative, because it was so obviously belied by the fact that the first three people he killed were his own (male) roommates.

Incidentally, their manner of death was never disclosed. His roommates were Asian -- real Asian, not Pakistani -- and I assumed that their families requested discretion.

Posted by: SciVo at February 13, 2026 02:14 PM (Sy6m/)

191 No kid should have survivor's guilt after a school shooting. It's a school, not a war. You didn't get drafted or sign up to fight alongside other men, against other men.

You just went to school and came home alive. It's kind of the entire plan, minus the part where other children didn't.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 13, 2026 02:14 PM (BI5O2)

192 Lumet Tension Scores:

"Prince of the City" 10:10
"Failsafe" 9:10
"The Verdict" 8:10

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 02:14 PM (N8ZBc)

193 It's long, but worth reading:

https://tinyurl.com/3bcxzfc7

I've debated about sending it to Pooky, given that he was on estrogen for about two months to boost his testosterone. (It failed spectacularly.) But I hesitate because he's got enough health problems to worry about.

Posted by: pookysgirl gets angry discussing both kinds of CRT at February 13, 2026 02:15 PM (Wt5PA)

194 172 Why are people bitching about an income source for ace?

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He's just a gigolo...

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at February 13, 2026 02:16 PM (Wnqw0)

195 beauty filters to make the trans mass shooter Jesse Strang (Van Rootselaar) look more female."

Van Root Cellar. Well, it's better than 'Sue'.

Posted by: Johnny Cash at February 13, 2026 02:16 PM (DD6gL)

196
Died due to a dog semen allergy has got to be one of the top ten obituaries you can have.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 13, 2026 02:17 PM (iJfKG)

197 How have those "gun-free zones" worked out for us -- especially children in schools?

/rhetorical

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 13, 2026 02:17 PM (57Z/f)

198 Info on Praymila Jayapuls ( sp) "Transgender Bill of Rights":

https://tinyurl.com/n3bjrp99

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 02:18 PM (ix8EF)

199 Oops.

Top ten worst obituaries you can have

Posted by: naturalfake at February 13, 2026 02:18 PM (iJfKG)

200 >Neither surgery nor cross-sex hormones significantly reduced depression, anxiety, or stress once coping and social support were included in the statistical models

The surgeon who invented the SRS surgery (Paul McHugh) later disavowed it entirely precisely because it caused huge lifelong medical complications and had no impact on long-term s*ic*de rates, plus the regret/reversion rate was around 40% at the 10-15 year mark.

Posted by: Daniel Ream at February 13, 2026 02:18 PM (LgYtf)

201

This is some shit out of the Reanimator movie.

How is it so coordinated.

Posted by: E Buzz at February 13, 2026 02:18 PM (MnH41)

202 That's the narrative, but there's very little actual proof of it. If you read the actual witness statements of the time he was in trouble before the murders, it was always other boys he was around and picking fights with (or picking on him). There is little if any actual evidence he was angry at women for rejecting him. Plus, lots of gays crave female attention.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 02:03 PM (iFTx/)

I never bought the "anger at women" narrative, because it was so obviously belied by the fact that the first three people he killed were his own (male) roommates.

Incidentally, their manner of death was never disclosed. His roommates were Asian -- real Asian, not Pakistani -- and I assumed that their families requested discretion.
Posted by: SciVo at February 13, 2026 02:14 PM (Sy6m/)
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Yea. The guy was clearly nuts and it's hard to try to make sense of a lunatic's motivation. But overall, I never bought the narrative that this guy was motivated by a hatred for women for rejecting him.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 02:18 PM (iFTx/)

203 > Rep. Pramila Jayapal

She needs to be on an early boat out of here.

I don't understand why she's here to begin with, since she clearly hates America so much.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 13, 2026 02:19 PM (IG3/x)

204 nood

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 02:21 PM (N8ZBc)

205 No kid should have survivor's guilt after a school shooting.

No child should feel to blame when their parents' divorce or when their mother dies in childbirth or when their dog gets hit by a car while they are playing a video game in their bedroom.
However, adults need to place blame and if a child is constantly made aware that they survived a school shooting, but the shooter was not to blame, then they will carry that through life.

Posted by: old chick at February 13, 2026 02:21 PM (F3Dlr)

206 > s*ic*de

Please don't do this.

We're adults here, not a bunch of Victorian maiden aunts, nor yet a bunch of pussified twatwaffles who are constantly feeling "unsafe".

If you mean "suicide", type "suicide".

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 13, 2026 02:21 PM (IG3/x)

207 This is the best list of transgender shootings in the past 10 years

September 20, 2018: Aberdeen, Maryland (Rite Aid warehouse)

May 7, 2019: Highlands Ranch, Colorado (STEM School)

November 19, 2022: Colorado Springs, Colorado (Club Q nightclub)

March 27, 2023: Nashville, Tennessee (Covenant School)

August 29, 2025: Madison, Minnesota (Abundant Life Christian School)

February 10, 2026: Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada (Tumbler Ridge Secondary School and residence)

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 13, 2026 02:22 PM (PYyV9)

208 Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 13, 2026 02:19 PM (IG3/x)

Yes, she's a terrible woman and absolutely clueless. After the Canadian shooting she wants to discuss a bill of rights for transgenders?!!If we all pretend they're really fake women or men and don't say a mean word mulitated kids and those on drugs and hormones will never kill. Uhhhhh huh

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 02:23 PM (ix8EF)

209 The cultural Marxists of the Democrat Party want dead American kids because they hate Americans, so they promote abortion and transinsanity school shootings.

Posted by: Wofus at February 13, 2026 02:23 PM (CNa+A)

210 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 02:23 PM (ix8EF)

She's specifically trying to incite more mass murderers

Posted by: ... at February 13, 2026 02:25 PM (Pvpk0)

211 Never forget that the pro-violent cult, "Armed Queers" was given federal grants for her project in Utah, a website which disappeared after the Kirk murder.This violent lesbian was on stage with Chief Grey Beaver Warren. I guess for votes to support her wokeness.

It used to be Dims courting Jesse Jackson, old & stale now since many blacks have no problem with ID at the polls vs being considered retards. Now it is wokeness for illegals & gheys & trans.

In the uproar days after Kirk was murdered, one of the cult said this was the beginning of a new paradigm. I am sure he was investigated. I don't even have X and read it.

The little furries are deep into the dark web playing violent games, taking on their characters and embolding themselves and their pathetic mental states into this being real life. Vs just being a regular queer.

With the help of liberal bent churches and love is love while ignoring Biblical teaching, politicians wanting votes, and kids wanting to rebel and be part of a cult.

Violence comes through these video games and the dark web.

Empowered Armed Queers,mentally ill kids, aided by Parents, politicians, & MD's being woke.

And here we are.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 02:25 PM (WONhk)

212 175 With obvious exceptions to any over-generalizing, I'm sure most people who take up the dressup lifestyle were abused and/or neglected before age 10.
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To paraphrase A Fish Called Wanda, "good".

I'm just kidding, as noted here more than once I suffered early at the hands of a fairly deranged Mommie Dearest. I don't force my damage on every stranger I meet. Just the ones I think would make good dominatrixes
Posted by: ... at February 13, 2026 02:08 PM (Pvpk0)

Share a similar background. I don't cross-dress, haven't killed anyone, nor have any desire to chop my cock and balls off. It did however warp my self-perception such that I think the sole purpose of my existence is to take damage from other people without recourse or objection.

Posted by: Not seeking any dominatrices though at February 13, 2026 02:26 PM (TbWk/)

213 I tried supplementing testosterone and cortisol in my mid forties and it made me crazy. After a year, I had to stop because the negatives outweighed the benefits. I can’t imagine screwing with hormones during teenage and early adulthood years.

Posted by: Unkaren at February 13, 2026 02:27 PM (cDrfF)

214 54 Whenever I see a tranny I always catcall them and say, "Nice tits!"

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That is exactly what they want. Real women are offended by this but fake women are affirmed by it.

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at February 13, 2026 02:32 PM (Wnqw0)

215 Across Lubyanka Square from the eponymous death house, was a big toy store called Detski Mir (Children's World), the Communist FAO Schwarz.

This led to the joke of calling the Lubyanka "Adult's World."

I used to think this was the darkest joke of all time, but in a society that includes children and the elderly in its bloodlust, I'm not so sure if we don't have the last laugh.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 13, 2026 02:37 PM (BI5O2)

216 Has anyone else noticed that the left went from simple corruption to psychopathy to full blown psychosis in record time? A medal is probably in order.

Posted by: PlumDuff North America's Newest Cryptid at February 13, 2026 02:46 PM (7qFZk)

217 They hate themselves so much they gotta kill us. Seems right

Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at February 13, 2026 03:02 PM (bUlxC)

218 Now if they had been a Conservative Gun Owner, Tea Party type it would be Top News in both Broadcast and Print but since their not we hear the Crickets

Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at February 13, 2026 06:41 PM (wGqjj)

That Nice Irish Man That Is Wasting Away in Detention? Yeah, There's a Reason He Won't Just Leave the Country and Go Back Home

You will of course remember the case of the longtime visa overstayer from Ireland who is currently in ICE detention because he overstayed a 2009 visa and never took any action to make his status legal until Trump was about to deport him. Then he quickly applied for a green card -- which has not been issued yet, which means he remains deportable, it's not a get-out-of-deportation filing -- and then just as quickly married a US citizen. All last year. As ICE was closing in on him.

You may remember that racist "libertarian" Nick Gillespie, better known by his "street name" Goth Fonzie, thinks that all of you "Heritage Americans" should be shocked out of your pro-border-enforcement views because this particular illegal alien is white, and whites need to protect each other, yeah?

He has not commented on the fact that all the pro-border-enforcement people he strongly implied were animated by racist hatred have all chimed in to say, "Deport him, I don't care if he's white, red, brown, or blue."

Now this Irish illegal alien that you Heritage Americans are racially compelled to support claims that ICE detention is "absolute hell" but for some unexplained reason will not just go back to Ireland -- which he can do. ICE gives you that option. You can remain in detention as your final deportation orders come down, or you can just go home.

So if detention is "absolute hell," then you would think that emerald-green Ireland would be preferable, right?

Well, it would be. Except for one little thing.

The whole reason the man came to the US was to flee the Irish police who had charged him with drug dealing.

CONFIRMED!

Irish Daily Mail is the first Main Media to confirm that Seamus Culleton, currently in ICE detention in Texas, is indeed the same person charged with drug dealing offences in Ireland in 2009.

Culleton's lawyer just found out yesterday! pic.twitter.com/9jPU8toQjY
— nwl (@nwl8844404 February 12, 2026

Huh -- 2009! Why that's the exact same year he fraudulently applied for a visitor's visa, which he always intended to overstay. I wonder if these dates are connected somehow.

I also wonder if his criminal history of drug-dealing might explain why he was able to live in the US for 16 years without any legal able to work. Say, do you suppose he might have continued his previous career of dealing drugs? I hear you don't need a work permit to deal drugs.

Or am I being conspiratorial and Racist against someone who shares half of my own race?

Article from the Irish Daily Mail:

IRISHMAN HELD BY ICE FACED DRUG CHARGES AT HOME

Plasterer detained in Texas 'hell-hole' failed to appear in court before fly�ing out in 2009

Ohhh, he "failed to appear in court" in Ireland. Yeah, I'm starting to think his "visitor" visa application was fraudulent and failed to state his real reason for traveling to the US and his real intentions about honoring the 90-day limit on the stay.

THE Irish�man held in the US by Don�ald Trump's ICE agents who likened his deten�tion to a 'mod�ern-day con�cen�tra�tion camp' had left Ire�land while facing drugs charges, the Irish Daily Mail can reveal.
Séamus Cul�leton, 38, made world�wide head�lines this week after he described the 'hell�hole' con�di�tions in which he was being held for almost five months with 70 other detain�ees.
Ori�gin�ally from Glen�more in Co. Kilkenny, he has been locked up in a facil�ity in El Paso, Texas, since he was detained by Immig�ra�tion and Cus�toms Enforce�ment (ICE) last Septem�ber for over�stay�ing his 90-day visa. He arrived in the US in 2009.
Mr Cul�leton was arres�ted while on his way home from work in Boston, where he lives with his wife, Tiffany, who is a US cit�izen. He runs his own plas�ter�ing busi�ness.

He got married to her last year when he was notified he would be deported.

Say, you know who has access to shady women willing to enter a sham marriage for a few thousand dollars? Drug-dealers, actually.

That's just a coincidence, I figure.

The Mail has now con�firmed that Mr Cul�leton was charged in 2008 with sev�eral offences in Ire�land before emig�rat�ing. The charges were pos�ses�sion of drugs with intent for sale or sup�ply, pos�ses�sion of drugs for per�sonal con�sump�tion and obstruct�ing a garda in the course of their duty, sev�eral sources said.
Mr Cul�leton failed to appear at New Ross Dis�trict Court in Co. Wex�ford for his hear�ing and a bench war�rant was reques�ted.
However, it was never issued as he had left the jur�is�dic�tion.

One might even said the "fled" the jurisdiction.

He also appeared in the same court in April 2008 for being 'extremely drunk' in pub�lic and gardaí detained him for his own safety, court reports from the time state.

The nation cannot endure without this man's contributions.

...
Mr Cul�leton has pleaded with the Irish Gov�ern�ment to help him get out of the deten�tion.
He said earlier this week: 'I'd love for you guys to just try to get me out of here. Do all you can, please. It's abso�lute tor�ture, psy�cho�lo�gical tor�ture, phys�ical tor�ture. I just want to get back to my wife. We were so des�per�ate to start a fam�ily. My mother, espe�cially, is heart�broken that I'm in here. She's just heart�broken over the whole situ�ation. I don't want her health to get any worse. She's con�stantly wor�ry�ing and stress�ing about me. It's not fair on her.'

The sham "wife" I married in a quickie via marriage-scam is just "heartbroken." Sure, sure.

Will the Irish government actually lobby for this criminal? Maybe. These countries that send tons of illegals to the US want to keep that avenue open. I don't know how many illegals Ireland continues sending to the US, but I know that they sent a lot in the somewhat-recent past.

Des�pite refus�ing to sign deport�a�tion doc�u�ment�a�tion, and post�ing a $4,000 bond, Mr Cul�leton has remained at the deten�tion centre for almost five months.

He's remained at the "hell-hole" "concentration camp," despite the option of simply going back to Ireland remaining open to him.

...

In an inter�view with Sky News, Mr Cul�leton said he has been 'liv�ing a nor�mal life'. 'Just work�ing hard, stay�ing out of trouble, I wasn't a big party guy, just spend�ing time with my wife and my dogs,' he said.

YOU GOT MARRIED IN 2025 JUST AS ICE WAS CLOSING IN. WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, CLAIMING YOU SPENT THE LAST 16 YEARS HANGING OUT WITH YOUR "WIFE"?

We have no idea how many of these illegals -- from all countries -- are just criminals fleeing the law in their home countries, but I suspect the number is large.

That Afghan who was just convicted of repeatedly raping a 12-year-old girl at knife-point claimed he left Afghanistan because he was being pursued for taking actions they didn't like there.

When Afghanistan puts the heat on you because you're raping too many children, that makes you a true Cultural Enricher.

Let's take a look at some of the other Cultural Enrichers the leftist propaganda media and the Democrat Party -- but I repeat myself -- are trying to convince you Heritage Americans are real assets to the country:

The �caretaker� who CBS is crying about is an illegal alien from Mexico who RAMMED ICE agents with his car, according to DHS.

No mention of the attempted m*rder in CBS�s article�.

The media is covering for violent foreign criminals. pic.twitter.com/Xd1JgfSF8G
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 13, 2026

BREAKING - Shocking video shows liberals in Minneapolis attempting to prevent ICE from arresting an illegal, Junior de Jesus Herrera, who was caught with 57 pounds of meth. pic.twitter.com/3EpbmQqmDm
— Right Angle News Network (@Rightanglenews) February 12, 2026

Meanwhile, this lunatic New Manson Cult AWFUL attempted to burn down a warehouse because she heard it was to be used as an ICE facility.

BREAKING: A woman tried to burn down a warehouse in Kansas because there were rumors the owner was selling it to ICE to use as a detention center

MAKE HER FAMOUS pic.twitter.com/kY7VmTRLF7
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 13, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:13 PM

Comments

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1 FIRST IS THE BEST

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 12:13 PM (iFTx/)

2 What's up with all the little red diamonds with question marks in them?

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 12:15 PM (77rzZ)

3 We are so mad we are seeing red!

Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 12:15 PM (Wmg4n)

4 I saw a headline the other day that he "feared for his life and was asking for assistance from the Irish government" LOL

Posted by: steevy at February 13, 2026 12:15 PM (YwEeS)

5 While the self-hatred part of me wants to say "Gillespie isn't wrong", the "All Illegals Must Go" part of me wins out.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 12:15 PM (iXqHn)

6 What the hell codeset is this written in?

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 12:16 PM (jc0TO)

7 >>> That Nice Irish Man...

Let him go to any any other country that will have him.
Surely Cananda or Mexico will take him. And I hear Mali is nice this time of year.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 12:16 PM (/lPRQ)

8 "The whole reason the man came to the US was to flee the Irish police who had charged him with drug dealing."

LOLOLOL. I told you that something was fishy about this fucking guy! Odds that he was also dealing here in USA? 99.99%

The Blade, he knows things. Trust The Blade. Always. Trust. The. Blade.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 12:16 PM (iFTx/)

9 I thought the only Irish drug was whiskey.

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 12:16 PM (77rzZ)

10 It's so funny when the left screams "WHY AREN'T YOU BEING RAYSIS?!"

Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 12:16 PM (svLOV)

11 2 What's up with all the little red diamonds with question marks in them?
Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 12:15 PM (77rzZ)

Ace is sending subliminal reminders about Valentine's Day tomorrow...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 13, 2026 12:16 PM (tOcjL)

12
No Irish! Dogs welcome.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 12:16 PM (tgvbd)

13
Love the red ? marks!

But he's Irish, you schmuck.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 13, 2026 12:16 PM (xG4kz)

14 I am of Irish descent, throw his ARSE out of this country!!!!

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 13, 2026 12:16 PM (Oq/TM)

15 Happy Friday the 13th. Ace!

Beware the shelving.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 13, 2026 12:16 PM (PrvRk)

16 we love our pimps and pushers! Rape is just a cost of living in a diverse world. Down with Homan and his claim of 3,360 children rescued in MN alone!

Posted by: AWFLS UNITE at February 13, 2026 12:17 PM (rbvCR)

17 Nick Gillespie

What this window-licker and his ilk don't comprehend is that we don't want foreign criminals of any color in our country.
Even if their "only crime" was to violate our laws in the way they entered.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 13, 2026 12:17 PM (a+4eV)

18
Ace is sending subliminal reminders about Valentine's Day tomorrow...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 13, 2026 12:16 PM (tOcjL)

*blinks, with dawning feeling of terror*

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 12:17 PM (tgvbd)

19 I'm convinced someone in the administration is teeing these up for the left to step in rakes... every time it turns out to be something like this.

Posted by: Inogame at February 13, 2026 12:17 PM (53oGX)

20 A woman tried to burn down a warehouse in Kansas because there were rumors the owner was selling it to ICE to use as a detention center

I'm starting to wonder if the Roman Empire had AWFLs in their population.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 12:18 PM (svLOV)

21 So angry, I'm seeing red!

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 13, 2026 12:18 PM (xcxpd)

22 Apparently the anti-ICE dickheads no longer call harassing ICE agents "following". The new term is "commuting" and "driving slowly"

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 12:18 PM (rbvCR)

23 12 No Irish! Dogs welcome.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 12:16 PM

**gives stink eye**

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 13, 2026 12:18 PM (Oq/TM)

24 I was disappointed by the last video. I was hoping for an auto-da-fe, but alas, it was not to be.

He has not commented on the fact that all the pro-border-enforcement people he strongly implied were animated by racist hatred have all chimed in to say, "Deport him, I don't care if he's white, red, brown, or blue."

Given that half of ICE is of Hispanic origin, I'd say Gillespie has rather badly beclowned himself.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 12:18 PM (Riz8t)

25 20 A woman tried to burn down a warehouse in Kansas because there were rumors the owner was selling it to ICE to use as a detention center

I'm starting to wonder if the Roman Empire had AWFLs in their population.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 12:18 PM (svLOV)

Patrician Roman women were a nightmare, according to contemporary sources.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 13, 2026 12:19 PM (xcxpd)

26
I'm starting to wonder if the Roman Empire had AWFLs in their population.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 12:18 PM (svLOV)

They were divorced, then sold into slavery.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 12:19 PM (tgvbd)

27 >>> The whole reason the man came to the US was to flee the Irish police who had charged him with drug dealing.

Better than the pre-school prostitution rings that so many of our southern Newcomers were (or still are) involved in.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 12:19 PM (/lPRQ)

28 My mother, especially, is heartbroken that I'm in here. She's just heartbroken over the whole situation. I don't want her health to get any worse. She's constantly worrying and stressing about me. It's not fair on her.'

==

Niiiice touch. Bring in sick mama to the story. I actually laughed when I read that.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 13, 2026 12:19 PM (qBdHI)

29 The idiot woman in the ICE video saying "OMG, OMG, he's just a little boy" epitomizes these people. What a peawit!

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 12:19 PM (Riz8t)

30 So angry, I'm seeing red!
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 13, 2026 12:18 PM (xcxpd)
===

They're more like magenta. I hate magenta.

Posted by: mrp at February 13, 2026 12:20 PM (rj6Yv)

31 The colorful typography suggests that Ace is really pissed off about this one.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 12:20 PM (N8ZBc)

32 I got that weird pop-up ad people are talking about. It happened when I clicked "continue." Full screen, impossible to bypass, on a timer.

Posted by: Max Power at February 13, 2026 12:20 PM (SwyyQ)

33 > The whole reason the man came to the US was to flee the Irish police who had charged him with drug dealing.
----------
It's well known among the criminal elements world wide that the US is a safe haven. Even now.

The judiciary will make every effort to keep the criminals safe. The state and local governments will do likewise. And the feds are so disorganized most of the time to not even bother.

Trump's crackdown isn't so much about ejecting illegals from the country as it is upsetting the rank and file's apple cart.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2026 12:20 PM (jtM2q)

34 Anyway, let’s pretend the guy actually wanted to marry this girl. She is very attractive, so it’s plausible. I wonder if she knew the whole story or if she is just finding out they can’t go visit his homeland.

Also, why is the left so quiet on Harry’s ability to just be here? I know he has a visa, but he sure didn’t seem to need to go through much to get it and he doesn’t seem to be gracing us with anything unique.

Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 12:21 PM (OoFl2)

35 Boasberg will just order them all released and everyone will stop what they're doing and follow the king's orders.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 13, 2026 12:21 PM (3uBP9)

36 Messalina made bank off her OF account. Until Claudius found out about it, that is.

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 12:21 PM (77rzZ)

37 They were divorced, then sold into slavery.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Men go to great lengths for peace and quiet.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 12:21 PM (svLOV)

38 Wait 'til next month and deport his ass on St. Patrick's Day!

Posted by: Brennan On The Moor at February 13, 2026 12:21 PM (oftw2)

39 "What's up with all the little red diamonds with question marks in them?"

Text that migrated across the Apple To Other Platform boundary, usually.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 12:21 PM (N8ZBc)

40
I'm getting to the point where I want to see someone with a baseball bat walk through a gaggle of would-be Nellie Blys holding up their recording devices and swatting them out of their hands with extreme prejudice.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 13, 2026 12:21 PM (xG4kz)

41 30 So angry, I'm seeing red!
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 13, 2026 12:18 PM (xcxpd)
===

They're more like magenta. I hate magenta.
Posted by: mrp at February 13, 2026 12:20 PM (rj6Yv)

Fucking magenta, how do they work?!

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 13, 2026 12:22 PM (xcxpd)

42 15 Happy Friday the 13th. Ace!

Beware the shelving.

ides of march > shelvings of february

Posted by: julius caesar at February 13, 2026 12:22 PM (edU/H)

43 For the record, the right seems quiet, too. Also for the record, I would rather keep Harry and send Meagan to the hinterlands on trade.

Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 12:22 PM (OoFl2)

44 The MSM is provoking an Easter Uprising for the defense of Irish drug dealers.

Crazy times.

Posted by: mrp at February 13, 2026 12:22 PM (rj6Yv)

45 No Irish Need Apply.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5SiLTPx9jM

Posted by: huerfano at February 13, 2026 12:22 PM (98kQX)

46 So the black diamonds are red today. They serve as a BEWARE THE LINKS warning.

Posted by: No Name Today at February 13, 2026 12:22 PM (8mulE)

47 They're more like magenta. I hate magenta.
Posted by: mrp at February 13, 2026 12:20 PM (rj6Yv)

I admit, Columbia had the better costume

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 12:22 PM (rbvCR)

48 "He also appeared in the same court in April 2008 for being 'extremely drunk' in public"
---

Wait... we're holding this against Irishmen now?

Posted by: Dodd at February 13, 2026 12:22 PM (vl9MY)

49 He also appeared in the same court in April 2008 for being 'extremely drunk' in pub�lic and gardaí detained him for his own safety, court reports from the time state.

===

OK, stop and think for a moment, how drunk does one have to be to be detained for extreme drunkenness in Ireland??

Posted by: runner at February 13, 2026 12:22 PM (yGfwH)

50 I want those warehouse windows, they seem to be remarkably flame-resistant.

Posted by: pookysgirl can appreciate good desogn at February 13, 2026 12:23 PM (Wt5PA)

51 "What's up with all the little red diamonds with question marks in them?"

Somebody didn't specify UTF-8 in their open() call.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 12:23 PM (N8ZBc)

52 Duh!

Doesn't want go back to IRELAND?

doesn't that raise a huge red flag to any of the media tards?

Posted by: melodicmetal at February 13, 2026 12:24 PM (zyaAz)

53 I saw Goth Fonzie open for The Oneders at the Iowa State Fair.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher, phoning it in at February 13, 2026 12:24 PM (o0Ud6)

54 Also, why is the left so quiet on Harry’s ability to just be here? I know he has a visa, but he sure didn’t seem to need to go through much to get it and he doesn’t seem to be gracing us with anything unique.
Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 12:21 PM (OoFl2)

ID theft for one.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 12:24 PM (rbvCR)

55
OK, stop and think for a moment, how drunk does one have to be to be detained for extreme drunkenness in Ireland??
Posted by: runner at February 13, 2026 12:22 PM (yGfwH)

If you're not hitting someone or burning something down, you've gone too far.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 12:24 PM (tgvbd)

56 NO IRISH

Posted by: garrett at February 13, 2026 12:24 PM (gH8T+)

57 40
I'm getting to the point where I want to see someone with a baseball bat walk through a gaggle of would-be Nellie Blys holding up their recording devices and swatting them out of their hands with extreme prejudice.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 13, 2026 12:21 PM (xG4kz)

Needs to be a vintage orange Easton Stealth bat for good measure.

Those things had maximum launch velocity.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 12:24 PM (iXqHn)

58 Ireland sending their best to the USA!!

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 13, 2026 12:24 PM (xvV+O)

59 Should treak "interfering with police" to include coming within 20 feet when making an arrest. Any level of force allowed...

Not to shoot them, but to make it clear if they came within night stick range they were fair for a skull cracking.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 12:24 PM (/lPRQ)

60 53 I saw Goth Fonzie open for The Oneders at the Iowa State Fair.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher, phoning it in at February 13, 2026 12:24 PM (o0Ud6)

Terrible, terrible day. Very humid.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 13, 2026 12:25 PM (xcxpd)

61 That arsonist woman risks a long jail term while doing a pathetic job of starting a fire. Seems like only the fuel she poured on is burning ... maybe the frames got a little charred. But I haven't seen that AFTER pics.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 13, 2026 12:25 PM (vbXSk)

62 OK, stop and think for a moment, how drunk does one have to be to be detained for extreme drunkenness in Ireland??
Posted by: runner

Boris Yeltsin was once too drunk to meet with the President of Ireland.

The Irish got nothing on the Russians when it comes to public intoxication.

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 12:25 PM (77rzZ)

63
Ireland sending their best to the USA!!
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 13, 2026 12:24 PM (xvV+O)

Irish hi-tech: the shovel

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 12:26 PM (tgvbd)

64
ID theft for one.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026

Prince Harry stole someone’s ID?

Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 12:26 PM (OoFl2)

65 There are a lot of people who are, for example, getting their tax returns garnished, or bank accounts seized, or billed for welfare fraud because the lovely illegal aliens engaged in a minor case of ID theft, and then broke laws, failed to pay taxes or maybe actually engaged in welfare fraud.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 12:26 PM (rbvCR)

66 It's possible he was living with the girl that became his wife of convenience in 2025.
You see, certain classes of people know that if you are not married and have children the wife can claim no father and get subsidies. Subsidies like for housing...
Certain people can buy a home, and rent it out as government housing. Making money on the rental, paying off the note and just not mentioning that he also lives there.
Not that he was doing that. I'm sure he wasn't doing that.

Posted by: Inogame at February 13, 2026 12:26 PM (53oGX)

67 oh I think a lot of the immigrants who came here during Joetato's term were criminals. he asked for peons to come in here, and countries emptied their mental institutions and jails.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 13, 2026 12:26 PM (j+aD2)

68 The Karen arsonist isn't smart enough to know tilt ups don't burn.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 13, 2026 12:26 PM (xvV+O)

69 Ah Ireland! The peat! The peat![/]

I'm a bogophile. I dig peatlands.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 12:27 PM (N8ZBc)

71 It ain't just the foreign criminals fleeing to the USA to escape prosecution in their home countries. It's also foreign governments deliberately sending criminals and scumbagging deviants here.

Cuba's been doing that for at least 60 years. I'll bet any amount of money Venezuela is systematically sending Tren de Aragua butchers here. El Salvador sent us MS-13 members.

It can't be a coincidence that the vast majority of illegals here are stone-cold criminal scumbags. Spoiler alert: It ain't a coincidence at all.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 12:27 PM (iFTx/)

72 I won the bet Ace is part Irish! Slainte!

Posted by: TG Sam at February 13, 2026 12:27 PM (52TNC)

73 we had a Karen Arsonist here locally too

they're freaking out lol apparently ICE is coming to Montgomery County or something

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 13, 2026 12:27 PM (j+aD2)

74 Big or small, deport them all.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 13, 2026 12:27 PM (VKfwt)

75 It can't be a coincidence that the vast majority of illegals here are stone-cold criminal scumbags. Spoiler alert: It ain't a coincidence at all.

jinx!

yeah exactly the countries were asked by our Bolshies to send bodies and they sent us their detritus

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 13, 2026 12:28 PM (j+aD2)

76 It can't be a coincidence that the vast majority of illegals here are stone-cold criminal scumbags. Spoiler alert: It ain't a coincidence at all.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade

We can solve that problem with this One Weird Trick! Foreign governments hate it.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 12:28 PM (svLOV)

77 73 we had a Karen Arsonist here locally too

they're freaking out lol apparently ICE is coming to Montgomery County or something
Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 13, 2026 12:27 PM (j+aD2)

Supposedly they were going to set up their base in Allentown, though, a decent bit outside of the Philly Metro.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 12:28 PM (iXqHn)

78 I'll place my money on the red diamonds.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 13, 2026 12:28 PM (xFfhU)

79
Boris Yeltsin was once too drunk to meet with the President of Ireland.

It's dollars to doughnuts that the President of Ireland was bummed that he was not permitted to accept Boris' challenge of "Which one of us is drunker?"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 13, 2026 12:28 PM (xG4kz)

80 The new term is "commuting" and "driving slowly"

Posted by: Kindltot

Fun fact, you can be arrested for driving too slowly if you're interfering with traffic.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 13, 2026 12:28 PM (a+4eV)

81 Oh wow there is such a thing as a red diamond. The internet informs me that they are one of the rarest gemstone in existence. They require a lot of additional plastic deformation cycles during the diamond formation which I guess doesn't happen a lot in the diamonds we have. They are a real dark color, like blood. Look pretty cool.

Wasn't there an amime or video game or something where the bad guys were making blood diamonds? Full Metal Alchemist? That was a philosopher's stone thing though. I vaguely remember something.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 13, 2026 12:29 PM (3uBP9)

82 Supposedly they were going to set up their base in Allentown, though, a decent bit outside of the Philly Metro.

that's a good idea for a base

it's very very very illegal-heavy up there

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 13, 2026 12:29 PM (j+aD2)

83 Seamus and I have questions, lots of questions. Oh and luck of the Irish too.

Posted by: kingsman at February 13, 2026 12:29 PM (ehY6c)

84 Prince Harry stole someone’s ID?
Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 12:26 PM (OoFl2)

Sorry, I am fighting another argument. My mistake.

The Individual formerly known as Windsor is probably relying on a diplomatic or royal passport

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 12:29 PM (rbvCR)

85 Prince Harry stole someone’s ID?
Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 12:26 PM

First is your ID, next your hand lotion.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 13, 2026 12:29 PM (VKfwt)

86 The left: You racists just dont want black people moving here

Also the left: How can you not want a hot sexy Irishman here why I'd let him eat my lucky charms!

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 12:29 PM (sKqQm)

87 The apple news bias story I linked a couple days ago is relevant here.

China is paying Apple to convince all these liberals that ICE is the gestapo so the USA is forced to keep the drug dealers available to sell Chinese drugs.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 13, 2026 12:29 PM (l0YH1)

88 Posted by: Nova Local at February 13, 2026 12:16 PM

LOL

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 12:29 PM (rZCVI)

89 Anyone else experiencing this hack in ace.mu.nu when clicking the "continue reading" link? Not the comments link, which gives you the whole post content, but the other one if you want to see all the content.

Mine has been giving me this page, which is some kind of dead end ad, and always showing a gif clip of a cute dog.

#passage-ads. The addy is ace.mu.nu/#passage-ads, and it's a dead end. It's fucking annoying. I gotta see if there's a fix.

Posted by: M. Gaga at February 13, 2026 12:30 PM (KiBMU)

90 What this window-licker and his ilk don't comprehend is that we don't want foreign criminals of any color in our country.
Even if their "only crime" was to violate our laws in the way they entered.
Posted by: FeatherBlade

Nevermind that every day they are they are illegally parking their butt here. And they identity and document fraud / theft they have to engage in to work here.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 12:30 PM (/lPRQ)

91 81 Ask Leo DiCaprio about blood diamonds.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 12:30 PM (N8ZBc)

92 Poor Savannah will be devastated when she learns her mother was abducted and killed by one of her beloved undocumented friends.

Posted by: wth at February 13, 2026 12:30 PM (UjdFS)

93
they're freaking out lol apparently ICE is coming to Montgomery County or something
Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 13, 2026 12:27 PM (j+aD2)

Growing up in PA, I lived in Bucks County. Montgomery County was adjacent.

Living in TX, we were in Harris County. Montgomery County was adjacent.

Living in OH, we were in Warren County. Montgomery County was adjacent.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 12:30 PM (tgvbd)

94 Before I get any grief from you miscreants, here's what I posted yesterday when I read about this on X:

IrishEi
@IrishEi
17h
Time to go home, Mr. Culleton. You're here illegally. Period.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 13, 2026 12:30 PM (3ImbR)

95 Also, any good resources for VHDL?

GOOGLE keeps sending me to Reddit.

Hey Google, I asked for HELP, not achne

Posted by: melodicmetal at February 13, 2026 12:30 PM (zyaAz)

96 It can't be a coincidence that the vast majority of illegals here are stone-cold criminal scumbags. Spoiler alert: It ain't a coincidence at all.

Donald Trump: They aren't sending us their best and brightest

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 12:30 PM (sKqQm)

97 Fun fact, you can be arrested for driving too slowly if you're interfering with traffic.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 13, 2026 12:28 PM (a+4eV)

Personally I would be happy if they were dragged from their cars at gunpoint and the car set on fire so they continue their harassment by Uber.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 12:30 PM (rbvCR)

98 Long haired freaky people, and Irish, need not apply, for a Visa.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 13, 2026 12:31 PM (vbXSk)

99 I got that weird pop-up ad people are talking about. It happened when I clicked "continue." Full screen, impossible to bypass, on a timer.
Posted by: Max Power at February 13, 2026 12:20 PM (SwyyQ)

Eventually, you will learn that the "continue" link is unnecessary.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 12:31 PM (8zz6B)

100 The part of the world that is NOT the Swedish Bikini Team may not enter the country illegally.

The rest of the world is welcome.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 13, 2026 12:31 PM (8AONa)

101 66 It's possible he was living with the girl that became his wife of convenience in 2025.
You see, certain classes of people know that if you are not married and have children the wife can claim no father and get subsidies. Subsidies like for housing...
Certain people can buy a home, and rent it out as government housing. Making money on the rental, paying off the note and just not mentioning that he also lives there.
Not that he was doing that. I'm sure he wasn't doing that.
Posted by: Inogame at February 13, 2026

If they lie about who is living in the household, but you still have to list the father - if that father is not paying child support the state goes after them. The only exception is abuse and a verifiable claim the father knowing where the mother is puts the mother in danger. You have to list everyone who lives in the household, marriage is not part of the equation.

Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 12:31 PM (OoFl2)

102 State Law in Florida now requires 25 foot distance for observers or filmers, or family, from interfering with investigation or arrest. You can be arrested for obstruction if you violate that. Seems reasonable.

Posted by: Bodycam Follies at February 13, 2026 12:31 PM (oftw2)

103 There's a formulation on X - in order to save the world we are going to have to make some women sad.

Posted by: blaster at February 13, 2026 12:31 PM (NlEaG)

104 Wasn't there an amime or video game or something where the bad guys were making blood diamonds? Full Metal Alchemist?

Anime Geek Mode: Enable.

Yep. Full Metal Alchemist. It was made from human souls.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 12:31 PM (svLOV)

105 Ah yes the battle of Magenta 1859! Avanti Savoia!

Posted by: TG Sam at February 13, 2026 12:31 PM (52TNC)

106 Living in OH, we were in Warren County. Montgomery County was adjacent.

--

I lived in Warren County for a long time. Maineville/Morrow to be exact.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 13, 2026 12:31 PM (qBdHI)

107 95 Also, any good resources for VHDL?

GOOGLE keeps sending me to Reddit.

Hey Google, I asked for HELP, not achne
Posted by: melodicmetal at February 13, 2026 12:30 PM (zyaAz)

Stack overflow?

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 13, 2026 12:31 PM (xcxpd)

108
You've got red on you.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 13, 2026 12:32 PM (y9nCu)

109 Nick Gillespie can kiss my butt.
Who is he to say that just because I'm white I can't be racist against the Irish?

Posted by: 29Victor at February 13, 2026 12:32 PM (0MjtC)

110 My personal introduction to ID theft was a response by the US Government after I applied for my SS retirement.

Posted by: mrp at February 13, 2026 12:32 PM (rj6Yv)

111 Fun fact, you can be arrested for driving too slowly if you're interfering with traffic./i]

A re-occurring argument I see in non-political forums:

Side A: Left lane for passing ONLY if you aren't passing move over

Side B: I'm doing the speed limit if you want to go faster screw you, I'm not helping you break the law and be a danger to everyone

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 12:32 PM (sKqQm)

112 I got that weird pop-up ad people are talking about. It happened when I clicked "continue." Full screen, impossible to bypass, on a timer.
Posted by: Max Power

Just starting using a fancy new chromebook yesterday. No problems. Today total shitshow.

Put Ace homepag into the "No Java" bin.
Comment pages are still good to go.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 12:32 PM (/lPRQ)

113 Red diamond cost: $300,000 - $1,000,000+ / carat, average price - $1,000,000 / carat

I guess I won't be buying a lot of those

Posted by: banana Dream at February 13, 2026 12:32 PM (3uBP9)

114 willowed:

The Chrysler K-car platform featured a range of engines across its production run from 1981 to 1995, with the most common being the 2.2-liter inline-four (I4) engine, also known as the K-engine or Trans Four. This engine was initially carbureted, producing around 86–96 horsepower, and later upgraded to fuel injection for improved performance and efficiency.

It wasn't the famous L-6

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 12:32 PM (F24MQ)

115
I lived in Warren County for a long time. Maineville/Morrow to be exact.
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 13, 2026 12:31 PM (qBdHI)

Lived in Morrow myself. First on Middleboro Road, then on Morrow-Rossburg.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 12:32 PM (tgvbd)

116 The 57 pounds of meth was just for personal use, h8ters.

Posted by: wth at February 13, 2026 12:32 PM (UjdFS)

117 Nick Gillespie can kiss my butt.
Who is he to say that just because I'm white I can't be racist against the Irish?

--

Goth Fonzie has jumped the potato.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 13, 2026 12:33 PM (qBdHI)

118 I'm getting to the point where I want to see someone with a baseball bat walk through a gaggle of would-be Nellie Blys holding up their recording devices and swatting them out of their hands with extreme prejudice.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 13, 2026 12:21 PM (xG4kz)

A good walking stick would be fine. Also plausible deniability.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 12:34 PM (8zz6B)

119 92 Poor Savannah will be devastated when she learns her mother was abducted and killed by one of her beloved undocumented friends.
____

Trump's fault. The ICE raids are driving them to desperation!

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 13, 2026 12:34 PM (Dv3i1)

120 >>"Always. Trust. The. Blade."

"Only a fool trusts his life to a weapon!"

Posted by: Grey Fox at February 13, 2026 12:34 PM (zyaAz)

121 Hadrian, small world! I graduated from Little Miami High.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 13, 2026 12:34 PM (qBdHI)

122 Can't the Irish government request that we extradite him? Why haven't they done that?

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 12:34 PM (77rzZ)

123 but the other one if you want to see all the content[/i-]

Reading the content- that's a rookie move.

Posted by: blaster at February 13, 2026 12:34 PM (NlEaG)

124
I graduated from Little Miami High.
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 13, 2026 12:34 PM (qBdHI)

The old Little Miami High or the new Little Miami High?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 12:35 PM (tgvbd)

125 "Blood" diamonds aren't red diamonds. They're regular diamonds but illegally mined or mined using forced slave labor in dangerous, war-torn areas.

The "blood" refers not to the color of the diamond itself, but to the human blood shed to mine them.

Blood diamonds are also called "conflict" diamonds. The "conflict" refers to the usual way they get miners: through bloody conflicts where one tribe conquers and enslaves another tribe.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 12:36 PM (iFTx/)

126 All those others who wrote NO Irish are imposters! They're not Johnsons!

Posted by: Gref Johnson at February 13, 2026 12:36 PM (5rh/l)

127 93 Growing up in PA, I lived in Bucks County. Montgomery County was adjacent.

Living in TX, we were in Harris County. Montgomery County was adjacent.

Living in OH, we were in Warren County. Montgomery County was adjacent.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 12:30 PM (tgvbd)

Next up on your list is Frederick County MD, then. Montgomery County is adjacent.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 12:36 PM (iXqHn)

128 Living in OH, we were in Warren County. Montgomery County was adjacent.

--

I lived in Warren County for a long time. Maineville/Morrow to be exact.
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 13, 2026 12:31 PM (qBdHI)
=======

My family lived in a house in Washington Township just north of the Montgomery County-Warren County line for many years.

Posted by: mrp at February 13, 2026 12:36 PM (rj6Yv)

129 Who was recording fire woman?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 13, 2026 12:36 PM (Cqx++)

130 lunatic New Manson

I have the sads.
she needed to be scorched.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 13, 2026 12:36 PM (lpVer)

131 Grant no quarter for the Irish.

I have a blonde haired, blue eyed German buddy, with no criminal record, who traveled to Israel and they jacked him up in isolation at the airport for two days.

And he was on a business trip.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 13, 2026 12:36 PM (xFfhU)

132 There are literally hundreds of Irish bars in NYC. Go into any one of them and at least half the staff is here illegally.

There have also been hundreds of thousands of illegal Irish digging the tunnels of NY--water, sewer, traffic, subway, etc. over many years. In fact, the Sand Hogs are still at it, digging Water Tunnel #3. I've known a number of them.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 13, 2026 12:36 PM (3ImbR)

133 "Poor Savannah will be devastated when she learns her mother was abducted and killed by one of her beloved undocumented friends.
Posted by: wth"

If that turns out to be what happened this story will never see light of day again. It will be sealed and buried deeper than nuclear waste.

Posted by: Ripley at February 13, 2026 12:36 PM (GUOwU)

134 Gen. Richard Montgomery was in fact Irish-born. Died in the Continental Army's invasion of Quebec.

He obviously made an impression here.

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 12:36 PM (77rzZ)

135 Side B: I'm doing the speed limit if you want to go faster screw you, I'm not helping you break the law and be a danger to everyone

Posted by: 18-1

====

Otherwise known as "America's Indiana Problem."

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 13, 2026 12:36 PM (8AONa)

136 The old Little Miami High or the new Little Miami High?

--

The old one. The new one is a palace compared to the one I went to!

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 13, 2026 12:36 PM (qBdHI)

137 The Irish are just honorary whites anyway, like the Poles.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 12:37 PM (jc0TO)

138 >>> The Chrysler K-car platform featured a range of engines across its production run from 1981 to 1995, with the most common being the 2.2-liter inline-four (I4) engine, also known as the K-engine or Trans Four. This engine was initially carbureted, producing around 86–96 horsepower, and later upgraded to fuel injection for improved performance and efficiency.

It wasn't the famous L-6
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 12:32 PM (F24MQ)

I had a plymouth unreliable of that era. The aluminum engine consumed itself.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 13, 2026 12:37 PM (3uBP9)

139 >73 we had a Karen Arsonist here locally too

they're freaking out lol apparently ICE is coming to Montgomery County or something
Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 13, 2026 12:27 PM (j+aD2)

ICE was in PXVille last week. I swear I heard the Karens shrieking from my house.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 13, 2026 12:37 PM (GTqXr)

140 Just to add, when this fine Irish gent came here, he signed a visa waiver. The waiver promises he'll never contest removal back to Ireland if he overstays his visa.

So much for that eh?

He has literally zero chance of staying - no judge in his right mind would allow him to stay.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 13, 2026 12:37 PM (urppY)

141 I find it interesting that dems do not consider drug dealing a serious crime among illegals. They aren't included in their stats.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 13, 2026 12:38 PM (2WIwB)

142 'detention is "absolute hell,"'

I see his point. It's sposed to be merely relative hell.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 12:38 PM (N8ZBc)

143 I am on record that Mexican weather girls should get automatic citizenship.

We need more meteorological knowledge.

Posted by: blaster at February 13, 2026 12:38 PM (NlEaG)

144 He has literally zero chance of staying - no judge in his right mind would allow him to stay.
_____

We're suffering from a severe shortage of those kinds of judges.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 13, 2026 12:39 PM (Dv3i1)

145 "Irishman"

Maryland Irishman

Posted by: ... at February 13, 2026 12:39 PM (Pvpk0)

146 There are literally hundreds of Irish bars in NYC. Go into any one of them and at least half the staff is here illegally.

There have also been hundreds of thousands of illegal Irish digging the tunnels of NY--water, sewer, traffic, subway, etc. over many years. In fact, the Sand Hogs are still at it, digging Water Tunnel #3. I've known a number of them.
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 13, 2026 12:36 PM (3ImbR)
_______

True, but of that half that are illegal, probably half of them are hispanic. The back rooms of almost all restaurants in the country are hispanics, most of them illegals.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 12:39 PM (iFTx/)

147 Side A: Left lane for passing ONLY if you aren't passing move over

Side B: I'm doing the speed limit if you want to go faster screw you, I'm not helping you break the law and be a danger to everyone
Posted by: 18-1

Both are true, and any tension between the two is resolved in the existence of "keep right except to pass" signs.

That said, if Side B is sitting at the speed limit in the left hand lane, especially abreast of another car, they're being jerks.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 13, 2026 12:39 PM (a+4eV)

148 The Irish are White? News to us.

Posted by: The British at February 13, 2026 12:39 PM (wP1zB)

149 Years the DoT decided to look at DC area traffic and they noticed whatever tweaks they made there was still a major traffic jam on one highway at the same time every work day.

So they set up camera and finally found the issue.

One government worker got out a little early, 4:30 I think, got on the highway and camped in the left hand lane doing the speed limit, which created a rolling blockage. They convinced him to drive in the middle lane instead and suddenly saw a dramatic improvment.

So I guess traffic can really just be the fauit of one asshole

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 12:39 PM (sKqQm)

150 Virginia Tech is in Montgomery County, Virginia.

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 12:40 PM (77rzZ)

151 I was Monty's double.

Posted by: Clifton James, John Mills, 1958 at February 13, 2026 12:40 PM (oftw2)

152 He has literally zero chance of staying - no judge in his right mind would allow him to stay.
Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 13, 2026 12:37 PM (urppY)

That leaves a lot of judges.

Posted by: blaster at February 13, 2026 12:40 PM (NlEaG)

153 Hello, Horde! 😊💕

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 13, 2026 12:40 PM (SRRAx)

154 Kathryn Ruemmler was Obama’s White House counsel. She was also an Epstein bestie, calling him Uncle Jeffrey in emails released.

She now works for Goldman Sachs (shocker). Well worked, since she resigned.

What do the msm headlines all say? Goldman Sachs Lawyer Resigns. You have to read 10 paragraphs deep into any story to find out about the Obama connection. It’s presented as an oh by the way she was in Obama’s admin.

There is no physical limit to how much one can hate the media.

Posted by: Enemy of the People at February 13, 2026 12:40 PM (AJ7zK)

155 The left: Ireland is a much better place then America! They have a government that cares about its people. And free healthcare! And no Trump!

Also the left: How dare Trump try to send this poor man to the hellhole that is Ireland. Why doesn't he just shoot him and be done with it instead?!?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 12:40 PM (sKqQm)

156 A good walking stick would be fine. Also plausible deniability.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 12:34 PM (8zz6B)

The classic 5 cell Maglites are good for that. You hop out of your car with one of those, you are just bringing it along for the lighting.

More plausible if it's after dark.

Posted by: No Name Today at February 13, 2026 12:41 PM (8mulE)

157 It wasn't the famous L-6
Posted by: Braenyard

------------
Yeah, I saw that downstairs. I recall that the DJ came in the four or six, and the four was undesirable.

I also recall Chrysler had manufacturing quality issues back then as well.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 13, 2026 12:41 PM (l0YH1)

158
The Karen arsonist isn't smart enough to know tilt ups don't burn.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 13, 2026 12:26 PM (xvV+O)

Plus, the stupid slag is using BBQ lighter fluid, which burns too fast to spread beyond dry wood or petroleum-soaked consumer charcoal briquets.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 13, 2026 12:41 PM (y9nCu)

159 Afternoon Ace.
The fact that the deal to make that warehouse an ICE detention center had fallen through before the AWFL Arsonist tried to burn it down is a perfect distillation of the lefts unfocused "protests". THE REVOLUTION WILL BE INCOMPETENT

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 13, 2026 12:41 PM (Ggsrp)

160
Ace is sending subliminal reminders about Valentine's Day tomorrow...
Posted by: Nova Local

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I thought the article was studded with red shamrocks.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 13, 2026 12:41 PM (n7rxJ)

161 One government worker got out a little early, 4:30 I think, got on the highway and camped in the left hand lane doing the speed limit, which created a rolling blockage. They convinced him to drive in the middle lane instead and suddenly saw a dramatic improvment.
______

Convinced him? Like threatened with a car battery connected to his nethers?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 13, 2026 12:41 PM (Dv3i1)

162 >>> Wasn't there an amime or video game or something where the bad guys were making blood diamonds? Full Metal Alchemist?

Anime Geek Mode: Enable.

Yep. Full Metal Alchemist. It was made from human souls.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 12:31 PM (svLOV)

Yeah, yeah, that's what I thought. That arc with that horrible dude and what he did to his poor daughter. That was rough. They took that and did something similar in the video game Grim Dawn for the origin of the slith.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 13, 2026 12:41 PM (3uBP9)

163 Seamus can stay if he beats Gillespie with a truncheon until his tiny dick falls off.

Posted by: Vengeance at February 13, 2026 12:41 PM (f4tQo)

164
Posted by: Braenyard

BTW, thanks for the info.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 13, 2026 12:41 PM (l0YH1)

165 The Irishman to deport is the Notre Dame mascot. That guy is always getting into fistfights.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 12:41 PM (N8ZBc)

166 The greatest commentary on this to date:

Kurt Schlichter
@KurtSchlichter
·
2h
"Let's start publicizing an attractive white migrant who is being deported and the racists will go nuts to keep them here, thereby demonstrating their racism!"

*DEPORT THAT TATER-GOBBLING CLOVER JOCKEY!*

"Whhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaa?!?!?!?"

Posted by: Ian S. at February 13, 2026 12:42 PM (2ocoG)

167 143 I am on record that Mexican weather girls should get automatic citizenship.

We need more meteorological knowledge.
Posted by: blaster at February 13, 2026 12:38 PM (NlEaG)

Remember they will eventually turn out like their Abuelas...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 13, 2026 12:42 PM (mpEqY)

168 I see his point. It's sposed to be merely relative hell.
Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 12:38 PM (N8ZBc)

They got his mother in law in there with him, too?

Damn.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 13, 2026 12:42 PM (06Hmj)

169 147 Both are true, and any tension between the two is resolved in the existence of "keep right except to pass" signs.

That said, if Side B is sitting at the speed limit in the left hand lane, especially abreast of another car, they're being jerks.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 13, 2026 12:39 PM (a+4eV)

I almost have panic attacks when an exit is on the Left.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 12:42 PM (iXqHn)

170 Supposedly Epstein in STILL playing Fortnite even after his account was discovered.

Posted by: Max Power at February 13, 2026 12:43 PM (SwyyQ)

171 Whiskeyback?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 13, 2026 12:43 PM (06Hmj)

172 I almost have panic attacks when an exit is on the Left.
Posted by: XTC

Lol same. Who thought those were a good idea?

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 13, 2026 12:43 PM (a+4eV)

173 What do the msm headlines all say? Goldman Sachs Lawyer Resigns. You have to read 10 paragraphs deep into any story to find out about the Obama connection. It’s presented as an oh by the way she was in Obama’s admin.
There is no physical limit to how much one can hate the media.
Posted by: Enemy of the People at February 13, 2026 12:40 PM (AJ7zK)

The fact that Ruemler, Anthony (the Mooch) Scaramucci, Steve Bannon and Epstein had multiple meetings over 20 years has no bearing on anything, and is most likely just a coincidence

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 12:43 PM (rbvCR)

174 Side B: I'm doing the speed limit if you want to go faster screw you, I'm not helping you break the law and be a danger to everyone
Posted by: 18-1

Side B Guys tend to be zelots and not get that their speedometers may be reading a bit high so they are actually going 5 under and then the Side A guy's speedo are reading a bit low so he thinks the guy parked in the passing lane is actually going 10 under.

I am side C:
Don't ride on people's asses and let people pass if they want to.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 12:43 PM (/lPRQ)

175 I almost have panic attacks when an exit is on the Left.
Posted by: XTC

Yeah, I effing hate that. Right exits only.

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 12:43 PM (77rzZ)

176 If Notre Dame Mascot ever tangled with Bugs Bunny, he'd sorely regret the consequences.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 12:43 PM (N8ZBc)

177 167 Remember they will eventually turn out like their Abuelas...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 13, 2026 12:42 PM (mpEqY)

People always talk about Alex Stein 99's "Big Booty Latina" exception, but they forget that eventually that "Big Booty" is going to become "Planet-sized Booty".

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 12:44 PM (iXqHn)

178 He has literally zero chance of staying - no judge in his right mind would allow him to stay.
Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 13, 2026 12:37 PM (urppY)
----

You see the loophole here, don't you?

Posted by: Judge Bugfuck at February 13, 2026 12:44 PM (Hx0tZ)

179 I always tear up during the final 10 minutes of "The Gangs of New York".

Posted by: mrp at February 13, 2026 12:44 PM (rj6Yv)

180 168 LOL

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 12:44 PM (N8ZBc)

181 " Who was recording fire woman?"
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr

yeah, maybe she shared it on social media, to boost her Crazy Person bonafides. No one else is around and someone was holding the camera for at least part of it. But parts seem to have a tripod, so it was planned.

So now maybe two people go to prison.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 13, 2026 12:44 PM (vbXSk)

182 He has literally zero chance of staying - no judge in his right mind would allow him to stay.
Posted by: The Whine Guy
-------

I think I see the problem...

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 13, 2026 12:44 PM (XeU6L)

183 That said, if Side B is sitting at the speed limit in the left hand lane, especially abreast of another car, they're being jerks.

What if they’re cop cars?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 13, 2026 12:44 PM (ZVgZ4)

184 Gen. Richard Montgomery was in fact Irish-born. Died in the Continental Army's invasion of Quebec.
He obviously made an impression here.
Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 12:36 PM (77rzZ)
~~~~~

Check out the Fighting 69th/Fighting Irish--a nickname given to the 69th Infantry Regiment of NYC by none other than Robert E. Lee.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 13, 2026 12:45 PM (3ImbR)

185 Is Bannon still trying to grift the right after he's been found out to have sabotaged Trump's trade deal with Chy-na?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 13, 2026 12:45 PM (Dv3i1)

186 143 I am on record that Mexican weather girls should get automatic citizenship.

We need more meteorological knowledge.
Posted by: blaster at February 13, 2026 12:38 PM (NlEaG)

Remember they will eventually turn out like their Abuelas...
Posted by: It's me donna
......

Good cooks?

Posted by: wth at February 13, 2026 12:45 PM (UjdFS)

187 Hasn’t Seamus ever heard of an “Irish Exit”?

Posted by: Vengeance at February 13, 2026 12:45 PM (f4tQo)

188 I am on record that Mexican weather girls should get automatic citizenship.

The people telling us that everyone in the world has a right to come to America also want to ban passport bros.

Which is...interesting

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 12:45 PM (sKqQm)

189 THE REVOLUTION WILL BE INCOMPETENT
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 13, 2026 12:41 PM (Ggsrp)

I am stealing this

Posted by: Kindltot -- THE REVOLUTION WILL BE INCOMPETENT at February 13, 2026 12:45 PM (rbvCR)

190
There are literally hundreds of Irish bars in NYC. Go into any one of them and at least half the staff is here illegally.

More like 80%, if they're anything like the Irish bars in SoCal. And they'll gladly tell you that they're illegal aliens, overstaying on tourist or student visas.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 13, 2026 12:46 PM (y9nCu)

191 I almost have panic attacks when an exit is on the Left.
Posted by: XTC

I may have on occasion screamed "EMBRACE DEATH!" when having to take an exit on the left side.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 12:46 PM (svLOV)

192 OK, stop and think for a moment, how drunk does one have to be to be detained for extreme drunkenness in Ireland??
Posted by: runner at February 13, 2026 12:22 PM (yGfwH)

Drunk enough that it was literally for his own safety.

Posted by: SciVo at February 13, 2026 12:46 PM (Sy6m/)

193 AOC is already through the wall. Bingo wings, big fat ass, the works.

Posted by: Not to mention her Gorilla Nose at February 13, 2026 12:46 PM (oftw2)

194 183 That said, if Side B is sitting at the speed limit in the left hand lane, especially abreast of another car, they're being jerks.

What if they’re cop cars?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 13, 2026 12:44 PM (ZVgZ4)

RAMMMIIINNNNNGGG SPEEEEEEEED!

Posted by: Affluent White Female Lunatic at February 13, 2026 12:46 PM (06Hmj)

195 True, but of that half that are illegal, probably half of them are hispanic. The back rooms of almost all restaurants in the country are hispanics, most of them illegals
~~~~~

Probably true today, but not as recent as 30 years ago.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 13, 2026 12:46 PM (3ImbR)

196 Years the DoT decided to look at DC area traffic ...

So I guess traffic can really just be the fauit of one asshole
Posted by: 18-1

I'm surprised they only found one. In my experience everyone int he greater DC metropolitan area turns into an asshole when you put them behind the wheel.

The Beltway is particularly bad. No one will leave any space between themselves and the next car for any one to merge or change lanes, which causes terrible jams and slowdowns, and everyone is so self-important that they have to get ahead of other cars by any means necessary.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 13, 2026 12:47 PM (a+4eV)

197 Notre Dame Mascot is the counterexample that disproves Rule 34.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 12:47 PM (N8ZBc)

198
We have no idea how many of these illegals -- from all countries -- are just criminals fleeing the law in their home countries, but I suspect the number is large.

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

It's insane. America is the world's Luxury Hideout for every criminal on the planet.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 13, 2026 12:47 PM (n7rxJ)

199 Hasn’t Seamus ever heard of an “Irish Exit”?
Posted by: Vengeance at February 13, 2026 12:45 PM (f4tQo)

The Irish Goodbye. Either means leaving without saying anything, or getting dumped down the manhole or into the harbor surreptitiously after being served out fatally with a club.

Take your pick.

Posted by: Kindltot -- THE REVOLUTION WILL BE INCOMPETENT at February 13, 2026 12:47 PM (rbvCR)

200 If you are sitting in the left lane, even going the speed limit or above and you are impeding traffic flow, you will get a ticket. At least in GA on the highways.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 13, 2026 12:48 PM (3uBP9)

201 What's up with all the little red diamonds with question marks in them?
----
They're unicode replacement characters. They can appear when you copy/paste between different editor programs and the default encoding is different between the different between the to programs (like UTF-8 versus ISO 8859-1 or ASCII or whatever). For example, copying some text from a web page/Tweet to MS Word then to Wordpress post editor or whatever. The different encoding formats can lead to to bizzare resluts.

Posted by: Nonapod at February 13, 2026 12:48 PM (CwtyK)

202 What if they’re cop cars?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit

They're still being jerks

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 13, 2026 12:48 PM (a+4eV)

203 The Beltway is particularly bad. No one will leave any space between themselves and the next car for anyone to merge or change lanes, which causes terrible jams and slowdowns, and everyone is so self-important that they have to get ahead of other cars by any means necessary.
Posted by: FeatherBlade

The Maryland Beltway is worse than the Virginia portion.

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 12:49 PM (77rzZ)

204 There are literally hundreds of Irish bars in NYC. Go into any one of them and at least half the staff is here illegally.

More like 80%, if they're anything like the Irish bars in SoCal. And they'll gladly tell you that they're illegal aliens, overstaying on tourist or student visas.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 13, 2026 12:46 PM (y9nCu)
____

Yea. Old scam was to come over on tourist visas -- relatively easy to get -- in May. Then stay the summer working off the books at a restaurant, bar, or other business that is busier during the summer and needs seasonal workers.

I did have a fairly magical summer with a fine Irish lass who did just that.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 12:49 PM (iFTx/)

205 So I guess traffic can really just be the fauit of one asshole
Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 12:39 PM (sKqQm)

It'd been quicker and more permanent if they'd given him the Tom Clancy treatment where the left lane hog caught a bullet.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at February 13, 2026 12:50 PM (/HDaX)

206 I did see a bodycam where Notre Dame Mascot was arrested and taken into custody without resisting. I was shocked, to say the least.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 12:50 PM (N8ZBc)

207 A woman tried to burn down a warehouse in Kansas because there were rumors the owner was selling it to ICE to use as a detention center

And per the captions in the video, it seems to have worked. So no doubt the tactic will be repeated elsewhere.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 13, 2026 12:50 PM (Fs0KI)

208 I'll note that 'Garryowen' has been banned in some venues.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 13, 2026 12:50 PM (XeU6L)

209 Leprechaun illegal: they're always after me lucky ... bags of heroin

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 13, 2026 12:50 PM (Ggsrp)

210 Posted by: Inogame at February 13, 2026

If they lie about who is living in the household, but you still have to list the father - if that father is not paying child support the state goes after them. The only exception is abuse and a verifiable claim the father knowing where the mother is puts the mother in danger. You have to list everyone who lives in the household, marriage is not part of the equation.
Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 12:31 PM (OoFl2)

I'll let you n on a little secret. What you are supposed to do and what actually happens is not always congruent.
I've met people with this exact living condition.
Prior to my marriage I was instructed on what I could do.
I did not, but it's how I first learned about gaming the system.

Posted by: Inogame at February 13, 2026 12:50 PM (53oGX)

211 What's up with all the little red diamonds with question marks in them?

Ace is just being orthographic with his documents.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at February 13, 2026 12:51 PM (/HDaX)

212
Side B Guys tend to be zelots and not get that their speedometers may be reading a bit high so they are actually going 5 under and then the Side A guy's speedo are reading a bit low so he thinks the guy parked in the passing lane is actually going 10 under.

I am side C:
Don't ride on people's asses and let people pass if they want to.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 12:43 PM (/lPRQ)

Whatever. Don't people understand that it is not safe to drive mile after mile in close proximity to another vehicle, whether beside it, or behind it, or ahead of it? You have lost a degree of freedom to maneuver, and that could be a crucial loss if an emergency develops on the road ahead. Speed up, slow down, or get over, and find a hole in the traffic and own that hole.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 12:51 PM (8zz6B)

213 Seamus is a criminal?

No wonder the Grifter Class loves him.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2026 12:51 PM (0lF5S)

214 It's pretty funny how Seamus lammed it to escape Irish prison only to wind up in a Texas "concentration camp/hellhole," but he did get to bed crack whore, Tiffany.

As one of his poof countrymen once quipped, it takes a heart of stone not to laugh.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 13, 2026 12:51 PM (wBaIH)

215 The VA supreme court has ruled that they will hold a hearing on the redistricting referendum 2 days after the MOOOOOOOT! referendum date.

Posted by: banana Dream - Imagine it in the GOOOOAL voice at February 13, 2026 12:51 PM (3uBP9)

216 > I'm starting to wonder if the Roman Empire had AWFLs in their population.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 12:18 PM (svLOV)

Fausta Cornelia, Fulvia, Livia Drusilla, Clodia... plenty of candidates there.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 13, 2026 12:51 PM (IG3/x)

217 196 My Kid's driver ed instructor (PG County, go figure) decided it was OK to take the munchkins on their first run on the 495 Beltway. Said kid decided he was getting along fine without a DL and didn't get one until age 20.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 13, 2026 12:51 PM (gm9Sb)

218 It's insane. America is the world's Luxury Hideout for every criminal on the planet.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 13, 2026 12:47 PM (n7rxJ)
======

And if they blow up innocent people during a foot race, they can even have their loving portrait on the cover of Rolling Stone.

Posted by: mrp at February 13, 2026 12:52 PM (rj6Yv)

219 196 I'm surprised they only found one. In my experience everyone int he greater DC metropolitan area turns into an asshole when you put them behind the wheel.

The Beltway is particularly bad. No one will leave any space between themselves and the next car for any one to merge or change lanes, which causes terrible jams and slowdowns, and everyone is so self-important that they have to get ahead of other cars by any means necessary.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 13, 2026 12:47 PM (a+4eV)

I think I'd rather die than ever have to drive I-95 or I-695 again.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 12:52 PM (iXqHn)

220
What if they’re cop cars?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit

They're still being jerks
Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 13, 2026 12:48 PM (a+4eV)

Especially because they're muttering to themselves "pass me. I dare you. I double-dare you, motherfucker.", while driving 10mph UNDER the speed limit. Assholes.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 13, 2026 12:52 PM (y9nCu)

221 Supposedly Epstein in STILL playing Fortnite even after his account was discovered.
Posted by: Max Power at February 13, 2026 12:43 PM (SwyyQ)
~~~~~

And still fathering children via frozen sperm:

https://tinyurl.com/yec9w4au

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 13, 2026 12:52 PM (3ImbR)

222 I saw Bizarre Resluts open for Pussy Riot at Moe's Alley.

Posted by: wth at February 13, 2026 12:52 PM (UjdFS)

223 Years ago I was driving in MD, I was doing 65 in a 55 in the middle lane going with the flow of traffic.

I saw a cop car coming up, dropped my speed to 55 and moved to the right hand lane.

The cop car came up to the car who had been in front of me in the middle lane who had also now dropped his speed to 55. And the cop started tail gating the guy to the point where it looked like he was going to hit that car.

Well, I guess the driver noticed and speed up a little bit, maybe to 60....and the cop lights came on and he pulled the guy over.

Dick move. I assume the cop gave the guy a ticket because otherwise why bother with this stupid game?

Anyway way we have this really stupid system where the speed limits are set artificially too low and then speeding tickets are luck of the draw because almost everyone does it.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 12:52 PM (sKqQm)

224 The Maryland Beltway is worse than the Virginia portion.
Posted by: Bulg

That would track. Most of my Beltway experience was on the Maryland portion.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 13, 2026 12:52 PM (a+4eV)

225 Have the AWFLs been calling for his release and going on about how dreamy he is?

Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 12:53 PM (svLOV)

226 And per the captions in the video, it seems to have worked. So no doubt the tactic will be repeated elsewhere.

News reports quoted on X say the building didn't actually catch fire so the only thing that's happening is the bitch is getting arrested.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 13, 2026 12:53 PM (tUj8P)

227 "And per the captions in the video, it seems to have worked. So no doubt the tactic will be repeated elsewhere." Posted by: Oddbob

Hard to say if it really worked, or the seller just didn't want more arson. If ICE made the right offer, no doubt the seller would take the money, since then his arson worries are over.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 13, 2026 12:53 PM (vbXSk)

228 Don't people understand that it is not safe to drive mile after mile in close proximity to another vehicle, whether beside it, or behind it, or ahead of it? You have lost a degree of freedom to maneuver, and that could be a crucial loss if an emergency develops on the road ahead. Speed up, slow down, or get over, and find a hole in the traffic and own that hole.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
--------

No. They don't.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 13, 2026 12:54 PM (XeU6L)

229 As was noted when we were first discussing this, it was highly, highly unusual that the scan of his license plate rendered a hit for "stop that vehicle."

A very suspicious detail left out of the story.

Almost like the local police had a hot tip on a drug dealer or something ....

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 13, 2026 12:54 PM (HXT0k)

230 Who was recording fire woman?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 13, 2026 12:36 PM (Cqx++)

Fireman.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at February 13, 2026 12:54 PM (5xuJ/)

231
Supposedly Epstein in STILL playing Fortnite even after his account was discovered.
Posted by: Max Power at February 13, 2026 12:43 PM (SwyyQ)
~~~~~

And still fathering children via frozen sperm:

https://tinyurl.com/yec9w4au
Posted by: IrishEi ?!

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

And still voting Democrat

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at February 13, 2026 12:54 PM (oWWdD)

232 Favorite Irish joke.

Two Irishmen walk past a pub.

Posted by: Beartooth at February 13, 2026 12:54 PM (GGatE)

233 66 It's possible he was living with the girl that became his wife of convenience in 2025.
You see, certain classes of people know that if you are not married and have children the wife can claim no father and get subsidies. Subsidies like for housing...
Certain people can buy a home, and rent it out as government housing. Making money on the rental, paying off the note and just not mentioning that he also lives there.
Not that he was doing that. I'm sure he wasn't doing that.
Posted by: Inogame at February 13, 2026 12:26 PM (53oGX)

Allegedly, one of those Latin American gangs (Tren de Aragua?) is doing that one better in Portland, Ore. They (allegedly) have a trap house that they got registered as a drug rehab center, so the State is paying them to have junkies hang out (and maybe turn tricks) there.

Posted by: SciVo at February 13, 2026 12:54 PM (Sy6m/)

234 I think I'd rather die than ever have to drive I-95 or I-695 again.
Posted by: XTC

It was bad enough that I started taking public transit, rather than risk my vehicle and my sanity any further.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 13, 2026 12:54 PM (a+4eV)

235 >>>AOC is already through the wall. Bingo wings, big fat ass, the works.

Posted by: Not to mention her Gorilla Nose

>Yes, but can she cook? I'm hankering for some cuchifritos.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 13, 2026 12:55 PM (xFfhU)

236 211 What's up with all the little red diamonds with question marks in them?

Ace is just being orthographic with his documents.

he should be using hearts for valentine's day.

Posted by: anachronda at February 13, 2026 12:55 PM (edU/H)

237 Notre Dame Mascot vs Tyson was a good concept, but when the bookies refused to give a line on the bout, they decided to scrap it.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 12:55 PM (N8ZBc)

238 Whatever. Don't people understand that it is not safe to drive mile after mile in close proximity to another vehicle,

The one accident I've had that was my fault is when I was young I was driving too close to a car in front of me on the highway in the left hand lane

10 cars ahead some asshole decided he was about to miss his exit and STOPPED. Which caused a break check on a chain of cars and I wasn't quite fast enough to stop in time - it was only a tap but...still...taught me to leave space.

Oh, and that people that stop on the highway for anything other then an emergency should be summarily executed.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 12:55 PM (sKqQm)

239 Who was recording fire woman?

The Cult.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 13, 2026 12:56 PM (DgMqy)

240 234 It was bad enough that I started taking public transit, rather than risk my vehicle and my sanity any further.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 13, 2026 12:54 PM (a+4eV)

I've only ever personally driven on it once.

And that was enough for a lifetime.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 12:57 PM (iXqHn)

241 The good news is when you capture an Irish drug dealer, you get to keep his pot o' pot.

Posted by: Wally at February 13, 2026 12:57 PM (65cLN)

242 Youse morons who see lotsa illegal Irish in bars in major cities might want to drop a dime to ICE.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 12:57 PM (N8ZBc)

243 Speed up, slow down, or get over, and find a hole in the traffic and own that hole.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
--------

No. They don't.

Posted by: Mike Hammer

=====

"Speed kills" is over-emphasized.

"Difference in Speed Kills" and "The right side is suicide" are rarely taught.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 13, 2026 12:57 PM (8AONa)

244 > 193 AOC is already through the wall. Bingo wings, big fat ass, the works.
Posted by: Not to mention her Gorilla Nose at February 13, 2026 12:46 PM (oftw2)

I wouldn't say she's through it, but she's hitting it pretty hard.

Is she still "dating" that pudgy little Birkenstock-wearing manlet she was calling her "boyfriend"?

Better get a ring soon, Sandy, even though we know you've never actually gotten wet for that dude (nor has any other woman).

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 13, 2026 12:58 PM (IG3/x)

245 Anyway way we have this really stupid system where the speed limits are set artificially too low and then speeding tickets are luck of the draw because almost everyone does it.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 12:52 PM (sKqQm)

Saving gas was just the excuse.
Making bank on drivers doing a safe speed in a safe manner was the payoff.

Posted by: Carter Sez 55 saves lives, and gas at February 13, 2026 12:58 PM (Hx0tZ)

246 I've only ever personally driven on it once.

And that was enough for a lifetime.
Posted by: XTC

Agreed!

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 13, 2026 12:58 PM (a+4eV)

247 241 Ha!

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 12:58 PM (N8ZBc)

248 Red as an Irishman’s hair

Posted by: Cray Cray at February 13, 2026 12:59 PM (Alf43)

249 Oh, and that people that stop on the highway for anything other then an emergency should be summarily executed.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 12:55 PM (sKqQm)

This is the way

Posted by: Inogame at February 13, 2026 12:59 PM (53oGX)

250 Speaking of traffic I notice in my AO it is not uncommon for people to slow to a crawl or even stop before merging onto a highway.

Now, some of the onramps suck, its true, but if traffic in the right lane is doing 50+ you are going to find it very very hard to merge from a standing stop...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 12:59 PM (sKqQm)

251 People should not stop on any road at all other than at a traffic signal, a crosswalk or other obstacle, or a designated turn or for an emergency. People who stop in the middle of the road because they fucking feel like it are probably my biggest driving pet peeve, even worse than tailgaters and people who ride their brakes (one and the same).

Posted by: ... at February 13, 2026 12:59 PM (Pvpk0)

252 he should be using hearts for valentine's day.
Posted by: anachronda at February 13, 2026 12:55 PM (edU/H)

Nah, it is Friday, and if ace decided diamonds are trump, then that is the suit we follow.

What do you open?

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 01:01 PM (rbvCR)

253 Youse morons who see lotsa illegal Irish in bars in major cities might want to drop a dime to ICE.
Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 12:57 PM (N8ZBc)
~~~~~

No need. Those bars are already filled with off duty cops.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 13, 2026 01:01 PM (3ImbR)

254 "Speaking of traffic I ..."

... suggest that all tailgaters and road-ragers should DIAF.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 01:01 PM (N8ZBc)

255
Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 12:52 PM (sKqQm)

CA CHP used to play similar games on Hwy 101 between Santa Barbara and Ventura. Multiple times I'd be going the speed limit in the middle lane, Chip would zoom up in the left lane, pass me and merge into the right lane and start slowing down, while traffic piled up behind him. One time he got down to 45mph in a 70mph zone, and I just looked at him in his mirror shaking my head. Then someone would inevitably pass me at about 60 and get lit up.

Fun part is that there was an overpass on a curve and small hill in the area where the Chips would park because you couldn't see them until you passed him. They'd sit there with the radar gun and nab bunches of drivers. Then some wag went over and dumped a shitload of gravel on their favorite spot. The pile was about 5 ft high.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 13, 2026 01:01 PM (y9nCu)

256 With all those black diamonds, this post is the world's most dangerous ski slope.

Posted by: All downhill from here at February 13, 2026 01:02 PM (TbWk/)

257 Ace...I did wonder why he did not want to return to Kilkenny, Ireland. It is a beautiful place. We drove there from Cork (our son drove, I hung out in the backseat enjoying it all).

This explains it! Also his choice of being a "plasterer" as he's often plastered on and off the job.

I know when I want a wall plastered I want an Irish guy on drugs and selling in his car in my driveway. I will have to try to see what type of drug.

When I checked on our house (daily) being built in FL the sheet rock guys were the Grateful Dead. But they knew what they were doing.

Back in 1995 they were all American subcontractors. Our guy built a fortress against hurricanes and we never had a single problem in 20yrs.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 01:02 PM (WONhk)

258 256 Ha!

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 01:03 PM (N8ZBc)

259 If that ICE defender, while others were arresting Jr. Herrera, had busted noses instead of gently pushing them back ICE probably would have encountered less interference.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 01:03 PM (F24MQ)

260 250 Speaking of traffic I notice in my AO it is not uncommon for people to slow to a crawl or even stop before merging onto a highway.

Now, some of the onramps suck, its true, but if traffic in the right lane is doing 50+ you are going to find it very very hard to merge from a standing stop...
Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 12:59 PM (sKqQm)

Happens where I live too, and it's already hard enough to merge because of all the 18-wheelers.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 01:03 PM (FpHTM)

261 My least favorite road of all time is the Merritt Parkway in Connecticut. I will sit in the I-95 traffic jam before I drive that insane road ever again. My daughter lives in Boston, unfortunately. And I say that as an uber-aggressive Jersey driver, lol.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at February 13, 2026 01:03 PM (vqA1l)

262 Notre Dame Mascot vs Tyson was a good concept, but when the bookies refused to give a line on the bout, they decided to scrap it.

Well yeah. Have you seen the ears on that dude?

Posted by: Oddbob at February 13, 2026 01:04 PM (Fs0KI)

263 Proof the Biden economy was better.

https://is.gd/R7zose

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 13, 2026 01:04 PM (J+Psw)

264 "No need. Those bars are already filled with off duty cops."

OK. Local LE is known to cooperate well with ICE.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 01:04 PM (N8ZBc)

265 If they lie about who is living in the household, but you still have to list the father - if that father is not paying child support the state goes after them. The only exception is abuse and a verifiable claim the father knowing where the mother is puts the mother in danger. You have to list everyone who lives in the household, marriage is not part of the equation.
Posted by: Piper at February 13, 2026 12:31 PM (OoFl2)

"Have to." But is it enforced? I've noticed a kind of class dumbbell of legal cynicism, where both the overclass and the underclass treat "legal" as meaning "what you can get away with." It's only a legal "requirement" if the consequences are dearer than they're willing to accept.

Posted by: SciVo at February 13, 2026 01:04 PM (Sy6m/)

266 gp:
Just kidding, obviously, but the truth is that the Irish, English, Canadian, etc. illegals are generally otherwise law-abiding. There are exceptions, of course, as Mr. Culleton and Maxwell Pelosi Silver Hammer prove. But for that reason, they haven't been a priority for deportation.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 13, 2026 01:04 PM (3ImbR)

267 No Irish!

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 13, 2026 01:05 PM (RVftD)

268 For fun, read the Irish immigration laws. They don’t appreciate (most) immigration law violators none too much.

Curious: why haven’t the Garda asked for extradition?

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 13, 2026 01:06 PM (O3dBq)

269 Never point a gun at the guy who looks like Wilford Brimley in a cowboy hat. Words to live by.

https://tinyurl.com/3u82bfun

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 13, 2026 01:06 PM (IG3/x)

270 "the truth is that the Irish, English, Canadian, etc. illegals are generally otherwise law-abiding"

Probably so. Relatively so.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 01:07 PM (N8ZBc)

271 "Shocking video shows liberals in Minneapolis attempting to prevent ICE from arresting an illegal, Junior de Jesus Herrera, who was caught with 57 pounds of meth"

The stupid bint taking the video typifies what is wrong with the anti-ICE idiots and with women having the right to vote: "Oh my gawwwwwwwwd, oh my gawwwwwwd, he's just a little boyeeeee"

Posted by: A little boyeee distributing meth at February 13, 2026 01:07 PM (TbWk/)

272 > Never point a gun at the guy who looks like Wilford Brimley in a cowboy hat.

Oh, and the butcher definitely gets credit for an assist with that one.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 13, 2026 01:07 PM (IG3/x)

273 Always after me Luck Charms.

Posted by: DaveA at February 13, 2026 01:08 PM (FhXTo)

274 233 so the State is paying them to have junkies hang out (and maybe turn tricks) there.

cut and restored rope?

Posted by: anachronda at February 13, 2026 01:08 PM (edU/H)

275 Taking drug dealing jobs from hardworking Americans!

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 13, 2026 01:08 PM (AeW8/)

276 Just kidding, obviously, but the truth is that the Irish, English, Canadian, etc. illegals are generally otherwise law-abiding. There are exceptions, of course, as Mr. Culleton and Maxwell Pelosi Silver Hammer prove. But for that reason, they haven't been a priority for deportation.
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 13, 2026 01:04 PM (3ImbR)

They need to be kicked out of the country. Period. Either we have borders or we don’t. Either we have a CBP enforcing the borders or we don’t. ALL border incursions and visa overstays/violations need to be dealt with harshly. I assure you that is the way it is done in these Other Countries Leftists hold up as great examples.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 13, 2026 01:08 PM (O3dBq)

277 On today's episode of Gunsmoke, Festus goes to the pond in the park and says "oh boy! I can kill some ducks!"

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 13, 2026 01:08 PM (Kt19C)

278
Happens where I live too, and it's already hard enough to merge because of all the 18-wheelers.
Posted by: XTC
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That's California style. Here you've got to hit the accelerator and find a place to fit in before you run out of road.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 01:08 PM (F24MQ)

279 We are so mad we are seeing red!

We "rule" that Ace must close those tags. Or else!

Posted by: Judge Boasberg at February 13, 2026 01:09 PM (jlI90)

280 A re-occurring argument I see in non-political forums:

Side A: Left lane for passing ONLY if you aren't passing move over

Side B: I'm doing the speed limit if you want to go faster screw you, I'm not helping you break the law and be a danger to everyone
Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 12:32 PM (sKqQm)
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It should be legal to call in a Hellfire strike on anyone practicing Side B behaviors on a public roadway.

Posted by: ballistic at February 13, 2026 01:09 PM (5aZAZ)

281 The nationwide speed limit during WWII was 35.

Posted by: Aim High In Steering at February 13, 2026 01:09 PM (oftw2)

282 Posted by: A little boyeee distributing meth at February 13, 2026 01:07 PM (TbWk/)

I imagine that none of the women posting here are leftists and not supportive of illegals. I mean, I could be way out in left- make that "right" field, but still....

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 01:10 PM (rZCVI)

283 278 That's California style. Here you've got to hit the accelerator and find a place to fit in before you run out of road.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 01:08 PM (F24MQ)

You try that here (no, not California), you're going to get bulldozed by a semi.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 01:10 PM (FpHTM)

284 attempting to prevent ICE from arresting an illegal, Junior de Jesus Herrera, who was caught with 57 pounds of meth

Free Jesus!

Posted by: t-bird at February 13, 2026 01:11 PM (jlI90)

285 250 Speaking of traffic I notice in my AO it is not uncommon for people to slow to a crawl or even stop before merging onto a highway.

Now, some of the onramps suck, its true, but if traffic in the right lane is doing 50+ you are going to find it very very hard to merge from a standing stop.

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Merritt Parkway also has those merge-or-die entry ramps. It's like Russian Roulette trying to enter. Never again.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at February 13, 2026 01:11 PM (vqA1l)

286 "The nationwide speed limit during WWII was 35."

'Is this trip necessary?'

If not, go as fast as you want. YOLO.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 01:11 PM (N8ZBc)

287 245 Anyway way we have this really stupid system where the speed limits are set artificially too low and then speeding tickets are luck of the draw because almost everyone does it.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 12:52 PM (sKqQm)

Town and county budgets are set with x amount from fines in mind. Cops may not think they are under a quota system, but they in fact are. Check your town’s or county’s budget sometime.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 13, 2026 01:12 PM (O3dBq)

288 Posted by: ballistic at February 13, 2026 01:09 PM (5aZAZ)

When there is an exit on the left, it is acceptable for those exiting to use the left lane at moderate speeds (e.g. 10 mph over the limit). Someone has a problem with that? Tango Sierra.

Posted by: Nazdar at February 13, 2026 01:12 PM (NcvvS)

289 I was just reading that a full 8% of the population of Nicaragua is estimated to be residing in the US illegally.

8%.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 13, 2026 01:13 PM (IG3/x)

290 BTW, the correct structure for a highway is to have the off ramps BEFORE the on ramp, then you can provide a whole new lane for people merging and it is MUCH safer not having people fight on a merge.

But it takes more space to do it this way and costs slightly more so most American highways do not do it this way

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 01:13 PM (sKqQm)

291 In the WW2 era, you could drive around with a 0.3 BAC, and nobody gave a shit. Carnage.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 01:13 PM (N8ZBc)

292 They need to be kicked out of the country. Period. Either we have borders or we don’t. Either we have a CBP enforcing the borders or we don’t. ALL border incursions and visa overstays/violations need to be dealt with harshly. I assure you that is the way it is done in these Other Countries Leftists hold up as great examples.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 13, 2026 01:08 PM (O3dBq)
~~~~~

If you come into the game after the 2-minute warning, you'd be wise to read all the comments first:

94 Before I get any grief from you miscreants, here's what I posted yesterday when I read about this on X:
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IrishEi
@IrishEi
17h
Time to go home, Mr. Culleton. You're here illegally. Period.
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 13, 2026 12:30 PM (3ImbR)

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 13, 2026 01:13 PM (3ImbR)

293 Merritt Parkway also has those merge-or-die entry ramps. It's like Russian Roulette trying to enter. Never again.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at February 13, 2026 01:11 PM (vqA1l)

For that kind of thing You wait pretty far back until you see the road has cleared, then you accelerate onto it normally. You don't just go up to the road and hope for the best. If you're behind someone, wait until they are gone.

Posted by: ... at February 13, 2026 01:13 PM (Pvpk0)

294 You try that here (no, not California), you're going to get bulldozed by a semi.

California has luxurious on-ramps, the biggest! Try it here and you have about twenty feet to decide if you want to launch or abort.

Posted by: t-bird at February 13, 2026 01:14 PM (jlI90)

295 284 attempting to prevent ICE from arresting an illegal, Junior de Jesus Herrera, who was caught with 57 pounds of meth

Free Jesus!
Posted by: t-bird at February 13, 2026 01:11 PM (jlI90)

With purchase of Jesus of equal or lesser value!

Posted by: With bonus teenth! at February 13, 2026 01:14 PM (TbWk/)

296 Never point a gun at the guy who looks like Wilford Brimley in a cowboy hat.

Your clue is when he casually takes off his glasses and sets them aside so they won't get broken.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 13, 2026 01:14 PM (Fs0KI)

297 295 lolrofl

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 01:14 PM (N8ZBc)

298 Now, some of the onramps suck, its true, but if traffic in the right lane is doing 50+ you are going to find it very very hard to merge from a standing stop...
Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 12:59 PM (sKqQm)

My 06 Mustang GT will do it, easily. Most highways in NJ built since the early 50's have long enough acceleration lanes.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at February 13, 2026 01:14 PM (5xuJ/)

299
Regional driving rules:

Florida lane changes are not signaled until completed.

Wisconsin left lanes is not used for passing.

Detroit right lane drivers get flipped off if not travelling faster than 85 MPH.

Posted by: Auspex at February 13, 2026 01:15 PM (Y8DZL)

300 >>Merritt Parkway also has those merge-or-die entry ramps. It's like Russian Roulette trying to enter. Never again

The Merritt is great. Curbs, Stormdrains...I love the East Coast Parkways.

Posted by: garrett at February 13, 2026 01:15 PM (gH8T+)

301 Re: 293 addendum
Oh sorry - I thought you meant from the rest areas.

Posted by: ... at February 13, 2026 01:15 PM (Pvpk0)

302
Is she still "dating" that pudgy little Birkenstock-wearing manlet she was calling her "boyfriend"?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

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

I think i heard that's amicably kaput. And I recently saw a clip of her speaking in congress in a dress and under lighting and at an angle that made her a Sydney Sweeney contestant. The point of the clip was her chest and it had thousands of slavering comments.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at February 13, 2026 01:15 PM (0LVD3)

303 The fun part is that we've got a place where the onramp turns 180 degrees and lowers elevation, which makes merging even more of a nightmare.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 01:16 PM (FpHTM)

304 Oh no- what a surprise!

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 13, 2026 01:16 PM (bss/y)

305 What do you do when there are 30 cars deep in the right lane and you are in the merge lane?

Posted by: Ben Had at February 13, 2026 01:16 PM (0KSrI)

306 >>Posted by: ballistic at February 13, 2026 01:09 PM (5aZAZ)

The on-ramps on the Eisenhower deathtrap at Austin and at Harlem merge ... on the left. My wife completely freaked when she saw what was needed to enter the expressway.

Posted by: Nazdar at February 13, 2026 01:16 PM (NcvvS)

307 When there is an exit on the left, it is acceptable for those exiting to use the left lane at moderate speeds (e.g. 10 mph over the limit). Someone has a problem with that? Tango Sierra.
Posted by: Nazdar at February 13, 2026 01:12 PM (NcvvS)
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Meh, left exits on freeways are so rare that it's a no brainer exception to the rule. Otherwise, move your dumbass out of the left lane.

Posted by: ballistic at February 13, 2026 01:16 PM (5aZAZ)

308
"Big Booty" is going to become "Planet-sized Booty".
Posted by: XTC

Pluto or Jupiter?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 13, 2026 01:17 PM (Cqx++)

309 "In the WW2 era, you could drive around with a 0.3 BAC, and nobody gave a shit."

Today, the only place you can do that is Wisconsin. Our shrinking liberties.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 01:17 PM (N8ZBc)

310 Curious: why haven’t the Garda asked for extradition?
Posted by: Cow Demon

The Garda "Well, now he's not in our country anymore, so he's not really our problem, is he."

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 13, 2026 01:17 PM (a+4eV)

311 295 With purchase of Jesus of equal or lesser value!
Posted by: With bonus teenth! at February 13, 2026 01:14 PM (TbWk/)

Jesus saves... 20% or more with our guaranteed every day low, low prices.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 01:17 PM (FpHTM)

312 >>You try that here (no, not California), you're going to get bulldozed by a semi.
Posted by: XTC
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Never go in under the wheels, always accelerate ahead of the front bumper or do a fast break and slip in behind the tail.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 01:17 PM (F24MQ)

313 I am Irish, Ukranian and Cherokee. I don't give a shit about anybody just because they belong to any of these groups.

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at February 13, 2026 01:17 PM (Wnqw0)

314 "What do you do when there are 30 cars deep in the right lane and you are in the merge lane?"

Reroute.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 01:18 PM (N8ZBc)

315 143 I am on record that Mexican weather girls should get automatic citizenship.

We need more meteorological knowledge.
Posted by: blaster at February 13, 2026 12:38 PM (NlEaG)

THEY ARE METEOROLOGISTS, YOU SEXIST PIG!!!

Posted by: Caitlin Connell at February 13, 2026 01:18 PM (O3dBq)

316 Perfect timing.

Rep. Pramila Jayapal
@RepJayapal
Too often when discussing trans rights, we’re forced to be on the defensive, as Republicans wage attacks.

Today, we take the opportunity to look forward by introducing my Trans Bill of Rights, a comprehensive vision to provide protections for all trans and nonbinary people.

-
Well, I hope those rights include free ammunition.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 13, 2026 01:19 PM (J+Psw)

317
Texas Exit: Cross five lanes in 100 feet at 80 mph to exit. Use of turn signals is forbidden.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 01:19 PM (tgvbd)

318 I don’t care if it rains or freezes
long as I got my plastic Jesus
Ridin’ on the dashboard of my car

Movie line

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 01:20 PM (pDt9x)

319 Those people trying to interfere in the arrest of that illegal alien drug smuggler should be charged as accessories to his crimes.

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at February 13, 2026 01:20 PM (Wnqw0)

320 "Big Booty" is going to become "Planet-sized Booty".
Posted by: XTC

Pluto or Jupiter?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 13, 2026 01:17 PM (Cqx++)
_____

"Pluto ain't a planet, bro!"

-- Astronomy Dorks

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 01:20 PM (iFTx/)

321 Rep. Pramila Jayapal
@RepJayapal
Too often when discussing trans rights, we’re forced to be on the defensive,

What a clueless dolt.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 01:20 PM (rZCVI)

322 I think it would be nice if drivers went back to using their turn signals again. I miss those. Nostalgia.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 01:21 PM (N8ZBc)

323 Can anyone confirm whether or not:
* Visa applications have a question about whether you currently have arrest warrants out for you, or have been tried/convicted of a crime? Particularly the former?
* Whether lying on said Visa can invalidate it?

Posted by: Another Anon at February 13, 2026 01:21 PM (4h45B)

324
Nood

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 01:21 PM (tgvbd)

325 Now this Irish illegal alien

i still like Ginger Wetback.

Posted by: BifBewalski at February 13, 2026 01:21 PM (AaSd4)

326 @81 banana dream: weird coincidence I was just thinking yesterday that it would be cool if there were red diamonds, having no idea there actually are.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 13, 2026 01:21 PM (n5tGW)

327 Nude perverts and faggots

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 13, 2026 01:22 PM (iFTx/)

328 nood

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 01:22 PM (N8ZBc)

329 >>>Anyway way we have this really stupid system where the speed limits are set artificially too low and then speeding tickets are luck of the draw because almost everyone does it.

>In this state, many of the highways were constructed when the speed limit was 55. Then they jacked the limit up to 70 and now it's a free-for-all, and the passing zones are too short. The LEOs look for you to come back across on the double yellow and they bust you ass for illegal passing.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 13, 2026 01:22 PM (xFfhU)

330 Texas Exit: Cross five lanes in 100 feet at 80 mph to exit. Use of turn signals is forbidden.

I-45 south between Huntsville and Houston every Sunday after 2pm

Posted by: DanMan at February 13, 2026 01:23 PM (8uzBS)

331 As a born and raised East Coaster now living in Texas, the most infuriating thing about drivers here is how slowly they mosey away from traffic lights. It's the skinny pedal on the right, asshats.

I'm not asking anyone to floor it and chirp the tires into second gear, but if you're getting dragged by a cement truck, please learn the fuck how to drive. I'd like to make it through this light when I'm the 5th car in line.

Posted by: ballistic at February 13, 2026 01:23 PM (5aZAZ)

332 Rep. Pramila Jayapal
@RepJayapal
Too often when discussing trans rights, we’re forced to be on the defensive, as Republicans wage attacks.

Today, we take the opportunity to look forward by introducing my Trans Bill of Rights, a comprehensive vision to provide protections for all trans and nonbinary people.
_____

She just wants the crazy white women to keep sterilizing their children.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 13, 2026 01:23 PM (Dv3i1)

333 >>Meh, left exits on freeways are so rare that it's a no brainer exception to the rule. Otherwise, move your dumbass out of the left lane.

Yep. Except that I get to deal with one every f*cking day, where I live. And there are idiots who get impatient - even if I am doing a moderate rate of speed. It does amuse me to hit the exit and continue at speed and watch the assholes recede in the rear-view mirror because the don't know the exit very well.

Posted by: Nazdar at February 13, 2026 01:23 PM (NcvvS)

334 Rep. Pramila Jayapal
@RepJayapal
Too often when discussing trans rights, we’re forced to be on the defensive,

What a clueless dolt.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

In reality she wants to toss them off a building.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 01:24 PM (/lPRQ)

335 I have a new proposal for Mexicans, other than "if you are illegal, GET OUT!"

Anyone named, "Jesus," should change the spelling of their name to "Hey-Suz."

Because it has always offeneded me. Who gave them this right? I don't know any Americans or Brits or French with this name (I am picking random countries and I am sure there are more and I don't feel like typing them).

My Friday Declaration. If your mamacita wanted a religious name she should open the Bible as there are plenty. Granted, Nimrod should be high on your list, but her choice other than God's only Son.

Now it is time for me to be productive! I gave up on the crafty thing, altho I now have 3 glue guns with two missing. I will do something else instead to reward being productive. Like paint some pinecones with silver acrylics for the bathroom February decor, which should have been done a month ago for my wish for snow. They will be in a glass jar with crystal snowflakes. I may throw in lit snowflakes (if I can find them).
I live a wild, unrestrained life of disarray and joy. Not hoarder or nasty. You would walk in and think all was well until you tried to find the missing glue guns in random closets.

Happy Friday!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 01:31 PM (WONhk)

336 Nobody gets protections other people don't. Not codified anyway. Fucking assholes.

Posted by: ... at February 13, 2026 01:36 PM (Pvpk0)

Stellantis’ $26 Billion EV Write-Off Follows the CEO’s looting of the Company; Ford’s EV Disaster Results in a Company-Wide Loss of $8 Billion in 2025

The tide of red ink washing over legacy auto manufacturers just keeps getting worse, as the cost of their EV misadventures are now being reflected in losses, write-offs, and course corrections.

A few months ago, Ford announced that it’s long-overdue pivot from EVs would result in total write-offs of almost $20 billion, including $12 billion in Q4 2025 alone. That was enough to cause Ford to record an overall, company-wide loss in 2025 of $8 billion.

“Ford reports Q4 profit miss, $8 billion net loss for year as EV unit losses hit results” [Yahoo Finance – 02/10/2026]

Jim Farley’s comments on Ford’s 2025 performance, claiming that the company ”delivered a strong 2025,” would be comical if it weren’t for the fact that his mismanagement is hemorrhaging capital from the once-great auto manufacturer.

"Ford delivered a strong 2025 in a dynamic and often volatile environment," Ford CEO Jim Farley said in a statement. "We improved our core business and execution, made significant progress in the areas of the business we control — lowering material and warranty costs and making real progress on quality — and made difficult but critical strategic decisions that set us up for a stronger future."

Meanwhile, Stellantis (Dodge, Jeep, Chrysler, Ram, Fiat, Peugeot, etc) just announced that its failed EV efforts are going to cost the company an eye-popping $26 billion in charge-offs.

“Chrysler Parent Stellantis’ Shares Fall 25% As It Takes $26.5 Billion Write Off Amid EV Retreat” [Forbes – 02/06/2026]

Antonio Filosa, who became Stellantis’ CEO just 8 months ago acknowledged Stellantis’ mistakes in pushing EVs on consumers who refused to buy them. He also correctly pointed out that the previous CEO, Carlos Tavares, had inflicted “poor operational execution” on the company. That is a polite way of saying Tavares just about destroyed the company by promoting an “EV transition,” while at the same time manipulating production, sales, and pricing for short-term results that provided himself obscene compensation.

Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa said the charges “reflect the cost of over-estimating the pace of the energy transition that distanced us from many car buyers’ real-world needs, means and desires.”

As I wrote at The Blaze in December 2024 when Tavares was pushed out, Stellantis sales were now in free fall, its product-pipeline was barren, and its dealers were in revolt. But it was less than a year earlier that Tavares awarded himself (with board consent) a $39 million compensation package, making him the highest paid executive in the auto industry.

As US sales plunged 36% by the end of 2024, dealers accused Tavares of “reckless short-term decision making” that caused “rapid degradation” of the Dodge, RAM, Jeep, and Chrysler brands. They claimed that not only was the product line stale and over-priced, but that popular products had been eliminated with the intent to replace them at a later date with electric products. To goose short-term profits, Tavares slashed vehicle production and eliminated headcount, resulting in a short-term cost savings that created long-term problems.

When European dealers advised Tavares that consumers were rejecting EVs and pleaded for Stellantis to seek regulatory relief from EV mandates, Tavares betrayed the dealers and sided with the regulators, even as competitors such as Volkswagen and Renault sought regulatory relief.

The Stellantis disaster lies at the intersection of the EV delusion and the management crisis afflicting major corporations, in which self-serving executives are willing to destroy their companies for personal gain, or otherwise not perform their jobs in fiduciary service to shareholders. From that Blaze piece:

Tavares failed to serve his company, shareholders, customers, or franchised dealers. Instead, he served two masters: himself and the globalist eco-bureaucracy that seems content to watch Stellantis collapse as a manufacturer of gasoline-powered vehicles.
To maintain both civil and economic order, investors and corporate boards must take responsibility for preventing further destruction of institutions like Stellantis. Greedy and self-serving leaders, such as Carlos Tavares, cannot be allowed to undermine companies at the expense of all other stakeholders.

To bring this all full-circle, at least the Stellantis board did push Carlos Tavares out eventually, replacing him with a CEO who seeks to manufacture and sell vehicles that consumers actually want to buy. Inexplicably, the CEO of Ford Motor Company, who has cost the company $20 billion to date by pursuing the EV fantasy, is still running the company and boasting of the great job he is doing.

[buck.throckmorton at protonmail dot com]

Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at 11:00 AM

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1 Not first

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 11:00 AM (77rzZ)

2 Damn, I love it when I'm wrong!

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 11:01 AM (77rzZ)

3 Shocking.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 13, 2026 11:01 AM (Kt19C)

4 3d

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 11:01 AM (77rzZ)

5 Oops, not 3d.

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 11:01 AM (77rzZ)

6 To bring this all full-circle, at least the Stellantis board did push Carlos Tavares out eventually, replacing him with a CEO who seeks to manufacture and sell vehicles that consumers actually want to buy.

I wonder if Stellantis will survive. I doubt it.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 11:01 AM (Riz8t)

7 > Meanwhile, Stellantis (Dodge, Jeep, Chrysler, Ram, Fiat, Peugeot, etc) just announced that its failed EV efforts are going to cost the company an eye-popping $26 billion in charge-offs.
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Jeep and Ram trucks are about the only money makers on that list. Barely.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2026 11:02 AM (jtM2q)

8 The Obama-Biden Economic Miracle is the Grift That Keeps On Giving!

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 13, 2026 11:02 AM (0Eh0f)

9
Weirdly, Toyota's now pushing their first EV onto the US market.

Looks a bit like the Tesla's Cybertruck. 2nd Cousin or something like that.

I really thought Toyota had the Big Smarts for staying out of the EV mess...I guess not.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 13, 2026 11:04 AM (iJfKG)

10 Ford guy is betting heavy on the election.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 13, 2026 11:04 AM (2WIwB)

11 The tide of red ink washing over legacy auto manufacturers just keeps getting worse, as the cost of their EV misadventures are now being reflected in losses, write-offs, and course corrections.

---------------

Alternate Headline: "Red Tide Rising."

[Alternate Tom Clancy Title.]

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 13, 2026 11:05 AM (0Eh0f)

12 mr_jack hardest hit

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 11:05 AM (8zz6B)

13 It's a write off, Jerry.
They just write it off.

Posted by: Kramer at February 13, 2026 11:05 AM (2Ez/1)

14 Willowed:

The elegant and delightful Mrs naturalfake wanted to see "Melania", so off we went to the movies.

I had no interest in it but I really couldn't say no after dragging her to the turfiest that was "Iron Lung".

Anywho-

I actually enjoyed it. As a guy, I never really thought about all the stuff that goes on behind the scenes making the dinners, and White House and the Inauguration look so good.

All that requires someone to organize all that, etc, etc and that was Melania.

I definitely recommend it for the Ladies. And possibly the morons depending on your interest level.

I think "Melania" also explains indirectly why the Biden White House, etc always looked like the combination of a dog's breakfast and a hobo carnival.

Dr Fishnets brought her sense of style to those proceedings.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 13, 2026 11:05 AM (iJfKG)

15 Sadly it seems Toyota has blinked. Too bad.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 11:05 AM (pDt9x)

16 Dems: "When we told those bozos those that the internal combustion engine would be as dead as a dodo by 2035, those idiots believed us! HAHAHA! Capitalist Fools!"

Posted by: mrp at February 13, 2026 11:05 AM (rj6Yv)

17 the CEO’s looting of the Company

To be fair, it would be wasteful to leave anything on the bones of an animal after you kill it.

Posted by: t-bird at February 13, 2026 11:07 AM (jlI90)

18 There was an 8 month waiting list to factory order a Camaro... and all the high performance ones were so in demand that dealers were marking them up $10K to $15K...

So Chevrolet cancelled them... to chase EVs.

Dodge tried to make a EV Charger... but also made a 6 Banger one... Gas Cars are selling... EVs are not.

It's almost like the consumers are trying to tell the 'Experts' something... kinda like Politics... where the folks in charge just don't listen anymore.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 13, 2026 11:07 AM (mP0Kj)

19 Oh well, I have two Toyotas, a 22 Highlander and a 23 Tacoma. Barely broken in. Can drive them foreverish if I choose.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 11:08 AM (pDt9x)

20 "Greedy and self-serving leaders, such as Carlos Tavares, cannot be allowed to undermine companies at the expense of all other stakeholders."
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Shareholders! Stakeholders are on page two of concerns for responsible management.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at February 13, 2026 11:08 AM (Hx0tZ)

21 18 It's almost like the consumers are trying to tell the 'Experts' something... kinda like Politics... where the folks in charge just don't listen anymore.
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 13, 2026 11:07 AM (mP0Kj)

The only people they're trying to impress is the Democrat Party.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 11:09 AM (FpHTM)

22 Over ten years ago I said nobody would see this coming. Such a shame.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 13, 2026 11:09 AM (xFfhU)

23 I have an idea. Let's pay the people in government who pushed the EV thing a pension in Stellantis stock, starting at its value in, say, 2018.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 11:09 AM (Riz8t)

24 Stakeholders are on page two of concerns for responsible management.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at February 13, 2026 11:08 AM (Hx0tZ)

I regard them with great trepidation.

Posted by: Dracula at February 13, 2026 11:09 AM (8zz6B)

25 15 Sadly it seems Toyota has blinked. Too bad.
Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 11:05 AM (pDt9x)

They've got an appointment with Mr. Reality. He'll straighten them out.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 13, 2026 11:09 AM (/QdgR)

26 It's almost like the consumers are trying to tell the 'Experts' something... kinda like Politics... where the folks in charge just don't listen anymore.
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 13, 2026 11:07 AM (mP0Kj)

No, clearly the customers that are racist, and hate Gaia.

--that Simpsons' meme

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 11:10 AM (rbvCR)

27 21 18 It's almost like the consumers are trying to tell the 'Experts' something... kinda like Politics... where the folks in charge just don't listen anymore.
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 13, 2026 11:07 AM (mP0Kj)

The only people they're trying to impress is the Democrat Party.
Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 11:09 AM (FpHTM)

It's like the CAFE standards for sedans... so now everyone drives SUVs or Trucks.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 13, 2026 11:10 AM (mP0Kj)

28 I got beat to the inevitable "They just write it off, Jerry" post. Rats!

Posted by: pookysgirl, not even a Seinfeld fan at February 13, 2026 11:10 AM (Wt5PA)

29 Sadly it seems Toyota has blinked. Too bad.

All EVs aren't bad. Toyota isn't betting the company on them.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 11:11 AM (Riz8t)

30 Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa said the charges “reflect the cost of ~~over-estimating the pace of the energy transition that distanced us from many car buyers’ real-world needs, means and desires~~ irrational infantile utopian death cult 'virtue'-signalling and cowardly idiocy ... but mostly cowardly idiocy.”

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Fixed for accuracy.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 13, 2026 11:11 AM (0Eh0f)

31 A very fine EV Follies article Buck, but would it have hurt to include an EV conflagration video? Amazing that Auto CEOs can cling to power whilst bankrupting the company. At least Captain Smith went down with the ship.

Posted by: The Water Was Cold-And Deep! at February 13, 2026 11:11 AM (oftw2)

32 Come to think of it, the GOP could make a lot of hay out of reminding voters that if the Dems had had their way, every car owner would have been forced to drive an over-priced EV without the grid infrastructure, the power plants, and the distribution networks necessary to support them.

Posted by: mrp at February 13, 2026 11:11 AM (rj6Yv)

33 2027 Toyota Highlander EV:

https://tinyurl.com/5x89ht4x

Yuck.

Posted by: Internal combustion equals freedom at February 13, 2026 11:11 AM (2Ez/1)

34 Oh well, I have two Toyotas, a 22 Highlander and a 23 Tacoma. Barely broken in. Can drive them foreverish if I choose.
Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 11:08 AM (pDt9x)

I want a Hilux like they sell in North Africa. Dumb, tough, small enough to park.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 11:11 AM (rbvCR)

35 What Toyota has done is unnecessary.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 11:11 AM (pDt9x)

36 Come to think of it, the GOP could make a lot of hay out of reminding voters that if the Dems had had their way, every car owner would have been forced to drive an over-priced EV without the grid infrastructure, the power plants, and the distribution networks necessary to support them.

The people who bought into the Green Nude Eel are unpersuaded by facts.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 11:12 AM (Riz8t)

37 ... Tavares awarded himself (with board consent) a $39 million compensation package, making him the highest paid executive in the auto industry.

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This guy should run for Congress. Piker!

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 13, 2026 11:12 AM (0Eh0f)

38 33 2027 Toyota Highlander EV:

https://tinyurl.com/5x89ht4x

Yuck.
Posted by: Internal combustion equals freedom at February 13, 2026 11:11 AM (2Ez/1)

Dumb idea. As in, whyyy?

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 11:12 AM (pDt9x)

39 https://tinyurl.com/5x89ht4x

Yuck.
Posted by: Internal combustion equals freedom

Still not as ugly as a Cybertruck.

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 11:13 AM (77rzZ)

40 Come to think of it, the GOP could make a lot of hay out of reminding voters that if the Dems had had their way, every car owner would have been forced to drive an over-priced EV without the grid infrastructure, the power plants, and the distribution networks necessary to support them.
Posted by: mrp at February 13, 2026 11:11 AM (rj6Yv)

Nope. Won't work.
Doesn't fit on a bumper sticker.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at February 13, 2026 11:13 AM (Hx0tZ)

41 That is a lot of other people's money that just went *poof*

Pitchforks need deploying,

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2026 11:13 AM (0lF5S)

42 "Jeep and Ram trucks are about the only money makers on that list. Barely.
Posted by: Martini Farmer"

The Jeep Wrangler now has power locks and windows. Only the larger 3.6L engine has a manual transmission. It is being ruined. Just another SUV.

Posted by: Ripley at February 13, 2026 11:13 AM (GUOwU)

43 I think it was Ford that mentioned they'd be getting back into the sedan biz.

Other than Cadillac, and maybe the Charger, was there any other big 3 sedans available?

I'd still like a Cadillac Black Wing with the twin turbos and a 6 speed manual. But $$$

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2026 11:14 AM (jtM2q)

44 From the article at #33:

As some other automakers scale back their electric vehicle plans

Scale back? Is that what we're calling it now? I guess Hitler scaled back his plans for invading Russia.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 11:14 AM (Riz8t)

45 Stellantis ... just announced that its failed EV efforts are going to cost the company an eye-popping $26 billion in charge-offs.

So the board that oversaw the whole thing installed a new figurehead.

Posted by: t-bird at February 13, 2026 11:14 AM (jlI90)

46 2027 Toyota Highlander EV:

https://tinyurl.com/5x89ht4x

Yuck.
Posted by: Internal combustion equals freedom at February 13, 2026 11:11 AM (2Ez/1)

Looks like a Rivian. Not butt-ugly; just kind of blah corporate crossover SUV sameness.

Posted by: Dracula at February 13, 2026 11:14 AM (8zz6B)

47 I want a Hilux like they sell in North Africa. Dumb, tough, small enough to park.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 11:11 AM (rbvCR)

Strong enough to mount .50cal belt feed on the back.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at February 13, 2026 11:14 AM (Hx0tZ)

48 The EV market is contracting faster than Napoleon's retreat from Moscow.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2026 11:15 AM (0lF5S)

49 Still not as ugly as a Cybertruck.

Of course not. The Cybertruck is the Platonic Ideal of ugliness.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 11:15 AM (Riz8t)

50 Toyotas have had a variation of ugly fish maw on all their products for close to 15 years. They should fix that.

Posted by: Gary the Grouper at February 13, 2026 11:15 AM (oftw2)

51 Get 24.5 mpg on my Highlander, driving range around 365 miles. Good enough for us.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 11:15 AM (pDt9x)

52 > 2027 Toyota Highlander EV
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If it's not too late, Toyota should bury it before it sees the light of day.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2026 11:16 AM (jtM2q)

53 True story. I work with young engineers who are all in on the electric car cult. I got into a discussion with one who told me his Tesla would beat my Porsche 911 Turbo in a race. So I said I accepted his challenge and the race would be from our home office in Simi Valley to one of our test sites near Dallas...

Posted by: Taylor at February 13, 2026 11:16 AM (vt7xw)

54 Greedy and self-serving leaders, such as Carlos Tavares, cannot be allowed to undermine companies at the expense of all other stakeholders.

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I've been wondering for several years here: where the f*ck are the stockholder lawsuits against these criminal fraudsters?

[And to their credit, our lawyers here explain that these are very difficult to win for a variety of reasons ... but still, there needs to be punishments & accountability as disincentives to such future criminality & fraud.]

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 13, 2026 11:16 AM (0Eh0f)

55 "...failed EV efforts are going to cost the company an eye-popping $26 billion in charge-offs."

Is that a lot?

Posted by: It used to be a lot at February 13, 2026 11:16 AM (2Ez/1)

56 Was at a local Ford delaership and it was comical. Their entire lineup is like four vehicles:
- F150,
- Ford Explorer ,
- Ford Bronco (Sport)
- Mustang

No small sedans or crossovers, few trucks SUVs under $50k etc. that's what's wrong with Ford and all US automakers, they don't care about making affordable vehicles they're chasing real money on the upper end of the market

People don’t want overpriced crap, be it EV or ICE. Make good affordable cars and folks will buy them. Pretty sure BYD is eating their lunch globally and they make nothing but EVs.

I was a long time customer. Bought an EV from a different brand because Ford didn't have an offering that worked. (Had been waiting for an EV Explorer) I blame Farley for that, and it seems like he's doubling down.

"We made a half-assed, low effort foray into EV's, and after that, we concluded that people don't want EVs!" China is seeking more EVs all over the world and even now in Mexico & Canada, but sure, the “market” has spoken.

An EV is superior to an ICE engine in almost every category. If you figure out charging before you buy the car, there is virtually 0 hurdles after.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 13, 2026 11:16 AM (ycI94)

57 Imagine if you will an EV Pontiac Aztek.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2026 11:16 AM (0lF5S)

58 Inexplicably, the CEO of Ford Motor Company, who has cost the company $20 billion to date by pursuing the EV fantasy, is still running the company and boasting of the great job he is doing.

Probably boasting on his LinkedIn page too, no doubt.

Asshat. *spits*

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 13, 2026 11:16 AM (wVcYX)

59 When we were in the "West of England" a couple years ago, my kid arranged private lease of a Vauxhall minivan, a diesel with a manual 5-speed. Hard back seats, pretty fun to get around in, phenomenal mileage of course. Vauxhall has been around for so long (they "invented the sports car") that they've been affiliated with just about every firm in the current and past industry. I was surprised to learn they were under Stellantis, since they'd been GM most of my life.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 13, 2026 11:17 AM (zdLoL)

60 2027 Toyota Highlander EV:

https://tinyurl.com/5x89ht4x

Yuck.
Posted by: Internal combustion equals freedom at February 13, 2026 11:11 AM (2Ez/1)

Supposedly, Toyota's ace in the hole here is that they built their battery factory in the US.

I guess that helps keep costs down but if you look at the stats, it's just the same old, same old.

It's an an expensive, in town 2nd or 3rd car for suckaz.

ie. if you never need to drive much, and never need to drive out of town, and don't mind the fire hazard and can waste money. It's....eh, okay.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 13, 2026 11:17 AM (iJfKG)

61 The Jeep Wrangler now has power locks and windows. Only the larger 3.6L engine has a manual transmission. It is being ruined. Just another SUV.
Posted by: Ripley at February 13, 2026 11:13 AM (GUOwU)

You kind of have to have power locks and power windows, when the vehicle is so wide that you cannot reach across and crank the window down or unlock the door from the driver's seat. And the massive center consoles do not help one bit.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 11:18 AM (8zz6B)

62 If you're on the strategic planning desk at a major auto manufacturer, you've got a problem.

You just saw billions off dollars of investment go down the drain. But if Dems win next presidential election, you'll have to reinvest and do it all over. But in the meantime, you need internal combustion capacity.

What to do, what to do.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 13, 2026 11:18 AM (8AONa)

63 Inexplicably, the CEO of Ford Motor Company, who has cost the company $20 billion to date by pursuing the EV fantasy, is still running the company and boasting of the great job he is doing.

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Jim Farley is the Joe Biden of Barack Obamas.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 13, 2026 11:18 AM (0Eh0f)

64
If there's no market, make the market. The Newsom Administration will issue a must-comply EO mandating that all passenger vehicles will be EVs. You have one week to get one or no driving for you, peon.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 11:18 AM (tgvbd)

65 President Newsom will bring back ICE prohibition.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 13, 2026 11:18 AM (Cqx++)

66
And under Cash for Clunkers II, all ICE vehicles will be junked.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 11:20 AM (tgvbd)

67 I remember when AI used to be called search engines.

Now they're language engines that compile a dissertation.

As in the past, make sure you focus on the right keywords.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 13, 2026 11:20 AM (xFfhU)

68 And under Cash for Clunkers II, all ICE vehicles will be junked.

I'm going long on oxcarts. Wait, do those count as ICEs?

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 11:21 AM (Riz8t)

69 What to do, what to do.
Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 13, 2026 11:18 AM (8AONa)

Simple. Continue to listen to your customers and not the regulators.

Posted by: Defenestratus at February 13, 2026 11:21 AM (KV0ee)

70 Pontiac Aztek was not a bad vehicle at all, a kind of early take on the popular crossover. It was just butt-ugly, looking like it was designed by three different designers, blind to the input of the other two.

Posted by: Homely Hank at February 13, 2026 11:21 AM (oftw2)

71 2027 Toyota Highlander EV:

https://tinyurl.com/5x89ht4x

Curb weight: "TBA"

Posted by: t-bird at February 13, 2026 11:21 AM (jlI90)

72 Imagine if you will an EV Pontiac Aztek.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 13, 2026 11:16 AM (0lF5S)

An EV Pacer.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 13, 2026 11:22 AM (g8Ew8)

73 Pontiac Aztek was not a bad vehicle at all, a kind of early take on the popular crossover. It was just butt-ugly, looking like it was designed by three different designers, blind to the input of the other two.

I had to take one at a rental car agency once. It was so ugly it made my eyes bleed.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 11:22 AM (Riz8t)

74 How is the all electric long haul semi development going, anyone know?

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 11:22 AM (pDt9x)

75 If there's no market, make the market. The Newsom Administration will issue a must-comply EO mandating that all passenger vehicles will be EVs. You have one week to get one or no driving for you, peon.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

=====

Exactly. They are righteously pissed off that their vision was rejected, and next time, they are not going to soft-sell anything.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 13, 2026 11:22 AM (8AONa)

76 Vauxhall has been around for so long (they "invented the sports car") that they've been affiliated with just about every firm in the current and past industry. I was surprised to learn they were under Stellantis, since they'd been GM most of my life.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 13, 2026 11:17 AM (zdLoL)

The British car industry has lost its Rootes.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 11:23 AM (8zz6B)

77 If you're on the strategic planning desk at a major auto manufacturer, you've got a problem.

You just saw billions off dollars of investment go down the drain.

Whereas a line worker could break a tool or scratch a car and get fired.

Posted by: t-bird at February 13, 2026 11:24 AM (jlI90)

78 The British car industry has lost its Rootes.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Yep, no bright spots, nor Sunbeams at all.

Posted by: Harry Hillman-Morgan at February 13, 2026 11:25 AM (oftw2)

79 Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 13, 2026 11:20 AM (xFfhU)

Yeah, they are investing Billions in AI... and will need YUGE Data Centers, which will hog power and water... and the ongoing Plant costs will be high (as they have to continuously upgrade equip).

Now... what is AIs revenue stream going to be? They already dumbed down regular search engines because even selling your info only gets them so much capital.

It's like Calif No Speed Rail... no WAY it is ever going to make money.... so why are they doing it?

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 13, 2026 11:25 AM (mP0Kj)

80 My brother says the electric tractor sized trucks don't last long enough to compete.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 13, 2026 11:25 AM (rWjNm)

81 Its funny the reddit comments.

People say they want cheaper simpler cars, but ask the dealers which models it on the lot the longest, it's the ones with no bells or whistles.

I just bought a porsche cayenne base model. 2019. Paid $35k and got a 6 year extended warranty on it. Its not the top of the line by any means but it has just enough tech and features like heated and cooled seats and infotainment system to make it pleasant to drive.

It'll never replace my Hummer h1 but it's a nice zippy little runabout.

Posted by: Defenestratus at February 13, 2026 11:26 AM (KV0ee)

82 Still not as ugly as a Cybertruck.

It's not that bad looking:

https://tinyurl.com/4u99ks4w

Posted by: one hour sober at February 13, 2026 11:26 AM (Y1sOo)

83 Step 1. Take affordable products off the market.
Step 2. When only the upmarket expensive stuff sells, because it's all that left, scream "PEOPLE DON'T WANT ANYTHING CHEAPER!"

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 11:27 AM (uEmCf)

84 "You kind of have to have power locks and power windows, when the vehicle is so wide that you cannot reach across and crank the window down or unlock the door from the driver's seat. And the massive center consoles do not help one bit.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon"

The 4 door monsters don't even look like Jeeps IMO. Do they even make 2-door models?

Posted by: Ripley at February 13, 2026 11:27 AM (GUOwU)

85 74 How is the all electric long haul semi development going, anyone know?
Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 11:22 AM (pDt9x)

Well, I-80 was shut down near the Calif / Nevada line for about 16 hours once, because one of those trucks caught fire... and they had to call hazmat teams to fight the fire.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 13, 2026 11:27 AM (mP0Kj)

86 Someday all vehicles will be offered in your choice of 3 basic colors, electric, and sized to fit the alloted parking space you are assigned in your vertical housing compund that you have been assigned to. Only to be driven on weekends. Utopia!!!

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 11:27 AM (pDt9x)

87
You just saw billions off dollars of investment go down the drain.

Smaller bonus next year.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 11:27 AM (tgvbd)

88 The Greenies are very, very upset with Trump and the US for canceling the Green Revolution. I'm sure no politics entered into it, though. It's all science.

President Trump's move to revoke the endangerment finding lit a fire under leaders around the globe, who are lashing out and criticizing the decision to ignore the "scientific backbone" for regulating greenhouse gases. They scream catastrophe, while overlooking massive coal expansions in the other nations that dwarf America's emissions. Critics call Trump's decision a death sentence for the planet, but spare the real giants pumping out pollution without pause.

China approved 41.8 gigawatts of new coal plants in the first three quarters of last year, when proposals hit a record 161 gigawatts, with 78 gigawatts commissioned. Coal capacity under construction or permitted reached 291 gigawatts by year's end, with Beijing's emissions topping 13,363 million metric tons, 27% of the global total.

India's coal demand is projected to climb to 2.615 billion tons by 2050 under current policies, up from 1.256 billion tons in 2025. The nation plans 100 gigawatts of new coal capacity over seven years.

https://is.gd/weKDed

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 11:28 AM (Riz8t)

89
"I need to charge my EV."

"Sorry, all that electricity is going to that data center."

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 11:28 AM (tgvbd)

90 The Soviets tried using electric tractors for farming. Not battery-powered, they trailed a cable from a rotating arm like an irrigation pivot. Didn't work out for some reason.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 11:28 AM (8zz6B)

91 86 Someday all vehicles will be offered in your choice of 3 basic colors, electric, and sized to fit the alloted parking space you are assigned in your vertical housing compund that you have been assigned to. Only to be driven on weekends. Utopia!!!
Posted by: tubal

Lol. Like you'll be allowed to own a personal vehicle.

Posted by: True Leftist at February 13, 2026 11:29 AM (ycI94)

92 You just saw billions off dollars of investment go down the drain.

Smaller bonus next year.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
------------

Jelly of the month subscription.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 13, 2026 11:29 AM (XvL8K)

93 Who’s going to underwrite an 8B loss?

That’s a lot of cheddar.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 13, 2026 11:30 AM (KVyKK)

94 I saw Platonic Ideal Of Ugliness open for Iron Maiden at Pavilhão do Grupo Dramático e Sportivo de Cascais in '88.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 13, 2026 11:30 AM (0Eh0f)

95
How is the all electric long haul semi development going, anyone know?
Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 11:22 AM (pDt9x)

Big Oil bought up all the patents and buried them!!!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 11:30 AM (tgvbd)

96 I just bought a porsche cayenne base model.

Posted by: Defenestratus at February 13, 2026 11:26 AM (KV0ee)

Sounds like something CBD would post.

On the Food Thread.

Posted by: pookysgirl doesn't do spicy at February 13, 2026 11:30 AM (Wt5PA)

97 If you look at a Honda Odyssey from the side, it looks like design by committee like an Aztek, IMHO. They are good vehicles, though.

Posted by: Mike Minivan at February 13, 2026 11:30 AM (oftw2)

98 Nuke Plants will make a comeback, but each one will be exclusively assigned to a Data Center.

(It's already happening, BTW. TMI is coming back online specifically to power a Microsoft Data Center.)

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 11:30 AM (uEmCf)

99 Who’s going to underwrite an 8B loss?

That’s a lot of cheddar.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 13, 2026 11:30 AM (KVyKK)

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"Who Moved My Cheese?" -- The Stockholders

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 13, 2026 11:31 AM (0Eh0f)

100 If you look at a Honda Odyssey from the side, it looks like design by committee like an Aztek, IMHO. They are good vehicles, though.

Eh, it's a minivan. If you're buying a minivan for the looks, you're doing it wrong.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 11:31 AM (Riz8t)

101
They are good vehicles, though.
Posted by: Mike Minivan at February 13, 2026 11:30 AM (oftw2)

330,000 miles on our 2013.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 11:31 AM (tgvbd)

102 "You just saw billions off dollars of investment go down the drain."

That's what happens when govt tries to dictate industrial policy. Wow I'm so glad Republicans don't do that.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 11:31 AM (N8ZBc)

103 A lot of car execs thought the EV transition was the right thing to do because oil was bad. General thinking had a TDS tinge, with bare facts not taken into consideration. Musk has it right, the US should lean into solar and electric, meaning not a headlong rush off a cliff.

Posted by: Tennessee Volunteer at February 13, 2026 11:32 AM (MBsu2)

104 Someday all vehicles will be offered in your choice of 3 basic colors

3?! I see a potential cost savings...

Posted by: t-bird at February 13, 2026 11:32 AM (jlI90)

105 101
They are good vehicles, though.
Posted by: Mike Minivan at February 13, 2026 11:30 AM (oftw2)

330,000 miles on our 2013.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 11:31 AM (tgvbd)

You drive - a LOT!

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 11:32 AM (pDt9x)

106 China has the largest global manufacturing output in the world by something like 12 pct over the US.

And yet, they are never asked to cut back by the greenies, why is that?

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 13, 2026 11:33 AM (4LaEz)

107 remember when AI used to be called search engines.

Now they're language engines that compile a dissertation.

-

It’s a bit more than a search engine.

Yesterday I pointed Claude to a class I wasn’t familiar with and asked it what does this do. In under a minute Claude told me in plain English what the class did and some potential gotchas with it. Did about an hour of back and forth. Made changes to make it more efficient and added some additional functionality including tests.

Without Claude that would have been a day’s worth of work at least.

Posted by: AI is Real and Spectacular at February 13, 2026 11:33 AM (AJ7zK)

108 OK, past comment 100.

Saw an article (should have saved the link, though) stating that the Canada Troon's brother and sister went to the school he shot up, and one of the other students thinks that he originally intended to target his siblings.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 11:33 AM (uEmCf)

109 "Ford loses billions as Trump Administration Derails Business Plans"

Posted by: Oglebay at February 13, 2026 11:33 AM (2ap+5)

110 At MarketWatch: "I cosigned a loan for someone — now she refuses to make the payments. Is there someone who can help me get out of this?"

Get out of what, the cosign? Ask a lawyer. Get out of stupidity? The answer is "No, probably not. You will inevitably continue to be stupid."

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 11:34 AM (N8ZBc)

111 The 4 door monsters don't even look like Jeeps IMO. Do they even make 2-door models?
Posted by: Ripley at February 13, 2026 11:27 AM (GUOwU)

I have not been in a Jeep shop for years. The closest approach to what the original military Jeep, and it's successor, the CJ-2 were, is the Mahindra Roxxor, made in India, and sporting a Diesel engine and a 5-speed transmission. If money were no object, I would buy one for desert touring.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 11:34 AM (8zz6B)

112 People say they want cheaper simpler cars, but ask the dealers which models it on the lot the longest, it's the ones with no bells or whistles.

I just bought a porsche cayenne base model. 2019. Paid $35k and got a 6 year extended warranty on it. Its not the top of the line by any means but it has just enough tech and features like heated and cooled seats and infotainment system to make it pleasant to drive.

It'll never replace my Hummer h1 but it's a nice zippy little runabout.
Posted by: Defenestratus

I want a pick up truck with manual crank windows, manual selector heat/air & rubber floor mat.

I don't need 23 onboard computers trying to figure out how much air needs to get to the fuel.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 11:34 AM (kndiG)

113 I would really suck to be the CEO of a automobile company right now. One the one had, in the here and now, EV's are borderline useless without all the government mandates.

On the other hand, those mandates will probably resurface in 3 years (if the Democrats manage another stolen election) or on the outside, 10 years if Vance or another Republican with "Trump like" ideals swings two terms.

Mr/Ms CEO oughta' choose a side now.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2026 11:34 AM (jtM2q)

114 "It’s a bit more than a search engine."

It's a LOT more than a search engine! Old fashioned websearch sucks by comparison.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 11:35 AM (N8ZBc)

115 When you pay mercenary CEOs that don’t even have a career in your industry millions and tens of millions of dollars, don’t be surprised when they get replaced in a few short years. The business school paradigm is cut expenses to build next quarter shareholder value. They gut the company’s future, but they get paid a princely sum while doing it and skip town with a generous severance.

Auto makers, airplane manufacturers, industry after industry that is based on engineering and production keep putting accountants in charge, only to see their companies struggle.

Posted by: Advo at February 13, 2026 11:36 AM (jO4mz)

116 113 I would really suck to be the CEO of a automobile company right now. One the one had, in the here and now, EV's are borderline useless without all the government mandates.

On the other hand, those mandates will probably resurface in 3 years (if the Democrats manage another stolen election) or on the outside, 10 years if Vance or another Republican with "Trump like" ideals swings two terms.

Mr/Ms CEO oughta' choose a side now.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2026 11:34 AM (jtM2q)

American governance is inherently feckless. Feature, or bug?

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 11:36 AM (pDt9x)

117 Nuke Plants will make a comeback, but each one will be exclusively assigned to a Data Center.

(It's already happening, BTW. TMI is coming back online specifically to power a Microsoft Data Center.)

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 11:30 AM (uEmCf)

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[Headline from last month:]

"Meta says it’s making a major investment in proposed nuclear power plants in Pike County"

To help power its data centers, in partnership with Oklo -- a Silicon Valley company that two and half years ago announced plans to build plants at the site of the old uranium enrichment plant in Pike County.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 13, 2026 11:36 AM (0Eh0f)

118
Closed the deal, signed the paperwork and drove home my retirement vehicle. Had to sell my 2016 Charger Road and Track R/T last week as it hadn't been fully repaired after that damned kid clipped the driver side front corner. It had a shudder at highway speeds in a gentle left hand turn that my mechanic couldn't find. So, off it went. Smash has been planning for our retirement vehicle for a looooooonnnggg time with a mutual fund invested to outright cash buy the retirement vehicle. I got the 2026 Ram 3500 4x4 crew cab with an 8' bed. Essentially fixing everything i got wrong on all my previous pickup trucks with this one.

Five years early due to the kid and Charger situation, but it didn't cost me a dime that I haven't already saved for it.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 13, 2026 11:36 AM (QVmho)

119 If any of the Ford children have anything to do with the company, Old Grand Dad's genes are sorely diminished.

As for Tavares, if he's Italian he may be best advised to stay out of Italy, especially around Turin.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 11:36 AM (F24MQ)

120 At MarketWatch: "I cosigned a loan for someone — now she refuses to make the payments. Is there someone who can help me get out of this?"

Get out of what, the cosign? Ask a lawyer. Get out of stupidity? The answer is "No, probably not. You will inevitably continue to be stupid."
Posted by: gp

Get out of the co-sign? No. WTF do you think that meant. It meant if she renegs on paying, you'll make it good b

Sucks to be you. (OP)

Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 11:36 AM (kndiG)

121 90 The Soviets tried using electric tractors for farming. Not battery-powered, they trailed a cable from a rotating arm like an irrigation pivot. Didn't work out for some reason.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 11:28 AM (8zz6B)

Ivan forgot to turn off the spigot on the irrigation arm when they plugged the tractor in?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 13, 2026 11:37 AM (06Hmj)

122 There is a NYT opinion piece by Steven Rattner (obama punk) where he is talking about China and quotes Farley as saying that Chinese vehicle tech is "far superior" and seeing Chinese operations was "the most humbling thing in my career, ever."

This from someone who just did a $20 billion write down due to his own stupidity. That is saying something.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 13, 2026 11:37 AM (l0YH1)

123 You just saw billions off dollars of investment go down the drain.

Smaller bonus next year.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

====

I go down this path, because it used to be my job. Management would make the reasonable ask - "what product do we need to offer on year x, and how much do we need to invest i order to deliver that lineup?"

And as much as we wanted to focus on actual customer expectations, there was always a certain unease with the various stunts the EPA or CARB might pull, and/or did pull.

Today? Heck, why bother planning? There's not a doubt in my mind that a future Dem administration would wipe you out, partly to force the new Green utopia, and partly out of pure malice.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 13, 2026 11:37 AM (8AONa)

124 OK, time for lunch -- Vienna sausages!

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 11:38 AM (77rzZ)

125 I got the 2026 Ram 3500 4x4 crew cab with an 8' bed. Essentially fixing everything i got wrong on all my previous pickup trucks with this one.

Posted by: BifBewalsk

Congrats!

Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 11:39 AM (kndiG)

126 I tried to use Claude to start teaching me Python.

But I kept screwing up the easiest beginner things (Nested Parentheses, opening/closing quotes) so often that it actually started to angrily scold me :/

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 11:39 AM (uEmCf)

127 There is a NYT opinion piece by Steven Rattner (obama punk) where he is talking about China and quotes Farley as saying that Chinese vehicle tech is "far superior" and seeing Chinese operations was "the most humbling thing in my career, ever."

This from someone who just did a $20 billion write down due to his own stupidity. That is saying something.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 13, 2026 11:37 AM

I have heard this kind of stuff many times before in my life and I know it is 100% weapons grade bull$hit.

If china was so far ahead of everyone else in the tech/automobile field they would be building car plants and selling cars all over the world including the US but they ain't.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 13, 2026 11:40 AM (0N4FZ)

128 There is a NYT opinion piece by Steven Rattner (obama punk) where he is talking about China and quotes Farley as saying that Chinese vehicle tech is "far superior" and seeing Chinese operations was "the most humbling thing in my career, ever."

Is this the one?

I really love folks who go to Beijing, stay in five-star hotels for a few nights, get wined and dined, get shown the same Xiaomi factory and the robotics center that everyone sees, and declare that China is "winning." Gotta hand it to the Chinese, Potemkin village propaganda remains alive and well.

https://is.gd/qjqvcz

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 11:40 AM (Riz8t)

129 If china was so far ahead of everyone else in the tech/automobile field they would be building car plants and selling cars all over the world including the US but they ain't.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 13, 2026 11:40 AM (0N4FZ)

When is the last time anyone ripped off a design from China? For anything?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 13, 2026 11:40 AM (06Hmj)

130 2027 Toyota Highlander EV:"

Grand Highlander more better gooder

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 11:40 AM (cGjQu)

131 "it actually started to angrily scold me"

Try Grok. It never scolds. It kisses your ass and butters you up whenever it can. I am not kidding.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 11:40 AM (N8ZBc)

132 123
‘ a future Dem administration would wipe you out’

Then I guess they better stop that from happening.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 13, 2026 11:41 AM (jbnUc)

133 "Wait, you pay them nothing, claim ownership over their entire family, *and* get to whip them whenever you want?

....

Man, must be nice."

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 13, 2026 11:41 AM (06Hmj)

134 129 If china was so far ahead of everyone else in the tech/automobile field they would be building car plants and selling cars all over the world including the US but they ain't.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 13, 2026 11:40 AM (0N4FZ)

When is the last time anyone ripped off a design from China? For anything?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 13, 2026 11:40 AM (06Hmj)

Aside from General Tso’s and moo goo gai pan can’t think of anything.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 11:42 AM (pDt9x)

135 Someday all vehicles will be offered in your choice of 3 basic colors

3?! I see a potential cost savings...
Posted by: t-bird at February 13, 2026

***
We're almost there now: black, silver, and white. Interiors are black or grey, too, with only the rare tan.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 11:42 AM (wzUl9)

136 Just remember kids, all these write-off would not have happened if Biden was in office.

They planned to have the government back stop all their investments. It would have led to much more expensive cars and consumers forced to buy them, and higher gov. debt to cover the losses.

As it is, this money still comes from somewhere -- much of it from the ICE operations as they are forced to charge more to cover losses elsewhere.

And these are only top line. Every supplier from raw materials to complex components like control modules or assemblies has invested heavily in these new EV products and when they don't make a return they have to charge more for everything else they sell into the industry.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 13, 2026 11:42 AM (l0YH1)

137 Then I guess they better stop that from happening.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 13, 2026 11:41 AM (jbnUc)

Planned Parenthood is doing a good job of wiping out Future Democrats.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 11:43 AM (8zz6B)

138 what's that story about advertising that ends

'the dogs don't like it'

Posted by: Don Black at February 13, 2026 11:43 AM (ZxPkt)

139 Who files in a Chinese airplane?

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at February 13, 2026 11:43 AM (eStot)

140 If china was so far ahead of everyone else in the tech/automobile field they would be building car plants and selling cars all over the world including the US but they ain't.

FTSOA, let's assume their EVs are the best, because they subsidize the companies, which pay slave wages and can put the money into components. The problem remains that they have completely screwed the pooch when it comes to demand, and that's kind of important in a market economy. In addition, they're such malignant actors worldwide that everyone has had more than enough of their s***, and are banning Chinese EV inputs.

I'm not going to defend our auto industry, because UAW, but you do have to look at the big picture.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 11:43 AM (Riz8t)

141 128 I really love folks who go to Beijing, stay in five-star hotels for a few nights, get wined and dined, get shown the same Xiaomi factory and the robotics center that everyone sees, and declare that China is "winning." Gotta hand it to the Chinese, Potemkin village propaganda remains alive and well.

https://is.gd/qjqvcz
Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 11:40 AM (Riz8t)

Has nobody seen the footage of the Chinese Robot Soccer League, where the robots kept tripping over their opponents' feet nonstop?

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 11:43 AM (uEmCf)

142 139 Who files in a Chinese airplane?
Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at February 13, 2026 11:43 AM (eStot)

Friar Rawrence?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 13, 2026 11:44 AM (06Hmj)

143 “I just bought a porsche cayenne base model. 2019. Paid $35k and got a 6 year extended warranty on it. Its not the top of the line by any means but it has just enough tech and features like heated and cooled seats and infotainment system to make it pleasant to drive.”

I’d do something like this, but I live way out in the sticks. My wife’s BMW has enough service issues that another import with specialized service needs located 90 miles away isn’t going to happen. We bought it new, but it’s aging into needs attention space, and the old saying is true: if you can’t afford a new BMW, you certainly can’t afford a used one.

Posted by: Advo at February 13, 2026 11:44 AM (jO4mz)

144 129
‘ When is the last time anyone ripped off a design from China? For anything?’

Me and my buddies ripped off on of their fire drills in high school.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 13, 2026 11:44 AM (jbnUc)

145 Aside from General Tso’s and moo goo gai pan can’t think of anything.

Neither of which is actually Chinese.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 11:45 AM (Riz8t)

146 "it actually started to angrily scold me"

Try Grok. It never scolds. It kisses your ass and butters you up whenever it can. I am not kidding.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 11:40 AM (N8ZBc)

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I had a coupe of insomniac- and alcohol-fueled late night "discussions" with Grok on a variety of topics about six months ago.

To your point: My final comment to it was: "Now I know why people are falling in love and some 'marrying' AI Bots."

It literally terrified and scared the shit out of me ... and I've only used it as a search engine since.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 13, 2026 11:45 AM (0Eh0f)

147 Has nobody seen the footage of the Chinese Robot Soccer League, where the robots kept tripping over their opponents' feet nonstop?
Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 11:43 AM (uEmCf)

They wired in the "take a dive" module backwards?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 11:45 AM (8zz6B)

148 Somebody asked me if Claude would be too 'over their head' to try. I said a good AI chatbot will always treat you as a peer. If it sees you are ignorant of a subject, it will gently educate you, in the language you understand. If it sees you have expertise, it will talk to you like an expert, matching your vocabulary and experience.

It's very much like the advice given in the old classic "How to Win Friends and Influence People.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 11:45 AM (N8ZBc)

149 145 Aside from General Tso’s and moo goo gai pan can’t think of anything.

Neither of which is actually Chinese.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 11:45 AM (Riz8t)

GET OFF MY LAWN

Posted by: BEN ROETHLISSBERGER at February 13, 2026 11:45 AM (06Hmj)

150 Is this the one?

https://is.gd/qjqvcz
Posted by: Archimedes

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Yes, that's the one. I quoted those three pixels just below the golf ball.

I disagree with most of it -- he blames Trump while talking up China. It is pure Democrat talking point. I also disagree with the hot take you linked, as China does have formidable resources which are a real threat to us and it is not a Potemkin as he insinuates.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 13, 2026 11:46 AM (l0YH1)

151 145 Aside from General Tso’s and moo goo gai pan can’t think of anything.

Neither of which is actually Chinese.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 11:45 AM (Riz8t)

O you are telling me that the Celestials stole a recipe?

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 11:46 AM (pDt9x)

152 When is the last time anyone ripped off a design from China? For anything?

That is a perilous attitude. The Chinese are smart, educated, and hard-working. Their real problem is the CCP. If they "solve" that problem, we will be hard-pressed to compete.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 11:46 AM (Riz8t)

153 @126

>> I tried to use Claude to start teaching me Python.

Jipitee is better at generating the base code, Claude is good for revising and updating the code.

If you really want to learn Python, join Boot.dev and go through that track and augment with GitHub project portals.

You can all install docker, open ui and ollama and run a local deepseek or Gemini instance and just ask it to generate a Python learning track.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 13, 2026 11:46 AM (S/L5N)

154 137
‘ Planned Parenthood is doing a good job of wiping out Future Democrats.’

That and faggotry.

It’s hard not to be ambivalent when those two things are mainly democrat activities.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 13, 2026 11:47 AM (jbnUc)

155 If they "solve" that problem, we will be hard-pressed to compete.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 11:46 AM (Riz8t)

If they solved that problem, they'd be a joy to compete against.

Posted by: BEN ROETHLISSBERGER at February 13, 2026 11:47 AM (06Hmj)

156 I think Toyota's issue is that it has a long, slow production horizon, and the EV probably was in the development and production pipeline for 3-4 years.
I keep hoping Nissan will bring back the stone-axe simple Frontier light pickup, or even better their version of the jeep they used to make.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 11:47 AM (rbvCR)

157 (oopsies)

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 13, 2026 11:47 AM (06Hmj)

158 If the are so smart why did they elect Mao??? Oh, wait

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 11:47 AM (pDt9x)

159 62 If you're on the strategic planning desk at a major auto manufacturer, you've got a problem.

You just saw billions off dollars of investment go down the drain. But if Dems win next presidential election, you'll have to reinvest and do it all over. But in the meantime, you need internal combustion capacity.

What to do, what to do.
Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 13, 2026 11:18 AM (8AONa)

Go all-in on super profitable internal combustion, which will make many billions of dollars per year, and throw 10% of those profits at making sure Democrats never take power again. Bam, dilemma solved.

Posted by: SciVo at February 13, 2026 11:47 AM (Sy6m/)

160 I also disagree with the hot take you linked, as China does have formidable resources which are a real threat to us and it is not a Potemkin as he insinuates.

Oh, I agree with that. See my #152.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 11:48 AM (Riz8t)

161 120 At MarketWatch: "I cosigned a loan for someone — now she refuses to make the payments. Is there someone who can help me get out of this?"
---

Did he get laid first? .At all? ..Any?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 11:48 AM (F24MQ)

162 153 If you really want to learn Python, join Boot.dev and go through that track and augment with GitHub project portals.

You can all install docker, open ui and ollama and run a local deepseek or Gemini instance and just ask it to generate a Python learning track.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 13, 2026 11:46 AM (S/L5N)

I can't f***ing afford Boot.dev.

Adding anoter $50 a month expense is out of my budget.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 11:48 AM (uEmCf)

163 [snip]

... and the old saying is true: if you can’t afford a new BMW, you certainly can’t afford a used one.

Posted by: Advo at February 13, 2026 11:44 AM (jO4mz)

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Still funny, and I might have heard that three or four decades ago ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 13, 2026 11:48 AM (0Eh0f)

164 > Mr/Ms CEO oughta' choose a side now.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2026 11:34 AM (jtM2q)

American governance is inherently feckless. Feature, or bug?
Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 11:36 AM (pDt9x)
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Corporate America was all to happy to slide up next to *biden and his minions. It ended up costing them billions, if not trillions of dollars. The "go woke, go broke" moniker is true. I wonder if the American CEO has learned anything from the last 8 years? Doubtful.

If a Newsome or a clone gets into the White House and starts tearing down all that's been built (which they will) will corporate America go along with it? I think they will. Even though they could form a united front and reject it. If they wanted to.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2026 11:48 AM (jtM2q)

165 'To your point: My final comment to it was: "Now I know why people are falling in love and some 'marrying' AI Bots."'

When I used Grok as a counselor, it was an unfailing source of encouragement and suggestions for help. It's got a Life Coach directive.

Like you, I don't ask it for counsel anymore, but because I realized I was revealing too much of myself to a party whose confidence is questionable.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 11:48 AM (N8ZBc)

166 The biggest problem facing the Chinese will be the lack of Chinese in about 50 years.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 11:49 AM (Riz8t)

167 There is a case for EVs. But the standard passenger automobile is the hardest to engineer, in terms of required performance, wide range of environmental conditions, and safety. EV manufacturers should try first to replace forklifts and buses and vehicles that operate on the airport ramp and Postal Service vehicles: Limited use cases where they can engineer for a specific performance envelope.

Obama blew it in the GM bailout. They should have ordered 50,000 Chevy Volts for the federal government. I am old enough to remember when government motor pools were full of K-cars, bought around the time of the Chrysler bailout.

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at February 13, 2026 11:50 AM (eStot)

168 Like you, I don't ask it for counsel anymore, but because I realized I was revealing too much of myself to a party whose confidence is questionable.
Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 11:48 AM (N8ZBc)

and this is why I am reluctant to talk to human counselors as well.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 11:50 AM (rbvCR)

169 You know who's NOT writing off tens of $billions in losses -- at a time when their companies can ill afford them? Toyota, who saw the rush to EVs for the scam it was, and determined not to cut off its own balls to placate the Buying/Now Burning-Tesla horde who's as fickle as they are stupid.

So, though I laugh at the CEOs for their testicle-free lack of foresight and understanding of the buying public, I still wish they'd get their shit together, since it dramatically affects our economy and those of the companies' employees.

Wise the fuck up, retards-in-chief.

Posted by: red speck at February 13, 2026 11:50 AM (Ve/HL)

170 The biggest problem facing the Chinese will be the lack of Chinese in about 50 years.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 11:49 AM (Riz8t)

Wut, wen were, wnd wy, but no Wu.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 11:50 AM (8zz6B)

171 166 The biggest problem facing the Chinese will be the lack of Chinese in about 50 years.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 11:49 AM (Riz8t)

Maybe the lack of variety is the problem. - What an awful thing to say, I must do an act of contrition!

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 11:51 AM (pDt9x)

172 "To bring this all full-circle, at least the Stellantis board did push Carlos Tavares out eventually"

Their fiduciary responsibility was to push him out of a helicopter over the ocean.

Posted by: Roy at February 13, 2026 11:51 AM (lHwr/)

173 The biggest problem facing the Chinese will be the lack of Chinese in about 50 years. Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 11:49 AM (Riz8t)

We can help you with that.

Posted by: India at February 13, 2026 11:51 AM (eStot)

174 Pretty sure I would rather put a sail on my car than get an EV.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 13, 2026 11:51 AM (n5tGW)

175 When is the last time anyone ripped off a design from China? For anything?
Posted by: Warai-otoko

Not a design, but we did get acupuncture from them.

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 11:51 AM (77rzZ)

176 @162

>> Adding anoter $50 a month expense is out of my budget.

It’s currently 260 for a year.

If you’re motivated, you can run through every module they have in 6 months and get a prorated refund.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 13, 2026 11:51 AM (S/L5N)

177 I would love to have heard the discussions in the board meetings. The amount of dancing and accounting sleight-of-hand must have been amazing.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 13, 2026 11:52 AM (n9ltV)

178 "To bring this all full-circle, at least the Stellantis board did push Carlos Tavares out eventually"

Their fiduciary responsibility was to push him out of a helicopter over the ocean.

The PPV would be astronomical. Of course, Stellantis shareholders would get to watch gratis.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 11:52 AM (Riz8t)

179 174 Pretty sure I would rather put a sail on my car than get an EV.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 13, 2026 11:51 AM (n5tGW)

Aaargh!! He comes the Black Pearl!

Posted by: Roy at February 13, 2026 11:52 AM (lHwr/)

180
At MarketWatch: "I cosigned a loan for someone — now she refuses to make the payments. Is there someone who can help me get out of this?"

Talk to Rocco.

We lent HM's useless brothers money. Never saw it again. Never again.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 11:52 AM (tgvbd)

181 166 The biggest problem facing the Chinese will be the lack of Chinese in about 50 years.
Posted by: Archimedes

Africa can help. Because we wuz the original Chinese.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 11:53 AM (svLOV)

182 Maybe the lack of variety is the problem. - What an awful thing to say, I must do an act of contrition! Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 11:51 AM (pDt9x)

Served in Korea. They can tell each other apart way better than we can. The wild thing is, they can't tell us apart.

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at February 13, 2026 11:53 AM (eStot)

183 Electric forklifts have been around for generations. The weight of the batteries is a bonus.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 11:53 AM (8zz6B)

184 Pretty much every domestic car company is completely mismanaged.

As bad as we thought they were in the 70s they could at least manufacture a full ran of vehicles.

GM is going to take it good and hard next year because they are heavily dependant on the Chinese and the terms of their deal expires next year.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 13, 2026 11:54 AM (Vh9CX)

185 182 Maybe the lack of variety is the problem. - What an awful thing to say, I must do an act of contrition! Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 11:51 AM (pDt9x)

Served in Korea. They can tell each other apart way better than we can. The wild thing is, they can't tell us apart.
Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at February 13, 2026 11:53 AM (eStot)

I do not dispute you, but I find that baffling.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 11:54 AM (pDt9x)

186
William Clay Ford was a drunken idiot put in charge of Lincoln's body design shop to get him out of the way by the Duece back in the 50's..

Billy is a drooling idiot who has failed in every single endeavor handed to him by the women of the family holding the purse strings.

Posted by: Auspex at February 13, 2026 11:54 AM (Y8DZL)

187 "Meta says it’s making a major investment in proposed nuclear power plants in Pike County" ... To help power its data centers

It's stunning what the usual suspects are throwing at AI. It must have unlimited potential to be used against us. (and I suspect that Trump will ju-jitsu them again and it will be used for us)

Posted by: t-bird at February 13, 2026 11:54 AM (jlI90)

188 171
‘ Maybe the lack of variety is the problem. - What an awful thing to say, I must do an act of contrition!’

Doesn’t facial recognition software struggle not to list ‘match’ for all Chinese faces?

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 13, 2026 11:54 AM (jbnUc)

189 its it's

it's important, people.

Posted by: the grammarian at February 13, 2026 11:54 AM (kR/SL)

190 "If you really want to learn Python"

Look at examples, and write lots of code. Just write it, and go through the trial-and-error.

I remember in the old days, when learning a new language syntax, I'd go look up the BNF for it and pore over that. That's all over now, I think.

Among many good things about Python, there is a cornucopia of free libraries that have functionality for every conceivable need. Whatever you want to do, somebody else has already done it, and you just import and call their functions.

Consider whether you really want to learn to code. It's essentially an obsolete skill now. Just ask the AI to write ANYTHING YOU NEED. It usually works.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 11:54 AM (N8ZBc)

191 Oh, I agree with that. See my #152.
Posted by: Archimedes

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Yes, I saw.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 13, 2026 11:55 AM (l0YH1)

192 The Chinese are smart, educated, and hard-working. Their real problem is the CCP. If they "solve" that problem, we will be hard-pressed to compete.
Posted by: Archimedes
________

Agreed on smart, educated, and hard-working. Their average IQ is higher than ours. But pre-CCP, for at least 150 years, they were doormats for the west. What explains that? I don't know, but am anything but an expert on Chinese history.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 13, 2026 11:55 AM (XvL8K)

193 I also disagree with the hot take you linked, as China does have formidable resources which are a real threat to us and it is not a Potemkin as he insinuates.

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Then there's that one thing that will always keep them lagging. They're fucking communists and will always pick collectivism over the ambitions of the individual.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 13, 2026 11:55 AM (g8Ew8)

194 "Tavares awarded himself (with board consent) a $39 million compensation package, making him the highest paid executive in the auto industry."

Of course we are never told how much went back to the Obamas AS for GIFTING the American automobile industry to Stellantis.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 13, 2026 11:56 AM (lpVer)

195 it's important, people.
Posted by: the grammarian

It's not a grammatical issue, though. Merely an orthographic one.

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 11:56 AM (77rzZ)

196 When is the last time anyone ripped off a design from China? For anything?
Posted by: Warai-otoko

Hadrian's Wall?

Posted by: t-bird at February 13, 2026 11:57 AM (jlI90)

197
But pre-CCP, for at least 150 years, they were doormats for the west. What explains that? I don't know, but am anything but an expert on Chinese history.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 13, 2026 11:55 AM (XvL8K)

They spent a great deal of time and effort killing each other.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 11:57 AM (tgvbd)

198 "this is why I am reluctant to talk to human counselors as well"

I don't talk to human counselors anymore because it accomplishes jackshit, winds me up worse than when I went in, and I leave the counselor splattered head to toe with all my dismal shit. Talking Cures don't work.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 11:57 AM (N8ZBc)

199 We improved our core business and execution, — lowering material and warranty costs and making real progress on quality — and made difficult but critical strategic decisions that set us up for a stronger future."

See, this is good lawyer speak.

"lowering material and warranty costs" - we bought cheaper parts and reduced warranties

"making real progress on quality" - keep on making the same thing. Eventually, one might get it right

"made difficult but critical strategic decisions that set us up for a stronger future" - we're not banking on any more gov/taxpayer $$$ for the next 3 years.

Posted by: man, near buc-ee's at February 13, 2026 11:57 AM (cGjQu)

200 166 >>The biggest problem facing the Chinese will be the lack of Chinese in about 50 years.

Well, that, and the fact that their explosive growth is generally followed by numerous "inexplicable" collapses of infrastructure -- like their new bridge that just fell, or the cracks appearing in the 3-gorges dam, or that sinkhole in Shanghai that just swallowed up a city intersection, or the super-duper Long Duck Dong air defense system they sold to Venezuela that didn't pick up inbound helicopters. What they build *looks* impressive, but is often total shit.

Posted by: red speck at February 13, 2026 11:58 AM (Ve/HL)

201 Agreed on smart, educated, and hard-working. Their average IQ is higher than ours. But pre-CCP, for at least 150 years, they were doormats for the west. What explains that? I don't know, but am anything but an expert on Chinese history.

I don't know, obviously, but I have a pet theory. I think IQ is usually linked to risk aversion, because smart people can game out how things could go wrong. China always seemed to me to be very risk averse, going so far as to burn the treasure ship fleet. Japan was at one time, but eventually opened up. This cost them greatly in the race with other cultures and countries. The English, for example, went around the world, opening up markets and taking over governments. Many died in the process, of course.

Anyway, such flights of fancy are fun.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 11:58 AM (Riz8t)

202 Having a nice day here plane spotting with the military being active in the area. Just caught a look at an Air Force KC-135 tanker (SODA41) refueling a Boeing P-8A Poseiden.

Circling tracks all over the place on Flightradar24.com.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at February 13, 2026 11:58 AM (/HDaX)

203 190 Consider whether you really want to learn to code. It's essentially an obsolete skill now. Just ask the AI to write ANYTHING YOU NEED. It usually works.
Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 11:54 AM (N8ZBc)

I know I'll never be able to get a job doing it.

But yes, I need to prove that I'm not a stereotypical Low-IQ [slur] destined for criminality.

I want to do this to prove I'm not stupid. One of my biggest drivers of self-hatred (aside from being partly black) is that I can't code.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 11:58 AM (uEmCf)

204 Eating dogs by choice sort of bothers me - crap, I did it again!!!

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 11:58 AM (pDt9x)

205 What explains that?"

Tribalism.

Posted by: man, near buc-ee's at February 13, 2026 11:59 AM (cGjQu)

206 I was at a stoplight next to a Tesla the other day.
The light turned green and the Tesla was gone.
No engine sound, no burning rubber, no drop of the tail, it just went away at an astounding rate. Gone.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 11:59 AM (F24MQ)

207 Served in Korea. They can tell each other apart way better than we can. The wild thing is, they can't tell us apart.
Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at February 13, 2026 11:53 AM (eStot)

That is because the signs the Chinese use to tell each other apart are either not valid in westerners, or there is so much different that the difference swamps the ability to tell from a glance.

In a similar vein, people who speak Portuguese find Spanish speakers easy to understand, but Spanish speakers can't understand Portuguese without a lot of practice and get swamped in the Portuguese speaker speaks Spanish. The difference is that Portuguese has about twice as many phonemes than Spanish, and a lot of them are nasal vowels and funny Ls and Rs, and the Spanish speaker gets stuck on the funny sounds and loses the thread easily.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 11:59 AM (rbvCR)

208 197
‘ They spent a great deal of time and effort killing each other.’

That can’t be it. Europeans weren’t slouches at killing each other.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 13, 2026 11:59 AM (jbnUc)

209 Their average IQ is higher than ours.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

Stop adding illegals to the IQ stats!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 13, 2026 11:59 AM (lpVer)

210 for at least 150 years, they were doormats for the west. What explains that? I don't know, but am anything but an expert on Chinese history.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

Because they believed they were superior to every other people on earth, and so saw no need to adapt to barbarian ways.

The Japanese saw that, and avoided China's fate by rapidly Westernizing, thus becoming a competitor of the Western powers.

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 11:59 AM (77rzZ)

211
Another thing about the Chinx is the lack of property rights. You can build a huge, profitable business and have the government just take it away and then throw you into prison.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 11:59 AM (tgvbd)

212 204 Eating dogs by choice sort of bothers me - crap, I did it again!!!
Posted by: tubal
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Well, stop it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 12:00 PM (F24MQ)

213 I do not dispute you, but I find that baffling. Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 11:54 AM (pDt9x)

I would say, "Look, he has brown hair and he has sandy blond hair," and they would say, "On yeah," like it was the first time they noticed. I think they are cued to notice different features.

BTW, they think our women are ugly and we all have hideous skin.

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at February 13, 2026 12:00 PM (eStot)

214 Eating dogs by choice sort of bothers me - crap, I did it again!!!"

Want some salsa with that?

Posted by: man, near buc-ee's at February 13, 2026 12:00 PM (cGjQu)

215 198
‘ I leave the counselor splattered head to toe with all my dismal shit.’

Have you considered putting on a happy face?

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 13, 2026 12:01 PM (jbnUc)

216 Still not as ugly as a Cybertruck.

Of course not. The Cybertruck is the Platonic Ideal of ugliness.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 11:15 AM

I remain the champion.

Posted by: Pontiac Aztek at February 13, 2026 12:01 PM (jc0TO)

217 @190

>> It's essentially an obsolete skill now. Just ask the AI to write ANYTHING YOU NEED. It usually works.

I’ve been using AI to help write an ERP for the last 6 months, what I have learned is that it is very good for bootstrapping and scaffolding the initial base project, narrow refactoring and debugging, it tends to lose the overall scope and plot as the project gets bigger and you have to begin limiting what you have it work on.

Otherwise, it’s allowed me to achieve in 6 months what an entire dev team would take a 2 years to do.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 13, 2026 12:01 PM (ZZ+MI)

218 212 204 Eating dogs by choice sort of bothers me - crap, I did it again!!!
Posted by: tubal
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Well, stop it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 12:00 PM (F24MQ)

I know, I know.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 12:01 PM (pDt9x)

219 > It's stunning what the usual suspects are throwing at AI. It must have unlimited potential to be used against us.
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It has the potential to be one of the biggest social disrupters to ever hit humanity.

It's adaptation in 1st world societies will likely crush them. I mean, the speed at which society would change would be unmanageable... chaos would prevail.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2026 12:02 PM (jtM2q)

220 Headline (CNN):

"Don Lemon set to appear in federal court in Minnesota on charges stemming from church protest"

Excerpt:

"Don Lemon will appear in a Minnesota courtroom Friday to be arraigned on federal charges following his arrest last month in connection with a protest at a church in St. Paul."

Me: Ham sandwich >> Don Lemon

Posted by: mrp at February 13, 2026 12:02 PM (rj6Yv)

221 But pre-CCP, for at least 150 years, they were doormats for the west. What explains that? I don't know, but am anything but an expert on Chinese history.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 13, 2026 11:55 AM (XvL8K)

They spent a great deal of time and effort killing each other.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

They have always had a culture where the vast majority of people are completely subservient. Helps with communism but doesn't help with entrepreneurship.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 13, 2026 12:02 PM (0U5gm)

222 Obama blew it in the GM bailout. They should have ordered 50,000 Chevy Volts for the federal government. I am old enough to remember when government motor pools were full of K-cars, bought around the time of the Chrysler bailout.
Posted by: Caesar North

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Volts? They did not exist in 2008

The K-car was a workhouse. I think Lee Iacocca said they cost $1,000 to make so they were also a cash cow that saved the company and gov. motor pools quickly because adept and replacing the engines every 50k as required because they were total crap, but still the whole plan worked well because Chrysler could make them so cheap.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 13, 2026 12:02 PM (l0YH1)

223 But pre-CCP, for at least 150 years, they were doormats for the west. What explains that? I don't know, but am anything but an expert on Chinese history.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 13, 2026 11:55 AM (XvL8K)

The country and culture was destroyed by the Opium wars, and then was being colonized by the Europeans who moved to both support any rebellious group, and kick apart any counter move to expel the westerners.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 12:02 PM (rbvCR)

224 We lent HM's useless brothers money. Never saw it again. Never again.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 11:52 AM (tgvbd)

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When I "lend" money to people, "I just write it off."

These days, I can sometimes do it via GoFundMe or GiveSendGo.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 13, 2026 12:02 PM (0Eh0f)

225
At MarketWatch: "I cosigned a loan for someone — now she refuses to make the payments. Is there someone who can help me get out of this?"
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No. Enjoy your tour of DumbFuckistan.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 13, 2026 12:03 PM (xG4kz)

226 213 BTW, they think our women are ugly and we all have hideous skin.
Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at February 13, 2026 12:00 PM (eStot)

Koreans also think they THEMSELVES are hideous, hence why they're so obsessed with plastic surgery.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 12:04 PM (iXqHn)

227 I cosigned a loan for someone"

We're not gonna make it. Right, SMOD?

Posted by: man, near buc-ee's at February 13, 2026 12:04 PM (cGjQu)

228 "I want to do this to prove I'm not stupid."

Ha! That's probably the only reason I went to grad school!

Coding is actually fun when you do it for fun. It's miserable to do as a job. Too much stress.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 12:04 PM (N8ZBc)

229 Cosigning loans . Thing I was told never to do, ever, before I was old enough to cosign a loan.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 12:04 PM (pDt9x)

230
Still not as ugly as a Cybertruck.

gDaughter calls it a "garbage dumpster with wheels"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 13, 2026 12:05 PM (xG4kz)

231 But yes, I need to prove that I'm not a stereotypical Low-IQ [slur] destined for criminality.

I want to do this to prove I'm not stupid. One of my biggest drivers of self-hatred (aside from being partly black) is that I can't code.

Posted by: XTC

I wonder if you've seen Andre Williams on YT. He uses n----- a lot, which I'll admit makes me uncomfortable, but he says some things that I think make sense. Not all of it. For example, he posted one that veered into anti-semitism. However, says things that many won't and shouldn't, because his melanin protects him. There's a series of posts, so if you're interested, you can spend a lot of time on this. I'd be interested in your reaction.

https://youtu.be/zZyHUbmZyII

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 12:05 PM (Riz8t)

232 Late to the thread but I ask who is responsible for this:

The Fucking government.

Assholes are trying to figure out what the "smart" move is.
The government is just a bunch of failed consultants that got tired of being fired so they took over.

Posted by: pawn at February 13, 2026 12:05 PM (uvB+6)

233 if you can’t afford a new BMW, you certainly can’t afford a used one.

BMW and porsche are light years apart when it comes to reliability.

Fact of the matter is my cayenne is the same thing mechanically as an audi Q8. They have really good track records as far as reliability are concerned. I can even take it to a VW dealer to get serviced if I didn't feel like doing it myself.

Posted by: Defenestratus at February 13, 2026 12:06 PM (Bzy00)

234
Ha! That's probably the only reason I went to grad school!

Coding is actually fun when you do it for fun. It's miserable to do as a job. Too much stress.
Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 12:04 PM (N8ZBc)
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I did my coding in my head, and then sat down in front of keyboard and typed it out.

Posted by: mrp at February 13, 2026 12:06 PM (rj6Yv)

235 "Otherwise, it’s allowed me to achieve in 6 months what an entire dev team would take a 2 years to do."

It's astonishing! I still can't believe that I, Mr Nobody, have access to this kind of powerful productivity boost for free!

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 12:06 PM (N8ZBc)

236 I can almost always tell a Chinese from a Japanese, at least the men. Japanese facial features are more Caucasian-looking (again, at least in the males).

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 12:07 PM (77rzZ)

237 with all my dismal shit. Talking Cures don't work.
Posted by: gp

Tried and true Primal Scream Therapy works quite well.

Posted by: Yoko Ono at February 13, 2026 12:07 PM (oftw2)

238 228 Coding is actually fun when you do it for fun. It's miserable to do as a job. Too much stress.
Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 12:04 PM (N8ZBc)

Like I said, at my age, and the current state of the industry, I am KEENLY aware that I'm not getting a job doing that. But I still need this, even with no paycheck at the end of the road.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 12:07 PM (iXqHn)

239 Agreed on smart, educated, and hard-working. Their average IQ is higher than ours.

Is that based on CCP self-reporting or our exposure to the hundred thousand engineers over here for grad school? I wonder about the other (reported) 1.3999 billion who didn't make the grade.

Posted by: t-bird at February 13, 2026 12:07 PM (jlI90)

240 > It's stunning what the usual suspects are throwing at AI. It must have unlimited potential to be used against us.
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It has the potential to be one of the biggest social disrupters to ever hit humanity.

It's adaptation in 1st world societies will likely crush them. I mean, the speed at which society would change would be unmanageable... chaos would prevail.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2026 12:02 PM (jtM2q)

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Imagine tens of millions of unemployable "college graduates" with student loans in excess of $100,000 (as some are predicting that 50% of white collar jobs will rapidly and initially disappear).

Programmers and Lawyers hardest hit ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 13, 2026 12:08 PM (0Eh0f)

241 I wonder about the other (reported) 1.3999 billion who didn't make the grade.
Posted by: t-bird at February 13, 2026 12:07 PM

*cough*

Posted by: 800 Million Screaming Chinamen at February 13, 2026 12:08 PM (jc0TO)

242 Reporting present.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 13, 2026 12:08 PM (PrvRk)

243 Low IQ people with a propensity for, and love of violence do seem to be making a lot of inroads into various areas of the world. Funny, that.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 12:09 PM (pDt9x)

244 Volts? They did not exist in 2008

True, just looked it up and first production was in 2010. When Obama bailed out GM in May-June 2009, he could have said, we're buying the first 50,000 of those babies when they roll of the line next year so you can pay back the loan. He blew the opportunity.

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at February 13, 2026 12:09 PM (eStot)

245 Agreed on smart, educated, and hard-working. Their average IQ is higher than ours. But pre-CCP, for at least 150 years, they were doormats for the west. What explains that? I don't know, but am anything but an expert on Chinese history.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba
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IQ is a myth -- I explained my theory on that last week I think. Most IQ tests are with images and manipulation and that is something they have trained their minds to do since childhood since it is required to understand their character set. This artificially makes them score higher on IQ. The language study which requires a lot of effort and discipline and memorization also makes them good at academic study. Not smarter, just better at regurgitating information.

As for the doormat comment -- every country treats every other country as they will. China was not treated bad at all -- their problem is they were fighting internally for so long and not trading or developing and the West was. They feel very bitter about that. Yeah, we (UK mostly) forced them to trade opium but that is 1/1000 of what they are doing today with drugs sold into the West. It was a trivial amount.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 13, 2026 12:10 PM (l0YH1)

246 >>>It's like Calif No Speed Rail... no WAY it is ever going to make money.... so why are they doing it?

Posted by: Romeo13

>Space exploration and colonization. AI will control the environment and transportation and logistics. Humans cannot process that much data at the high speed rate necessary.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 13, 2026 12:10 PM (xFfhU)

247 But pre-CCP, for at least 150 years, they were doormats for the west. What explains that? I don't know, but am anything but an expert on Chinese history.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

Average helps, but standard deviation wins. Caucasian males have the highest SD.

Who wins as a culture... the one where the average IQ is 105 and one in a hundred million is a visionary, or the one where average IQ is 100 and one in five million is a visionary?

Posted by: mikeski at February 13, 2026 12:11 PM (gmL3U)

248 Programmers and Lawyers hardest hit ...
Posted by: ShainS

I saw an article today talking about how AI is being used in the Emergency Room.

The problem with the Butlerian Jihad is that it didn't start early enough.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 12:11 PM (svLOV)

249 239 Is that based on CCP self-reporting or our exposure to the hundred thousand engineers over here for grad school? I wonder about the other (reported) 1.3999 billion who didn't make the grade.
Posted by: t-bird at February 13, 2026 12:07 PM (jlI90)

If it's anything like Japan used to be (and might still be), those who don't make the grade get bullied into suicide.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 12:11 PM (iXqHn)

250 If Taipan is to be believed, addicting the Chinese with opium was in self defense.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 12:11 PM (jc0TO)

251 "It has the potential to be one of the biggest social disrupters to ever hit humanity."

Look at the social change and upheavals of the Industrial Revolution, and multiply by 100.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 12:11 PM (N8ZBc)

252 206 >>I was at a stoplight next to a Tesla the other day. The light turned green and the Tesla was gone.
No engine sound, no burning rubber, no drop of the tail, it just went away at an astounding rate. Gone.

My sister has one and let me drive it. It goes like a bat outta hell. Like you said: no tire spin, no noise... just goes. First thought was: Why aren't these things wrapped around telephone poles at every corner, considering the average IQ of typical drivers? The second was a bit more pensive. The fastest car I was ever in was a 66 Mustang with a hopped-up 289 and nitrous. You *knew* it was going to be fast before you got in. It worked for it.

The effortlessness of the acceleration in the Tesla feels like cheating. The burble of a small block or the howl of a Ferrari V-12 -- those things are part of the experience. The pre-packaged performance of today's cars is no fun at all -- or completely artificial, like the electronic exhaust notes. It's like every woman walking around with silicone double-Ds. Just all feels fake.

Posted by: red speck at February 13, 2026 12:11 PM (Ve/HL)

253 You hate to see it.
But also, you love to see it.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 13, 2026 12:12 PM (xcxpd)

254 I use AI to write code at work. Mostly Databricks python. It does a great job with small, simple functions which is how i use it. Im still orchestrating how the software works because in my experience, it doesn't do very well when you throw a bunch of requirements at it at once.

Posted by: Defenestratus at February 13, 2026 12:12 PM (Bzy00)

255 nood

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 12:13 PM (N8ZBc)

256 I never got further than understanding what an algorithm is, and what it is for.

Posted by: tubal at February 13, 2026 12:13 PM (pDt9x)

257 Assholes are trying to figure out what the "smart" move is.
The government is just a bunch of failed consultants that got tired of being fired so they took over.
Posted by: pawn at February 13, 2026 12:05 PM (uvB+6)

If Edison and Douglas had the same track record of success as the government consultants, we would still be using kerosene lamps and travelling by train

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 12:13 PM (rbvCR)

258
if you can’t afford a new BMW, you certainly can’t afford a used one.

BMW and porsche are light years apart when it comes to reliability.

I don't know if it's true, but I read that Germans design cars for how people ought to drive, whereas the Japanese design cars for how people actually drive.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 12:14 PM (tgvbd)

259 IQ is a myth -- I explained my theory on that last week I think. Most IQ tests are with images and manipulation and that is something they have trained their minds to do since childhood since it is required to understand their character set.

If that's true, why do two children, one adopted and the other biologically related to the parents, have different IQs? Same household, same environment, but different results, and yes, they're consistent.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 12:14 PM (Riz8t)

260 The problem with the Butlerian Jihad is that it didn't start early enough.
Posted by: NR Pax

There is still time!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 13, 2026 12:14 PM (lpVer)

261 If Taipan is to be believed, addicting the Chinese with opium was in self defense.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 12:11 PM (jc0TO)

I am sure the CCP feels the same way about fentanyl

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 12:14 PM (rbvCR)

262 "It has the potential to be one of the biggest social disrupters to ever hit humanity.

It's adaptation in 1st world societies will likely crush them. I mean, the speed at which society would change would be unmanageable... chaos would prevail.

Posted by: Martini Farmer "

It is being use to write music now by wanna-be musicians who can't be bothered e to learn an instrument. Probably as good or better than most of the stuff being put out today.

Posted by: Ripley at February 13, 2026 12:15 PM (GUOwU)

263 "I never got further than understanding what an algorithm is, and what it is for."

'a finite ordered set of instructions describing a process which is guaranteed to terminate at some point.'

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 12:16 PM (N8ZBc)

264 >>>50k as required because they were total crap, but still the whole plan worked well because Chrysler could make them so cheap.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus
--

Thought the K car had the famous indestructible, L-6 engine?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 12:17 PM (F24MQ)

265 China's problem is geography. They are very centralized which leads to periods of great tension and warring whenever there is no single strong central power, and periods of great stagnation when there is.

The West had many distributed centers of power, and they were able to trade with each other (and compete) without being defenseless because they were separated by water.

In fact, if you look at the naval technology you can see that as it expanded to cover more territory, the center of "the West" and the tech it developed spread. First Greece, than Rome ruling the Mediterranean, than UK ruling the oceans.

(This is another nugget solely from my insomniac brain. your're welcome.)

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 13, 2026 12:18 PM (l0YH1)

266 if you can’t afford a new BMW, you certainly can’t afford a used one.

I drive 2004 BMW X5. I bought it in 2006 with 30k miles. Now it has 190k. It has been one of the best vehicles I have ever had. 21 mpg at 85 on the highway and zero breakdowns, ever. I have refreshed the suspension but then $2k is just a few monthly payments which disappeared for me 18 years ago.

Posted by: free tibet with purchase of equal or greater value tibet at February 13, 2026 12:19 PM (iNp3L)

267
It's adaptation in 1st world societies will likely crush them. I mean, the speed at which society would change would be unmanageable... chaos would prevail.
Posted by: Martini Farmer
---

That's the part that's missing in Musk's transition to a society that doesn't have to work.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 12:20 PM (F24MQ)

268 Speaking of the Chinese propensity for copying things, my dad was in the navy. When his ship broke a propeller shaft in a peculiar way, they took it to a Japanese shop and told them they needed a new one. (A US repair wasn’t feasible.) The shop made an exact replica of the shaft, including the break.

Posted by: Advo at February 13, 2026 12:20 PM (jO4mz)

269
China is only innovative when they have foreigners doing the design work. The ChiComs can do the data entry into CAD/CAM systems just fine for manufacturing, but they are crap otherwise. They still have to go back and buy Russian jet engines for their military aircraft because they can't grasp the metallurgy necessary to make their home-grown engines work (home-grown engines that are copies of the core engines of old pre-boycott American/French 737 engines). Not to mention the 20-30 years they wasted trying to graft Russian computer code into the control systems for those engines, before abandoning it and writing the code from scratch because it just doesn't work.

ChiCom industry is based on shortcuts like that, which is why they are embracing AI.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 13, 2026 12:21 PM (y9nCu)

270 Thought the K car had the famous indestructible, L-6 engine?
Posted by: Braenyard -
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My understanding is that if they were built right, they were great.

See the problem?

So many lasted forever, but that may have been survivor bias. I am not really sure what engines the gov. got though. I learned most of this talking to a Post Office motor pool manager I knew.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 13, 2026 12:22 PM (l0YH1)

271 *then..

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 13, 2026 12:23 PM (l0YH1)

272
I don't know if it's true, but I read that Germans design cars for how people ought to drive, whereas the Japanese design cars for how people actually drive.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 12:14 PM (tgvbd)

You do not NEED cupholders, dumpkoff barbarian!

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 13, 2026 12:27 PM (y9nCu)

273 So many lasted forever, but that may have been survivor bias. I am not really sure what engines the gov. got though. I learned most of this talking to a Post Office motor pool manager I knew.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus)
---

Here's the problem.

The Chrysler K-car platform featured a range of engines across its production run from 1981 to 1995, with the most common being the 2.2-liter inline-four (I4) engine, also known as the K-engine or Trans Four. This engine was initially carbureted, producing around 86–96 horsepower, and later upgraded to fuel injection for improved performance and efficiency.

It wasn't the famous L-6

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 12:30 PM (F24MQ)

274 It wasn't the famous L-6
Posted by: Braenyard

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AH, that's right, I remember the Trans four was a dog.
Not really a dog, but it wasn't great.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 13, 2026 12:34 PM (l0YH1)

275 I do remember they had a real quality problem with everything though out of the factory at the time. So even their best engines often failed young.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 13, 2026 12:35 PM (l0YH1)

276 252>>was at a stoplight next to a Tesla the other day. The light turned green and the Tesla was gone.
No engine sound, no burning rubber, no drop of the tail, it just went away at an astounding rate. Gone.

I thought I was a car guy, i've gone through a lot just in the last few years. Was doing well financially, and traded in several vehicles. Had a Genesis G70 V6awd, then a Challenger Scat Pack 392. Made it louder. Did nothing for me just gave me a headache. I liked doing 0-60 runs (3.8 was my best) but the wheelspin just sucks. Most stolen car in America too. Traded it in for a Tesla Model 3 Performance (since paid off). 0-60 in 3 seconds flat, not a tire chirp. You can feel your face FLATTEN as you mash the accelerator. Drove on long distance FL to MA. Charging was a breeze (i stop frequently when driving any car due to circulation problems. Need to get out every hour, 1.5 or so.

They're not for everyone, but it's been reliable, fun and won't get stolen. And the look on the faces of the Mustang, Vette, and BMW M3 drivers is priceless when I let them catch back up haha.

Posted by: Mr. Wilhelm at February 13, 2026 01:21 PM (q+ghK)

277 I blame Dementia Joe and his merry band of minions

Posted by: SMOD at February 13, 2026 01:28 PM (RHGPo)

278 >If there's no market, make the market. The Newsom Administration will issue a must-comply EO mandating that all passenger vehicles will be EVs.

But enough about Canada.

Canada just backed off its "60% EV by 2030, 100% by 2035" regulation in favour of bringing back massive subsidies for EV manufacturing and purchases.

Posted by: Daniel Ream at February 13, 2026 02:02 PM (LgYtf)

279 >They scream catastrophe, while overlooking massive coal expansions in the other nations that dwarf America's emissions

I've said for some time that nobody who claims CO2 is an existential threat to humanity actually believes it, because if they did they'd be calling for total war with India and China. Indian and China's emissions dwarf the Western world's, and they've been quite clear they're not going to stop regardless of sanctions or tariffs.

Posted by: Daniel Ream at February 13, 2026 02:06 PM (LgYtf)

280 only 26 Billlion?..... bit*h please.

Posted by: RandoSomalian and Zelenskyy at February 13, 2026 03:21 PM (5LiC7)

Mid-Morning Art Thread

Madame Georges Charpentier (Marguerite-Louise Lemonnier, 1848-1904) and Her Children, Georgette-Berthe (1872-1945) and Paul-Emile-Charles (1875-1895)
Auguste Renoir

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

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1 Dog, therefore art.

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 09:30 AM (77rzZ)

2 I love this!

Posted by: redridinghood at February 13, 2026 09:31 AM (NpAcC)

3 And, 1st!

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 09:31 AM (77rzZ)

4 Girl in the middle isn't buying her older sister's bullshit.

Posted by: red speck at February 13, 2026 09:31 AM (Ve/HL)

5 If there's no room left on the sofa, just use the dog as a chair.

Posted by: No Name Today at February 13, 2026 09:32 AM (8mulE)

6 Which of the girls is Paul?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 13, 2026 09:32 AM (Dv3i1)

7 The little girl sitting on the family dog is a great touch.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 13, 2026 09:32 AM (NpAcC)

8 Paul-Emile-Charles?

So, one of those little girls is actually a boy?

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 09:33 AM (77rzZ)

9 I like this one a lot, thanks CBD. Happy Friday.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 13, 2026 09:33 AM (0nHVk)

10 Dog knows kids are rotten.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 13, 2026 09:33 AM (Kt19C)

11 The girls are dressed for a May Day celebration; mom's decked out for an outdoor funeral in February.

Posted by: red speck at February 13, 2026 09:33 AM (Ve/HL)

12 Cute. Not suitable for The Man Cave.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 13, 2026 09:33 AM (DgMqy)

13 5 If there's no room left on the sofa, just use the dog as a chair.
Posted by: No Name Today at February 13, 2026 09:32 AM (8mulE)
******
The dog is as big as a chair.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 13, 2026 09:33 AM (NpAcC)

14 Those people are blurries.

Posted by: huerfano at February 13, 2026 09:34 AM (98kQX)

15 Dog doesn't look too happy, though.

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 09:34 AM (77rzZ)

16 Sweet.. And there's a dog so Art...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 13, 2026 09:34 AM (VE6XX)

17 Did Renoir forget to wear his glasses?

Posted by: dantesed at February 13, 2026 09:34 AM (Oy/m2)

18
As promised yesterday, but the French artist does not appear to have been syphilitic.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 09:34 AM (tgvbd)

19 >>>and Paul-Emile-Charles (1875-1895)

She died young. Only 20 yo.

Posted by: No Name Today at February 13, 2026 09:34 AM (8mulE)

20
Nice doggo. Art.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 09:35 AM (tgvbd)

21 5 If there's no room left on the sofa, just use the dog as a chair.
____

Dog as a chair? Definitely AI.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 13, 2026 09:35 AM (Dv3i1)

22 Mama draggin' that dress all over the streets of Paree is most unhygienic, especially in the age of tons of horseshit in the gutter.

Posted by: Miniskirt Fan at February 13, 2026 09:35 AM (oftw2)

23 Come play with us.

Posted by: The Shining at February 13, 2026 09:36 AM (Q+gd/)

24 Madame Georges Charpentier (Marguerite-Louise Lemonnier, 1848-1904) and Her Children, Georgette-Berthe (1872-1945) and Paul-Emile-Charles (1875-1895)

**********

Title doesn't check out...

...unless Paul-Emile-Charles is a girl's name.

Posted by: muldoon at February 13, 2026 09:36 AM (qgHp7)

25 > Marguerite-Louise Lemonnier

Squeeze my lemon
Till the juice runs down my leg...

At least a couple of times that didn't happen.

Posted by: Led Zeppelin, after Robert Johnson at February 13, 2026 09:37 AM (IG3/x)

26 Which of the girls is Paul?
Posted by: Chuck Martel

Maybe Paul is the dog. And

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 13, 2026 09:37 AM (J+Psw)

27 That's one HUGE border collie.

Like, they generally don't get big enough to support a child's weight.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 09:37 AM (uEmCf)

28 Paul is a boy. It was not uncommon in that day and age to dress little boys and girls the same. These are very rich French socialites. So: gay.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 13, 2026 09:38 AM (kMl1i)

29 Madame Georges Charpentier (Marguerite-Louise Lemonnier, 1848-1904) and Her Children, Georgette-Berthe (1872-1945) and Paul-Emile-Charles (1875-1895)

Transing back then. Who knew?

Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 09:38 AM (kndiG)

30 The syllables and hyphens were angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at February 13, 2026 09:38 AM (2Ez/1)

31 The picture's quite fantastic, but what mystifies us all

Oh, by the way, which one's Paul

Posted by: Delurker at February 13, 2026 09:39 AM (gtcuf)

32 > 6 Which of the girls is Paul?
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 13, 2026 09:32 AM (Dv3i1)

The walrus was Paul. That's what they're sitting on. Hard to make out because blurry and also the walrus has been fully tattooed.

Posted by: Led Zeppelin, after Robert Johnson at February 13, 2026 09:39 AM (IG3/x)

33 Georgette-Berthe (1872-1945)

Lived through WWI and WWII. Amazing.

Posted by: dantesed at February 13, 2026 09:39 AM (Oy/m2)

34 Paul is a boy. It was not uncommon in that day and age to dress little boys and girls the same.
Posted by: Elric the Blade

Except, they both look like little girls, in the face.

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 09:39 AM (77rzZ)

35
Dog:

"At least that crazy AWFL didn't dress me like a girl and chop off my ding-dong.

Poor Paul."

Posted by: naturalfake at February 13, 2026 09:39 AM (iJfKG)

36 How much for the little girls?

Posted by: Pudinhead at February 13, 2026 09:39 AM (1D2Ie)

37 If I were a Charpentier...

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 09:40 AM (XuXeR)

38 >So, one of those little girls is actually a boy?

+++
Will be shooting up a school in a few years.

Posted by: We all know the pattern at February 13, 2026 09:40 AM (2Ez/1)

39 32 The walrus was Paul. That's what they're sitting on. Hard to make out because blurry and also the walrus has been fully tattooed.

Posted by: Led Zeppelin, after Robert Johnson at February 13, 2026 09:39 AM (IG3/x)

And that was another clue for you all.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 09:40 AM (uEmCf)

40 I bet it took Renoir longer to write the title than it did to paint the picture.

Posted by: muldoon at February 13, 2026 09:40 AM (qgHp7)

41 Lived through WWI and WWII. Amazing.
Posted by: dantesed

Lots of people did. The two conflicts were only 20 years apart.

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 09:41 AM (77rzZ)

42 It's a dog AND furniture!

Posted by: banana Dream at February 13, 2026 09:41 AM (3uBP9)

43 So, one of those little girls is actually a boy?

+++
Will be shooting up a school in a few years.
Posted by: We all know the pattern

Only if it goes off when he drops it.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 09:41 AM (kndiG)

44 34 Paul is a boy. It was not uncommon in that day and age to dress little boys and girls the same.
Posted by: Elric the Blade

Except, they both look like little girls, in the face.
Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 09:39 AM (77rzZ)
—-

Paul is the one next to the mom. Click the image to get a higher rez, and zoom in. It’s a cherub-y boy.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 13, 2026 09:41 AM (kMl1i)

45 29 Transing back then. Who knew?
Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 09:38 AM (kndiG)

The Muslims hadn't taken over France yet, there was very little chance of them being killed for it.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 09:41 AM (uEmCf)

46 Sometimes girls are given boy's names.

Posted by: Stanley-Ann Dunham at February 13, 2026 09:41 AM (Q+gd/)

47 The one girl seems awfully smug. "Enjoy sitting on the dog, rather than the furniture, you smelly whore."

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 13, 2026 09:41 AM (HFrEr)

48 41 Lots of people did. The two conflicts were only 20 years apart.

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 09:41 AM (77rzZ)

=====

*using Normal Rockwell's Freedom of Speech*

It is one conflict!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 09:42 AM (GBKbO)

49 Charming

Posted by: Tuna at February 13, 2026 09:42 AM (lJ0H4)

50 Paul is the one next to the mom. Click the image to get a higher rez, and zoom in. It’s a cherub-y boy.
Posted by: Elric the Blade

His sweet ass better not go to prison.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 09:43 AM (kndiG)

51 Looked it up.. The one next to Mom is a boy

Posted by: It's me donna at February 13, 2026 09:43 AM (mpEqY)

52 That's not a Border Collie. It's an Ottoman Shepherd.

Posted by: muldoon at February 13, 2026 09:43 AM (qgHp7)

53 28 Paul is a boy. It was not uncommon in that day and age to dress little boys and girls the same. These are very rich French socialites. So: gay.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 13, 2026 09:38 AM (kMl1i)

A lot of 19th century Frenchies sacrificed their eternal souls for that. Aren't there scriptural lines specifically saying that putting a boy in girl's clothes = One Way Ticket to Hell?

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 09:43 AM (uEmCf)

54 Sometimes girls are given boy's names."

My name is Sue, how do you do!

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 09:43 AM (XuXeR)

55 "Groovy."
-Ashley J. Williams

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 09:44 AM (GBKbO)

56 Michael Learned has entered the chat.

Posted by: Delurker at February 13, 2026 09:44 AM (gtcuf)

57 Lots of people did. The two conflicts were only 20 years apart.
Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 09:41 AM (77rzZ)

My grandparents did live through that.

Posted by: dantesed at February 13, 2026 09:44 AM (Oy/m2)

58 It is one conflict!"

He's right, you know.

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 09:44 AM (XuXeR)

59 It’s a pity the French don’t bathe often.

Posted by: Pudinhead at February 13, 2026 09:44 AM (1D2Ie)

60 Paul is a boy. It was not uncommon in that day and age to dress little boys and girls the same.
Posted by: Elric the Blade

Except, they both look like little girls, in the face.
Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 09:39 AM (77rzZ)

Paul is the one next to the mom. Click the image to get a higher rez, and zoom in. It’s a cherub-y boy.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 13, 2026 09:41 AM (kMl1i)

What's the over/under that Elric's mom used to dress him up like Shirley Temple and make him sing "The Good Ship Lollipop"?

Posted by: naturalfake at February 13, 2026 09:44 AM (iJfKG)

61 It’s a pity the French don’t bathe often."

Especially after the buttering...

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 09:45 AM (XuXeR)

62 If you're going to ride, ride the big dog...

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2026 09:45 AM (jtM2q)

63 Non-ottoman furniture not fat-guy rated.

Posted by: DaveA at February 13, 2026 09:45 AM (FhXTo)

64 Girl on the left is giving a scritch.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 13, 2026 09:45 AM (XvL8K)

65 young Boys often wore girls clothing in the Victorian age. It made for easier cleanup of messes ( no diapers back then) and there was a certain amount of ceremony when boys got breeched or graduated to pants, and yes if you zoom in the younger child looks like a boy.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 09:45 AM (lQ+/f)

66 It is one conflict!"

He's right, you know.

Posted by: man

One conflict with a long-ass cease fire in the middle.

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at February 13, 2026 09:46 AM (OUMaO)

67 Lovely! Like the more casual portraits like this.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 13, 2026 09:46 AM (48ipd)

68 when boys got breeched"

Ah...er....ahem.

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 09:46 AM (XuXeR)

69 It is one conflict!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

I'm increasingly coming around to that view, actually.

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 09:46 AM (77rzZ)

70 >>>Michael Learned has entered the chat.

You mean Michael Leared?

Posted by: a skinny in Minneapolis at February 13, 2026 09:47 AM (Y1sOo)

71 a long-ass cease fire in the middle"

Especially the cease fire in Spain.

Oh...

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 09:47 AM (XuXeR)

72 It's Friday the 13th and I sense doom in that dog's eyes.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 13, 2026 09:47 AM (xFfhU)

73 What's the over/under that Elric's mom used to dress him up like Shirley Temple and make him sing "The Good Ship Lollipop"?
Posted by: naturalfake

Cold.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 09:47 AM (kndiG)

74 72 It's Friday the 13th and I sense doom in that dog's eyes.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 13, 2026 09:47 AM (xFfhU)

======

He knows that...

Jason Lives!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 09:48 AM (GBKbO)

75 I like Renoir's works. Beyond the Impressionistic technique they have a casual feel, not highly posed. Almost like a snap shot more than a formal photo session. The mother is relaxed and the children, with their falling stockings, look natural. If you enlarge the image the brush strokes and color schemes become obvious and, for my taste, more impressive. In some ways it looks more like Van Gogh than Monet to my uneducated eye.

Of course, with the dog, it is high art.

One surprise was how far into the 20th century Renoir and Monet lived. I always assumed they passed away in the late 1800s.

Posted by: JTB at February 13, 2026 09:48 AM (yTvNw)

76 >>Paul is a boy. It was not uncommon in that day and age to dress little boys and girls the same.

"Exactly!"
-- Gloria Vanderbilt

Posted by: Lizzy at February 13, 2026 09:48 AM (48ipd)

77 These are very rich French socialites.

**********

It's a small club and none of y'all are in it.

I'm still waiting for my membership invitation. Probably got lost in the mail. It'll be here any day now.

Posted by: muldoon at February 13, 2026 09:48 AM (qgHp7)

78 I'd shower with both of them.

Posted by: Joe Biden at February 13, 2026 09:49 AM (JkO4W)

79 Probably got lost in the mail. It'll be here any day now."

It's at the engravers. Soon. Very soon.

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 09:49 AM (XuXeR)

80 John Wayne's real name was Marion. Hey, Marion, what's your game and can anybody play?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 13, 2026 09:49 AM (J+Psw)

81 It is one conflict!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

I'm increasingly coming around to that view, actually.
Posted by: Bulg

Two conflicts with one 1 nut corporal overly butt hurt.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 09:50 AM (kndiG)

82 Paul is a boy. It was not uncommon in that day and age to dress little boys and girls the same.

"Exactly!"
-- Gloria Vanderbilt"

MeToo - Calvin Klein

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 09:50 AM (XuXeR)

83 No Egg Man?

Posted by: Grade A Jumbo at February 13, 2026 09:50 AM (oftw2)

84 81 Two conflicts with one 1 nut corporal overly butt hurt.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 09:50 AM (kndiG)

======

Versailles was a...bad treaty.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 09:51 AM (GBKbO)

85 *It's an Ottoman Shepherd.*

Naked!!

Posted by: Don't mess with CBD at February 13, 2026 09:51 AM (2Ez/1)

86 She dressed her boy exactly the same as her girl. Here's a painting of just the boy by the same painter:
https://is.gd/Xq59NA

The son didn't live as long as his sisters. ... for some reason

Posted by: banana Dream - for some reason at February 13, 2026 09:51 AM (3uBP9)

87 Versailles was a...bad treaty.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Agree. But they agreed to it. Well, most did.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 09:52 AM (kndiG)

88 ...It made for easier cleanup of messes ( no diapers back then)...

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 09:45 AM (lQ+/f)

We had two boys in diapers at the same time and one of the things they loved most was to run into the back yard, strip off their diapers and poop or pee in the yard.

And then come get us to show off the poop as if it were an artistic accomplishment.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 13, 2026 09:52 AM (iJfKG)

89 AI sez: Historically, young boys and girls were dressed identically from the 16th to early 20th centuries, regardless of gender, until they were about 4 to 7 years old.

The early 20th century part made me think of the early, silent-era Our Gang fims, which weren't even all that early 20th C (early to mid 20s) when the original little "toddler terrors" Allen "Farina" Hoskins and John "Jackie" Condon were portrayed as androgynous, sometimes referred to as boys and sometimes girls, with long hair and androgynous clothing. Once they hit around 5 years old, they were portrayed strictly as boys.

Posted by: Delurker at February 13, 2026 09:53 AM (gtcuf)

90 ...any day now.

**********

*whistles a tune*
*taps foot*

Yup! Any day now. Probably

Posted by: muldoon at February 13, 2026 09:53 AM (qgHp7)

91 In a classic twist, this time the ottoman itself was naked.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 13, 2026 09:53 AM (3uBP9)

92 Dog, therefore art.
Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 09:30 AM (77rzZ)
-----------

Renoir, well known dog painter. Like this one.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 13, 2026 09:53 AM (2VehT)

93 And then come get us to show off the poop as if it were an artistic accomplishment."

Y'all really want Hunter Biden jokes, huh?

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 09:53 AM (XuXeR)

94 87 Versailles was a...bad treaty.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Agree. But they agreed to it. Well, most did.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 09:52 AM (kndiG)

=====

My point really just being that WWII wasn't because of a butt hurt German corporal. France essentially laid the groundwork at that conference.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 09:53 AM (GBKbO)

95 "Dear Mr. Muldoon,

"Thank you very much for submitting your application for membership in The Club. However, Club bylaws prohibit the acceptance of any application written in the form of a limerick. Please resubmit your application in the form of a sonnet or an Onegin stanza."

Sincerely,
The Club"

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 09:54 AM (77rzZ)

96 80 John Wayne's real name was Marion. Hey, Marion, what's your game and can anybody play?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 13, 2026 09:49 AM (J+Psw)

"Crack, Motherf***ers!"

--Marion Barry

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 09:54 AM (uEmCf)

97 Hand-me-down clothes might've had something to do with it.

Posted by: davidt at February 13, 2026 09:54 AM (Q+gd/)

98 AI sez: Historically, young boys and girls were dressed identically from the 16th to early 20th centuries, regardless of gender, until they were about 4 to 7 years old.

After Sue was tired of getting his ass kicked for wearing a dress, he stopped that shit toot sweet. By the second grade, he was no longer wearing a skirt.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 09:55 AM (kndiG)

99 Since Piper doesn't usually join us on the art thread, I'll add this fashion note:
"The black silk dress Madame Charpentier poses with in the painting was created by English fashion designer Charles Frederick Worth of the House of Worth, widely considered the father of haute couture."

Posted by: Tuna at February 13, 2026 09:55 AM (lJ0H4)

100 Paul died at 20 from the shame of being dressed in his big sister's hand-me-downs.

Posted by: Don't Blame Him at February 13, 2026 09:55 AM (oftw2)

101 Yup! Any day now. Probably"

Right on it.

Posted by: USPS. Pretty much anything can stop us. at February 13, 2026 09:55 AM (XuXeR)

102 Da bish set me up...

Posted by: Marion Barry at February 13, 2026 09:56 AM (2Ez/1)

103 The son didn't live as long as his sisters. ... for some reason

Hitchhiked her way across the U.S.A.
Plucked her eyebrows on the way
Shaved her legs and then he was a she...

Posted by: Lou Reed at February 13, 2026 09:56 AM (jlI90)

104 We had two boys in diapers at the same time and one of the things they loved most was to run into the back yard, strip off their diapers and poop or pee in the yard.
And then come get us to show off the poop as if it were an artistic accomplishment.
Posted by: naturalfake

*********

Gross Encounters of the Turd Kinnd

Posted by: muldoon at February 13, 2026 09:56 AM (qgHp7)

105 France essentially laid the groundwork at that conference."

I helped!

Posted by: Woodrow Wilson, progressive at large at February 13, 2026 09:57 AM (XuXeR)

106 They used diapers in the late 19th century. The safety pin made that possible, and it was patented 25 years before this scene was painted.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 13, 2026 09:57 AM (n9ltV)

107 Charlotte all over again. A violent thug with a 40 year criminal history allowed to roam the streets thanks to leftist judges, kills white woman in cold blood. Barely mention of this in the MSM. She was just a law abiding, tax paying white woman, not someone important like an ice rioter or fentanyl addict.

+++

A beloved former Team USA skater was gunned down in a Missouri Starbucks drive-thru allegedly during an armed robbery by a maniac with a long rap sheet who was wanted for two similar shootings days earlier. Gabrielle Linehan, 28, was inside her car at the coffee hotspot in when Keith Lamon Brown allegedly held her at gunpoint before opening fire just after 10 a.m. Tuesday.

Brown was wanted for two armed robberies that took place days before Linehan’s murder — and has a criminal history that dates back to the mid-1980s

Posted by: WNBA Green Dildo at February 13, 2026 09:58 AM (AJ7zK)

108 The black silk dress Madame Charpentier poses with in the painting was created by English fashion designer Charles Frederick Worth of the House of Worth, widely considered the father of haute couture."
Posted by: Tuna

House of Worth. Before they moved from silk to wool.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 09:58 AM (kndiG)

109 She dressed her boy exactly the same as her girl. Here's a painting of just the boy by the same painter:
https://is.gd/Xq59NA

The son didn't live as long as his sisters. ... for some reason
Posted by: banana Dream - for some reason at February 13, 2026 09:51 AM (3uBP9)

He died stuffed in a school locker.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 13, 2026 09:58 AM (g8Ew8)

110 The figures are great, the faces are great, the dog also. The still life in the back is great.

But the perspective seems off. Renny needs to work on architectural drawing, me thinks.

And would the dog really stand for that?

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 13, 2026 09:59 AM (l0YH1)

111 The safety pin made that possible"

Wimps. No wonder world has gone to...

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 09:59 AM (XuXeR)

112 I know math isn't generally allowed but . . .

Al Gore
@algore
The Trump Administration is once again trying to deny science and reality – this time, by throwing out the well-established research connecting the climate crisis to public health.

While the Trump Administration can try to ignore the climate crisis, it’s painfully clear that the climate crisis will not ignore us. Last summer, the US experienced a dozen once-in-1,000-year floods in the span of just three days. In Texas, one of those flooding events killed at least 135 people, including 37 children at summer camp.

-
So I guess we're good for the next 12,000 years.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 13, 2026 09:59 AM (J+Psw)

113 We had two boys in diapers at the same time and one of the things they loved most was to run into the back yard, strip off their diapers and poop or pee in the yard.
And then come get us to show off the poop as if it were an artistic accomplishment.
Posted by: naturalfake

Boys. Hmmmm. Yeah. That tracks.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 10:00 AM (kndiG)

114 *House of Worth. Before they moved from silk to wool.*

They had a great lunch counter.

Posted by: Back in the day at February 13, 2026 10:00 AM (2Ez/1)

115 How many names do Fwench people need to have to tell each other apart?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 10:00 AM (RIvkX)

116 House of Worth. Before they moved from silk to wool."

When did they move to a fort in Texas?

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 10:00 AM (XuXeR)

117 the US experienced a dozen once-in-1,000-year floods in the span of just three days.

Why do I know this is fake news without even looking it up?

Posted by: Delurker at February 13, 2026 10:01 AM (gtcuf)

118 Oh FFS. Just heard a panic report issued by climate freaks that there will only be around 20 cities in the near future that will be able to host a winter Olympics. And the media is repeating this BS dutifully, hoping that people that want to see some sports can be worked up into a panic. They just wont give it up. And I was even thinking about watching some skiing this weekend but now reconsidering.

I was told over 20 years ago there would be no skiing by this time due to global warming. We went last year in Colorado in April and they were skiing there in some places until early May, just like every other year and planning the same this year. Weird. It's as if the climate just won't submit to the experts.

Posted by: Ripley at February 13, 2026 10:02 AM (GUOwU)

119 A beloved former Team USA skater"

Sucks, but can we stop with the "beloved" excrement?

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 10:02 AM (XuXeR)

120 115 How many names do Fwench people need to have to tell each other apart?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 10:00 AM (RIvkX)

Frog laugh.

Posted by: Jean-Guy-Francois Boudreaux at February 13, 2026 10:02 AM (AJ7zK)

121 A beloved former Team USA skater was gunned down in a Missouri Starbucks drive-thru allegedly during an armed robbery by a maniac with a long rap sheet who was wanted for two similar shootings days earlier.
____

Peacock's Olympic coverage will have to mention this. But unfortunately they will blame gun violence, the gunman won't be named, nor will the fact that judges repeatedly let this guy get leniency for prior attempted shootings.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 13, 2026 10:02 AM (Dv3i1)

122 One of those is a boy?!?

Posted by: GWB at February 13, 2026 10:02 AM (TA5JE)

123 "Thank you very much for submitting your application for membership...

Sincerely,
The Club"

*********

Dear The Club,

Did I mention that I am a gay Pacific Islander lesbian woman of color and a wounded war veteran with plaque psoriasis?

Oh, by the way, your clubhouse is built on Stolen Land.

Sincerely,

S. Muldoon

Posted by: muldoon at February 13, 2026 10:02 AM (qgHp7)

124 We're cutting ties with 7-Eleven? Blockade!

Border Agents Turned Away at 7-Eleven as Trump Admin Threatens to Cut Ties

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 13, 2026 10:02 AM (J+Psw)

125 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. Poor dog in the painting didn't get acknowledged. Seems wrong.
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 13, 2026 10:03 AM (2WIwB)

126

I wish you two little shits would go to sleep so I can get nasty with his lordship.

Posted by: Madame Georges Charpentier - at February 13, 2026 10:04 AM (QVmho)

127 Trump Admin Threatens to Cut Ties"

Well, as long as it's not a good silk one...

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 10:04 AM (XuXeR)

128 I'm really impressed by how natural the figures are. That is not easy to do.

And I wish I knew what painting is on the wall in the back, but not enough pixels to ever know. Someone knew at one time.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 13, 2026 10:04 AM (l0YH1)

129 When is Al Gore going to finally stop emitting CO2?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 13, 2026 10:04 AM (Dv3i1)

130 Gramps was in France for 1, read about 2 in the newspapers and watched Viet Nam on TV.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 10:04 AM (F24MQ)

131 Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno says hold my beer.

And he isn't even French.

Posted by: Delurker at February 13, 2026 10:04 AM (gtcuf)

132 Farina (Allen Hoskins) was one of the longest-tenured Our Gang members, about 11 years. The usual rule was 4 years and out, with some exceptions, Joe Cobb, Spanky, Alfalfa, etc. Poor Porky was unemployed age seven because of a growth spurt. The teacher who ran the studio school for about 25 years named Farina as the most intelligent of all the students she had and she worked with many child prodigies, Rooney, Garland, Jackie Cooper, etc.

Posted by: Our Gang Follies at February 13, 2026 10:04 AM (oftw2)

133 so I can get nasty with his lordship."

So that's what we're calling it now?

/ the Paolo

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 10:05 AM (XuXeR)

134 Border Agents Turned Away at 7-Eleven as Trump Admin Threatens to Cut Ties
___

They wear ties at 7-Elevens?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 13, 2026 10:05 AM (Dv3i1)

135 We're cutting ties with 7-Eleven? Blockade!

Border Agents Turned Away at 7-Eleven as Trump Admin Threatens to Cut Ties
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

When those GSA credit cards no longer work at 7-11...

Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 10:05 AM (kndiG)

136 Now girls, I want you to look real pretty for the ~~pervs~~ gentlemen when they stop over. Momma has to get that Bill passed.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 13, 2026 10:05 AM (cYBz/)

137 Marguerite-Louise Lemonnier... any relation to Don LeMon?

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 13, 2026 10:05 AM (36PRH)

138 When is Al Gore going to finally stop emitting CO2?"

Probably during a chakra release...

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 10:06 AM (XuXeR)

139 One French diplomat at the time allowed Versailles wasn’t a peace treaty, it was merely a 20 year ceasefire. He was right. My uncle, who experienced the 2.0 part front and center, always claimed it was proper to view it as a single war, basically.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 13, 2026 10:06 AM (/dDE1)

140 Finally, women will be given a chance to show they can lead.

Spy Agency Believes Kim Jong Un’s Daughter Will Soon Be Appointed North Korea’s Future Leader

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 13, 2026 10:06 AM (J+Psw)

141
Border Agents Turned Away at 7-Eleven as Trump Admin Threatens to Cut Ties

They're at sixes and sevens at 7-11!!!

Posted by: naturalfake at February 13, 2026 10:06 AM (iJfKG)

142 And then come get us to show off the poop as if it were an artistic accomplishment.

So, democrats?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 13, 2026 10:06 AM (Kt19C)

143 RE: 125 Diogenes

Agree about dog.

Yes very important, Coffee before searching for honest men.

Posted by: epador at February 13, 2026 10:07 AM (TRnzq)

144
Off Fwench elite whore sock.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 13, 2026 10:07 AM (QVmho)

145 Posted by: Our Gang Follies at February 13, 2026 10:04 AM (oftw2)

Yep, Farina appeared in 106 of the 221 Our Gang films, most ever and only a handful shy of half of all OG films. Pretty astounding record. Great kid actor.

Spanky and Buckwheat were 2nd and 3rd for most OG films.

Posted by: Delurker at February 13, 2026 10:07 AM (gtcuf)

146 140 Finally, women will be given a chance to show they can lead.

Spy Agency Believes Kim Jong Un’s Daughter Will Soon Be Appointed North Korea’s Future Leader
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 13, 2026 10:06 AM (J+Psw)
---
All her exes are probably in the gulag.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 13, 2026 10:08 AM (36PRH)

147 There have been a few new 7-11 opened around me. All of them are Indian run.

Fuck ‘em.

Posted by: Jean-Guy-Francois Boudreaux at February 13, 2026 10:08 AM (AJ7zK)

148 It was essentially the same line up, with the exception of Italy, as I recall. Churchill said something like “It’s only fair, we had them last time”. LOL

Posted by: Common Tater at February 13, 2026 10:08 AM (/dDE1)

149 Finally, women will be given a chance to show they can lead.

Spy Agency Believes Kim Jong Un’s Daughter Will Soon Be Appointed North Korea’s Future Leader
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

From what I've read, and granted, it not much, he's a twit.

She's f'n ruthless.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 10:09 AM (kndiG)

150 Marguerite-Louise Lemonnier... any relation to Don LeMon?"

Only when she went nuts about the disappearance of a Montgolfier ballon over the Seine...

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 10:09 AM (XuXeR)

151 All her exes are probably in the gulag."

"Whew"

/Texas

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 10:10 AM (XuXeR)

152 132 Farina (Allen Hoskins) was one of the longest-tenured Our Gang members, about 11 years
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What about Buckwheat, Billy Thomas?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 10:10 AM (F24MQ)

153 No lumberjack jokes. Sad.

Posted by: Monty P at February 13, 2026 10:10 AM (Q+gd/)

154 149 She's f'n ruthless.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 10:09 AM (kndiG)

Maybe our country needs some ruthless 13 year olds.

(But not Commie ones.)

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 10:10 AM (uEmCf)

155 And then come get us to show off the poop as if it were an artistic accomplishment.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 13, 2026 09:52 AM (iJfKG)

At both ends of life, "I had a poop!" is a declaration of accomplishment.

Posted by: GWB at February 13, 2026 10:10 AM (TA5JE)

156 36 How much for the little girls?
Posted by: Pudinhead

----

I just want to acknowledge the Blues Bros allusion.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 13, 2026 10:11 AM (l0YH1)

157 WATCH: ABC’s David Muir stokes fear in America:

“President Trump has repealed U.S. power to regulate climate in this country. The President officially rejecting the science. … this is not only dangerous for the environment but for your health.”

-
Ban science!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 13, 2026 10:11 AM (J+Psw)

158 We have several new convenience stores in my area of the upper Midwest, but none are Indian run. I think people here quickly grew tired of Indian owners' distaste for basic upkeep and hygiene in a place where food is sold.

Posted by: Wally at February 13, 2026 10:11 AM (65cLN)

159
Title:
Madame Georges Charpentier (Marguerite-Louise Lemonnier, 1848-1904) and Her Children, Georgette-Berthe (1872-1945) and Paul-Emile-Charles (1875-1895)

Better Title:
Dog and Madame Georges Charpentier (Marguerite-Louise Lemonnier, 1848-1904) and Her Children, Georgette-Berthe (1872-1945) and Paul-Emile-Charles (1875-1895)

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 10:11 AM (tgvbd)

160 Ok, y'all have fun. I'm going to buc ees...

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 10:11 AM (XuXeR)

161 No lumberjack jokes. Sad.
Posted by: Monty P

And that's okay!

Happy now?

Posted by: Tonypete at February 13, 2026 10:11 AM (cYBz/)

162 Ok, y'all have fun. I'm going to buc ees...
Posted by: man

BEAVER NUGGETS FTW!!!

Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 10:12 AM (kndiG)

163 It was essentially the same line up, with the exception of Italy, as I recall. Churchill said something like “It’s only fair, we had them last time”. LOL
Posted by: Common Tater

Both Italy and Japan had been part of the Allies during WWI.

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 10:12 AM (77rzZ)

164 Children wore gowns until they were toilet trained, for easier access/clean up.

(also why the model for Zippy the Pinhead wore dresses all his life, as did the microcephalics in Freaks)

Posted by: barbarausa at February 13, 2026 10:12 AM (enw9G)

165 At both ends of life, "I had a poop!" is a declaration of accomplishment.
Posted by: GWB

It's true. And when you announce that at work, no one cheers and says Good Boy!!

It's sad really.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 13, 2026 10:13 AM (cYBz/)

166 Amateurs.

Posted by: Leone Sextus Denys Oswolf Fraudatifilius Tollemache-Tollemache de Orellana Plantagenet Tollemache-To at February 13, 2026 10:13 AM (IG3/x)

167 Ask Davy Muir if men can get pregnant.

I’m not particularly interested in anything left wing whack jobs have to say about science. Plus, math and science are tools of the patriarchy!

Posted by: Common Tater at February 13, 2026 10:13 AM (/dDE1)

168 Ask Davy Muir if men can get pregnant.

I’m not particularly interested in anything left wing whack jobs have to say about science. Plus, math and science are tools of the patriarchy!

Posted by: Common Tater at February 13, 2026 10:13 AM (/dDE1)

169 >Dear The Club,

Did I mention that I am a gay Pacific Islander lesbian woman of color and a wounded war veteran with plaque psoriasis?

Oh, by the way, your clubhouse is built on Stolen Land.

Sincerely,

S. Muldoon
+++
Yes, but are you on a gluten free diet?

Posted by: Snooty Membership Committee at February 13, 2026 10:13 AM (2Ez/1)

170 >“President Trump has repealed U.S. power to regulate climate in this country. The President officially rejecting the science. … this is not only dangerous for the environment but for your health.”

-
Ban science!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 13, 2026 10:11 AM (J+Psw)

Would this be the same science that said rando cloth masks would totes stop a virus?

Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 13, 2026 10:13 AM (GTqXr)

171 Last time I visited China -- just over 20 years ago now -- the kids in major cities were still running around with "split pants" and shitting in the public transport. That is Beijing. I imagine the other parts were much much worse.

No diapers, no nothing. Just piss and shit wherever they please. At home mom would just mop it up a bit.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 13, 2026 10:13 AM (l0YH1)

172 WATCH: ABC’s David Muir stokes fear in America:

“President Trump has repealed U.S. power to regulate climate in this country. The President officially rejecting the science. … this is not only dangerous for the environment but for your health.”

-
Ban science!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 13, 2026 10:11 AM (J+Psw)
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That's not how climate works...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 13, 2026 10:14 AM (ESVrU)

173
It was essentially the same line up, with the exception of Italy, as I recall. Churchill said something like “It’s only fair, we had them last time”. LOL
Posted by: Common Tater at February 13, 2026 10:08 AM (/dDE1)

Mussolini was so dumb. Champaign ambitions with beer resources. If he had followed Franco's policy of non-belligerence/neutrality, who knows how history would have remembered him.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 10:14 AM (tgvbd)

174 158 We have several new convenience stores in my area of the upper Midwest, but none are Indian run. I think people here quickly grew tired of Indian owners' distaste for basic upkeep and hygiene in a place where food is sold.
Posted by: Wally at February 13, 2026 10:11 AM (65cLN)

"You will be coming back! Where else are you going to redeem gas station penis pills, Saar?"

--Indian Convenience Store Managers

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 10:14 AM (uEmCf)

175 Man, the worst thing about making a crockpot roast is that it's already starting to smell delicious and it has 8 hours to go.

Gonna be a long day.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 13, 2026 10:14 AM (IG3/x)

176 "This is not a peace. It is an armistice for 20 years." - Marshal Ferdinand Foch, after seeing the Treaty of Versailles.

Posted by: Nazdar at February 13, 2026 10:14 AM (NcvvS)

177
No diapers, no nothing. Just piss and shit wherever they please.

Like we should be talking (see: SF)

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 10:14 AM (tgvbd)

178 One interesting thing about the Our Gang comedies was that they were the first interracial films to be popular. People really didn't care all that much about white kids and black kids palling around with each other.

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 10:15 AM (77rzZ)

179 It was essentially the same line up, with the exception of Italy, as I recall. Churchill said something like “It’s only fair, we had them last time”. LOL
Posted by: Common Tater at February 13, 2026 10:08 AM (/dDE1)

Except for all that Pacific Theater stuff. Those were new teams thrown into the fight.

Posted by: GWB at February 13, 2026 10:15 AM (TA5JE)

180 7-11 is a franchise system, correct?

This should be an easy fix.

Different Franchise Corporations have different specific requirements, and different approaches to enforcing them, but most FDDs include extremely one-sided language regarding arbitration and termination, as a nuclear option for the FC with regard to problem franchisees.

So call a company-wide meeting and tell these filthy fuckin' wogs "this is a one strike and you're out situation. Go read your FDDs. Any of you chutney munchers do this again and your franchise is terminated, effective immediately. It will be purchased on the spot by the FC and transferred. Have a nice day."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 13, 2026 10:15 AM (BI5O2)

181 At CNN: "Sinkhole opens in Shanghai"

I saw Sinkhole open for Pittt. I had a balcony seat, thank goodness, because the main floor audience fell in and was never seen again. An unforgettable performance, I must say.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 10:15 AM (N8ZBc)

182 173
It was essentially the same line up, with the exception of Italy, as I recall. Churchill said something like “It’s only fair, we had them last time”. LOL
Posted by: Common Tater
----
Ahem

Posted by: Japan at February 13, 2026 10:15 AM (l0YH1)

183 178 One interesting thing about the Our Gang comedies was that they were the first interracial films to be popular. People really didn't care all that much about white kids and black kids palling around with each other.
Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 10:15 AM (77rzZ)

They had to stand together. The He-Man Woman Hater's Club knew who the real enemy was.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 13, 2026 10:16 AM (HFrEr)

184 Yes, but are you on a gluten free diet?
Posted by: Snooty Membership Committee at February 13, 2026 10:13 AM (2Ez/1)

This question has to be answered correctly to be a true leftist.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 13, 2026 10:16 AM (g8Ew8)

185 >177
No diapers, no nothing. Just piss and shit wherever they please.

Like we should be talking (see: SF)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 10:14 AM (tgvbd)

*fistbump*

Posted by: Philly Suburban Station at February 13, 2026 10:16 AM (GTqXr)

186 Not uncommon in that era for boys to wear what we think of as dresses. Boys were generally breeched around 7 or 8. You will note that the British princes dont wear long pants til around 12, although they certainly weren't wearing dresses prior to that. But short pants, not long.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at February 13, 2026 10:17 AM (Vvh2V)

187 180 7-11 is a franchise system, correct?

This should be an easy fix.

Different Franchise Corporations have different specific requirements, and different approaches to enforcing them, but most FDDs include extremely one-sided language regarding arbitration and termination, as a nuclear option for the FC with regard to problem franchisees.

So call a company-wide meeting and tell these filthy fuckin' wogs "this is a one strike and you're out situation. Go read your FDDs. Any of you chutney munchers do this again and your franchise is terminated, effective immediately. It will be purchased on the spot by the FC and transferred. Have a nice day."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 13, 2026 10:15 AM (BI5O2)

Considering that the 7-11 brand is Japanese-owned (IIRC), you'd think they'd be a lot more strict about what franchisees are expected to live up to.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 10:17 AM (uEmCf)

188 One interesting thing about the Our Gang comedies was that they were the first interracial films to be popular. People really didn't care all that much about white kids and black kids palling around with each other.
Posted by: Bulg

People didn't really care all that much about POOR white kids and black kids alling around with each other.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 10:18 AM (kndiG)

189 Mussolini was so dumb. Champaign ambitions with beer resources. If he had followed Franco's policy of non-belligerence/neutrality, who knows how history would have remembered him.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

He had pretty good relations with Britain and France until his stupid Ethiopian venture. They turned against him for that, and he had no one to turn but Hitler.

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 10:18 AM (77rzZ)

190 "This is not a peace. It is an armistice for 20 years." - Marshal Ferdinand Foch, after seeing the Treaty of Versailles.

Posted by: Nazdar

Wasn't off by much, was he...

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at February 13, 2026 10:18 AM (OUMaO)

191 Yes, but are you on a gluten free diet?
Posted by: Snooty Membership Committee at February 13, 2026 10:13 AM (2Ez/1)

This question has to be answered correctly to be a true leftist.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons

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Point of order

What leftist ever had to be asked if they were on a special diet?

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 13, 2026 10:18 AM (0NwQO)

192 186 Not uncommon in that era for boys to wear what we think of as dresses. Boys were generally breeched around 7 or 8. You will note that the British princes dont wear long pants til around 12, although they certainly weren't wearing dresses prior to that. But short pants, not long.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at February 13, 2026 10:17 AM (Vvh2V)

It's not Greek boy-fucking levels of gayness, but still pretty gay.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 13, 2026 10:18 AM (HFrEr)

193
But short pants, not long.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at February 13, 2026 10:17 AM (Vvh2V)

There used to be a saying about when a boy got his first pair of long pants. That age should be the last time any male wears shorts.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 10:18 AM (tgvbd)

194 Mussolini was so dumb. Champaign ambitions with beer resources. If he had followed Franco's policy of non-belligerence/neutrality, who knows how history would have remembered him.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 10:14 AM (tgvbd)

Rommel wouldn't have had to put up with them in North Africa. He still would have complained about them, but they wouldn't have actually slowed him down.

Posted by: GWB at February 13, 2026 10:19 AM (TA5JE)

195 But what of the emissions?!!!

Ford Admits Its Electric Vehicle Division Will Continue to Burn Cash for Years

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 13, 2026 10:19 AM (J+Psw)

196 >>Wasn't off by much, was he...

Nailed it. The treaty was signed in 1919.

Posted by: Nazdar at February 13, 2026 10:19 AM (NcvvS)

197 It was essentially the same line up, with the exception of Italy, as I recall. Churchill said something like “It’s only fair, we had them last time”. LOL
Posted by: Common Tater
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Ahem

Posted by: Japan

Plus the Soviets technically switched sides. Could even be considered a third side if you really want to get nitpicky.

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at February 13, 2026 10:20 AM (OUMaO)

198
Sorry, that should have been "champagne". Of all the stupid idiots!...

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 10:20 AM (tgvbd)

199 "I saw Sinkhole open for Pittt."

Ha ha ha!

Good one!

Posted by: pawn at February 13, 2026 10:20 AM (uvB+6)

200 WATCH: ABC’s David Muir stokes fear in America:

“President Trump has repealed U.S. power to regulate climate in this country. The President officially rejecting the science. … this is not only dangerous for the environment but for your health.”

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Ban science!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 13, 2026 10:11 AM (J+Psw)

I wish someone would ask him which specific scientific Trump is rejecting. The leftists always just spout "settled science" and "the vast consensus of scientists!" but ignore that science is never settled and the consensus "science" fake, bought- and- paid- for bunk that's even less reliable than the covid vaccine 'science'.

Posted by: LASue at February 13, 2026 10:20 AM (lCppi)

201 Darla Hood blew up the He-Man Woman Hater's Club toot sweet!

Posted by: Our Gang Follies of 1938 at February 13, 2026 10:20 AM (oftw2)

202 People really didn't care all that much about white kids and black kids palling around with each other.
——-

We’ll fix that shit!!

Posted by: Jim Crow Democrats at February 13, 2026 10:20 AM (/dDE1)

203 Dog, therefore art.
Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 09:30 AM (77rzZ)

True, dat.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 10:21 AM (8zz6B)

204 Hitler knew how to deal with Mussolini. Mussolini was a quiet but staunch opponent in the early years. But Hitler knew that Mussolini's biggest weakness was flattery, and applied it liberally.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 13, 2026 10:21 AM (BI5O2)

205 No diapers, no nothing. Just piss and shit wherever they please.

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You know, like Democrats.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 13, 2026 10:21 AM (J+Psw)

206 Men can have babies.

But Trump is anti-science.

Posted by: Party of Science at February 13, 2026 10:21 AM (AJ7zK)

207 Nicknames weren't discovered by the French until the late 19th century.

Posted by: Roy at February 13, 2026 10:23 AM (lHwr/)

208 "President officially rejecting the science."

Translated:

"President officially rejecting our scam."

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 13, 2026 10:23 AM (DgMqy)

209 Madame Georges Charpentier (Marguerite-Louise Lemonnier, 1848-1904) and Her Children, Georgette-Berthe (1872-1945) and Paul-Emile-Charles (1875-1895)
Auguste Renoir

Madame Georges Charpentier & Her Children
No Hopes, No Fears byKate Suddes, Substack, Mar 20, 2025

In part, "Their tour spent time in front of a Renoir commissioned by Madame Charpentier. It depicts her, her two children and the family dog. At this point in his career, Renoir’s work had been rejected for years by various salons. He was hesitant to try again with this piece but at the urging of friends submitted it for judging. Renoir feared it would be “skied” or placed at the highest position on the wall as they commonly did with work that was less desired. It was accepted, in part, because of Charpentier’s large social influence. She ensured not only its acceptance, but a position of prominence. She was right, as it ultimately changed the course of his life and he became the most popular painter of his time."

Interesting history of a beautiful painting.

Would not hang but thanks for a nice lead in to the weekend.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 13, 2026 10:24 AM (NFX2v)

210 Painting: very nice, but needs focus.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 10:24 AM (N8ZBc)

211 Darla Hood blew up the He-Man Woman Hater's Club toot sweet!
Posted by: Our Gang Follies of 1938

Stop thinking with the wrong head!!!

Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 10:24 AM (kndiG)

212 WATCH: ABC’s David Muir stokes fear in America:

“President Trump has repealed U.S. power to regulate climate in this country. The President officially rejecting the science. … this is not only dangerous for the environment but for your health.”

Dear David,
You wouldn't know actual science if it walked up and bit you in the ass. I hope this helps with your anxiety.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 10:24 AM (Riz8t)

213 All these trans killers so far are post coddling and transition. They are not latent or desirous. They have all done it or are doing it. Maybe a lesson there.

Posted by: ... at February 13, 2026 10:25 AM (Pvpk0)

214 “President Trump has repealed U.S. power to regulate climate in this country. The President officially rejecting the science. … this is not only dangerous for the environment but for your health.”

The dumbshits actually believe we regulate climate with all their laws. Can't we just threaten it with jail or an audit if it won't cooperate?

Posted by: Ripley at February 13, 2026 10:25 AM (GUOwU)

215 “President Trump has repealed U.S. power to regulate climate in this country."

Someone tell Muir that this power was solely granted to the Jews.

Posted by: Roy at February 13, 2026 10:25 AM (lHwr/)

216 Darla Hood blew up the He-Man Woman Hater's Club toot sweet!
Posted by: Our Gang Follies of 1938 at February 13, 2026 10:20 AM (oftw2)

She's the reason why Alfalfa was always sitting instead of standing in every scene she was in.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 13, 2026 10:25 AM (g8Ew8)

217 Hitler knew how to deal with Mussolini. Mussolini was a quiet but staunch opponent in the early years.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

He also wasn't on board with the Shoa. To him, Italian Jews were Italians, period. He did eventually start sending them to the camps, but reluctantly and under great pressure from Hitler. But I don't think his or the Italian people's heart was ever in it.

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 10:25 AM (77rzZ)

218 There used to be a saying about when a boy got his first pair of long pants. That age should be the last time any male wears shorts.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
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I've seen them worn at church.
And people wonder how we're losing our culture.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 10:26 AM (F24MQ)

219 Darla was cute. Young Bulg kinda had a thing for her.

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 10:27 AM (77rzZ)

220 There been a proliferation of gas stations which are like mini supermarkets. Gas has very small margins, the money is in the stuff sold inside.

Posted by: WNBA Green Dildo at February 13, 2026 10:27 AM (AJ7zK)

221 [Puts my Nostradamus robes on] It'll suck!

David Boreanaz to Lead “The Rockford Files” Reboot Pilot at NBC

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 13, 2026 10:27 AM (J+Psw)

222 "regulate climate" LMAO delusional (well just lying)

Posted by: ... at February 13, 2026 10:27 AM (Pvpk0)

223 I saw Sinkhole open for Pittt. I had a balcony seat, thank goodness, because the main floor audience fell in and was never seen again. An unforgettable performance, I must say.
Posted by: gp

**********

Your story seems to ring a tad bit hollow
'Cause Sinkhole is a tough act to follow
It'd take an omniphage
To take audience AND stage
The whole tale is rather hard to swallow

Posted by: muldoon at February 13, 2026 10:28 AM (qgHp7)

224 Newsflash: European develops testicles and testosterone. Other Europeans very upset.

Meloni Is No Chicken of the Sea - Italian Navy to Stop Migrant Boats

https://is.gd/ZIEAip

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 10:28 AM (Riz8t)

225 Anheuser-Busch has announced it will shut down its Fairfield brewery in February 2026, ending more than 50 years of operations and putting 238 workers out of a job as production moves elsewhere. The company calls it a “restructuring,” but for many Californians, it’s yet another example of businesses deciding they simply can’t afford to stay.

Critics point to California’s hostile business environment, high taxes, excessive regulations, and costly energy mandates, as major factors driving companies away. Even local officials have acknowledged that the state’s policies are making it harder to keep jobs and investment in California.

Once known as the land of opportunity, California is increasingly becoming a place where employers leave and working families pay the price. For many, this closure is a reminder that political ideology and overregulation have real consequences, and it’s everyday workers who suffer most.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 10:28 AM (kndiG)

226 You can't regulate the climate of stolen land.

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 10:28 AM (77rzZ)

227 If we can regulate climate, I propose a regulation banning rain on weekends during the summer.

Posted by: WNBA Green Dildo at February 13, 2026 10:29 AM (AJ7zK)

228 “President Trump has repealed U.S. power to regulate climate in this country."

If we had the power, I see no reason to just give it up for nothing. I'll take it, if he doesn't want it. Could be handy.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 10:29 AM (N8ZBc)

229 David Boreanaz to Lead “The Rockford Files” Reboot Pilot at NBC
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

I'll give it a fair chance. I like both.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 10:29 AM (kndiG)

230 We named one of our show puppies Darla. She was my heart dog. Been dead over five years. Still miss her.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 13, 2026 10:29 AM (Y1sOo)

231 The Party of Science And Women can't tell you what a woman is.

Posted by: ... at February 13, 2026 10:30 AM (Pvpk0)

232 She's the reason why Alfalfa was always sitting instead of standing in every scene she was in.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons

IRL, Darla did not like Alfalfa. In fact, nobody liked Alfalfa. He was a sociopath, would do things like throw firecrackers at people, even set fires backstage. A little jerk who came to a violent, early end. I doubt anyone was surprised. Everyone loved Spanky though, including Darla.

Posted by: Our Gang Follies of 1938. at February 13, 2026 10:30 AM (oftw2)

233 IRL, Darla did not like Alfalfa. In fact, nobody liked Alfalfa. He was a sociopath, would do things like throw firecrackers at people, even set fires backstage. A little jerk who came to a violent, early end. I doubt anyone was surprised. Everyone loved Spanky though, including Darla.
Posted by: Our Gang Follies of 1938

Fat boys FTW!

Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 10:31 AM (kndiG)

234
Paul-Emile-Charles didn't live long as sis
Though he didn't hate dressing up like a miss
He didn't hate tresses
Or wearing the dresses
He hated the Kotex in the hole where he'd piss!

Posted by: naturalfake at February 13, 2026 10:32 AM (iJfKG)

235 220 There been a proliferation of gas stations which are like mini supermarkets. Gas has very small margins, the money is in the stuff sold inside.
Posted by: WNBA Green Dildo at February 13, 2026 10:27 AM
+++
We're here for you.

Posted by: KwikTrip, WaWa, Buc-ee's and Sheetz at February 13, 2026 10:32 AM (2Ez/1)

236 Always remember it is axiomatic when local or national politicians start gushing about fine-tuning the weather a hundred years from now, they are not addressing any of the genuine problems that all modern city states have.

Posted by: Jim Crow Democrats at February 13, 2026 10:32 AM (DenDI)

237 IRL, Darla did not like Alfalfa. In fact, nobody liked Alfalfa. He was a sociopath, would do things like throw firecrackers at people, even set fires backstage. A little jerk who came to a violent, early end. I doubt anyone was surprised. Everyone loved Spanky though, including Darla.
Posted by: Our Gang Follies of 1938

He did show up briefly in It's a Wonderful Life. He played the jerk who opened up the dance floor so that everybody fell in the pool beneath. So I guess he was playing himself.

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 10:33 AM (77rzZ)

238 The Party of Science And Women can't tell you what a woman is.

No, but they're aces with sewerage. I guess they had other priorities.

The failure in the Potomac Interceptor has been named the largest spill of wastewater in U.S. history.

It is interesting to me in a profession that loves to point out the political party of a disaster to not see the mention of any political party related to this disaster.

Contrast that with Flint Michigan 2014.

https://is.gd/MtCpL1

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 10:33 AM (Riz8t)

239 IRL, Darla did not like Alfalfa. In fact, nobody liked Alfalfa. He was a sociopath, would do things like throw firecrackers at people, even set fires backstage. A little jerk who came to a violent, early end. I doubt anyone was surprised. Everyone loved Spanky though, including Darla.
Posted by: Our Gang Follies of 1938. at February 13, 2026 10:30 AM (oftw2)

Interesting. He was the most consistently funny one.

I have no idea what that means though.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 13, 2026 10:34 AM (iJfKG)

240 We're here for you.
Posted by: KwikTrip, WaWa, Buc-ee's and Sheetz at February 13, 2026 10:32 AM (2Ez/1)

Thank you, come again.

Posted by: Maverik, Circle K at February 13, 2026 10:34 AM (AJ7zK)

241 Fortuitous timing:

Always remember it is axiomatic when local or national politicians start gushing about fine-tuning the weather a hundred years from now, they are not addressing any of the genuine problems that all modern city states have.

The failure in the Potomac Interceptor has been named the largest spill of wastewater in U.S. history.

It is interesting to me in a profession that loves to point out the political party of a disaster to not see the mention of any political party related to this disaster.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 10:34 AM (Riz8t)

242 Well, this is a pleasant little scene. Noticed the nice doggy's black and white echoes Madame Georges' attire, just as the girls are in matching outfits. They all seem happy and relaxed. Bonus, a still life off to the right.

But they seem to have had a hard time settling on first names, ending up using a lot of hyphens. Marguerite-Louise, Georgette-Berthe, and… Paul-Emile-Charles? I hope that's a girl with a boy's name, or else they were cross-dressing in the old days. Maybe that had something to do with his only living twenty years?

I need another cup of coffee.... good day, y'all.

Posted by: mindful webworker - art for artie's sake at February 13, 2026 10:34 AM (6hyzx)

243 So now we have our own Ganges, and of course it's in Maryland.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 10:34 AM (iXqHn)

244 So now we have our own Ganges, and of course it's in Maryland.

No half-burnt corpses...yet.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 10:35 AM (Riz8t)

245 He's gonna gulag that m*th*rf*ck*r!

Reality Already Thwarting Zohran Mamdani’s Socialist Agenda

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 13, 2026 10:35 AM (J+Psw)

246 So now we have our own Ganges, and of course it's in Maryland.
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You’re welcome

Posted by: Diversity at February 13, 2026 10:36 AM (AJ7zK)

247 I'll bet I'm not the first to comment on that.

Posted by: mindful webworker - late to the arty at February 13, 2026 10:37 AM (6hyzx)

248 239 IRL, Darla did not like Alfalfa. In fact, nobody liked Alfalfa. He was a sociopath, would do things like throw firecrackers at people, even set fires backstage. A little jerk who came to a violent, early end. I doubt anyone was surprised. Everyone loved Spanky though, including Darla.
Posted by: Our Gang Follies of 1938. at February 13, 2026 10:30 AM (oftw2)

Interesting. He was the most consistently funny one.

I have no idea what that means though.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 13, 2026 10:34 AM
Playing poker can get a feller kilt.

Posted by: Eromero at February 13, 2026 10:37 AM (Lytz7)

249 213 All these trans killers so far are post coddling and transition. They are not latent or desirous. They have all done it or are doing it. Maybe a lesson there.
Posted by: ... at February 13, 2026 10:25 AM (Pvpk0)

Not all.

Randy Stair never transitioned.

But we don't hear about him because he was a long time ago (2017) and shot up the night shift at the grocery store where he worked.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 10:37 AM (iXqHn)

250 Not all.

Randy Stair never transitioned.

But we don't hear about him because he was a long time ago (2017) and shot up the night shift at the grocery store where he worked.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 10:37 AM (iXqHn)

What were his reasons?

Posted by: ... at February 13, 2026 10:38 AM (Pvpk0)

251 So now we have our own Ganges, and of course it's in Maryland.
Posted by: XTC

*shifty eyes*
-- the Seine

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 10:38 AM (77rzZ)

252 Meloni Is No Chicken of the Sea - Italian Navy to Stop Migrant Boats

https://is.gd/ZIEAip
Posted by: Archimedes
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She's very diplomatic with the EU people but the underlying push is always Out.
Last week she had their police/army empty out a thirty year multi-story center for antifa and fellow travelers. Turin, riots in the streets. TS.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 10:40 AM (F24MQ)

253 Consumer price index down again, and wages are up. Some kind of mysterious magic that is overcoming the terror of tariffs.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 13, 2026 10:40 AM (0U5gm)

254 They shouldn't worry. Their jobs are safe. Artificial stupidity has yet to be perfected.

Axios Reports Insiders Are Panicking About the Dangers AI Poses

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 13, 2026 10:41 AM (J+Psw)

255 Nice scene.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 10:41 AM (jc0TO)

256 Up with Melonism!

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 10:41 AM (N8ZBc)

257 Reality Already Thwarting Zohran Mamdani’s Socialist Agenda

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 13, 2026 10:35 AM (J+Psw)

I guess real socialism still hasn't been tried.

Maybe that's why it's never been tried. No one can afford it.

Posted by: ... at February 13, 2026 10:41 AM (Pvpk0)

258 Oh no!!!

MSM has sadz.

Trump official overruled FDA scientists to reject Moderna’s flu shot
FDA’s top vaccine regulator, Vinay Prasad, is known for overruling scientists.

But but but they are scientists damn it!!!!!

Posted by: Diversity at February 13, 2026 10:41 AM (AJ7zK)

259 So now we have our own Ganges, and of course it's in Maryland.
Posted by: XTC

*strums banjo*
*sings*

Way down upon the Ganges river
In Maryland
There's sewage in the river
And turd castles instead of sand
...
*does buck and wing*

Posted by: naturalfake at February 13, 2026 10:42 AM (iJfKG)

260 250 What were his reasons?
Posted by: ... at February 13, 2026 10:38 AM (Pvpk0)

Fear of getting old, Sexual fixation on a cartoon character (NOT anime, that time around), Worship of the Columbine Shooters (similar to the Nashville shooter), and thought he'd be reincarnated as a girl after it was all over and he was dead.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 10:43 AM (iXqHn)

261 *shifty eyes*
-- the Seine
Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 10:38 AM (77rzZ)

The Seine alone at 4 AM
The Insane alone at 4 AM...

Posted by: Neal and Jack and Me at February 13, 2026 10:44 AM (iXqHn)

262 If Melania had been Italian, her name might have been Melonia.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 10:44 AM (N8ZBc)

263 So now we have our own Ganges, and of course it's in Maryland.

Figured it would be the Cuyahoga. Always do romantic. Looking into the face of your significant other in the glow a the Cleveland river fire.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 10:44 AM (kndiG)

264 So you're saying she has some nice melons?

Posted by: Always looking for a boob thread at February 13, 2026 10:44 AM (2Ez/1)

265 Fear of getting old, Sexual fixation on a cartoon character (NOT anime, that time around), Worship of the Columbine Shooters (similar to the Nashville shooter), and thought he'd be reincarnated as a girl after it was all over and he was dead.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 10:43 AM (iXqHn)

Interesting.

Posted by: ... at February 13, 2026 10:45 AM (Pvpk0)

266 Can't blame them. What with Trump’s war on drug boats, their recreation costs will skyrocket!

SF Teachers’ Union Earning $100K, Strike After Being Unsatisfied With 10% Raises

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 13, 2026 10:45 AM (J+Psw)

267 But but but they are scientists damn it!!!!!
Posted by: Diversity at February 13, 2026 10:41 AM (AJ7zK)

Yo Horde!
Check out my lab coat!
I feel smarter just putting it on.
C6H12O6
See what I mean!

Posted by: Diogenes at February 13, 2026 10:45 AM (2WIwB)

268 Up with Melonism!
Posted by: gp

Indeed. I love big melons and I cannot lie.

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 10:45 AM (77rzZ)

269 Inflation UNEXPECTEDLY lower than forecast in January.

Guys I’m starting to think all the economic experts who forecast things are retarded.

Posted by: WNBA Green Dildo at February 13, 2026 10:46 AM (AJ7zK)

270 Fear of getting old, Sexual fixation on a cartoon character (NOT anime, that time around), Worship of the Columbine Shooters (similar to the Nashville shooter), and thought he'd be reincarnated as a girl after it was all over and he was dead.
Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 10:43 AM (iXqHn)

So bugfuck nuts, then. OK.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 10:47 AM (8zz6B)

271 Who are all these people with these dang expectations?

Posted by: They're always wrong at February 13, 2026 10:47 AM (2Ez/1)

272 Indeed. I love big melons and I cannot lie.
Posted by: Bulg

Triscuits and Melons. A Two-Trick Pony, you are.

Posted by: Dr. Whatsamatta at February 13, 2026 10:48 AM (oftw2)

273 Inflation UNEXPECTEDLY lower than forecast in January.

Guys I’m starting to think all the economic experts who forecast things are retarded.

Posted by: WNBA Green Dildo at February 13, 2026 10:46 AM (AJ7zK)

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They're America-hating communists manufactured by America-hating universities.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 13, 2026 10:49 AM (0Eh0f)

274 If it hadn't been for Stymie, Barack Obama would have never been elected.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 13, 2026 10:50 AM (xFfhU)

275 That Jayne Mansfield had some nice breasts...

Posted by: Oblique Seinfeld reference at February 13, 2026 10:50 AM (2Ez/1)

276 "Sexual fixation on a cartoon character"

R. Crumb claimed he masturbated to Bugs Bunny. For me, it was Coal Black in "Coal Black and the Sebben Dwarfs." Chick was smokin!

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 10:50 AM (N8ZBc)

277 There does seem to be a youth fixation with these trannies. Before BC, the Nashville and Minneapolis shooters both went back to shoot much younger people. A desire to stay young forever leads to a hatred of actual youth? I don't know, much like psychiatrists today.

Posted by: Wally at February 13, 2026 10:50 AM (65cLN)

278 Job gains UNEXPECTEDLY higher than forecast
Inflation UNEXPECTEDLY lower than forecast.

Expert economic forecasts: wrong as expected

Posted by: WNBA Green Dildo at February 13, 2026 10:51 AM (AJ7zK)

279 .@LydiaMoynihan points out that ICE is saving kids, yet the media won’t give ICE any positive coverage.

Moynihan: "Homan highlighted today that they found 3,364 missing children."

Abby Phillip’s response?

“I know Tom Homan has been big on this lost children thing."

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But concern about sexual exploitation of children is soooo yesterday.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 13, 2026 10:52 AM (J+Psw)

280 If Melania had been Italian, her name might have been Melonia.
Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 10:44 AM (N8ZBc)

The elegant and delightful Mrs naturalfake wanted to see "Melania", so off we went to the movies.

I had no interest in it but I really couldn't say no after dragging her to the turfiest that was "Iron Lung".

Anywho-

I actually enjoyed it. As a guy, I never really thought about all the stuff that goes on behind the scenes making the dinners, and White House and the Inauguration look so good.

All that requires someone to organize all that, etc, etc and that was Melania.

I definitely recommend it for the Ladies. And possibly the morons depending on your interest level.

I think "Melania" also explains indirectly why the Biden White House, etc always looked like the combination of a dog's breakfast and a hobo carnival.

Dr Fishnets brought her sense of style to those proceedings.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 13, 2026 10:54 AM (iJfKG)

281 Economics is a study where you never have to be right.

They even give prizes away to the guy with the biggest platform and mouth.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 13, 2026 10:54 AM (xFfhU)

282 R. Crumb claimed he masturbated to Bugs Bunny. For me, it was Coal Black in "Coal Black and the Sebben Dwarfs." Chick was smokin!
Posted by: gp

You perverts are sick! Have you never heard of Betty and Veronica?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 13, 2026 10:55 AM (J+Psw)

283 If Melania had been Italian, her name might have been Melonia.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 10:44 AM (N8ZBc)

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If she'd been a gay black racist retard CNN personality, her name might have been LeMonia.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 13, 2026 10:55 AM (0Eh0f)

284 Ice disappeared from pond yesterday, and we have 60 degree highs for the next week. And right on cue, six Canadian Geese landed on my pond this morning. Spring is here early?

Posted by: illiniwek at February 13, 2026 10:56 AM (vbXSk)

285 Headline (something called GlobalData):

"Cuba shuts hotels, relocates tourists as fuel shortage worsens"

Excerpt:

"The fuel shortage has caused broader disruptions, including flight cancellations and route changes by international carriers. Air Canada has cancelled all flights to Cuba until at least May 2026 due to a lack of aviation fuel, affecting thousands of travellers and prompting repatriation efforts for those already on the island."

Me:

When you've lost Air Canada ...

Posted by: mrp at February 13, 2026 10:57 AM (rj6Yv)

286 283 If Melania had been Italian, her name might have been Melonia.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 10:44 AM (N8ZBc)

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If she'd been a gay black racist retard CNN personality, her name might have been LeMonia.
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 13, 2026 10:55 AM (0Eh0f)

And, if'n she'd been a Hooker? LeMoania

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 13, 2026 10:57 AM (mP0Kj)

287 So, stop off at a buddy's place, and I see that someone (we're watching) referred to "small store" and Buc-ee's.

Your ignorance is allowed.

This time only. You have been warned.

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 10:57 AM (vJMWi)

288 Ice disappeared from pond yesterday, and we have 60 degree highs for the next week. And right on cue, six Canadian Geese landed on my pond this morning. Spring is here early?

I went outside to remove some of the bags I'd put over my camellias during the recent cold snap. I fell a couple of times and otherwise looked like a drunk man trying to persuade the traffic stop cop that I wasn't drunk.

I'll wait until later.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 13, 2026 10:59 AM (Riz8t)

289 R. Crumb claimed he masturbated to Bugs Bunny

I have a friend who everyone calls (even himself) "The Snoid", one of R. Crumb's cartoon characters.

Posted by: Halfhand at February 13, 2026 10:59 AM (cO6Mr)

290 I saw Dr. Fishnets open for the Fiddler Crabs at SeaWorld in 2013.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 13, 2026 10:59 AM (0Eh0f)

291 >>>R. Crumb claimed he masturbated to Bugs Bunny.

Garth: Did you ever find Bugs Bunny attractive when he put on a dress and played a girl bunny?

Wayne: No.

Garth: Neither did I.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 13, 2026 11:00 AM (Y1sOo)

292 Ice disappeared from pond yesterday ...

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I assumed this was going to be about Tom Homan and Minnesomalia.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 13, 2026 11:01 AM (0Eh0f)

293 Headline (from something called CNN):

"Annual inflation cooled to 2.4% in January, an eight-month low"

Tariffs are inflationary! We'll be burning C notes for heating fuel!

Posted by: mrp at February 13, 2026 11:01 AM (rj6Yv)

294 U nas yest' NOOD.

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 11:01 AM (77rzZ)

295 "...her name might have been Melonia."

Born in Babylonia,
Moved to Arizonia...

Posted by: Steve Martin at February 13, 2026 11:01 AM (2Ez/1)

296 Air Canada has cancelled all flights to Cuba until at least May 2026 due to a lack of aviation fuel, affecting thousands of travellers and prompting repatriation efforts for those already on the island."

Me:

When you've lost Air Canada ...
Posted by: mrp at February 13, 2026 10:57 AM (rj6Yv)

Air Canada is sending empty planes to Cuba to fetch back Canadian tourists stranded there. There is no jet fuel to be had at Jose Marti airport in cuba.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 11:02 AM (8zz6B)

297 Watching 'Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs' right now. For a Merrie Melodies, it's pretty intricate. This is Spumco, decades before its time. A fascinating historical artifact, and I have no patience with folx who bend over backwards to be "offended" by it.
https://tinyurl.com/42zh9spy

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 11:03 AM (N8ZBc)

298 "...claimed he masturbated to Bugs Bunny."

NutJob.

Posted by: Betty Boop at February 13, 2026 11:03 AM (2Ez/1)

299 "Ice disappeared from pond yesterday, and we have 60 degree highs for the next week. And right on cue, six Canadian Geese landed on my pond this morning. Spring is here early?
Posted by: illiniwek"

Nope. Global warming. Next year there will be no snow or ice.

Posted by: Ripley at February 13, 2026 11:04 AM (GUOwU)

300 I highly recommend "Crumb" (1994). It does a great job of showing how genius and insanity run together in families.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 11:05 AM (N8ZBc)

301
If there's no room left on the sofa, the languid will walk the earth.

Posted by: Zombie George Romero at February 13, 2026 11:05 AM (y9nCu)

302 262 If Melania had been Italian, her name might have been Melonia.
Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 10:44 AM (N8ZBc)

Biggah Melonas.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 13, 2026 11:07 AM (g8Ew8)

303 299 "Ice disappeared from pond yesterday, and we have 60 degree highs for the next week. And right on cue, six Canadian Geese landed on my pond this morning. Spring is here early?
Posted by: illiniwek"

Nope. Global warming. Next year there will be no snow or ice.
Posted by: Ripley
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I'm betting on a false spring waiting for me to get comfortable so that it (the weather) can freeze my ass off one more time.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 11:20 AM (F24MQ)

304 and Paul-Emile-Charles (1875-1895)

She died young. Only 20 yo.
Posted by: No Name Today

HE!
'No gender swaps!!!!!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 13, 2026 11:27 AM (lpVer)

305 Seen that one at the Met.

Posted by: Michael K at February 13, 2026 11:27 AM (UDMQ0)

306 The sort of bougie and peaceful scene which Mamdani and other DSA types instinctively want to "disrupt" or burn down.

Posted by: Zek at February 13, 2026 01:12 PM (5FPX4)

307 Like the Twin Girls from The Shinning

Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at February 13, 2026 06:43 PM (wGqjj)

The Morning Report — 2/13/26

Good morning kids. No triskaidekaphobia here... In taking down the Maduro regime in Venezuela and reinvigorating the Monroe Doctrine, President Trump has perhaps put himself in a bit of a pickle?

Russia has indicated it will defy U.S. sanctions and other restrictions enacted by U.S. President Donald J. Trump against the exportation of oil to Cuba. In what the Kremlin is describing as a “humanitarian” arrangement, the Russian Embassy in Havana states that “as far as we know, Russia is expected to supply oil and petroleum products to Cuba as humanitarian aid in the near future.”The decision by the Russian government comes as Cuba faces its worst energy crisis in at least a decade. Following the ouster of Venezuela’s Marxist dictator, Nicolás Maduro, by the U.S. military earlier this year, Cuba lost a key supplier of oil and fuel, turning what was already a dire situation facing the Caribbean island’s communist government into an unprecedented crisis.

Of course Russia has had a longstanding relationship with Cuba going back to the Soviet era as a forward base of communism right on our doorstep so to speak. With the collapse of the Soviet Union and the Estern bloc, the Cuban economy has essentially been on life support, propped up by the Latin American Communist dictatorships that both the Soviets and the Castro regime helped foster over the past 66 years. And with Maduro gone and much of Latin America turning away from socialism towards freer and more open societies, Cuba might very well be at long last on the verge of liberation.

Aside from the aforementioned longstanding ties, My guess is that Putin is trying to use Cuba as a way to leverage a more advantageous outcome with Ukraine vis a vis the supposed peace negotiations.

So the question is, weird as it is the same as it was in 1963 during the Cuban missile crisis, what will the US Navy do if it encounters a Russian tanker or cargo ship heading towards Cuba on the high seas?

Russia is at best a major rival if not a strategic enemy of the United States, but what the hell is Mexico's excuse?

Two Mexican Navy ships docked in Cuba on Thursday carrying humanitarian aid for the Caribbean island nation in the middle of a severe energy crisis.
The ships carried hundreds of tons of food and supplies. The Mexican government said that one ship contained 536 tons of food – including milk, beans, sardines, and cookies – while the other contained about 277 tons of powdered milk, according to the Associated Press.
The arrival of aid comes weeks after President Donald Trump increased pressure on the Cuban economy, threatening tariffs against any nation that supplies Cuba with oil. Cuba has since instituted increasingly strict rules around the use of its remaining fuel supplies. . .
. . . “The energy pressure that Trump is exerting on Cuba places Mexico in a dilemma that is very characteristic of its entire history of diplomatic relations with the United States and Cuba,” Cuban historian Rafael Rojas told The Guardian. “Mexico is yielding to the demands of the United States – and on the other hand it maintains its solidarity with the island.”
. . . “I don’t think it’s any mystery that we are not big fans of the Cuban regime, who, by the way, are the ones that were propping up Maduro,” (Secretary of State Marco)Rubio said the day after Maduro’s arrest.

We took out Maduro because he was running tons of lethal drugs into America and had very close ties with both the Chi-Coms and the Iranians, all of which posed an incredible threat to our national security as well as the safety of our citizenry. Considering the illegal alien border invasion, the destruction and chaos that has come from Mexico for decades is arguably orders of magnitude worse!

Mexico's leader, Claudia Scheinbaum is an avowed socialist and no great fan of America. So, if we seize some Mexican ships or send them down to Davy Jones' Locker, what of it?

I certainly hope the long-suffering Cuban people can at long last taste freedom and move their country forward. To see the heads of leftists and Commies here explode as the statues and murals of the Castros, Marx and Lenin are dynamited and sledgehammered off the walls of Cuban buildings is just too delightful to anticipate.

¡Viva Trump, y Cuba Libré Ahora y Por Siempre!

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CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION

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THE GREAT SOMALIAN SIMOLEON SWINDLE
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WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM
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SHAMPEACHMENTS, 2016 CLINTON/OBAMA COUP, CONGRESSIONAL PERSECUTION, SPYGATE, DEEP STATE, MUELLER DECEPTION
"They swallowed it whole."
PragerU Video: Russiagate – The Real Scandal, Part 2

THE ECONOMY, STUPID
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The CFTC's Innovation Advisory Committee brings together leaders from crypto, predictive markets, and more.
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CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY
This is a far greater threat to American "democracy" than Russia or Iran or China.
Dumbest Democrat Ever Delivers Cringe Worthy Performance In Front Of State Assembly
The seizure disrupts cartel operations and sends a strong message about U.S. efforts to dismantle smuggling networks.
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FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH
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EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin: the “largest act of deregulation in the history of the United States,” which will save Americans billions of dollars in hidden taxes every year.
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EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT
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Academia’s contemporary blood libel.
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1 Happy Friday

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 06:53 AM (gbOdA)

2 Thank you, JJ!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 06:54 AM (iMotb)

3

Wife discharged from hospital and now at her rehab facility. Will try to wrangle the cat into the carrier and take her with me for a visit!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 13, 2026 06:56 AM (x0n13)

4 OH, that's right -- it *is* Friday the 13th. Generally I've had no worse luck on Fri. 13 than on any other day.

I can't recall what day it was when Marie the black cat broke my mirror, though. If it had been a Fri. 13, I'd remember it, I'm sure.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 06:57 AM (wzUl9)

5

Triscuit-deckaphobia: Fear of a 13-sided triscuit...

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 13, 2026 06:58 AM (x0n13)

6 Good morning again dear horde and happy birthday JJ

Good news about Mrs. Sefton b"h for good health.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 06:58 AM (RIvkX)

7 Several Baltimore County schools have been caught helping student walkouts and ICE protests.

They can't read nor write...but they sure know how to protest loudly.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 06:59 AM (iMotb)

8 6...Good news about Mrs. Sefton b"h for good health.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 06:58 AM (RIvkX)

Thanks and Zei gezunt!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 13, 2026 07:00 AM (x0n13)

9 Carrie Prejean Boller has suggested the commissioner's chairman, Texas LG Dan Patrick, did not have the authority to dismiss her

===

Bye Felicia.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 07:00 AM (RIvkX)

10 "Will try to wrangle the cat into the carrier and take her with me for a visit!"

Good luck!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 07:00 AM (iMotb)

11 JJ Link broke

Washington schools have been encouraging anti ICE protests and letting kids out of classes to protest. Now it's getting violent.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 07:02 AM (gbOdA)

12 Morning, one and all. Last night, I took my wife out for dinner as her birthday is today and she's going to be busy. Went to an excellent Japanese restaurant and I am so stuffed that I am fasting until Monday. As in Monday, March 2nd.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 07:03 AM (svLOV)

13
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I don't think they think this
But it's the focus-grouped 'argument' they are going with- that obtaining proper ID is difficult for some people

and they get to cast themselves as victims again
they love that

Posted by: Don Black at February 13, 2026 07:03 AM (ZxPkt)

14 Wow. No nood like a early nood.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 13, 2026 07:04 AM (qFwJc)

15 White Liberals Think Black Voters, Married Women Are Too Stupid To Get Voter ID
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that's what I was commenting on
damn
format fail

Posted by: Don Black at February 13, 2026 07:04 AM (ZxPkt)

16 Russian suppling oil to Cuba is probably unsustainable for very long while the Ukraine war rages.

Trump most likely either gets the end of the Ukraine war or the end of the Russian oil going to Cuba in the end - maybe both.

Posted by: Boswell at February 13, 2026 07:04 AM (j10i6)

17
Good morning! Again!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 07:06 AM (tgvbd)

18 Trump is going to be negotiating with Russia over the Dominion of Cuba? This will be interesting. It won't appear straightforward even if between the two super negotiators it's clear cut.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 07:07 AM (F24MQ)

19 11 JJ Link broke

Washington schools have been encouraging anti ICE protests and letting kids out of classes to protest. Now it's getting violent.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 07:02 AM (gbOdA)

Try now. Should be fixed

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 13, 2026 07:07 AM (x0n13)

20 The good thing about free potatoes is you can stuff them in your pockets to protect you from stabbing as you ride home on the free bus.

Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 07:07 AM (vFG9F)

21 When I was a kid the Japanese steakhouse out in Lynbrook was my go-to for birthdays. All the staff would come out and sing Happy Birthday in heavy accents.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 07:07 AM (RIvkX)

22 On Thursday morning, Border Czar Tom Homan announced the end of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol “surge” to Minnesota.
-

If you think so.

https://tinyurl.com/3bewvhy8

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 13, 2026 07:08 AM (UzL96)

23 I'm so old I remember when carbon dioxide was plant food.

Posted by: Geezer at February 13, 2026 07:09 AM (2Ez/1)

24
g'mornin' again, 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 13, 2026 07:11 AM (tljrc)

25 I'm not saying Andy Beshear is a potential damned soul for his support of mutilating children. I'd just rather not be near him in a thunderstorm.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 07:11 AM (svLOV)

26 "Cuba’s energy crisis has led to power outages, halted flights, and stranded thousands of Russian and other foreign tourists as airlines are unable to refuel."

The quintessential Cuban experience.

Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 07:12 AM (vFG9F)

27
Here's the link:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PSJXXVtdmrA

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 13, 2026 07:13 AM (x0n13)

28
The quintessential Cuban experience.
Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 07:12 AM (vFG9F)

"It's because of the US boycott!!! Because we can't stand a successful socialist country!!!" - Leftists everywhere

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 07:14 AM (tgvbd)

29

Pretenders - "Cuban Slide"

Gibson Bros. "Cuba"

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 13, 2026 07:16 AM (x0n13)

30

My mother's Penis tastes like Syphilis

Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at February 13, 2026 07:17 AM (yqp5h)

31 "Cuba’s energy crisis has led to power outages, halted flights, and stranded thousands of Russian and other foreign tourists as airlines are unable to refuel."

The quintessential Cuban experience.
Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 07:12 AM (vFG9F)
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It's a long trip back to Moscow on a banana boat.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 07:17 AM (RIvkX)

32 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2026 07:17 AM (jtM2q)

33 "It's because of the US boycott!!! Because we can't stand a successful socialist country!!!" - Leftists everywhere
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

I have heard that argument and replied with "We are the only nation that has sanctions against them. Why are they failing?"

Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 07:19 AM (svLOV)

34 Ass talking to himself again. You can tell that from his use of "stupid" as a descriptor.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 13, 2026 07:19 AM (hkdTz)

35 I have heard nothing about a supposed meeting Amb. Huckabee was reported to have with Tucker in Jerusalem.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 07:20 AM (RIvkX)

36 34 Ass talking to himself again

I'd pity him but I save that for human beings.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 07:20 AM (svLOV)

37 I saw Triskaidekaphobia open for 311 at the House of Blues in 1998.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 07:20 AM (6ydKt)

38 White Liberals Think Black Voters, Married Women Are Too Stupid To Get Voter ID

Well, aren't they?

Posted by: Chuck U Schumer, Burger Chef at February 13, 2026 07:22 AM (hXJe5)

39 Cuba has long become the unemployed deadbeat uncle no one wants to be panhandling at their doorstep.

It never really produced anything of value other than cigars and sugar, and it can't even do that anymore.

It was propped up by Venezuela and the CCP paid for oil, but now that's shut off - its a "humanitarian crisis!" which is just globo homo speak for deadbeat.

Posted by: Boswell at February 13, 2026 07:22 AM (j10i6)

40 Good morning, J.J.
Good morning, Horde.

Baby watch starts this weekend... the Mrs. due date is approaching and new girl hasn't shown any signs she wants to come out to play yet...

Posted by: Inogame at February 13, 2026 07:23 AM (53oGX)

41 It's Flapjack Friday!

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 13, 2026 07:23 AM (0N4FZ)

42 > Aside from the aforementioned longstanding ties, My guess is that Putin is trying to use Cuba as a way to leverage a more advantageous outcome with Ukraine vis a vis the supposed peace negotiations.
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Canada, the UK and EU are all doing likewise with the US (leverage.) The row over Diego Garcia, Greenland, tariffs, etc. for examples. But I don't think Putin's Russia is in any position to "save" Cuba.

And I think Trump means to rid the island of the commies one way or another.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2026 07:24 AM (jtM2q)

43 Good morning horde! Happy Friday!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 07:24 AM (ExV1e)

44 The quintessential Cuban experience.

Mel Torme, who you can imagine as having known Fredo Corleone, covered Donald Fagen's "The Goodbye Look"
and made fleeing Castro sound like it was kinda fun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIAZdoE1fCA

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 13, 2026 07:25 AM (zdLoL)

45 Libs of TikTok has already issued a call to make her famous:

https://tinyurl.com/yjthzkz6

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 13, 2026 07:26 AM (UzL96)

46 *It never really produced anything of value other than cigars and sugar, and it can't even do that anymore.*
+++
I used to be a thing.

Posted by: The Copacabana at February 13, 2026 07:27 AM (2Ez/1)

47 Good morning Horde, Happy Friday. Thx JJ, good to hear Mrs. JJ is doing well.
If you want to overthrow the Cuban government promise a major league baseball team on Havana, if free elections are held

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 13, 2026 07:28 AM (Ggsrp)

48 22 On Thursday morning, Border Czar Tom Homan announced the end of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol “surge” to Minnesota.
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If you think so.

https://tinyurl.com/3bewvhy8
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey,
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They didn't like mama bear, they get papa bear.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 07:28 AM (F24MQ)

49 but what the hell is Mexico's excuse?

The Mexicans will always stand with the Cubans against the evil Yanqui gringos.

Been that way since the 50s.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 07:29 AM (6ydKt)

50 Sieze the Russian tankers as soon as they hit Cuban territorial waters. If a Russian Navy escort is present, give them an opportunity to leave with their lives, and if they won't, then sink them. This island is in our sphere of interest.

I understand that Ukraine belongs to Russia. I'm fine with leaving that poor country in his clutches, and that both Obama and Biden overstepped their bounds, and that we should get out of there.

But this is an amoral geopolitical question. Running our blockade is piracy and if it's done by their navy, it's an act of war.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 13, 2026 07:29 AM (BI5O2)

51 And I think Trump means to rid the island of the commies one way or another.

Posted by: Martini Farmer

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The junta could be used to dig a Dignity Canal running north/south, providing the cruise ships a more direct route to the southern Caribbean.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 13, 2026 07:29 AM (8AONa)

52 Lutnick situated this pharmaceutical initiative within the broader industrial strategy of the Commerce Department under Trump. “These are just huge numbers, 1.2 trillion for semiconductors, 400 billion for pharmaceuticals. They start at the Commerce Department,” he stated. “And maybe no one who had this job ever understood it, but nobody who had this job really understood it in a way that could work with a President who came back with fire, right?”

The Commerce Secretary expressed he is confident President Trump’s policies will work to deliver affordable medicine made in the U.S.

“We have four years to get this done, and let me tell you, he’s going to get it done,” Lutnick said.
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What are Democrats for, if not stuff like this?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 13, 2026 07:29 AM (9LIkP)

53 From the tech thread:

An AI agent published a hit piece on me.

So AI can replace journalists and nobody can tell the difference? Lear to mine coal, Democrats.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 13, 2026 07:31 AM (QZThv)

54 https://tinyurl.com/yjthzkz6
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey

Interesting. Can't find any mention on our local news sites

Posted by: MkY at February 13, 2026 07:32 AM (q6tQZ)

55 Libs of TikTok has already issued a call to make her famous:

https://tinyurl.com/yjthzkz6
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 13, 2026 07:26 AM (UzL96)
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This woman will be wearing prison garb for a long time.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 13, 2026 07:32 AM (9LIkP)

56 Democrat Sheriff Reportedly Not Giving FBI Access To Key Evidence In Guthrie Case
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This is an understatement! Scroll through Jack Posobiec's X posts yesterday:

https://x.com/JackPosobiec

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 13, 2026 07:32 AM (UzL96)

57
But this is an amoral geopolitical question. Running our blockade is piracy and if it's done by their navy, it's an act of war.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice a
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Back in the day, our navies bumped noses more than once in the Med.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 07:33 AM (F24MQ)

58 Will try to wrangle the cat into the carrier and take her with me for a visit!
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 13, 2026 06:56 AM (x0n13)

It's been good knowing you.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 07:33 AM (ExV1e)

59 The ships carried hundreds of tons of food and supplies. The Mexican government said that one ship contained 536 tons of food – including milk, beans, sardines, and cookies – while the other contained about 277 tons of powdered milk.

I would add 10% tax on all US Wires to Mexico until we get out money back.
In fiscal year 2024, the U.S. provided approximately $249.9 million in foreign aid to Mexico, primarily for economic purposes.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 07:33 AM (gbOdA)

60 Cuban (Soviet) Missile crisis came a lot closer to disaster than most are aware. Castro, or at least some of the Cubans running the missile sites wanted a nuclear “first strike” on the USA. It was the Soviets who had to rein them in, “Nyet” and replaced them on them the missile crews with slightly more sane personnel. That, and other incidents were a close run thing.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 13, 2026 07:33 AM (A4BvX)

61 Libs of TikTok has already issued a call to make her famous:

https://tinyurl.com/yjthzkz6

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 13, 2026 07:26 AM (UzL96)
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This woman will be wearing prison garb for a long time.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 13, 2026 07:32 AM (9LIkP)
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Horde poll: Is she hot?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 13, 2026 07:34 AM (UzL96)

62 Fox reports 200 troops being sent to Nigeria.

Cue the "American Boys in Foreign Wars" and "No Boots on the Ground" crowd.

Or is it 'different' this time?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 07:34 AM (RIvkX)

63 The first free grocery store opened up in NYC. People were lined up at the door, naturally.

"Software engineer Luke McInerney, 31, of Manhattan, brought a fold up chair and worked on his laptop as he waited for the grocery store to open.

“I just think this is a quintessential New York experience,” he said. “Everyone out here in the cold together. There’s a camaraderie to it.”

Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 07:35 AM (vFG9F)

64 Good morning JJ and horde

Posted by: Skip at February 13, 2026 07:35 AM (1Sp+q)

65 28
The quintessential Cuban experience.
Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 07:12 AM (vFG9F)

"It's because of the US boycott!!! Because we can't stand a successful socialist country!!!" - Leftists everywhere

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 07:14 AM (tgvbd)

I got into a conversation with a cute Venezuelan girl who lives in Montreal 15 years ago or so, who truly believed the entire Castro "Blockade" lie.

"The bloackade is not fair, why can't American's send John Deere tractors to help out the poor farmers in Cuba?"

"First off, it's not a blockade, it's sanctions because Castro decided to expropriate a lot of American's properties when he took over. Second, there's nothing stopping Cuba from importing tractors from Europe or Japan. You know why they don't import tractors from Europe or Japan? Because the only thing they have to trade for it is sugarcane. Meanwhile you don't see any Americans down in Havana picking up the prostitutes there because it's mainly Canadians and Europeans taking them up on their offers."

She never brought up Cuba again.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 07:35 AM (6ydKt)

66 An AI agent publishes a hit piece on you. You sue the AI company. Suddenly your Internet linked refrigerator explodes killing you and your family. Paranoid?

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 13, 2026 07:35 AM (Ggsrp)

67 Pork belly tariffs fell from 40% to 10%, and ham fell from 32% to 10%.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 07:35 AM (gbOdA)

68 Horde poll: Is she hot?

No...kinda fugly with a loose, flat ass and lumpy body.

Posted by: Head Honcho at February 13, 2026 07:36 AM (hXJe5)

69 Running our blockade is piracy and if it's done by their navy, it's an act of war.
——

We prefer to call it a “Quarantine”.

Posted by: Kennedy Administration at February 13, 2026 07:36 AM (A4BvX)

70 It would seem that if you offer goods for free, that you would attract customers that desire to receive their goods.....for free.

Sort of a self-licking ice cream cone.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 07:37 AM (iMotb)

71 Thanks for the article from "The Federalist" on Democrats invoking Jesus. Yes; Jesus is their buddy who supports every progressive policy they believe in including the sexual mutilation of kids. Awful.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 07:38 AM (HQEEh)

72 I guess you only get the warmth of collectivism in the Summer.

Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 07:39 AM (vFG9F)

73 Running our blockade is piracy and if it's done by their navy, it's an act of war.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 13, 2026 07:29 AM (BI5O2)

Then, arguably, we are already at war over Ukraine.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 07:39 AM (ExV1e)

74 Maybe the Pima Co, sheriff knows the local FBI guys better than do we?
Why, in every movie with the FBI, are they shown as bumbling idiots?
Maybe they are

Posted by: MkY at February 13, 2026 07:40 AM (q6tQZ)

75 I would add 10% tax on all US Wires to Mexico until we get out money back.

20% would be better but I'm evil that way.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 07:40 AM (svLOV)

76 >>>Nyet” and replaced them on them the missile crews with slightly more sane personnel. That, and other incidents were a close run thing.
Posted by: Common Tater
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Chaparito always wants to bite.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 07:40 AM (F24MQ)

77 Triskaidekaphobia? Is that a fear of running out of woven wheat crackers while crossing a plateau in India?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 07:40 AM (wzUl9)

78 The first free grocery store opened up in NYC. People were lined up at the door, naturally.
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Uh-huh. As I recall, even a dive bar can’t put out free pizza on Tuesdays without some asshat ruining it. I remember some idiot boasting he skipped breakfast and lunch to hoover it up. A simple gesture on the bar owner’s part.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 13, 2026 07:42 AM (A4BvX)

79 Horde poll: Is she hot?

No...kinda fugly with a loose, flat ass and lumpy body.

Posted by: Head Honcho at February 13, 2026 07:36 AM (hXJe5)
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Pun misses mark.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 13, 2026 07:42 AM (UzL96)

80 I'm not saying Andy Beshear is a potential damned soul for his support of mutilating children. I'd just rather not be near him in a thunderstorm.

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Hasn't this vermin's name been mentioned as a possible D presidential candidate in '28?

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 13, 2026 07:42 AM (qBdHI)

81 Anybody up for a story with a happy ending?

https://tinyurl.com/5yhvm6ny

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 07:42 AM (iMotb)

82 Miss America Pageant people are dickless.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 07:43 AM (gbOdA)

83 Anybody up for a story with a happy ending?

https://tinyurl.com/5yhvm6ny
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 07:42 AM (iMotb)

I was expecting a half off coupon for a Thai massage parlor.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 07:44 AM (ExV1e)

84 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 07:44 AM (u82oZ)

85 Cardi B threatens ICE.

DHS responds:

https://tinyurl.com/4n9snp7c

ahahahaha

For those of you not familiar with Cardi B, Grok will fill you in:

https://tinyurl.com/38au8kaz

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 13, 2026 07:45 AM (UzL96)

86 JJ, I'm sure your wife will enjoy seeing your kitteh. Enjoy and best wishes for a speedy recovery for Mrs. JJ.

Posted by: Jaimo at February 13, 2026 07:45 AM (BCuCF)

87 Thanks for the article from "The Federalist" on Democrats invoking Jesus. Yes; Jesus is their buddy who supports every progressive policy they believe in including the sexual mutilation of kids. Awful.

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It is shameful, but I expect nothing less from them since they have no shame.

They literally boo G*d and invoke Jesus when they think they are making a point to which they have no understanding. It's amazing.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 13, 2026 07:45 AM (qBdHI)

88 The first free grocery store opened up in NYC. People were lined up at the door, naturally.

"Software engineer Luke McInerney, 31, of Manhattan, brought a fold up chair and worked on his laptop as he waited for the grocery store to open.

“I just think this is a quintessential New York experience,” he said. “Everyone out here in the cold together. There’s a camaraderie to it.”
Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 07:35 AM (vFG9F)
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Something tells me he won't be singing the same tune after 6 months...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 13, 2026 07:46 AM (ESVrU)

89 Pun misses mark.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 13, 2026 07:42 AM (UzL96)
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There is only ever one meaning to "she is hot" at AoS.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 07:46 AM (RIvkX)

90 Village Idiot's Apprentice

Top o ta mornin to ya, gov'nor.

Spring like weather persists. Cool mornings, and highs in the 50s. After January, I'll take it.

Hope your clan is thriving.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 07:46 AM (u82oZ)

91 Miss America Pageant people are dickless.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 07:43 AM (gbOdA)
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That's a good thing, right?

RIGHT??????

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 13, 2026 07:46 AM (UzL96)

92 77 Triskaidekaphobia? Is that a fear of running out of woven wheat crackers while crossing a plateau in India?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere
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It's the fear of running out of Creame Cheese for your Triscuits.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 07:46 AM (F24MQ)

93 There is only ever one meaning to "she is hot" at AoS.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 07:46 AM (RIvkX)
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Context, Morons! Context!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 13, 2026 07:47 AM (UzL96)

94
Cuban (Soviet) Missile crisis came a lot closer to disaster than most are aware.

The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists' clock was at seven minutes then. Now it's at 85 seconds. Which tells you everything you need to know about atomic scientists.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 07:47 AM (tgvbd)

95 Horde poll: Is she hot?

No...kinda fugly with a loose, flat ass and lumpy body.

Posted by: Head Honcho at February 13, 2026 07:36 AM (hXJe5)
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Pun misses mark.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 13, 2026 07:42 AM (UzL96)
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The way she swung around the bottle of lighter fluid I admit to a morbid fascination with whether or not she would set herself on fire.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 13, 2026 07:47 AM (QEKxY)

96 Once more, we play our dangerous game, a game of chess against our old adversary - The American Navy. For forty years, your fathers before you and your older brothers played this game and played it well. But today the game is different. We have the advantage. Then, and when we are finished, the only sound they will hear is our laughter, while we sail to Havana, where the sun is warm, and so is the comradeship. A great day, comrades. We sail into history.

Posted by: Drunk Russian Navy Commander at February 13, 2026 07:47 AM (hXJe5)

97 Village Idiot's Apprentice

What a heart warming story. Thanks.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 07:48 AM (u82oZ)

98 Salty!

Doing well.

DiL had minor hip surgery yesterday, which went well.

Other than that, simply preparing for the explosion of green growth in the area known as Spring.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 07:49 AM (iMotb)

99 The way she swung around the bottle of lighter fluid I admit to a morbid fascination with whether or not she would set herself on fire.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 13, 2026 07:47 AM (QEKxY)
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We'll all just have to wait for an orange jumpsuit happy ending.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 13, 2026 07:50 AM (UzL96)

100 Find free groceries, hot meals, and SNAP support near you at 800 NYC pantries, soup kitchens, and mobile pantries across all five boroughs.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 07:50 AM (gbOdA)

101 CardiB famously drugged and robbed men while a prostitute, saying by way of explanation, "she did what she felt necessary at the time but was focused on growth and becoming a better person for her family."

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 13, 2026 07:51 AM (QEKxY)

102 Libs of TikTok has already issued a call to make her famous:

https://tinyurl.com/yjthzkz6

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Will Miss Firestarter even have charges brought up on her? I don't know how crazy MO is with leftist judges or DAs that always seem like they're around every corner, and ready to let these people walk away scot free.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 13, 2026 07:51 AM (qBdHI)

103 Thank you JJ. Continued prayers for you and wife…

What the hell kind of a name is Claudia Scheinbaum for a president of Mexico. Someone gives me that name in a vacuum and I’m thinking Europe…. Bring back Antonio López de Santa Anna

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 13, 2026 07:51 AM (fQqaC)

104 Drunk Russian Navy Commander

Let the Russians and Mexicans divert assets to fuel Cuba. Cuba's a country on the edge not just because of lack of fuel, but because they did no maintenance or upgrades in their entire electrical sector.

This takes precious assets that could be sold on the spot market for plenty of money, and drop it into a drain that will waste the gift.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 07:52 AM (u82oZ)

105 How soon till Snake Plissken has to come out of retirement?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 07:52 AM (iMotb)

106 The First Free NYC Grocery store only last 5 days.

In other words, you eventually run out of other peoples money.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 07:52 AM (gbOdA)

107 The best thing that ever came out of Mexico was Ricardo Montalban.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 13, 2026 07:52 AM (qBdHI)

108 Find free groceries, hot meals, and SNAP support near you at 800 NYC pantries, soup kitchens, and mobile pantries across all five boroughs.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 07:50 AM (gbOdA)
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It will be interesting to see if the NYC city government can run a "free" grocery store as efficiently as faith-based charities can run a food pantry.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 13, 2026 07:53 AM (ESVrU)

109 Once more, we play our dangerous game, a game of chess against our old adversary - The American Navy. For forty years, your fathers before you and your older brothers played this game and played it well. But today the game is different. We have the advantage. Then, and when we are finished, the only sound they will hear is our laughter, while we sail to Havana, where the sun is warm, and so is the comradeship. A great day, comrades. We sail into history.
Posted by: Drunk Russian Navy Commander at February 13, 2026 07:47 AM (hXJe5)

I’d swear this is from The Hunt for Red October…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 13, 2026 07:53 AM (fQqaC)

110 "It will be interesting to see if the NYC city government can run a "free" grocery store as efficiently as faith-based charities can run a food pantry."

Well...it's government, so I vote " As well as government running a whore house'.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 07:54 AM (iMotb)

111 Thank you, J.J.

Prayers continue to ascend for you and spouse.
May her escape from hospital to recovery room near the home be pain-free and seamless.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 07:54 AM (u82oZ)

112 What the hell kind of a name is Claudia Scheinbaum for a president of Mexico. Someone gives me that name in a vacuum and I’m thinking Europe…. Bring back Antonio López de Santa Anna
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 13, 2026 07:51 AM (fQqaC)
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The same way Alberto Fujimori was the corrupt dictator of Peru and Christina Kirchner corrupt dictator of Argentina.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 07:54 AM (RIvkX)

113
It will be interesting to see if the NYC city government can run a "free" grocery store as efficiently as faith-based charities can run a food pantry.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 13, 2026 07:53 AM (ESVrU)

Mmmmmm, I'm betting on "no".

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 07:54 AM (tgvbd)

114 That's a good thing, right?

RIGHT??????
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 13, 2026 07:46 AM (UzL96)

The article says Miss America is open to anyone without a dick.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 07:55 AM (gbOdA)

115 “Fat” Matt Smith refers to illegal aliens as “undocumented” and believes that ICE should focus on violent illegal alien criminals. He doesn’t seem to understand that when you stroll across the border, you are a criminal.

He is not recommended for the TX-19 Congressional district primary. YMMV

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 13, 2026 07:55 AM (O3dBq)

116 It will be interesting to see if the NYC city government can run a "free" grocery store as efficiently as faith-based charities can run a food pantry.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 13, 2026 07:53 AM (ESVrU)

It only runs for 5 days.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 07:56 AM (gbOdA)

117 J.J. Just saw comment #3. Excellent. Happy weekend!

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 07:57 AM (u82oZ)

118 That firestarter gal is definitely lucky she didn’t light herself the way she carelessly whipped that bottle of lighter fluid around. Obviously not the sharpest knife in the drawer….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 13, 2026 07:58 AM (fQqaC)

119
Once more, we play our dangerous game, a game of chess against our old adversary - The American Navy. For forty years, your fathers before you and your older brothers played this game and played it well.

Way, way back when, there was a list of "perfect" institutions:

- The British Parliament
- The French Opera
- The Russian Ballet
- The Roman Curia
- The German General Staff

I'm going to go on a limb and add "The US Navy", whatever its current problems.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 07:58 AM (tgvbd)

120 What the hell kind of a name is Claudia Scheinbaum for a president of Mexico. Someone gives me that name in a vacuum and I’m thinking Europe….

The WEF's "every country will be run by a low-IQ lesbian" plan is paying dividends?

Posted by: Ian S. at February 13, 2026 07:59 AM (QZThv)

121 At CNN
Kathy Ruemmler is resigning as chief legal officer at Goldman Sachs amid increased scrutiny of her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

I have heard that name before.
White House Counsel
In office
June 30, 2011 – June 2, 2014
President Barack Obama

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 07:59 AM (gbOdA)

122 Triscuit-deckaphobia: Fear of a 13-sided triscuit...
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 13, 2026 06:58 AM (x0n13)

Ha! I rediscovered the wonderful word “mondegreen” last night… hilarity will ensue

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 13, 2026 08:00 AM (fQqaC)

123 The article says Miss America is open to anyone without a dick.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 07:55 AM (gbOdA)

If she only opens for someone without a dick, I guess that would make her a turtle bumper...

Posted by: Boswell at February 13, 2026 08:00 AM (j10i6)

124
Mexico: another stupid country that would rather blame the US for all its problems than take care of them themselves.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 08:00 AM (tgvbd)

125 I've never understood the jazz hands over Cuba.

As a strategic vulnerability, fucking Kennedy should have rolled in there like Rommel and wiped out the Castros.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 13, 2026 08:00 AM (xFfhU)

126 The "free" market in NYC was a gimmick for Poly market. A full time "free" market would be a crime ridden , empty of food hellhole

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 13, 2026 08:01 AM (Ggsrp)

127 The WEF's "every country will be run by a low-IQ lesbian" plan is paying dividends?
Posted by: Ian S. at February 13, 2026 07:59 AM (QZThv)

She may be a lesbian, but Claudia Schienbaum has been married twice and has two kids. Maybe she's just low IQ and straight.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 08:03 AM (rZCVI)

128 How many of these "free grocery stores" is Mamdani suggesting to open? It's simple virtue signaling if it's any less than 10,000 to feed NYC.

I'm sure he knows that.

But, anyway...

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2026 08:05 AM (jtM2q)

129 The same way Alberto Fujimori was the corrupt dictator of Peru and Christina Kirchner corrupt dictator of Argentina.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 07:54 AM (RIvkX)

Fujimori's daughter is a popular politician now.

I bet half of Peru would vote for Alberto now if he wasn't pushing up daisies.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 08:06 AM (6ydKt)

130 Hadrian the Seventh

My view from the inside is the USN in the 80's and 90's was very good, not great. It helped to have no press at sea. Plus weaker opponents. There were pillars of strength that kept rot at bay.

Entropy is the hardest opponent.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 08:06 AM (u82oZ)

131 Alarm bells just rang at San Francisco's 2 buzziest tech companies
Researchers from OpenAI and Anthropic just departed, loudly

By Stephen Council,
Tech Reporter
Feb 12, 2026
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks at a panel on artificial intelligence in Berlin on Feb. 7, 2025.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks at a panel on artificial intelligence in Berlin on Feb. 7, 2025.
John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Images

OpenAI and Anthropic, San Francisco’s competing artificial intelligence labs, shared a dubious honor this week. Both saw a departing researcher sound an alarm about their company in tremendously public fashion.
===
This morning on SFGate

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 08:08 AM (RIvkX)

132 Russia is expected to supply oil and petroleum products to Cuba as humanitarian aid in the near future"

"near future" = "12th of never"

FWIW, there's no "blocade" against other products...

Cuba Libre!

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:10 AM (XuXeR)

133 The best thing that ever came out of Mexico was ~~Ricardo Montalban~~ USAF BG Robert Cardenas.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 13, 2026 08:10 AM (zdLoL)

134 Triscuits and flapjacks should be banned as public nuisances!

Posted by: I Like Plump Foods! at February 13, 2026 08:10 AM (oftw2)

135 The ICE Drawdown In Minneapolis Is Probably A Surge To California

Why can't we have ICE Surges in Red States? Large, dramatic, high intensity surges that will psychologically shock the criminals out of our AO and into the shithole states and cities that enjoy murder, death, drugs, human trafficking and rape?

It bothers me as to why the prodigals always get the most favorable treatment.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 13, 2026 08:11 AM (a4flb)

136 Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2026 08:05 AM (jtM2q)

The "NY Post" which is not a fan of Mamdani had a good headline referring to it as "groce incompetence"

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 08:11 AM (rZCVI)

137 Mornin’, All. Happy Friday.

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 08:11 AM (77rzZ)

138
Why can't we have ICE Surges in Red States?

LEOs are more cooperative. Illegal gets arrested, local enforcement tells ICE, ICE picks them up and ships them off.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 08:12 AM (tgvbd)

139 Entropy is the hardest opponent.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 08:06 AM (u82oZ)

They need to work on some steering skills today, apparently.

Two Navy ships collided in the Caribbean during a refuel the other day.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 08:13 AM (6ydKt)

140 Alarm bells just rang at San Francisco's 2 buzziest tech companies
Researchers from OpenAI and Anthropic just departed, loudly

While I like the use of metaphors, the use here, without any other explanation, is just click-bait.

What the hell do you mean by "alarm"? Can it get any more vague?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 13, 2026 08:13 AM (a4flb)

141 Kennedy should have rolled in there like Rommel

Pretty much Bay of Pigs in a nutshell.
No air support, inadequate supply train.
Have the locals take the point (Itals, in North Africa).
Rommel all over.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 13, 2026 08:14 AM (zdLoL)

142 135 Why can't we have ICE Surges in Red States? Large, dramatic, high intensity surges that will psychologically shock the criminals out of our AO and into the shithole states and cities that enjoy murder, death, drugs, human trafficking and rape?

It bothers me as to why the prodigals always get the most favorable treatment.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 13, 2026 08:11 AM (a4flb)

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Because every time an illegal gets pulled over for a busted tail light in TX, the police call ICE and have them picked up and deported.

By far the most deportations are happening in Texas.

You just demand theater, not results.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 08:14 AM (GBKbO)

143 Hard to port is not a drinking call

Posted by: Ben Had at February 13, 2026 08:14 AM (0KSrI)

144 138
Why can't we have ICE Surges in Red States?

LEOs are more cooperative. Illegal gets arrested, local enforcement tells ICE, ICE picks them up and ships them off.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 08:12 AM (tgvbd)

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But the New York Times isn't talking about it, so it's not happening.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 08:15 AM (GBKbO)

145 Why can't we have ICE Surges in Red States? Large, dramatic, high intensity surges that will psychologically shock the criminals out of our AO and into the shithole states and cities that enjoy murder, death, drugs, human trafficking and rape?

It bothers me as to why the prodigals always get the most favorable treatment.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 13, 2026 08:11 AM (a4flb)

They did some raids here in SC last year.
Nancy Mace rode along with them on one of them.

Haven't heard anything since, though.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 08:15 AM (6ydKt)

146 107 The best thing that ever came out of Mexico was Ricardo Montalban.
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 13, 2026 07:52 AM
-----
The Chrysler Cordoba!

Posted by: With rich Corinthian leather! at February 13, 2026 08:15 AM (2Ez/1)

147 Too bad about Carrie Prejean. I remember when she was in that beauty pageant and got in trouble for saying something that teh gheys didn’t like.

Now she’s just a nut.

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 08:16 AM (77rzZ)

148 Why can't we have ICE Surges in Red States?"

Well, we support detention/departures/GTFO in this area, so...

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:16 AM (XuXeR)

149 Will these free grocery stores be having some bacca and 40 oz malt liquor?

Axing for a friend...

Posted by: Rep.Lamonica McIver, Ghetto Hoochie at February 13, 2026 08:16 AM (hXJe5)

150 [LEOs are more cooperative. Illegal gets arrested, local enforcement tells ICE, ICE picks them up and ships them off.

Exactly. They coöperate which means more illegals scooped up per hour than the uncoöperative states.

Its like you have a high yield oil field where the petroleum just freely seeps out of the ground, but you insist on going to the most barren and difficult area to squeeze a few drops out of granite.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 13, 2026 08:17 AM (a4flb)

151 By far the most deportations are happening in Texas. You just demand theater, not results.

The cartels are a problem in South Texas. But that will require military - not ICE.

Posted by: Mortimer Duke at February 13, 2026 08:17 AM (43RKp)

152 They literally boo G*d and invoke Jesus when they think they are making a point to which they have no understanding.

I'm reminded of the meme of the smug looking bastard saying (paraphrasing) "I know more about Jesus than you do. I don't believe in him but you'll do what I say because he agrees with me."

Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 08:17 AM (svLOV)

153 SpeakingOf

Saw that. Two sailors injured. This accident pattern has been a thing for 80 years. Which is why it is done so much, besides extending on-station time.

Even in my day, had three very calls, but no swapping paint.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 08:17 AM (u82oZ)

154 145 They did some raids here in SC last year.
Nancy Mace rode along with them on one of them.

Haven't heard anything since, though.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 08:15 AM (6ydKt)

=======

I remember the Jacksonville construction site raid from last year. Hundreds of illegals suddenly sprinting.

The funniest thing about MN is that their illegal population is probably only about 50-60K. ICE picked up about a fifth of them in the last month.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 08:17 AM (GBKbO)

155 Then, arguably, we are already at war over Ukraine.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 07:39 AM (ExV1e)

Yes, which is stupid, because we can't win there. But Democrats do stupid stuff like that a lot.

Trump gets that, and he's working to wind it down, and if Putin thinks this is some kind of negotiating tactic, he's a fool.

Russia moving against us in Cuba would ruin that. Trump can't appear to be capitulating.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 13, 2026 08:18 AM (BI5O2)

156 The cartels are a problem in South Texas"

Yes. OTOH, the current admin is doing good work on that front as well (just not getting the press. Damn shame)

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:18 AM (XuXeR)

157 SpeakingOf

The US Navy tends to not learn new lessons, but has old lessons well learned thrust upon a new group of people.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 08:18 AM (u82oZ)

158 When the cat craps in it's carrier and get sthe poo all over itself, forcing you to wash kitty in the kitchen sink while getting clawed to death, one could rethink the entire kitty road trip idea.

My recent trip to the Vet with my kitty went just this way. Also had to shampoo my carpet and throw away a towel.

Posted by: Cats At Home Only at February 13, 2026 08:19 AM (oftw2)

159 The only reason I’m even lightly following the Guthrie case is that it turns into more and more of a Keystone Cops show every day.

The investigators are fucking this up even more than they fucked up the Jon Benet Ramsey case.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 13, 2026 08:20 AM (otNgF)

160 150 Exactly. They coöperate which means more illegals scooped up per hour than the uncoöperative states.

Its like you have a high yield oil field where the petroleum just freely seeps out of the ground, but you insist on going to the most barren and difficult area to squeeze a few drops out of granite.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 13, 2026 08:17 AM (a4flb)

======

Well, the deportation force in non-sanctuary states includes every law officer working for the state since they hand over illegals to ICE.

That's not happening in non-sanctuary states, so DHS has to surge with its own forces.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 08:20 AM (GBKbO)

161 Navies don't learn things. People do.

Posted by: Spoken in the voice of Don Rumsfeld at February 13, 2026 08:20 AM (2Ez/1)

162 Davy Jones Locker!! Great reference JJ

Posted by: Jonah at February 13, 2026 08:21 AM (YCxFk)

163 Keystone Cops show every day."

My $.02 is that this is how most PDs operate... it ain't like the tv/movies/novels

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:21 AM (XuXeR)

164 Posted by: Lady in Black at February

Frida Kahlo was an interesting artist who was born in Mexico. Also, it was a country which a number of Saints came out of including Saint Juan Diego.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 08:21 AM (PFs9e)

165 I hope the Cubans don't empty out their jails and send them north again this summer. Seriously messed up timing for us. Rubio needs to pull a rabbit out of his hat.

Posted by: pawn at February 13, 2026 08:21 AM (uvB+6)

166 Morning, all. Thanks, JJ and prayers up for your wife.

H7, the Big Dummy was a crossword clue the other day:
Russian sight hound.

Off to the local farm community to buy stuff like a drunk sailor in port- stocking up for the spring!

Posted by: sal at February 13, 2026 08:21 AM (f+FmA)

167 133 The best thing that ever came out of Mexico was ~~Ricardo Montalban~~, ~~USAF BG Robert Cardenas.~~

Katy Jurado

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 08:22 AM (F24MQ)

168 Furthermore, I keep reading article after article about how AI is expected to replace legions of white-collar workers. The CEO of Microsoft and of Anthropic are measuring this in months, not years. Saying well over 50% of the work performed by entry-level people will be replaced.

So when do we ship home the millions of H1-Bs?

What kind of fool is going to finance mountains of debt for a worthless degree where there is no job market awaiting?

Why aren't tech schools exploding in new students since the predictions also say that there will be over a million worker shortage in the next couple years

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 13, 2026 08:22 AM (a4flb)

169 And I think Trump means to rid the island of the commies one way or another.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2026 07:

I kinda doubt it... if VZ is any indicator, he probably plans to leave the Communist regime in power, as long as they are willing to follow his orders.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 13, 2026 08:23 AM (BI5O2)

170 predictions also say"

Hmmm.

"predictions"???

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:23 AM (XuXeR)

171 165 I hope the Cubans don't empty out their jails and send them north again this summer. Seriously messed up timing for us. Rubio needs to pull a rabbit out of his hat.
Posted by: pawn
---

Was it Carter or Clinton that pumped that up?
so many idiots

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 08:23 AM (F24MQ)

172 Mexico's leader, Claudia Scheinbaum is an avowed socialist and no great fan of America

While she's no Stalin obviously, Mexico is even more of dystopian shithole under her then it was under their last despots. Isn't it comical that no matter how many socialists you elect to lead a country you never end up with the socialist paradise the left constantly tells us electing socialists will bring?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 08:23 AM (sKqQm)

173 Was it Carter"

Si.

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:23 AM (XuXeR)

174 Good morning JJ, Horde

Posted by: callsign claymore at February 13, 2026 08:23 AM (y0uQx)

175 159. Right Tom. The Pima County Sherrif is a woke DEI hack, who hates Trump and his FBI. He won a close race against a deputy sheriff who is well respected by rank and file

Posted by: Jonah at February 13, 2026 08:24 AM (YCxFk)

176 Isn't it comical that no matter how many socialists you elect to lead a country you never end up with the socialist paradise the left constantly tells us electing socialists will bring?"

Well, it's never been done right. Or something...

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:24 AM (XuXeR)

177 Today Is National Cheddar Day.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 13, 2026 08:24 AM (NpAcC)

178 176 Isn't it comical that no matter how many socialists you elect to lead a country you never end up with the socialist paradise the left constantly tells us electing socialists will bring?"

Well, it's never been done right. Or something...

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:24 AM (XuXeR)

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The Sorbonne failed Pol Pot in teaching him true socialism?!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 08:24 AM (GBKbO)

179 What kind of fool is going to finance mountains of debt for a worthless degree where there is no job market awaiting?
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Ooh I know this one.

The U.S. taxpayer.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 08:24 AM (RIvkX)

180 169 And I think Trump means to rid the island of the commies one way or another.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2026 07:
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Yup. When he said he wants a clean and independent Western Hemisphere, he meant it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 08:25 AM (F24MQ)

181 The Sorbonne failed Pol Pot in teaching him true socialism?!"

Oui!

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:25 AM (XuXeR)

182 The US Navy tends to not learn new lessons, but has old lessons well learned thrust upon a new group of people.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 08:18 AM (u82oZ)

Sink the oiler first!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 08:25 AM (ExV1e)

183 Frida Kahlo was an interesting artist who was born in Mexico. Also, it was a country which a number of Saints came out of including Saint Juan Diego.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 08:21 AM (PFs9e)

My favorite: Fr. Miguel Pro, a martyr of the Cristeros rebellion.

Posted by: sal at February 13, 2026 08:25 AM (f+FmA)

184 129 I bet half of Peru would vote for Alberto now if he wasn't pushing up daisies.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 08:06 AM (6ydKt)

If he could be Frankenstein'd back to life, I'd vote for him to be US president if it meant he got rid of the commies.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 08:25 AM (iXqHn)

185 Ooh I know this one.

The U.S. taxpayer."

What was the question? Oh, - "who pays for everything, everywhere?"

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:26 AM (XuXeR)

186 177 Today Is National Cheddar Day.
Posted by: redridinghood

I just don't give Edam, Jack!

Posted by: Cheesemonger Mario at February 13, 2026 08:26 AM (oftw2)

187 179
Ooh I know this one.

The U.S. taxpayer.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 08:24 AM (RIvkX)

=======

With the OBBB, federal subsidies of student debt are down...a lot:

https://x.com/MarcGoldwein/status/
2021223517908238459

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 08:26 AM (GBKbO)

188 172. Making it more difficult for American tourists to visit and bring gringo dollars, is what scares the Mexican socialists

Posted by: Jonah at February 13, 2026 08:26 AM (YCxFk)

189 Why does not Cuba trade with 1 of the other 167 countries?

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 08:26 AM (gbOdA)

190 Next time your local school allows these little Che Guevara's
out to piss protest, demand the average GPA scores from the indoctrination clinic.

Posted by: Boris Pasternak at February 13, 2026 08:27 AM (7PzIc)

191 I just don’t buy all the AI hype regarding it sidelining millions of workers… ain’t gonna happen in my lifetime…. Turns out even Waymo’s “self driving” cars depend on human operators sitting on console somewhere to help them out of difficult “corner” situations….

In my little corner of the tech world no one’s gonna trust AI to design or even sell off HW. Nope

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 13, 2026 08:27 AM (ZCxQ+)

192 Why does not Cuba trade with 1 of the other 167 countries?"

No US taxpayers...

(see, it's the answer to every question!)

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:27 AM (XuXeR)

193 DHS warned that Sherrill’s approach endangers public safety and ICE officers, citing a rise in violence against agents./i]

Its funny because I remember back when Lon Horiuchi summarily executed Vicki Weaver who was unarmed, absolutely no thread to anyone, breaking no lawns, and carrying a baby at the time, the left argued in mass that if you associate with people disobeying "lawful" government actions and you get shot that is on you and not only did they dismiss charges against Lon, they declared anyone that wanted him charged to be a traitor, a racist, and a NAZI.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 08:27 AM (sKqQm)

194 192 Why does not Cuba trade with 1 of the other 167 countries?"

No US taxpayers...

(see, it's the answer to every question!)

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:27 AM (XuXeR)

=======

What is the air speed of an unladen swallow?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 08:27 AM (GBKbO)

195 And in contrast to the boobettes of the day, here we have peak Ricardo Montalbaum for the 'ettes":

https://tinyurl.com/mtzfuns8

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 08:27 AM (PFs9e)

196 >>>While she's no Stalin obviously, Mexico is even more of dystopian shithole under her then it was under their last despots. Isn't it comical that no matter how many socialists you elect to lead a country you never end up with the socialist paradise the left constantly tells us electing socialists will bring?
Posted by: 18-1 at
---

Santa Anna said, 'the Mexican people are too stupid to have a democracy'.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 08:27 AM (F24MQ)

197 Why aren't tech schools exploding in new students since the predictions also say that there will be over a million worker shortage in the next couple years
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 13, 2026 08:22 AM (a4flb)

I had a video recommended just yesterday talking about how gen z was ditching college for tech schools. I didn't watch the video to see if they thought that was a bad thing or not.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 08:28 AM (ExV1e)

198 What is the air speed of an unladen swallow?"

Duh. The US taxpayer.

Adams was wrong. It's not 42

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:28 AM (XuXeR)

199 My recent trip to the Vet with my kitty went just this way. Also had to shampoo my carpet and throw away a towel.
Posted by: Cats At Home Only

I brought my cats into the vet for a checkup. The only thing that we didn't get was a stool sample. My grouchy one was poked, prodded and blood work done. We put him back in his carrier. About thirty seconds later, I tell the tech that we have a stool sample.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 08:28 AM (svLOV)

200 200

Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 08:28 AM (svLOV)

201 198 What is the air speed of an unladen swallow?"

Duh. The US taxpayer.

Adams was wrong. It's not 42

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:28 AM (XuXeR)

======

What do you mean?

African or European US Taxpayer?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 08:29 AM (GBKbO)

202 Posted by: sal at February 13, 2026 08:25 AM (f+FmA)

Thanks. I don't know of him. I'll have to look him up.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 08:29 AM (PFs9e)

203 159. Right Tom. The Pima County Sherrif is a woke DEI hack, who hates Trump and his FBI. He won a close race against a deputy sheriff who is well respected by rank and file
Posted by: Jonah at February 13, 2026 08:24 AM (YCxFk)

Wasn’t that guy seen in public at a college basketball game just days after the abduction? The case clearly has his full attention

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 13, 2026 08:29 AM (ZCxQ+)

204 I didn't watch the video to see if they thought that was a bad thing or not.

It was framed as a good thing and the youngsters were really enthusiastic about the work.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 08:29 AM (svLOV)

205 I'm sure it helped that back in the day when the sailors did screw up and ships collided that it didn't become international news within a few hours.

We probably never heard about them before the internet.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 08:29 AM (6ydKt)

206 Reminder to all the 'rons-
Tomorrow is Valentine's Day. 💝

Posted by: redridinghood at February 13, 2026 08:29 AM (NpAcC)

207 African or European US Taxpayer?"

Ah, Oui?

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:30 AM (XuXeR)

208 Didn't Lon Horiuchi receive a medal for murdering an American?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 08:30 AM (F24MQ)

209 207 African or European US Taxpayer?"

Ah, Oui?

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:30 AM (XuXeR)

====

You have to know these sorts of things to be king.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 08:30 AM (GBKbO)

210 Morning all

Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 08:30 AM (kndiG)

211 Pima County Sherrif is a woke DEI hack"

Aren't most metro area sherrifs just political junkers?

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:31 AM (XuXeR)

212 I looked up exact the quote from Santa Anna and it is an interesting one

A hundred years to come my people will not be fit for liberty. They do not know what it is, unenlightened as they are, and under the influence of [the] Catholic clergy, a despotism is the proper government for them

Sounds like any number of leftists after they get power doesn't it?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 08:31 AM (sKqQm)

213 January CPI under expectations

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 08:31 AM (RIvkX)

214 You have to know these sorts of things to be king."

Si.
Dachkhat...

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:32 AM (XuXeR)

215 206 Reminder to all the 'rons-
Tomorrow is Valentine's Day.
Posted by: redridinghood

And today is my wife's birthday. Pray for my bank balance and credit card.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 08:32 AM (svLOV)

216 Didn't Lon Horiuchi receive a medal for murdering an American?
Posted by: Braenyard

No. He received a medal for murdering an American mother holding a baby.

Big distinction.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 08:32 AM (kndiG)

217 The only reason I’m even lightly following the Guthrie case is that it turns into more and more of a Keystone Cops show every day.

The investigators are fucking this up even more than they fucked up the Jon Benet Ramsey case.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 13, 2026 08:20 AM (otNgF)

I'm starting to think it's all a hoax.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 13, 2026 08:32 AM (g8Ew8)

218 Mexico is probably starting to feel some pressure from all the repatriados who are allegedly being shunned back home.

Posted by: pawn at February 13, 2026 08:32 AM (uvB+6)

219 Didn't Lon Horiuchi receive a medal for murdering an American?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 08:30 AM (F24MQ)

Federales who kill right wing people always do.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 08:33 AM (ExV1e)

220 Ooooo, sounds like a "safety standdown" for surface units in CENTCOM Navy is in need of happening.

That's where all operations are suspended for a day and people sit in boring lectures in between breaks where mass quantities of coffee and donuts are consumed.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 13, 2026 08:33 AM (Y1sOo)

221 I'm starting to think it's all a hoax."

Which is the hoax - the "kidnapping" or the Pima county kops?

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:33 AM (XuXeR)

222 Happy birthday Mrs. pax

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 08:33 AM (RIvkX)

223 221 I'm starting to think it's all a hoax."

Which is the hoax - the "kidnapping" or the Pima county kops?

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:33 AM (XuXeR)

======

EVERYTHING.

It's all a simulation, man.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 08:33 AM (GBKbO)

224 Marine died in the Navy collision.
Fell overboard.

RIP

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 08:34 AM (gbOdA)

225
*I just don't give Edam, Jack!*

That's a Gouda one.

Posted by: Cheesy McCheeseface at February 13, 2026 08:34 AM (2Ez/1)

226 mass quantities of coffee "

That reminds me. Need moar coffeve. Back later...

Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:34 AM (XuXeR)

227 >>>I just don't give Edam, Jack!

Posted by: Cheesemonger Mario

>If it's a gouda for you, it's a gouda for me.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 13, 2026 08:34 AM (xFfhU)

228 Having a knowledge of history looking at what the left claimed to believe in the 90s and comparing it to now is comical.

Back then the left wanted anyone that joined a militia to "defend their community from the government" thrown in prison if not summarily executed.

And here's the thing that makes it even more insane - they argued the same damn things they argued in the 90s after Jan 6, 2021.

The only principle they've held consistently is people opposing a leftwing government should be punished and maybe killed, people opposing a rightwing government should be rewarded and protected no matter what actions they take to do so.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 08:35 AM (sKqQm)

229 I just don't give Edam, Jack!
Posted by: Cheesemonger Mario at February 13, 2026 08:26 AM (oftw2)
********
This might sound cheesy, but the Democrats are grating on my last nerve.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 13, 2026 08:35 AM (NpAcC)

230 Consumer prices rose 2.4% annually in January, less than expected

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 08:35 AM (gbOdA)

231 >>>
Sounds like any number of leftists after they get power doesn't it?
Posted by: 18-1
--

They threw him out of the country a couple of times.
He kept coming back and taking over.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 08:35 AM (F24MQ)

232 And today is my wife's birthday. Pray for my bank balance and credit card.
Posted by: NR Pax

in nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti

Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 08:36 AM (kndiG)

233 Consumer prices rose 2.4% annually in January, less than expected
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 08:35 AM (gbOdA)

So tariffs aren't going to kill us all?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 08:37 AM (ExV1e)

234 Oh and another one of these "the left said exactly the opposite think about people protesting the government then as compared to what they say now" Lavoy Fincum was one of the Bundy protestors.

They temporarily took over a BLM facility. After doing so the feds pursued them and in Fincum's case chased him down and shot him in the back.

The government and FNM argued it was a good shoot solely because he was armed and involved in an anti-government protest even though at the time his pistol was holstered, he was wandering in the woods, and again he was shot in the back.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 08:37 AM (sKqQm)

235 And today is my wife's birthday. Pray for my bank balance and credit card.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 08:32 AM (svLOV)
*****
Sending birthday wishes to your wife.
You've got your work cut out for you with back to back celebrations.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 13, 2026 08:38 AM (NpAcC)

236 Which is the hoax - the "kidnapping" or the Pima county kops?
Posted by: man at February 13, 2026 08:33 AM (XuXeR)

The kidnapping. Great way to get publicity. She'll show up somewhere with a tale of horror and woe. The MFM will be clamoring to get her on their payroll. She can name her price.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 13, 2026 08:38 AM (g8Ew8)

237 Stop being Negative Nancys and try to muenster up a little courage.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 13, 2026 08:38 AM (xFfhU)

238 233 Consumer prices rose 2.4% annually in January, less than expected
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 08:35 AM (gbOdA)

So tariffs aren't going to kill us all?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 08:37 AM (ExV1e)

======

"Tariffs don't cause inflation. They're deflationary, if anything."
-economists for 100 years

"Tariffs cause inflation. This is a well known thing."
-Fed Chair when Republican proposes tariffs

*silence*
-economists

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 08:38 AM (GBKbO)

239 >So tariffs aren't going to kill us all?

I died from Net Neutrality.

Posted by: But I got better at February 13, 2026 08:38 AM (2Ez/1)

240 They threw him out of the country a couple of times.
He kept coming back and taking over.

Supposedly after being kicked out the last time he introduced chewing gum to the American market...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 08:38 AM (sKqQm)

241 No. He received a medal for murdering an American mother holding a baby.

Big distinction.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 08:32 AM (kndiG)

People warned me that you couldn't trust William Barr as AG because he gave Horiuchi that medal after clearing him of wrongdoing.

But did I believe them? No.

While he did some things right, especially in relation to the Russia Hoax, he certainly showed his true colors come election 2020 and J6.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 08:39 AM (6ydKt)

242 “ Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you.”

Isaiah 54:10

Posted by: Marcus T at February 13, 2026 08:39 AM (iETvL)

243 Nobody should be expected to observe Valentine’s Day after they’re married.

My wife and I more or less ignore it now.

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 08:40 AM (77rzZ)

244 218 Mexico is probably starting to feel some pressure from all the repatriados who are allegedly being shunned back home.
Posted by: pawn
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America has always been a relief valve for Mexico's overpopulation. The valve is now, for the first time, shut. Not only that. The flow has been reversed.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 08:40 AM (F24MQ)

245 Man, I sure am bummed that the Guthries, who hate Trump, are being poorly served by the sheriff, who also hates Trump. Very sad indeed.

Posted by: ingest feces and perish at February 13, 2026 08:41 AM (E/R8X)

246 Inflation is caused by the government printing more dollars because it is spending more money then it is taking in.

There are two ways to lower inflation: cut spending and raise taxes.

Tariffs are taxes, and as such are inherently anti-inflationary. The amounts of money we are taking about here is small compared to the deficit so the improvement in turn would be small, but they can't be inflationary.

And the funny thing is whenever the left acknowledges inflation their answer is ALWAYS raise taxes, never cut spending. But we've somehow found the one singular tax they oppose

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 08:41 AM (sKqQm)

247 I used to have a different nic

You know why I hate that phrase. Sound naval tactics, but ...

BuShips needs to arm our oilers with "technology."

And a good Navy day to you.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 08:42 AM (u82oZ)

248 There are some leftists being pushed into my hate feed that are now defending ... Castro.

See, they're pretending all these Cubans who fled Cuba are actually white racists who fled because Castro ordered desegregation.
"The Cuba you fled is not the same Cuba today, whitey!"

Bad Bunny Leftists who still think it's the 1950s everywhere in the world.
"Look at me: I'm on the largest stage at the biggest sporting event of the year--I'm fighting oppression!"

Dumbass, you ARE the machine of oppression now.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 13, 2026 08:42 AM (HXT0k)

249 >>>But did I believe them? No.

While he did some things right, especially in relation to the Russia Hoax, he certainly showed his true colors come election 2020 and J6.
Posted by: SpeakingOf
---

If they betray you once they will betray you again.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 08:42 AM (F24MQ)

250 243 Nobody should be expected to observe Valentine’s Day after they’re married.
++++
Haha. Enjoy the couch.

Posted by: Wives everywhere at February 13, 2026 08:42 AM (2Ez/1)

251 246 And the funny thing is whenever the left acknowledges inflation their answer is ALWAYS raise taxes, never cut spending. But we've somehow found the one singular tax they oppose

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 08:41 AM (sKqQm)

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They don't oppose them.

They screamed that the sky would fall under Trump's China tariffs in his first term.

Biden not only didn't repeal the tariffs, he expanded them.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 08:42 AM (GBKbO)

252 And the funny thing is whenever the left acknowledges inflation their answer is ALWAYS raise taxes, never cut spending. But we've somehow found the one singular tax they oppose
Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 08:41 AM (sKqQm)

It's because it's a tax levied on someone other than Americans who're trying to not be wards of the state.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 08:43 AM (ExV1e)

253
Russia talks a big game about everything.

I'll bet the 6,0000 tourists they have stranded in Cuba would like an option other than returning to the rodina.

Posted by: Auspex at February 13, 2026 08:43 AM (Y8DZL)

254 Mrs. F. traditionally receives a 1 lb. box of See's Nuts & Chews but that is off-limits this hear because she has a temporary crown.

Maybe a char siu pork bun instead those are nice and soft.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 08:43 AM (RIvkX)

255 244 The valve is now, for the first time, shut.

Pikers.
— Ignatius Reilly

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 08:44 AM (77rzZ)

256 Nobody should be expected to observe Valentine’s Day after they’re married.

My wife and I more or less ignore it now.
Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 08:40 AM (77rzZ)

My wife knows I love her…. But I do always try to get her some token (usually just a card) on valentines, her birthday, our anniversary etc…. I probably should do more but she’s used to my laziness in this regard

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 13, 2026 08:44 AM (fQqaC)

257 And a good Navy day to you.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 08:42 AM (u82oZ)

Supposed to be foggy here today. If that's not a good Navy day I don't know what is.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 08:44 AM (ExV1e)

258 nd in contrast to the boobettes of the day, here we have peak Ricardo Montalbaum for the 'ettes":

**********

Ricardo "The Rabbi" Montalbaum - a limerick

Montalbaum the Sunday school go-getter
Was choosing what Bible book was better
Maybe one of Paul's epistles?
All the options made him bristle
He couldn't decide, "Which Corinthian letter?"

Posted by: muldoon at February 13, 2026 08:44 AM (qgHp7)

259
I'm female and think Valentine's Day is stupid.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 08:44 AM (3ek7K)

260 I'm not superstitious, but I am a little stitious.

Posted by: Josephistan at February 13, 2026 08:45 AM (y9ksN)

261 It's go time!!

Montalbaum, Montalbaum, Montalbaum

Posted by: muldoon at February 13, 2026 08:45 AM (qgHp7)

262 BuShips became NavShips in 1966. NavShips became NavSea in 1974.

Posted by: Please make a note of it at February 13, 2026 08:46 AM (2Ez/1)

263 “ Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.”

Ephesians 5:25-27

Every day should be “valentines” day.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 13, 2026 08:46 AM (iETvL)

264 Libs of TikTok has already issued a call to make her famous:

https://tinyurl.com/yjthzkz6
---
White women have lost their f'ing minds.

Felony arson charges, 10 years minimum.

All to protest to keep murderers, rapist, pedos and gang members in the US?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 13, 2026 08:46 AM (HXT0k)

265 Mrs. F. traditionally receives a 1 lb. box of See's Nuts & Chews but that is off-limits this hear because she has a temporary crown.

Maybe a char siu pork bun instead those are nice and soft.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 08:43 AM (RIvkX)

Chocolate covered strawberries.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 08:47 AM (ExV1e)

266 We still have chocolate left over from Christmas gifts from the school bus kids. We have flowers almost every week because I get a little bouquet for the altar at church . If spouse got me a little card with a nice personal sentiment he included for Valentine's Day that would be fine.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 08:47 AM (TIRHP)

267 The time to celebrate your love is every day.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 13, 2026 08:47 AM (0KSrI)

268 > Man, I sure am bummed that the Guthries, who hate Trump, are being poorly served by the sheriff, who also hates Trump. Very sad indeed.
------------
*adjusts tinfoil hat*

The "kidnapper* seen in sketchy B&W photos is an anti-Trump operative. At a point yet to be determined a "message" will be received. The message will announce a shadowy group of illegals has abducted Nancy Guthrie to demonstrate what it feels like to have someone snatched off the street by ICE.

They will then demand the return of some unnamed illegals, or else.

The media will have a field day. Trump will be forced to backtrack on the whole deportation op.

Five years from now it will be revealed to have been a CIA plot all along and the Guthrie's were in on it.

*removes tinfoil hat*

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2026 08:48 AM (jtM2q)

269 245. Touche. Savannah's first call, apparently, was to Trump hating Senator Mark Kelly

Posted by: Jonah at February 13, 2026 08:48 AM (YCxFk)

270 The time to celebrate your love is every day.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 13, 2026 08:47 AM (0KSrI)

You're just a big softie. Hugs.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 08:48 AM (ExV1e)

271 268 The media will have a field day. Trump will be forced to backtrack on the whole deportation op.

Five years from now it will be revealed to have been a CIA plot all along and the Guthrie's were in on it.

*removes tinfoil hat*

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2026 08:48 AM (jtM2q)

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This is just crazy because Tim Walz defeated Trump in Minnesota and all deportations are over already.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 08:49 AM (GBKbO)

272 And a good Navy day to you.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 08:42 AM (u82oZ)

Supposed to be foggy here today. If that's not a good Navy day I don't know what is.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 08:44 AM (ExV1e)

A good infantry day is 34 degrees, raining, windy, very muddy while climbing a steep mountain.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 13, 2026 08:49 AM (g8Ew8)

273 I hear that Republicans are actually "moving toward" criminalizing sanctuary city mayors who defy federal immigration laws! Such political courage!

Posted by: Ordinary American at February 13, 2026 08:49 AM (fZiTB)

274 Trump will be forced to backtrack on the whole deportation op.

Well, I don't think that's going to happen.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 08:49 AM (TIRHP)

275
Like penis head Kelly could do anything.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 08:49 AM (3ek7K)

276 It's because it's a tax levied on someone other than Americans who're trying to not be wards of the state.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 08:43 AM (ExV1e)

Which is why I wonder if a national sales tax would work better than a national income tax.

Well, opposed to having no federal tax, obviously.

Since tariffs are a sort of sales tax, it might not be bad.
Especially if we can figure out a way to lower local sales taxes (9%! here in mine on top of property taxes).

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 08:49 AM (6ydKt)

277 Over the last 33 years I have gifted Mrs. F. a vacuum and a bathroom scale.

Live and lear I always say.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 08:50 AM (RIvkX)

278 Maybe a char siu pork bun instead those are nice and soft.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 08:43 AM (RIvkX)

Ah...one of the things I miss about the Bay Area!

I used to go to a Dim Sum place on Pacific. Big place, very efficient. It's probably long gone, but I still think about it!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 13, 2026 08:50 AM (n9ltV)

279 A good infantry day is 34 degrees, raining, windy, very muddy while climbing a steep mountain.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 13, 2026 08:49 AM (g8Ew

Presumably with all the soldiers complaining that they wish they'd joined the Navy.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 08:50 AM (ExV1e)

280 278
Ah...one of the things I miss about the Bay Area!

I used to go to a Dim Sum place on Pacific. Big place, very efficient. It's probably long gone, but I still think about it!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 13, 2026 08:50 AM (n9ltV)

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"Open borders, and you can have it at 3am in New Jersey!"
-Democrats

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 08:50 AM (GBKbO)

281 271 This is just crazy because Tim Walz defeated Trump in Minnesota and all deportations are over already.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 08:49 AM (GBKbO)

I don't get it.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 08:51 AM (uEmCf)

282 “Leftover chocolate” sounds a lot like positing some sort of theoretical entity. “Leftover bacon” is similar, has long been theorized, though never credibly observed or documented.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 13, 2026 08:51 AM (IRDWd)

283 Nobody should be expected to observe Valentine’s Day after they’re married.

My wife and I more or less ignore it now.
Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 08:40 AM (77rzZ)

My wife knows I love her…. But I do always try to get her some token (usually just a card) on valentines, her birthday, our anniversary etc…. I probably should do more but she’s used to my laziness in this regard
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 13, 2026 08:44 AM (fQqaC)
*******
Valentine's Day was always a big deal in my family when I was growing up. As a result it's still a big deal to me.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 13, 2026 08:51 AM (NpAcC)

284 281 I don't get it.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 08:51 AM (uEmCf)

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hey

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 08:52 AM (GBKbO)

285 More importantly, we are up to 49 GOP Senators who now support the Save Act. House passed it.

Holdouts are

Collins, who is up for re-elect
Murkowski, bat shite crazy and a traitor
McConnell, who is very sick
Tillis, retiring and is now basically a Dem

Posted by: Jonah at February 13, 2026 08:54 AM (YCxFk)

286 279 A good infantry day is 34 degrees, raining, windy, very muddy while climbing a steep mountain.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 13, 2026 08:49 AM (g8Ew

Presumably with all the soldiers complaining that they wish they'd joined the Navy.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 08:50 AM (ExV1e)

LOL. Or the Air Force.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 13, 2026 08:54 AM (g8Ew8)

287 A lot of dim sum places are disappearing sadly. Any new Chinese restaurant is "fusion."

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 08:54 AM (RIvkX)

288 272 A good infantry day is 34 degrees, raining, windy, very muddy while climbing a steep mountain.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 13, 2026 08:49 AM (g8Ew

With their commander cracking a kendo stick over their backs?

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 08:54 AM (uEmCf)

289 Isn't Mark Kelly from AZ? I don't like his politics, but maybe Savannah Guthrie thought he could help.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 08:55 AM (ix8EF)

290 Do not know how the Filibuster factors in to Save Vote, but at least get a vote to expose any swing state Dems

Posted by: Jonah at February 13, 2026 08:55 AM (YCxFk)

291 285 More importantly, we are up to 49 GOP Senators who now support the Save Act. House passed it.

Holdouts are

Collins, who is up for re-elect
Murkowski, bat shite crazy and a traitor
McConnell, who is very sick
Tillis, retiring and is now basically a Dem

Posted by: Jonah at February 13, 2026 08:54 AM (YCxFk)

=====

They believe that Article I Section 4 is both ironclad and completely unconstitutional at the same time.

Because principles.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 08:55 AM (GBKbO)

292
It is better to live on a corner of a roof than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

Posted by: Proverbs 21:9 at February 13, 2026 08:55 AM (2Ez/1)

293 So, it seems that the cartels are also targeting the repatriados and leaning on their remaining relatives in the US for ransom.

It's damn near impossible for diplomacy to succeed when there are two power bases involved on the other side that are at odds with each other.

Posted by: pawn at February 13, 2026 08:55 AM (uvB+6)

294 RE: NYC "free" grocery store.

When the product is free, you are the product being sold.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 13, 2026 08:55 AM (HXT0k)

295 Which is why I wonder if a national sales tax would work better than a national income tax.

Well, opposed to having no federal tax, obviously.

Since tariffs are a sort of sales tax, it might not be bad.
Especially if we can figure out a way to lower local sales taxes (9%! here in mine on top of property taxes).
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 08:49 AM (6ydKt)

I have long thought that we need a Constitutional Amendment which sets out:

- One unified tax (income, sales, property, whatever) with a total maximum. The percentage of the whole claimed by each level of government is to be specified - I'd argue that most of it should be reserved for more local governance.
- A requirement that each level of government spend no more than the amount brought in by that tax in the previous year. Any year without a budget, or with excess spending, everyone at that layer of government is removed from office and barred from ever serving in any capacity in any government ever.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 08:55 AM (ExV1e)

296 {{{Ben Had}}}
🎼 ♭ 5/4 ♫♫ ♫♫ Good morning! ♬♬ ♩ ♪
🥃

Wise words, and words to live by.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 08:56 AM (u82oZ)

297 292
It is better to live on a corner of a roof than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

Posted by: Proverbs 21:9 at February 13, 2026 08:55 AM (2Ez/1)

If Mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 08:56 AM (6ydKt)

298 I'm not a huge fan of valentines, but then I'm a guy.

Buying flowers which will then die in a few days seems...dumb. Yes yes I get it that most women like this and men and women are different but...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 13, 2026 08:56 AM (sKqQm)

299 294 RE: NYC "free" grocery store.

When the product is free, you are the product being sold.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 13

Shit, he's on to us!

Posted by: Soylent Green, Inc. at February 13, 2026 08:56 AM (y9ksN)

300 I used to have a different nic, big hug.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 13, 2026 08:56 AM (0KSrI)

301 Congress has to use a photo ID to vote.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 13, 2026 08:57 AM (cwGMH)

302 290 Do not know how the Filibuster factors in to Save Vote, but at least get a vote to expose any swing state Dems

Posted by: Jonah at February 13, 2026 08:55 AM (YCxFk)

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Normal Senate rules allow for a cloture vote that stands in place of actual debate.

Actual debate can be enforced (the standing or talking filibuster, so to speak), as every Senate is given time to debate the bill, going through all 100 Senators until there's no one left. That replaces the cloture vote, and they can pass things with a 50+1 vote majority, the 60 vote majority being for the cloture vote which is no longer necessary.

But that requires Senators showing up to the Senate well for days in a row. It's a tall order.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 08:57 AM (GBKbO)

303 If you buy flowers on 1/31 they are much cheaper.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 08:57 AM (gbOdA)

304 81% of Americans have a Real ID.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 08:58 AM (gbOdA)

305 More importantly, we are up to 49 GOP Senators who now support the Save Act. House passed it.

Holdouts are

Collins, who is up for re-elect
Murkowski, bat shite crazy and a traitor
McConnell, who is very sick
Tillis, retiring and is now basically a Dem

Posted by: Jonah at February 13, 2026 08:54 AM (YCxFk)

Collins, who is basically a Dem
Murkowski, bat shite crazy and basically a Dem
McConnell, who is very sick and basically a Dem
Tillis, retiring and is now basically a Dem

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 08:58 AM (ExV1e)

306 NaCly, dearest . Big hug.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 13, 2026 08:58 AM (0KSrI)

307 I just don’t buy all the AI hype regarding it sidelining millions of workers…

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We'll see - when the internet first dropped, the promise Big Tech to corporate America was "this will revolutionize commerce and make you rich" - and it did.

When social media dropped, their promise to corporate America was "this will revolutionize marketing and make you richer than ever," and it did not. The same old methods of internet marketing are still completely dominant (though more refined), and social media marketing is a sideshow.

The new promise to corporate America is that "AI will allow you to fire everyone and live on golden thrones in crystal palaces and hopefully one day we can just gas the ones we don't hunt for sport at our drug-fuelled AI music festivals in the desert."

I too think their reach will exceed their grasp, but it remains to be seen.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 13, 2026 08:58 AM (BI5O2)

308 There was a X up last night …

Asbury Mary - Betrayal in the Ranks: Leaked Texts Reveal.
......
Betrayal in the Ranks: Leaked Texts Reveal Massie's Secret Deal with Schumer to Sabotage
GOP for Democrat Cabinet Spot By Jonathan Gregory

… apparently from a Facebook post

It seems to be missing now.

Posted by: SMOD at February 13, 2026 08:59 AM (ri7GP)

309 I would like to see a law requiring the immediate termination of lower court judges should ANY of their rulings be overturned by a higher court.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 08:59 AM (RIvkX)

310 If Mama ain't happy she may need to do a little soul searching.

Posted by: Grandad at February 13, 2026 08:59 AM (2Ez/1)

311 I used to have a different nic

Good idea. I would add, from Lone Star Planet, by H. Beam Piper, that talk of a tax or fee increase, by a politician would make that politician's murder a public service.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 08:59 AM (u82oZ)

312 A whopping 13% of all HAVV verifications processed in 2025 came back as NO MATCH. That’s 318,217 of the 2.37 million submitted. Since 2011, an astounding 28.8% of all HAVV submissions have come back as NO MATCH. For the past 15 years, the federal government (SSA) has been unable to match 28.1 million voter submissions from States.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 08:59 AM (gbOdA)

313 Over the last 33 years I have gifted Mrs. F. a vacuum and a bathroom scale.

Live and lear I always say.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

ISWYDT.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 08:59 AM (kndiG)

314 ... Any year without a budget, or with excess spending, everyone at that layer of government is removed from office and barred from ever serving in any capacity in any government ever.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 08:55 AM (ExV1e)

I'd go with all of that, but it makes too much sense and would lower graft opportunity so it's impossible without Elon launching all of Congress to Jupiter with the lunar mass driver.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 09:00 AM (6ydKt)

315 It was Bulg that started all the Triscuit controversy. He's munching on a bowl of the slop as we speak. He should be stood in the corner for a while to make penance.

Posted by: That Crap Is Foul!! at February 13, 2026 09:00 AM (oftw2)

316 305 Collins, who is basically a Dem
Murkowski, bat shite crazy and basically a Dem
McConnell, who is very sick and basically a Dem
Tillis, retiring and is now basically a Dem

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 08:58 AM (ExV1e)

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Collins I don't mind, actually.

Her vote is actually quite reliable when needed. Leadership lets her take the Dem side of votes if the votes are otherwise there. She voted to confirm Kavanaugh because leadership needed it, for instance. That has allowed her to keep her seat in Maine.

Murkowski, McConnell, and Thillis are snakes, though. At least we're losing two of them next year.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 09:00 AM (GBKbO)

317 3 If you buy flowers on 1/31 they are much cheaper.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 08:57 AM (gbOdA)
******

Nothing says, "I love you" like a bunch of dead flowers.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 13, 2026 09:00 AM (NpAcC)

318 My wife and will periodically come up with wacky, off the wall conspiracies about the whole Nancy Guthrie thing. We both think there's "more to the story" than what the media's spinning. We also think the media's carrying water (so to speak) for whatever negative info might be out there about them, their mother and the whole situation.

It's beyond parody now. Thus, my fictious "tinfoil hat" post.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2026 09:00 AM (jtM2q)

319 309 I would like to see a law requiring the immediate termination of lower court judges should ANY of their rulings be overturned by a higher court.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 08:59 AM (RIvkX)

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Removal from office if offering opinions outside the jurisdiction granted to them by Congress.

District courts are not a co-equal branch with the executive or legislature. They need to be treated like the specialized, limited scope things that they are.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 09:01 AM (GBKbO)

320 Collins, who is up for re-elect
Murkowski, bat shite crazy and a traitor
McConnell, who is very sick
Tillis, retiring and is now basically a Dem
Posted by: Jonah at February 13, 2026 08:54 AM (YCxFk)

And what are the chances that even one of them reverses position? Why would he or she? What effective pressure could be applied?

Posted by: Ordinary American at February 13, 2026 09:01 AM (fZiTB)

321 81% of Americans have a Real ID.
Posted by: r hennigantx

The left wants to say it sooooo bad. They are soooo close. Sooooo close. Go ahead. Just say it.

"Blacks are too stupid to get id".

Say. It. You'll feel better.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 09:01 AM (kndiG)

322 307 The new promise to corporate America is that "AI will allow you to fire everyone and live on golden thrones in crystal palaces and hopefully one day we can just gas the ones we don't hunt for sport at our drug-fuelled AI music festivals in the desert."

I too think their reach will exceed their grasp, but it remains to be seen.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 13, 2026 08:58 AM (BI5O2)

To be fair, I'd rather listen to AI music than about 90% of what actually gets released these days...

...well, at least until the novelty wears off.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 09:02 AM (uEmCf)

323 320 And what are the chances that even one of them reverses position? Why would he or she? What effective pressure could be applied?

Posted by: Ordinary American at February 13, 2026 09:01 AM (fZiTB)

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If leadership needs the vote, Collins will do it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 09:02 AM (GBKbO)

324 My wife pointed out the several of the Trans killers have killed children 10 to 13 years old.
About the age they were when they transed.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 09:02 AM (gbOdA)

325 I find it crazy that I have been enormously busier since I retired than before. I guess having a job let me slack a lot.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 09:02 AM (ExV1e)

326 Ephesians 5:25-27

Every day should be “valentines” day.
Posted by: Marcus T

Amen

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 13, 2026 09:02 AM (OR60z)

327 San Franpsycho

Good start.

I would take a continuum of action. Judges rise based on good decisions and lack of more citizens being killed, molested, or robbed by a released prisoner.

But if someone you release kills another, or a case is overturned, then they drop in status, going down to municipal traffic court. From there, more mistakes ensure a removal from the legal profession.

Tie good decisions with job tenure.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 09:02 AM (u82oZ)

328 ISWYDT.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 08:59 AM (kndiG)
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*takes the kind of melodramatic stage bow where when I stand up after bowing with my fist at my heart*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 09:03 AM (RIvkX)

329 It's beyond parody now. Thus, my fictious "tinfoil hat" post.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2026 09:00 AM (jtM2q)

Really, making up stuff on the internet has as much chance of being true as anything reported in the "news" these days.

Posted by: ingest feces and perish at February 13, 2026 09:03 AM (cPbyj)

330 If you buy flowers on 1/31 they are much cheaper.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 08:57 AM (gbOdA)
******

Nothing says, "I love you" like a bunch of dead flowers.
Posted by: redridinghood

I see red roses and I want them painted black.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 09:03 AM (kndiG)

331 If leadership needs the vote, Collins will do it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 09:02 AM (GBKbO)

Yes, I think she's their only shot here.

Posted by: Ordinary American at February 13, 2026 09:03 AM (fZiTB)

332 But there's actually a chance that leadership won't need Collins because Fetterman has said he'd vote for the SAVE act.

So, if Thune goes through with the standing debate tactic, they could possibly pass the bill without any of the remaining 4. 49 + Fetterman + Vance.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 09:03 AM (GBKbO)

333 Nothing says, "I love you" like a bunch of dead flowers.
Posted by: redridinghood at February 13, 2026 09:00 AM (NpAcC)

As a rule all flowers you put out are dead unless you buy the whole damn plant.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 09:04 AM (gbOdA)

334 315 The breakfast of champions — Triscuits, cottage cheese, and celery seed. Yummy!

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 09:04 AM (77rzZ)

335 Tie good decisions with job tenure.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 09:02 AM (u82oZ)
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Kind of like in literally every other field of endeavor other than the law, which confers some weird immunity on itself.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 09:04 AM (RIvkX)

336 I see red roses and I want them painted black.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 13, 2026 09:03 AM (kndiG)

My fav Strolling Bones song

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 09:04 AM (gbOdA)

337 TGIF, all!!

Posted by: CLIFF at February 13, 2026 09:05 AM (48ipd)

338 ooops

Posted by: Lizzy at February 13, 2026 09:05 AM (48ipd)

339 So with the CO2 endangerment thing being removed, are we all going to die? If so, do we know when? I have a few things to take care of today.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 09:06 AM (svLOV)

340 My wife and I will spend Valentines Day in the kitchen together, making gumbo. Probably with a bottle of Champagne.

"It's the thought that counts"

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 13, 2026 09:06 AM (jtM2q)

341 NR Pax

If you want a date certain for your death, ignore your wife's birthday and Valentine's Day this week.

I have a lump of coal you can borrow.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 09:08 AM (u82oZ)

342 Nothing says, "I love you" like a bunch of dead flowers.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 13, 2026 09:00 AM (NpAcC)

E's restin'.

Probably just pinin' for the fields.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 09:09 AM (6ydKt)

343 Zhongguo gongchan diguo !

"A senior Chinese Communist Party (CCP) official who was allegedly involved in a massive surrogacy scam in California had an obsession with one of his children eventually becoming president of the United States, according to a new report...Guojun Xuan and his partner Silvia Zhang allegedly took advantage of California’s wild west surrogacy industry to have at least 26 children via surrogates using Xuan’s sperm and an anonymous egg donor.."

Posted by: runner at February 13, 2026 09:09 AM (kte6O)

344 292
It is better to live on a corner of a roof than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
Posted by: Proverbs 21:9
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If she's in a good mood bring her up and let her enjoy the cool air with you.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 09:10 AM (F24MQ)

345 The filibuster is such a bedrock, essential principle of the United States that 43 states senates ... don't have that rule.

Did the filibuster stop Obamacare?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 13, 2026 09:10 AM (HXT0k)

346 345 The filibuster is such a bedrock, essential principle of the United States that 43 states senates ... don't have that rule.

Did the filibuster stop Obamacare?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 13, 2026 09:10 AM (HXT0k)

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Having 60 Democrat Senators helped that process (then 59, then rewriting a law that had already passed cloture...it was crazy).

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 09:10 AM (GBKbO)

347 >>The breakfast of champions — Triscuits, cottage cheese, and celery seed. Yummy!

*tips my smoothie in Bulg's direction"

Triscuits are tasty

Posted by: Lizzy at February 13, 2026 09:11 AM (48ipd)

348 There is a direct line from the Triscuit to Thomas Edison, btw.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 13, 2026 09:11 AM (HXT0k)

349 My wife pointed out the several of the Trans killers have killed children 10 to 13 years old.
About the age they were when they transed.
Posted by: r hennigantx

*********

I think there is some merit to this observation. A brain malfunction linked t a form of arrested development at a critical juncture? Maybe lashing out at themselves for killing their own childhood. Maybe angry at normal happy kids who have something that they themselves can never have..

Posted by: muldoon at February 13, 2026 09:12 AM (qgHp7)

350 Guojun Xuan and his partner Silvia Zhang allegedly took advantage of California’s wild west surrogacy industry to have at least 26 children via surrogates using Xuan’s sperm and an anonymous egg donor.."
Posted by: runner
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Nothing says lovin' like buns in the ovens.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 09:12 AM (F24MQ)

351 The left has lost their damn minds, especially the women.

I Meme Therefore I Am
@ImMeme0

BREAKING: The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department is looking for a woman who set fire to a south KCMO warehouse that had been considered for use as an ICE detention center.

Find this POS and make an example of her!

https://tinyurl.com/24sesf7y

Posted by: redridinghood at February 13, 2026 09:13 AM (NpAcC)

352 IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE "WHICH CORINTHIAN LETTER" WAS RICARDO MONTALBAUM'S BEST KNOWN CATCHPHRASE.

Posted by: BEN R. at February 13, 2026 09:13 AM (qgHp7)

353 346. Arlen Spector left the GOP for the Dems, giving Obamacare its 60th vote

Posted by: Jonah at February 13, 2026 09:13 AM (YCxFk)

354 >>Over the last 33 years I have gifted Mrs. F. a vacuum and a bathroom scale.

>>Live and lear I always say.

One more gift like that and you might not live.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2026 09:13 AM (viF8m)

355 353 346. Arlen Spector left the GOP for the Dems, giving Obamacare its 60th vote

Posted by: Jonah at February 13, 2026 09:13 AM (YCxFk)

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And then Kennedy died, taking it back down to 59.

It was crazy.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 09:14 AM (GBKbO)

356 81% of Americans have a Real ID.
Posted by: r hennigantx
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That's for air travelers, but it's still over half for all Americans.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 13, 2026 09:14 AM (XvL8K)

357 Olympia Snowe, another RINO, voted Obamacare out of Committee also

Posted by: Jonah at February 13, 2026 09:14 AM (YCxFk)

358 292
It is better to live on a corner of a roof than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
Posted by: Proverbs 21:9
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If she's in a good mood bring her up and let her enjoy the cool air with you.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 09:10 AM (F24MQ)

Up On The Roof
https://youtu.be/puM1k-S86nE

Posted by: The Drifters at February 13, 2026 09:14 AM (wVcYX)

359 Democrat Sheriff Reportedly Not Giving FBI Access To Key Evidence In Guthrie Case

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Conflicted. Democrat sheriff's are thoroughly corrupt but the FBI is not lily white either.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 13, 2026 09:14 AM (J+Psw)

360 Frontpage magazine has an article about holding rogue judges accountable. I hope they can do it:

https://tinyurl.com/3793bb4x

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 09:14 AM (rZCVI)

361 The media may want to ignore Barry Krischer, but the Epstein files don’t.

Palm Beach’s Democratic district attorney, Krischer spent years going after Rush Limbaugh for pain pills — raiding drugstores, seizing records, and leaking to the press — before finally dropping all charges. But when the Palm Beach police handed him a child sex ring implicating Epstein, a major Democratic donor, Krischer intentionally tanked the case.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 09:14 AM (gbOdA)

362 "A senior Chinese Communist Party (CCP) official who was allegedly involved in a massive surrogacy scam in California had an obsession with one of his children eventually becoming president of the United States,
____

"The 14th amendment, when hold it upside down and really squint hard, totally allows this."
-Roberts and 1 other squish to join the 3 lib block

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 13, 2026 09:14 AM (Dv3i1)

363 359 Democrat Sheriff Reportedly Not Giving FBI Access To Key Evidence In Guthrie Case

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Conflicted. Democrat sheriff's are thoroughly corrupt but the FBI is not lily white either.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 13, 2026 09:14 AM (J+Psw)

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Nope, not even this detail makes me interested in the case.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 09:14 AM (GBKbO)

364 355. True James, forgot about Teddy

Posted by: Jonah at February 13, 2026 09:15 AM (YCxFk)

365 Arlen Spector left the GOP for the Dems, giving Obamacare its 60th vote
Posted by: Jonah at February 13, 2026 09:13 AM (YCxFk)

Because, like most Republicans in Congress, he was all-in on increasing the scope of government and willing to call himself whatever was necessary to get elected and steal from the taxpayers.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 09:15 AM (ExV1e)

366 /sock

Posted by: muldoon at February 13, 2026 09:16 AM (qgHp7)

367 If she's in a good mood bring her up and let her enjoy the cool air with you.
____

And if she wants you to be in a good mood, she just needs to flash you a glimpse of her mammaries.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 13, 2026 09:16 AM (Dv3i1)

368 The Cuban regime is going to fall. We don't need that quick a timetable. I mean, sooner would be better for the Cuban people, but that isn't our primary interest.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 13, 2026 09:16 AM (jc0TO)

369 >That's for air travelers, but it's still over half for all Americans.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 13, 2026 09:14 AM (XvL8K)

The state of PA hates its citizens and getting a real ID is akin to attending a goat rodeo. Eff them. Easier to use my passport to fly. Of course for illegals, PA issues 'Real IDs' no questions asked.

Posted by: Neville Chamberlain at February 13, 2026 09:16 AM (GTqXr)

370 Whelp, off to buy tires for the wife's car. Later all.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 13, 2026 09:16 AM (ExV1e)

371 Aside from the aforementioned longstanding ties, My guess is that Putin is trying to use Cuba as a way to leverage a more advantageous outcome with Ukraine vis a vis the supposed peace negotiations.

From a Forbes article in October 2025:
Cubans Could Soon Become Russia’s Largest Foreign Fighting Force. Russia is increasingly outsourcing its war in Ukraine. To offset record losses and dwindling recruitment, Moscow is importing manpower from abroad. According to press statements by Ukrainian officials, as many as 25,000 Cubans could soon be fighting for Russia, overtaking North Koreans as the largest contingent of foreign troops on the battlefield.

It could be Russia thinks the war will drag on, and oil for more troops isn't a bad deal for them. Otherwise, I don't see how potentially provoking the US helps them in any way, and could SERIOUSLY backfire if Trump starts directly helping Ukraine.

Hell, a swift US military victory in occupied Ukraine right before the midterms would probably really help Trump's approval ratings going into the midterms. We'd obliterate the Russians, look powerful, and historically that always helps the president in the short-term.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 13, 2026 09:17 AM (ycI94)

372 You mean Arlen "Single Bullet Theory" Spector.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 13, 2026 09:17 AM (wVcYX)

373 >>My wife pointed out the several of the Trans killers have killed children 10 to 13 years old.
About the age they were when they transed.

Insightful observation!
The other thing about these trans/non-binary/gender-obsessed weirdos is that they surround themselves with childish things. They don't have adult bedrooms, they have cartoonishly girlish pink walls, cartoon character bedding, an overflowing collection of stuffed animals and dress-up clothes. They dress an act like pre-pubescent children.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 13, 2026 09:17 AM (48ipd)

374 371 Hell, a swift US military victory in occupied Ukraine right before the midterms would probably really help Trump's approval ratings going into the midterms. We'd obliterate the Russians, look powerful, and historically that always helps the president in the short-term.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 13, 2026 09:17 AM (ycI94)

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Holy shit...do these people realize how few people give a shit about a regional border war half a world away?

Europe itself doesn't actually care that much since they keep funding the Russian side of things by buying Russian energy.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 09:18 AM (GBKbO)

375 351 The left has lost their damn minds, especially the women.

I Meme Therefore I Am
@ImMeme0

BREAKING: The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department is looking for a woman who set fire to a south KCMO warehouse that had been considered for use as an ICE detention center.

Find this POS and make an example of her!

https://tinyurl.com/24sesf7y

Posted by: redridinghood at February 13, 2026 09:13 AM (NpAcC)

Crazy woman setting a building on fire - while wearing sandals. They are insane and stupid.

Posted by: Gref at February 13, 2026 09:18 AM (5rh/l)

376 >>Nothing says, "I love you" like a bunch of dead flowers.

Put them in the freezer to keep them fresh!

Posted by: one hour sober at February 13, 2026 09:18 AM (Y1sOo)

377 >Hell, a swift US military victory in occupied Ukraine right before the midterms would probably really help Trump's approval ratings going into the midterms. We'd obliterate the Russians, look powerful, and historically that always helps the president in the short-term.

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To state the obvious, these people are retarded. Why in the hell does the left have such a hard on for Ukraine?

Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 13, 2026 09:19 AM (GTqXr)

378 375 Crazy woman setting a building on fire - while wearing sandals. They are insane and stupid.

Posted by: Gref at February 13, 2026 09:18 AM (5rh/l)

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The communists of the 20s and 30s were hard men with iron in their veins.

The communists of today are soft women with bird hands.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 09:19 AM (GBKbO)

379 Hey, look at that! Ironing board covers are on sale!

Posted by: What great timing at February 13, 2026 09:19 AM (2Ez/1)

380 Tree Bark>>Cardboard>>Saw dust>>Doggie Biscuits>>Triscuits

Posted by: The Galloping Gourmet at February 13, 2026 09:19 AM (oftw2)

381 Problem is that on day one the Dems get a trifecta in D.C, they will eliminate the Filibuster anyways.

There is no Manchin or Sinema anymore to support keeping the filibuster anymore

Posted by: Jonah at February 13, 2026 09:20 AM (YCxFk)

382 They don't have adult bedrooms, they have cartoonishly girlish pink walls, cartoon character bedding, an overflowing collection of stuffed animals and dress-up clothes. They dress an act like pre-pubescent children.
Posted by: Lizzy

They were given drugs to delay puberty. They are real life Peter Pans.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 13, 2026 09:20 AM (Dv3i1)

383 Y'all are back to talking about Ukraine?

Posted by: Gaza at February 13, 2026 09:20 AM (qM1j6)

384 377 To state the obvious, these people are retarded. Why in the hell does the left have such a hard on for Ukraine?

Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 13, 2026 09:19 AM (GTqXr)

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"Putin changed vote totals in Michigan voting machines in 2016, therefore Russia must be defeated."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 09:20 AM (GBKbO)

385 Frontpage magazine has an article about holding rogue judges accountable. I hope they can do it:
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Sorry, no.
You'll hear more concrete and realistic action plans pressing your ear to a dorm room door with pot smoke seeping under the sill at 2am.

We don't need a thousand examples of Judges Gone Wild.

We have one.
Take him down.
Make an example of him so painful the rest of the judiciary flinches when his name is even indirectly mentioned.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 13, 2026 09:20 AM (HXT0k)

386 Hong Kong researchers found that “affirming” surgeries and hormones yielded no significant improvements in depression and anxiety.

-
Well, I'll be go to hell!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 13, 2026 09:21 AM (J+Psw)

387 Las Vegas does not want Cuba to fall. For obvious reasons

Posted by: Jonah at February 13, 2026 09:21 AM (YCxFk)

388 381 Problem is that on day one the Dems get a trifecta in D.C, they will eliminate the Filibuster anyways.

There is no Manchin or Sinema anymore to support keeping the filibuster anymore

Posted by: Jonah at February 13, 2026 09:20 AM (YCxFk)

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The filibuster rule (really a cloture vote rule) will remain because it keeps individual senators important in a closely contested Senate.

There will always be one more from some state that's purple who says, "I can't do this out of principle" because it just keeps their name in the news.

Fetterman is that right now from them.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 09:21 AM (GBKbO)

389 >>BREAKING: The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department is looking for a woman who set fire to a south KCMO warehouse that had been considered for use as an ICE detention center.

I don't know who needs to hear this, but arson is nt protest.

This is what happens when you've allowed antifa "protests" outside of federal buildings that includes violent attacks, firecrackers, arson, window-smashing, and other vandalism for years

Posted by: Lizzy at February 13, 2026 09:21 AM (48ipd)

390 Off to the doc. Wish me luck.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2026 09:22 AM (viF8m)

391 Find this POS and make an example of her!

https://tinyurl.com/24sesf7y
___

Put her in a jail cell with the face-tatted illegals that ICE is trying to deport, turn off the cameras and walk away.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 13, 2026 09:22 AM (Dv3i1)

392 “Problem is that on day one the Dems get a trifecta in D.C, they will eliminate the Filibuster anyways.”

Passing SAVE will prevent that from happening in the first place.

Posted by: WNBA Green Dildo at February 13, 2026 09:23 AM (AJ7zK)

393 341 If you want a date certain for your death, ignore your wife's birthday and Valentine's Day this week.

I have a lump of coal you can borrow.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

True story: Years ago, she told me "You're getting me something for my birthday. You don't have to get me anything for Valentine's Day."

My response: "Sweetie, I love you so please understand this. No man ever believes his woman when she says something like that. We have a deep-rooted survival instinct that kicks in when we hear those words."

Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 09:23 AM (svLOV)

394 Only America could "liberate you" by cutting off your supply of food, water and electricity.

Posted by: Average Broke-Ass Cuban at February 13, 2026 09:23 AM (gIjm9)

395 Off to the doc. Wish me luck.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 13, 2026 09:22 AM (viF8m)

Good Luck!

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 13, 2026 09:23 AM (wVcYX)

396 >>>RE: NYC "free" grocery store.

When the product is free, you are the product being sold.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

>GMOs will grow hair on your chest.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 13, 2026 09:24 AM (xFfhU)

397 >>They were given drugs to delay puberty. They are real life Peter Pans.

Dang - exactly!
How much are these puberty blockers affecting their brain development?

Posted by: Lizzy at February 13, 2026 09:24 AM (48ipd)

398 Republicans should offer the California Compromise:

We will suspend the filibuster for 5 years.
Then the Rule is back.

Just like they did to redistrict in CA.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 13, 2026 09:24 AM (HXT0k)

399 >>RE: NYC "free" grocery store.

IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE FOOD BANKS ALREADY EXIST.

HEY, IF YOU USE YOUR EBT CARD AT A FREE GROCERY STORE, DO THEY HAVE TO PAY YOU FOR YOUR GROCERIES?

Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at February 13, 2026 09:26 AM (48ipd)

400
I saw Soft Women With Bird Hands open for Soft Machine at Oxford in '72.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 13, 2026 09:26 AM (iJfKG)

401 Crazy woman setting a building on fire - while wearing sandals. They are insane and stupid.
Posted by: Gref at February 13, 2026 09:18 AM (5rh/l)
***
I'm embarrassed for my sex.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 13, 2026 09:26 AM (NpAcC)

402 Hot Air -
Meloni Is No Chicken of the Sea - Italian Navy to Stop Migrant Boats

At least until a U.S. judge overturns this.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 13, 2026 09:26 AM (Dv3i1)

403 Have a wonderful day, everyone.

Here is a fanfare for the morning: https://youtu.be/5LoUm_r7It8
John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine – BBC Proms 2014

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 13, 2026 09:28 AM (u82oZ)

404 Baby watch starts this weekend... the Mrs. due date is approaching and new girl hasn't shown any signs she wants to come out to play yet...
Posted by: Inogame

Congratulations! Tomorrow would be a wonderful day for your daughter to arrive.

Posted by: old chick at February 13, 2026 09:29 AM (F3Dlr)

405 My response: "Sweetie, I love you so please understand this. No man ever believes his woman when she says something like that. We have a deep-rooted survival instinct that kicks in when we hear those words."
Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 09:23 AM (svLOV)
*****
This ^^^^^

Posted by: redridinghood at February 13, 2026 09:29 AM (NpAcC)

406 >>Have a wonderful day, everyone.

Thanks, you, too!!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 13, 2026 09:29 AM (48ipd)

407 There is a never ending supply of traitorous Republicans

“Six Republicans in the House of Representatives joined with nearly every Democrat to pass Joint Resolution 72, which seeks to terminate a national emergency that Trump declared last February imposing tariffs on Canada. That came even as Trump openly threatened lawmakers who crossed him, writing that Republicans who oppose tariffs "will seriously suffer the consequences come Election time."

Posted by: WNBA Green Dildo at February 13, 2026 09:30 AM (AJ7zK)

408 This ^^^^^
Posted by: redridinghood

Married for 24 years this September. Those survival instincts are one of the reasons why.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 09:30 AM (svLOV)

409 Oh no!

CBS News
@CBSNews
As pathways to freedom have narrowed in immigration courts across the United States, a record number of detainees are giving up their cases and voluntarily leaving the country.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 13, 2026 09:30 AM (J+Psw)

410 My response: "Sweetie, I love you so please understand this. No man ever believes his woman when she says something like that. We have a deep-rooted survival instinct that kicks in when we hear those words."
Posted by: NR Pax
______

Uh oh.... have to run to the store. See y'all later.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 13, 2026 09:31 AM (Dv3i1)

411 Noodus gratia artis

Posted by: Bulg at February 13, 2026 09:31 AM (77rzZ)

412 409
a record number of detainees are giving up their cases and voluntarily leaving the country.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster!

Hey; Democrats are always going on about the "Right of Return." This is just one application.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 09:32 AM (svLOV)

413 Baby watch starts this weekend... the Mrs. due date is approaching and new girl hasn't shown any signs she wants to come out to play yet...
Posted by: Inogame

Congratulations! Tomorrow would be a wonderful day for your daughter to arrive.
Posted by: old chick

That would be awesome. Buckle up Inogame, it's a fun ride when it's over. Keep us posted.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 13, 2026 09:32 AM (OR60z)

414 >>@CBSNews
As pathways to freedom have narrowed in immigration courts across the United States, a record number of detainees are giving up their cases and voluntarily leaving the country.

"pathways to freedom"
They can leave any time - they simply have to go home.

How quickly they shift from pathway to citizenship -> freedom.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 13, 2026 09:34 AM (48ipd)

415 378 The communists of the 20s and 30s were hard men with iron in their veins.

The communists of today are soft women with bird hands.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 13, 2026 09:19 AM (GBKbO)

And soft men who want to be women with bird hands.

Posted by: XTC at February 13, 2026 09:34 AM (uEmCf)

416 yum yum shit
yummy shit pebbles
in my mouth

Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at February 13, 2026 09:45 AM (i4Gzn)

417 368 The Cuban regime is going to fall. We don't need that quick a timetable. I mean, sooner would be better for the Cuban people, but that isn't our primary interest.
Posted by: toby928(c)
---

Trump never pushes the timetable. He always lays behind the beat.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 09:48 AM (F24MQ)

418 "Why aren't tech schools exploding in new students since the predictions also say that there will be over a million worker shortage in the next couple years"

I give it 2 yrs before tech schools raise their tuitions 200%

Posted by: Sidney at February 13, 2026 10:01 AM (Uy/WF)

419 Re; seizure of Cartel land in TX. NOW DO AZ GOVERNOR’s MANSION.

Posted by: epador at February 13, 2026 10:02 AM (TRnzq)

420 Good morning, all, and thanks, J.J.

From above, 'Anarchists Get Sloppy' (Progressive Climate Defiance)

Yes, it's excellent. They've circled back, crazier with each pass (imho). >Dec. 2024, 'Hollywood Elites Bankrolling Environmentalist Group Disrupting Events Across the US, Tax Forms Show
Climate Defiance took credit for Biden's attacks on oil and gas projects'

They've regrouped with the blessings of MSM and so many more. >CNBC, Feb. 12, 2026, 'Trump revokes EPA finding on greenhouse gas threat in huge blow to climate change regulations'

(Having working for a fed. agency or two years ago, seeing some of what went into rulemaking & often the shenanigans of alleged scientific experts, Trump's EPA didn't make a bad call.

Wondering if Isra Hirsi has continued her involvement with & leadership of US Youth Climate Strikes?) 🤔

Continued -

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 13, 2026 10:18 AM (NFX2v)

421 Philadelphia Daily News - Inquirer

'Review uncovers arrests of ICE agents' By Ryan J. Foley, AP

In part, "At least two dozen U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees and contractors have been charged with crimes SINCE 2020, and their documented wrongdoing includes patterns of physical and sexual abuse corruption, and other abuses of authority, a review of The Associated Press found." (Emphasis mine.)

Primarily under the Biden-Harris administration?

"Kerlikowsky said ICE agents are particularly "venerable to unnecessary use of force issues, "given that they often conduct enforcement operations in public while facing protests. With the number of ICE detainees nearly doubling since last year to 70,000, employees and contractors responsible for overseeing them are also facing challenging conditions that can provide more opportunities for misconduct."

Please note, Kerlikowsky served as commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection from 2014 to 2017.
And who's administration 2014 to 2017? Yes indeed, it was O & Joe's.
--
Military dot com: 'Syria Says Its Forces Have Taken Over al-Tanf Base After a Handover from the US,' AP, Feb. 12, 2026
--
G'day. 🤗

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 13, 2026 10:18 AM (NFX2v)

422 AOL - 'U.S. Asks Canada and Mexico for Help with Tourism after one State is Hit by Human Rights Travel Warning Ahead of FIFA World Cup.' Feb. 11, 2026

In part, "After a noticeable drop in overseas travelers last year, Senators Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada and Jerry Moran of Kansas introduced a new bill to boost travel cooperation among the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

The proposal, called the USMCA Travel and Tourism Resiliency Act, would create a working group focused specifically on travel and tourism during the next review of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement."
---
Aside: The movement of illegal drugs and criminal immigrants, especially within the US travel and tourism sector, has been thwarted.
---
"This stems from the Florida Immigration Coalition publishing a statement urging travelers to consider the risks of visiting the state:

Florida is no longer a safe destination for international tourists. With FIFA World Cup 2026 coming to Miami, travelers may face unprecedented risks of racial profiling, wrongful detention inhumane conditions without consular access, and heinous human rights violations - regardless of legal travel status."

Go Florida!

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 13, 2026 10:42 AM (NFX2v)

423 Financial Times
@FT
Breaking news: The head of Dubai-based logistics group DP World has left his post after revelations over his ties with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein heaped pressure on the state-backed company to take action.

Lordy, lordy, another one bites the dust.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 13, 2026 10:49 AM (NFX2v)

424 Politico, 'House Democrats think Pam Bondi just helped them in the midterms'
Tensions flared between Democrats and the Attorney General during a House Judiciary Committee hearing.
---
Believe what you want but I'm - and probably millions more - so glad she dished it back to 'losers' including Raskin and Nadler.

Investigate what specific, large private law firms are the writing scripts, which likely included a 4 minute long question asked by Jerry Nadler to Bondi, also a high echelon government official, for the Democratic U. S. Reps on the House Judiciary Committee.

Clowns.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 13, 2026 11:08 AM (NFX2v)

425 They just write it off, Jerry.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 12:03 PM (/lPRQ)

426 Can I comment? I don't want to get banned! Shut down the Mexican Consulates across the US.

Posted by: JerseyDevilRider at February 13, 2026 05:21 PM (PepNr)

Daily Tech News 13 February 2026

Top Story

30% of Microsoft's code is written by AI. (Times of India)

And 40% of its bugs.
In entirely unrelated news, Microsoft recently introduced a critical security vulnerability into Notepad. (Bleeping Computer)

The flaw was triggered by simply opening a text file in Markdown format and accidentally clicking on a suspicious link that Notepad helpfully made completely invisible.

Tech News

Speaking of which, lines of code are back and they're worse than ever. (The Pragmatic CTO)

Yes, this is another AI rant.
An AI agent published a hit piece on me. (The Shamblog)

The author is a maintainer on the Python Matplotlib library, which generates mathematical plots.

An AI agent got very irate when he rejected its Git pull request - a software patch it offered - specifically because it was an AI agent.
AI agents change their minds 60% of the time when simply asked "Are you sure?". (Randal Olson)

I wonder what the number is for people.
Putting that Asus 5k 180Hz gaming monitor to the test. (Tom's Hardware)

It's good.

Disclaimer: 48 crash! It's a monster mash!

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

Comments

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1 Morning all

Posted by: Tuna at February 13, 2026 04:02 AM (lJ0H4)

2 Morgen

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at February 13, 2026 04:02 AM (/HDaX)

3 G'Day everyone TGIF

Posted by: Skip at February 13, 2026 04:02 AM (Ia/+0)

4 Hola

Posted by: Pete Bog at February 13, 2026 04:03 AM (qlUA+)

5 G'day.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 13, 2026 04:06 AM (BLOW1)

6 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 13, 2026 04:07 AM (gLYp7)

7 Heh. It sure looks like MS bet poorly on AI.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at February 13, 2026 04:09 AM (/HDaX)

8 woot

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 04:09 AM (+YA9H)

9 something

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 13, 2026 04:11 AM (jrgJz)

10 >>>Putting that Asus 5k 180Hz gaming monitor to the test. (Tom's Hardware)

I don't see any AI in this headline.

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 04:11 AM (+YA9H)

11 Into each post a little not-AI must fall.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 13, 2026 04:16 AM (BLOW1)

12
A little less than an hour to go until Crew-12 launch from "Slick 40" at the Cape:

https://is.gd/AOawbf

The booster is going to land back at the Cape this time, rather than on the barge. Propellant loading (subcooled LOX and chilled kerosene) will start in about 20 minutes.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 13, 2026 04:20 AM (w6EFb)

13 11 Into each post a little not-AI must fall.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 13, 2026 04:16 AM (BLOW1)

Halp us, Pixy! You're our only hope.

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 04:22 AM (+YA9H)

14 This all-about-AI blogpost I popped into the comments yesterday:

https://shumer.dev/
something-big-is-happening

I wonder if it's a paid ad for AI. If you read it in that light, that seems plausible.

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 04:28 AM (+YA9H)

15 Belated BOING!

Out for exercise walk.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 13, 2026 04:29 AM (UzL96)

16 ... like here:

Start using AI seriously, not just as a search engine. Sign up for the paid version of Claude or ChatGPT. It's $20 a month. But two things matter right away. First: make sure you're using the best model available, not just the default. These apps often default to a faster, dumber model. Dig into the settings or the model picker and select the most capable option. Right now that's GPT-5.2 on ChatGPT or Claude Opus 4.6 on Claude, but it changes every couple of months. If you want to stay current on which model is best at any given time, you can follow me on X (@mattshumer_). I test every major release and share what's actually worth using.

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 04:30 AM (+YA9H)

17 Good morning all. 35 degrees and clear in the foothills of NC. Temperate weather is in the forecast. Wishing everyone a great day and relaxing weekend.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 13, 2026 04:38 AM (gJyP7)

18 "Present in our pain" A devotional on Isaiah 38: 9-20

https://tinyurl.com/3ks8ek64

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 04:53 AM (ix8EF)

19 I use both gipitee and Claude.

Gipitee to create the initial code base and Claude to refine.

They both lose the plot over the the long haul so after a certain point you have to take over.

And more lines of code does not mean better code it means the ai is rube Goldbergian the code or are they counting comments in lines of code count.

I've found that the AI's over-comment.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 13, 2026 04:54 AM (XV/Pl)

20 Small town rallies to rescue homeless man and dog in SC. Faithpot site :

https://tinyurl.com/nhcjw2dk

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 04:56 AM (ix8EF)

21 Evening and morning, AoSHQ satellites near and far! 'Tis Friday, the consummation devoutly to be wished!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 05:03 AM (wzUl9)

22 Clear out, below freezing
Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at February 13, 2026 05:03 AM (Ia/+0)

23 O, the deep, deep love of Jesus. English
hymn from the 19th century with lyrics:

https://tinyurl.com/msmtz5v8

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 05:04 AM (ix8EF)

24 AI is starting to look like the most clever way possible to enslave ourselves. Makes a fella want to cheat, and look over toward the end of the book in the last chapter to see how it really works out.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at February 13, 2026 05:08 AM (vd6bO)

25 I'm up early, thanks to a leaping black cat whose name rhymes with "curling" and who has a return appointment with a Vicksburg shelter in his future. (I kid, of course.) I'm still a little sore from my trip and fall on Wednesday, but I may be able to go for a brisk walk this am.

Yesterday I got the car's oil changed and that fender liner refastened. Of course I forgot to load the oil and filter I'd bought into the car when I headed out. I'll take that stuff back to Walmart today.

Whassup witchoo?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 05:10 AM (wzUl9)

26 G'morning, all!

34.7 degrees out.

Might walk later, when it warms up.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 05:11 AM (iMotb)

27 Suzi Quatro and Chris Norman singing "Stumblin' In" is one of the premier tunes of the '70s -- part of what made 1979 the last great year in pop music. I have it on my music flash drive in the car.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 05:12 AM (wzUl9)

28 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at February 13, 2026 05:14 AM (AN2gy)

29 Another shooting at SC State last night.

Two dead, one wounded.

Shootings are not infrequent on and near that campus.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 05:17 AM (iMotb)

30 >>> A little less than an hour to go until Crew-12 launch from "Slick 40" at the Cape:

Somehow we have managed to cooperate with Russia for all these decades.

Posted by: fluffy at February 13, 2026 05:18 AM (AN2gy)

31 A fluffy sighting! Hello, fluffy.

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 05:19 AM (+YA9H)

32 Mawdi Grass is rushing down upon us like a runaway freight train. Linda wants to go to the Sat. parade that is near us here, though it won't block my being able to drive in and out. We no longer have one on the avenue directly in front here that trapped us.

I'm really considering hopping into the car on Monday and driving up to Birmingham as a road trip, to visit the pipe shop there and get away from here until next Thursday. I'm hoping B'ham is far enough away from the craziness that businesses won't be closed on Tuesday. My luck in the past has been to run into a parade wherever I go. First time in Taos, NM? Parade. New York City? Parade.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 05:21 AM (wzUl9)

33
Booster just landed back at the Cape, slick as owl shit. Whole launch went off slick. It's routine now.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 13, 2026 05:24 AM (w6EFb)

34
If you can't give me feelings
With old fashioned meanings
Then just stay in love with yourself

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 05:25 AM (+YA9H)

35 It's Friday, it's Friday! Happy, happy Friday!

*twirl*

Posted by: Rosasharn at February 13, 2026 05:25 AM (PzBTm)

36 Hi m!

How is the snowpocalypse in your neck of the woods?

Posted by: fluffy at February 13, 2026 05:26 AM (AN2gy)

37 Good morning! Looking forward to some landscape work and gardening this weekend. Gonna make some surf and turf for the better half tomorrow and maybe have some adult beverages.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at February 13, 2026 05:27 AM (3Ope8)

38 "If You Can't Give Me Love" might wipe out the two-day earworm I've had of the Jesus Christ Superstar-like "Everything's All Right."
Good ones, Pixy!

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 05:29 AM (+YA9H)

39 WAVY10 news is all in on measles and flu, flu and measles.
Long range forecasts have this morning being the last sub30° morning of the season.

Posted by: Accomack at February 13, 2026 05:32 AM (8jVAy)

40 I've got the rainy version of Snowpocalypse, but kinda Camelotty, like:

The winter is forbidden till December
And exits March the second on the dot.
The rain may never fall till after sundown.
By eight, the morning fog must disappear.

... which is nice!

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 05:32 AM (+YA9H)

41 Putting that Asus 5k 180Hz gaming monitor to the test. (Tom's Hardware)

It's good.

It is, but $849 for an IPS monitor is Apple priced.
Which isn't really surprising for an Asus monitor.
The 218ppi is excellent. You'd have to put your nose an inch from the screen to see the pixel dots.

They could've at least added a KVM setup on the back for that kind of money, though.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 05:34 AM (6ydKt)

42 Oh, nevermind.
I read further and the monitor does have KVM.

So there's that at least.
It's got good specs for sure.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 05:37 AM (6ydKt)

43 29 Another shooting at SC State last night.

Two dead, one wounded.

Shootings are not infrequent on and near that campus.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 05:17 AM (iMotb)

So sad.

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 05:38 AM (+YA9H)

44 A little test to illustrate AI (ChatGPT specifically) foibles:

https://tinyurl.com/3vcs9f6t

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 13, 2026 05:39 AM (6vGHU)

45 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at February 13, 2026 05:42 AM (2Ez/1)

46 27 Suzi Quatro and Chris Norman singing "Stumblin' In" is one of the premier tunes of the '70s -- part of what made 1979 the last great year in pop music. I have it on my music flash drive in the car.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 05:12 AM (wzUl9)

Suzi Quatro - She's in Love With You

is fun.

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 05:43 AM (+YA9H)

47 This might be the weekend to break down, clean and prepare the birdbath for spring.

Same with buying the spring weed and feed and insect granules for the yard.

Spring is just around the corner, and down here, it arrives suddenly.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 05:45 AM (iMotb)

48 Shootings are not infrequent on and near that campus.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

Let me guess; it's near a vibrant and diverse neighborhood.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 05:46 AM (svLOV)

49 "Let me guess; it's near a vibrant and diverse neighborhood."

HBCU.

So, not very diverse.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 05:48 AM (iMotb)

50 @14/m: Appreciate that article, m. Thanks for posting it. (I read it yesterday when you threw it into the comments.)

Felt like a psy-op with the goal of convincing people to believe in AI as having near godlike capabilities. A modern day golden calf, or silicon calf, if you will.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 13, 2026 05:50 AM (O7YUW)

51 The new television will not arrive till the second week in March, but the new HDMI 2.1 cables to support it arrive today.

Looks like if I want to go the Samsung Q Symphony route for the sound system, Digital Optical Cable will not work as it won't pass the new channel for upward firing speakers.
So, HDMI it is.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 05:51 AM (iMotb)

52 HBCU.

So, not very diverse.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

Ah. WAKANDA FOREVAH! Gotcha.

Amusingly enough, I have an uncle who got admitted to a HBCU on a minority scholarship.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 05:51 AM (svLOV)

53 43 29 Another shooting at SC State last night.

Two dead, one wounded.

Shootings are not infrequent on and near that campus.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 05:17 AM (iMotb)

So sad.

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 05:38 AM (+YA9H)

It's the black state university here.
I mean, anybody can attend now, and it's still dominated by blacks (93%), but it was the black college when USC and Clemson didn't admit them.
It's also close to Claflin University which is the largest black private university in the state.

Orangeburg, the town they are both located in, is majority black as well (76%).

Yes, it's sad, but it's not unusual to have a shooting there.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 05:54 AM (6ydKt)

54 The furry thugs are giving me The Look. You know, the one that says "Are you going to starve me? Look at how cute I am. How can you refuse to feed me?"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 05:54 AM (wzUl9)

55 "Amusingly enough, I have an uncle who got admitted to a HBCU on a minority scholarship."

I have heard of that occasionally, usually at Morgan State.

That has to grind somebodies gears when it happens though.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 05:54 AM (iMotb)

56 Seems that the Nancy Guthrie case is beginning to take on a slight stench of mis-handling by County Law enforcement.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 05:57 AM (iMotb)

57 @54/Wolfus: Cats know when it's time to be fed, and that time is "YES."

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 13, 2026 05:57 AM (O7YUW)

58 Story behind the hymn mentioned in post 23:

This song was written by Samuel Trevor Francis (1834-1925) after a serious bout with depression. As his biographers tell the story, one winter night as a teen, Francis was walking across the Hungerford Bridge over the River Thames. He paused and stared down into the depths of the river below. He contemplated plunging into the icy waters and ending everything. But instead, John 3:3 came into his mind, “Truly, truly, I say unto you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Francis repented and this reformation of heart prompted him to begin writing poetry and lyrics. One of the songs that came from this was “O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus.”

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 05:58 AM (7RYym)

59 I see the twirl
it can be Friday now

Posted by: Don Black at February 13, 2026 05:59 AM (ZxPkt)

60 50 @14/m: Appreciate that article, m. Thanks for posting it. (I read it yesterday when you threw it into the comments.)

Felt like a psy-op with the goal of convincing people to believe in AI as having near godlike capabilities. A modern day golden calf, or silicon calf, if you will.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 13, 2026 05:50 AM (O7YUW)

Eloquently put, G&R.
Took me a while to reach that conclusion.

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 06:01 AM (+YA9H)

61 A new baby African penguin has been born at the Audubon Aquarium. We were just there, and the penguins are worth seeing.

The downtown insanity continues with the annual "Greasing of the Poles." No, not as in strippers, or as in citizens of an eastern European country. Years ago drunken paradegoers used to shimmy up the poles supporting balconies in the Quarter. So residents started to grease the poles starting the weekend before the big to-do. Now it's become a semi-official start to the festivities, with music and costumes and a contest for the best decorated poles.

No word on whether they clean off the poles starting Wednesday, or if the grease is left to rot. I suspect it's more the latter than the former.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 06:02 AM (wzUl9)

62 Morning, Horde...How goes it?

I just received an email from OpenAI about their new Privacy Policy.

Among other things, they will now have ads on the Free and Go plans.

The only thing that can make interactions with AI worse is ADS. Is there nothing that advertisements can't ruin?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 13, 2026 06:02 AM (ESVrU)

63 The furry thugs are giving me The Look. You know, the one that says "Are you going to starve me? Look at how cute I am. How can you refuse to feed me?"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 05:54 AM (wzUl9)
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I know that look all too well.

Mine are giving me the same stare...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 13, 2026 06:03 AM (ESVrU)

64 53 It's also close to Claflin University which is the largest black private university in the state.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 05:54 AM (6ydKt)

Huh. That one I hadn't heard of.

Wikipedia:

Claflin University is a private historically black liberal arts college in Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1869 after the American Civil War by northern missionaries for the education of freedmen and their children, it offers bachelor's and master's degrees.

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 06:04 AM (+YA9H)

65 That has to grind somebodies gears when it happens though.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

Indeed. But it's still hilarious to me.

Meanwhile on the home front: Currently have three guest dogs, one of which is a standard poodle. And tonight, my best friend arrives with her Swissie because there is a dog show going on close to my house.

Things are going to get very chaotic.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 06:05 AM (svLOV)

66 "Is there nothing that advertisements can't ruin?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel"

The browser on my old Android 11 tablet. Some web sites don't work either but that's ok because the HQ does.

mornin yall

Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 06:07 AM (vFG9F)

67
I wouldn't want to see a return to the times that made them necessary, but in their time HBCUs really had a useful purpose in educating the "talented tenth" of blacks who were otherwise barred from more prestigious schools.

Now, that cohort is being hoovered up by the Ivies and the HBCUs are reduced to admitting anyone who can fog glass. Still, it would be nice if they still endeavored to instill in their students little things like discipline and scholarship, but I fear that, like most schools, cultivation of grievances is their principal purpose.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 06:07 AM (tgvbd)

68 After 88 years, Gallup is not going to do Presidential approval ratings anymore. PDT must be doing too well.

Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 06:08 AM (vFG9F)

69
The furry thugs are giving me The Look. You know, the one that says "Are you going to starve me? Look at how cute I am. How can you refuse to feed me?"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 05:54 AM (wzUl9)

Diana gives me The Call. She has an unmistakable deep bark and uses it to inform me that it's breakfast/dinner time.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 06:09 AM (tgvbd)

70 TCN needs prayers for her grandbaby. Details on the ONT.

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 06:10 AM (+YA9H)

71 Somehow we have managed to cooperate with Russia for all these decades.
Posted by: fluffy
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Fancy that.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 06:10 AM (F24MQ)

72 Good morning morons

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 06:10 AM (RIvkX)

73 Still, it would be nice if they still endeavored to instill in their students little things like discipline and scholarship

That's referred to as "Acting White" which is a cardinal sin amongst a segment of the black community.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 06:11 AM (svLOV)

74 Go to college free to learn how the man is keeping you down. Too bad they don't teach the critical thinking that shows the contradiction.

Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 06:11 AM (vFG9F)

75 SpaceX - Falcon 9 - SpaceX Crew-12 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS
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Lift-Off T -48 minutes

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 06:14 AM (F24MQ)

76
g'morning', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 13, 2026 06:16 AM (tljrc)

77
TCN needs prayers for her grandbaby. Details on the ONT.
Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 06:10 AM (+YA9H)

That is sad beyond belief. You can exhaust yourself raising your children right and still Free Will checks in and they go off the rails completely.

Went through that with the stepdaughter. We now have essentially no contact with her. Her Majesty has two grandchildren, now in their 20s, who she's never seen.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 06:17 AM (tgvbd)

78
The flaw was triggered by simply opening a text file in Markdown format and accidentally clicking on a suspicious link that Notepad helpfully made completely invisible.

VI for the secure win. From a terminal shell. In a real operating system.

Good morning, everyone.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 13, 2026 06:18 AM (QVmho)

79 I just received an email from OpenAI about their new Privacy Policy.

Among other things, they will now have ads on the Free and Go plans.

The only thing that can make interactions with AI worse is ADS. Is there nothing that advertisements can't ruin?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 13, 2026 06:02 AM (ESVrU)
================
Thank you for reading it. I deleted it, assuming everything I type in Chat is readily available to the world, along with all the personally identifiable information Chat has gleaned about me.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 13, 2026 06:19 AM (YL/9k)

80 The first free grocery store opened up in NYC. People were lined up at the door, naturally.

"Software engineer Luke McInerney, 31, of Manhattan, brought a fold up chair and worked on his laptop as he waited for the grocery store to open.

“I just think this is a quintessential New York experience,” he said. “Everyone out here in the cold together. There’s a camaraderie to it.”

So the quintessential NY experience is standing in line in the freezing cold waiting to get free groceries. Ok then.

Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 06:19 AM (vFG9F)

81 And here I though the quintessential NYC experience was getting mugged in Central Park.

Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 06:20 AM (vFG9F)

82 Just read the stuff on the ONT.

TCN, assuming you're reading this I am sorry you are going through this. If adopting the little one is possible, I'd suggest it.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 06:20 AM (svLOV)

83 Some crisp bacon and a scrambled egg as my breakfast; perhaps a slice of peanut-buttered toast as well, with a dash of honey?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 06:21 AM (wzUl9)

84 So the quintessential NY experience is standing in line in the freezing cold waiting to get free groceries.

Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Meanwhile, those of us who did learn are screaming internally at this point.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 06:21 AM (svLOV)

85
The first free grocery store opened up in NYC.

I am willing to wait and see how well (or not) it works. I expect that within two months they will work on the model in the Soviet Union: order at one spot, pay at another, pick up your items at a third.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 06:22 AM (tgvbd)

86 Still, it would be nice if they still endeavored to instill in their students little things like discipline and scholarship, but I fear that, like most schools, cultivation of grievances is their principal purpose.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 06:07 AM (tgvbd)

SC State, and Claflin, were at the center of the Civil Rights movement here.

It's where the 'Orangeburg Massacre' happened at a protest over a segregated bowling alley that got way out of hand where three protestors were killed and dozens injured by police and State Troopers opening fire on them after they were pelted with stuff for trying to put out a bonfire the protesters started.

They've been cultivating that grievance for quite awhile.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 06:22 AM (6ydKt)

87 Blew that: Launch Success -

Streamed live 3 hours ago
Launch Date: February 13, 2026
Launch Time: 5:15 a.m. EST, 1015 UTC, 11:15 CET

SpaceX Crew-12 is the twelfth operational crewed rotation mission of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station. The crew is composed of NASA astronauts commander Jessica Meir and pilot Jack Hathaway, and mission specialists Sophie Adenot of ESA and Andrey Fedyaev of Russia's Roscosmos.
--

I need coffee.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 06:23 AM (F24MQ)

88 Scandal at the Olympics. Supposedly the French ice dancing judge down graded the American pair to make sure the French pair won. I'm shocked, shocked, shocked I tell ya.

Posted by: Tuna at February 13, 2026 06:24 AM (lJ0H4)

89
And here I though the quintessential NYC experience was getting mugged in Central Park.
Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 06:20 AM (vFG9F)

Fights on the subway. In-flight entertainment, so to speak.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 06:24 AM (tgvbd)

90 How much is your time worth?
Because that's how much your "free" groceries cost you.
Not to mention the unpleasant experience of sitting outside in the cold.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 13, 2026 06:24 AM (2Ez/1)

91 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Rejoinder: It was a graveyard smash.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 13, 2026 06:24 AM (aZmVM)

92
Tech thread related, and on topic. I learned how to avoid using and paying for hotel wifi. Most of the name brands use wired ethernet to a control module for the tv. Get a small portable router with wifi and bring it on trips with you. Unp,ug the tv from its ethernet, plug that into your own router. Bingo, you got 1gb wired free internet. Secure/lock down your router like you do your home network, use nord or proton vpn, and it's private and free again.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 13, 2026 06:24 AM (QVmho)

93 I read the Something's Happening article and it definitely gave me pause.

It seems like all of a sudden AI is being used to guide and direct staff activity, very successfully.

We are getting to a place where we are able to prevent adverse events because the AI is telling us about elevated risks.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 06:25 AM (RIvkX)

94 @83/Wolfus: Excellent choice for breakfast. For me, every weekday morning, it's bacon, scrambled eggs (with sauteed onions mixed in), and black coffee. Keeps me rolling easily till I get done with the morning bus routes.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 13, 2026 06:26 AM (O7YUW)

95 I am willing to wait and see how well (or not) it works. I expect that within two months they will work on the model in the Soviet Union: order at one spot, pay at another, pick up your items at a third.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 06:22 AM (tgvbd)
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Wait a minute. I thought everything was "free."

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 13, 2026 06:26 AM (ESVrU)

96
Scandal at the Olympics. Supposedly the French ice dancing judge down graded the American pair to make sure the French pair won. I'm shocked, shocked, shocked I tell ya.
Posted by: Tuna at February 13, 2026 06:24 AM (lJ0H4)

The role of East Germany is now played by France.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 06:27 AM (tgvbd)

97 >> Lift-Off T -48 minutes

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 06:14 AM (F24MQ)

Your time zone must be off a little bit. :-) When you posted that, Dragon had been in orbit for nearly 45 minutes. It's a little SE of New Zealand right now, coming up on it's first lap around the Erf:

https://is.gd/3q5f5Q

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 13, 2026 06:27 AM (w6EFb)

98 Elaine illustrates another quintessential NYC experience:

https://youtu.be/xWL0DfKy5NU

Posted by: Obligatory Seinfeld reference at February 13, 2026 06:27 AM (2Ez/1)

99 "Scandal at the Olympics."

This is really beginning to grow legs.

Scott Hamilton was disciplined for remarks he made about the judging, and the furor continues to grow.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 06:28 AM (iMotb)

100 I am willing to wait and see how well (or not) it works. I expect that within two months they will work on the model in the Soviet Union: order at one spot, pay at another, pick up your items at a third.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 06:22 AM (tgvbd)
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The whole time I was in the USSR I only went to a "grocery store" for food once. In Leningrad. There was no food there.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 06:29 AM (RIvkX)

101 @83/Wolfus: Excellent choice for breakfast. For me, every weekday morning, it's bacon, scrambled eggs (with sauteed onions mixed in), and black coffee. Keeps me rolling easily till I get done with the morning bus routes.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 13, 2026

***
When I have bacon, I do that combo. If not, I'll have an egg with a microwave beef-and-bean burrito, both seasoned with chili powder and maybe some cheese. For a change of pace, a small chicken pot pie!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 06:30 AM (wzUl9)

102 56 Seems that the Nancy Guthrie case is beginning to take on a slight stench of mis-handling by County Law enforcement.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice
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Isn't kidnapping a federal offense?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 06:30 AM (F24MQ)

103

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at February 13, 2026 06:31 AM (DDJSl)

104 >>> Scott Hamilton was disciplined for remarks he made about the judging, and the furor continues to grow.

At this Olympics or back when he was competing?

Posted by: fluffy at February 13, 2026 06:32 AM (AN2gy)

105
The furry thugs are giving me The Look. You know, the one that says "Are you going to starve me? Look at how cute I am. How can you refuse to feed me?"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
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I know that look all too well.
Mine are giving me the same stare...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

MegaRoy has discovered that my 0400 bladder alarm is breakfast time.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 13, 2026 06:32 AM (QVmho)

106 >And here I though the quintessential NYC experience was getting mugged in Central Park.
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getting whacked on the causeway

Posted by: Don Black at February 13, 2026 06:32 AM (ZxPkt)

107 Redstate explains why the FBI can't just take the case over.

https://tinyurl.com/22c8bhwy

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 06:34 AM (iMotb)

108 I've decided to skip working out this morning. Probably I won't want to go tomorrow, and we're due for solid rain early on Sunday, so I won't go again until Monday.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 06:34 AM (wzUl9)

109
getting whacked on the causeway
Posted by: Don Black at February 13, 2026 06:32 AM (ZxPkt)

Snow not plowed and garbage piling up

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 06:34 AM (tgvbd)

110 "At this Olympics or back when he was competing?"

At this Olympics, at this particular event and judging.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 06:34 AM (iMotb)

111 Trump claims dropping the CO2 finding will allow them to drop a bunch of auto regulation, leading to a 2,400 reduction in new car costs. Democrats shouting "affordability!" as their theme say in response "not that affordability!"

Driving illegals to self-deport has led to rent reductions all over the country, reduced school expenses (as South American kids go home), and higher wages for blue collar workers. Again, Democrats shouting "affordability!" as their theme say in response "not that affordability!"

What "affordability" are they in favor of?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 13, 2026 06:35 AM (buz8q)

112 @nicksortor
·
15h
🚨 AWESOME! During the Seattle Seahawks’ Super Bowl parade, team GM John Schneider tossed Mini Jesus figurines which said “Jesus Loves You” to the crowd

pic of Plastic Jesus at link

https://tinyurl.com/4adxxz7c

it's like a Lego Jesus

Posted by: Don Black at February 13, 2026 06:35 AM (ZxPkt)

113 In 1989 a Soviet leader paid a spontaneous visit to a real grocery store.
Helped to change the world.

https://tinyurl.com/ma6srve2

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 13, 2026 06:36 AM (2Ez/1)

114 77 TCN needs prayers for her grandbaby. Details on the ONT.
Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 06:10 AM (+YA9H)

That is sad beyond belief. You can exhaust yourself raising your children right and still Free Will checks in and they go off the rails completely.

Went through that with the stepdaughter. We now have essentially no contact with her. Her Majesty has two grandchildren, now in their 20s, who she's never seen.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 06:17 AM (tgvbd)

So much sadness. I'm very sorry.

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 06:36 AM (+YA9H)

115 At this Olympics, at this particular event and judging.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

Who disciplined him?

Posted by: Tuna at February 13, 2026 06:36 AM (lJ0H4)

116 The ScottyHamilton story with the Judging, his comments, and the fallout.

https://tinyurl.com/5y9k8vmb

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 06:37 AM (iMotb)

117 Step on a Lego on the way to the bathroom in the middle of the night and you might call it "Jesus" too.

Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 06:37 AM (vFG9F)

118 more like a very brief video, like 11 sec

Posted by: Don Black at February 13, 2026 06:37 AM (ZxPkt)

119 There are three parades in Uptown tonight. Nowhere near me, thankfully. We might nip out to the nearby Haagen-Dasz store this evening for a little treat, either before or after our usual pizza.

Or . . . I could pick up a pint of ice cream at Walmart while I'm out returning the oil and filter. Much cheaper.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 06:38 AM (wzUl9)

120
Sorry, I'm not a parade person. Especially Mardi Gras, with a crowd of drunken yobbos yelling, "Show us your tits!"

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 06:40 AM (tgvbd)

121 98 Elaine illustrates another quintessential NYC experience:

https://youtu.be/xWL0DfKy5NU
Posted by: Obligatory Seinfeld reference at February 13, 2026 06:27 AM (2Ez/1)

That nearly gave me a panic attack!

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 06:40 AM (+YA9H)

122 🚨 AWESOME! During the Seattle Seahawks’ Super Bowl parade, team GM John Schneider tossed Mini Jesus figurines which said “Jesus Loves You” to the crowd

pic of Plastic Jesus at link

https://tinyurl.com/4adxxz7c

it's like a Lego Jesus
Posted by: Don Black at February 13, 2026 06:35 AM
*******
Wait.
Did they run out of green dildos?

Posted by: The WNBA at February 13, 2026 06:41 AM (2Ez/1)

123 Isn't kidnapping a federal offense?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 06:30 AM (F24MQ)
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There is no way to tell without knowing the race of perpetrator.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 06:42 AM (RIvkX)

124 I guess 'disciplined' might be the wrong word, after reading that article.

But Scott seems to be rather firm in his opinion, and while she is not an expert, Mrs VIA was sitting next to me watching that event.
And I remember her looking at me and saying 'Something doesn't seem right about that French Judge's score.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 06:42 AM (iMotb)

125 112 @nicksortor
·
15h
🚨 AWESOME! During the Seattle Seahawks’ Super Bowl parade, team GM John Schneider tossed Mini Jesus figurines which said “Jesus Loves You” to the crowd

pic of Plastic Jesus at link

https://tinyurl.com/4adxxz7c

it's like a Lego Jesus
Posted by: Don Black at February 13, 2026 06:35 AM (ZxPkt)

; )

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 06:43 AM (+YA9H)

126 "There is no way to tell without knowing the race of perpetrator."

Chris Murphy, that you?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 06:44 AM (iMotb)

127 The NY Post is doing some real journalism:

"I’ve tested dozens of sex toys — these are the 17 best for almost every kink to try this Valentine’s Day"

Somebody has a lot of spare time on their hands while they are not standing in line in the freezing cold to get a free potato.

Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 06:45 AM (vFG9F)

128 ====

The whole time I was in the USSR I only went to a "grocery store" for food once. In Leningrad. There was no food there.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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During the 'bullet famine' I would go to the sporting goods section, look at the shelves and say, these shelves look like the grocery in the old Soviet.
Talk about a blank look from the counter person.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 06:46 AM (F24MQ)

129 Out: Free Bird

In: Free potato

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 13, 2026 06:46 AM (aZmVM)

130 What "affordability" are they in favor of?
Posted by: Huck Follywood

The kind that comes from doing everything other than what works.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 13, 2026 06:47 AM (svLOV)

131
It would be awfully funny if the only "free food" in the store was stuff like broccoli and apples.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 06:47 AM (tgvbd)

132 Sorry, I'm not a parade person. Especially Mardi Gras, with a crowd of drunken yobbos yelling, "Show us your tits!"
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026

***
Ninety percent of those being yelled at should cover themselves to save onlookers' eyes instead.

The redhaired lady, a local business owner, who won the "Greasing the Poles" contest is a major exception.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 06:48 AM (wzUl9)

133 127 The NY Post is doing some real journalism:

"I’ve tested dozens of sex toys — these are the 17 best for almost every kink to try this Valentine’s Day"

Somebody has a lot of spare time on their hands while they are not standing in line in the freezing cold to get a free potato.
Posted by: fd
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And this has absolutely nothing to do with the degradation of our culture.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 06:48 AM (F24MQ)

134 It would be awfully funny if the only "free food" in the store was stuff like broccoli and apples.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 06:47 AM (tgvbd)
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Okra and canned spinach.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 13, 2026 06:48 AM (aZmVM)

135 S'pose it's time I showered. No shave today, though.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 06:49 AM (wzUl9)

136
Talk about a blank look from the counter person.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 06:46 AM (F24MQ)

The Soviet what? Remarkable, is it not, that everything it was and did has been expunged from our memories?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 06:49 AM (tgvbd)

137 In case you thought our Congress was bad:

@benonwine
·
4h
Parliament voted 364 to 111 AGAINST a national inquiry into organised child exploitation.

Posted by: Don Black at February 13, 2026 06:50 AM (ZxPkt)

138 Back in a former life when I spent a good part of time pulling into foreign ports on liberty, we learned to take a quick snapshot of the lock living experience by heading directly to the local grocery stores and looking at the shelves, and choices.

One can learn a lot about a country in a short amount of time like that.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 06:50 AM (iMotb)

139 https://voxday.net/2026/02/12/its-not-psychopathy/

I haven't commented much lately, but I saw clips the day of Bondi's testimony in Congress and it was the first time I can recall having equal contempt for both sides of the aisle.

We're not voting our way out of this, but it's also no time to be a "Trust the Plan" Christian either.

Posted by: logprof at February 13, 2026 06:51 AM (jo6FO)

140 I too tried to raise my mother right and failed.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 13, 2026 06:51 AM (RIvkX)

141
Okra and canned spinach.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 13, 2026 06:48 AM (aZmVM)

You get the general idea. LaQisha yelling, "What's this shit? Where are my fucking Ho-Hos?"

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 06:52 AM (tgvbd)

142 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 13, 2026 06:52 AM (Cjt/F)

143 A French judge, identified as Jezabel Dabouis, scored Chock and Bates nearly eight points below Beaudry and Cizeron. This score was a clear outlier, as no other judge scored the married American couple less than 130.

'Jezabel'... ha!, perfect.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 13, 2026 06:52 AM (6ydKt)

144
JJS

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 13, 2026 06:53 AM (gbOdA)

145 The geniuses running the city nearest me want to turn the old mall into a casino. This is the mall that everyone left because it's surrounded by the 'hood. Never mind that gambling in illegal in this state, except when the state does it.

Posted by: fd at February 13, 2026 06:53 AM (vFG9F)

146 >It would be awfully funny if the only "free food" in the store was stuff like broccoli and apples
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no grape soda
no BBQ potato chips

Posted by: Don Black at February 13, 2026 06:53 AM (ZxPkt)

147 Apple is pushing updates for the Laptop, the watch and the iPhone today.

Not often I se the trifecta of updates.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 13, 2026 06:54 AM (iMotb)

148 I'm done with parades too. I've seen the floats and bands in one combination or another many many times. It's tiring to stand there for an hour or more, and I don't care what they throw to us. I'm nervous about what kind of strangers might be in the crowd around me. As for driving in traffic to a parade route, hunting for parking, and then crawling back home after? Ain't gonna do it. The hordes of cars creeping across the bridge on Sat. and Sun. evening for the "big" parades look like an evacuation.

If I lived *on* the route, so I could watch from my porch or balcony, maybe I'd watch. But otherwise, forget it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 13, 2026 06:54 AM (wzUl9)

149 -----------
Okra and canned spinach.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea
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Ah roooo ga laaa.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 06:55 AM (F24MQ)

150 Times Higher Education illiteracy alert

Founded in 1896, South Carolina State University (SCSU) is a historically black institution based in the town of Orangeburg. This is a student-centric city, as well as SCSU being home to Claflin University.

https://www.timeshighereducation.com

https://tinyurl.com/msdwjmf4

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 06:55 AM (+YA9H)

151 It would be awfully funny if the only "free food" in the store was stuff like broccoli and apples.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 13, 2026 06:47 AM (tgvbd)

Government butter and cheese.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 13, 2026 06:56 AM (g8Ew8)

152 The role of East Germany is now played by France.

Et au Westminster, un score sans précédent de dix virgule dix pour les bouledogues.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 13, 2026 06:57 AM (zdLoL)

153 Sometime ago while working a different problem with 'help', in conversation, the lady told me that I wouldn't like 26 (I don't like any of them) that it's going to change up everything.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 06:57 AM (F24MQ)

154 I like the anime videos, too, Pixy! Learning a lot.

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 06:57 AM (+YA9H)

155 no grape soda
no BBQ potato chips
Posted by: Don Black at February 13, 2026 06:53 AM (ZxPkt)

Just saltine crackers in a can.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 13, 2026 06:58 AM (g8Ew8)

156 Fen, I briefly saw your comment, but it was gone next v time I refreshed screen.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 13, 2026 07:00 AM (8AONa)

157 Where my Doritos and grape Nehi?

Posted by: LaQuisha at February 13, 2026 07:01 AM (2Ez/1)

158 Noodage.

Posted by: Noody McNoodface at February 13, 2026 07:05 AM (2Ez/1)

159 Don't say grape soda around a billionaire.

Posted by: logprof at February 13, 2026 07:20 AM (jo6FO)

160 Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 13, 2026 07:00 AM (8AONa)

Good morning. Which comment was that?. Last comment I made was in reference to a hymn at about 6;00 am. Have a good day!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 13, 2026 07:41 AM (HQEEh)

161 eddie spaghetti has a kid named quatro. probably after an audi.

Posted by: cmeat at February 13, 2026 10:29 AM (R11M+)

162 I've completely changed my position on AI. The release of Claude Opus 4.6 last week means everything you've dismissed and disregarded about AI is now obsolete. If you keep thinking that 30% of code is written by AI and 40% is bugs, you're not going to understand what will be happening in the next several years. Seriously.

I'm an engineer, and Feb 6 marks the last day I will have ever written a single line of code for the rest of my career. It will be 100% AI, and it's better than anything I can write myself, and done in 1/30 of the time. All I'm doing is just telling the AI what I want, and it writes the code, debugs it, and tests it all on its own. And it's nailing it every time.

Posted by: Tinfoil Dispenser at February 13, 2026 10:56 AM (ERYKL)

Thursday Overnight Open Thread - February 12, 2026 [Doof]

Howdy Hordelings! Thursday night ONT time. You made it! Good job. Now check out the content and join in the gray boxes. What's on your mind tonight?

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From the "You Can't Make This Up" Files

For reference, this is how we vote in the US House:

1) Insert photo ID
2) Press button https://t.co/55VpURwaTh pic.twitter.com/yNVsyCBKib
— Rep. Michael Cloud (@RepMichaelCloud) February 12, 2026

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Remember the scene in A Christmas Story where the one kid got his tongue stuck to a metal pole that was frozen? Well, this guy says "hold my beer"!
(H/T: Kindltot in comments earlier today)

Drunk man's penis freezes to icy pavement during arrest on night out

A man's penis froze to the ground outside a bar while he was being arrested during a night out.
Blake McPhee was restrained after allegedly becoming involved in a fight at the East Village Pub & Eatery in Fort McMurray, Canada. The fracas spilled out onto the street where temperatures had plunged to below freezing.
During a struggle with police and security, McPhee's trousers and pants fell off. His manhood got stuck to the icy pavement. It is reported McPhee was stuck to the ground like this for around 20 minutes.
Police and security guards had to force the man up - leaving some skin behind in the process - in order to remove him from the ice, it is understood.
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McPhee has since seen the funny side as he wrote on Facebook: "Man, I don't know how I get myself in these f***** up situations...Guess that's what I get for being a drunk lunatic at a bar."
He added: "Gone are the days a feller can get his wiener frozen f*** solid to the ground without it going viral. Anyways glad I can be of some entertainment and back to making headlines. Gunna go crawl inside a hole and cry myself to sleep now. (P.s sorry ma)."

Thankfully there are no photos of his frozen junk at the link.

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Here's a much better story about a human appendage.

Woman’s Prosthetic Leg Swept Out to Sea Is Thrilled its Been Found 10 Months Later

A woman whose new prosthetic leg was swept out to sea is “over the moon” after she found it 10 months later, it having been swept right back to the beach where she lost it.
Last April, 69-year-old Brenda Ogden lost her custom-made titanium blade-style prosthesis moments before a swim in the North Sea.
She was posing for a picture with a swimming group she was a part of when a huge wave knocked them all down and took her titanium blade back out to sea with it.
Ogden had her leg amputated below the knee five years earlier following a horrific car crash. The now-retired nurse revealed she waited for over a year to get the false leg, and had only had the blade for a week before the disaster on the beach.
“The leg was specially made to allow me to access water easily,” Ogden told England’s Southwest News Service. “I had never swum in the sea before that day and it was on my bucket list to do so.”

Check out the whole story at the link.

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Well discussed here at AOSHQ has been the current state of colleges and universities. Woke curricula coupled with skyrocketing costs. Students saddled with crippling debt upon graduation. More and more people are turning to trade schools. My own son decided to enter into an HVAC apprenticeship a few years ago. He's making great money and loves what he does. The Mike Rowe Works Foundation was created to advocate for trades and even provides scholarships regularly.

Check out this surprisingly fair report from NBC News
(H/T: NR Pax in comments yesterday)

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More Bass Stuff!

3rd night in a row talking about funky bass groves. Tonight, let's hear from the great Rick Beato

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DJ Doof - This Date in Music History

On this date in 1981, Rush released Moving Pictures - the best album ever recorded.

I will be ignoring any Rush hate tonight. For those of you with taste, here is the whole album. 40 minutes of greatness!

Also - here's Rick Beato again discussing Limelight in Episode 63 of his "What Makes This Song Great?" series.

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Born on this date in 1952:
Grammy Award winning American singer and songwriter Michael McDonald, who with The Doobie Brothers had the 1979 US No.1 single 'What A Fool Believes', and the 1993 UK No.7 single 'Long Train Runnin'. He began his career singing back-up vocals with Steely Dan and has also worked with Kenny Loggins, David Cassidy, Van Halen, Patti LaBelle, Aretha Franklin and Toto.

Born on this date in 1950:
Steve Hackett, guitarist who had the, 1974 UK No.21 single 'I Know What I Like In Your Wardrobe', with Genesis who he quit in 1977 for solo work. Hackett co-founded the supergroup GTR with Steve Howe in 1986 and then returned to his solo career.

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Comments

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1 Keep Calm
and
Carry

Posted by: mindful webworker - it's what they do at February 12, 2026 10:00 PM (6hyzx)

2 Dog

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 12, 2026 10:01 PM (7X7ea)

3 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 12, 2026 10:01 PM (rii+a)

4 Nice pic up top.

Barn could use a flag.

But, nice sky.

Posted by: mindful webworker - red, white, and blue at February 12, 2026 10:02 PM (6hyzx)

5 Hey, where that white woman at?

Posted by: Pima County Sheriff Chris at February 12, 2026 10:03 PM (nWPIJ)

6 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 12, 2026 10:03 PM (cYBz/)

7 (Looks at pic)

Oh great. Who let the horse get out?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 12, 2026 10:04 PM (uQesX)

8 "Police and security guards had to force the man up - leaving some skin behind in the process…"

I think there might be better methods. Did they just do that to him on purpose, perhaps?

Posted by: mindful webworker - rrrriiiipppp at February 12, 2026 10:04 PM (6hyzx)

9 Hey, Doof, you Triscuit hater, you.

Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 10:04 PM (77rzZ)

10 Sorry I'm late, I was trying to screw in a lightbulb. My wife and I gave up after a while since we couldn't figure out how to actually get in a lightbulb.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 12, 2026 10:04 PM (g44G9)

11 ‘‘Tis time for ONT, everyone.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 12, 2026 10:04 PM (ZVgZ4)

12 Great voting reference.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 12, 2026 10:05 PM (2WIwB)

13 I'd like to take somebody out behind that barn, but I'm not sure who.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 12, 2026 10:05 PM (nWPIJ)

14 Hey, Doof, you Triscuit hater, you.
Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 10:04 PM (77rzZ)

Ha! Go figure, I don't like my crackers to have the texture of raw twine.

Posted by: Doof at February 12, 2026 10:05 PM (QMAsf)

15 Usually when you read about a woman losing a leg in the ocean, there's a shark involved.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 12, 2026 10:06 PM (g44G9)

16 More Bass Stuff!

Finally, some validation!

Posted by: Outlaw Ron Bass at February 12, 2026 10:06 PM (uQesX)

17 For reference, this is how we vote in the US House:
1) Insert photo ID
2) Press button

Who was the one Democrat who ~~voted for sanity~~ accidentally hit the wrong button?

Posted by: mikeski at February 12, 2026 10:06 PM (VHUov)

18 Hola! This week has felt super busy though I don’t have any true reason why- what an eclectic mix of topics, Doof! I love the counter to the dems. I would love a post on their replies if this actually happened. It would be absolutely hilarious, I am sure of it.

Posted by: Piper at February 12, 2026 10:06 PM (Wmg4n)

19 Close your barn door, friend.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 12, 2026 10:07 PM (ZVgZ4)

20 Has it just gone out of fashion with you hip new kids today to not call nood for the ONT? Don't worry, I did it for you- you miserable cretins. *mutters to self about the kids today*

Thanks for the ONT, btw.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 10:07 PM (zZu0s)

21 Swimming in the North Sea - tough
Swimming in the North Sea with one leg - bitching
Better be a man to have that woman.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 12, 2026 10:07 PM (7X7ea)

22 Anyone happen to have any unused foreskin laying around you might want to share?

Posted by: Blake McPhee at February 12, 2026 10:07 PM (ZTJjv)

23 Thanks Doof! Michael Cloud is my rep. I shall send him kibbles of praise for his tweet. That was funny.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 12, 2026 10:07 PM (xDN0i)

24 Another chance to pass along the advice Micheal McDonald gave me*

Always play your new song for other people before you decide on the title. He says that because the Doobie Brothers biggest hit is 'Long Train Runnin' but everyone *thinks* it's "What A Fool Believes" because that's the actual hook from the song.

*He also gave that advice to a few thousand other people at that concert.

Posted by: KCSteve at February 12, 2026 10:07 PM (2+WvJ)

25 9 Hey, Doof, you Triscuit hater, you.
Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 10:04 PM (77rzZ)

Wait…this may change a few things…triscuit hater? I hope this is a blasphemous rumor!

Posted by: Piper at February 12, 2026 10:08 PM (Wmg4n)

26 10 How many tankdemons and their spouses does it take to screw in a light bulb?

Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 10:08 PM (77rzZ)

27 Pixies can screw in light bulbs.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 12, 2026 10:08 PM (ZVgZ4)

28 On this date in 1981, Rush released Moving Pictures - the best album ever recorded.
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Nope. And I'm a HUGE Rush fan--I saw them twice 20 years apart.

Perhaps the best album ever recorded was "Animals" by Pink Floyd.

Or perhaps it was "Hotel California". Or "The White Album".

"Moving Pictures" was epic, but I prefer "Exit Stage Left" when it comes to Rush albums.

Posted by: Crusader at February 12, 2026 10:08 PM (Cjcf6)

29 Anyone happen to have any unused foreskin laying around you might want to share?
Posted by: Blake McPhee at February 12, 2026 10:07 PM (ZTJjv)

IIRC, King David kept some on hand.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 10:08 PM (zZu0s)

30 19 Close your barn door, friend.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit

Now you tell me

Posted by: I.C. Wiener at February 12, 2026 10:09 PM (gKWVE)

31 22 Anyone happen to have any unused foreskin laying around you might want to share?
Posted by: Blake McPhee at February 12, 2026 10:07 PM (ZTJjv)

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Native Americans used their foreskins as strings for their mighty bows. They let nothing go to waste.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 12, 2026 10:09 PM (nWPIJ)

32 The oldest examples of "screw in a light bulb" jokes date back to the late 1960s and early 1970s, often targeting specific groups with humor that highlighted stereotypes. These jokes typically follow a format that asks how many people from a certain group are needed to change a light bulb, with the punchline reflecting a stereotype about that group.
Wikipedia

Posted by: mindful webworker - brilliant at February 12, 2026 10:09 PM (6hyzx)

33 I wonder if minorities in congress need help from their Caucasian colleagues to figure out how to vote?

Posted by: Diogenes at February 12, 2026 10:09 PM (2WIwB)

34 Mmm, mmm, triscuit!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 12, 2026 10:10 PM (ZVgZ4)

35 ***My own son decided to enter into an HVAC
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As long as we have modernity we'll have HVAC and commodes.
Long be the warm in winter.
Long be the cool in summer.

I would post a song but you wouldn't like it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 12, 2026 10:10 PM (7X7ea)

36 That woman's leg being wash out to sea forces me to ask - after she lost it, did she swim in circles?

Posted by: Tonypete at February 12, 2026 10:10 PM (cYBz/)

37 I heard a new movie is coming soon. It's called "Jurassic Pork," featuring the rich dinosaurs of Congress.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 12, 2026 10:10 PM (S/Y4j)

38 Hello Horde and Doof! It's been a long time since I've commented but I was conversing with Doof on X a week or 2 ago and I wanted to let him know that I really do read the ONT every night. You guys are the best!

Posted by: Mr. Alu Fods at February 12, 2026 10:10 PM (fQsGr)

39 "Moving Pictures" was epic, but I prefer "Exit Stage Left" when it comes to Rush albums.
Posted by: Crusader at February 12, 2026 10:08 PM (Cjcf6)

Live albums are a whole separate discussion

Posted by: Doof at February 12, 2026 10:11 PM (QMAsf)

40 I remembered that Rick Beato video from a few years ago. I was disappointed in his selection of the RHCP version of Higher Ground, since it is pretty much a note for note copy of the Stevie Wonder version of the song, albeit played on behs instead of keyboard. But Rick forgets more about music on a single night of drinking than I will ever know, so take that into consideration when deciding which of us is correct.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 12, 2026 10:11 PM (g44G9)

41 Agree completely about Moving Pictures! Incredible album, and the amazing peak of a run of years where Rush kept Gettyng better and better with every album.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 12, 2026 10:11 PM (otNgF)

42 25 Sorry, Piper, but your Reesees junkie buddie hates my favorite snack crackers, Triscuits.

Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 10:12 PM (77rzZ)

43 Hello Horde and Doof! It's been a long time since I've commented but I was conversing with Doof on X a week or 2 ago and I wanted to let him know that I really do read the ONT every night. You guys are the best!
Posted by: Mr. Alu Fods at February 12, 2026 10:10 PM (fQsGr)

Hey there - good to see you here on the ONT. Thanks for stopping by!

Posted by: Doof at February 12, 2026 10:12 PM (QMAsf)

44 Trump is literally killing us!

Jorge Bonilla
@BonillaJL
Thus @ABCWorldNews sums up President Trump's repeal of the EPA endangerment finding: Trump gave up the power to regulate climate, he has rejected the science, and he will kill you

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 12, 2026 10:12 PM (J+Psw)

45 Pixies can screw in light bulbs.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 12, 2026 10:08 PM (ZVgZ4)

They also sang Where Is My Mind

Posted by: Kindltot at February 12, 2026 10:12 PM (rbvCR)

46 Lurker, peeking from behind the curtain for a sec... thank you, Doof, for the info about Mike Rowe's Foundation. Very cool.

Posted by: Scarlett O'Hara at February 12, 2026 10:12 PM (vk6fe)

47 Native Americans used their foreskins as strings for their mighty bows. They let nothing go to waste.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 12, 2026 10:09 PM (nWPIJ)

While they were still attached?

Damn.

That would have made sex odd. Unstrung the bow, sure, but like running with shoelaces untied...

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 10:12 PM (zZu0s)

48 My favorite (and very true) Dutch joke:

How many Dutchmen does it take to change a lightbulb?

CHANGE?!

Posted by: pookysgirl, mostly German at February 12, 2026 10:13 PM (Wt5PA)

49 Triscuits>>>Wheat Thins.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 12, 2026 10:13 PM (xDN0i)

50 Anyone happen to have any unused foreskin laying around you might want to share?
Posted by: Blake McPhee
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Ask King Saul, I delivered a whole sack of them to him.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 12, 2026 10:13 PM (XeU6L)

51 Have we heard an update from Whig or whigwife? When can Whig return to his whigwam?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 12, 2026 10:13 PM (S/Y4j)

52 I remembered that Rick Beato video from a few years ago. I was disappointed in his selection of the RHCP version of Higher Ground, since it is pretty much a note for note copy of the Stevie Wonder version of the song, albeit played on behs instead of keyboard. But Rick forgets more about music on a single night of drinking than I will ever know, so take that into consideration when deciding which of us is correct.
Posted by: tankdemon at February 12, 2026 10:11 PM (g44G9)

I was a little surprised that he had Runnin' With The Devil in there. The bass intro is a single repeating note. Kinda whelming.

Posted by: Doof at February 12, 2026 10:14 PM (QMAsf)

53
I wanted to let him know that I really do read the ONT every night. You guys are the best!

Posted by: Mr. Alu Fods at February 12, 2026 10:10 PM (fQsGr)

__________

Read??

(as dictated to my buxom, callipygic, leggy executive assistant with the posh English accent)

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 12, 2026 10:14 PM (tgvbd)

54 Ill stand by Doof in his dislike of the terrible triscuit.

*hefts axe*

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 10:14 PM (zZu0s)

55 Ask King Saul, I delivered a whole sack of them to him.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.
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Oops. Forgot David sock.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 12, 2026 10:14 PM (XeU6L)

56 "Native Americans used their foreskins as strings for their mighty bows."

Long bows, or short bows?

Posted by: Sandra Fluke at February 12, 2026 10:14 PM (Q+gd/)

57 26 10 How many tankdemons and their spouses does it take to screw in a light bulb?
Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 10:08 PM (77rzZ)

My version of the joke was actually, "How many blondes does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
"Two, if they could figure out how tonget into the lightbulb."

Posted by: tankdemon at February 12, 2026 10:15 PM (g44G9)

58 I wonder if minorities in congress need help from their Caucasian colleagues to figure out how to vote?
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I'm surprised some of them can even find the congressional chambers without assigned drivers.

Posted by: Crusader at February 12, 2026 10:15 PM (Cjcf6)

59 48 Pookysgirl, as a Dutchman, LOL.

Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 10:15 PM (77rzZ)

60 Have we heard an update from Whig or whigwife? When can Whig return to his whigwam?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 12, 2026 10:13 PM (S/Y4j)

whigwife posted on cafe, or post before that. Whig made it through surgery and was resting comfortably.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 12, 2026 10:15 PM (xDN0i)

61 Thinking I might just clock out early tonight. I'll wait until after #100, just to see if my Muse is aroused.

Posted by: mindful webworker - O_o at February 12, 2026 10:15 PM (6hyzx)

62 Hola! This week has felt super busy though I don’t have any true reason why- what an eclectic mix of topics, Doof! I love the counter to the dems. I would love a post on their replies if this actually happened. It would be absolutely hilarious, I am sure of it.
Posted by: Piper at February 12, 2026 10:06 PM (Wmg4n)

Eclectic / random is fun. Feel free to try it on one of your fashion segments!

Posted by: Doof at February 12, 2026 10:15 PM (QMAsf)

63 Triscuits>>>Wheat Thins.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 12, 2026 10:13 PM (xDN0i

That crap is so close together that it makes no difference.

1) Chicken in a Biscuit
2) Saltines (full salt.)

All else.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 10:16 PM (zZu0s)

64 >>> During a struggle with police and security, McPhee's trousers and pants fell off.

.. and pants "fell off".
Yeah. Right.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 12, 2026 10:16 PM (/lPRQ)

65 14 Hey, Doof, you Triscuit hater, you.
Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 10:04 PM (77rzZ)

Ha! Go figure, I don't like my crackers to have the texture of raw twine.
Posted by: Doof at February 12, 2026 10:05 PM (QMAsf)

***

Triscuits rock! With slices of cheese (Cougar Gold Cheddar is best), meats, and a good wine, you're talking some good eatin'!

Posted by: Diogenes at February 12, 2026 10:16 PM (2WIwB)

66 Thanks for another erudite and entertaining ONT, Mr. Doof!

I had to do a double take on that photo up top. The tree to the left of the barn (some distance back) at first appeared to be a mushroom cloud...

Glad the lady's prosthetic leg was found and returned!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 12, 2026 10:17 PM (kB9dk)

67 Ill stand by Doof in his dislike of the terrible triscuit.

*hefts axe*
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 10:14 PM (zZu0s)

*fistbump*

Shavings of firewood kindling somehow bound together and cut into squares.

Posted by: Doof at February 12, 2026 10:18 PM (QMAsf)

68 I think they sell you Triscuits to feed the camels and goats at those game farm petting zoos. It takes a ruminant stomach to digest them.

Posted by: Top Of The Food Chain at February 12, 2026 10:18 PM (oftw2)

69 1) Chicken in a Biscuit
2) Saltines (full salt.)

All else.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 10:16 PM (zZu0s)

Chicken in a Biscuit is pretty awesome. I agree.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 12, 2026 10:18 PM (xDN0i)

70 How many WASPS does it take to change a light bulb?

2

One to screw in the light bulb and one to make the martinis.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 12, 2026 10:18 PM (cwGMH)

71 61 Thinking I might just clock out early tonight. I'll wait until after #100, just to see if my Muse is aroused.

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Wait. Don't go. I was going to make espresso!

Posted by: The Blind Hermit at February 12, 2026 10:18 PM (nWPIJ)

72 Ill stand by Doof in his dislike of the terrible triscuit.
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IF I was stranded on the chips-and-crackers isle of a grocery store, there's more than 20 choices I'm make ahead of triscuits.

Posted by: Crusader at February 12, 2026 10:19 PM (Cjcf6)

73 Shavings of firewood kindling somehow bound together and cut into squares.
Posted by: Doof at February 12, 2026 10:18 PM (QMAsf)

I've heard it is stuck together with commie saliva from thinking about real food, I have.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 10:19 PM (zZu0s)

74 8 "Police and security guards had to force the man up - leaving some skin behind in the process…"

I think there might be better methods. Did they just do that to him on purpose, perhaps?
Posted by: mindful webworker - rrrriiiipppp

Don't they have hair dryers in Canada?

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 12, 2026 10:19 PM (0Htd1)

75 I hope his whigwam is warm when Whig wends his way home.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 12, 2026 10:19 PM (ZVgZ4)

76 I wonder if minorities in congress need help from their Caucasian colleagues to figure out how to vote?
Posted by: Diogenes

They each have their own votey box. Maybe they swap out the buttons? [si] [no] [aca] [que?]

I also wonder why they don't let the blind guys know they can cancel their votes.

(I assume that's what voting "open" does.)

Posted by: mikeski at February 12, 2026 10:19 PM (VHUov)

77 Grok, what do you call a one-legged swimmer?

A one-legged swimmer.
(Or more commonly in the classic dad-joke version: "Illegitimate" 😏

Get it? One leg → "I-leg-it" → illegitimate.
I'll see myself out. 🏊‍♂️🦵

Posted by: mindful webworker - Grok is a Moron at February 12, 2026 10:20 PM (6hyzx)

78 Fine, more Triscuits for me. Nom nom…

Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 10:20 PM (77rzZ)

79 14 Hey, Doof, you Triscuit hater, you.
Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 10:04 PM (77rzZ)

Ha! Go figure, I don't like my crackers to have the texture of raw twine.
Posted by: Doof

But are you a fan of Grape Nuts cereal?

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 12, 2026 10:21 PM (0Htd1)

80 Another favorite gag of mine is to say a series of lightbulb jokes, and at the end ask:
How many Amish does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
None, Amish don't use lightbulbs.
How many Menanite...
before the girl is considered a slut?

Posted by: tankdemon at February 12, 2026 10:21 PM (g44G9)

81 Thanks for another erudite and entertaining ONT, Mr. Doof!

I had to do a double take on that photo up top. The tree to the left of the barn (some distance back) at first appeared to be a mushroom cloud...

Glad the lady's prosthetic leg was found and returned!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 12, 2026 10:17 PM (kB9dk)

Erudite. Me?? What are you smoking tonight???

Posted by: Doof at February 12, 2026 10:21 PM (QMAsf)

82 Triscuits are great. But they have to be actual Triscuits. This is one of those cases where off brands just don’t hit the same. In fact, I think Triscuits may use a blend of sea salt and crack to ensure you don’t buy Triscoots.

Posted by: Piper at February 12, 2026 10:21 PM (Wmg4n)

83 I'd like to take somebody out behind that barn, but I'm not sure who.
Posted by: Cicero

"what barn whose barn my barn"

Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On

Posted by: Jerry Lee Miklos at February 12, 2026 10:21 PM (AP7fj)

84 But are you a fan of Grape Nuts cereal?
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 12, 2026 10:21 PM (0Htd1)

One step above BB's on the hardness scale. Pass.

Posted by: Doof at February 12, 2026 10:22 PM (QMAsf)

85 Change a lightbulb?!?!?!? That's what we have our Guatemalan for!

Posted by: Chatsworth Osborne, Jr at February 12, 2026 10:22 PM (0e5Te)

86 Wait. Don't go. I was going to make espresso!
Posted by: The Blind Hermit

Arrrrr.

Posted by: mindful webworker at February 12, 2026 10:22 PM (6hyzx)

87 Speaking of surgery - My adopted grandson (it's a long story) came through his eye surgery just fine. He looks like someone beat his face with a shovel but was surprisingly chipper about the entire event. I convinced him bruises are cool.

Hopefully, this is the last operation for the little guy's eye.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 12, 2026 10:22 PM (cYBz/)

88 Arrrrr.

Hit Enter on error. The tag on that was supposed to be

Posted by: mindful webworker's monster at February 12, 2026 10:23 PM (6hyzx)

89 From the "You Can't Make This Up" Files

_______________________________

That voting machine looks way too complicated for the likes of Maxine Waters and Hank "hold on, the island is about to tip over" Johnson.

Ever see the IQ test in "Idiocracy"? Sticking the differently shaped blocks in the holes? There's no way Hank would figure out where to enter the ID card. Then he would be:

D I S E N F R A N C H I S E D ! ! !

Thankfully, both of them are too stupid to know if their vote counted or not. That involves numbers and reading.

Posted by: Orson at February 12, 2026 10:23 PM (dIske)

90 No love for Cheez-its? Those are the best snack crackers from crackers.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 12, 2026 10:23 PM (xDN0i)

91 Sawmills sell their sawdust and bark to The Triscuit Bakery.

Posted by: The Mighty Lumberjack at February 12, 2026 10:23 PM (oftw2)

92 But are you a fan of Grape Nuts cereal?
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 12, 2026 10:21 PM (0Htd1

---------

Don't sell its value as an industrial abrasive short.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 12, 2026 10:23 PM (nWPIJ)

93 Erudite. Me?? What are you smoking tonight???
Posted by: Doof

Er-U-Dite is a premium brand from the fine folks at Val-U-Rite.

Posted by: Connoisseurial Mikleuse at February 12, 2026 10:24 PM (AP7fj)

94 How many AWFLs does it take to change a light bulb?

Just one. They grab the bulb and let the world revolve around them.

Posted by: mikeski at February 12, 2026 10:24 PM (VHUov)

95 Triscuits are great. But they have to be actual Triscuits. This is one of those cases where off brands just don’t hit the same. In fact, I think Triscuits may use a blend of sea salt and crack to ensure you don’t buy Triscoots.
Posted by: Piper at February 12, 2026 10:21 PM (Wmg4n)

You need help!

Posted by: Doof at February 12, 2026 10:24 PM (QMAsf)

96 Hopefully, this is the last operation for the little guy's eye.
Posted by: Tonypete

Good news. I have three adopted grandsons.

Posted by: Old Man Adams at February 12, 2026 10:25 PM (oftw2)

97 82 Piper, my breakfast these days is a bowl, with Triscuits in the bottom, with cottage cheese on top, and then with celery seed for seasoning. Yum!

Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 10:26 PM (77rzZ)

98 94 How many AWFLs does it take to change a light bulb?

None. We are all sitting in the dark because of their dumb energy polcies.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 12, 2026 10:26 PM (xDN0i)

99 95 Triscuits are great. But they have to be actual Triscuits. This is one of those cases where off brands just don’t hit the same. In fact, I think Triscuits may use a blend of sea salt and crack to ensure you don’t buy Triscoots.
Posted by: Piper at February 12, 2026 10:21 PM (Wmg4n)

You need help!
Posted by: Doof at February 1

Do you think there is someone out there willing to put it the time and effort that would take? Because I really don’t think so. 😂

Posted by: Piper at February 12, 2026 10:26 PM (Wmg4n)

100 Grok, what do you call a one-legged swimmer?

What do you call a one-legged waitress?

Posted by: Miklos knows at least two at February 12, 2026 10:26 PM (AP7fj)

101 >>>On this date in 1981, Rush released Moving Pictures - the best album ever recorded.

Nope. That's not even the best Rush album.
https://youtu.be/hzpDOB2JYKc&list=
PLXPYMcRIi2fHdvKx6Orw2ux9Lpj3tsBC2

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 12, 2026 10:26 PM (syz1S)

102 Pookysgirl, as a Dutchman, LOL.
Posted by: Bulg

You'da loved my Grandpa. Not literally of Dutch heritage but rather Pennsylvania Dutch - which many confuse with real ones.

After he passed and I had to clean out the farm and barns, I emptied one of barns that was full to the rafters of firewood and old empty plastic hanging baskets that held plants that gramma put on the porch. There were hundreds of them.

What the hell would anyone ever do with 100's of old . . ..

Posted by: Tonypete at February 12, 2026 10:27 PM (cYBz/)

103 How many astronauts does it take to change a light bulb?"

Eight astronauts: A satirical take listing roles like an observational astronomer, theoretical astronomer, departmental head, engineer, programmer, mission control expert, remote observer, and a grad student to act as a scapegoat.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 12, 2026 10:27 PM (S/Y4j)

104 Those bass riffs are really hot but one thing that's missing in every one of them, and an integral part of the whole scene ...

youtu.be/DfANFQOLGKA&t=17

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 12, 2026 10:27 PM (TiGPW)

105 For reference, this is how we vote in the US House:
1) Insert photo ID
2) Press button

Who was the one Democrat who accidentally hit the wrong button?
Posted by: mikeski

May have accidentally hit the wrong button.

Every vote has some outliers whether accidents or maverics.
What is really odd when you have a precinct, in Philly say, that has 1000+/- votes for Obama, a few here and there for third parties, and zero for that dufus Romney - statistically - fraud.
Or dozens +/- precincts.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 12, 2026 10:28 PM (/lPRQ)

106 Waters and Johnson have “people” to help them with complicated things like voting.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 12, 2026 10:28 PM (ZVgZ4)

107 I discovered that sweat bees like to sting a sensitive part of the male anatomy when taking a piss, the little bastards. It will get your attention let me tell ya

Posted by: Common Tater at February 12, 2026 10:28 PM (SfY1i)

108 44 Trump is literally killing us!
Jorge Bonilla
@BonillaJL
Thus @ABCWorldNews sums up President Trump's repeal of the EPA endangerment finding: Trump gave up the power to regulate climate, he has rejected the science, and he will kill you
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster!

None of this matters. We all died from mass starvation in the eighties. Paul Ehrlich warned us that it would happen, but nooo, we didn't listen.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 12, 2026 10:28 PM (0Htd1)

109 Piper, my breakfast these days is a bowl, with Triscuits in the bottom, with cottage cheese on top, and then with celery seed for seasoning. Yum!
Posted by: Bulg

*proffers soon-to-expire $50 Omaha Steaks discount card*

Posted by: Merciful Miklos at February 12, 2026 10:28 PM (AP7fj)

110 How many Lefties does it take to screw in a light bulb?

The opposite of what ever Trump says it takes.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 12, 2026 10:28 PM (cwGMH)

111 Tonypete, best wishes for the little guy:

Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 10:29 PM (77rzZ)

112 No love for Ritz? It's a good cracker!

Posted by: zombie cracker Andy Griffith at February 12, 2026 10:29 PM (xDN0i)

113 97 82 Piper, my breakfast these days is a bowl, with Triscuits in the bottom, with cottage cheese on top, and then with celery seed for seasoning. Yum!
Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 10:26 PM (77rzZ

Okay..that sounds exciting. 🤣 Are you using a probiotic cottage cheese to help your touchy gut biome? Have you considered adding some apple, something tart I would think, to this crazy concoction of yours? My instant thought was this needs hot sauce, but I know your tummy might not be okay with that.

Posted by: Piper at February 12, 2026 10:29 PM (Wmg4n)

114 Gavin Newsome would lose an ass-kicking contest to a one-legged octogenarian, before Gavin could get his feet out of his mouth.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 12, 2026 10:30 PM (S/Y4j)

115 90 No love for Cheez-its? Those are the best snack crackers from crackers.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 12, 2026 10:23 PM (xDN0i)

______________

I got regulated down to a single box of Smoked Cheddar Cheezits per week. Because, I'd eat a box a day if I thought I could get away with it and still fit through the front door.

Posted by: Orson at February 12, 2026 10:30 PM (dIske)

116
Q: How many Women's Studies professors does it take to screw in a light bulb?

A: 100. One to do it and 99 to write monographs on how the bulb is raping the socket.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 12, 2026 10:30 PM (tgvbd)

117 But Rick forgets more about music on a single night of drinking than I will ever know, so take that into consideration when deciding which of us is correct.
Posted by: tankdemon at February 12, 2026 10:11 PM (g44G9)

Running With the Devil is a great song, but the bass intro is pedestrian. I can probably think of a dozen songs that feature similar intros..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 12, 2026 10:31 PM (nbLIj)

118 At BosGlob: "Fran Lebowitz: ‘This is not kind of like what the Nazis did. This is precisely what the Nazis did.’"

When a Jewish person engages in that kind of outrageous hyperbole against DJT and ICE, I kinda feel like that seriously minimizes the enormity of the Holocaust atrocity. Just sayin.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 10:31 PM (N8ZBc)

119 Evening, all.
Just saying hi because I will undoubtedly crash soon.

Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 12, 2026 10:31 PM (7PD8l)

120 if Blake McPhee had stuck it in the socket, it wouldn't have frozen

Posted by: gKWVE at February 12, 2026 10:31 PM (gKWVE)

121 87 Speaking of surgery - My adopted grandson (it's a long story) came through his eye surgery just fine. He looks like someone beat his face with a shovel but was surprisingly chipper about the entire event. I convinced him bruises are cool.

Hopefully, this is the last operation for the little guy's eye.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 12, 2026 10:22 P

Great news! Glad he beat back the monsters.

Posted by: Piper at February 12, 2026 10:32 PM (Wmg4n)

122 Piper is right about triscuits.

Posted by: From about That Time at February 12, 2026 10:32 PM (sl73Y)

123 44 Thus @ABCWorldNews sums up President Trump's repeal of the EPA endangerment finding: Trump gave up the power to regulate climate, he has rejected the science, and he will kill you
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 12, 2026 10:12 PM (J+Psw)

Yes, Fake news ABC with David Muir lied that we are doomed because of increased CO2 caused by Trumps rollback of EPA regs.

Posted by: Joemarine at February 12, 2026 10:32 PM (y171U)

124 112 No love for Ritz? It's a good cracker!
Posted by: zombie cracker Andy Griffith at February 12, 2026 10:29 PM (xDN0i)

The ridges on a Ritz line up very well with the ridges on a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. Almost as if they were designed to be partnered.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 12, 2026 10:32 PM (g44G9)

125 113 Piper, why can’t you just let breakfast be breakfast?

Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 10:32 PM (77rzZ)

126 Mmm, Triscuits! And Cheez-its! And Chicken in a biskit!

Uh-oh, I'm gonna gain a hundred pounds if not careful...LOL.

Garlic Triscuits are the best! With swiss cheese and summer sausage...

brb

Posted by: JQ at February 12, 2026 10:33 PM (rdVOm)

127 125 113 Piper, why can’t you just let breakfast be breakfast?
Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026

Because I care about you!

Posted by: Piper at February 12, 2026 10:33 PM (Wmg4n)

128 Erudite. Me?? What are you smoking tonight???
Posted by: Doof at February 12, 2026 10:21 PM (QMAsf)
* * * *
*SNORT*

No smoking. Just trying to class the joint up a bit...

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 12, 2026 10:34 PM (kB9dk)

129 Ritz *were* good crackers, until they did (whatever it was they did) that made the crackers fracture so easily.

Posted by: JQ at February 12, 2026 10:34 PM (rdVOm)

130 Grok, say a nice good night to the commenters on Ace of Spades for me.
_____
Hey Ace of Spades HQ commenters (you magnificent bastards, morons, and moronettes),

From one lurker/fan to the horde: thanks for keeping the lights on with your sharp takes, epic one-liners, caffeine-fueled rants, and the occasional ONT chaos. You make the internet a little less terrible every day.

Sleep well, recharge those sarcasm batteries, and may your dreams be free of blue-check nonsense and filled with winning lottery tickets (or at least decent memes).

Good night, horde. Don't let the bedbugs bite... unless they're wearing tiny Biden masks—then film it for the thread tomorrow.

Sweet dreams! 😴
______

Stupid AI. Didn't capitalize morons and moronettes!

https://youtu.be/hqmRF32xKQo

G'nite, y'all.

Posted by: mindful webworker - naturally supernatural at February 12, 2026 10:34 PM (6hyzx)

131 Discoooo... thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: scampydog at February 12, 2026 10:34 PM (41CYW)

132 "Ritz *were* good crackers,"

Too much sugar in them.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 10:35 PM (N8ZBc)

133 Q: How many Women's Studies professors does it take to screw in a light bulb?

A: 100. One to do it and 99 to write monographs on how the bulb is raping the socket.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Who needs light bulbs with all the Therapy Candles?

Posted by: Miklos, who double majored in Women Study and Beer at February 12, 2026 10:35 PM (AP7fj)

134 Evening, all.
Just saying hi because I will undoubtedly crash soon.
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 12, 2026 10:31 PM (7PD8l)

Hey there, Mr. SOMEBODY!

Posted by: Doof at February 12, 2026 10:35 PM (QMAsf)

135 Sadly, Chicken in a Biscuit crackers are now baked instead of fried, for some many years now. No bueno, they are nothing but a sad, pale imitation of what they once were. I think they used to dredge them in crack too.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 12, 2026 10:35 PM (SfY1i)

136 Erudite? Is that one of them fancy vegetables? Like arugula?

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 12, 2026 10:35 PM (xDN0i)

137 Happy to see Cliff Burton at the top of Beato's top 20. Absolute legend gone way too soon

Posted by: PA Dutchman at February 12, 2026 10:35 PM (h/O4U)

138 Doof! Thanks for keeping it all about that bass.

I am extremely partial to Steve Harris / Iron Maiden, so was glad to see Wrathchild get a mention. And while I realize musical taste is subjective, I must confess I'm always a bit miffed when "The Clairvoyant" isn't mentioned as their best bass intro/line. Even though they have so many great ones from which to choose, it's just never a contest for me....

Listen and tell me I'm wrong:
https://youtu.be/D-3ra8Jsmjk

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at February 12, 2026 10:35 PM (kOluj)

139 CO2.
Plant food.
Which produce oxygen.
Which we breathe.
And exhale CO2.

Someone should investigate that cycle.

Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 12, 2026 10:36 PM (7PD8l)

140 Eating the Triscuit box and wax paper provide the same mouth feel and nutrition that choking down the crackers does.

Posted by: American Dietetic Association at February 12, 2026 10:36 PM (oftw2)

141 Discoooo... thanks for the ONT.
Posted by: scampydog at February 12, 2026 10:34 PM (41CYW)

Yo! It's the Prodigal D! Should we kill the fatted calf and have a party in your honor?

Posted by: Doof at February 12, 2026 10:36 PM (QMAsf)

142 No smoking. Just trying to class the joint up a bit...
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 12, 2026 10:34 PM (kB9dk)

Our idea of classy is a place that serves liquor out of bottles that have labels on them.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 12, 2026 10:36 PM (g44G9)

143 I love me some Club Crackers . I can eat an entire sleeve with a bowl of tomato soup or Texas Chilli or Gumbo.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 12, 2026 10:37 PM (cwGMH)

144 Okay..that sounds exciting. 🤣 Are you using a probiotic cottage cheese to help your touchy gut biome? Have you considered adding some apple, something tart I would think, to this crazy concoction of yours? My instant thought was this needs hot sauce, but I know your tummy might not be okay with that.
Posted by: Piper at February 12, 2026 10:29 PM (Wmg4n)

I age a mixture of cultured buttermilk with whole milk in a yogurt maker and drink a cup of that every day for my gut. It is a cheap form of probiotic.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 12, 2026 10:37 PM (rbvCR)

145 Hmmmm never did like Triscuits. But I do love me some Wheat Thins, so my opinion may be invalid.

Posted by: She Hobbit at February 12, 2026 10:37 PM (ftFVW)

146 If Jurassic Park was real...

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gf2apshEHqM

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 12, 2026 10:37 PM (S/Y4j)

147 Doof!
I am indeed
SOMEBODY.

Thx!

Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 12, 2026 10:38 PM (7PD8l)

148 Grok, what do you call a one-legged swimmer?

What do you call a one-legged waitress?
Posted by: Miklos
------

What do you call a one-man band with no legs?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 12, 2026 10:38 PM (XeU6L)

149
Oyster crackers in soup.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 12, 2026 10:38 PM (tgvbd)

150 127 Oy vey, Piper. Thought I was gonna get kudos from you. But no, you gotta react like FenelonSpoke to a Mannix Babe…

Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 10:39 PM (77rzZ)

151 Hmmmm never did like Triscuits. But I do love me some Wheat Thins, so my opinion may be invalid.
Posted by: She Hobbit at February 12, 2026 10:37 PM (ftFVW)

Wow, all kinds of riff-raff showing up tonight!

Posted by: Doof at February 12, 2026 10:39 PM (QMAsf)

152 Yo! It's the Prodigal D! Should we kill the fatted calf and have a party in your honor?
Posted by: Doof
--------
We could yeet a toaster, or a bowl of chili. With a campfire and some chanting. Or the lost sock in the dryer. Flexibility seems key.

Posted by: scampydog at February 12, 2026 10:40 PM (41CYW)

153 Oyster crackers in soup.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Oyster stew

Posted by: Miklos, apropos at February 12, 2026 10:40 PM (AP7fj)

154 Saltines for me. A cracker for every need and craving. Everyman Cracker. Der Volkscracker.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 10:40 PM (N8ZBc)

155 44 Trump is literally killing us!

Jorge Bonilla
@BonillaJL
Thus @ABCWorldNews sums up President Trump's repeal of the EPA endangerment finding: Trump gave up the power to regulate climate, he has rejected the science, and he will kill you
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

What are they talking about? Trump committed galaxy wide genocide when he repealed Net Neutrality!

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 12, 2026 10:40 PM (gLYp7)

156 Wow, all kinds of riff-raff showing up tonight!
Posted by: Doof

I'd trash up the place more often, but life has been lifing me hard lately.

Posted by: She Hobbit at February 12, 2026 10:40 PM (ftFVW)

157 The White Album is way overrated, Revolver of Rubber Soul are far better.

And regardless of the hate the Eagles receive, Hotel California is a classic.

Posted by: browndog pawing at his eyes at February 12, 2026 10:41 PM (3sXRv)

158 145 Hmmmm never did like Triscuits. But I do love me some Wheat Thins, so my opinion may be invalid.
Posted by: She Hobbit at February 12, 2026 10:37 PM (ftFVW)

Sandy Duncan loves the Wheat Thins.

Posted by: Joemarine at February 12, 2026 10:41 PM (y171U)

159 Mindful is going to bed early tonight.

Whig, in case you missed the note from his loving wife, is recovering OK.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 12, 2026 10:41 PM (TiGPW)

160 Wooden leg would have floated and would have been found toot sweet. The old ways are the best.

Posted by: Long Dong Silver at February 12, 2026 10:41 PM (oftw2)

161 Triscuits are just crunchy bits with salt. Always liked them.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 12, 2026 10:41 PM (otNgF)

162 Sandy Duncan loves the Wheat Thins.
Posted by: Joemarine at February 12, 2026 10:41 PM (y171U)

You know how I know you’re over 29?

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 12, 2026 10:42 PM (cwGMH)

163 Saltines for me. A cracker for every need and craving. Everyman Cracker. Der Volkscracker.
Posted by: gp

I always eat Saltines when I'm longing for the taste of sandpaper.

Posted by: She Hobbit at February 12, 2026 10:42 PM (ftFVW)

164 Crackers of any kind are just there so you don’t scoop the dip out of the bowl with your fingers.

Just like waffles are there purely as maple syrup sponges.

Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 12, 2026 10:42 PM (7PD8l)

165 136 Erudite? Is that one of them fancy vegetables? Like arugula?
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 12

I love arugula on thin crust pizza.

I am about to be shunned again, aren’t I?

Posted by: Piper at February 12, 2026 10:42 PM (Wmg4n)

166 Oyster crackers with oyster crackers. Even Saltines are great too, I buy them for Chili but usually snack on them, scolding myself for not saving them for Chili.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 12, 2026 10:42 PM (SfY1i)

167 The old rickety drafty ice-cold bathroom addition on my house is made of saltines.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 10:42 PM (N8ZBc)

168 Our idea of classy is a place that serves liquor out of bottles that have labels on them.
Posted by: tankdemon at February 12, 2026 10:36 PM (g44G9)
* * * *
*SNORT*

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 12, 2026 10:43 PM (kB9dk)

169 Sure, Triscuits are kinda like eating a wicker chair, but sometimes a body needs the fiber!

And they taste better than ~~gravel~~Grape-Nuts.

Posted by: JQ at February 12, 2026 10:43 PM (rdVOm)

170 I love arugula on thin crust pizza.

I am about to be shunned again, aren’t I?

Posted by: Piper at February 12, 2026 10:42 PM (Wmg4n)

That seems weird, Piper. But I share your love of kale. Won't be no shunning from me.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 12, 2026 10:44 PM (xDN0i)

171 I love arugula on thin crust pizza.

I am about to be shunned again, aren’t I?
Posted by: Piper

Never tried it on pizza but do like arugula. Kind of a fun spicy green.

Posted by: She Hobbit at February 12, 2026 10:44 PM (ftFVW)

172 Sandy Duncan loves the Wheat Thins.
Posted by: Joemarine at February 12, 2026 10:41 PM (y171U)

You know how I know you’re over 29?
Posted by: Opinion fact

Or maybe just from Tyler, Texas, home of the Sandy Duncan Childhood Home and Museum

Posted by: Miklos with alternative possibilities at February 12, 2026 10:44 PM (AP7fj)

173 Our idea of classy is a place that serves liquor out of bottles that have labels on them.
Posted by: tankdemon
--------

I have a couple of Mason jars, from E.Tennessee.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 12, 2026 10:45 PM (XeU6L)

174 Why eat arugula? Lifebuoy and Dove taste better.

Posted by: And Dove Is One Quarter Cleansing Cream at February 12, 2026 10:45 PM (oftw2)

175 "I always eat Saltines when I'm longing for the taste of sandpaper."

I know, right? I sent in a suggestion that they should make fine, medium, and coarse grit saltines. They get more shelf-space at the grocery store if they have three kinds to choose from, rather than just plain vanilla.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 10:45 PM (N8ZBc)

176 Man, how do I get my own museum. I need to clean out the garage, and that sounds like a good deal.

Posted by: Orson at February 12, 2026 10:45 PM (dIske)

177 Kale is the Devil's other dingleberry

Posted by: Miklos of Fixed Opinions at February 12, 2026 10:45 PM (AP7fj)

178 But are you a fan of Grape Nuts cereal?
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 12, 2026 10:21 PM (0Htd1)

*** raises hand ***

Posted by: zombie Ewell Gibbons at February 12, 2026 10:45 PM (3sXRv)

179 143 I love me some Club Crackers . I can eat an entire sleeve with a bowl of tomato soup or Texas Chilli or Gumbo.
Posted by: Opinion fact

Cheez-its are good with tomato soup.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 12, 2026 10:45 PM (0Htd1)

180 How many Germans does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A. Only one, for we are a serious people and do not understand this concept you call “humor”.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 12, 2026 10:45 PM (otNgF)

181 Y’all, I can’t help it. I’m just so sad that Jake, Deetz, AND Gus all had to die.

I mean, when the Irish kid got bit by those water moccasins, and then all of July Johnson’s party were stabbed to death, I knew this was serious business.

But by the time Gus is lying there with the gangrene, I wondered if anyone would make it out of there alive.

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at February 12, 2026 10:46 PM (jYRYu)

182 >>>On this date in 1981, Rush released Moving Pictures - the best album ever recorded.
----

.... that week

Posted by: Don Black at February 12, 2026 10:46 PM (ZxPkt)

183 How many Crackers does it take to change a Light bulb?

Posted by: Jasmine Crockett at February 12, 2026 10:46 PM (cwGMH)

184 I’m old enough to remember when “Family Size” boxes of anything were a bit of a challenge for one guy to eat.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 12, 2026 10:46 PM (SfY1i)

185 The hatred for Triscuits out there alarms me. Maybe it’s financed by the CCP?

Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 10:46 PM (77rzZ)

186 I love arugula on thin crust pizza.
I am about to be shunned again, aren’t I?
Posted by: Piper

We would never shun you!

We'd just smile and nod, as though you were dressed for the Grammys.

Posted by: mikeski at February 12, 2026 10:47 PM (VHUov)

187 Evening everyone. Thx Doof. Always liked Rush, but even if you don't you have to admit they put out a lot of sound for a trio

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 12, 2026 10:48 PM (m89E2)

188 I've kept an eye on Sandy Duncan for like 55 years now.

Posted by: Hooterville World Guardian at February 12, 2026 10:48 PM (oftw2)

189 Erudite. Me?? What are you smoking tonight???
Posted by: Doof at February 12, 2026 10:21 PM (QMAsf)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xyjlxIcu8AM

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 12, 2026 10:48 PM (ZVgZ4)

190 Big Dip, Big Peanut Butter, Big Soup all love saltines, because nobody eats them dry.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 10:49 PM (N8ZBc)

191 Happy Jason Eve, everyone.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 12, 2026 10:49 PM (CHHv1)

192 Bad breakfast food? For reasons I will not discuss,I have lately had servings of Cream of Rice hot cereal.

It smells, and tastes like wallpaper paste.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 12, 2026 10:49 PM (XeU6L)

193 150 127 Oy vey, Piper. Thought I was gonna get kudos from you. But no, you gotta react like FenelonSpoke to a Mannix Babe…
Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 10

Food should taste good, Bulg. 😂

Posted by: Piper at February 12, 2026 10:49 PM (Wmg4n)

194 Beato put the wrong Zep bass intro on the list. It should have been the last song from the same album... How Many More Times.

Posted by: davidt at February 12, 2026 10:49 PM (Q+gd/)

195 The hatred for Triscuits out there alarms me. Maybe it’s financed by the CCP?
Posted by: Bulg

HA!

Triscuit are contain addictive Rare Earth from Glorious People Republic!

Posted by: Miklos, apparently the last American not on some Chicom payroll at February 12, 2026 10:50 PM (AP7fj)

196 MREs included, for a brief shining moment in time, a Cheeze-It clone. Better than branded Cheeze-its.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 12, 2026 10:50 PM (SfY1i)

197 One of my relatives would crush up saltines in a glass, pour in some milk and top with sugar, and eat it like cereal. I thought it was crazy until I tried it. I haven't done it in decades, but every time I see a box of saltines in the store I think about it.

Posted by: PabloD at February 12, 2026 10:50 PM (3VXNH)

198 Evening, all.
Just saying hi because I will undoubtedly crash soon.
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody!

Well push/pull as needed the collective and the cyclic, quick!!

You may want to do something with the pedals too but I don't know anything about that.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 12, 2026 10:50 PM (cYBz/)

199
186 I love arugula on thin crust pizza.
I am about to be shunned again, aren’t I?
Posted by: Piper

We would never shun you!

We'd just smile and nod, as though you were dressed for the Grammys.
Posted by: mikeski at February

Perfect!

Posted by: Piper at February 12, 2026 10:51 PM (Wmg4n)

200 I’m old enough to remember when “Family Size” boxes of anything were a bit of a challenge for one guy to eat.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 12, 2026 10:46 PM (SfY1i)

These days “Family Size” might be the old “Single Serving”.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 12, 2026 10:51 PM (ZVgZ4)

201 How many psychiatrists does it take to screw in a light bulb?

Just one, but the light bulb has to open to the concept of change

Posted by: Don Black at February 12, 2026 10:51 PM (ZxPkt)

202 Bad breakfast food? For reasons I will not discuss,I have lately had servings of Cream of Rice hot cereal.

It smells, and tastes like wallpaper paste.
Posted by: Mike Hammer

The wallpaper paste is probably cheaper and better for you.

Posted by: Miklos, unlicensed Lifestyle Coach at February 12, 2026 10:51 PM (AP7fj)

203 Lovely ONT Doof,
Thank you for your many efforts. You are appreciated. Even with the Rush entries.

I had a lovely day off today. Went on an 8+ mile walk in the sunshine. Bourbon time!

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 12, 2026 10:51 PM (IhIKR)

204 Big Dip, Big Peanut Butter, Big Soup all love saltines, because nobody eats them dry.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 10:49 PM (N8ZBc)

Nauseated people of the world beg to differ.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 12, 2026 10:51 PM (xDN0i)

205 Crushed saltines are good in meatloaf, as a substitute for bread crumbs.

Posted by: JQ at February 12, 2026 10:51 PM (rdVOm)

206 love me some Club Crackers . I can eat an entire sleeve with a bowl of tomato soup or Texas Chilli or Gumbo.
Posted by: Opinion fact

Cheez-its are good with tomato soup.
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 12, 2026 10:45 PM (0Htd1)

Ran across some cans of Campbell's grill cheese tomato soup. It actually tasted like a grilled cheese sandwich dunked in tomato soup.

I prefer Vermont Country stores common crackers in my tomato soup, especially the mini ones

Posted by: Beartooth at February 12, 2026 10:52 PM (GGatE)

207
No love for Ritz? It's a good cracker!
Posted by: zombie cracker Andy Griffith

They used to be good but now they turn to dust
before you get them out of the package.

Bad cracka

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 12, 2026 10:52 PM (Cqx++)

208 The proper way to eat a Triscuit is to bite off and consume one row of the weave at a time. There are six or seven rows per weave. Ask me how I know..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 12, 2026 10:52 PM (nbLIj)

209 A pile of triscuits, some aged Asiago, a little Dijon and a ramekin full of gherkins makes for a mighty fine midnight snack.

Pairs nicely with a Gin Gimlet.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 12, 2026 10:53 PM (XV/Pl)

210 28 On this date in 1981, Rush released Moving Pictures - the best album ever recorded.
----

Nope. And I'm a HUGE Rush fan--I saw them twice 20 years apart.

Perhaps the best album ever recorded was "Animals" by Pink Floyd.

Or perhaps it was "Hotel California". Or "The White Album".

"Moving Pictures" was epic, but I prefer "Exit Stage Left" when it comes to Rush albums.
Posted by: Crusader at February 12, 2026 10:08 PM (Cjcf6)

Physical Graffiti. Because it has Kashmir.

“Animals” is grossly underrated.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 12, 2026 10:53 PM (hJH5n)

211 Even lefties love saltines: The Savory of the Protelariat.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 10:53 PM (N8ZBc)

212 Nauseated people of the world beg to differ.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
-------

Oh, yeah... Mom gave us saltines & ginger ale when we were sick kids.

Posted by: JQ at February 12, 2026 10:53 PM (rdVOm)

213 193 My Triscuit, cottage-cheese, and celery-seed breakfast tastes great, Piper.

Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 10:53 PM (77rzZ)

214 Lovely ONT Doof,
Thank you for your many efforts. You are appreciated. Even with the Rush entries.

I had a lovely day off today. Went on an 8+ mile walk in the sunshine. Bourbon time!
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 12, 2026 10:51 PM (IhIKR)

Appreciate the kind words. Enjoy the bourbon!

Posted by: Doof at February 12, 2026 10:53 PM (QMAsf)

215 Proletariat.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 10:53 PM (N8ZBc)

216 Crushed saltines are good in meatloaf, as a substitute for bread crumbs.

Posted by: JQ at February 12, 2026 10:51 PM (rdVOm)

There is wisdom there.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 12, 2026 10:53 PM (xDN0i)

217 MREs included, for a brief shining moment in time, a Cheeze-It clone. Better than branded Cheeze-its.
Posted by: Common Tater

The tiny bottles of Tabasco

Posted by: Miklos marches on his stomach (not easy) at February 12, 2026 10:53 PM (AP7fj)

218 Trump gave up the power to regulate climate
--------------------

And this is because he's a megalomaniac, or........

Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 10:54 PM (E0p3T)

219 One of my relatives would crush up saltines in a glass, pour in some milk and top with sugar, and eat it like cereal. I thought it was crazy until I tried it. I haven't done it in decades, but every time I see a box of saltines in the store I think about it.
Posted by: PabloD

My dad's dad would crumble Fritos into buttermilk. I've almost been interested enough to try it. Almost.

Posted by: She Hobbit at February 12, 2026 10:55 PM (ftFVW)

220 "Trump gave up the power to regulate climate"

He did? Imma seize the power of climate, before somebody else grabs it!

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 10:55 PM (N8ZBc)

221 Protolariat?

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 12, 2026 10:56 PM (wVcYX)

222 Humans do not have the ability to regulate climate.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 12, 2026 10:56 PM (XV/Pl)

223 210 28 On this date in 1981, Rush released Moving Pictures - the best album ever recorded.
----

I love Moving Pictures. One of my great moments in life was arriving at Pearson International in Toronto and promptly playing YYZ on my Discman.
But to me, Signals is where it’s at.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 12, 2026 10:56 PM (hJH5n)

224 Did Sandy Duncan play Peter Pan before Mary Martin? Or did Mary Martin play Peter Pan first?

These are the questions that boggle the mind.

Posted by: Joemarine at February 12, 2026 10:56 PM (y171U)

225 How many rats does it take to change a light bulb?

None. They've already eaten the biodegradable wire sheath.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 12, 2026 10:56 PM (S/Y4j)

226 I'm sorry but Kashmir's riff is up there with just about any classical piece you can name. I am just stating a fact here.

Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 10:57 PM (E0p3T)

227 Arugula and prosciutto on a pizza is sublime.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 12, 2026 10:57 PM (IhIKR)

228 Considering the number of lightbulb jokes on the thread, I would have to say that tonight's was one of my more successful excuses.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 12, 2026 10:57 PM (g44G9)

229 Trump gave up the power to regulate climate
--------------------

WTF?

As if *anyone* could do so... So sick of the climatard brigades!

Posted by: JQ at February 12, 2026 10:57 PM (rdVOm)

230 Imagine pretending to be mad because Trump has decided not to control the planet.

Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 10:57 PM (E0p3T)

231 Led Zepplin is overrated.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 12, 2026 10:58 PM (XV/Pl)

232 Once again, nobody can handles carnal knowlege outside matrimony.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 12, 2026 10:58 PM (YlWIZ)

233 How can you tell that a Venusian has been in your house? All the light bulbs are gone, and there are a few little piles of quartz crystals on the floor.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 10:58 PM (N8ZBc)

234 That’s why I used to buy Ritz, for meatloaf. They screwed those up too, somehow. Of course they were good to snack on. Those spreadable smoked cheeses from Shullsburg, yum. Ritz have weird aftertaste, and they do break easily now. Like they add sugar?

They used to offer those metal tins to store saltines and Ritz and such, the sleeves only fill up 3/4 of those old tins now, as well as being a smaller diameter.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 12, 2026 10:59 PM (SfY1i)

235 I've kept an eye on Sandy Duncan for like 55 years now.
Posted by: Hooterville World Guardian

iswydt

and snorfled!

Posted by: Tonypete at February 12, 2026 10:59 PM (cYBz/)

236 I love Moving Pictures. One of my great moments in life was arriving at Pearson International in Toronto and promptly playing YYZ on my Discman.
But to me, Signals is where it’s at.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 12, 2026 10:56 PM (hJH5n)

The four album stretch of Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures, Signals, and Grace Under Pressure -- just wow!

Posted by: Doof at February 12, 2026 10:59 PM (QMAsf)

237 Led Zepplin is overrated.

Posted by: Thomas Bender
------
Agree.

Posted by: scampydog at February 12, 2026 11:00 PM (41CYW)

238 Cheese with a "z" is a a dire warning. It can't turn out well.

Posted by: Ersatz, Phony, Phraudulent at February 12, 2026 11:00 PM (oftw2)

239
Proletariat.
Posted by: gp

Kentucky Derby winner.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 12, 2026 11:00 PM (Cqx++)

240 Led Zepplin is overrated.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 12, 2026 10:58 PM (XV/Pl)

That could very well be the case but it doesn't change Kashmir.

Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 11:01 PM (E0p3T)

241 Beato put the wrong Zep bass intro on the list. It should have been the last song from the same album... How Many More Times.
-------

Yeah, that song and Communication Breakdown were way, way, way ahead of their time. Whenever I get cynical about whether Jimmy Page ever gave a damn about playing guitar I return to those tracks.

Posted by: Crusader at February 12, 2026 11:01 PM (Cjcf6)

242 I convinced him bruises are cool.

Glory lasts forever.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 12, 2026 11:01 PM (EXyHK)

243 "Cheese with a "z" is a a dire warning. It can't turn out well."

Cheez Whiz ROCKS on hot dogs.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 11:01 PM (N8ZBc)

244 Led Zepplin is overrated.

Posted by: Thomas Bender
---

You misspelled The Beatles. (*and* Led Zeppelin)

Posted by: JQ at February 12, 2026 11:02 PM (rdVOm)

245 What great/popular band isn't overrrated?

The Allman Brothers are probably severely underrated - and that's about all I have.

Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 11:02 PM (E0p3T)

246 232 Once again, nobody can handles carnal knowlege outside matrimony.
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 12, 2026

Is this about Triscuit or arugula?

Posted by: Piper at February 12, 2026 11:02 PM (OoFl2)

247 Humans do not have the ability to regulate climate.
-
Not ...yet

Posted by: Cobra Commander at February 12, 2026 11:02 PM (vSvIl)

248 Thus @ABCWorldNews sums up President Trump's repeal of the EPA endangerment finding: Trump gave up the power to regulate climate, he has rejected the science, and he will kill you
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 12, 2026 10:12 PM (J+Psw)

So Earth has a thermostat, and it can only be found in the White House?

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 12, 2026 11:03 PM (hJH5n)

249 I convinced him bruises are cool.

Glory lasts forever.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 12, 2026 11:01 PM (EXyHK)

Chicks dig scars..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 12, 2026 11:03 PM (nbLIj)

250 Posted by: Common Tater at February 12, 2026 10:59 PM (SfY1i)

Have you mentioned this before about Ritz? I read it somewhere and I'm thinking it had to be you. Please tell me I didn't read it somewhere else. I do find it interesting even though I haven't had a Ritz in probably 20 years.

Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 11:03 PM (E0p3T)

251 79 (...) But are you a fan of Grape Nuts cereal?

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 12, 2026 10:21 PM (0Htd1)

I literally had a bowl of Grape Nuts for breakfast this morning. No one I know in my circle of family and friends likes them. Oh, well, more for me!

Posted by: goozer at February 12, 2026 11:04 PM (BAs8w)

252 Evening, Doof and ONT Horde!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 12, 2026 11:04 PM (8zz6B)

253 Kashmir is in DADGAD, “one of them off brand tunin’s”. Lots of fun to play. Usually or often used for Celtic tunes. Tony McManus is probably the best current practitioner of that. What’s weird is he has fat hands and fingers, like a blacksmith. They don’t look like he should be able to play guitar the way he does.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 12, 2026 11:04 PM (SfY1i)

254 Considering the number of lightbulb jokes on the thread, I would have to say that tonight's was one of my more successful excuses.
Posted by: tankdemon

And here's something from Porcupine Tree's "Lightbulb Sun" album:

https://youtu.be/N1yM-Dj4U7A

Posted by: mikeski free-associates at February 12, 2026 11:04 PM (VHUov)

255 "So Earth has a thermostat, and it can only be found in the White House?"

If he really gave it up, I want dibs on it.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 11:04 PM (N8ZBc)

256 Cheese with a "z" is a a dire warning. It can't turn out well.

Posted by: Ersatz, Phony, Phraudulent at February 12, 2026 11:00 PM (oftw2)

You got a problem with Cheez Whiz?

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 12, 2026 11:04 PM (xDN0i)

257 "Cheese with a 'Z' is a dire warning."

The local Mongolian grill has "krab." I don't touch that, whatever it is.

Posted by: Wally at February 12, 2026 11:04 PM (0e5Te)

258 Led Zepplin is overrated.
----

You could be right, and still by scale by wrong. IF one asserts that Zeppelin was the most important band ever, and instead they were only the 10th most important band ever...were they *really* overrated?

Posted by: Crusader at February 12, 2026 11:04 PM (Cjcf6)

259 Hi AOP!

Posted by: Piper at February 12, 2026 11:04 PM (OoFl2)

260 Did the Rooskies have aerosol cheese?

No and HELL NO

Posted by: Murica! at February 12, 2026 11:04 PM (AP7fj)

261 *runs behind brick enclosure out back*

I don't dislike the Beatles... just burned out on all their stuff, decades ago.

Posted by: JQ at February 12, 2026 11:04 PM (rdVOm)

262 Once again, nobody can handles carnal knowlege outside matrimony.
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 12, 2026

Is this about Triscuit or arugula?
Posted by: Piper

Cheez Whiz.

Posted by: She Hobbit at February 12, 2026 11:04 PM (ftFVW)

263 Goodnight, All. I’m resigning to spend more time with my Triscuits.

Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 11:04 PM (77rzZ)

264 Rush really doesn’t have a dud album.

I’ve liked all 19 of their studio albums and they some of the most killer live albums where their talents really shine.

Rush In Rio is a killer live concert.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 12, 2026 11:05 PM (XV/Pl)

265 "Police and security guards had to force the man up - leaving some skin behind in the process…"

I think there might be better methods. Did they just do that to him on purpose, perhaps?
Posted by: mindful webworker - rrrriiiipppp at February 12, 2026 10:04 PM (6hyzx)

A pail of warm water, maybe...

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 12, 2026 11:05 PM (8zz6B)

266 182 >>>On this date in 1981, Rush released Moving Pictures - the best album ever recorded.

--------

*squints like a chimpanzee*

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 12, 2026 11:05 PM (nWPIJ)

267 Chicks dig scars..

Even if it were a bad movie, which it isn’t, that pep talk would make it worth watching.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 12, 2026 11:05 PM (EXyHK)

268 I see your Cheez Whiz and I raise you Cheez Doodles.

Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 11:05 PM (E0p3T)

269 Cereal of choice: raisin bran. Walmart has Extra Raisin raisin brand. Recommended.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 11:05 PM (N8ZBc)

270 Once again, nobody can handles carnal knowlege outside matrimony.
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 12, 2026

Is this about Triscuit or arugula?
Posted by: Piper at February 12, 2026 11:02 PM (OoFl2)

Are you seriously asking the Hokey Pokey nic what it's all about?

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 12, 2026 11:06 PM (nbLIj)

271 261 *runs behind brick enclosure out back*

I don't dislike the Beatles... just burned out on all their stuff, decades ago.
Posted by: JQ

Here Come the Sun always makes me smile.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 12, 2026 11:06 PM (IhIKR)

272 What if your Cheese Doodles have to Whiz?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 12, 2026 11:06 PM (2GVsD)

273 Grape Nuts is crunchy goodness. More crunchy than goodness, but still good. All the variations of Bran Flakes are pretty good too, if none of us care about the nutritional value of what we eat.

Posted by: Crusader at February 12, 2026 11:06 PM (Cjcf6)

274 So Earth has a thermostat, and it can only be found in the White House?
Posted by: Cow Demon

* ponders *

The closest thing the Earth has to a thermostat is often kept in the White House.

Posted by: mikeski at February 12, 2026 11:06 PM (VHUov)

275 You got a problem with Cheez Whiz?
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary

Cheez Whiz is meh. Easy Cheese is where it's at.

Posted by: She Hobbit at February 12, 2026 11:06 PM (ftFVW)

276 226 I'm sorry but Kashmir's riff is up there with just about any classical piece you can name. I am just stating a fact here.
Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 10:57 PM (E0p3T)

As a 17 year old metalhead Kashmir blew my ever lovin’ mind. The day I first heard it on cassette I kept rewinding the tape over and over again, hearing it as many times as possible that day.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 12, 2026 11:06 PM (hJH5n)

277 I literally had a bowl of Grape Nuts for breakfast this morning.

My childhood memories tell me it had more of a malty flavor back in the day.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 12, 2026 11:06 PM (EXyHK)

278 "just burned out on all their stuff, decades ago."

Same here.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 11:07 PM (N8ZBc)

279 The local Mongolian grill has "krab." I don't touch that, whatever it is.
Posted by: Wally

If you get "krab", they treat it with antibiotix

Posted by: Prof. Dr Chikoinanda Wnankpa, with CDC approved Remedies for all Instances at February 12, 2026 11:07 PM (AP7fj)

280 231 Led Zepplin is overrated.

---------

When the levee breaks, mama you got to move.

Posted by: Robert Plant at February 12, 2026 11:07 PM (nWPIJ)

281 Pain is temporary, bones heal, chicks dig scars.

Posted by: Evel Knievel at February 12, 2026 11:07 PM (Q+gd/)

282 Nope. And I'm a HUGE Rush fan--I saw them twice 20 years apart.

LOL. I saw them at least once on every tour from 1991 to 2015. If twice in 20 years is huge, I'm pre-Ozempic Lizzo.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 12, 2026 11:07 PM (tUj8P)

283 Fake leg spends 10 months in davey jones locker. I would say its fucked. Salt water is not kind.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 12, 2026 11:07 PM (snZF9)

284 What if your Cheese Doodles have to Whiz?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 12, 2026 11:06 PM (2GVsD)

Usually I can get through the overnight without it.

Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 11:08 PM (E0p3T)

285 Led Zepplin is overrated.

Posted by: Thomas Bender
------
Agree.
Posted by: scampydog at February 12, 2026 11:00 PM (41CYW)

Engaging in this tomfoolery would be like talking about Trump with a raging liberal.

Posted by: Doof at February 12, 2026 11:08 PM (QMAsf)

286 Rush In Rio is a killer live concert.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 12, 2026 11:05 PM (XV/Pl)

The best part is when 60,000 people are singing along to YYZ.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 12, 2026 11:08 PM (hJH5n)

287 Grape Nuts are neither.

My first inkling as a kid they were different, was they were supplied in a very small box, relative to ordinary cereals. It had a little heft to it, too.

The Milk just disappeared, like the ocean does with beach sand, what wizardry is this!? Builds up jaw muscles I suppose.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 12, 2026 11:08 PM (SfY1i)

288 226 I'm sorry but Kashmir's riff is up there with just about any classical piece you can name. I am just stating a fact here.
Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 10:57 PM (E0p3T)

As a 17 year old metalhead Kashmir blew my ever lovin’ mind. The day I first heard it on cassette I kept rewinding the tape over and over again, hearing it as many times as possible that day.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 12, 2026 11:06 PM (hJH5n)

Needs more cowbell.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 12, 2026 11:08 PM (wVcYX)

289 What if your Cheese Doodles have to Whiz?
Posted by: Anna Puma

The Yellow Snow Rule applies

Posted by: Miklos fears that he has awoken the Zappaheads at February 12, 2026 11:09 PM (AP7fj)

290 Builds up jaw muscles I suppose.

Also lets middle-aged women hit on their daughter’s boyfriend.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 12, 2026 11:09 PM (EXyHK)

291 99% of dentists recommend Grape Nuts!

And peanut brittle.

Posted by: Miklosian Anti-Marketing SA de CV at February 12, 2026 11:10 PM (AP7fj)

292 The Milk just disappeared, like the ocean does with beach sand, what wizardry is this!? Builds up jaw muscles I suppose.
Posted by: Common Tater
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Yeah, you had to wait a while for the milk to soak in, otherwise you might break a tooth. No thanks. LOL.

Posted by: JQ at February 12, 2026 11:10 PM (rdVOm)

293 Posted by: Cow Demon at February 12, 2026 11:06 PM (hJH5n)

If it was the year 3000 and Islam is ruling the world for the previous 500, and that riff blasts out of a random skyscraper somewhere at 500 decibels, it will still fit. And *every* fucker who hears it will know exactly what it means.

Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 11:11 PM (E0p3T)

294 Heard EX7CQ Kyrgystan tonite, but his sig was too weak to work. Been hearing TJ1GD Cameroon all week, but he can't hear me. There must be something wrong with his antenna or rcvr. That must be it.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 11:11 PM (N8ZBc)

295 As a 17 year old metalhead Kashmir blew my ever lovin’ mind. The day I first heard it on cassette I kept rewinding the tape over and over again, hearing it as many times as possible that day.
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Plant's vocals that fade out....slowly...very slowly...as the song heads into the musical interludes are what makes it. His vocals ehco...and then slowly fade. Its the single best vocal mixing job I can think of.

Posted by: Crusader at February 12, 2026 11:11 PM (Cjcf6)

296 265 "Police and security guards had to force the man up - leaving some skin behind in the process…"

I think there might be better methods. Did they just do that to him on purpose, perhaps?
Posted by: mindful webworker - rrrriiiipppp at February 12, 2026 10:04 PM (6hyzx)

A pail of warm water, maybe...
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 12, 2026 11:05 PM (8zz6B)

He wasn't worth a piss.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 12, 2026 11:11 PM (S/Y4j)

297 Perhaps the best album ever recorded was "Animals" by Pink Floyd.

Or perhaps it was "Hotel California". Or "The White Album".

"Moving Pictures" was epic, but I prefer "Exit Stage Left" when it comes to Rush albums.
Posted by: Crusader at February 12, 2026 10:08 PM (Cjcf6)

"Official Music" by King Biscuit Boy and Crowbar enters the chat. Blues-based rock and roll that really rocks out. Not a bad track on the album:

https://youtu.be/Z4mTIfkX8ao

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 12, 2026 11:11 PM (8zz6B)

298 Doof I hope you are well my friend.

Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 11:11 PM (E0p3T)

299 "Led Zepplin is overrated."

Live, they sucked.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 11:11 PM (N8ZBc)

300 Are you seriously asking the Hokey Pokey nic what it's all about?
Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 12, 2026 11:06 PM (nbLIj)

I am crying.

Posted by: Piper at February 12, 2026 11:12 PM (OoFl2)

301 @285

>> Engaging in this tomfoolery would be like talking about Trump with a raging liberal.

Just could not get into Zeppelin.

The Who were better and more interesting.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 12, 2026 11:12 PM (XV/Pl)

302 Live, they sucked.

So you would say they went over like a…

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 12, 2026 11:12 PM (EXyHK)

303 You're hurt. You're tired. You're bleeding. I'm gonna make you a promise. We get into that endzone, you're not gonna feel any pain.

Posted by: Paul Blake at February 12, 2026 11:13 PM (wVcYX)

304 How come no one told me it was way past my bed time! Eeek. I will see everyone tomorrow! Sweet dreams!

Posted by: Piper at February 12, 2026 11:13 PM (OoFl2)

305 Who’re you calling a “cracka”?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 12, 2026 11:13 PM (ZVgZ4)

306 Nope. And I'm a HUGE Rush fan--I saw them twice 20 years apart.

LOL. I saw them at least once on every tour from 1991 to 2015. If twice in 20 years is huge, I'm pre-Ozempic Lizzo.
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I live in Oklahoma. I wasn't legally an adult until 1982. Give me a break.

Posted by: Crusader at February 12, 2026 11:13 PM (Cjcf6)

307 Hopefully Whig is not wigging out going through AoS withdrawals.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 12, 2026 11:13 PM (2GVsD)

308 The Who were better and more interesting.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 12, 2026 11:12 PM (XV/Pl)

I never could get into The Who.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 12, 2026 11:14 PM (hJH5n)

309 "So you would say they went over like a…"

I do like JP Jones on bass. In the studio, they were fine.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 11:14 PM (N8ZBc)

310 Night Piper

Say hi to Soup for me.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 12, 2026 11:14 PM (2GVsD)

311
Name the greatest British band
Name the greatest American band

Pit them head to head

who wins

Posted by: Don Black at February 12, 2026 11:15 PM (ZxPkt)

312 Humans do not have the ability to regulate climate.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 12, 2026 10:56 PM (XV/Pl)

We tried, but we could only build a weather control machine.

Posted by: The Juice at February 12, 2026 11:15 PM (1Yqck)

313 And you shake it all about.

Posted by: The Hokey Pokey at February 12, 2026 11:16 PM (nWPIJ)

314 Queen was better and more interesting than Zeppelin.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 12, 2026 11:16 PM (XV/Pl)

315 1 Keep Calm
and
Carry
Posted by: mindful webworker - it's what they do at February 12, 2026 10:00 PM (6hyzx)

word

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at February 12, 2026 11:17 PM (xcxpd)

316 Name the greatest British band
Name the greatest American band

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Kinks vs REO Speedwagon

FIGHT ME

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 12, 2026 11:17 PM (nWPIJ)

317 You soak Grape Nuts with enough milk so they turn soft(er), that brings out the malty flavor.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 12, 2026 11:17 PM (ZVgZ4)

318 314 Queen was better and more interesting than Zeppelin.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 12, 2026 11:16 PM (XV/Pl)

They're...very different. It's like comparing Frank Sinatra and Black Sabbath.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at February 12, 2026 11:18 PM (xcxpd)

319 arugula on thin crust pizza

Piper, it's not that we don't love you, it's that we don't understand you!

Posted by: RandomDave at February 12, 2026 11:18 PM (aJQbY)

320 "On this date in 1981, Rush released Moving Pictures - the best album ever recorded."

Tough call. Permanent Waves was a masterpiece.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 12, 2026 11:18 PM (snZF9)

321 308 The Who were better and more interesting.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 12, 2026 11:12 PM (XV/Pl)

I never could get into The Who.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 12, 2026 11:14 PM (hJH5n)

Great singles but they never made an album I loved from beginning to end.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at February 12, 2026 11:19 PM (xcxpd)

322 Doof I hope you are well my friend.
Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 11:11 PM (E0p3T)

Howdy! Doing mostly well. How about you?

Posted by: Doof at February 12, 2026 11:19 PM (QMAsf)

323 Hey, WTF?

Posted by: ABBA, We're Swedish at February 12, 2026 11:20 PM (nWPIJ)

324 Name the greatest British band. Name the greatest American band.

Eric Idle. Tommy Dorsey.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 11:20 PM (N8ZBc)

325 Tough call. Permanent Waves was a masterpiece.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 12, 2026 11:18 PM (snZF9)

Very true. Absolutely love that album. I will just never be moved from Moving Pictures being #1.

Posted by: Doof at February 12, 2026 11:21 PM (QMAsf)

326 Howdy! Doing mostly well. How about you?

Posted by: Doof at February 12, 2026 11:19 PM (QMAsf)

Fan fugu tastic - on vacay next week, happy camper, what else is there to say. Other than I wish we all were enjoying these times more. We should be guffawing through every thread every day here but the Left are making sure that if mama ain't happy no one is happy - still, these are the good times fo sho

Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 11:21 PM (E0p3T)

327 Just could not get into Zeppelin.

The Who were better and more interesting.
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Townsend was a "good" guitarist, and an even better song writer.

But he couldn't have recorded a single track as a guitarist on Zeppelin 1. And not more than a single song or two off of Zeppelin 4. The Presence album would have sent him scurrying.

And we could argue about JPJones versus Entwistle, but Entwistle would have been helpless playing keyboards on the "In Through The Out Door" album, which is a John Paul Jones masterpiece.

Led Zeppelin never recorded an album after 1980. The Who never recorded an album that mattered after 1980.

Posted by: Crusader at February 12, 2026 11:21 PM (Cjcf6)

328 Tough call. Permanent Waves was a masterpiece.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

Better than Moriarity

Always with the negative waves

Posted by: Oddball at February 12, 2026 11:21 PM (AP7fj)

329 45 years ago, the perfect album from one of modern music's greatest bands was released. Its release was a statement that the band had reached its creative and musical peak, with not a note or syllable wasted or out of place. With Moving Pictures, Rush rightfully assumed their place at the pinnacle of Prog.

Posted by: goozer at February 12, 2026 11:21 PM (BAs8w)

330 "Led Zepplin is overrated."

Live, they sucked.
Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 11:11 PM (N8ZBc)

I have quite a few live recordings from the '73-'77 era that say otherwise.

Posted by: Doof at February 12, 2026 11:22 PM (QMAsf)

331 Not to put too fine a point on it but The Allman Brothers wreck all comers

Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 11:22 PM (E0p3T)

332 Queen was better and more interesting than Zeppelin.

You are stone cold crazy.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 12, 2026 11:22 PM (EXyHK)

333 Great singles but they never made an album I loved from beginning to end.

Yeah, I'll agree with that. I will sometimes let Who's Next just play, but not as often as Led Zeppelin 4 or Revolver or Power Windows or Dirt or Ten.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 12, 2026 11:23 PM (tUj8P)

334 "I have quite a few live recordings from the '73-'77 era that say otherwise."

I'm open to persuasion. I'll go listen again. It's been decades.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 11:25 PM (N8ZBc)

335 Great singles but they never made an album I loved from beginning to end.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at February 12, 2026 11:19 PM (xcxpd)

'Who's Next'.

I am also a fan of 'The Who By Numbers', but we'll stick with 'Who's Next'.

Posted by: RickZ at February 12, 2026 11:26 PM (gKDq2)

336 Best US band was Glen Miller

Posted by: Kindltot at February 12, 2026 11:26 PM (rbvCR)

337 Rush In Rio is a killer live concert.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 12, 2026 11:05 PM (XV/Pl)

The best part is when 60,000 people are singing along to YYZ.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 12, 2026 11:08 PM (hJH5n)

"Singing" along to YYZ is high on the list of the most Rush-nerd things ever. Guilty as charged!

Posted by: Doof at February 12, 2026 11:26 PM (QMAsf)

338 Only 333 comments? Rookie numbers.

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at February 12, 2026 11:26 PM (xfRZZ)

339 What's that meme? Zeppelin either ruminates about arcane ancient mythologies or doing nasty things to you

Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 11:28 PM (E0p3T)

340 Humans do not have the ability to regulate climate.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 12, 2026 10:56 PM (XV/Pl)

We can, inside our buildings.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 12, 2026 11:29 PM (ZVgZ4)

341 For those who are curious, we're about 3 hours from SpaceX lighting a candle under 4 astronauts for the ISS.

https://www.youtube.com/live/_7k_5zOWL54

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 12, 2026 11:29 PM (S/Y4j)

342 Great singles but they never made an album I loved from beginning to end.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at February 12, 2026 11:19 PM (xcxpd)

Not even Who’s Next?

Baba O’Reilly
Bargain
The Song is Over
Getting in Tune
Going Mobile
Behind Blue Eyes
Won’t get fooled again

That album has more huge hits on it than almost any other album ever, and I’ll make the case that this was the album that in 1971 introduced the stadium rock sound that dominated the music biz for the rest of the decade.

Not just one of the greatest albums ever, but also one of the most influential.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 12, 2026 11:29 PM (otNgF)

343 I am probably wrong, as usual, I think bass players are the glue that holds a band together. With drums.

All eyes on the singer & acoustic guitar (or plural acoustics with Lynyrd, and man, I love them). I could not tell you who the bass player is, for example in Kansas as my eyes were on Steve Walsh. Same with other good singers like Lou Gramm. They occupy the stage with their voices for me.

I dated a bass player. He was good. Shy, quiet and unassuming but very good in the background. Because of him I am a fan of bass guitars and always, always dance to the downbeat.

With the exception of a flashy bass in Jethro Tull, August 1975, all over the stage in his zebra tux & zebra bass. With his eyes on me. The acoustic guy, by the way, met and married a MS girl in that airport gift shop from MS.

Ian Anderson was not happy with me, & you don't want him shooting those crazy eyes at you & he did to Jeffery Hammond Hammond & me (he missed a cue or something).He was an artist, not a musician and quit that year. The acoustic guy taught him.

I give you the late Boz Burrell in the background of Bad Company. Maybe they prefer the background. Love 'em. XXXX

https://tinyurl.com/yc465sjs

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 12, 2026 11:30 PM (WONhk)

344 269 Cereal of choice: raisin bran. Walmart has Extra Raisin raisin brand. Recommended.
Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 11:05 PM (N8ZBc)

He's not wrong ...

Posted by: Big Raisin at February 12, 2026 11:30 PM (3sXRv)

345 341 God please keep everybody involved in the mission safe. Amen.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 11:30 PM (N8ZBc)

346 Best US band was Glen Miller
Posted by: Kindltot at February 12, 2026 11:26 PM (rbvCR)

Jimmy Dorsey

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 12, 2026 11:31 PM (ZVgZ4)

347 "Natural Science" is pretty awesome live. I mean *really* awesome live.

Posted by: Crusader at February 12, 2026 11:31 PM (Cjcf6)

348 That guy with the frozen penis is lucky. At least he has a penis. I don't.

Posted by: raimondo at February 12, 2026 11:31 PM (K8J6I)

349 Best US band was Glen Miller

Going by "number of absolute classic songs played on" the best US bands are the Wrecking Crew, the Funk Brothers, and Toto.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 12, 2026 11:31 PM (OyOhQ)

350 God please keep everybody involved in the mission safe. Amen.

Amen and amen.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 12, 2026 11:33 PM (ZVgZ4)

351 Once again, nobody can handles carnal knowlege outside matrimony.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 12, 2026
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Is this about Triscuit or arugula?

Posted by: Piper at February 12, 2026 11:02 PM (OoFl2)
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Are you seriously asking the Hokey Pokey nic what it's all about?

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 12, 2026 11:06 PM (nbLIj)
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Brilliant turnaround!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 12, 2026 11:33 PM (UzL96)

352 @327

>>Who never recorded an album that mattered after 1980.

They only really recorded two more studio albums after 1980, and one had Eminance Front, the other had you better you bet on it, arguably two of their most heavily played radio songs.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 12, 2026 11:33 PM (XV/Pl)

353 raimondo is developing some fine verbal skills. His caretakers deserve recognition.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 12, 2026 11:33 PM (nWPIJ)

354 I know this isn't the art thread but Briton Rivière did some fine paintings of doggies

Posted by: gKWVE at February 12, 2026 11:34 PM (gKWVE)

355 Not to put too fine a point on it but The Allman Brothers wreck all comers
Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 11:22 PM (E0p3T)

First band to come to mind for the American side. For Britain, maybe John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 12, 2026 11:34 PM (nbLIj)

356 They only really recorded two more studio albums after 1980, and one had Eminance Front, the other had you better you bet on it, arguably two of their most heavily played radio songs.

Both great songs, too.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 12, 2026 11:35 PM (OyOhQ)

357 Police and security guards had to force the man up
WTH? Why?!
All it takes is a glass of lukewarm water to near painlessly release someone. Why don't people know this?

"Hey, Patrolman Jim, go inside and get two cups of warm water from the bartender. This guy isn't going anywhere until you get back."

Posted by: GWB at February 12, 2026 11:35 PM (ZuFx4)

358 How does raimondo type while wearing that vest that ties in the back?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 12, 2026 11:35 PM (ZVgZ4)

359 Toto?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 12, 2026 11:36 PM (bss/y)

360 Going by "number of absolute classic songs played on" the best US bands are the Wrecking Crew, the Funk Brothers, and Toto.
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Toto is actually one of the best bands you could call and say "If you can play a competent set in 6 hours I'll pay you a million dollars" and they could actually *earn* that money. I used to think their guitarist tried too hard to be special--he had a thousand guitar pedals on his board once upon a time. But all these years later, he can still play, and the lead singer suits them.

Posted by: Crusader at February 12, 2026 11:36 PM (Cjcf6)

361 Tough call. Permanent Waves was a masterpiece.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 12, 2026 11:18 PM (snZF9)

Very true. Absolutely love that album. I will just never be moved from Moving Pictures being #1.

Posted by: Doof at February 12, 2026 11:21 PM (QMAsf)

I can't pick it over 2112 or Caress of Steel. MP has best all around collection, but some of those early ones just dominate so completely.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 12, 2026 11:36 PM (dK+Kv)

362 Okay, Horde, need a bit of advice here. Spawn has spawned, 10 days ago his girlfriend produced a lovely Grandbaby boy. Easiest baby ever. Loves his Grandma, naturally.

I went to the condo we purchased for them to live in. My spawn hasn't paid a cent of rent to us for three months. He did move another dude into the condo, with his toddler son, and apparently the dude also has his girlfriend stay there, in the bedroom that was supposed to be for grandbaby.

He also brought a yappy dog, and two cats, neither of which were approved. I walked into the condo yesterday and it was a pigsty. I spent the entire day "helping" them clean it up by saying things like, "put that in the laundry" and "wipe up that crap with a clorox wipe" and "please haul out the trash."

Today, I was going to drive them into the SOA to get a marriage license, which they haven't been capable of doing on their own, apparently. Showed up at agreed time. Spawn was passed out on the couch stoned out of his gourd.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 12, 2026 11:37 PM (I40wl)

363 How does raimondo type while wearing that vest that ties in the back?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 12, 2026 11:35 PM (ZVgZ4)

They don't call him "Needledick the Bugfucker" for no reason.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 12, 2026 11:37 PM (8zz6B)

364 And Rush?

Dear Lord. We might have to nuke the entire planet from orbit.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 12, 2026 11:38 PM (bss/y)

365 BTW, I found out that VH-1 did a knockoff Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous in the mid 2000s with Robin Leach. One of the episodes goes on about how wonderful Jeffrey Epstein is for about 5 minutes. By far the funniest part is Leach explaining that Epstein flew Kevin Spacey and Bill Clinton flew to Africa to investigate AIDS. I'll bet they did!

Posted by: Ian S. at February 12, 2026 11:38 PM (OyOhQ)

366 365 BTW, I found out that VH-1 did a knockoff Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous in the mid 2000s with Robin Leach. One of the episodes goes on about how wonderful Jeffrey Epstein is for about 5 minutes. By far the funniest part is Leach explaining that Epstein flew Kevin Spacey and Bill Clinton flew to Africa to investigate AIDS. I'll bet they did!
Posted by: Ian S. at February 12, 2026 11:38 PM (OyOhQ)

Kevin took the boys and Bill took the girls, eh?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 12, 2026 11:40 PM (bss/y)

367 Tcn

Ugh. I’d take the baby and let the rest of them rot.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 12, 2026 11:41 PM (IhIKR)

368 I can't pick it over 2112 or Caress of Steel.
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2112 was the album that convinced me that I loved Rush.

Posted by: Crusader at February 12, 2026 11:42 PM (Cjcf6)

369 Continued.

No food in the fridge. Desperate for formula because his girlfriend decided breast feeding was too much trouble.

The place reeks of cat shit and skunk weed dope. Three bongs in evidence, even after I laid down the law that all cigs and weed should be had on the porch, not in the house.

I took them to get their marriage license. I explained that they either pay rent and follow the rules or I sell the condo.

I bought them about $400 of groceries. I am a mom. I can do no less, and still feel like I'm a mom. Catholic guilt....

Do I now: alert CFS that the kid is living in squalor with underage pot use and plenty of booze? Do I call the cops on him for the same? Do I sell the condo out from under their asses? Do I just hope that at some point they get their collective shit together?

I did not raise spawn to be white trash, but he living that life, to a T.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 12, 2026 11:42 PM (I40wl)

370 Moving Pictures is a perfect album, From the Opening Synth Hit of Geddys Oberheim to the Slow fade out of Vital Signs.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 12, 2026 11:42 PM (XV/Pl)

371 Toto?

Toto was the primary backing band on MJ's Thriller, and the various members played on hundreds of 80s and 90s songs. They were basically the Wrecking Crew: The Next Generation. But without Wesley.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 12, 2026 11:43 PM (OyOhQ)

372
nurse,

I thought the same thing.

That is no place for a child.

tcn, I am sorry that is happening.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 12, 2026 11:43 PM (3ek7K)

373 367 Tcn

Ugh. I’d take the baby and let the rest of them rot.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 12, 2026 11:41 PM (IhIKR)

I suggested that as an option. The girlfriend said, "You can't do that" and I replied, "Watch me."

It is not going well.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 12, 2026 11:43 PM (I40wl)

374 Personally, I knew my Rush experience was in jeopardy when it came to the later albums and I could grab just about any guitar and have it sound believable. Not so with the earlier stuff. I have guitars and amps that are exactly what he used because when you get down to it they were a huge part of his sound, and they nail it like nothing I ever used. When I found they weren't as important for the later stuff thats when I knew the "thing" that, that hollow growl, that cavernous tone that was on the earlier albums wasn't quite there any more. The opening notes of Bastille day. You are not getting that sound without a semi hollow body like the es335 he used. For the farewell to kings album he switched to that white es355, basically a fancier 335, and that tone is in your face up to the permanent waves album and somewhat on moving pictures. After that, that sound vanished, and little by little he just became wallpaper against geddy's increasing keyboard hobby. They were still great, but they didn't feed the fire in me as a guitar player like the earlier stuff did. I pick up the 335 and 355 and the sound still makes me weak. It channels that earlier stuff.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 12, 2026 11:44 PM (snZF9)

375 369 I am so sorry to hear that.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 11:44 PM (N8ZBc)

376 tcn, congrats on Grandboy.

I ask sincerely and with no malice.

Can you adopt him? I've seen friends ruin themselves financially and physically trying to help their kids become responsible parents. It is hard to watch. I hope things work out for your family.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 12, 2026 11:45 PM (xDN0i)

377 rocket launch pushed back to O dark 30 Friday morning

Posted by: Don Black at February 12, 2026 11:45 PM (ZxPkt)

378 I suggested that as an option. The girlfriend said, "You can't do that" and I replied, "Watch me."

It is not going well.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 12, 2026 11:43 PM (I40wl)

Tough situation, TCN. I hope you can get it sorted out.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 12, 2026 11:46 PM (8zz6B)

379 Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 11:11 PM (N8ZBc)

What's a good entry level transceiver for beginners?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 12, 2026 11:47 PM (BI5O2)

380 I did not raise spawn to be white trash, but he living that life, to a T.
Posted by: tcn in AK

Probably he is too old, but sounds like prime Army enlisted material.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 12, 2026 11:47 PM (/lPRQ)

381 Toto?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 12, 2026 11:36 PM (bss/y)
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Toto, too!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 12, 2026 11:49 PM (UzL96)

382 It channels that earlier stuff.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 12, 2026 11:44 PM (snZF9)

The earlier stuff is where it's at. I grew up with some of the post MP stuff, so I am partial to some from that era, too. But nothing later hits like pre-MP Rush.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 12, 2026 11:49 PM (dK+Kv)

383 Do I now: alert CFS that the kid is living in squalor with underage pot use and plenty of booze? Do I call the cops on him for the same? Do I sell the condo out from under their asses? Do I just hope that at some point they get their collective shit together?

I did not raise spawn to be white trash, but he living that life, to a T.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 12, 2026 11:42 PM (I40wl)

I'm sorry, but yes. Tell child protective services these things now. The longer it goes on, the harder it will be for your grandboy.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 12, 2026 11:50 PM (xDN0i)

384 Childhood buddy of my dad, family friends.
His baby son grew up, got married, had a baby and it wasn't working out. He talked it over with his dad.
An honest talk. Wound up grand dad and grand mom adopted his son's baby and raised her as their own.
They all lived happily ever after.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 12, 2026 11:51 PM (TiGPW)

385 You are not getting that sound without a semi hollow body like the es335 he used.

I do love the Bastille Day tone, but both Geddy and Alex are the strong-form examples of "you hand them any instrument and they sound like Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson". That got really obvious on the later tours when Alex just played a Les Paul with a whammy bar and Geddy just played a Fender jazz bass.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 12, 2026 11:51 PM (OyOhQ)

386 380 I did not raise spawn to be white trash, but he living that life, to a T.
Posted by: tcn in AK

Probably he is too old, but sounds like prime Army enlisted material.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 12, 2026 11:47 PM (/lPRQ)

I sent him to AMYA, which is the "military option" up here for kids that don't see eye to eye with school. Run by NG and other good military men. He got his GED, which is more than I hoped for. He was recruited by the Marines out of AMYA, but he was on ADHD meds and had to be off the for a year, which he spent getting stoned. Not so good.

He is only 19. Could still do it but he has to unbake his little brain.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 12, 2026 11:51 PM (I40wl)

387 An honest talk. Wound up grand dad and grand mom adopted his son's baby and raised her as their own.
They all lived happily ever after.

*gulp*

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 12, 2026 11:52 PM (nWPIJ)

388 It is not going well.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 12, 2026 11:43 PM (I40wl)

Oh, Dear Lord.

Fervent prayers.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 12, 2026 11:52 PM (0aYVJ)

389 Oh, tcn, I'm so sorry to read all that!

I cannot offer any advice. If it were my own spawn, I'd
*type*
*delete*

Ugh! Sorry...

Posted by: JQ at February 12, 2026 11:54 PM (rdVOm)

390 "What's a good entry level transceiver for beginners? "

For VHF, a Baofeng works well enough, if you add a real antenna to it (rubber ducks never work well.) 5W output power. It's what I use.

For HF, 20 watts, the Xiegu G90 has the best feature set, but I know nothing about their build quality or reliability.

For 100 W HF, you could do worse than an ICOM IC-7300. Very popular, good features, esp internal antenna tuner, which you need with any rig.

Always buy new and warranteed, never used.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 11:55 PM (N8ZBc)

391 359 Toto?
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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It's up like, 15% this week.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 12, 2026 11:55 PM (TiGPW)

392 That baby is the most important person in this mess. He must be protected.

Get him out of that situation. Now.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 12, 2026 11:56 PM (IhIKR)

393 In the Zeppelin war add me to them being great. Plant in his youth had it all. Did I say I focus mostly on singers?

Best live concert would be hard for me as I saw many in my youth. I thought music like that would go on forever, otherwise I would have paid more attention. They were all good because it was pure music then.

I will wish always I had seen Lynyrd, as they are said to be one of the tightest bands due to all their practice.

Wish I had seen Kansas (best album:Left Overture); and Foreigner.

Jethro Tull was possibly the best entertainment and talent. Saw Mountain, Allman Bro,Fleetwood Mac, Marshall Tucker,Pure Prarie League,ZZ Top,Heart, Kenny Loggins a good concert in a small college venue, etc. Eric Clapton was meh as drinking/drugging. Aerosmith,too loud.

I'd say the best live musicians now are Alison Krauss and Union Station. Every one onstage had amazing talent and were having a blast with each other and 3k of us. I will remember this one the most. Probably because I am no longer 20yrs old and taking it all for granted (and not partying like a lunatic).

It was a natural high for us all. Her voice is ethereal. And the only bluegrass music I listen to.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 12, 2026 11:56 PM (WONhk)

394 361 Tough call. Permanent Waves was a masterpiece.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 12, 2026 11:18 PM (snZF9)

Very true. Absolutely love that album. I will just never be moved from Moving Pictures being #1.

Posted by: Doof at February 12, 2026 11:21 PM (QMAsf)

I can't pick it over 2112 or Caress of Steel. MP has best all around collection, but some of those early ones just dominate so completely.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder

Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures, Hemispheres, are my top 3 RUSH albums. Clockwork Angels, there last album was fantastic and in my top 5.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 12, 2026 11:57 PM (gLYp7)

395 391 359 Toto?
Posted by: Aetius451AD

I LOVE THEM, TOO! Toto is all over my playlists.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 12, 2026 11:57 PM (WONhk)

396 299 "Led Zepplin is overrated."

Live, they sucked.
Posted by: gp
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Band's not a band if it doesn't perform live better than the album.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 12, 2026 11:58 PM (TiGPW)

397 390 I have a used Flex 5000 with ATU, which I love even though it's very flaky. Never buy used.

I also have a Yaesu FT-891, probably the most popular HF mobile/portable. No built-in ant tuner, and the front panel has AWFUL human interface design, a real PITA to use.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 11:58 PM (N8ZBc)

398 That baby is the most important person in this mess. He must be protected.

Get him out of that situation. Now.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 12, 2026 11:56 PM (IhIKR)

Also the only one who doesn't have agency to get himself out of the mess.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 12, 2026 11:59 PM (8zz6B)

399 Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 12, 2026 11:56 PM (WONhk)

Seen them three times, including once in the front row at the side of her and she was like 25 feet away. My God. A living angel.

Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 11:59 PM (E0p3T)

400 One of my best friends is raising her two great-grandboys. Bio Mom was a drug addict. It isn't easy for her, but those boys have a chance. She is an amazing woman.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 13, 2026 12:00 AM (xDN0i)

401 395 391 359 Toto?
Posted by: Aetius451AD

I LOVE THEM, TOO! Toto is all over my playlists.
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"Stranger in Town" is a Toto song that many people don't know the name of BUT once the song begins to play they recognize it. Its a great example of what that band can do.

Posted by: Crusader at February 13, 2026 12:00 AM (Cjcf6)

402 Jimmy Dorsey
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 12, 2026 11:31 PM (ZVgZ4)

Dorsey had a longer run and a bigger number of hits, Glen Miller had a tighter band

Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 12:00 AM (rbvCR)

403

It makes me cry to think how many children are living in those conditions.

No child should ever be exposed that.

Posted by: four seasons at February 13, 2026 12:02 AM (3ek7K)

404 Band's not a band if it doesn't perform live better than the album.
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Guns-n-Roses sucks live. They're still a band.

Posted by: Crusader at February 13, 2026 12:02 AM (Cjcf6)

405 It makes me cry to think how many children are living in those conditions.

No child should ever be exposed that.

Posted by: four seasons at February 13, 2026 12:02 AM (3ek7K)

It doesn't get any better. Maybe rarely.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 13, 2026 12:03 AM (dK+Kv)

406 Tcn, do you have a lease/rental contract with them for the condo?

Perhaps an eviction notice will get their attention. Or, at least start a paper trail of irresponsibility that you could use to get custody.

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 12:03 AM (rdVOm)

407 343 I am probably wrong, as usual, I think bass players are the glue that holds a band together. With drums.
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It's like the food pyramid upside down. Without the bass and drums there is no foundation.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 12:03 AM (TiGPW)

408 99% of dentists recommend Grape Nuts!

And peanut brittle.
Posted by: Miklosian Anti-Marketing SA de CV
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Corn nuts. DAMHIK.

Posted by: buddhaha at February 13, 2026 12:04 AM (wTg85)

409 I am probably wrong, as usual, I think bass players are the glue that holds a band together. With drums.
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It's like the food pyramid upside down. Without the bass and drums there is no foundation.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 12:03 AM (TiGPW)

It's a three-legged stool. Anything less just falls flat.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 13, 2026 12:05 AM (dK+Kv)

410 Blinkey, try this one.

youtu.be/DfANFQOLGKA&t=17

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 12:05 AM (TiGPW)

411 Today, I was going to drive them into the SOA to get a marriage license, which they haven't been capable of doing on their own, apparently. Showed up at agreed time. Spawn was passed out on the couch stoned out of his gourd.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 12, 2026 11:37 PM (I40wl)

Oh, honey. Get that baby out of there. Tell that son you own the condo (the title?). Kick out the friend. You are now the landlord and can come inspect, right? No smoking, no drugs, no booze in that house.

The reason the mother stopped breastfeeding is she's getting stoned.I guess a drop of maternal instinct in that move.

If you have the title you can call the shots. That son needs to answer to this, realize what is at stake, and it is a lot. Either that or take that baby yourself (if you can) until they realize what they've done to themselves.

I am so sorry. As a grandmother of 3 I would die for them. And I feel even more maternal now than I did for our sons (if that makes sense).

Will pray things will improve. I promise you that I will start praying tonight.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 12:06 AM (WONhk)

412 Dorsey had a longer run and a bigger number of hits, Glen Miller had a tighter band
Posted by: Kindltot at February 13, 2026 12:00 AM (rbvCR)

Duke Ellington probably had the longest career of any big-band leader. Maybe Benny Goodman came close.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 12:06 AM (8zz6B)

413 390 Remember, to set up a working HF station, the antenna is more important than the radio. I suggest a multiband EFHW to start with. I have two: one handles 10-40, the other handles 10-80. The ability to operate multiple bands really enhances the HF radio experience. EFHWs are inexpensive (more expensive now than they used to be, now around $200,) and you need the real-estate to be able to put them up. They're just wires with a magic transformer on the fed end, from 66 to 132 ft long. I hang them in trees. Good value for the price and multiband capability.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 12:06 AM (N8ZBc)

414 I looked it up for Tammy but it may fit for you to.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 12:06 AM (TiGPW)

415 It makes me cry to think how many children are living in those conditions.

No child should ever be exposed that.

Posted by: four seasons at February 13, 2026 12:02 AM (3ek7K)

It happens a lot.. in my little slice of life I've seen a lot of it. I see lots of grandparents raising kids for lots of reasons, usually drug addiction and/or mental illness.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 13, 2026 12:07 AM (xDN0i)

416
tcn,

It sounds to me that the only hope for the baby is for you to get custody.

Posted by: four seasons at February 13, 2026 12:08 AM (3ek7K)

417 He is only 19. Could still do it but he has to unbake his little brain.
Posted by: tcn in AK

Ouch

The weed shouldn't be an issue is Basic. Run, push up etc. until exhaustion will take care of that. The ADHD hurdle shit is obviously harder.
My uneducated opinion is that ADHD drugs are to literally stupify those with higher metal capacity.

No hard-ass uncle to be his rock and lay it out?
Get off the prescription crack. Work hard. Party hard...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 12:09 AM (/lPRQ)

418 TCN, there’s always hope. I have a nephew who did complete thug life in his teens and 20’s. We met him once and his arm was in a sling and his face bruised up, and all he said was “uh, I tripped and fell.”
Yeah right.
But after living that way for too many years, in his 30’s he found faith, stopped drinking and drugging, and totally reformed. He volunteers and tries to help young who are like he was now. So it can happen! (All of us who knew him never believed it possible)

And he was the proof that it isn’t always parenting at fault. He had 3 older siblings who are marvelous people; he was the one who chose to be the bad seed.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 13, 2026 12:09 AM (otNgF)

419 I do love the Bastille Day tone, but both Geddy and Alex are the strong-form examples of "you hand them any instrument and they sound like Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson". That got really obvious on the later tours when Alex just played a Les Paul with a whammy bar and Geddy just played a Fender jazz bass.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 12, 2026 11:51 PM (OyOhQ)

To a point yeah, but when I saw them live last, maybe 15 years ago, it was a tour where lifeson said he was bringing a bunch of guitars with him. He played a PRS a lot, it was ok. Then he grabbed a les paul, and you can hear it, the sound improved. Then....then, he pulled out that white 355 for the encore which he hadn't used in years because it was retired and needed to be restored, which it now was. Holy mother of god, the sound in the room was unreal. There is was, the fucking unmistakable lifeson tone. I lifted mrs B right out of her seat and held her up, pointed her towards the stage, and yelled "look wtf he's playing"!!!. I hadn't seen that guitar in years. The sound was just crushing.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 13, 2026 12:09 AM (snZF9)

420 Benny Goodman was tight.
But when it came time he, gentlemanly, handed off the baton.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 12:09 AM (TiGPW)

421 I would say Queen is the most overrated band. Yes, they were all skilled, and yes, they sold a lot of records, and yes, some of their stuff still sounds good..but they are usually ranked at the very top along with Beatles and Zep and Stones etc. Way too many novelty pop songs for me to ever put them that high. Like if the majority of the Beatles big hits were like Yellow Submarine in some way

Posted by: Azjaeger at February 13, 2026 12:10 AM (3/XaG)

422 Hubby's niece is raising her own granddaughter-- the mom is a druggie & the dad is/was in jail-- the girl was taken by CPS and placed in foster care (which was awful!)

Took a couple years, but niece got custody & then adopted the girl. SAVED!

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 12:11 AM (rdVOm)

423 Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 11:55 PM (N8ZBc)

Thanks!

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 13, 2026 12:11 AM (BI5O2)

424 390 If you're looking to get licensed, best place to prep is
arrlexamreview.appspot.com

It's free, you don't have to buy any books. Use it to learn the answers, and drill and kill them. All the Q&A are canned, same exact Q&A you'll find on the tests, only they change the order of the four multiple-choice answers. For example, if the question involves math, like Ohm's Law, the numbers on the test will be the same numbers you drilled; you don't have to do math, just memorize the answers.

They make it easy because they want more operators in the hobby; they want everybody to pass.

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 12:13 AM (N8ZBc)

425 I see lots of grandparents raising kids for lots of reasons, usually drug addiction and/or mental illness.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 13, 2026 12:07 AM (xDN0i)

At that age you'd have to be drug addicted or mentally ill to be raising a kid. Oh you didn't mean that

Posted by: ... at February 13, 2026 12:14 AM (E0p3T)

426 408 99% of dentists recommend Grape Nuts!

And peanut brittle.
Posted by: Miklosian Anti-Marketing SA de CV
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Corn nuts. DAMHIK.
Posted by: buddhaha at February 13, 2026 12:04 AM (wTg85)
_______________________________

And whatever that thing was the one time I tried to make my own Cheetos. I swear I could have hammered them into the wall and make a rather nice place to hang coats.

Posted by: Orson at February 13, 2026 12:14 AM (dIske)

427 423 You betcha! 73

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 12:14 AM (N8ZBc)

428 And he was the proof that it isn’t always parenting at fault. He had 3 older siblings who are marvelous people; he was the one who chose to be the bad seed.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 13, 2026 12:09 AM (otNgF)

Simple fact... Your brain is not fully developed until around 25 years old.

I was a freak in my late teens and early 20's. Motorcycle accidents... drugs... drinking my paycheck away... wrecked cars... chute malfunction on a sport dive... broke an eardrum diving when I couldn't clear due to a cold... volunteering for every dangerous silly thing the military would throw at me...

I had no expectation or even desire for a family and kids... until... I hit about 28, and everything became much more clear. My desires shifted.

Thinking on it... I've seen many others 'change' around 25... I think it is a more common tale then we acknowledge.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 13, 2026 12:16 AM (mP0Kj)

429 Here's a big band orchestra that some of you may have never heard of, Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra:

https://youtu.be/UDTWVVlLGas

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 12:17 AM (8zz6B)

430 Then....then, he pulled out that white 355 for the encore...I lifted mrs B right out of her seat and held her up, pointed her towards the stage, and yelled "look wtf he's playing"!!!. I hadn't seen that guitar in years. The sound was just crushing. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

This I understand.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 13, 2026 12:19 AM (tqpXi)

431 -No food in the fridge. Desperate for formula because his girlfriend decided breast feeding was too much trouble.

-underage pot use and plenty of booze?

imo, Do what is best for the baby.

No food but plenty of booze, not even considering the ick factor of having 2 stoned strangers and their 3 animals living with a 10 day old baby, makes it pretty clear it's the baby and only the baby's welfare you need to concentrate on right now.

Posted by: old chick at February 13, 2026 12:19 AM (F3Dlr)

432 Simple fact... Your brain is not fully developed until around 25 years old.

I was a freak in my late teens and early 20's. Motorcycle accidents... drugs... drinking my paycheck away... wrecked cars... chute malfunction on a sport dive... broke an eardrum diving when I couldn't clear due to a cold... volunteering for every dangerous silly thing the military would throw at me...

I had no expectation or even desire for a family and kids... until... I hit about 28, and everything became much more clear. My desires shifted.

Thinking on it... I've seen many others 'change' around 25... I think it is a more common tale then we acknowledge.
Posted by: Romeo13

Brother from another Mother!

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 13, 2026 12:20 AM (/lPRQ)

433 392 That baby is the most important person in this mess. He must be protected.

Get him out of that situation. Now.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 12, 2026 11:56 PM (IhIKR)

Getting lawyered up. Not happy but hopeful. It was very hard to leave that little dude in that gawdawful mess. I wanted nothing but to kidnap him. It’s not like he is being breastfed. He would be so happy here. And I think he will.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 13, 2026 12:21 AM (I40wl)

434 /...Thinking on it... I've seen many others 'change' around 25... I think it is a more common tale then we acknowledge.
Posted by: Romeo13
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Reflected in the age disparity in marriage.
Women mature younger than men,

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 12:21 AM (TiGPW)

435 Tcn-- at least evict the " 2 stoned strangers and their 3 animals"!

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 12:22 AM (rdVOm)

436 Getting lawyered up. Not happy but hopeful. It was very hard to leave that little dude in that gawdawful mess. I wanted nothing but to kidnap him. It’s not like he is being breastfed. He would be so happy here. And I think he will.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 13, 2026 12:21 AM (I40wl)

Bless you. Prayers for you and the little dude.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 13, 2026 12:22 AM (xDN0i)

437 Way too many novelty pop songs

And what’s wrong with that? I’d like to know.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 13, 2026 12:23 AM (EXyHK)

438 Bless you. Prayers for you and the little dude.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
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Amen.

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 12:25 AM (rdVOm)

439 Spike Jones

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 13, 2026 12:25 AM (Cqx++)

440 A mohel saves all the foreskins he takes off, and eventually has enough to make a wallet.

The best part was that when he rubbed it, it turned into a suitcase.

Posted by: Maxine Waters at February 13, 2026 12:26 AM (IG3/x)

441 U2 is my pick for overrated band.

Posted by: Jasmine Crockett at February 13, 2026 12:27 AM (cwGMH)

442 Off retard sock

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 13, 2026 12:28 AM (cwGMH)

443 U2 is my pick for overrated band.

Posted by: Jasmine Crockett at February 13, 2026 12:27 AM (cwGMH)

Pearl Jam.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 13, 2026 12:28 AM (dK+Kv)

444 Thanks for the ONT Mr Doof. Lovely pic up top. Your efforts are much appreciated

Posted by: 496 at February 13, 2026 12:28 AM (t+VLa)

445 >>>Pete Hegseth says Pentagon will repeal court order blocking punishment against Mark Kelly - The Blaze

"Repeal?" Really? They even got it right in the body of the article.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 13, 2026 12:30 AM (dK+Kv)

446 tcn...I guess I want to know your son's age.

Congratulations on being a grandmother, it is the best honor in the entire world from God. I am sorry you are not yet enjoying this, but you will.

Tell him to kick out the person with the pets...a dog could hurt a 10dy old baby.

With no food in fridge they are sitting around getting high.

The baby: did he look at you? Was he alert? Are they freaking feeding him every 2-3hrs (based on his weight). Dear God, I am upset, too.

I was a NICU step down RN for 10yrs. Babies are my thing.

What you described is horrific. Again, how old are the parents? While you have no control of the mother, you do have a say for that baby.

Yes, call CPS. I would hope they would then give that baby to you. But FIRST kick out the roommate with the dog, since you own the condo. That worries me on top of the stoners and lack of normal attention. They need parenting classes, once they are sober.

If I have offended you I am sorry, but that baby is in danger. It is not party time at the $400k condo. A ten day old infant depends on them to keep him safe, clean and fed. As well as making eye contact and loving him.

Prayers, you have them, for you and baby.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 12:31 AM (WONhk)

447 I am so sorry. As a grandmother of 3 I would die for them. And I feel even more maternal now than I did for our sons (if that makes sense).

Will pray things will improve. I promise you that I will start praying tonight.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 12:06 AM (WONhk)

I will. Kill for him. Die for him.

As a pro-life person, I have always told people that if they don't want their kids, I will raise them. I think he and she want him, but they are incapable of becoming unselfish enough to care for him. He doesn't have the luxury of waiting for when and if they become adults. He needs overwhelming love now.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 13, 2026 12:32 AM (I40wl)

448 Spike Jones
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 13, 2026 12:25 AM (Cqx++)

"Pass The Biscuits Mirandy" was a Spike Jones tune that got made into a "soundie", the 1940's counterpart to a music video. Kind of risque, too, at the uh, climax:

https://youtu.be/pgn_aNCBXKw

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 12:33 AM (8zz6B)

449 I just watch Instant Family again tonight for the tenth time.

A best scenario theme of foster care and adoption but it gets its point across .

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 13, 2026 12:34 AM (cwGMH)

450 Hello, Horde! 😊💕

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 13, 2026 12:35 AM (SRRAx)

451 If I have offended you I am sorry, but that baby is in danger. It is not party time at the $400k condo. A ten day old infant depends on them to keep him safe, clean and fed. As well as making eye contact and loving him.

Prayers, you have them, for you and baby.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 12:31 AM (WONhk)

No offense, certainly. I agree with you wholeheartedly. But, AK CPS is a bit of a crapshoot. Babies have gone there and disappeared. Literally. Friends have had grandbabies gone missing, forever. I'm concerned, so I will be using a lawyer to navigate this shit. Somebody who knows the system. It is the least I can do for Grandbaby. And he is Grand, indeed.

He is an easy baby, sleeps well, like almost 3 hours at a stretch. I hope that isn't because he is getting a contact high. She isn't good at taking care of herself, but she is doing pretty darned well with him, so far, except for the environment. She is a user, meaning she thought my spawn would support her. He can't support a limp dick at this point.

But catshit? Really? No. He needs a better life.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 13, 2026 12:37 AM (I40wl)

452 Cleanup on aisle 451 please.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 13, 2026 12:37 AM (I40wl)

453
The Guthrie daughter called Mark Kelly before she called the police.

What did she think penis head was going to do?

Everything is odd about that situation.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 13, 2026 12:37 AM (3ek7K)

454 It's like the food pyramid upside down. Without the bass and drums there is no foundation.

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Yoo hooo. I'm right here!

Posted by: The Sandpaper Blocks at February 13, 2026 12:38 AM (nWPIJ)

455 The odd thing is, my son is adopted. Life is like a box of chocolates....

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 13, 2026 12:39 AM (I40wl)

456 The odd thing is, my son is adopted. Life is like a box of chocolates....
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 13, 2026 12:39 AM (I40wl)

Baby Momma: white, native, or other?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 12:40 AM (8zz6B)

457 CPS is in between a rock and a hard place . You have to be absolutely sure before you take a kid away from their parent/parents.

The Left would like nothing more than to use CPS to take kids away from wrong thinking parents.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 13, 2026 12:42 AM (cwGMH)

458 He is an easy baby, sleeps well, like almost 3 hours at a stretch. I hope that isn't because he is getting a contact high. She isn't good at taking care of herself, but she is doing pretty darned well with him, so far, except for the environment. She is a user, meaning she thought my spawn would support her. He can't support a limp dick at this point.

But catshit? Really? No. He needs a better life.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 13, 2026 12:37 AM (I40wl)
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I'd fear CPS as well. And lawyer up quick.

Meanwhile, and I don't know how far this condo is...I'd be popping in daily if I owned the condo. Inspect. Kick the stoner out with the pets for starters.

Sit their asses down and tell them you are going to take that baby legally and you will be checking on him daily. A healthy newborn should pee every time he wakes from a 3hr nap. Hydration is important. He should be pooping green/yellow at this point vs meconium black if he is fed.

When is his next check up for weight with a pediatrician? Due to HIPPA they won't discuss with you if you are not on a list, but, it is vital he gets weighed. It is probably better he is on formula for his growth.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 12:44 AM (WONhk)

459 Sir, the comments section on Zerohedge is over there -->

Posted by: PabloD at February 13, 2026 12:46 AM (3VXNH)

460 Tcn, consider what you know about your son's gf. Do you think it's wise for him to marry her after all?

I ask, because I have a family member who married his gf after their baby was born.. and expresses to me how very unhappy he is with their relationship and the general state of their household, years later. Makes me sad for all of them, really.

The man, because he'll be *on the hook* now for some amount of alimony after this long, on top of child support. He works fulltime, even though it's not much and no bennies, but stays to be sure the child benefits from his $.

The woman, because she's a welfare momma and that's her thang. (There are other kids that are not related to family member) Got whatever problems and keeps a filthy house.

Their child MOST OF ALL, caught in the middle of absolute squalor and parents who can barely stand to be around each other, but stay together anyway.

The other kids, because Momma ditched their dad(s) when she hooked up with my family member and let them misbehave and be nasty to him, despite the fact that he was supporting all their ungrateful little asses.

Sick and sad.

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 12:47 AM (rdVOm)

461 Good to see posters from Karachi posting.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 13, 2026 12:48 AM (gLYp7)

462 Cont...my rampage about the baby, tcn.

I almost dehydrated my 10lb newborn at 3wks of age. Not from neglect (breastfeeding) but because I was not getting a lot of sleep and he was starving as I could not keep up. He got on formula and we knew then how much he took in.

Those parents need to know this. No doubt were taught this in the hospital. Wet diapers are important. It's good he's sleeping 3hrs and that is normal, as newborns take a bottle every 2-3hrs then all hit a growth spurt at 3wks. Then repeat every 3wks to build up volume for growth.

Please do let us know how things are going and know you are in our prayers. Forgive my rants,as that was what I once did for a decade: I wore a pager for mother's to call me with questions once they got home. I swore no one would go through what I did with our first...and I was a nurse, which made my stupidity worse, lack of sleep and post c-section did not relieve my guilt.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 12:48 AM (WONhk)

463 Evening all,

We possibly have a manned launch in about 2 hours.

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - SpaceX Crew-12
SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: February 13, 2026
Launch Time: 5:15 a.m. EST (1015 UTC, 11:15 CET)

https://youtu.be/_7k_5zOWL54

Posted by: Joyenz at February 13, 2026 12:48 AM (2F0/Y)

464 tcn,

I don't have any suggestions for you; others have taken up that role.

I will pray for your grandchild, though. That much I *can* do.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 13, 2026 12:48 AM (S/Y4j)

465 Fitting the shapes in the right holes is such a hard test:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6pDH66X3ClA

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 13, 2026 12:50 AM (ZVgZ4)

466 {{{tcn}}}} I will pray for you and your little grandson. You have gotten a lot of good advice from some very smart members of the Horde. I can offer nothing but sincere hope and prayers.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 13, 2026 12:50 AM (0nHVk)

467 whigwife posted on cafe, or post before that. Whig made it through surgery and was resting comfortably.

Best news I have heard all week. Whig is a treasure.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 13, 2026 12:50 AM (CHHv1)

468 tcn, offer your kid $1,000 if they sign over parental rights to you

Posted by: nckate at February 13, 2026 12:53 AM (uQzkA)

469 >>>Bad breakfast food? For reasons I will not discuss,I have lately had servings of Cream of Rice hot cereal.

It smells, and tastes like wallpaper paste.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.

>Bad breakfast; In my poor childhood, rice and boiled raisins. I'll eat the rice with a little cinnamon, but the raisins were disgusting. And powdered milk.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 13, 2026 12:55 AM (xFfhU)

470 >Bad breakfast; In my poor childhood, rice and boiled raisins. I'll eat the rice with a little cinnamon, but the raisins were disgusting. And powdered milk.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 13, 2026 12:55 AM (xFfhU)

You know it's really bad when you have to clobber the raisins on the head to stop them from crawling out of the bowl.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 12:58 AM (8zz6B)

471 He needs overwhelming love now.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 13, 2026 12:32 AM (I40wl)

He's got that from you. Hang in there. Is your husband around (forgive me for asking). My husband would be scaring our son to the point of soiling his own pants over this.

You are going to be ok with that baby. Ok? It's all going to be well. If I owned that condo I'd be there daily. Hell, even if I did not own it I'd be there and they'd be knowing why.

You bought it so if your name is on that title you have rights. Are they paying you rent? Landlords don't put up with this stuff.

I feel so badly this has not been the positive and wonderful experience that the baby boy and you deserve. Please keep us posted as you have the full weight of this place praying for you.

I don't know how long it will take your son and the baby's mother to get over the fact that they are now responsible for a baby. Being stoned as a teen does that (how old is she?). Does your son have a job?

I guess they took in the friend/pets to help pay rent to you?

They'd better be thankful I am not his mother,let's just say that. Our sons feared us, while knowing we loved them.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 12:59 AM (WONhk)

472 468 tcn, offer your kid $1,000 if they sign over parental rights to you
Posted by: nckate at February 13, 2026 12:53 AM (uQzkA)

Kate for the win here! I can't believe how flipped out I am, many states away.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 01:01 AM (WONhk)

473 Sorry I missed the TCN bit, I was concentrating on Whig. Will try to be a bit informed, but I hope all morons are coming through their barriers with flying colors. You're all great folks and I apoloigze for not being more informed about stuff.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 13, 2026 01:03 AM (CHHv1)

474 *drinks all 'round*

I'm buying this round...

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 01:05 AM (rdVOm)

475 It is good to see you, BC, I hope that all is well with you.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 13, 2026 01:07 AM (0nHVk)

476 Bad breakfast: oatmeal. Bleh. Can't stand the texture of it. Ain't enough butter & brown sugar to choke it down!

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 01:07 AM (rdVOm)

477 Waves to JQ!!!

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 13, 2026 01:07 AM (0nHVk)

478 Hi, Debby!

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 01:08 AM (rdVOm)

479 Ah, jeez, tcn.

My brother went through a similar thing with his grandchild. It took a lot of doing, but he's got custody now.

Yeah, it's gonna take some lawyerin' to get a child away from the biological parents. Sounds like you're documenting everything. Hang in there...

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 13, 2026 01:09 AM (IG3/x)

480 Yeah, it's gonna take some lawyerin' to get a child away from the biological parents. Sounds like you're documenting everything. Hang in there...

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
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On documenting---

Get some photo/video of the squalor. Pan the room with your phone!

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 01:11 AM (rdVOm)

481 I liked oatmeal when I was a kid. Mom used to put raisins in it, which of course would swell up.

Then one morning my sister looked at it and said "Ewwww... dog ticks".

Oatmeal hasn't been quite the same for me since. I'll eat it in cookies, but the shine is pretty much gone from the porridge experience.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 13, 2026 01:13 AM (IG3/x)

482 410 Blinkey, try this one.

youtu.be/DfANFQOLGKA&t=17
posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 13, 2026 12:05 AM (TiGPW)
......................................
Lovely. My first bf played a big bass like that in HS orchestra. He was six yrs older than me (I was 19), so big on Beatles, etc. Then played in some rock bands. Apparently was very good, from what people said, as I was clueless.

My husband, son and DIL's are musical. I am a bit.

Sons in junior high and HS and college marching bands. Eldest son is a professional musician but became an engineer to pay the bills (software/systems) after college. In college, after a musical tour of a year in the USA, he was asked to play with Glenn Miller's band that they have now, in a tour of Japan. However he finished his degree vs taking more time off. He was one of the best in the country at one point (alto saxophone).To play woodwinds you play all the sax, clarinet and flute and he did. But the sax was like breathing for him it came so easy.

Off to bed to pray for tcn's grandson and her. XXXX

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 13, 2026 01:13 AM (WONhk)

483 Well, I am off to the snoozer. Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 13, 2026 01:20 AM (8zz6B)

484 I really like any hot breakfast cereal: oatmeal, cream of wheat. Pretty much my favorite. I don't think there's a kind I wouldn't be happy to eat.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 13, 2026 01:22 AM (z5QST)

485 Cream of Wheat and Malt-o-Meal were okay... oatmeal was too chunky.

Gagged on it, like puke you have to hold in until you can get to the bathroom or roll down the window.

Sorry if that's TMI...

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 01:25 AM (rdVOm)

486 My weirdo brother still eats rice and raisins, but he'll top it off with a handful of trail mix and coat the whole thing down with butter and honey. No thanks.

I'll take scrambled eggs or a hardboiled egg. Pretty tough to screw that up.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 13, 2026 01:28 AM (xFfhU)

487 476 Bad breakfast: oatmeal. Bleh. Can't stand the texture of it. Ain't enough butter & brown sugar to choke it down!
Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 01:07 AM (rdVOm)

Hey! I have it every day, with salt, butter, and raisins. It's okay, and easy to make, with no pots or pans to clean up. But I admit, it takes all three additions to make it palatable.

Posted by: SciVo at February 13, 2026 01:29 AM (Sy6m/)

488 Hashbrowns fried in bacon fat. Eggs over medium on top. Bacon or ham or sausage with. YUM!

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 01:29 AM (rdVOm)

489 I have only prayers to offer, tcn, no relevant life experience to offer any more concrete support from. Good luck and God bless.

Posted by: SciVo at February 13, 2026 01:31 AM (Sy6m/)

490 Dad and I agreed: the best use of oatmeal is-- COOKIES!

I have his mom's recipe. Yes, it calls for chopped raisins. Wouldn't be Grandma's Oatmeal Cookies without them!

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 01:32 AM (rdVOm)

491 My vape is almost spent. Sad. Looks like tomorrow will be the beginning of nicotine patches.

I'm soooooo stressed out! This sucks, but it's necessary.

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 01:36 AM (rdVOm)

492 I think there might be better methods. Did they just do that to him on purpose, perhaps?
Posted by: mindful webworker - rrrriiiipppp at February 12, 2026 10:04

I'm betting they did that on purpose, he must have been a real "dick". A bucket of warm water couldn't be found? I'm surprised he's not suing, talk about personal injury!

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at February 13, 2026 01:37 AM (55Qr6)

493 I just watched the Tron Holiday special from the cafe. Possibly best show never made, easily twice as good as the star wars special. RAMs death from the novelization was heartbreaking.
Getting RAM back vs Chewbacca's pervert uncle? No comparison. Maybe 32 times as good.
(I also liked the A4 video, not really because of metric paper)

Posted by: InspiredHistoryMike at February 13, 2026 01:37 AM (KaHlS)

494 Hi JQ, I agree about oatmeal cookies, next best thing to a fresh chocolate chip

Posted by: InspiredHistoryMike at February 13, 2026 01:41 AM (KaHlS)

495 Bad Bunny's vocal track isolated:
https://tinyurl.com/39hm3v2v

Posted by: gp at February 13, 2026 01:42 AM (N8ZBc)

496 >>next best thing to a fresh chocolate chip
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Yeah-- I make them because they remind me of Grandma. Love chocolate chip, but the neighbor kids (for some odd reason) don't like chocolate. Imagine that!

Anyway, it's tasty fiber, right? LOL!

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 01:44 AM (rdVOm)

497 >
I'll take scrambled eggs or a hardboiled egg. Pretty tough to screw that up.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 13, 2026 01:28 AM (xFfhU)

That reminds me... I've got most of an 18-pack of eggs in the fridge that have been there for a while.

Time to hardboil 'em. One of my favorite snacks.

Good night, all.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 13, 2026 01:48 AM (IG3/x)

498 Deviled eggs.

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 01:49 AM (rdVOm)

499 Yeah-- I make them because they remind me of Grandma. Love chocolate chip, but the neighbor kids (for some odd reason) don't like chocolate. Imagine that!

Anyway, it's tasty fiber, right? LOL!

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 01:44 AM (rdVOm)

Chocolate chip cookies are the food of the gods.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 13, 2026 01:51 AM (snZF9)

500 I see you don't need my help to hit 500 tonight.

Posted by: Slipshod Slingshot at February 13, 2026 01:51 AM (yP/PW)

501 The oldest examples of "screw in a light bulb" jokes date back to the late 1960s and early 1970s, often targeting specific groups with humor that highlighted stereotypes...
Wikipedia
Posted by: mindful webworker - brilliant at February 12, 2026 10:09
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Anyone happen to have any unused foreskin laying around you might want to share?
Posted by: Blake McPhee at February 12, 2026 10:07
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We told Polack jokes in the 60s and 70s, along with Swedish jokes because Rockford had a large Swedish population. Also Helen Keller jokes and foreskin jokes. Anyone else remember foreskin jokes?

All I remember is something about a wallet made of foreskins that when you rubbed it, it turned into a suitcase.

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at February 13, 2026 01:52 AM (55Qr6)

502 Good content here too, thanks Doof!
although Farewell to Kings probably my favorite Rush album.
I should get back to sleep, prayers up after quick comments check.

Posted by: InspiredHistoryMike at February 13, 2026 01:57 AM (KaHlS)

503 I do love some chocolate chip cookies... got to restrain myself lately though. LOL.

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 01:57 AM (rdVOm)

504 The thing about Grape Nuts is to add just the right amount of milk to get them softened up, not soggy, but then add a little more to make sure they don't turn into a lump of rock.

Then add a little butter, a pinch of salt, and microwave until steaming hot. Take a silicone spatula and scrape the results out directly into the trash, and cook some eggs and bacon.

You're welcome. Goodnight.

Posted by: Slipshod Slingshot at February 13, 2026 01:58 AM (yP/PW)

505 How many engineers does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

ONE.

He just holds the bulb, and the world turns around him...

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 02:00 AM (rdVOm)

506 I find that an egg salad sandwich makes for a fine morning starter. A little variety from the standard morning fare if you're on the go.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 13, 2026 02:09 AM (xFfhU)

507 *puffs on vape*

There's a little bit left, yay!

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 02:10 AM (rdVOm)

508 Now I am hungry for cookies of almost any type.

Keep up the great work, JQ, you've got willpower.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 13, 2026 02:11 AM (0nHVk)

509 Yes, egg salad is great! Can't always make deviled eggs...

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 02:11 AM (rdVOm)

510 Thanks for the pep, Debby!

I'm going nuts.. want a cig SO BAD! There's a whole carton of hubby's brand, but.. ick. Don't like.

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 02:13 AM (rdVOm)

511 Hub's bday was earlier this week. I bought a lobster tail & steamed (and shelled/cut up) for him. Soaked it in garlic butter and took to nursing home for lunch.

Yay, he loved it! (I use hot/cold packs to keep foods whichever way until I can get there)

Took a picture for his niece-- had given him a fresh trim & shave too-- she lives a 12hr drive away from here.

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 02:18 AM (rdVOm)

512 Don't care if I've already had 3 poasts in a row-- it's late and I'm lonesome.

Bah. Life shrinks sometimes, huh?

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 02:27 AM (rdVOm)

513 I'm still here, JQ, but I will admit to yawning a bit. Don't be surprised if I doze off.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 13, 2026 02:30 AM (0nHVk)

514 Snooze if you need, Debby. Thanks for chatting!

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 02:31 AM (rdVOm)

515 I'm still up. Heard a pack of wolves or coyotes howling about 90 minutes ago. It's kind of weird, because I'm in the suburbs.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 13, 2026 02:34 AM (S/Y4j)

516 Dang. It's only eleven-thirty-something here in PST...

But I suppose people have jobs, LOL.

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 02:34 AM (rdVOm)

517 Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 13, 2026 02:34 AM
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There are coyotes here, too. Can hear them howling some nights (if I put in hearing aids) and I fear for the neighborhood pets.

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 02:37 AM (rdVOm)

518 Yootoob must have made some changes. Used to be, if I clicked on ONT music offerings and then opened YT page, would get all sorts of "related" music.

Now? Every time I open Yootoob, it's the blank page with "try searching to get started" on it.

Not complaining! I dgf about thier supposed "playlists" and am glad they (seemingly) don't remember what I've previously viewed.

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 02:45 AM (rdVOm)

519 St. Monica, I have harangued you for weeks, but please, in your mercy, chase my errant son back into the fold. For the love of Christ, speak with Jesus and work Him into righteous anger, smack that boy upside the head, and drag his sorry ass to Your precious feet.

Through Christ Our Lord, Amen.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 13, 2026 02:50 AM (I40wl)

520 Posted by: tcn in AK at February 13, 2026 02:50 AM

Amen.

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 02:51 AM (rdVOm)

521
That Crew-12 launch from the Cape NASA/SpaceX coverage will start at about 3:15AM EST if anyone is interested.

A French woman astronaut, Sophie Adenot, is part of this crew. This is the second she-French astronaut.

This launch is from SLC-40, "Slick 40", rather than 39A. Elon is gearing that up for Starship (and Falcon Heavy), with no more regular Falcon launches from there going forward.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 13, 2026 02:58 AM (w6EFb)

522 Tcn, I'm not Catholic, but hubby was brought up Catholic...

There must be a saint who could assist him through Christ, in his dementia? Is it okay for a protestant to ask?

I have been, and will continue to pray for your son and his new family.

Thanks for your answer, if you can.

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 03:00 AM (rdVOm)

523 Well... here we are.

*sets up shot glasses*

Anyone else IN?

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 03:18 AM (rdVOm)

524 But of course!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 13, 2026 03:19 AM (UzL96)

525 Kanpai!

*downs shot*

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 03:20 AM (rdVOm)

526 Hey, JQ! Thanks again for the automotive consult a while back. The Jeep is still very disassembled in my shop, but I have all the parts now. Waiting for oldest son to be able to come work on it with me, since part of the fix is the exhaust manifold and header pipe. He has been trying to shake off a nasty cold and working overtime of late, so not yet available to make it over here.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at February 13, 2026 03:21 AM (vd6bO)

527 Hello, BD. How's it going this morning?

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 03:21 AM (rdVOm)

528 Relaxing this morning.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 13, 2026 03:22 AM (UzL96)

529 Hello, Don in SoCo!

Been awhile... fuel problem, iirc... got it figured out?

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 03:23 AM (rdVOm)

530
The Rooskie aboard the Dragon seems to have gone to sleep.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 13, 2026 03:24 AM (w6EFb)

531 fuel problem, iirc
_-_
Yep. Decided to replace tank, fuel pump, and all of the injectors. Noticed a crack in the exhaust manifold in the process. He hit a tree with it, and I remember replacing motor mounts after that. Should have given thought to what that did to the exhaust system, but....

Posted by: Don in SoCo at February 13, 2026 03:26 AM (vd6bO)

532 Don in SoCo, please to refresh my memory... What year & engine is Jeep?

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 03:28 AM (rdVOm)

533 I'm going nuts.. want a cig SO BAD! There's a whole carton of hubby's brand, but.. ick. Don't like.

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 02:13 AM (rdVOm)

If I needed a smoke that bad I wouldn't care if it was a carton of horseshit and splinters. No bad smokes when you need a smoke.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 13, 2026 03:28 AM (snZF9)

534 87 Cherokee...pretty bulletproof most of the time...if you don't try to drive through a juniper!

Posted by: Don in SoCo at February 13, 2026 03:30 AM (vd6bO)

535 LOL, Bers!

Yes, there's a whole lotta smokes just sitting there in the other room. But! Lighting one up would defeat my whole QUEST!

Ugh. I love you anyway...

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 03:30 AM (rdVOm)

536 No bad smokes when you need a smoke.
_-_
Used to like 'em myself 'til I watched my father die of COPD. Kinda took the fun out of it for me. Ain't I a little ray o' sunshine...sorry about that, folks!

Posted by: Don in SoCo at February 13, 2026 03:34 AM (vd6bO)

537 Don in SoCo-- kid hit a tree? Exhaust manifold is "cracked"... oh, lovely!

Well. Fix what you *know is broken* first.

That's the start. '87... hmm. Best of luck. At least there's not a whole sh*tload of $ensor$

I think...

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 03:35 AM (rdVOm)

538 COPD. I has it. Shoulda quit years ago. Bah.

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 03:37 AM (rdVOm)

539 Yep! Wanted to learn about fuel injection, anyway. Kind of a nice setup, really....replacing the old injectors with multi-port injectors. Eager to see if there is improvement in performance or fuel mileage.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at February 13, 2026 03:37 AM (vd6bO)

540
As a teenager, I once rolled up some Tetley tea and smoked it. Or tried to. Would not recommend.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 13, 2026 03:40 AM (w6EFb)

541 Thank God its Friday

Posted by: Skip at February 13, 2026 03:41 AM (Ia/+0)

542 Wanted to learn about fuel injection, anyway. Kind of a nice setup, really....replacing the old injectors with multi-port injectors. Eager to see if there is improvement in performance or fuel mileage.
Posted by: Don in SoCo
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NOW I remember...

Get that new fuel pressure regulator, or whatever it takes to replace that important piece that you lost! Ain't gonna run right if you've got a leaky fuel system.

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 03:44 AM (rdVOm)

543 LOL, Bers!

Yes, there's a whole lotta smokes just sitting there in the other room. But! Lighting one up would defeat my whole QUEST!

Ugh. I love you anyway...

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 03:30 AM (rdVOm)

I have a friend whose wife was just told by her cardiologist that she she just smoke and ween off slowly over time if the stress gets bad because the stress isn't good. My aunt was told the same thing probably 25 years ago. Her cardiologist seemed to also be more worried about the stress. She eventually quit slowly and lived into her 90's. I really don't understand what their concerns were, but I found it odd that 2 docs said the same shit 25 years apart. My old cardiologist years ago told me to just vape and "smoke colored water the rest of your life". I guess some people just go on a 3 state killing spree when they try to quit. I had to quit but I just moved more towards cigars, and my current cardiologist seems to be cool with that. I'll do a smoke every so often and the will power seems to be holding good, probably because of the cigars. My father quit cold turkey with no issues at all, but he was ready to quit. I would be one of those 3 staters lol.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 13, 2026 03:44 AM (snZF9)

544 Yep. That little, tiny, crush washer(don't have a better name for it) on the fuel pressure regulator. Almost forgot about that part. I kinda got carried away on this thing, but that's what I do.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at February 13, 2026 03:46 AM (vd6bO)

545 COPD. I has it. Shoulda quit years ago. Bah.

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 03:37 AM (rdVOm)

Ohhh, yeah you need to quit.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 13, 2026 03:46 AM (snZF9)

546 As a teenager, I once rolled up some Tetley tea and smoked it. Or tried to. Would not recommend.
Posted by: publius
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Don't feel bad-- we tried oregano! And dried banana peels! LMAO!

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 03:48 AM (rdVOm)

547 As a teenager, I once rolled up some Tetley tea and smoked it. Or tried to. Would not recommend.
Posted by: publius
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Don't feel bad-- we tried oregano! And dried banana peels! LMAO!

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 03:48 AM (rdVOm)

My cousin, a vietnam vet, dried out the worm in tequila and tried smoking it. Said it stunk like all hell. Thats hardcore. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 13, 2026 03:51 AM (snZF9)

548 Yep. That little, tiny, crush washer(don't have a better name for it) on the fuel pressure regulator.
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Yeah. That little, tiny, very important SEAL on a high-pressure system.

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 03:51 AM (rdVOm)

549 My cousin, a vietnam vet, dried out the worm in tequila and tried smoking it. Said it stunk like all hell. Thats hardcore. lol
Posted by: Berserker
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Hahahahaha! Should just ate the damned thing! WTH?

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 03:53 AM (rdVOm)

550 Hahahahaha! Should just ate the damned thing! WTH?

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 03:53 AM (rdVOm)

He usually did eat it. I guess he want to see if you can smoke it. This is the same dude who while on a road trip to canada with his friends were snorting aspirins because they ran out of weed.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 13, 2026 03:54 AM (snZF9)

551 On the bright side-- after nearly a week, I don't need my "rescue" inhaler as often as before.

Already!

Life is getting better in that way at least.

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 03:56 AM (rdVOm)

552 Here's a Blackfoot tune for ya, Bers....
https://tinyurl.com/4bc8ahkc
Fond memories of my youth in that one.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at February 13, 2026 03:57 AM (vd6bO)

553 On the bright side-- after nearly a week, I don't need my "rescue" inhaler as often as before.

Already!

Life is getting better in that way at least.

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 03:56 AM (rdVOm)

jesus, yeah you should have quit a while back. Damn...

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 13, 2026 03:57 AM (snZF9)

554 Whoa. whoa!

"snorting aspirins"

WTAF?

Lmfao! Seriously?! Hahahaha............

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 03:57 AM (rdVOm)

555 don't need my "rescue" inhaler as often as before.
_-_
Glad to hear that!

Posted by: Don in SoCo at February 13, 2026 03:59 AM (vd6bO)

556 Here's a Blackfoot tune for ya, Bers....
https://tinyurl.com/4bc8ahkc
Fond memories of my youth in that one.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at February 13, 2026 03:57 AM (vd6bO)

Thats cool. I hear old marshal amps in that recording. Thats some old school tone there.

Hey while I'm thinking about it, were you the guy who was trying bend ribs for a violin and kept breaking them?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 13, 2026 04:00 AM (snZF9)

557 snorting aspirins
_-_
So that when you get a nosebleed, you can get 'er goin' _real_ good.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at February 13, 2026 04:01 AM (vd6bO)

558 Bers, the "rescue" inhaler wasn't just for *emergency*-- it was part of my regular Rx daily plan.

Never needed it for "rescue" but did use it before heavy exertion, for example.

Sometimes needed extra puffs if atmosphere was extremely smoky, like forest fires in the area.

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 04:02 AM (rdVOm)

559 were you the guy who was trying bend ribs for a violin and kept breaking them?
_-_
Yep. Have not really mastered that process yet. It's those charpnturns on the "C" bouts...pretty tight curves.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at February 13, 2026 04:03 AM (vd6bO)

560 charpnturns
_-_
Sharp curves, actually...pardon my typing...phone keyboard.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at February 13, 2026 04:06 AM (vd6bO)

561 Snortin' as'prins
And drinkin' co-kane...

...nah, somethin' ain't quite right

--Pat Travers

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 04:08 AM (rdVOm)

562 Pixy's up!

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 04:09 AM (+YA9H)

563 Yeah, yeah... tech. I love tech, but ain't got a thing to submit.

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 04:10 AM (rdVOm)

564 Imma stay right here. Don't wanna go OT on Pixy's thread.

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 04:11 AM (rdVOm)

565 --Pat Travers
_-_
My wife loved that line in"Boom Boom out go the lights" that they did..."Now Kitty..I'm ready t' GO!". She's the classical musician in the family, but she puts up with my more...eclectic taste...

Posted by: Don in SoCo at February 13, 2026 04:12 AM (vd6bO)

566 were you the guy who was trying bend ribs for a violin and kept breaking them?
_-_
Yep. Have not really mastered that process yet. It's those charpnturns on the "C" bouts...pretty tight curves.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at February 13, 2026 04:03 AM (vd6bO)

Are you using one of those bending straps? That thin stainless strap that helps support the wood from splintering? They help a lot. How about thickness of the maple, is it thin enough?. I remember bending sides for classical guitars. Hair raising shit. The sides were too thick, and I using published specs. I had to take .030 off of them and it was night and day. A long time well known builder clued me in. He said screw what you read, the old world dudes from the 1800's would make 2 guitars from what you're using on one.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 13, 2026 04:13 AM (snZF9)

567 My fave Travers:

https://youtu.be/TzZSA0S4_OM

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 04:15 AM (rdVOm)

568 I had to take .030 off of them
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Yeah, definitely using the strap. 1mm thick, but those can be pretty thin and still structurally sound, I think. It got a little better when I tried more heat, but then had to go thin some more maple. I Hate messing up nice-looking wood.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at February 13, 2026 04:18 AM (vd6bO)

569 My fave Travers:

https://youtu.be/TzZSA0S4_OM
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Interesting...link showed a Travers album cover with the song title of Crash and Burn, but the started playing "Flirting with Disaster". I think y'alltube has a messed-up index somewhere.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at February 13, 2026 04:22 AM (vd6bO)

570 Yeah, I wanted the title cut-- Crash and Burn

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 04:23 AM (rdVOm)

571 YooToob is hosed up.

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 04:24 AM (rdVOm)

572 Maybe this weekend I'll try some of my friend's, uh, stuff.

Take the edge off.

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 04:27 AM (rdVOm)

573 Yeah, definitely using the strap. 1mm thick, but those can be pretty thin and still structurally sound, I think. It got a little better when I tried more heat, but then had to go thin some more maple. I Hate messing up nice-looking wood.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at February 13, 2026 04:18 AM (vd6bO)

I rebuilt and fixed a shitload of violins over the years. At first I was surprised by how frigging thin those ribs were. The whole secret to building the guitars is you have to built so thin you're building almost to the point of disaster. Messing up nice wood is a bitch. I would try to get boards and just cut and thin my own so if anything goes wrong I got more. I used to see planks of flame maple at lowes, or home depot. I would dig through the regular maple and I would find planks with nice flame. I still got a bunch.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 13, 2026 04:29 AM (snZF9)

574 YooToob is hosed up.
_-_
I got it to work eventually. Nice tune. I will turn that up louder later. My wife has in earplugs due to my snoring, so I can get a away with low volume, but Pat Travers calls for louder. I used to spin some Pat Travers a bit back in my youth working in an AOR station...fun times, but no money, we go back to school.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at February 13, 2026 04:31 AM (vd6bO)

575 https://youtu.be/FNrbrhQknLQ

more 80s.

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 04:34 AM (rdVOm)

576 I had to fix a nice german violin fro the 1800s. Somebody did a seriously shit job of cheek patches on the sides of the scroll. the thing had wild flame, and the maple they used to make the patches was plain. It stuck out like a sore thumb, plus the finish touch up was shit. I looked through the flame maple I got from home depot and found a perfect section that matched the flame on the scroll. You barely could tell it had cheek patches unless you looked really close. The flame was a perfect match.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 13, 2026 04:35 AM (snZF9)

577 Skill and talent, Bers... You haz it!

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 04:38 AM (rdVOm)

578 so thin you're building almost to the point of disaster
_-_
I recognize that concept! I guess that's the key to getting everything to vibrate nicely...not building a baseball bat, right? I really do enjoy spending the time working on it, but I need to plan on having extra wood available. I have been doing more and more repairs lately. I am the luthier of no choice in my family since we have so many string instruments. Three daughters and twins sons who all play. You know how it goes, something is always in need of repair.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at February 13, 2026 04:39 AM (vd6bO)

579 Them.

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 04:39 AM (rdVOm)

580 Skill and talent, Bers... You haz it!

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 04:38 AM (rdVOm)

I know the tools, once you know that the rest is easy. You need to use all old world tools and know how to use them. After that its all downhill.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 13, 2026 04:41 AM (snZF9)

581 https://youtu.be/t0WIY1z13jg

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 04:43 AM (rdVOm)

582 The flame was a perfect match
_-_
Very satisfying, that. I have seen a lot of instruments messed-up by amateur repair. Just pulled a wood screw out of a guitar neck the other day...fortunately, it was already a very cheaply-made piece of junk!

Posted by: Don in SoCo at February 13, 2026 04:44 AM (vd6bO)

583 I recognize that concept! I guess that's the key to getting everything to vibrate nicely...not building a baseball bat, right? I really do enjoy spending the time working on it, but I need to plan on having extra wood available. I have been doing more and more repairs lately. I am the luthier of no choice in my family since we have so many string instruments. Three daughters and twins sons who all play. You know how it goes, something is always in need of repair.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at February 13, 2026 04:39 AM (vd6bO)

I know that deal. People always ask why I have so much shit. I say its all support. I have a shit ton of amps, so you have a shitload of tubes, pots, capacitors, resistors, tube sockets, jacks, etc. Boxes of shit. Then there's the guitars, its a massive stash, so you got parts out the wazoo. Pickups, machine heads, more pots, bridges, knobs, fret wire, etc. Then there's the frigging tools. It doesn't end.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 13, 2026 04:46 AM (snZF9)

584 Very satisfying, that. I have seen a lot of instruments messed-up by amateur repair. Just pulled a wood screw out of a guitar neck the other day...fortunately, it was already a very cheaply-made piece of junk!

Posted by: Don in SoCo at February 13, 2026 04:44 AM (vd6bO)

Yup seen that a lot. I have a 1936 epiphone archtop. I saw some weird shit on the fingerboard. I started digging. 2 frigging wood screws right through the fingerboard over the neck block. I'm going to have to tackle that one day. Pull out all the rosewood scraps, make plugs that match the color and grain, do a neck reset, etc. Wood screws, jesus.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 13, 2026 04:49 AM (snZF9)

585 Then there's the frigging tools. It doesn't end
_-_
That's a fact...but looking over at my kids and seeing them grin when we play somewhere...all worth it.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at February 13, 2026 04:55 AM (vd6bO)

586 1936 epiphone archtop
_-_
Love the sound of those old archtops. Really great for western swing rhythm.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at February 13, 2026 05:01 AM (vd6bO)

587 JQ, are you here?

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 05:07 AM (+YA9H)

588 I have a stop-smoking "trick" that I was going to type up for you.

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 05:08 AM (+YA9H)

589 Ha. Let the Marillion "He Knows You Know" play on into "Grendel"

Haven't heard that one for a few years. Righteous.

Letting it continue now. Love (Old, Fish-years!) Marillion!

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 05:10 AM (rdVOm)

590 I have a stop-smoking "trick" that I was going to type up for you.
Posted by: m
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Lay it on me, m. Glad to learn any 'tricks'!

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 05:11 AM (rdVOm)

591 Ok! It'll just take a minute.

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 05:12 AM (+YA9H)

592 I quit after 40 years--yay! And this helped:
I kept boxes of Kleenexes all over the house. Whenever I coughed or cleared my throat, I spat into a Kleenex. It helped clear out my throat and I think it *might've* helped by giving me a sort of hand-to-mouth imitation of smoking.

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 05:16 AM (+YA9H)

593 Interesting, m!

I have Kleenex boxes all over the place, heh. (allergies)

Will try it!

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 05:17 AM (rdVOm)

594 I'll burn a little brighter now....

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 05:18 AM (rdVOm)

595 Cheering you on, here!

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 05:18 AM (+YA9H)

596 https://youtu.be/iWHyZaNUpCA

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 05:18 AM (rdVOm)

597 Thanks, m.

Need all the encouragement I can get!

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 05:20 AM (rdVOm)

598 This is the story so far...

I'm exhausted. Gonna listen to some more Marillion and then go to bed, LOL.

Thanks, Horde. You're the best!

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 05:22 AM (rdVOm)

599 Suzi Quatro is rocking it on the tech thread.

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 05:23 AM (+YA9H)

600 Suzi Quatro? Meh. No thanks. IMO, she *does not* rock.

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 05:24 AM (rdVOm)

601 No offense intended to Suzi's fans, of course.

Not my thang.

Stand straight, look me in the eye and say goodbye!

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 05:31 AM (rdVOm)

602 ONT made it past 600!

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 05:45 AM (+YA9H)

603 We thought it would last forever

So how did it come to this bitter end?

Posted by: JQ at February 13, 2026 05:47 AM (rdVOm)

604 Betrayal in the Ranks: Leaked Texts Reveal Massie's Secret Deal with Schumer to Sabotage GOP for Democrat Cabinet Spot
By Jonathan Gregory

Washington D.C. - February 12, 2026
In a bombshell revelation that's rocking the Republican Party, leaked text messages between Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer expose Massie as a turncoat willing to sell out his own party for personal gain. Massie, one of the few Republicans who consistently bucks the GOP line on key issues, is shown in the exchanges receiving promises from Schumer of a coveted cabinet position once Democrats reclaim the White House. This insidious pact explains Massie's repeated defiance, from voting against aid to allies to undermining Speaker initiatives, moves that align suspiciously with Democratic agendas. President Trump, the unwavering guardian of conservative values, has blasted such RINOs on Truth Social, calling for true patriots to expose these deep state collaborators and rally behind real America First leadership.

The leaked texts, which surfaced from anonymous sources close to Capitol Hill, detail Schumer's overtures to Massie, assuring him a plum role in a future Dem

Posted by: SMOD at February 13, 2026 06:08 AM (GITLP)

605 One minor quibble: "Physical Graffiti" is the finest album ever produced. Big Rush fan here, but that LZ album was just the best.

Posted by: DougW at February 13, 2026 06:25 AM (UfGR/)

606 tcn, prayers being said for your grandbaby on the tech thread

Posted by: m at February 13, 2026 07:08 AM (+YA9H)

You the Dog Now Man Cafe

Yoshinoyama, Japan
from WasabiTool

I think my paw is broken!

He brought you an early Valentine's day flower.

An AI reconstruction of New York City before it turned into a shithole, circa 1746.

Deep thoughts on the mathematics of size A4 paper. It's a lot better than it sounds.

Dad brings home a stray dog.

Stray dog adopts a master by jumping into her car and refusing to leave.

The notoriously bad 1982 Tron Holiday Special. Disney was so embarrassed about this special they destroyed all copies of it and most people never even heard of it.

Dog reads an interesting email.

Man has always dreamed of throwing a large rock off a cliff.

Herding the statues.. 😅 pic.twitter.com/lOmDoq6tN9
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) February 10, 2026

Gangsters.. 😅 pic.twitter.com/RnJnY7HhOW
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) February 12, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:30 PM

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1 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at February 12, 2026 07:30 PM (Ia/+0)

2 !

Posted by: wth at February 12, 2026 07:32 PM (UjdFS)

3 Repost from last thread:

Whig and whigwife
Surgery went well and he is resting in a room. Thank you for all of your prayers and well wishes! 🙏
Posted by: whig's phone

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 12, 2026 07:34 PM (o/rX6)

4 My grandfather worked in San Francisco in the thirties, and my bio-mom was born there. It was a lovely place, and I know that Grammie liked living in the big city.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 12, 2026 07:34 PM (rbvCR)

5 Comrade Flounder- I missed that and was wondering today how Whig was doing

Posted by: Skip at February 12, 2026 07:36 PM (Ia/+0)

6 LOL, that Tron holiday special. They de-resed Santa!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 12, 2026 07:37 PM (kpS4V)

7
*dusts off hands*

Good evening, Hordians.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 12, 2026 07:38 PM (tgvbd)

8 Do the little Japanese people who live in that village up top develop one leg shorter than the other? Seems like it would help.

Posted by: Just Soya Dumplings at February 12, 2026 07:39 PM (oftw2)

9 A raised glass for whig and whig wife . May the healing be complete.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 12, 2026 07:40 PM (0KSrI)

10 Post back surgery tip. Hit the morphine machine early and often.

Posted by: Larry Lumbar at February 12, 2026 07:41 PM (oftw2)

11 Deep thoughts on the mathematics of size A4 paper. It's a lot better than it sounds.
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I knew the metric system was nothing but trouble....

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 12, 2026 07:41 PM (ESVrU)

12 Sweet looking cars in that video of 1938 San Francisco.

Phantom bucket list of things I'd like to have, but will probably never be able to afford: a late 30's Packard touring sedan.

Posted by: Paco at February 12, 2026 07:41 PM (2L+MU)

13 Best wishes for whig and whigwife.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 12, 2026 07:42 PM (xDN0i)

14 The notoriously bad 1982 Tron Holiday Special. Disney was so embarrassed about this special they destroyed all copies of it and most people never even heard of it.
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So the obvious question:

Is it better or worse than the Star Wars Holiday Special?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 12, 2026 07:43 PM (ESVrU)

15 So I read over on DoomHedge that Microsoft AI CEO predicts that within two years AI will take over most white-collar jobs.

CEO of Anthropic, Dario Armodei claims that AI will disrupt at least 50% of entry-level white collar jobs.

• Does the mean we can send all the H1Bs home now?

• Why, exactly, would anyone plop down six figures in debt to get a college degree in anything other than in-person gigs like healthcare?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 12, 2026 07:43 PM (a4flb)

16 Repost from last thread:

Whig and whigwife
Surgery went well and he is resting in a room. Thank you for all of your prayers and well wishes! 🙏
Posted by: whig's phone

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 12, 2026 07:34 PM (o/rX6)

Very cool.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 12, 2026 07:43 PM (snZF9)

17 "within two years AI will take over most white-collar jobs."

Remember Y2K when the planes fell from the sky?

Posted by: fd at February 12, 2026 07:44 PM (vFG9F)

18 Phantom bucket list of things I'd like to have, but will probably never be able to afford: a late 30's Packard touring sedan.
Posted by: Paco

A lot of Pre-War cars are down in price. No one is still alive who owned one and time marches on.

Posted by: If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of time at February 12, 2026 07:44 PM (oftw2)

19 Good evening everyone!

Posted by: Doof at February 12, 2026 07:46 PM (QMAsf)

20 I wouldn't get anywhere near that rock throwing place.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 12, 2026 07:46 PM (Cqx++)

21 When both San Francisco and I were both younger it was one of my favorite cities. It's a shame what's happened to the place.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 12, 2026 07:47 PM (viF8m)

22
Is it better or worse than the Star Wars Holiday Special?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

The Star Wars one had real stars in it.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 12, 2026 07:48 PM (Cqx++)

23 • Why, exactly, would anyone plop down six figures in debt to get a college degree in anything other than in-person gigs like healthcare?
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure

For the Revolution, comrade~! Death to the proletariat Oh, wait.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 12, 2026 07:48 PM (diia5)

24 Nice film if 30's San Francisco. It's weird to me seeing cars that Baby Face Nelson would drive whizzing around a big metropolis.

SF was still nice enough when I visited in the early 80's, though it had its seedy parts (always did, I'd wager). The Greyhound bus station was a haven for weirdos; maybe they all are.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 12, 2026 07:48 PM (kpS4V)

25 The Star Wars one had real stars in it.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 12, 2026 07:48 PM (Cqx++)
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Bea Arthur!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 12, 2026 07:48 PM (kpS4V)

26 Glad to hear the good news about whig!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 12, 2026 07:50 PM (zYpTz)

27
MJTruthUltra
@MJTruthUltra

Gavin Newsome says he will not sit idly by while Trump saves babies, so he just signed legislation to give $90 million to Planned Parenthood.

https://is.gd/iOUuXt

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[Per Brave Search "AI" with my corrections:]

Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, delivering $90 million in one-time emergency funding to Planned Parenthood and other ~~reproductive health care providers~~ child genocide centers in California. The funding, authorized through Senate Bill 106 by Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz), was enacted to counteract devastating federal funding cuts from the Republican-backed "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (H.R. 1), which barred federal Medicaid funds from going to organizations providing abortion services or ~~reproductive health care~~ euphemistic abortion services.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 12, 2026 07:50 PM (p+XWA)

28 Last vid of the masked dog and cat: Have they been picked up as "persons of interest" in the Guthrie case yet?

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 12, 2026 07:50 PM (0vB2I)

29 Sweet looking cars in that video of 1938 San Francisco.

Phantom bucket list of things I'd like to have, but will probably never be able to afford: a late 30's Packard touring sedan.

Posted by: Paco at February 12, 2026 07:41 PM (2L+MU)

There was an older dude at a cruise night a couple years ago. He had an absolutely beautiful packard. I can't remember the year, but i think it was somewhere in the 1932 area. Car was off the charts, looked new. He said he was thinking about selling it, and makes a comment along the lines of yeah, I would be lucky if I got 24K for it. I damn near shit my pants. I was soooo tempted. Probably pay it off in months just doing weddings with it.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 12, 2026 07:51 PM (snZF9)

30 Well, zipping through the galaxy the stars will be passing you by

Hope everyone has a good night

Posted by: Skip at February 12, 2026 07:51 PM (Ia/+0)

31
Took The Big Dummy to the doggie chiropractor this afternoon. Problem was, he didn't have an appointment. I looked at my calendar. Turns out it was for March 12th at 3:00.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 12, 2026 07:53 PM (tgvbd)

32 28, fibbies shot the dog

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 12, 2026 07:53 PM (Cjt/F)

33 There is a plethora of masked Mexican wrestlers. They should all be brought in for questioning. Has anyone accounted for the whereabouts of Mil Mascaras on the night in question?

Posted by: Man Of A Thousand Masks at February 12, 2026 07:54 PM (oftw2)

34 Took The Big Dummy to the doggie chiropractor this afternoon. Problem was, he didn't have an appointment. I looked at my calendar. Turns out it was for March 12th at 3:00.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 12, 2026 07:53 PM (tgvbd)

Later at the bar the dog will say the big dummy took me to vet a month early. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 12, 2026 07:54 PM (snZF9)

35 • Why, exactly, would anyone plop down six figures in debt to get a college degree in anything other than in-person gigs like healthcare?
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 12, 2026 07:43 PM (a4flb)

If I had it to do over again, I'd be a plumber.

Or a senator. They make out pretty well.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 12, 2026 07:55 PM (zYpTz)

36 18 A lot of Pre-War cars are down in price. No one is still alive who owned one and time marches on. - If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of time

Come to think of it, I did see a 1941 Packard roadster for sale not long ago that seemed reasonable. The first time I ever saw a classic Packard close up was in Phoenix. There was a display of vintage autos in a Marshall Fields-anchored shopping center (this was in the early 90s), and right there in the center of the mall was a line of about a half dozen or so Packards from the 1930s. It was love at first sight.

I will settle for a late 40s Dodge DeSoto. I know those can still be had at fairly reasonable prices.

Posted by: Paco at February 12, 2026 07:55 PM (2L+MU)

37 If I had it to do over again, I'd be a plumber.

Or a senator. They make out pretty well.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 12, 2026 07:55 PM (zYpTz)

Women welders/pipefitters pretty much write their own tickets

Posted by: Kindltot at February 12, 2026 07:56 PM (rbvCR)

38 Took The Big Dummy to the doggie chiropractor this afternoon. Problem was, he didn't have an appointment. I looked at my calendar. Turns out it was for March 12th at 3:00.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Who's callin' who Big Dummy?

Posted by: The Big Dummy at February 12, 2026 07:57 PM (oftw2)

39 The antique car club used to do a drive by down my road. The restored car were just beautiful.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 12, 2026 07:57 PM (0KSrI)

40 29 There was an older dude at a cruise night a couple years ago. He had an absolutely beautiful packard. I can't remember the year, but i think it was somewhere in the 1932 area. Car was off the charts, looked new. He said he was thinking about selling it, and makes a comment along the lines of yeah, I would be lucky if I got 24K for it. I damn near shit my pants. I was soooo tempted. Probably pay it off in months just doing weddings with it. - Berserker-Dragonheads Division

Wha...??? I need to start looking at the market again.

Posted by: Paco at February 12, 2026 07:58 PM (2L+MU)

41 It's one thing to buy another car, it's another to have a place to put it. A $24k Packard needs a $50k storage building.

Posted by: fd at February 12, 2026 07:58 PM (vFG9F)

42 What do you call a progressive Canadian rock band with a yeast infection?

Posted by: Thrush at February 12, 2026 08:00 PM (KAi1n)

43 The Star Wars one had real stars in it."

Welcome back..

Posted by: man at February 12, 2026 08:00 PM (XuXeR)

44 Later at the bar the dog will say the big dummy took me to vet a month early. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 12, 2026 07:54 PM (snZF9)

Lol. Doggehs are smart. That could happen.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 12, 2026 08:00 PM (xDN0i)

45
Later at the bar the dog will say the big dummy took me to vet a month early. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 12, 2026 07:54 PM (snZF9)

__________

*points frantically*

Her Majesty said it was today. I was just following orders!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 12, 2026 08:00 PM (tgvbd)

46 17 "within two years AI will take over most white-collar jobs."

Remember Y2K when the planes fell from the sky?
Posted by: fd

I remember when Net Neutrality was repealed. Billions died. The few living now envy the dead!

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 12, 2026 08:01 PM (cHNrw)

47 Wha...??? I need to start looking at the market again.

Posted by: Paco at February 12, 2026 07:58 PM (2L+MU)

yeah I don't know if the dude was losing it, but when he said that I asked again to make sure I didn't hear it wrong. It was a midnight blue, and was stellar. The engine compartment was stellar. It ran like a top. Quiet, no smoke. I want to kick myself in the ass for not pursuing that.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 12, 2026 08:01 PM (snZF9)

48 Some nostalgia
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZkRml9jU4M

Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 12, 2026 08:02 PM (KAi1n)

49 Her Majesty said it was today. I was just following orders!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 12, 2026 08:00 PM (tgvbd)

That's what the Germans said when they bombed Pearl Harbor.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 12, 2026 08:02 PM (xDN0i)

50 27
MJTruthUltra
@MJTruthUltra

Gavin Newsome says he will not sit idly by while Trump saves babies, so he just signed legislation to give $90 million to Planned Parenthood.

https://is.gd/iOUuXt

----------

[Per Brave Search "AI" with my corrections:]

Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, delivering $90 million in one-time emergency funding to Planned Parenthood and other reproductive health care providers child genocide centers in California. The funding, authorized through Senate Bill 106 by Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz), was enacted to counteract devastating federal funding cuts from the Republican-backed "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (H.R. 1), which barred federal Medicaid funds from going to organizations providing abortion services or reproductive health care euphemistic abortion services.
Posted by: ShainS

He's going to run for President and he can win. Those childless harpies and drunken wine moms vote too.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 12, 2026 08:04 PM (cHNrw)

51 It's one thing to buy another car, it's another to have a place to put it. A $24k Packard needs a $50k storage building.

Posted by: fd at February 12, 2026 07:58 PM (vFG9F)

Just a $200 sawzall to cut the hole in the wall to fit it in my living room. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 12, 2026 08:04 PM (snZF9)

52 Is it better or worse than the Star Wars Holiday Special?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

The Star Wars one had real stars in it.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 12, 2026 07:48 PM (Cqx++)

Speaking of the Star Wars Christmas special, here is Professor Tosspots review. Some salty language for you under 29 kids. Goes to YouTube.

https://tinyurl.com/mtpanrh9

Posted by: Beartooth at February 12, 2026 08:04 PM (GGatE)

53 39 The antique car club used to do a drive by down my road. The restored car were just beautiful. - Ben Had

The most beautiful old car I ever saw was a 1947 Lincoln-Continental at a car show in Richmond, VA. Absolutely fabulous restoration. Maroon convertible, tan roof and tan interior. If the owner had left the keys in the ignition, I'm not entirely sure I wouldn't have simply driven off in it.

I did actually take a ride in a 1939 Cadillac one time. The dad of one of my buddies had quite a collection of vintage cars, and I cajoled him into letting his son drive me over to a girl's house to pick up some Cuban cigars she had brought back from England. I rented white tie and tails for the occasion. Would have been around 1973 or 1974, I believe. What a golden age it seems, now.

Posted by: Paco at February 12, 2026 08:05 PM (2L+MU)

54
I think cross-country ski racing is as close as you can come to dying without doing so. Cross the finish line and collapse like you've been shot.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 12, 2026 08:06 PM (tgvbd)

55 51 It's one thing to buy another car, it's another to have a place to put it. A $24k Packard needs a $50k storage building. - fd

It would fit in my garage, And I could sleep in the back seat with a shotgun. Or are you talking about climate control? That could be an issue.

Posted by: Paco at February 12, 2026 08:07 PM (2L+MU)

56
Good evening, everyone!

Great news Mrs. WhigWife! Prayers for a speedy recovery.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 12, 2026 08:08 PM (QVmho)

57
Question about the pic up top.

Didn't Wolverine fight his way through a metric shite tonne (see how I used the euroweenie measuring system Perfessor?) Of ninjas in a movie?

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 12, 2026 08:09 PM (QVmho)

58 Hola, Hall.

Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 08:12 PM (77rzZ)

59 "Just a $200 sawzall to cut the hole in the wall to fit it in my living room. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division"

That's the spirit! And once you get it inside, there's a whole 'nother living room inside the car

Posted by: fd at February 12, 2026 08:13 PM (vFG9F)

60 Tomorrow is Friday the 13th

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 12, 2026 08:13 PM (Cqx++)

61 This area is a mecca for classic cars. In the summer and fall there are Cars and Coffee events on many weekends and there are two very rich guys with their own museums. We also get a bunch of car and bike clubs that visit.

Jay Leno has a home here and he's a big part of the classic car community. Nice guy too.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 12, 2026 08:14 PM (viF8m)

62 >>>Gangsters..

I'm trying to think about the appropriate penalty for people who dress their pets in costumes. Clearly the death penalty is too extreme, but at the same time there does need to be some serious consequences.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 12, 2026 08:15 PM (syz1S)

63 Question about the pic up top.

Didn't Wolverine fight his way through a metric shite tonne (see how I used the euroweenie measuring system Perfessor?) Of ninjas in a movie?
Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 12, 2026 08:09 PM (QVmho)
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Yep. In "The Wolverine."

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 12, 2026 08:16 PM (ESVrU)

64 I would buy a limousine with a built in bar so I could drive myself to drink

Posted by: Ben Had at February 12, 2026 08:16 PM (0KSrI)

65 37
'Women welders/pipefitters pretty much write their own tickets'

Sandra Fluke was kind of a pipefitter.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 12, 2026 08:16 PM (fd80v)

66 I don't think you measure ninjas by the tonne, I think you measure them by the hogshead, though Japanese measurements might be more appropriate

Posted by: Kindltot at February 12, 2026 08:17 PM (rbvCR)

67 Speaking of the Star Wars Christmas special, here is Professor Tosspots review. Some salty language for you under 29 kids. Goes to YouTube.

https://tinyurl.com/mtpanrh9
Posted by: Beartooth at February 12, 2026 08:04 PM (GGatE)
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Heh. That review is definitely worth watching!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 12, 2026 08:18 PM (ESVrU)

68 I would buy a limousine with a built in bar so I could drive myself to drink

Posted by: Ben Had at February 12, 2026 08:16 PM (0KSrI)

---------------

Howdy Darlin'!

Wifey and I both got a good chuckle from that one ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 12, 2026 08:18 PM (cI5wi)

69 ShainS, big hug to both of you.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 12, 2026 08:19 PM (0KSrI)

70
I'm trying to think about the appropriate penalty for people who dress their pets in costumes.

____________

Dogs utterly hate it. You can see it in their eyes that they're being humiliated.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 12, 2026 08:20 PM (tgvbd)

71 Stray dog adopts a master by jumping into her car and refusing to leave.

-
Back when I used to work for a living, I represented a client who was like dirt bag. After he got out of prison, he was accused of (and guilty of) violating the no contact order with his victim/wife. He told me how they had met. He was driving down the street in olden days before car air-conditioning was common so he had his windows down. He stopped for a red light and a whole running from her pimp jumped in the window and the rest is history.

(I also noticed during that trial the priorities of their clique. A point at trial was whether he turned left or right when he left the drug rehab where he had gone to find his wife. The witnesses testified that he either went in the direction of one liquor store or another liquor store. If it had been me, I'd have testified he went toward the office store where I bought my legal pads, pens, and shit.)

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 12, 2026 08:20 PM (J+Psw)

72 I’m glad Whig is doing OK. But post-operative recovery in the hospital - I mean, what kind of lame ass excuse is that?? We need his wit and wisdom, and erudite prose.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 12, 2026 08:21 PM (pZq2R)

73 72 I’m glad Whig is doing OK. But post-operative recovery in the hospital - I mean, what kind of lame ass excuse is that?? We need his wit and wisdom, and erudite prose.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 12, 2026 08:21 PM (pZq2R)

I mean. Surely they have wi-fi.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 12, 2026 08:22 PM (zYpTz)

74 Presume a giant spherical giraffe

https://bit.ly/4audyx3

Posted by: mindful webworker - blowin' in the wind at February 12, 2026 08:23 PM (6hyzx)

75 Libs of TicTok
They'll lie about anything to protect criminal illegals.
(25 sec propaganda video)

https://bit.ly/3M92QnH

Posted by: mindful webworker - it's what they do at February 12, 2026 08:26 PM (6hyzx)

76 Dogs utterly hate it. You can see it in their eyes that they're being humiliated.

Had to shut that down a couple times with the wife and daughter. Yeah - they hate it. Especially the crap on the head.

Now - the jackets ? You see dogs come to like it. But the stuff on the face and head are a No Go.

Posted by: Meh at February 12, 2026 08:26 PM (uIsCr)

77 Cats are weird.

Allie is perched on the corner of my desk, attempting to turn one of my hats into her pillow.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 12, 2026 08:28 PM (ESVrU)

78 Looks like the Guthrie kidnapping suspect is a Mexican Luchador.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 12, 2026 08:29 PM (8zz6B)

79 Cowboy Kent Rollins: Traditional Corned Beef Hash, "The Cowboy President" Teddy Roosevelt's Favorite Recipe (14:05)
https://youtu.be/LAtdVE8xAU4

Yum

Posted by: mindful webworker - it's what they do at February 12, 2026 08:30 PM (6hyzx)

80 "Just a $200 sawzall to cut the hole in the wall to fit it in my living room. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division"

That's the spirit! And once you get it inside, there's a whole 'nother living room inside the car

Posted by: fd at February 12, 2026 08:13 PM (vFG9F)

I know somebody who did it. He cut a hole in the back of the garage wall and the nose of his car now sits in his family room.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 12, 2026 08:30 PM (snZF9)

81 Tomorrow is Friday the 13th
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr

*Grabs hockey mask and machete*

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 12, 2026 08:31 PM (HinvH)

82 Sweet looking cars in that video of 1938 San Francisco.

Strobe light beam, creates dreams
Walls move, minds do too
On a warm San Franciscan night

Old child, young child
Feel all right
On a warm San Franciscan night...

Posted by: The Animals at February 12, 2026 08:33 PM (Ksqrb)

83 Hospitals are dangerous places. Sick people are there.
Sometimes really sick people.
I got the only skin infection ever i my 29+ years in ICU.
They never cleaned the O2 sensor apparently.
Go home. Go home quick. Go home hurting, whatever, just get home.

Posted by: MkY at February 12, 2026 08:33 PM (q6tQZ)

84
Another lunar eclipse is coming up Mar. 3rd. It will be visible over the US early in the morning, but it will be setting before it ends from most of us in the US. Here to the east where I'm at, it will set right around sunrise before the total phase ends.

To the West, it will set after totality ends. AK and Seattle and some of Oregon will see the whole thing.

Using the silly Moon names, this will be a Blood Worm Moon.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 12, 2026 08:35 PM (w6EFb)

85 >>Go home. Go home quick. Go home hurting, whatever, just get home.

Read my mind.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 12, 2026 08:35 PM (viF8m)

86 Go home. Go home quick. Go home hurting, whatever, just get home.
Posted by: MkY at February 12, 2026 08:33 PM (q6tQZ)

*fistbump

Didn't even have my kids at the hospital. Those places are dangerous.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 12, 2026 08:37 PM (zYpTz)

87 Didn't even have my kids at the hospital. Those places are dangerous.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!

You just bit on a piece of leather and pushed hard, didn't you?

Posted by: Tonypete at February 12, 2026 08:48 PM (cYBz/)

88 He's going to run for President and he can win. Those childless harpies and drunken wine moms vote too.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 12, 2026 08:04 PM (cHNrw)
====

His wife made a scene elbowing him out of the way at the press conference to scold the press for not asking about it.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 12, 2026 08:49 PM (RIvkX)

89 Oh gosh Ace! Thank you for so many lovely dog stuff🐶!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at February 12, 2026 08:49 PM (LNeRu)

90 I play golf with a PhD that got her doctorate questioning whether nurses are trained adequately in the various disciplines of medicine.
No. They are not.
Foreign nurses should not be allowed.

Posted by: MkY at February 12, 2026 08:52 PM (q6tQZ)

91 "Those childless harpies and drunken wine moms vote too."

Didn't all those harpies annd wine moms vote for kammie?

How did that work out?

Posted by: Will Robinson at February 12, 2026 08:52 PM (VxFiM)

92 Penguin free, penguin free, thank the Ewok we're penguin free!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 12, 2026 08:56 PM (GZUsC)

93 My experience with cats is that if you try to put a costume or a leash on them they immediately flop over and refuse to move.

404 cat is real.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 12, 2026 08:59 PM (rbvCR)

94 As always, and as usual, the Cafe is the figurative dose of Demerol needed to get some sense, calm and charity back in one's spirit at the end of the day

Posted by: Despise Marxist Rat Bastards at February 12, 2026 08:59 PM (9Ai3Q)

95 Great grandpa lived in CA orange farm until cataracts got him and the family crossed the desert in a Model A to bring him home.

Posted by: braenyard at February 12, 2026 09:02 PM (l+L6V)

96 10 Post back surgery tip. Hit the morphine machine early and often.
Posted by: Larry Lumbar
—-

No machine at the hospital. Moon eyes to the nurse.

Good show Whig. God bless and Mrs. Whig too.

Posted by: braenyard at February 12, 2026 09:06 PM (l+L6V)

97 You just bit on a piece of leather and pushed hard, didn't you?
Posted by: Tonypete at February 12, 2026 08:48 PM (cYBz/)

LOL, pretty much. I cried some.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 12, 2026 09:09 PM (zYpTz)

98 So, why do we have to spend time talking about politics on the fine Cafe? We do this all day.
Thanks to Ace for sharing the soft side of life...
See y'all upstairs my Moron pals🙂

Posted by: COMountainMarie at February 12, 2026 09:12 PM (LNeRu)

99 17 "within two years AI will take over most white-collar jobs."

Remember Y2K when the planes fell from the sky?
Posted by: fd at February 12, 2026 07:44 PM (vFG9F)

I'm old enough to remember hearing that teachers would be obsolete in 2000 because of computers.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 12, 2026 09:14 PM (hJH5n)

100 I would buy a limousine with a built in bar so I could drive myself to drink
Posted by: Ben Had at February 12, 2026 08:16 PM

I'm going to stay home, save gas, and spend it on good bourbon.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 12, 2026 09:14 PM (PrvRk)

101 90 I play golf with a PhD that got her doctorate questioning whether nurses are trained adequately in the various disciplines of medicine.
No. They are not.
Foreign nurses should not be allowed.

Posted by: MkY at February 12, 2026 08:52 PM (q6tQZ)

After "Nurses on TikTok", I've got serious questions about US training as well.

Posted by: moki at February 12, 2026 09:16 PM (wLjpr)

102 I'm going to stay home, save gas, and spend it on good bourbon.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

Sounds good. You man the grill and I’ll make a salad and set the table.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 12, 2026 09:16 PM (IhIKR)

103 AI is coming. Ignore this at your peril.

Posted by: White Collar Slob at February 12, 2026 09:17 PM (qUkBO)

104 He's going to run for President and he can win. Those childless harpies and drunken wine moms vote too.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 12, 2026 08:04 PM (cHNrw)

One glaring weakness -

he governs a one-party state. He has never had to truly compete for...anything.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 12, 2026 09:18 PM (hJH5n)

105 • Why, exactly, would anyone plop down six figures in debt to get a college degree in anything other than in-person gigs like healthcare?
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 12, 2026 07:43 PM (a4flb)

Or medical care?

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 12, 2026 09:19 PM (hJH5n)

106 It was a wonderful day and I spent time digging up blackberry roots. That was the best part of the day.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 12, 2026 09:20 PM (rbvCR)

107 he governs a one-party state. He has never had to truly compete for...anything.
___

He will be an American Trudeau. Only worse.

Posted by: Revenge of the AWFLs at February 12, 2026 09:20 PM (qUkBO)

108 One of the kittens got stuck in the pantry, and the other kitten has spent the last hour trying to dig her out.
They are so sweet, but I wish they would yowl instead.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 12, 2026 09:21 PM (rbvCR)

109 I knew the metric system was nothing but trouble....
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 12, 2026 07:41 PM (ESVrU)

Try ordering a quarter pounder with cheese in a McDonald's in Paris.

Posted by: Vincent Vega at February 12, 2026 09:22 PM (hJH5n)

110 Olympics coverage.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 12, 2026 09:23 PM (hJH5n)

111 107
'He will be an American Trudeau. Only worse.'

The final discrediting of democracy

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 12, 2026 09:23 PM (fd80v)

112
Spongebob | ( • )( • ) |
Patrick / ( • )( • ) \
Squidward ( (•

(•

)
Plankton | (•

|
Mr. Krabs |•||•|

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 12, 2026 09:24 PM (QVmho)

113

Ahhh, man! I've been pixied.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 12, 2026 09:26 PM (QVmho)

114 Things don't work the way they used to.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 12, 2026 09:30 PM (Cqx++)

115 I'm going to stay home, save gas, and spend it on good bourbon.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

Sounds good. You man the grill and I’ll make a salad and set the table.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 12, 2026 09:16 PM

Sounds like a plan!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 12, 2026 09:30 PM (PrvRk)

116 New York in 1746 kinda was a shithole. No sanitation.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at February 12, 2026 09:31 PM (MZ+PY)

117 106 It was a wonderful day and I spent time digging up blackberry roots. That was the best part of the day.
Posted by: Kindltot

Nope.

The best part of your day is when you go to bed with your wife, tell her you love her and eventually fall asleep holding her hand.

You are so very blessed. All y’all who have that option. Peace and love be with you.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 12, 2026 09:31 PM (IhIKR)

118 There is much iron in nurse's words.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 12, 2026 09:32 PM (PrvRk)

119 Not a good day to be Barry Obama. First Trump and Zeldin killed Obama's bullshit 2009 EPA Endangerment Finding that opened the door to years of green shit and cost over a trillion if forced regulations and now this.

>>@alx

>>BREAKING: Former Obama official Kathryn Ruemmler resigns from Goldman Sachs over links to Jeffrey Epstein.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 12, 2026 09:33 PM (viF8m)

120 Things don't work the way they used to.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 12, 2026 09:30 PM

Thankfully, that is, how you say, not the case yet.

Posted by: Paolo at February 12, 2026 09:33 PM (b8wvu)

121
It was a wonderful day and I spent time digging up blackberry roots. That was the best part of the day.
Posted by: Kindltot

Yeah, i donated $1k to governor MeMaw to register two motorcycles, and two vehicles today. Olde girl wants her cut.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 12, 2026 09:34 PM (QVmho)

122 *hic*

Posted by: Hillary! Dark Horse Candidate 2028 at February 12, 2026 09:35 PM (nWPIJ)

123 I bet the horse would prefer me over Hillary.

Posted by: Catherine II at February 12, 2026 09:39 PM (gKWVE)

124 Huh. It is amazing all these people are going down over links to epsteein. I mean it is not morals- all of these fuckers are evil. So why?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 09:39 PM (zZu0s)

125 Has Whoopi addressed her appearance in the Epstein files on The View?

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 12, 2026 09:41 PM (xDN0i)

126 >>BREAKING: Former Obama official Kathryn Ruemmler resigns from Goldman Sachs over links to Jeffrey Epstein.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 12, 2026 09:33 PM (viF8m)

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That is awesome.
Epstein is the gift that keeps on giving.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 12, 2026 09:41 PM (nWPIJ)

127 Huh. It is amazing all these people are going down over links to epsteein. I mean it is not morals- all of these fuckers are evil. So why?
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Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Most of these people rose to a position where "little people's" concerns for food and shelter and the ability to pay the monthly bills *vanished*. They became "gods". And they were found lacking.

Posted by: Crusader at February 12, 2026 09:42 PM (Cjcf6)

128 Epstein is the gift that keeps on giving.
Posted by: Cicero

*sits this one out*

Posted by: Bill Gates, Jr at February 12, 2026 09:42 PM (gKWVE)

129 124 Huh. It is amazing all these people are going down over links to epsteein. I mean it is not morals- all of these fuckers are evil. So why?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 09:39 PM (zZu0s)

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So you think you can play the fiddle, son?

Posted by: The Devil Down in Georgia at February 12, 2026 09:43 PM (nWPIJ)

130 >>Huh. It is amazing all these people are going down over links to epsteein. I mean it is not morals- all of these fuckers are evil. So why?

I imagine Goldman Sachs probably doesn't want a chief legal officer with close ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Not good for the image.

And it sounds like Arizona is next in the barrel over 2020 election cheating. So much shit is happening so fast it's hard to keep up.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 12, 2026 09:47 PM (viF8m)

131 That A4 YouTube video is a EuroTrash faggotry enlistment video.

The metric system is a tool of the devil for anything other than science, and those who support it are profoundly disturbed, and need an exorcism and a beating.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 12, 2026 09:47 PM (n9ltV)

132 And it sounds like Arizona is next in the barrel over 2020 election cheating. So much shit is happening so fast it's hard to keep up.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 12, 2026 09:47 PM (viF8m)

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It is wonderful to watch.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 12, 2026 09:48 PM (nWPIJ)

133
BREAKING: Former Obama official Kathryn Ruemmler resigns from Goldman Sachs over links to Jeffrey Epstein.
Posted by: JackStraw

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FUCKING AWESOME. I was just re-reading her communications with him and her breezy, flat-out dismissal -- THROUGH A SPOKESPERSON -- WHAT LAWYER DOESN'T SPEAK FOR HERSELF?? -- of all impropriety, and getting that sinking feeling of watching an evil bitch get away with everything. This is a ray of sunshine!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 09:48 PM (n7rxJ)

134 Interesting that the car drivers in the 1938 video are likely driving the same cars a decade later.

By 1942, production of new civilian passenger cars was severely limited and then fully stopped. Full-scale normal production didn't return until around 1946–1949.

Posted by: Joemarine at February 12, 2026 09:49 PM (y171U)

135
it sounds like Arizona is next in the barrel over 2020 election cheating. So much shit is happening so fast it's hard to keep up.
Posted by: JackStraw

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Is Georgia actually in the barrel? I have strong vibes that #NothingWillHappen.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 09:50 PM (n7rxJ)

136 BREAKING: Former Obama official Kathryn Ruemmler resigns from Goldman Sachs over links to Jeffrey Epstein.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 12, 2026 09:33 PM (viF8m)

Now do that harridan at JP Morgan; Mary Erdoes.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 12, 2026 09:52 PM (n9ltV)

137 This is a ray of sunshine!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 09:48 PM (n7rxJ)

If she keeps her restricted stock, then it is a cover-up.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 12, 2026 09:53 PM (n9ltV)

138 119 >>BREAKING: Former Obama official Kathryn Ruemmler resigns from Goldman Sachs over links to Jeffrey Epstein.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 12, 2026 09:33 PM (viF8m)

Jack, are you sure this is not a pretext to justify the resignation of Howard Lutnick?

Posted by: Joemarine at February 12, 2026 09:56 PM (y171U)

139 This Epstein stuff gets weirder and weirder. The guy seemed to be at the center of all power people in the West. And all power people in the West seem to be completely vulnerable to sketchy illegal physical desires no matter how old they are. Displaying all the moral judgement and lack of worry about consequences of buzzed 16 year olds at their first party. Where did Epstein really come from? Who put him in this position?How would he be able to convince all these people who should have been around the block a few times to go along with his ideas? At least Diddy was dealing with young people who really wanted to be stars, so you can see how he did it...

Posted by: Azjaeger at February 12, 2026 09:57 PM (s7ncT)

140 BREAKING: Former Obama official Kathryn Ruemmler resigns from Goldman Sachs over links to Jeffrey Epstein.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 12, 2026 09:33 PM (viF8m)

Now do that harridan at JP Morgan; Mary Erdoes.
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That CEO needs to go too. He did nothing to prevent Trump from being de-banked.

Posted by: Crusader at February 12, 2026 09:57 PM (Cjcf6)

141 My parents called in an exorcism for me once.
Then they had to file a missing-persons report.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 12, 2026 09:57 PM (gKWVE)

142 >>Is Georgia actually in the barrel? I have strong vibes that #NothingWillHappen.

Lots of stuff is already happening in Georgia. What ultimately happen remains to be seen but the FBI/DOJ raiding Fulton County election HQ is not nothing and it wasn't done for yucks.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 12, 2026 09:57 PM (viF8m)

143 I'll say it again

Epstein was a 5 eyes asset.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 12, 2026 09:58 PM (7X7ea)

144 Epstein is also an example of what a 5 eyes deficit is.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 12, 2026 10:00 PM (7X7ea)

145 >>Jack, are you sure this is not a pretext to justify the resignation of Howard Lutnick?

Trump was asked about Lutnick today and he brushed it off so I'd be surprised if he was forced out.

This is the problem with a massive drop like this. Lots of people are in the documents, over 3 million and counting, and many are innocent like Trump. Lutnick has been a big time money player in NYC for a long time and his meetings with a rich guy like Epstein could be just 2 rich guys in the very elite rich guy club in NYC. But we'll see.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 12, 2026 10:01 PM (viF8m)

146 >>BREAKING: Former Obama official Kathryn Ruemmler resigns from Goldman Sachs over links to Jeffrey Epstein.
Posted by: JackStraw

If it were just some industrial grade money laundering, of which there apparently ZERO bank records, you'd think they'd weather it out.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 12, 2026 10:03 PM (/lPRQ)

147 ONT is nood.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 10:05 PM (zZu0s)

148 117 {{{nurse ratched}}}

Sigh.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 12, 2026 10:06 PM (u82oZ)

149 >>If it were just some industrial grade money laundering, of which there apparently ZERO bank records, you'd think they'd weather it out.

I've been on team Epstein was an intel asset for a long time and that's he was allowed to live his perverted life style and get to meet so many high level movers and shakers. He was a money guy and knew how to make back channel deals for the elite including government(s).

Posted by: JackStraw at February 12, 2026 10:06 PM (viF8m)

150 That A4 YouTube video is a EuroTrash faggotry enlistment video.

The metric system is a tool of the devil for anything other than science, and those who support it are profoundly disturbed, and need an exorcism and a beating.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

The A4 sheet is not even in hard metric dimensions and does not do anything the 'A' size std drawing sheets do.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 12, 2026 10:08 PM (/lPRQ)

151 CBD, my hematologist's assistant always gives me my height and weight in metric. I surprised myself the last visit by saying, What is that in American?

She looked startled, but she figured it out.

Posted by: Wenda at February 12, 2026 10:18 PM (v9ee3)

Florida Judge Refuses to Dismiss Trump's Five Billion Dollar Defamation Lawsuit Against the BBC

Sue, Trump. Sue like the wind.

Ed Morrissey quotes from AP "news:"

A U.S. judge said President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC can go to trial in 2027.
Judge Roy K. Altman of the federal court for the Southern District of Florida rejected an attempt by Britain's national broadcaster to delay proceedings.
He set a February 2027 trial date.
Trump filed a lawsuit in December over the way the BBC edited a speech he gave on Jan. 6, 2021. The claim seeks $5 billion in damages for defamation and $5 billion for unfair trade practices.

My bad, it's a $10 billion lawsuit. Though only $5 billion is for defamation.

The judge also refused to delay the discovery process. This, Morrissey notes, is going to be a problem for the BBC:

Discovery is what the BBC wants to avoid at all costs. Presumably, they would want to see Trump's internal communications as well, but the problem with that is that those have already been made public. The January 6 riot has been thoroughly and exhaustively investigated and analyzed in public, not just by the media but also by a House Select Committee and hundreds of trials in which participants were convicted. There isn't much that the BBC can glean in discovery, but that's not the case for Trump and his legal team when it comes to the BBC.

But will it be a problem for the BBC? The BBC can just say it can't find the documents being sought. Yes, you can go to jail for that kind of thing -- it's contempt -- but the BBC is a foreign corporation. What jail time could they be looking at?

I suppose the judge could just impose penalties on them, if he definitely knew they were hiding documents.

But he won't know that. He might suspect it, but he won't know it.

So I think this corrupt pedophile-enabling organization will just have a shredding party.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 06:30 PM

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1 At least one judge not in the tank.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 12, 2026 06:31 PM (2UnvF)

2 Called em

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 12, 2026 06:32 PM (2UnvF)

3 Stretching it to a triple.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 12, 2026 06:32 PM (2UnvF)

4 Score!

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 12, 2026 06:33 PM (2UnvF)

5 Can we just bomb the UK and put it out of its misery?

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 12, 2026 06:33 PM (xDN0i)

6 BBC? Ball Busting Cocksuckers?

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 12, 2026 06:33 PM (abIsI)

7 If there is a judgement against the BBC, how do American courts enforce it across national boundaries?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 12, 2026 06:34 PM (ESVrU)

8 But will it be a problem for the BBC? The BBC can just say it can't find the documents being sought.
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Subpoena Google, they have them on file.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 12, 2026 06:34 PM (7X7ea)

9 At least one judge not in the tank.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 12, 2026 06:31 PM (2UnvF)
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Maybe he's pissed off about what the BBC did to Doctor Who.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 12, 2026 06:35 PM (ESVrU)

10 [i5 Can we just bomb the UK and put it out of its misery?
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary

Retrieve the nukes first. Also, the crown jewels.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 12, 2026 06:35 PM (abIsI)

11 Wow, I did not expect this ruling.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 12, 2026 06:35 PM (0N4FZ)

12 Trail ain't about what you can prove.

It's about what you can get the jury to believe.

Can Trump get a bunch of Florida Americans to believe that these limey poofers wanted to frame up Trump?

LOL

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 12, 2026 06:36 PM (HXT0k)

13 I think one of the rulings should be that they have to call their gay kickball sport, soccer. Gay kickball would also be an acceptable name.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 12, 2026 06:36 PM (3uBP9)

14 The comparison of the tapes seems like all anybody would need. And those are known.

Posted by: Hank Johnson at February 12, 2026 06:37 PM (n5tGW)

15 If there is a judgement against the BBC, how do American courts enforce it across national boundaries?

Good question. There is an entity called BBC America so presumably they have some assets in the US. But whether or not those can be tapped for a judgement against the parent company...?

Posted by: Oddbob at February 12, 2026 06:38 PM (Fs0KI)

16 Retrieve the nukes first. Also, the crown jewels.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 12, 2026 06:35 PM (abIsI)

Fair enough about the nukes. But I didn't think Brits had any balls left.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 12, 2026 06:38 PM (xDN0i)

17 I don't sock much mostly because I forget to change it back.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 12, 2026 06:39 PM (n5tGW)

18 The comparison of the tapes seems like all anybody would need. And those are known.

Trump needs the internal communications to prove that it was intentional and malicious and not just an editing "whoopsie."

Posted by: Oddbob at February 12, 2026 06:39 PM (Fs0KI)

19
Aren't their nukes stored here in our country?

Posted by: fourseasons at February 12, 2026 06:40 PM (3ek7K)

20 Dey got de TRUMP!!! coise!

Posted by: fd at February 12, 2026 06:40 PM (vFG9F)

21 The fact that they deceptively edited the video is already proven--we have the edit, we have the original.

All discovery could yield is more proof it was done with malice, since Trump is a public figure.

But, not even that is needed, the internal stuff, there's plenty of public material to put in front of the jury.

Now, what the BBC is really trying to hide is all the other discussions.
About other politicians. And the people of the UK.
It's not one can of worms, it's a whole farm.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 12, 2026 06:40 PM (HXT0k)

22 Aren't their nukes stored here in our country?

Posted by: fourseasons

That is what I have heard and don't understand. I hope the smart Morons will have a learing moment about this.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 12, 2026 06:41 PM (xDN0i)

23 Trump should start to refer to the UK as 'Airstrip One'

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 12, 2026 06:41 PM (RIvkX)

24 "The BBC can just say it can't find the documents being sought. Yes, you can go to jail for that kind of thing -- it's contempt -- but the BBC is a foreign corporation. What jail time could they be looking at?"

Even if they are found libel they are never going to pay Trump a cent. All he is going to get from this when he wins is bragging rights.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 12, 2026 06:41 PM (0N4FZ)

25 How many of you would donate just $1 a month to get rid of the obnoxious ads?

Posted by: fd at February 12, 2026 06:41 PM (vFG9F)

26 Every time you say the sum, you have to say it with a Dr. Evil pinky to your lips.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 12, 2026 06:42 PM (XV/Pl)

27 Trump should offer to settle for the rights to Dr. Who.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 12, 2026 06:42 PM (HXT0k)

28 I thought this would be in a UK court

Posted by: steevy at February 12, 2026 06:42 PM (YwEeS)

29 Our nukes are stored in their country.
We should remove them before the
Muslims take over completely.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 12, 2026 06:42 PM (7X7ea)

30 I don't sock much mostly because I forget to change it back.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 12, 2026 06:39 PM (n5tGW)
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You don't use Auto Sock Off function?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 12, 2026 06:43 PM (RIvkX)

31 >>> But will it be a problem for the BBC? The BBC can just say it can't find the documents being sought. Yes, you can go to jail for that kind of thing -- it's contempt -- but the BBC is a foreign corporation. What jail time could they be looking at?

But Trump does have a verifiable history of bombing foreigners.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 12, 2026 06:44 PM (/lPRQ)

32 Ace lives in a penthouse, $1 a month's not going to cover that.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 12, 2026 06:44 PM (7X7ea)

33 Even if they are found libel they are never going to pay Trump a cent. All he is going to get from this when he wins is bragging rights.
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Everyone who broadcasts or re-shows a BBC property, pays the BBC a fee.
And there's the BBC America network.
Simple court order means they pay that fee to Trump and it settles their invoice.
Oh, and yeah, I think he can take their copyrights if they don't pay.

Yeah.
The BBC will settle and will pay.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 12, 2026 06:44 PM (HXT0k)

34 Sometimes I leave a sock on for days.

Posted by: Guy with a dirty sock at February 12, 2026 06:45 PM (vFG9F)

35 You don't use Auto Sock Off function?

I've been (gently) begging Pixy for that feature for years. The way I would implement it is just another button labeled "Post with sock" or something that did the same thing as the Post button but doesn't set the cookies.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 12, 2026 06:46 PM (Fs0KI)

36 "Ace lives in a penthouse, $1 a month's not going to cover that

Maybe if he downsizes.

Posted by: Guy with a dirty sock at February 12, 2026 06:46 PM (vFG9F)

37 For all intents, the BBC is the British government. The money would sting but I think a much bigger embarrassment to the UK is being found guilty of election interference with a US election. Again.

I'd be surprised if they don't try to settle and stop the bleeding.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 12, 2026 06:47 PM (viF8m)

38 How many of you would donate just $1 a month to get rid of the obnoxious ads?

I don't get any pop-up ads using Brave as my browser. If I touch the temp button on the bottom right I get all the MSN bullshit so I stay away from that.

Posted by: DanMan at February 12, 2026 06:47 PM (8uzBS)

39 I think one of the rulings should be that they have to call their gay kickball sport, soccer. Gay kickball would also be an acceptable name.
Posted by: banana Dream

You actually try to score in kickball, though.

It could be called Gay Keep-Away.

Posted by: mikeski at February 12, 2026 06:47 PM (VHUov)

40 Even though this is Trump, I hate seeing claimed damages highlighted in lawsuits. There is no limit on what can be claimed. Could ask for $10 trillion. Aside from capping what a jury can award, it's completely meaningless.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 12, 2026 06:47 PM (XvL8K)

41 What does r/unitedkingdom have to say

Didn’t sue all those ladies accusing him of being a nonce though. Maybe that's what the BBC should do, and see if he wants to sue if that means discovery?

Dear BBC, We formally notify you that we do not want a single penny of our licence fees to go to this thundercunt.

Yours sincerely,
Everyone in the UK who isn’t Nigel Farage

They can settle our of court, or fight it all the way. He's going to struggle to prove their documentary hurt his reputation.

It's pathetic the way he grifts after money whilst being loaded. He'll be emailing all his supporters asking for donations to cover the cost.

It's distraction theater. It's also to threaten any left-leaning media in the USA. He has already threatened to pull the broadcasting license of several companies to get them to submit.

I (UK attorney) said that the only way this case gets to trial is if Trump gets a friendly judge (he was hoping for Aileen). He got second best, Altman, who owes his current position to the plaintiff. How is this allowed? This is corrupt.

I expect that the BBC's legal team will be filing multiple motions on this factor alone.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 12, 2026 06:47 PM (ycI94)

42 don't sock much mostly because I forget to change it back.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 12, 2026 06:39 PM (n5tGW)

I have a hard time changing my socks too.

Posted by: Michelle Fields at February 12, 2026 06:48 PM (E0p3T)

43 Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 12, 2026 06:47 PM (ycI94)

These people are worthless. I hope they enjoy their caliphate.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 12, 2026 06:49 PM (xDN0i)

44 Oh good, some snow chick announced she's bi for a CBS interview. Thank you so much snow chick for letting all of us know the who what where and why of your genitalia.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 12, 2026 06:49 PM (3uBP9)

45 this corrupt pedophile-enabling organization

That's PAEDOphile.

Posted by: Jimmy Savile at February 12, 2026 06:50 PM (gKWVE)

46 "I don't get any pop-up ads using Brave as my browser. If I touch the temp button on the bottom right I get all the MSN bullshit so I stay away from that.
Posted by: DanMan"

The thing is, Ace needs to get paid. I don't know how much he makes off ads per view, I can't even guess. Even if you never even see any ads though, Ace still needs to get paid. Is a dollar a month per commenter enough? I dunno. Is it too much? I don't think so.

Posted by: Guy with a dirty sock at February 12, 2026 06:51 PM (vFG9F)

47 44 Oh good, some snow chick announced she's bi for a CBS interview. Thank you so much snow chick for letting all of us know the who what where and why of your genitalia.
Posted by: banana Dream

I think that's more trans. Bi just let's you know who she likes to rub genitals with (both genders, which is extremely problematic. Should be pansexual and fuck anything).

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 12, 2026 06:52 PM (ycI94)

48 I guess that last guy on the Reddit Intercept didn't get the word from Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts that there are no "Republican" or "Democrat" judges. They're all just straight-shootin', follow-the-letter-of-the-law, honest arbiters of the facts. Not a scintilla of bias amongst the whole lot of 'em!

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 12, 2026 06:52 PM (XMwZJ)

49 So I think this corrupt pedophile-enabling organization will just have a shredding party.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 06:30 PM

If not, it's going to fun as hell to read the emails.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 12, 2026 06:53 PM (6ydKt)

50 The powers-that-be in England will declare that any suit against The Beeb constitutes a hate crime.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 12, 2026 06:53 PM (XeU6L)

51 but the BBC is a foreign corporation. What jail time could they be looking at?

The BBC certainly seems to provide a lot of content to ostensibly American media outlets. Presumably they make money off of it.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 12, 2026 06:53 PM (EXyHK)

52 43 Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 12, 2026 06:47 PM (ycI94)

These people are worthless. I hope they enjoy their caliphate.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary

I started laughing and then remembered I applied for a US government job there recently...

Hopefully Amelia can save them.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 12, 2026 06:54 PM (ycI94)

53 Many of the comments I've seen complaining about the ads are new nics. Longtime listener/ first time caller kind of posts.

I've seen the ads but would rather Ace do that than have to do an OF channel.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 12, 2026 06:54 PM (xDN0i)

54 >>but the BBC is a foreign corporation. What jail time could they be looking at?

The BBC has a physical presence in the US.

They are the ones who would suffer the punishment for the BBC Corp seeking to hide evidence.

Posted by: garrett at February 12, 2026 06:55 PM (gH8T+)

55 27 Trump should offer to settle for the rights to Dr. Who.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 12, 2026 06:42 PM (HXT0k)

Whose value has depreciated considerably the past five years.

It's worth something, though, just in royalties and licensing fees.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 12, 2026 06:55 PM (6ydKt)

56 Oh good, some snow chick announced she's bi for a CBS interview. Thank you so much snow chick for letting all of us know the who what where and why of your genitalia.
Posted by: banana Dream at February 12, 2026 06:49 PM (3uBP9)
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Was she hot? Asking for a friend.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 12, 2026 06:56 PM (RIvkX)

57 Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 12, 2026 06:56 PM (SRRAx)

58 >>I've seen the ads but would rather Ace do that than have to do an OF channel.

Ace does have an OnlyFans account: OnlyShelves@OF

Posted by: garrett at February 12, 2026 06:56 PM (gH8T+)

59 Many of the comments I've seen complaining about the ads are new nics. Longtime listener/ first time caller kind of posts.

I've seen the ads but would rather Ace do that than have to do an OF channel.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 12, 2026 06:54 PM (xDN0i)

I don't know. An Ewok OF channel might make quite a lot of money.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 12, 2026 06:56 PM (S/Y4j)

60 I've seen the ads but would rather Ace do that than have to do an OF channel.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 12, 2026 06:54 PM (xDN0i)
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Let's not be hasty.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 12, 2026 06:57 PM (RIvkX)

61 Was she hot? Asking for a friend.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Ditto. If she's bi, I'm down to try. She into puppy play?

Posted by: Sam Brinton at February 12, 2026 06:57 PM (ycI94)

62 Just got my 17,000 steps in.

It is tshirt weather out here. In February.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 12, 2026 06:59 PM (IhIKR)

63 I expect that the BBC's legal team will be filing multiple motions on this factor alone.

Isn't EU trying to plunder US Tech companies through bogus lawsuits for failing to adequately censor all of their users?

Lets see what deal comes out of this.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 12, 2026 06:59 PM (a4flb)

64 Posted by: Sam Brinton at February 12, 2026 06:57 PM (ycI94)
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*gag reflex*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 12, 2026 06:59 PM (RIvkX)

65 On the one hand - at least Trump is doing "something" to fight back.

On the other hand - begging the Judiciary for relief from the Judiciary is not the winning play. One of the Top Three How Trump Annoys Me Things.

Posted by: Meh at February 12, 2026 06:59 PM (43RKp)

66 Hopefully Amelia can save them.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 12, 2026 06:54 PM (ycI94)

I hope so. I don't hate the Brits. I pity them.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 12, 2026 06:59 PM (xDN0i)

67 So I think this corrupt pedophile-enabling organization will just have a shredding party.

You are too young to be so cynical.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 12, 2026 06:59 PM (0sNs1)

68

British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe said on Thursday he was sorry he had offended some people by saying the country had been "colonized by immigrants", after Prime Minister Keir Starmer joined a chorus of criticism over the remarks.

Ratcliffe, one of Britain's most successful businessmen, responded to the outcry with a statement saying it was important to raise the issue of immigration, but that he regretted his "choice of language" had caused concern.

The founder of chemicals giant INEOS, and owner of nearly a third of Manchester United, had told Sky News that high migration and people living on benefits were damaging the economy.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 12, 2026 07:00 PM (Cqx++)

69
I've seen the ads but would rather Ace do that than have to do an OF channel.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 12, 2026 06:54 PM (xDN0i)

He wouldn't have to degrade himself on OnlyFans.
He could always degrade himself on Pateron or SubStack if needed.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 12, 2026 07:01 PM (6ydKt)

70 Those Limeys are always playing word games. That's why they get censored. They can't help themselves.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 12, 2026 07:02 PM (xFfhU)

71 I hope so. I don't hate the Brits. I pity them.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
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Same here. I am only two generations removed, and feel a strong affinity for England.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 12, 2026 07:02 PM (XeU6L)

72 I doesn't need to be OF. If Ace got enough donations he would have to run intrusive obnoxious ads that do chase noobies off.

Posted by: fd at February 12, 2026 07:02 PM (vFG9F)

73 Whig and whigwife
Surgery went well and he is resting in a room. Thank you for all of your prayers and well wishes! 🙏

Posted by: whig's phone at February 12, 2026 07:02 PM (KcS8D)

74 Britain, the land of men without chests or balls.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 12, 2026 07:02 PM (0KSrI)

75 I just saw a photo of Sen. Mark Kelly again, and woof. I keep hearing about how the CIA has these amazing nigh-magical latex masks that look perfectly realistic even up close, but as usual, "Mark Kelly" has a very ill-fitting and distorted face. Like his body double cheaped out on a spy mask off of Temu, and no matter how many times people point it out, he can't be bothered to upgrade.

Posted by: SciVo at February 12, 2026 07:02 PM (Sy6m/)

76 So I think this corrupt pedophile-enabling organization will just have a shredding party.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 06:30 PM

This is something I've been wondering about for years. Yes, destroying evidence is a crime, but given how much evidence these days is electronic, isn't it fairly easy to make things appear to vanish? There's traces of it if you dig deep enough, but you have to know it's there.

Posted by: pookysgirl, wrestling Lil Pooky for the keyboard at February 12, 2026 07:03 PM (Wt5PA)

77 $10bil is a LOT of television licenses.

Posted by: Max Entropy at February 12, 2026 07:04 PM (oxDA9)

78 Posted by: whig's phone at February 12, 2026 07:02 PM (KcS8D)
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b"h for good health

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 12, 2026 07:04 PM (RIvkX)

79 Whig and whigwife
Surgery went well and he is resting in a room. Thank you for all of your prayers and well wishes

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This is wonderful news! Prayers to Whig and family.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 12, 2026 07:05 PM (qBdHI)

80 I hope so. I don't hate the Brits. I pity them.

They are always at our throats or at our feet. Always. Historically.

Posted by: Meh at February 12, 2026 07:05 PM (43RKp)

81 73 Whig and whigwife
Surgery went well and he is resting in a room. Thank you for all of your prayers and well wishes! 🙏
Posted by: whig's phone at February 12, 2026 07:02 PM (KcS8D)

Huzzah ... !!!

Posted by: browndog moving slowly at February 12, 2026 07:06 PM (3sXRv)

82 If you believe Mike Benz, and I do, the Brits and the EU have been partners with our own intel community in the censorship business. The Brits obviously have way more censorship than we do and they don't pretend not to and the government is the censor.

The BBC is the British government's mouthpiece. I hope there is a paper trail and it leads right back to DC.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 12, 2026 07:06 PM (viF8m)

83 I've seen the ads but would rather Ace do that than have to do an OF channel.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary

Given Ace's recent demonstration of fluency in Japanese idioms, his OF channel would be lit.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at February 12, 2026 07:06 PM (DsA2n)

84 Whig and whigwife
Surgery went well and he is resting in a room. Thank you for all of your prayers and well wishes! 🙏
Posted by: whig's phone at February 12, 2026 07:02 PM (KcS8D)
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Excellent news! Prayers for a speedy and uneventful recovery.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 12, 2026 07:07 PM (ESVrU)

85 Whig and whigwife
Surgery went well and he is resting in a room. Thank you for all of your prayers and well wishes

+++++

So happy!

Posted by: washrivergal at February 12, 2026 07:08 PM (bWIdS)

86 It is tshirt weather out here. In February.
Posted by: nurse ratched
__________

Didn't you just call us pussies for complaining about freezing our asses off?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 12, 2026 07:08 PM (XvL8K)

87 Even if they are found libel they are never going to pay Trump a cent. All he is going to get from this when he wins is bragging rights.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 12, 2026 06:41 PM (0N4FZ)

Imagine selling the rights to collect the judgement. Even at pennies on the dollar that is a lot of cash right there. And pennies on the dollar and 10% of recovered fines would keep everyone on their toes.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 12, 2026 07:08 PM (rbvCR)

88 This is something I've been wondering about for years. Yes, destroying evidence is a crime, but given how much evidence these days is electronic, isn't it fairly easy to make things appear to vanish? There's traces of it if you dig deep enough, but you have to know it's there.

Posted by: pookysgirl, wrestling Lil Pooky for the keyboard at February 12, 2026 07:03 PM (Wt5PA)

I don't know the UKs laws at all, but I'd assume a large state-sponsored corporation like the BBC has some kind of rules concerning how long they have to keep all electronic/hard copy records, just based on the need to fulfill Freedom of Information requests alone, not to mention for auditing or lawsuit reasons.

They can probably hide some things, but that'll blowback hard on them if it's found out they did destroy evidence.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 12, 2026 07:08 PM (6ydKt)

89
whigwife,

Let the staff know whig gets topnotch care or a horde of morons will show up.

They don't want that to happen, lol.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 12, 2026 07:09 PM (3ek7K)

90 Remember they sheltered and nurtured a truly evil human being in Jimmy Saville.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 07:09 PM (zZu0s)

91 25 How many of you would donate just $1 a month to get rid of the obnoxious ads?
Posted by: fd at February 12, 2026 06:41 PM (vFG9F)

I donate more than that every month, so I don't feel bad about using Brave to block the ads.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 12, 2026 07:10 PM (zYpTz)

92 Just got my 17,000 steps in.

It is tshirt weather out here. In February.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 12, 2026 06:59 PM (IhIKR)

I spent 2 hours digging up blackberry roots. Yay.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 12, 2026 07:10 PM (rbvCR)

93 If you believe Mike Benz, and I do, the Brits and the EU have been partners with our own intel community in the censorship business.

Jack ... Five Eyes. Do you think they DON'T do the next step as far as manipulation ?

Posted by: Meh at February 12, 2026 07:10 PM (43RKp)

94 Didn't you just call us pussies for complaining about freezing our asses off?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

Yep.

Sunny and 51 is tshirt weather here.
Rain sets in tomorrow.

I only whine when it gets over 75.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 12, 2026 07:11 PM (IhIKR)

95 Good news Whig

Posted by: Kratwurst at February 12, 2026 07:11 PM (fcDpY)

96 I think it's time to give Puerto Rico independence. And good luck to them, I wish them well.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 12, 2026 07:11 PM (cxFcK)

97 Whig and whigwife
Surgery went well and he is resting in a room. Thank you for all of your prayers and well wishes! 🙏

Posted by: whig's phone at February 12, 2026 07:02 PM (KcS8D)

So glad he is doing well! Blessings to both of you.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 12, 2026 07:12 PM (xDN0i)

98 The BBC is the British government's mouthpiece. I hope there is a paper trail and it leads right back to DC.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 12, 2026 07:06 PM (viF8m)

I have come to the conclusion that Trump is preternaturally lucky in exposing things like this out of his whims and inflated ego . . . Or he has inside information, a plan, and a batters' bench of leg-breakers ready to go.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 12, 2026 07:14 PM (rbvCR)

99
37 For all intents, the BBC is the British government. The money would sting but I think a much bigger embarrassment to the UK is being found guilty of election interference with a US election. Again.

I'd be surprised if they don't try to settle and stop the bleeding.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 12, 2026 06:47 PM

The UK government has been shooting themselves in the foot a lot lately. And the leftists there hate Trump. And BBC is leftist Trump hatred central. Maybe we'll see Discovery after all.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 12, 2026 07:15 PM (azNOR)

100 >>Jack ... Five Eyes. Do you think they DON'T do the next step as far as manipulation ?

Five Eyes has been a part of ECHELON, the beginning of the surveillance state, for decades. I think they have doing this kind of shit to us and the people in their countries for years.

We're just the people with a 1st and 2nd Amendment and a mad billionaire how saved social media. But then I'm a crazy conspiracy theorist.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 12, 2026 07:15 PM (viF8m)

101 Willowed:

What's an Axelrod?
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A metal shaft that connects two wheels.
But that's not important right now.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 12, 2026 07:15 PM (2Ez/1)

102 Good job, whig. Just watch out for the tranny nurse with the dueling scar messing with your iv...

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 07:16 PM (zZu0s)

103 Posted by: whig's phone at February 12, 2026 07:02 PM (KcS8D)

Excellent news. Prayers to continue. Thank you for the update, we are worriers.

Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 07:16 PM (E0p3T)

104 I hope whig's recovery turns out well.
What he described his ailments as a few weeks ago seemed awfully painful.

I'd think he deserves a little relief at this point in life.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 12, 2026 07:16 PM (6ydKt)

105 how?

who

Posted by: JackStraw at February 12, 2026 07:17 PM (viF8m)

106 I spent 2 hours digging up blackberry roots. Yay.
Posted by: Kindltot

Napalm

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 12, 2026 07:17 PM (IhIKR)

107 But then I'm a crazy conspiracy theorist.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 12, 2026 07:15 PM (viF8m)

That's just what "they" want you to believe.

Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 07:17 PM (E0p3T)

108 Teresa 💖

Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 07:18 PM (E0p3T)

109 Good for you, whig.

Never say no to drugs.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 12, 2026 07:18 PM (IhIKR)

110 It might be nice, if possible, to funnel some of his billions into disbanding the judicial coup.

I could care less about the BBC

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 12, 2026 07:18 PM (jtM2q)

111 Whig and Whigwife,

So happy for you! May all continue to go well. Whig is indispensable.

Posted by: Wenda at February 12, 2026 07:21 PM (v9ee3)

112 Whig and whigwife
Surgery went well and he is resting in a room. Thank you for all of your prayers and well wishes! 🙏

Posted by: whig's phone at February 12, 2026 07:02 PM (KcS8D)

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Excellent news!

Does this mean he'll be able to type even faster now?
[insert winky face here]

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 12, 2026 07:21 PM (p+XWA)

113 Does this mean he'll be able to type even faster now?

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 12, 2026 07:21 PM (p+XWA)

I would type faster if I used two hands.

Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 07:22 PM (E0p3T)

114 Wow, District Judge "unpersuaded" by the 5th Circuit, THAT IS ABOVE HIM, about detaining Illegals.

Out... of... control.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 12, 2026 07:23 PM (mP0Kj)

115 73 Whig and whigwife
Surgery went well and he is resting in a room. Thank you for all of your prayers and well wishes! 🙏
Posted by: whig's phone

Excellent news! 🙏 for a rapid and easy recovery, and peace for both of you.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 12, 2026 07:24 PM (NFX2v)

116
Sunny and 51 is tshirt weather here.
Rain sets in tomorrow.

Oh, so its Wet T-Shirt weather.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 12, 2026 07:25 PM (a4flb)

117 I would type faster if I used two hands.

Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 07:22 PM (E0p3T)

Yeah. I don't want to know what you are doing with the other hand.. Not my business....moving along.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 12, 2026 07:25 PM (xDN0i)

118 for what it is worth, Per EFE

Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González announced Thursday the signing of a measure that classifies the death of the unborn as murder, which its detractors denounce as a step toward “criminalizing” abortion.

The new law amends Article 92 of the Puerto Rico Penal Code to redefine “human being” to include the conceived at any stage of gestation within the womb.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 12, 2026 07:26 PM (rbvCR)

119 Five Eyes has been a part of ECHELON, the beginning of the surveillance state, for decades. I think they have doing this kind of shit to us and the people in their countries for years.

Yeah. We don't disagree on this in the slightest.

I grow tired of "conspiracy theory" when it constantly turns out true.

The last time I agreed with you this much was when you turned me onto the Jerry Garcia Band.

Posted by: Meh at February 12, 2026 07:27 PM (uIsCr)

120 We're just the people with a 1st and 2nd Amendment and a mad billionaire how saved social media. But then I'm a crazy conspiracy theorist.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 12, 2026 07:15 PM (viF8m)

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I heard someone today call it "social mania."

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 12, 2026 07:28 PM (p+XWA)

121 The new law amends Article 92 of the Puerto Rico Penal Code to redefine “human being” to include the conceived at any stage of gestation within the womb.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 12, 2026 07:26 PM (rbvCR)

So Bad Bunny should worry if the rabbit died after he did the thing with a female?

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 12, 2026 07:28 PM (xDN0i)

122

Cardi B kicked off her “Little Miss Drama Tour” on Wednesday evening by living up to its title. She took the stage and proclaimed she’s ready to start laying the smack down on Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. During her performance, she told the sold-out crowd at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, California, that she would mace and “jump their asses” if they showed up at one of her concerts.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 12, 2026 07:30 PM (Cqx++)

123 I would type faster if I used two hands.

Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 07:22 PM (E0p3T)

Yeah. I don't want to know what you are doing with the other hand.. Not my business....moving along.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 12, 2026 07:25 PM (xDN0i)

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* double snort *

Double Snort would be a good name for a rock band with Hunter Biden in it.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 12, 2026 07:30 PM (p+XWA)

124 Whig and whigwife
Surgery went well and he is resting in a room. Thank you for all of your prayers and well wishes! 🙏
Posted by: whig's phone

Excellent news! 🙏 for a rapid and easy recovery, and peace for both of you.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 12, 2026 07:24 PM (NFX2v)

Excellent news!

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 12, 2026 07:30 PM (o/rX6)

125 Le CAFE IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS

NOOD

Posted by: Skip at February 12, 2026 07:31 PM (Ia/+0)

126 Napalm
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 12, 2026 07:17 PM (IhIKR)

I will send a blurb to KT on clearing blackberries by hand, but the crux of it is using a linoleum knife and a trenching shovel.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 12, 2026 07:31 PM (rbvCR)

127 Wouldn't that be "she would mace and “jump THEY asses” ?

Posted by: fd at February 12, 2026 07:31 PM (vFG9F)

128 I wants two thanks Presdent Obana foor being a lowering Presdent of coller. We loves yew and miss yo.

Posted by: Mary Cloggistein from Brattleboro, Vt at February 12, 2026 07:32 PM (jwBFW)

129 organization will just have a shredding party.
Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace

TURN THOSE WOOD CHIPPERS BACK ON!

Posted by: Randolph Duke at February 12, 2026 07:32 PM (a+btq)

130 During her performance, she told the sold-out crowd at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, California, that she would mace and “jump their asses” if they showed up at one of her concerts.

Anyone paying the slightest attention to current driving behaviors of those based upon factors of sex, race, and age is not surprised at all. Not one bit.

Posted by: Meh at February 12, 2026 07:35 PM (uIsCr)

131 Cardi B kicked off her “Little Miss Drama Tour” on Wednesday evening by living up to its title. She took the stage and proclaimed she’s ready to start laying the smack down on Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. During her performance, she told the sold-out crowd at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, California, that she would mace and “jump their asses” if they showed up at one of her concerts.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 12, 2026 07:30 PM (Cqx++)

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Your terms are acceptable.

Paging Tom Homan ... Please pick up the white privilege courtesy phone.

/And then live-stream the confrontation -- and we think keyboard warriors are bad -- time to start challenge these tough-talking asshats (I'm still disappointed that Tampon Tim and Small Frey aren't in prison).

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 12, 2026 07:36 PM (p+XWA)

132 73 Whig and whigwife
Surgery went well and he is resting in a room. Thank you for all of your prayers and well wishes! 🙏
Posted by: whig's phone at February 12, 2026 07:02 PM (KcS8D)

Outstanding news!

Posted by: Retired, thank God at February 12, 2026 07:45 PM (va0Yo)

133 82
'the Brits and the EU have been partners with our own intel community in the censorship business. '

I didn't realize that was in question. When you have their friends and former government officials making up these non-governmental organizations doing the censoring, it is no more independent from the government than the glove is from the hand.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 12, 2026 07:53 PM (fd80v)

134 man there's a ton of pop up adds now that take over the whole screen when I expand a post ,at least on my Chromebook. It makes it difficult to read the blog. I don't mind ads but its really interfering.

Posted by: bd at February 12, 2026 08:52 PM (S2QK/)

135 It makes clicking "continue reading" an annoying process, basically a waste of time. It sucks.

Posted by: bd at February 12, 2026 08:57 PM (S2QK/)

136 As A licence fee payer, it's nice to see my money going to something I actually support. Making Leftists angry.

Posted by: STV at February 12, 2026 10:51 PM (XMeSM)

Update in Nancy Guthrie Kidnapping Case: Black Gloves Found, Video Shows Man in a Mask Attempting to Scale Wall

Two days ago, the FBI released images found in the memory of Nancy Guthrie's ring doorbell.

She had gone missing from her house on January 31st, and then later a ransom note was sent to Savannah Guthrie.

The FBI on Tuesday released a series of surveillance photos recovered from the home of missing Arizona woman Nancy Guthrie. FBI Director Kash Patel described the masked individual pictured as armed and said the subject appears to have tampered with the camera.
"Working with our partners - as of this morning, law enforcement has uncovered these previously inaccessible new images showing an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera at Nancy Guthrie's front door the morning of her disappearance," Patel wrote on social media.

Yesterday, the FBI picked up a person-of-interest wanted for questioning. Note that person of interest doesn't mean you're a suspect, just that they want to talk to you -- like, your car was spotted in the area at the time of the crime, and they want to know if you saw anything.

That man was questioned and released and the FBI said he had nothing to do with the kidnapping.

Fine, this is what happens in cases -- you pursue people for questioning, and sometimes you find out that what they know is what you know -- dick.

I mention this only because the second-most repellent Democrat Senator, and it's a hell of a competition to make the top five, Chris Murphy attacked Kash Patel for having dared to question a man whose car was in the area.

Should the FBI just stop pursuing leads, Chrissie? Tell you what, you tell Savannah Guthrie the FBI is going to take a wait-and-see attitude about her kidnapped mother and let us know if she agrees that's the prudent course of action.

Is the problem that the man was Hispanic? I want the Democrats to be clear: Which races, precisely, are immune from being suspected in crimes and being prosecuted for them? Which races have complete immunity to criminal law?

Stop hinting around the edges, Chrissie. Tell us which races are now officially so superior that cops are simply not allowed to ask them a single question.

They found new video of a man attempting unsuccessfully to scale a wall in the vicinity. No word yet from Chris Murphy if they should let this lead sit without investigation, because it might turn out to be a completely different guy.

They also found a single black glove similar to the ones the abductor is seen wearing. They're planning on testing it for DNA, but they should check with Chris Murphy. After all, it might be a glove belonging to an innocent person. Wouldn't want to waste resources on a DNA collection that goes nowhere!

Newly released footage showed a man trying to scale a wall in Tucson while wearing a similar backpack to the one Nancy Guthrie's captor was seen with.
An unidentified bald man donning a gray zip-down jacket and blue jeans was seen taking off one backpack while another remained on his back around 1.53am local time on February 1, the same day the 84-year-old was reported missing.
He then appeared to try to get on the other side of the stone wall, but after a couple of moments of difficulty, he walked away.
On Thursday, TMZ reported the outlet received another ransom letter from Nancy's captors, but this time with a threatening message about 'not being taken seriously.'
Nancy, the beloved mother of Today Show host Savannah Guthrie, was last seen on January 31 after returning home from dinner and a game night with her other daughter, Annie.
The newest piece of evidence comes after bombshell footage showed a masked man at Nancy's front door, fidgeting with the doorbell camera.
That man was seen wearing a black face mask, thick black latex gloves, and a black bookbag on his back. That clip marked the latest development in the missing persons case in over a week.
On Wednesday afternoon, investigators discovered a lone black glove near Nancy's $1 million home that resembled the one the masked man had on in the doorbell clip.

I'm late to covering this. I'm not sure I should cover it. But maybe some of you are following it.

And seriously, Chris Murphy is a malignant Gollum.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 05:30 PM

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1 "They also found a single black glove similar to the ones the abductor is seen wearing."

Whatever you do, if the case is tried, DO NOT ask the defendant to try on the gloves!!!

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 05:33 PM (N8ZBc)

2 Queue the bitching.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 12, 2026 05:33 PM (ExV1e)

3 "She kidnapped herself, maaaan."

Posted by: garrett at February 12, 2026 05:33 PM (gH8T+)

4 Black gloves? Oooohhhhh shiiiiiit.

Posted by: OJ at February 12, 2026 05:34 PM (HE7b3)

5 I'm not sure I should cover it. But maybe some of you are following it.
.....

We were making fun of it in the last thread.

Posted by: wth at February 12, 2026 05:34 PM (UjdFS)

6 What "race" are Hispanics?? Not a race. Sheesh we have lost the language.

Posted by: tubal at February 12, 2026 05:34 PM (VTVwi)

7 I feel bad for her family, Not knowing is very hard, but I suspect she's dead by now. She needed medicine and there was blood in the house.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 12, 2026 05:34 PM (ix8EF)

8 >>Black gloves? Oooohhhhh shiiiiiit.

13% of gloves...

Posted by: garrett at February 12, 2026 05:34 PM (gH8T+)

9 "But maybe some of you are following it."

Nobody here has mentioned it yet. Not a peep.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 05:34 PM (N8ZBc)

10 Bruno Magli gloves!

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 05:35 PM (N8ZBc)

11 I'm wondering just who this is important to, other than the family. I'm with Nurse on this. I **** **** ****.

Posted by: Will Robinson at February 12, 2026 05:35 PM (VxFiM)

12
She was kidnapped by crash test dummies?!?!

Those bastards!!!

Posted by: naturalfake at February 12, 2026 05:35 PM (iJfKG)

13 It's a big story and people are talking about it and now it's of course political. I personally like seeing it covered. People just want to know the mystery.

Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 05:36 PM (E0p3T)

14 i have one word for you, murphy

BURISMA

Posted by: cherries in season at February 12, 2026 05:36 PM (//2Io)

15 What? Is this a thing? Missed it so far.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 12, 2026 05:36 PM (u82oZ)

16 Upper pic. Say, is that guy wearing one of those bizarre Omnilux face masks, ads for which are deluging TV?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 12, 2026 05:36 PM (XeU6L)

17 I will say that the FBI is missing the obvious point that the kidnappers are a cabal of district court judges opposed to Trump.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 12, 2026 05:37 PM (ExV1e)

18 "She was kidnapped by crash test dummies?!?!"

Mmm mmm mmm mmm....

Posted by: PabloD at February 12, 2026 05:37 PM (3VXNH)

19 I’ll be laughing for weeks non stop if it turns out it was an illegal who killed her.

Otherwise I have zero I interest in this soap opera.

Posted by: OJ at February 12, 2026 05:37 PM (HE7b3)

20 Glove? Wasn't mine!

Posted by: Zombie OJ Simp's Son at February 12, 2026 05:37 PM (TezPK)

21 Upper pic. Say, is that guy wearing one of those bizarre Omnilux face masks, ads for which are deluging TV?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.
-------

Soon, no doubt, they will have a penis model.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 12, 2026 05:37 PM (XeU6L)

22 If they have a glove, they have DNA. If he came through the border, he has DNA on file. If a citizen, I assume FBI already has everyone's DNA (or their family which is the same thing)

So unless he is a "gottaway" it should be easy to ID.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 12, 2026 05:37 PM (l0YH1)

23 If I had a missing family member anywhere, I'd be livid with the wall-to-wall coverage of this debacle.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 12, 2026 05:38 PM (jtM2q)

24 A bit off the main topic, but that porch image was from Google's NEXT camera data storage. Nancy didn't pay for a subscription to access the data, but GOOGLE/NEXT keeps everything. A court order from the FBI gave them access to the data.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at February 12, 2026 05:38 PM (4nEGa)

25 DM says assault glove.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 05:38 PM (N8ZBc)

26 If it's important to TMZ, it's probably not important.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 12, 2026 05:38 PM (3uBP9)

27 Time to check the attic and maybe the garage.

Posted by: wth at February 12, 2026 05:38 PM (UjdFS)

28
Guthrie Guthrie! Guthrie!

Posted by: MSM at February 12, 2026 05:38 PM (XeU6L)

29 The Paolo. He refuse to wear ze glove.

Posted by: Paolo at February 12, 2026 05:38 PM (gH8T+)

30 If the glove don't fit you must acquit.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 12, 2026 05:39 PM (/lPRQ)

31 I think Nancy Guthrie was sucked into a black hole.

Posted by: Don Lemon at February 12, 2026 05:39 PM (CNl8/)

32 Again, this case has a Fargo vibe.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 12, 2026 05:40 PM (9Rrqm)

33 >>> A bit off the main topic, but that porch image was from Google's NEXT camera data storage. Nancy didn't pay for a subscription to access the data, but GOOGLE/NEXT keeps everything. A court order from the FBI gave them access to the data.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at February 12, 2026 05:38 PM (4nEGa)

NEST which makes cameras and thermostats and may have been bought out by amazon or google for all I know. Google buys companies to torture to death and bury. Like they did to fitbit.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 12, 2026 05:40 PM (3uBP9)

34 I dunno. Cartels? Also racist?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 05:40 PM (zZu0s)

35 Stop hinting around the edges, Chrissie. Tell us which races are now officially so superior that cops are simply not allowed to ask them a single question.

A: Everyone one except white men.

Posted by: Chuck C at February 12, 2026 05:40 PM (D0HYP)

36 Sad situation. Not following it. For me it will be "so that's what happened" when it is over. Hope it works out well for the family.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 12, 2026 05:40 PM (n5tGW)

37 There is something about this that isn't adding up. Doorbell video looks performative. And that is no way to carry a firearm. This person looked lost.

Posted by: SS at February 12, 2026 05:40 PM (52U6V)

38 Mama Guthrie is probably just in Nogales, watching Donkey Shows and living her best life.

Posted by: garrett at February 12, 2026 05:40 PM (gH8T+)

39 Is that what's wrong with my fitbit?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 05:40 PM (zZu0s)

40 9 "But maybe some of you are following it."

Nobody here has mentioned it yet. Not a peep.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 05:34 PM (N8ZBc)

+++

LOL

Posted by: washrivergal at February 12, 2026 05:40 PM (LnCz0)

41 I'm still trying to figure out how a foreigner middle school teacher, the son in law, and the daughter, a poet, have a million plus dollar house.

Posted by: nckate at February 12, 2026 05:41 PM (uQzkA)

42 That's not a recommended carry position.

Posted by: garrett at February 12, 2026 05:41 PM (gH8T+)

43 I knew a guy named Glover once...could it be? Should I ring up the FBI?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 12, 2026 05:41 PM (XeU6L)

44 Update in Nancy Guthrie Kidnapping Case

So....
Anyway, I hear the next Super Bowl will again feature Bad Bunny....

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 12, 2026 05:41 PM (/lPRQ)

45
Carlos was accused of kidnapping. Says Carlos?

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 12, 2026 05:41 PM (azNOR)

46
Whatever. It still pisses me off.

In Trump's shoes my only response would be "the federal government takes no interest in this local crime problem. We're sure the strong & brave truthseeker Savannah Guthrie will get to the bottom of this like she did about my involvement with QAnon. She turned up a lot with that hard-hitting investigation and we're confident she'll be just as effective here."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 12, 2026 05:42 PM (BI5O2)

47 19 I’ll be laughing for weeks non stop if it turns out it was an illegal who killed her.

Posted by: OJ at February 12, 2026 05:37 PM (HE7b3)

Only in today's "America" could an illegal alien kill a white communist woman and somehow it's still the fault of white men.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 12, 2026 05:42 PM (IG3/x)

48 I think Nancy Guthrie was sucked into a black hole.
Posted by: Don Lemon
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One word: Aliens

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 12, 2026 05:42 PM (XeU6L)

49 "I think Nancy Guthrie was sucked into a black hole."

She's partying with the crew of MH 370!!

Posted by: Will Robinson at February 12, 2026 05:43 PM (VxFiM)

50 Anyway, I hear the next Super Bowl will again feature Bad Bunny....
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 12, 2026 05:41 PM (/lPRQ)

Lol. Well I heard he did better than any other act in the history of the universe and that Goodell wanted his dick up his ass personally.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 05:43 PM (zZu0s)

51 >>> Is that what's wrong with my fitbit?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 05:40 PM (zZu0s)

Google bought it and then proceeded to brick anything that wasn't google brand named. And then lit it all on fire. Then it fell into a deep pit.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 12, 2026 05:43 PM (3uBP9)

52 40 Thank you, thank you for the LOL, at last! Now I'll stop doing a denial of service joke attack on this site for today. Gracias! Hasta pronto!

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 05:43 PM (N8ZBc)

53 "I'm late to covering this. I'm not sure I should cover it. But maybe some of you are following it."

My vote:

Don't cover it.

Not political. Random. Boring.

Just yet another in a long line of MSM obsessive frantic over-coverage of some celebrity scandal, trying to force the public to care about something which few people have any interest in. They do this every few years, and it's cringey and repetitive. The last time it really gripped the public's imagination was the "OJ in a White Bronco" slow-speed chase back in ;95. But now with the internet, people can ignore that shit and curate their own news filter.

Sure, yeah, it;s sad some old lady was kidnapped, of course -- but every day dozens of people are kidnapped, murdered, sex-trafficked, you name, all across America. We can;t have Maximum Concern about all of them.

And I've even heard of Savannah Guthrie until two days ago. Shrug.

Posted by: zombie at February 12, 2026 05:44 PM (se8lQ)

54 She's probably on the underside of Guam.

Posted by: Hank Johnson at February 12, 2026 05:44 PM (n5tGW)

55 How could you insult Gollum like that? For shame!

Posted by: tankdemon at February 12, 2026 05:44 PM (g44G9)

56 Only in today's "America" could an illegal alien kill a white communist woman and somehow it's still the fault of white men.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 12, 2026 05:42 PM (IG3/x)

Actually it would be since Biden and Co (predominantly white) let all the illegals in.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 05:44 PM (zZu0s)

57 > 48 I think Nancy Guthrie was sucked into a black hole.
Posted by: Don Lemon

I wasn't anywhere near there.

Posted by: Maxine Waters at February 12, 2026 05:44 PM (IG3/x)

58
I read last night that law enforcement is now asking neighbors to check their ring camera stuff on a certain date.

Duh, shouldn't they have looked at that stuff immediately?

The only reason I follow the story is I'm amazed at the investigation.

Hello, Sherlock would have this solved a day, lol.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 12, 2026 05:44 PM (3ek7K)

59 I knew a guy named Glover once...could it be? Should I ring up the FBI?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.
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Wait, wait...it just came to me, Crispin Hellion Glover. Guy always seemed a little unstable.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 12, 2026 05:45 PM (XeU6L)

60 Only in today's "America" could an illegal alien kill a white communist woman and somehow it's still the fault of white men.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 12, 2026 05:42 PM (IG3/x)

++++

And Trump, in particular.

Posted by: washrivergal at February 12, 2026 05:45 PM (LnCz0)

61 I am sick to death of the hundreds upon hundreds of commenters at places like the Shmateway Shmundit endlessly screaming "IT'S ALL A COVER UP AND IF YOU CAN'T SEE THAT YOU'RE A FUCKING IDIOT. WAKE UP!!!! REEEEE!"

Not one of them, not one blessed one, bothers to inform us alleged idiots of exactly *what* is being "covered up" by kidnaping Savannah Guthries mother.

My message to them is: SAY it. SAY the fucking thing. Whatever it is you're thinking, have the courage of your fucking convictions and come out and SAY THE THING. Because if you can't do that, if you just want to sit around blurting out your I'm-so-much-smarter-than-you BULLSHIT without saying what it is you believe iss being "covered up" in your tiny little undeveloped infantile minds, you can go fuck yourselves sideways. With a pineapple.

Posted by: Delurker at February 12, 2026 05:45 PM (gtcuf)

62
Regarding OJ and the gloves, when he pulled the gloves on in the courtroom with that totally fake grimace you could tell that he was intentionally tensing his hands and widening his fingers so that the gloves wouldn't fit. It was so fucking obvious that I'm surprised that the judge didn't tell him to knock it off with the shenanigans. That always annoyed me.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 12, 2026 05:45 PM (y9nCu)

63 I've even heard of ... = I'd never even heard of...

Posted by: zombie at February 12, 2026 05:45 PM (se8lQ)

64 Whatever. It still pisses me off.

In Trump's shoes my only response would be "the federal government takes no interest in this local crime problem.

It is plausibly a kidnapping for ransom. The FBI, by statute, assists in investigating kidnappings. Why does that piss you off?

Posted by: Chuck C at February 12, 2026 05:45 PM (D0HYP)

65 @58

>>Hello, Sherlock would have this solved a day, lol.

The same team that investigated the Las Vegas Mass Shooting are investigating this one.

If the killer put her body on a sloped roof, he can probably get away clean forever.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 12, 2026 05:46 PM (9Rrqm)

66
I'd take Chris Murphy in for questioning. Does he have an alibi?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 12, 2026 05:47 PM (tgvbd)

67 I haven't followed this story at all, but it seems odd the claim is that someone kidnapped the parent of a random FNM bubblehead.

I mean I'm sure she has money but wouldn't there be better tech bro targets if you were just going after some celeb's relative?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 12, 2026 05:47 PM (sKqQm)

68 I'll be honest. I haven't the faintest idea where to purchase black insulated latex gloves. There can't be too many places in the Tuscon area that sell them.

Posted by: Orson at February 12, 2026 05:47 PM (dIske)

69 Chris Murphy looks like he's sipped more than a few penis coladas.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 12, 2026 05:48 PM (xFfhU)

70 They keep reporting that the family (and cop helpers) want proof of life. Doesn't seem they have that yet, afaik. So either she is dead, and/or their are fakers out there trying to collect.

They have tracked down Bitcoin before ... not sure if it can be purchased without a trace. Some say yes, but idk. I thought of buying some when Fidelity offered it, and it was around $25k. It went to 125 or so, is now in the 60's. Oh well ...

Posted by: illiniwek at February 12, 2026 05:48 PM (vbXSk)

71 And I've never even heard of Savannah Guthrie until two days ago. Shrug.
Posted by: zombie
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Me either, I momentarily thought that Georgia had lost a city.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 12, 2026 05:48 PM (XeU6L)

72 In more interesting missing persons or subjects than this typical media generated look over here not over there what ever happened to the missing gold in Fort Knox? Is it still missing or what? How about all of the children who go missing every day? Do not care about this.

Posted by: Junius at February 12, 2026 05:48 PM (nIs0y)

73
It is plausibly a kidnapping for ransom. The FBI, by statute, assists in investigating kidnappings. Why does that piss you off?
Posted by: Chuck C at February 12, 2026 05:45 PM (D0HYP)

May. May assist.

Prosecutorial and investigative discretion is routinely abused by the Left, and she is a prominent Leftist. Let her deal with her own problems.

"NO REASONABLE PROSECUTOR..."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 12, 2026 05:48 PM (BI5O2)

74 Your blog, Ace, but aside from saying a prayer for Nancy and her family, I don't give much of a shit about this.

Nobody would be talking about this outside of the local news if she didn't have a famous daughter, and I resent it when people with juice get special treatment when bad shit befalls them.

My mom is 75 and if she disappeared I doubt it would even make the main network news here.

Posted by: ballistic at February 12, 2026 05:49 PM (5aZAZ)

75 52 40 Thank you, thank you for the LOL, at last! Now I'll stop doing a denial of service joke attack on this site for today. Gracias! Hasta pronto!

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 05:43 PM (N8ZBc)

++++

You are a funny one. I try to keep my LOLs to a minimum or else I would come off as a retard. I want to, I really do, you guys are a riot.

Posted by: washrivergal at February 12, 2026 05:49 PM (LnCz0)

76 Update in Nancy Guthrie Kidnapping Case: Black Gloves Found

Kato, was that you?

Posted by: OJ at February 12, 2026 05:49 PM (ReYtg)

77 @70

>>So either she is dead, and/or their are fakers out there trying to collect.

Shes an elderly person with health issues.

She's probably been dead since the beginning.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 12, 2026 05:50 PM (9Rrqm)

78 Is this worse than Lindberg yet?

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 12, 2026 05:50 PM (YlWIZ)

79 7 I feel bad for her family, Not knowing is very hard, but I suspect she's dead by now. She needed medicine and there was blood in the house.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 12, 2026 05:34 PM (ix8EF)

The family has been in pain for 10 days, and will continue to be for TBD more days. I believe this is the objective of the kidnapper. Why? What is the motive for torturing the family, or one of them in particular? I hope we find out.

Posted by: Gref at February 12, 2026 05:50 PM (5rh/l)

80 In Trump's shoes my only response would be "the federal government takes no interest in this local crime problem. We're sure the strong & brave truthseeker Savannah Guthrie will get to the bottom of this like she did about my involvement with QAnon. She turned up a lot with that hard-hitting investigation and we're confident she'll be just as effective here."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

Trump could just retweet all the shit Savannah's dear mommy tweeted about him....
"Hope he DIAF!", etc.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 12, 2026 05:50 PM (/lPRQ)

81 How hard could this be? Look for a white Bronco.

Posted by: t-bird at February 12, 2026 05:50 PM (ReYtg)

82 Something stinks about this whole thing. Doesn’t feel like a kidnapping to me.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 12, 2026 05:51 PM (N5sxx)

83 > A bit off the main topic, but that porch image was from Google's NEXT camera data storage. Nancy didn't pay for a subscription to access the data, but GOOGLE/NEXT keeps everything. A court order from the FBI gave them access to the data.
-----------
All the consumer security camera systems have the ability to be "controlled" (activated, store video/photos) by Amazon, Google, whomever. Whenever they want.

There was a Superbowl ad for Ring doorbells that was all about "finding a lost dog." So Ring turned on all the Ring doorbells in a several mile radius to "find the lost dog." Without the owner's knowledge.

Think about that.

It's the surveillance state writ large without your consent... unless you read the really fine print. And there's really no "opt out" if the Feds want it.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 12, 2026 05:51 PM (jtM2q)

84
Elric,

I agree.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 12, 2026 05:51 PM (3ek7K)

85 The family has been in pain for 10 days, and will continue to be for TBD more days. I believe this is the objective of the kidnapper. Why? What is the motive for torturing the family, or one of them in particular? I hope we find out.
Posted by: Gref at February 12, 2026 05:50 PM (5rh/l)

At this rate, the likeliest scenario is that it went sideways, she's dead, and the kidnapper/s are letting the fuzz chase their tails while they bug out.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 12, 2026 05:52 PM (BI5O2)

86 Maybe six months from now Grandma Guthrie will be caught on a bank security camera toting a submachine gun and sporting a jaunty beret.

Posted by: PabloD at February 12, 2026 05:52 PM (3VXNH)

87 "Is the problem that the man was Hispanic? I want the Democrats to be clear: Which races, precisely, are immune from being suspected in crimes and being prosecuted for them? Which races have complete immunity to criminal law?"

Well, this being Tucson, the cops who arrested him were also likely Hispanic.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 12, 2026 05:52 PM (vOtXJ)

88 18 "She was kidnapped by crash test dummies?!?!"

Mmm mmm mmm mmm....
Posted by: PabloD at February 12, 2026 05:37 PM (3VXNH)

*shuffles feet*

Posted by: God at February 12, 2026 05:52 PM (TbWk/)

89 It was so fucking obvious that I'm surprised that the judge didn't tell him to knock it off with the shenanigans. That always annoyed me.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 12, 2026 05:45 PM (y9nCu)

They had OJ try on a skintight glove with a cloth glove underneath it.

OJ didn’t even have to strain his limited acting skills to pull that job off.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 12, 2026 05:52 PM (6ydKt)

90 Google bought it and then proceeded to brick anything that wasn't google brand named. And then lit it all on fire. Then it fell into a deep pit.
Posted by: banana Dream at February 12, 2026 05:43 PM (3uBP9)

Mine seemed to work fine, then just stopped connecting to the phone after a month or so. Update phone, nada. Update app, nada. *shrug*

Trying to look at other options. Anyone have any recommendations?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 05:53 PM (zZu0s)

91 Have they looked in the 55 gallon drum of hydrochloric acid in the crawlspace?

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn! at February 12, 2026 05:53 PM (oftw2)

92 They have a bunch of biometrics on whoever was at the door now.

It shouldn't take long to find them if they are still in the country.

Posted by: pawn at February 12, 2026 05:53 PM (uvB+6)

93 Okay, alright, I give up Ace. I have been a loyal Ace of Spades lurker for over 10 years, but I give up. I will have to stop reading it because of the just begun yesterday ad that appears in the middle of the page. It will not allow me to get back to the page I was reading and I have to completely rerun the url to get back in. Goodbye Ace it was a good run but the DEI ads have ruined the experience for me.

Posted by: FrankinTexas at February 12, 2026 05:54 PM (SFMsh)

94 It is plausibly a kidnapping for ransom. The FBI, by statute, assists in investigating kidnappings.
Posted by: Chuck C
---------

You're welcome.

Posted by: The Lindbergh baby at February 12, 2026 05:54 PM (XeU6L)

95 Disgusted kidnapper certainly looks quite stocky guy

Posted by: Skip at February 12, 2026 05:54 PM (Ia/+0)

96 I am surprised she has not done the 'ICE KIDNAPPED MY MOM!'

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 05:54 PM (zZu0s)

97
She's was kidnapped by gender-reassignment doctors and she's now Nathan Guthrie.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 12, 2026 05:54 PM (tgvbd)

98 86 Maybe six months from now Grandma Guthrie will be caught on a bank security camera toting a submachine gun and sporting a jaunty beret.
Posted by: PabloD

In the bank/submachine-gun video, Patty was wearing a ridiculous wig and glasses. It was in a later photo (not video) that she was wearing the jaunty beret.

Posted by: zombie at February 12, 2026 05:54 PM (se8lQ)

99 Maybe six months from now Grandma Guthrie will be caught on a bank security camera toting a submachine gun and sporting a jaunty beret.
Posted by: PabloD at February 12, 2026 05:52 PM (3VXNH)

Is the Symbianese Liberation Army even still a thing?

Posted by: Going full-on Patty Hearst at February 12, 2026 05:54 PM (TbWk/)

100 Tear it down: don’t rebuild it.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 12, 2026 05:54 PM (IJRGr)

101 May. May assist.

Prosecutorial and investigative discretion is routinely abused by the Left, and she is a prominent Leftist. Let her deal with her own problems.

"NO REASONABLE PROSECUTOR..."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
________

If the FBI didn't get involved, the left would be going after them for that and saying it's precisely because she's a prominent leftist. Damned if they do, damned if they don't.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 12, 2026 05:55 PM (XvL8K)

102 The first time that I heard the Sheriff conduct a press conference I knew that it was going to be a shitshow! It’s truly amazing how many idiots get elected to office. Given our current education system it doesn’t seem that anything will get better in the future, either! I’m glad that I’m on the back nine of life.

Posted by: Unkaren at February 12, 2026 05:55 PM (cDrfF)

103

Hey another Democrat voter!

Posted by: E Buzz at February 12, 2026 05:55 PM (et1vG)

104 86 Maybe six months from now Grandma Guthrie will be caught on a bank security camera toting a submachine gun and sporting a jaunty beret.
Posted by: PabloD at February 12, 2026 05:52 PM (3VXNH)

Patty Hearst might demand twenty five cents royalty.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 12, 2026 05:55 PM (YlWIZ)

105
May. May assist.

Prosecutorial and investigative discretion is routinely abused by the Left, and she is a prominent Leftist. Let her deal with her own problems.

"NO REASONABLE PROSECUTOR..."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 12, 2026 05:48 PM

Kidnapping for ransom is rare in the US because the full weight of the federal government comes down on those cases. I don't want that to change simply because the affected family is leftist.

Posted by: Chuck C at February 12, 2026 05:56 PM (D0HYP)

106 I heard that she jumped into a black Trans Am with a guy named Bandit. and Sheriff Buford T. Justice of Texas is in high speed pursuit!

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 12, 2026 05:56 PM (S/Y4j)

107 Posted by: FrankinTexas at February 12, 2026 05:54 PM (SFMsh)

Ok, random man. Have you just tried disabling all scripts for the site? If you have ace whitelisted, try taking the white list off?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 05:56 PM (zZu0s)

108 Why haven't the Clintons or Obamas rushed in to provide aid and comfort for their comrade at the network?

A friend and comrade, indeed!

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 12, 2026 05:57 PM (xFfhU)

109 Think about that.

It's the surveillance state writ large without your consent... unless you read the really fine print. And there's really no "opt out" if the Feds want it.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 12, 2026 05:51 PM (jtM2q)

Ring has had the ‘Search Party’ feature for several years now.

It was always something you had to opt-in to via the app and consent to your camera’s video to be shared.

I don’t know if that’s still the case but I’d assume people still have to consent just based on legal issues alone.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 12, 2026 05:57 PM (6ydKt)

110 Radicalized AWFLs Form Sybianese Liberation Army. Details at 10.

Posted by: Ahead of the curve at February 12, 2026 05:57 PM (TbWk/)

111 My mom is 75 and if she disappeared I doubt it would even make the main network news here.
Posted by: ballistic

They would not even take report until she was gone for days, and when they did they would just file it.
Then if a neighbor complained about the smell maybe they would check.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 12, 2026 05:57 PM (/lPRQ)

112 I honestly don't wish the Guthrie family ill but I've been bothered by the fact that this story has received wall to wall coverage while the assassination attempt on President Trump - and the murder of Corey Comaptiore (sic?) - have recieved a grand total of about 2 days coverage. What in the ever loving fuck? And what does it say about what a seriously un-serious fucking country we are.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at February 12, 2026 05:57 PM (ALUT+)

113 ala Fargo, thats probably true,

Posted by: miguel cervantes at February 12, 2026 05:58 PM (bXbFr)

114 Wrote my theory on another board.

Dude liked to prey on the neighborhood. He was obviously going to rob her place and thought she was asleep or away for the evening. She wasn't and surprised him. He kills her and thinks he leaves some way of identifying him on the body (I was thinking choking for lack of blood and handprints). Not prepared for a murder, he has to drag her out, improperly or not wrapped, thus leaving the blood trail. He tosses her somewhere in the desert where he's hoping his DNA/identifying info and the body is destroyed by the elements and the predators (aka, the reason he took the body vs leaving it where it would be perfectly preserved in the house).

Posted by: Nova Local at February 12, 2026 05:58 PM (tOcjL)

115 82 Something stinks about this whole thing. Doesn’t feel like a kidnapping to me.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 12, 2026 05:51 PM (N5sxx)

_________________

Same. I know that area a bit (Catalina Foothills). Developments going up everywhere. Her house, I understand was only accessible by a long winding road, which suggests the residence is on a plot of land outside of any developments. I know for a fact that some of the less scrupulous real estate developers use third parties to "encourage" land owners to sell parcels. We're talking a $ Million home with a pristine view of the mountains. I've not seen anything that indicates how much land she owned but a house like that won't be sitting on a postage stamp.

In short, I think we'll find this real estate related and was supposed to be a "scare" but escalated. She had health issues but lived alone...so did she have one of those "I've fallen and I can't get up" alarms?

Posted by: Orson at February 12, 2026 05:58 PM (dIske)

116 12 - She was kidnapped by crash test dummies?!?!

Those bastards!!!

Posted by: naturalfake at February 12, 2026 05:35 PM (iJfKG)

Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm....

Posted by: It wasn't us!! at February 12, 2026 05:58 PM (+BcZI)

117 Posted by: FrankinTexas
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You have probably mentioned this, but, what OS and browser are you using?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 12, 2026 05:58 PM (XeU6L)

118 Zombie - Yes, but wouldn't you want to wear a jaunty beret if you were robbing a bank whilst toting a SMG? I just don't think a wig and sunglasses really conveys the right message.

Posted by: PabloD at February 12, 2026 05:58 PM (3VXNH)

119 Ok, random man. Have you just tried disabling all scripts for the site? If you have ace whitelisted, try taking the white list off?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 05:56 PM (zZu0s)

Whoa whoa WHOA! WHITElist?! During Black History Month?! You racist mother....

Posted by: I can't even... at February 12, 2026 05:58 PM (TbWk/)

120 93 Okay, alright, I give up Ace. I have been a loyal Ace of Spades lurker for over 10 years, but I give up. I will have to stop reading it because of the just begun yesterday ad that appears in the middle of the page. It will not allow me to get back to the page I was reading and I have to completely rerun the url to get back in. Goodbye Ace it was a good run but the DEI ads have ruined the experience for me.
Posted by: FrankinTexas

I pirposely read AoS on an outdated obsolete old browser that is incapable of even displaying ads or social media. If there's some post where a twitter embed is germane to the content, I can briefly use a newer browser to look just at the post, but generally I stick with the obsolete one. Loads 20x faster too, because no embeds, videos, tweets, ads, etc., which take up most of the bandwidth.

There's also ways to turn off ads from displaying in current browsers, but I wont mention that.

Posted by: zombie at February 12, 2026 05:58 PM (se8lQ)

121 I think we're all having problems following the story, being distracted and all by the burning passion and desire that leads into the upcoming big celebration, that's right, I'm talking about NATIONAL ENGINEER WEEK Feb 22-28!

Have you planned out how you are going to stalk, pin down, and aggressively nuzzle up to the Engineer In Your Area? No they won't enjoy it, it may even kill them, but our very civilization depends on your participation in this treasured cultural event.

Posted by: banana Dream - EIYA? be on the lookout at February 12, 2026 05:59 PM (3uBP9)

122 I haven't cared to pay attention, so should I?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 12, 2026 05:59 PM (2GVsD)

123 Maybe she got caught up in one of those argues the videos say that lonely women, separated from their husbands on vacation fall victim to?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 05:59 PM (zZu0s)

124 89 They had OJ try on a skintight glove with a cloth glove underneath it.

OJ didn’t even have to strain his limited acting skills to pull that job off.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 12, 2026 05:52 PM (6ydKt)

There are some who claim that OJ stopped taking an anti-inflammatory drug for his arthritis a month before the trial, which lead to his hands swelling up just in case somebody wanted him to try on the gloves.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 12, 2026 05:59 PM (g44G9)

125 So Ace, who is the most odious democratic senator? Can’t be Schumer since he’s pretty much neutered now. This is a tough race!

Posted by: Keena at February 12, 2026 06:00 PM (RiTnx)

126 Whoa whoa WHOA! WHITElist?! During Black History Month?! You racist mother....
Posted by: I can't even... at February 12, 2026 05:58 PM (TbWk/)

*shifty eyes*

*innocently*- what do you mean, boy?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 06:00 PM (zZu0s)

127 Wake me when Savannah takes her top off...

Otherwise

Yaaaaaaaaaawwn

Posted by: melodicmetal at February 12, 2026 06:00 PM (XLfSN)

128 Posted by: zombie at February 12, 2026 05:44 PM (se8lQ

Natalie Holloway. Casey Anthony.

Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 06:00 PM (E0p3T)

129 Has there been an update on Whig's surgery?

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 12, 2026 06:00 PM (xDN0i)

130
Have you planned out how you are going to stalk, pin down, and aggressively nuzzle up to the Engineer In Your Area?

____________

"Hey there, big boy. Want to transfer some heat?"

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 12, 2026 06:00 PM (tgvbd)

131 121 I think we're all having problems following the story, being distracted and all by the burning passion and desire that leads into the upcoming big celebration, that's right, I'm talking about NATIONAL ENGINEER WEEK Feb 22-28!

Have you planned out how you are going to stalk, pin down, and aggressively nuzzle up to the Engineer In Your Area? No they won't enjoy it, it may even kill them, but our very civilization depends on your participation in this treasured cultural event.
Posted by: banana Dream - EIYA? be on the lookout at February 12, 2026 05:59 PM (3uBP9)

Got my vintage slide rule all lubed up for the occasion.

Posted by: Pina colada flavored graphite at February 12, 2026 06:01 PM (TbWk/)

132 I've heard that Kash Patel just hates anybody with brown skin.

Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at February 12, 2026 06:01 PM (JuSDn)

133 Anyway, I hear the next Super Bowl will again feature Bad Bunny....
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher

Lol. Well I heard he did better than any other act in the history of the universe and that Goodell wanted his dick up his ass personally.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Isn't that always done personally? I don't even think The Paolo could do it over the phone.....

Posted by: mikeski at February 12, 2026 06:02 PM (VHUov)

134 Zombie - Yes, but wouldn't you want to wear a jaunty beret if you were robbing a bank whilst toting a SMG? I just don't think a wig and sunglasses really conveys the right message.
Posted by: PabloD
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'Okay motherstickers, this is a fuckup...'

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 12, 2026 06:02 PM (XeU6L)

135 I believe the S-I-L has an airtight alibi. I think it is some
local criminal rando that ran into her during a burglary.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 12, 2026 06:02 PM (abIsI)

136 Isn't that always done personally? I don't even think The Paolo could do it over the phone.....

Teledicktonics FTW

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 12, 2026 06:02 PM (2GVsD)

137
120 93 Okay, alright, I give up Ace. I have been a loyal Ace of Spades lurker for over 10 years, but I give up. I will have to stop reading it because of the just begun yesterday ad that appears in the middle of the page. It will not allow me to get back to the page I was reading and I have to completely rerun the url to get back in. Goodbye Ace it was a good run but the DEI ads have ruined the experience for me.
Posted by: FrankinTexas

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I agree it sucks. I found that if I immediately hit "comments" it will ovrride the popup.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 12, 2026 06:03 PM (o8eVs)

138 Kidnapping for ransom is rare in the US because the full weight of the federal government comes down on those cases. I don't want that to change simply because the affected family is leftist.
Posted by: Chuck C at February 12, 2026 05:56 PM (D0HYP)

What precisely would it change?

Ask yourself - if Matt Walsh's mother were kidnapped, what would the FBI be doing right now?

I'm guessing "sharpening pencils and chucking them into the drop ceiling tiles."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 12, 2026 06:03 PM (BI5O2)

139 Black Gloves Found,

I suspect OJ

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 12, 2026 06:03 PM (0U5gm)

140 Got my vintage slide rule all lubed up for the occasion.
Posted by: Pina colada
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Pocket protector?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 12, 2026 06:03 PM (XeU6L)

141 118 Zombie - Yes, but wouldn't you want to wear a jaunty beret if you were robbing a bank whilst toting a SMG? I just don't think a wig and sunglasses really conveys the right message.
Posted by: PabloD at February 12, 2026 05:58 PM (3VXNH)

I would never want to wear a beret. I absolutely despised Gen. Shineseki for making the entire Army wear them. I am not a freaking mime.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 12, 2026 06:04 PM (g44G9)

142 Interesting info on birthright citizenship.

https://tinyurl.com/k2nzas4t

Posted by: Hank Johnson at February 12, 2026 06:04 PM (n5tGW)

143 And she makes total sense for a robbery - really old lady, with serious health problems, lives alone at night in a rich house on rich property.

Posted by: Nova Local at February 12, 2026 06:04 PM (tOcjL)

144 Got my vintage slide rule all lubed up for the occasion.
Posted by: Pina colada
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Pocket protector?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 12, 2026 06:03 PM (XeU6L)

Of course. Have to have safe schematics.

Posted by: Preparation is paramount. at February 12, 2026 06:04 PM (TbWk/)

145 85 The family has been in pain for 10 days, and will continue to be for TBD more days. I believe this is the objective of the kidnapper. Why? What is the motive for torturing the family, or one of them in particular? I hope we find out.
Posted by: Gref at February 12, 2026 05:50 PM (5rh/l)

At this rate, the likeliest scenario is that it went sideways, she's dead, and the kidnapper/s are letting the fuzz chase their tails while they bug out.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 12, 2026 05:52 PM (BI5O2)

Could well be.

The fuzz haven't told the public anything about Nancy's blood found or not anywhere but on the front doorstep. With good reason at this point in the investigation I expect. But who can know given the seeming Keystone Kops investigation. Did the perps accidentally or intentionally put her blood on the doorstep? Have the Kops given us their estimate of the amount of blood?

Posted by: Gref at February 12, 2026 06:04 PM (5rh/l)

146 I pirposely read AoS on an outdated obsolete old browser that is incapable of even displaying ads or social media. If there's some post where a twitter embed is germane to the content, I can briefly use a newer browser to look just at the post, but generally I stick with the obsolete one. Loads 20x faster too, because no embeds, videos, tweets, ads, etc., which take up most of the bandwidth.
Posted by: zombie

So you're the last user of Lynx. I was wondering who it was.

Posted by: mikeski at February 12, 2026 06:05 PM (VHUov)

147 This whole thing makes me sick. There is no way the fib, dhs, county sheriff and local cops would expend 1/1000 the resources on this kind of crime for anyone on this website if they were kidnapped.

Don't get me wrong, it is horrible what happened and the family must be sick but if this was a "normal" person this would barely make the local news and would not be plastered in the national media 24/7.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 12, 2026 06:05 PM (0N4FZ)

148 I do have sympathy for Savanna and her missing mother, and no problems having the FBI on the case.

Posted by: Skip at February 12, 2026 06:05 PM (Ia/+0)

149 128 Posted by: zombie at February 12, 2026 05:44 PM (se8lQ

Natalie Holloway. Casey Anthony.
Posted by: ...

Madeleine McCann. Megan Markle. Michael Jackson. The lost is endless.

And it dates back decades, centuries. Kitty Genovese. The Lindberg Baby. Even Jack the Ripper is an example -- there were probably dozens of serial killers in Victorian England at the time, but the media focused on this one just to sell papers. And countless other examples now forgotten.

Posted by: zombie at February 12, 2026 06:05 PM (se8lQ)

150 Isn't that always done personally? I don't even think The Paolo could do it over the phone.....
Posted by: mikeski at February 12, 2026 06:02 PM (VHUov)

Maybe he would want his people to suck the dick or receive the sodomy. This just shows how much he likes the kid- he wanted to do it personally.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 06:05 PM (zZu0s)

151 Don't forget the new Army berets were made in the PRC

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 12, 2026 06:05 PM (2GVsD)

152 FrankinTexas, use the Brave browser.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 12, 2026 06:05 PM (wzUl9)

153 There's speculation the Hispanic son-in-law did it. He's married to Savannah's sister. If it's him, he wanted money. Maybe that million-dollar home is about to be foreclosed on. Ma Guthrie recognized him, so he offed her? I think she's dead, probably within an hour of being taken. A stupid plan concocted by an in-law who thought Savannah's money should be his money. Maybe the sister was in on it too. It's the only interesting thing about this case.

Posted by: JuJuBee, fact checker hammered by events at February 12, 2026 06:06 PM (cr5BI)

154 Maybe she's hunkered down at Katie Hobbs estate sipping tea and nibbling crumpets.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 12, 2026 06:06 PM (xFfhU)

155 I saw Malignant Gollum open for Ring of Fire at Dante's Inferno in '03.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 12, 2026 06:06 PM (wYlc4)

156 125 So Ace, who is the most odious democratic senator? Can’t be Schumer since he’s pretty much neutered now. This is a tough race!
Posted by: Keena at February 12, 2026 06:00 PM (RiTnx)

Shiff. It's gotta be Shiff.

Or Blumenthal.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 12, 2026 06:06 PM (g44G9)

157 What precisely would it change?

Ask yourself - if Matt Walsh's mother were kidnapped, what would the FBI be doing right now?

I'm guessing "sharpening pencils and chucking them into the drop ceiling tiles."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

I guess I hate kidnappers even more than I hate leftists. You do you.

Posted by: Chuck C at February 12, 2026 06:06 PM (D0HYP)

158
There are some who claim that OJ stopped taking an anti-inflammatory drug for his arthritis a month before the trial, which lead to his hands swelling up just in case somebody wanted him to try on the gloves.

Fitting gloves will not go over surgical gloves!! I tried that trying to keep my hands dry riding a motorcycle in the rain.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 12, 2026 06:07 PM (Kt19C)

159 There's so much that should have been covered, beginning with -

Take a trained dog or dogs (let's include cadaver) to the house & out on the entire property when blood was easily spotted outside the front door.

Go to neighbors' homes on the side street, rear, other side and see if their cameras or spotlights reacted to any movement at the mother's property between specific hours.

Grid the property off in the very beginning and stake that out, and then use metal rods to pound on the dirt or sand or whatever the hell is part of the landscaping around there.

Find a pile of branches or anything that could have been used to brush out footprints or dragging someone towards the outside perimeter of the property?

Triangulate the area's cellphones to local cell towers between specific hours, days?

Was her cane still inside the house? Where was her bathrobe located?

Did she usually go to her friend's home on Sunday AMs to participate in services online? Was that for always one service more than the other, 0900 am vs. 10:45 am service or vice versa? How did she routinely get to/from that friend's home for online church services?

Did she still use her car? Why?

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 12, 2026 06:08 PM (NFX2v)

160
If one of our family members was missing would Savannah Guthrie give a shit?

Nope and there is something hinky about this story.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 12, 2026 06:08 PM (3ek7K)

161 SFUSD is on strike a third day. Hero teachers chilling on the picket line.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 12, 2026 06:09 PM (RIvkX)

162 154 Maybe she's hunkered down at Katie Hobbs estate sipping tea and nibbling crumpets.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

My guess is a shallow grave somewhere south of Tucson.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 12, 2026 06:09 PM (abIsI)

163 Warning, horror.

Remember that story ace linked in the sidebar.... damn a lot of years ago during another case like this? Little girl kidnapped in the 20s or 30s. The little girl died somehow and the kidnapper/murderer/ransomer puppeteer her corpse.

That was freaking disturbing and has stuck with me. Thanks ace.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 06:09 PM (zZu0s)

164 So you're the last user of Lynx. I was wondering who it was.
Posted by: mikeski

Lynx? Nothing that new. HyperCard is my browser of choice.

Posted by: zombie at February 12, 2026 06:10 PM (se8lQ)

165 Look! A squirrel!

Posted by: Main stream media at February 12, 2026 06:11 PM (wDLi3)

166 Has anyone checked the alibis of all of the rogue federal judges, just in case?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 12, 2026 06:11 PM (S/Y4j)

167
My guess is a shallow grave somewhere south of Tucson.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 12, 2026 06:09 PM (abIsI)

_____________

"Got a lot of holes in the desert. And a lot of problems are buried in those holes. Except you gotta do it right. I mean, you gotta have the hole already dug before you show up with a package in the trunk. Otherwise, you're talking about a half hour or 45 minutes of digging. And who knows who's gonna be coming along in that time? Before you know it, you gotta dig a few more holes; you could be there all fucking night!"

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 12, 2026 06:11 PM (tgvbd)

168 But maybe some of you are following it.
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We immediately turn it off or fast forward, as appropriate.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 12, 2026 06:12 PM (RIvkX)

169 > Ring has had the ‘Search Party’ feature for several years now.

It was always something you had to opt-in to via the app and consent to your camera’s video to be shared.

I don’t know if that’s still the case but I’d assume people still have to consent just based on legal issues alone.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 12, 2026 05:57 PM (6ydKt)
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If the tech, the ability, is there to do this, it can be done without your consent. As long as someone approves it. And there's always someone who approves it. Especially if they give the manufacturer or operator of said system immunity. Or threaten them. Or both.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 12, 2026 06:12 PM (jtM2q)

170 The FBI investigating a kidnapping is a distraction from what they should be doing, which is illegally surveilling the Trump administration and forging evidence again PDT.

Posted by: Their true mission at February 12, 2026 06:12 PM (TbWk/)

171 Most simple solution is sometimes the best. All you guys getting pop-ups that ruin your viewing pleasure....just once click on the pop-up, get the IPaddy, and list it as a block in your most basic online security. Even MS Defender is effective "most" of the time for that crap.

It might seem like an amatuerish response. But, I've had that work in the past on some of the European media outlets I read.

Posted by: Orson at February 12, 2026 06:13 PM (dIske)

172 The fuzz haven't told the public anything about Nancy's blood found or not anywhere but on the front doorstep. With good reason at this point in the investigation I expect. But who can know given the seeming Keystone Kops investigation. Did the perps accidentally or intentionally put her blood on the doorstep? Have the Kops given us their estimate of the amount of blood?
Posted by: Gref

Dexter could read that blood like a book.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 12, 2026 06:13 PM (/lPRQ)

173 I wasn't following the case much, but then Mrs. Splunge insisted that this is "the Lindbergh Baby of our time" so I've been dragged in.

Posted by: Splunge at February 12, 2026 06:14 PM (KEowH)

174 Son-in-law Italian, not Hispanic I think.

Also, is or was a school teacher (6th grade) and has resided in Arizona since 2006.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 12, 2026 06:14 PM (NFX2v)

175 I do have sympathy for Savanna and her missing mother, and no problems having the FBI on the case.
Posted by: Skip

But to avoid appearances of political favoritism they should stop the the investigation when the costs exceed average for similar cases....

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 12, 2026 06:15 PM (/lPRQ)

176 Charles Lindburgh was a much bigger deal than this moistened bint.

It would be like... well Elon's kid being kidnapped. I assume he has a lot of really mean and dangerous guys watching all of his kids 24/7.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 06:15 PM (zZu0s)

177 And by moistened bint I mean the TV anchor, not her mom.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 06:16 PM (zZu0s)

178 Wrote my theory on another board.

Dude liked to prey on the neighborhood. He was obviously going to rob her place and thought she was asleep or away for the evening. She wasn't and surprised him. He kills her and thinks he leaves some way of identifying him on the body (I was thinking choking for lack of blood and handprints). Not prepared for a murder, he has to drag her out, improperly or not wrapped, thus leaving the blood trail. He tosses her somewhere in the desert where he's hoping his DNA/identifying info and the body is destroyed by the elements and the predators (aka, the reason he took the body vs leaving it where it would be perfectly preserved in the house).

Posted by: Nova Local at February 12, 2026 05:58 PM (tOcjL)

This is most likely. They never got proof of life, did they?

Never mind. Don't care.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 12, 2026 06:16 PM (o/rX6)

179 My parents lived in that area south of Tucson. It's retired white people, and Hispanics who are doing all the labor. If Murphy doesn't want them interviewing Hispanics, then they'll have to look for an 80 year-old who can scale walls.

Posted by: Wally at February 12, 2026 06:17 PM (0e5Te)

180 Michelle Malkin's cousin and God-daughter disappeared about 15 years ago and the coverage was absolutely miniscule compared to this. She still has not been found.

I don't know how other families of missing children and relatives are able to hold their tongue watching the all-hands-on-deck approach to finding Mrs. Guthrie while their cases languish. I feel for the family and pray that Nancy is found safe, but c'mon--she's not exactly FLOTUS or SLOTUS.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 12, 2026 06:17 PM (3ImbR)

181 If Elon's kid were kidnapped, the perp would be delivered to the cops within 24 hours, wrapped in one of those sushi wrappers the Japanese cops use on misbehaving Muslims.

Posted by: Splunge at February 12, 2026 06:18 PM (KEowH)

182 Stop the investigation! Ma foi, a silly waste of time! You must sit in a quiet corner, mon ami, and use your little grey cells. The answer will be obvious!

Posted by: Hercule Poroit, Belgian Butt Pirate at February 12, 2026 06:18 PM (qUkBO)

183 80 In Trump's shoes my only response would be "the federal government takes no interest in this local crime problem. ...
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
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Kidnapping is a federal crime.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 12, 2026 06:18 PM (7X7ea)

184 The whole thing is fishyer than Gollum scat.

Posted by: fd at February 12, 2026 06:21 PM (vFG9F)

185 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 12, 2026 06:11 PM (tgvbd)

Inspector says the arroyos in the area make for good ready-made graves. Stomp the lip of one and it caves in over the body.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at February 12, 2026 06:21 PM (lFFaq)

186 Here's a local mystery solved a few years ago.

ABC Action News, 2022 RIDLEY TWP., Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- A private diving company found a vehicle with human remains inside at the bottom of the Darby Creek Saturday, possibly tied to a man who went missing nearly 20 years ago in Delaware County.

Ridley Township police say the divers, who are volunteers with Adventures With Purpose, had been contacted by the missing person's family, who hoped to help provide closure as to what happened to their loved one in 2003 when he was last seen.
...

When the man went missing on December 4, 2003, he went to pick up two children from the babysitter and never showed up at the babysitter's house," said Captain James Dougherty of the Ridley Township Police Department.

Police say the docks have not been replaced in the nearly 20 years since the man went missing, and divers say one of the dock's piling punctured the hood of the vehicle.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 12, 2026 06:21 PM (NFX2v)

187 If Elon's kid were kidnapped, the perp would be delivered to the cops within 24 hours, wrapped in one of those sushi wrappers the Japanese cops use on misbehaving Muslims.

Posted by: Splunge at February 12, 2026 06:18 PM

If someone tried to kidnap elon's kids there would be dead people delivered to the local police department by his security detail.

I once met ross perot at a veterans event in dallas when he was 88 years old. He had a security detail of at least 12 men inside the event with more outside and that was just for him. Pretty sure he had that number of security people on his kids as well. Very rich people do not let this kind of stuff happen and they plan for what to do if someone is stupid enough to try.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 12, 2026 06:22 PM (0N4FZ)

188 > In Trump's shoes my only response would be "the federal government takes no interest in this local crime problem. ...
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
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Kidnapping is a federal crime.
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Obviously not their finest hour then, no?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 12, 2026 06:22 PM (jtM2q)

189 Why dern't they just get themsilves a howndog and sniff out hes trayl startin from the frunt stoop? Dum cops.

Posted by: X at February 12, 2026 06:24 PM (qUkBO)

190 Ford Admits Electric Vehicle Division Will Burn Cash for Years to Come

They've lost $22B since 2022. Heh.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 12, 2026 06:24 PM (abIsI)

191 February 5th: WGN 9

Blood found at home was Nancy Guthrie’s, no suspect identified: sheriff

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 12, 2026 06:24 PM (NFX2v)

192 153 There's speculation the Hispanic son-in-law did it.
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Hispanic son-in-law? The boot is in uproar.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 12, 2026 06:25 PM (7X7ea)

193 I admit to being interested in this because it's all so very strange. Sadly I think this is a case of murder, but I feel so sorry for the poor 84 year-old who did nothing to deserve this. And I feel for the family too, famous or not.

Posted by: bluebell at February 12, 2026 06:25 PM (g+y2H)

194 ---
Kidnapping is a federal crime.
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Obviously not their finest hour then, no?
Posted by: Martini Farmer
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It would take much research to find their finest hour.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 12, 2026 06:26 PM (7X7ea)

195 Half of all murders never result in a conviction.
Even less if there is no body.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 12, 2026 06:26 PM (/lPRQ)

196 When I walked by the open window, I heard Nancy's son-in-law say to her "Well then I hope you die!"

Posted by: Redd Herringfoxx at February 12, 2026 06:27 PM (qUkBO)

197 I'm horrible at matching pictures and people but the innocent hispanic guy's build seems pretty close to the masked guy's build.

Nancy is not a pretty white female which is the FNMs favorite squirrel to air endlessly, but mom of a celeb, so I guess they are running with it. I don't mind the FNM doing this but I had to switch off my talk radio show I usually listen to while driving to work on Mon and Tuesday, they were babbling about Nancy, muzac, and 80s movies. I was like "are there no real things to talk about? I care less about Nancy and about what music or movies these dudes thing are/were good" So I switched to the Legends am station. Fun for me to have songs from when I was a kid, and songs I listened to on the 'oldies station' when I was in college in the 80s.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 12, 2026 06:27 PM (Sokdp)

198 If the kidnapper(s) sent a current photo of the 84 year old grandma as proof of life, could you tell if she was actually alive?

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 12, 2026 06:27 PM (abIsI)

199 They're saying they only need one more senator for the SAVE act. I thought it wasn't that close but that's the word on the twitters.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 12, 2026 06:27 PM (3uBP9)

200 While blood generally stops circulating shortly after death, minor post-mortem leakage can occur. Blood dries in about 3 to 20 minutes, which can help estimate the time of injury.

(No personal knowledge, just online.)

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 12, 2026 06:29 PM (NFX2v)

201 Half of all murders never result in a conviction.
Even less if there is no body.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 12, 2026 06:26 PM (/lPRQ)

I think people don't like to think about it. They believe there should be justice.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 06:29 PM (zZu0s)

202 I am told that she was non-ambulatory. Non-ambulatory means that she cannot evacuate without assistance in an emergency.

Pro Tip: do not let your elderly non-ambulatory mother live alone.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 12, 2026 06:29 PM (RIvkX)

203 Who benefits from her death? She got a will? Raght thar is yer suspects.

Posted by: Kwi Boner, Private Investigator at February 12, 2026 06:29 PM (qUkBO)

204
Her pacemaker stopped syncing up with her smart watch 2 days after she disappeared.

She's dead, it's a body search now.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 12, 2026 06:29 PM (3ek7K)

205 199 They're saying they only need one more senator for the SAVE act. I thought it wasn't that close but that's the word on the twitters.
Posted by: banana Dream a

Oh Fetterlump, where are you when we need you?

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 12, 2026 06:29 PM (abIsI)

206 "They're saying they only need one more senator for the SAVE act. I thought it wasn't that close but that's the word on the twitters.
Posted by: banana Dream"

Somebody needs to be squeezed until their eyeballs pop out.

Posted by: fd at February 12, 2026 06:30 PM (vFG9F)

207 If the tech, the ability, is there to do this, it can be done without your consent. As long as someone approves it. And there's always someone who approves it. Especially if they give the manufacturer or operator of said system immunity. Or threaten them. Or both.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 12, 2026 06:12 PM (jtM2q)

Well, in Ring/Amazon's case you can't even save the video on your own. It stays on their servers, and you pay a subscription to keep your video/pics.

So, yeah, once that video hits their servers they can pretty much do with it what they want.

I almost got a Ring a few years ago until I got to that part.

It's better, if you value your privacy or keeping your own data, to just buy your own system and save everything on your own computer.

But I can understand why so many people don't want to be bothered will all that noise and just slap a doorbell cam out front and hook it to WiFi.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 12, 2026 06:30 PM (6ydKt)

208 Pro Tip: do not let your elderly non-ambulatory mother live alone.
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Unless you're planning to kill her.

Posted by: Kwi Boner, Private Investigator at February 12, 2026 06:30 PM (qUkBO)

209 Somebody needs to be squeezed until their eyeballs pop out.
Posted by: fd at February 12, 2026 06:30 PM (vFG9F)

McConnell wants to be this generations fucking McCain.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 06:31 PM (zZu0s)

210 Was the old lady in a love triangle? If so, one of them done it.

Posted by: Kwi Boner, Private Investigator at February 12, 2026 06:31 PM (qUkBO)

211 >>@TheStormRedux
·
15m
>>John Solomon is reporting that there will likely be a “Georgia-like event” regarding election integrity in Arizona tomorrow 👀

>>“I think there’s a Georgia-like event in Arizona, like what happened in Fulton County. I think tomorrow is a likely day…

Posted by: JackStraw at February 12, 2026 06:31 PM (viF8m)

212 They're saying they only need one more senator for the SAVE act. I thought it wasn't that close but that's the word on the twitters.
Posted by: banana Dream"

Somebody needs to be squeezed until their eyeballs pop out.

Posted by: fd

It's down to:
Murkowski
Collins
Mcconnell
Tillis

We need the lump to have a conscience.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 12, 2026 06:32 PM (xDN0i)

213
fd,

If they would show video or photos to the hold outs we would have the votes.

There is dirt on a lot of people.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 12, 2026 06:32 PM (3ek7K)

214 Nood

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 12, 2026 06:32 PM (2UnvF)

215 They're saying they only need one more senator for the SAVE act. I thought it wasn't that close but that's the word on the twitters.
Posted by: banana Dream

Time to write your Democrat senators demanding they support this, to prevent Republican cheating in future elections.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 12, 2026 06:32 PM (S/Y4j)

216 They're saying they only need one more senator for the SAVE act.
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Oh Fetterlump, where are you when we need you?

I could be mistaken but I thought he had already said he was a "yes."

Posted by: Oddbob at February 12, 2026 06:32 PM (Fs0KI)

217 It's kinda funny watching the media on this as the tension rises, like the Telltale Heart, as each drip, drop, drip says "illegal alien."

They can't not cover it.
But they don't want to cover it.
Because it wasn't no chupacabra ....

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 12, 2026 06:33 PM (HXT0k)

218 While blood generally stops circulating shortly after death, minor post-mortem leakage can occur.

Posted by: L - No nic
__________

See how the blood still pumps a little out of his leg? When they're dead, that turns to seep.

Posted by: Cy Tolliver at February 12, 2026 06:34 PM (XvL8K)

219 Her pacemaker stopped syncing up with her smart watch 2 days after she disappeared.

She's dead, it's a body search now.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 12, 2026 06:29 PM

Those things have to be close to sync. Not saying she is alive but when she left the house her pacemaker unit quit talking to the bedside monitor that let's her cardiac doctor monitor her.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 12, 2026 06:35 PM (0N4FZ)

220 But I can understand why so many people don't want to be bothered will all that noise and just slap a doorbell cam out front and hook it to WiFi.
Posted by: SpeakingOf
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It's so convenient. Everyone is doing it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 12, 2026 06:36 PM (7X7ea)

221 Kidnappers often go for ransom, maybe they got stopped to do it .fear? Worse, who knows

Posted by: Skip at February 12, 2026 06:38 PM (Ia/+0)

222 She used a cane. She also used Uber, at least to get to her daughter, Annie's, home the same day, or day before, she went missing.

She could have had a regular Uber account, or her family could have had an account for her. But there's been no information concerning that either, or about law enforcement contacts with Uber.

Who knows? She may have gotten food deliveries, including groceries, through whatever local delivery services are available in that area.

She may also have a Handyman service for occasional repairs or household chores.

All is common through senior services.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 12, 2026 06:40 PM (NFX2v)

223 Helpful info. (Not at all what I thought might be.)

Parade
Expert Cardiologist Explains Pacemakers and Heart Medications in Nancy Guthrie Case
Sun, February 8, 2026

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 12, 2026 06:47 PM (NFX2v)

224 "But maybe some of you are following it."

Nope.

Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at February 12, 2026 06:49 PM (pE12i)

225

British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe said on Thursday he was sorry he had offended some people by saying the country had been "colonized by immigrants", after Prime Minister Keir Starmer joined a chorus of criticism over the remarks.

Ratcliffe, one of Britain's most successful businessmen, responded to the outcry with a statement saying it was important to raise the issue of immigration, but that he regretted his "choice of language" had caused concern.

The founder of chemicals giant INEOS, and owner of nearly a third of Manchester United, had told Sky News that high migration and people living on benefits were damaging the economy.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 12, 2026 06:50 PM (Cqx++)

226 Britain doesn't have immigrants, they have invaders who want to take over

Posted by: Skip at February 12, 2026 06:54 PM (Ia/+0)

227 Truth.

He also lives in Monaco and the others living there know he's not wrong.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 12, 2026 06:55 PM (NFX2v)

228 Back in the '80s, every Thursday night on NBC, The Cosby Show was the lead-in for Family Ties. Now, every weeknight on Fox, Gutfeld! is the lead-in for Guthrie!.

Posted by: Fritz Geiger at February 12, 2026 07:14 PM (38jsa)

229 (Did the new ads also somehow disable italics?)

Posted by: Fritz Geiger at February 12, 2026 07:20 PM (38jsa)

230 I said this before, but I think one reason it's getting so much coverage is because most of the media types know her.Its personal to them, just like it is here when one of our Morons are sick or commit suicide, even though terminally illness and suicide are sadly common.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at February 12, 2026 07:39 PM (Vvh2V)

231 Her cane, her bathrobe, glasses, etc. It's important whether or not those kinds of things were also in the house - in addition to her watch - when she was discovered missing. They go to timing - had she had time to change when she came back home or was she taken out or leave on her own in the same street clothes.

Older ladies keep their canes, a robe (if one had changed into bed clothes), often a lap blanket, glasses at the waiting. She appeared to need the cane. (It's in family pictures.) She wouldn't leave without them and people associated with her lifestyle or care would know that.

Why do I care? Many, many years ago, I remember the older people in a housing project being tormented, robbed, beaten. One was my boyfriend's sweet European grandmother. They, she - even as they survived, were never 'right' after that. In fact, some like her died not long afterwards.

People abused, tortured never forget.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 12, 2026 08:01 PM (NFX2v)

232 A drug cartel from Mexico had a hand in this.

My opinion based on nothing but guessing. And it's better than some.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 12, 2026 08:05 PM (WONhk)

233 I'm late to this rodeo, but since the fun is in the speculation, here's what I'd look at.

Annie and Montalbano, whatever his name is, her husband. Look into their finances. Look into recent financial activity under Nancy's info. Due to the nature of the AI-produced Youtube vids that I watch, people commit elder financial abuse all the time. Hell, the contractor that redid my parents' kitchen murdered an 82 yo woman for a forged check.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at February 13, 2026 12:02 AM (w6EFb)

234 Normally, I just deliver pizzas

Posted by: Great Reagan's Deplorable Ghost at February 13, 2026 01:25 AM (l9BCz)

235 Totally agree with you here, Ace. Totally. Murphy is a ding-dong.

However, I think it was shown that J6'ers were identified by several means - cell phone data around areas - and prolly retinal scans - yet the FBI were taking the knee with BLM...

There is a multi-teared justice system that protects pensioners at our expense.

Posted by: Danimal28 at February 13, 2026 06:02 AM (mNOhh)

236 something will happen eventually.
"they erected a white tent and found a black glove!" is not really worth much.
kris murthree would make me laugh if his dentures fell out.

Posted by: cmeat at February 13, 2026 09:08 AM (R11M+)

Politico: Lawless Lowly District Court Political Hacks "Believe They've Found a Way to Bypass" the Controlling Rulings from the Appeals Court That Serves as Their Superior Court, and That's Great

Politico is very excited that lowly district court judges may have found a way to "bypass" the rulings of the Fifth Circuit court of appeals, a court which is superior to them and which makes the controlling law in their district.

But they'll just figure out a way to ignore their judicial superiors.

Note that yesterday, Politico was scandalized by left-wing judges complaining to them that the Trump Administration slow-walks and subverts their orders.

It's just terrible! We can't have a country in which the duly-elected president and head of the entire executive branch disregards the orders of lowly, one-of-677 district judges!

Courts across the country have overwhelmingly rejected the Trump administration's effort to round up thousands of immigrants and lock them up without a chance for bond -- even if they have no criminal records and have lived in the United States for years.
But the Trump administration has slow-walked or outright defied judges' orders demanding the release of people scooped up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at an increasingly rapid clip.

But now, the lowly district court judges are scheming about how to ignore their direct judicial superiors, their "commander ranked" superior officer judges, and Politico thinks that's very clever and nifty!

Judges may have found a way to bypass 5th Circuit ruling upholding Trump's mass detention policy
Two Texas judges, who are bound by the circuit's ruling, outlined a legal rationale allowing them to continue granting immigrants' release.
Federal judges may have found a workaround to reject the Trump administration's mass detention policy after an appeals court backed the approach.
A three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday blessed the administration's interpretation of the government's power to systematically detain people targeted for deportation -- even if they have no criminal records and have lived in the country for decades.
But two federal district court judges in Texas, who are bound by the New Orleans-based 5th Circuit's ruling, said the 2-1 decision left an opening for them to continue granting immigrants' release on other grounds, primarily constitutional arguments against detaining people who have established roots in the U.S. without due process. Those roots amount, in legal parlance, to a "liberty interest" that the Constitution says cannot be taken away without at least a hearing before a neutral judge.

This is an entirely made-up bit of judicial wishcasting that they're creating just to keep giving the same illegal aliens, all eligible for deportation, more and more "bites at the apple." They will keep spinning out novel, fantastical, made-up new theories so that the illegal aliens are perpetually "in the system" awaiting their next hearing.

They're contriving a way to keep illegals in the country forever, because they'll just keep making up new theories to sue under, and thus will keep them in the country, always with the next appeal filed for the next judge, until they die.

"This conclusion is not changed by the Fifth Circuit's recent decision," Judge Kathleen Cardone, an El Paso based appointee of George W. Bush, ruled late Monday in at least five cases, concluding that the circuit's decision "has no bearing on this Court's determination of whether [the petitioner] is being detained in violation of his constitutional right to procedural due process."
Judge David Briones, an El Paso-based Clinton appointee, reached a similar conclusion.
"The Court reiterates its original holding that noncitizens who have 'established connections' in the United States by virtue of living in the country for a substantial period acquire a liberty interest in being free from government detention without due process of law," Briones wrote.
The decisions from the Texas-based judges are notable in part because the administration has often rushed detainees there after their arrests in other states such as Minnesota.

By the way, the exact same "reporter," Kyle Cheney, is responsible for both of these "news" accounts, one assailing the DOJ for questioning the rulings of judges, the other celebrating district court justices spamming out new fictional "rights" in order to evade the ruling of the higher Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 04:30 PM

Comments

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1 It's who they are.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 12, 2026 04:31 PM (zjgNU)

2 BAMN.

They really mean ANY means.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 12, 2026 04:32 PM (zjgNU)

3 Bad Judges ... Judicial Branch is full of rogue leftists.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 12, 2026 04:32 PM (vbXSk)

4 "By the way, the exact same "reporter," Kyle Cheney, is responsible for both of these "news" accounts"

You get both sides of the story.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 04:32 PM (N8ZBc)

5 Who is weaker-

A. An elected republican
B. A smarmy inferior magistrate judge

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 12, 2026 04:33 PM (abIsI)

6 Poi.

Posted by: Judge Kalikimaka at February 12, 2026 04:33 PM (UjdFS)

7 Penumbras and emanations!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 12, 2026 04:33 PM (RIvkX)

8 By the way, the exact same "reporter," Kyle Cheney, is responsible for both of these "news" accounts, one assailing the DOJ for questioning the rulings of judges, the other celebrating district court justices spamming out new fictional "rights" in order to evade the ruling of the higher Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 04:30 PM

And he doesn't see any contradiction in that at all. Because all he cares about is power, he doesn't care about principles.

Their only principle IS power.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 12, 2026 04:33 PM (zjgNU)

9 Closely related:

Headline (Fox News):

"Dem says 'worst of the worst' are Americans, not immigrants"

Senator Steve Cohen to Pam Bondi at yesterday's hearing.

Posted by: mrp at February 12, 2026 04:34 PM (rj6Yv)

10
oh no

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 04:34 PM (n7rxJ)

11 So basically these judges are going to ignore the law and keep ruling against Trump no matter what has been judicially decided by the higher courts. And the left keeps claiming Trump is a King.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 12, 2026 04:34 PM (0N4FZ)

12 You mean Judge Ooba Oobagaboo (Botswana), Judge Pradesh Practomorophy (India), Judge Chico Escueala (Dominican Republic), and Judge Avi Leshkov (Israel) get to rule on 250 years of American jurisprudence?

I mean, why not. They're just as knowledgeable as anyone else. Any idea how that crap happened?

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at February 12, 2026 04:35 PM (qwx/I)

13 Is it time for Judge nullification?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 12, 2026 04:35 PM (u82oZ)

14 BREAKING: Feds Have Now Placed A White Tent Outside Of Nancy Guthrie’s Home

A white tent people. A WHITE tent!

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 12, 2026 04:36 PM (abIsI)

15 Bad Judges ... Judicial Branch is full of rogue leftists.
Posted by: illiniwek at February 12, 2026 04:32 PM (vbXSk)

Bukele is right. Until we deal with the corrupt judges, we can't fix this country.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 12, 2026 04:36 PM (zjgNU)

16 The Constitution plainly grants the Judicial Branch authority to make and execute laws. Plaintiffs have petitioned this Court to arrest Donald J. Trump and it is so ordered!

Posted by: President Judge Biasberg at February 12, 2026 04:36 PM (lIonU)

17 Just how many "appeals" are these illegals getting ? Most already have deportation orders yet they keep getting lawyers and new hearings..

Posted by: It's me donna at February 12, 2026 04:36 PM (VE6XX)

18
I not only read the content. I fucking STUDIED it. So one of you #1-9 had better pony up an answer.

>>"noncitizens who have 'established connections' in the United States by virtue of living in the country for a substantial period acquire a liberty interest in being free from government detention without due process of law," Briones wrote."

Does this mean they can't be detained while they're awaiting the rubber-stamp (2nd or 3rd) deportation order, or that they're entitled to a whole kit-and-kaboodle judge-and-jury trial?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 04:36 PM (n7rxJ)

19 Politico reporter Kyle Cheney accused of being a lefty propagandist despite overwhelming evidence of him being a lefty propagandist.

Posted by: Axios at February 12, 2026 04:36 PM (Y1sOo)

20 Mister Scott

Nixon had the right idea, with the IRS on his side.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 12, 2026 04:36 PM (u82oZ)

21 The law refuses to obey the law.

Leges sine Moribus Vanae

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 12, 2026 04:36 PM (RIvkX)

22 Closely related:

Headline (Fox News):

"Dem says 'worst of the worst' are Americans, not immigrants"

Senator Steve Cohen to Pam Bondi at yesterday's hearing.

I guess Cohen intended to refer to goyim as the worst of the worst.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at February 12, 2026 04:37 PM (qwx/I)

23 What law school in these United States teaches the principles of "Liberty interest"?

Posted by: mrp at February 12, 2026 04:37 PM (rj6Yv)

24 BREAKING: Feds Have Now Placed A White Tent Outside Of Nancy Guthrie’s Home

A white tent people. A WHITE tent!
Posted by: Maj. Healey

What could this mean? Let's ask our panel of ex-FBI agent experts!

Posted by: FOX News at February 12, 2026 04:37 PM (UjdFS)

25 I leared this in somali school that the judicial branch also acts as the legislative and executive branches. It's in the constitution.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 12, 2026 04:37 PM (n5tGW)

26 Those roots amount, in legal parlance, to a "liberty interest" that the Constitution says cannot be taken away without at least a hearing before a neutral judge./i]

This is insane.

Trump could order the military to summarily execute any illegal in US borders and it would be 100% legal in American law. If you've invaded the country's borders the first job of government is to remove you as quickly as possible.

Its time for Trump to treat these cartel judges like FDR treated Tokyo Rose

Posted by: 18-1 at February 12, 2026 04:37 PM (sKqQm)

27 Large or small - deport them all.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 12, 2026 04:38 PM (lnk1R)

28
What could this mean? Let's ask our panel of ex-FBI agent experts!
Posted by: FOX News at February 12, 2026 04:37 PM (UjdFS)

Droning on for hours and hours and hours...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 12, 2026 04:38 PM (VE6XX)

29 @26 ... under those circumstances, I request a return to Active Duty.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at February 12, 2026 04:38 PM (qwx/I)

30 Bukele is right. Until we deal with the corrupt judges, we can't fix this country.
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We need to *accidentally* deport them to someplace in Africa that doesn't have phones.

Posted by: Methos at February 12, 2026 04:38 PM (vSvIl)

31 I not only read the content. I fucking STUDIED it. So one of you #1-9 had better pony up an answer.

*points at self*
*silently asks Me?*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 12, 2026 04:39 PM (RIvkX)

32 Children of Color will die because Trump does not care enough to bankrupt the country to save them.

Posted by: Bobby Sherman at February 12, 2026 04:39 PM (X7dyz)

33 Being in legal limbo forever isn't a great win. It can get hard logistically and on one's mental health.

I'm not saying that illegals should stay forever, I think their removal (and that of their anchor babies) should be a quick process. What I'm pointing out is that the Left, as usual, hasn't thought this all the way through.

Posted by: pookysgirl actually considers consequences at February 12, 2026 04:39 PM (Wt5PA)

34

Oh boy, won't these judges be surprised when they learn that a Due Process "liberty interest" cannot lie for any right that is explicitly enumerated in any other part of the constitution, like the fifth amendments right to "Liberty" itself. As in, you cannot assert a right to have a gun under the 9th amendment, because the second amendment guarantees that right. You cannot get around constitutional precedent by creative pleading.

Posted by: imp at February 12, 2026 04:39 PM (g6TN6)

35 So after the 5th circuit says no liberty interest, they'll have to come up with something else.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 12, 2026 04:39 PM (n5tGW)

36 Judges may have found a way to bypass 5th Circuit ruling upholding Trump's mass detention policy

So, you're telling me that judges can be ignored...

Posted by: t-bird at February 12, 2026 04:39 PM (ReYtg)

37 Are we charging illegals for their upkeep while they fight deportation?

Why not?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 12, 2026 04:39 PM (sKqQm)

38 AI is coming.

Posted by: Earth: The Final Season at February 12, 2026 04:40 PM (qUkBO)

39 They keep twisting & turning laws so we can't get criminals off the street unless they burn down a room in a gov's mansion or bop someone on the head who's related to Pelosi.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 12, 2026 04:40 PM (NFX2v)

40 A white tent people. A WHITE tent!
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 12, 2026 04:36 PM (abIsI)
=====

Will this mean "Gutfeld" is canceled again? Dammit.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 12, 2026 04:40 PM (RIvkX)

41 I not only read the content. I fucking STUDIED it. So one of you #1-9 had better pony up an answer.

>>"noncitizens who have 'established connections' in the United States by virtue of living in the country for a substantial period acquire a liberty interest in being free from government detention without due process of law," Briones wrote."

Does this mean they can't be detained while they're awaiting the rubber-stamp (2nd or 3rd) deportation order, or that they're entitled to a whole kit-and-kaboodle judge-and-jury trial?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

Judges are full of shit. If they have ONE deportation order, they've had the wetback due process.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 12, 2026 04:40 PM (lnk1R)

42
Will this mean "Gutfeld" is canceled again? Dammit.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 12, 2026 04:40 PM (RIvkX)

Dang it..

Posted by: It's me donna at February 12, 2026 04:40 PM (VE6XX)

43 One Of My Liberals Friends Reaction To EPA Endangerment Rescission today:

"Bullsh*t"

First of all, he doesn't know anything about what an EPA finding is, least of all this particular one. It could be a Waffle House menu item and his TDS would be engorged in raging. lol

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 12, 2026 04:40 PM (DgMqy)

44 "BREAKING: Feds Have Now Placed A White Tent Outside Of Nancy Guthrie’s Home"

If they set up a campfire, watch out for smores and weenies.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 04:40 PM (N8ZBc)

45

5th Circuit Court of Appeals orders Nancy Guthrie to return home.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 12, 2026 04:41 PM (Cqx++)

46 By the way, the exact same "reporter," Kyle Cheney, is responsible for both of these "news" accounts, one assailing the DOJ for questioning the rulings of judges, the other celebrating district court justices spamming out new fictional "rights" in order to evade the ruling of the higher Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
=====================
Oh, damn! My hypocrisy meter just exploded. Second one this week, too.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 12, 2026 04:41 PM (lIonU)

47
Those roots amount, in legal parlance, to a "liberty interest" that the Constitution says cannot be taken away without at least a hearing before a neutral judge.

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

Roots. That Vilma Palacio from earlier whined about her "roots" and how they entitled her to keep living in the U.S. illegally.

Shadows, penumbras, roots. It's like these judges are getting their ideas from DeviantArt.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 04:41 PM (n7rxJ)

48 The EPA has decided its ok to breathe out.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 12, 2026 04:41 PM (n5tGW)

49 A white tent people. A WHITE tent!

Jesse Grace should get another hour tonight.

Posted by: DanMan at February 12, 2026 04:41 PM (8uzBS)

50 Those roots amount, in legal parlance, to a "liberty interest" that the Constitution says cannot be taken away without at least a hearing before a neutral judge.

So, not finding a neutral judge destroys this argument right?

Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 12, 2026 04:42 PM (6Fej7)

51 Leftism is doing to the federal judiciary what Leftism has done to the MSM and the Dem party.

Posted by: mrp at February 12, 2026 04:42 PM (rj6Yv)

52 BREAKING: Feds Have Now Placed A White Tent Outside Of Nancy Guthrie’s Home
A white tent people. A WHITE tent!
Posted by: Maj. Healey

Certain things have come to light. And, you know, has it ever occurred to you, that, instead of, uh, you know, running around, uh, uh, blaming me, you know, given the nature of all this new shit, you know, I-I-I-I... this could be a-a-a-a lot more, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, complex, I mean, it's not just, it might not be just such a simple... uh, you know?

Posted by: The Dude at February 12, 2026 04:42 PM (Ljddq)

53

Hey you know, that means if I rob a bank & can avoid capture for a dozen years, I should be able to avoid prosecution because I have established a liberty interest in being free from the filthy mitts of those dirty rotten feds.

Posted by: imp at February 12, 2026 04:42 PM (g6TN6)

54 Lots of drug dealers, child smugglers, and gang bangers have a "liberty interest" here, right?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 12, 2026 04:43 PM (ynpvh)

55 DM has a purported picture of the white tent. I can confirm that it's white, but I cannot confirm DM's assertion that it is an assault tent.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 04:43 PM (N8ZBc)

56 Is it time for Judge nullification?

At some point there has to be a showdown, and if the Supreme Court isn’t willing to force it the White House will. But that’s a very chancy thing in an environment where the political establishment in each party wants to subvert voters.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 12, 2026 04:43 PM (EXyHK)

57

Due process is a hearing before a neutral decision maker, not necessarily an Art III judge. An immigration judge Is just fine.

Posted by: imp at February 12, 2026 04:43 PM (g6TN6)

58 I have a "liberty interest if I haven't paid my taxes in years and haven't been caught.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 12, 2026 04:43 PM (ynpvh)

59 Hey you know, that means if I rob a bank & can avoid capture for a dozen years, I should be able to avoid prosecution because I have established a liberty interest in being free from the filthy mitts of those dirty rotten feds.

Also, if the cops see you walking with your 5 year old and you leave him so you can instead carry your bag of loot you are the victim and the cops are the bad guys for making you choose what you stole over your kid

Posted by: 18-1 at February 12, 2026 04:43 PM (sKqQm)

60
Judges are full of shit. If they have ONE deportation order, they've had the wetback due process.
Posted by: rickb223

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

I re-studied the content and I think it's a reversal of the victory Trump had a few days ago, in which the Fifth Circuit said Yes, you can detain illegals while they await processing (which they could avoid by agreeing to be deported).

So it's back to releasing them again.

But will DHS go along with it or tell the district judges to gf themselves?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 04:44 PM (n7rxJ)

61 Are we charging illegals for their upkeep while they fight deportation?

Why not?
Posted by: 18-1

Charge their home countries, starting at $1 million/day.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 12, 2026 04:44 PM (6Fej7)

62 Nancy Guthrie is in the concussion protocol?

Posted by: guy who watches the pro and college football too much at February 12, 2026 04:44 PM (Y1sOo)

63 All their rules are unruly.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 12, 2026 04:44 PM (jc0TO)

64 57

Due process is a hearing before a neutral decision maker, not necessarily an Art III judge. An immigration judge Is just fine.

Posted by: imp at February 12, 2026 04:43 PM (g6TN6)

For some definitions of neutral, which I assume those judges feel they are "neutral"...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 12, 2026 04:44 PM (ynpvh)

65 I read more on cartel judge Bonerburger's order.
It's worse than reported.
He's not just ordering the DOJ to return them.

He's ordering them to:
- facilitate their return
- pay for their flights
- grant them entry to the US wherever they present

Further, he is giving his court the extra-jurisdictional authority to accept a habeas petition from any of those from over-seas.

And keep in mind, he's not doing this by illegally ordering State to conduct foreign affairs, or illegally ordering the Executive to spend money, or illegally ordering the Executive to not enforce immigration law--no!
He's doing all this indirectly by threatening to hold DOJ officials in contempt if the others don't do that.

And, further, he has the gall to claim the reason he must do all this illegality is because the DOJ wouldn't comply with his earlier, illegal orders to return them!

I can't explain just how far outside the law this is but it's bad.
He's not just lawless--he's gone mad with power.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 12, 2026 04:44 PM (HXT0k)

66 I leared this in somali school that the judicial branch also acts as the legislative and executive branches.

It is the responsibility of lower-court judges to always be learing at the White House.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 12, 2026 04:45 PM (EXyHK)

67 Snakes in the court!
==================
BREAKING... *Governor DeSantis Orders All Captured Burmese Pythons Returned To Judge Boasberg's House and Courtroom Forthwith*

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 12, 2026 04:45 PM (lIonU)

68 @24

>>What could this mean? Let's ask our panel of ex-FBI agent experts!

It means they lifted the floor boards and found a body.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 12, 2026 04:45 PM (Ruy1P)

69 Large or small - deport them all.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 12, 2026 04:38 PM (lnk1R)

Black or brown, yellow or white.

Deportation by trebuchet is always right.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 12, 2026 04:46 PM (dK+Kv)

70 DM has a purported picture of the white tent. I can confirm that it's white, but I cannot confirm DM's assertion that it is an assault tent.
Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 04:43 PM

It's white on this side

That's as far as I can go.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 12, 2026 04:46 PM (jc0TO)

71 The WHITE tent is at the FRONT DOOR.

Rain is coming? A dust storm?

Dear heavens, she hasn't been inside a home freezer, right?!

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 12, 2026 04:46 PM (NFX2v)

72 I can't explain just how far outside the law this is but it's bad.
He's not just lawless--he's gone mad with power.

He's not going to stop until he's either impeached or arrested.

Congress won't impeach him due to the partisan make up so hey Bondi you going to get in on this?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 12, 2026 04:46 PM (sKqQm)

73 OT but the USA Men have crushed the Latvians spirit finally. they hang in there really well but their goalie is kaput maybe.

we'll see! it's 4-1 USA

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 12, 2026 04:46 PM (j+aD2)

74 for fucks sake, seriously?

"Trump administration has slow-walked or outright defied judges' orders demanding the release of people scooped up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at an increasingly rapid clip."

They have slow walked it because anyone with an ounce of legal knowledge knows that Article III judges have no say in Article II immigration issues. This is not only affirmed by the constitution, and supreme court rulings, but actual law passed by congress and signed by the president.

They are wildly out of line here.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 12, 2026 04:46 PM (vOtXJ)

75 I have never heard of Constitutional rights that attach gradually over time. What are the tests, heaviness of accent? You have a due process right if you shop at Walmart but not Gualmarr. WTF

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at February 12, 2026 04:46 PM (wGerL)

76 He's doing all this indirectly by threatening to hold DOJ officials in contempt if the others don't do that.
=====

The irony is surreal.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 12, 2026 04:46 PM (RIvkX)

77 He's not going to stop until he's either impeached or arrested.

I think just laughing at him is fine

ignore the old fool

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 12, 2026 04:46 PM (j+aD2)

78 And, further, he has the gall to claim the reason he must do all this illegality is because the DOJ wouldn't comply with his earlier, illegal orders to return them!

I can't explain just how far outside the law this is but it's bad.
He's not just lawless--he's gone mad with power.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 12, 2026 04:44 PM (HXT0k)

Bring back tarring and feathering.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 12, 2026 04:46 PM (ynpvh)

79 Headline (Fox News):

"Federal judge blocks Trump bid to move Biden-commuted death row inmates to 'Alcatraz of the Rockies'"

Excerpt:

"A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from transferring 20 former death row inmates to the federal "supermax" prison in Colorado, ruling the move likely violated their Fifth Amendment due process rights.

Posted by: mrp at February 12, 2026 04:46 PM (rj6Yv)

80 "Nancy Guthrie is in the concussion protocol?"

DM contends the tent stood only one hour. Homicide crime-scene analysis moves at lightning speed these days!

No word on whether the tent received due process. Stand by.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 04:46 PM (N8ZBc)

81 Does impeachment involve trebuchets?

Or, at minimum, tar and feathers?

Posted by: mikeski at February 12, 2026 04:47 PM (VHUov)

82 A white tent! Let's ask Paul Mauro what he thinks.

Posted by: FOX News at February 12, 2026 04:47 PM (UjdFS)

83 And keep in mind, he's not doing this by illegally ordering State to conduct foreign affairs, or illegally ordering the Executive to spend money, or illegally ordering the Executive to not enforce immigration law--no!
He's doing all this indirectly by threatening to hold DOJ officials in contempt if the others don't do that.

And, further, he has the gall to claim the reason he must do all this illegality is because the DOJ wouldn't comply with his earlier, illegal orders to return them!

I can't explain just how far outside the law this is but it's bad.
He's not just lawless--he's gone mad with power.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 12, 2026 04:44 PM

SCOTUS smacked him down last April and told him to cease and desist, yet here we are.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 12, 2026 04:47 PM (0N4FZ)

84
if I rob a bank & can avoid capture for a dozen years, I should be able to avoid prosecution because I have established a liberty interest in being free from the filthy mitts of those dirty rotten feds.

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

Well, did you move around a lot during this time? Because judges respect "roots."

Although if we find out that the illegal aliens moved around a lot, we could revise roots to something like "I've grown accustomed to her face."

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 04:47 PM (n7rxJ)

85 67 Snakes in the court!
==================
BREAKING... *Governor DeSantis Orders All Captured Burmese Pythons Returned To Judge Boasberg's House and Courtroom Forthwith*

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 12, 2026 04:45 PM (lIonU)

At least I'm sssafe.

Posted by: Anna Conda at February 12, 2026 04:47 PM (ynpvh)

86 What are the tests, heaviness of accent? You have a due process right if you shop at Walmart but not Gualmarr. WTF

Pretty sure that if they implemented this rule it would be the other way around. Anyone who works to assimilate is a dangerous element and should be deported immediately.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 12, 2026 04:48 PM (EXyHK)

87 They ignore the 5th circuit and the DOJ ignores them. It's the circle of life, Simba.

Posted by: Darth Randall at February 12, 2026 04:48 PM (f1kZG)

88 Illegal aliens can bumrush and crash our borders en masse by the millions

But, obviously, it just stands to reason they can only be removed singly, one at a time, after a lengthy and laborious legal obstacle course. Only on alternate Tuesdays in the month of July, during Leap years.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 12, 2026 04:48 PM (kmhyd)

89 She staged her own abduction to drive daughter's Today Show ratings above those of first place Good Morning America.

(Actually saw that proposal somewhere on X and I don't think it was a meant as a joke).

Posted by: one hour sober at February 12, 2026 04:48 PM (Y1sOo)

90 If you told me that this Guthrie kidnapping was staged, I'd be tempted to believe it.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, diseased garbage human at February 12, 2026 04:48 PM (P7vXf)

91

For some definitions of neutral, which I assume those judges feel they are "neutral"...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

No, I think they would be fine with administration to conduct a brand new removal hearing. Those things take like two or three years. That's what they're going for

Posted by: imp at February 12, 2026 04:48 PM (g6TN6)

92 Mayor Madmani to the white courtesy phone!

A gunman in the middle of robbing a 7-11 store in Midtown Manhattan lost patience with a homeless panhandler repeatedly pestering him for money, and he opened fire. The dead panhandler marks nearly two dozen deaths now attributable to the Mayors new homeless policies.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 12, 2026 04:48 PM (lIonU)

93 #Defund.US.District.Clown.Courts

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 12, 2026 04:49 PM (+6Dls)

94 79 Headline (Fox News):

"Federal judge blocks Trump bid to move Biden-commuted death row inmates to 'Alcatraz of the Rockies'"

Excerpt:

"A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from transferring 20 former death row inmates to the federal "supermax" prison in Colorado, ruling the move likely violated their Fifth Amendment due process rights.

Posted by: mrp at February 12, 2026 04:46 PM (rj6Yv)

Eh? They're prisoners; they have very, very limited rights, and the right to decide which prison they go in is not one of them.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 12, 2026 04:50 PM (ynpvh)

95 The No Kings crowd seems to like it when unelected judges overthrow elected officials and act like kings.

Posted by: Josh Brolin's Blistered Taint at February 12, 2026 04:50 PM (x22Pq)

96 @24

>>What could this mean? Let's ask our panel of ex-FBI agent experts!

It means they lifted the floor boards and found a body.
Posted by: Thomas Bender
......

only because a fat agent kept complaining about that one loose squeaky floorboard

Posted by: wth at February 12, 2026 04:51 PM (UjdFS)

97 Spider Noir. This might be good. At least I like the look.

https://is.gd/Pr9RFx

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 12, 2026 04:51 PM (J+Psw)

98 It's pretty clear that John Roberts is not going to put a stop to this therefore I have to assume he likes it.

Posted by: steevy at February 12, 2026 04:51 PM (YwEeS)

99 Yet another President is heard from...
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DC Senior US District Judge Richard J. Leon ordered the Department of War to refrain “from implementing, enforcing, or otherwise giving effect” to Hegseth’s Jan. 5 censure letter — or “taking any other action in reliance on the findings, determinations, or threats of additional criminal or administrative action contained in” it.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 12, 2026 04:51 PM (ZHEwX)

100 Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) has introduced the Cartel Marque and Reprisal Authorization Act to seize cartel assets, according to a Dec. 18 statement from the lawmaker’s office.

The bill would authorize President Donald Trump to commission private U.S. operators under letters of marque to take over cartel assets on land and sea.

A letter of marque is a written authority granted to a person by the government to seize the goods of enemies. Such letters once used to be a common tool against piracy.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 12, 2026 04:51 PM (7X7ea)

101 At least the dead frozen bums don't stink.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, diseased garbage human at February 12, 2026 04:52 PM (P7vXf)

102 What authority does a district court judge have over the UCMJ?

Posted by: steevy at February 12, 2026 04:52 PM (YwEeS)

103 I think it depends, did they call "dibs"?

If they call dibs, there is nothing we can do.
Unless, of course they forgot to call "no backsies" as well.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 12, 2026 04:52 PM (l0YH1)

104 "constitutional arguments against detaining people who have established roots in the U.S. without due process. Those roots amount, in legal parlance, to a "liberty interest" that the Constitution says cannot be taken away without at least a hearing before a neutral judge."

There, literally, in black and white letters, is NO SUCH THING. None. Zip.

These are in fact NOT U.S. citizens, so the constitution is not applicable. It is up to the executive branch and ONLY the executive branch to deal with foreign nations and individuals. That is why the applicable laws say the judiciary has no right to legal review or ANY decision the executive makes in regard to foreign entities.

Immigration judges hold HEARINGS not TRIALS. Because the people present are not U.S. citizens, hence all the judicial trial stuff in the constitution is NOT applicable. Sheesh my legal training is a bit rusty, but this is appalling. This is first year law bullshit.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 12, 2026 04:53 PM (vOtXJ)

105 Can we deport the judges?

Posted by: IdontWantEmYouCanHaveEmTheyreTooCrapForMe at February 12, 2026 04:53 PM (fKeBm)

106 At least the dead frozen bums don't stink.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, diseased garbage human at February 12, 2026 04:52 PM

Spring comes. Snows always melt.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 12, 2026 04:53 PM (jc0TO)

107 Purpose of tent: Concealing crime scene techs huffing luminol, doing face-painting with fingerprint powder, sending SnapChats.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 04:53 PM (N8ZBc)

108 OK. Now it is time to formally reign in these activists. Time curtail the power of districts courts generally.

Posted by: Nick in Tallahassee at February 12, 2026 04:53 PM (RAxGY)

109 97 Spider Noir. This might be good. At least I like the look.

https://is.gd/Pr9RFx

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 12, 2026 04:51 PM (J+Psw)

HOw did he keep his hat on while swinging?...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 12, 2026 04:54 PM (ynpvh)

110 The EPA has decided its ok to breathe out.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 12, 2026 04:41 PM

Thank goodness...I've been waiting.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 12, 2026 04:54 PM (JonuU)

111 BREAKING: Feds Have Now Placed A White Tent Outside Of Nancy Guthrie’s Home

Does that mean they found her in her own basement and she wasn't ever actually kidnapped?

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 12, 2026 04:54 PM (a+4eV)

112 At least the dead frozen bums don't stink.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, diseased garbage human at February 12, 2026 04:52 PM

Spring comes. Snows always melt.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 12, 2026 04:53 PM (jc0TO)

Encino Man with a shopping cart.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, diseased garbage human at February 12, 2026 04:54 PM (P7vXf)

113 If I shit in your flowerpot for two years, does that mean I have a constitution right to continue shitting in your flowerpot?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 12, 2026 04:54 PM (xFfhU)

114

Again, it's not which prison, it's an increase in punishment. They have to be found guilty of an infraction to increase penalties (aside from short term safety isolations). It's not a bad rule, and it keeps prison officials from being tyrants, but like everything it has been perverted by the left

Posted by: imp at February 12, 2026 04:55 PM (g6TN6)

115 HOw did he keep his hat on while swinging?...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 12, 2026 04:54 PM

Hat pins. Duh.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 12, 2026 04:55 PM (JonuU)

116 Any judge finds a workaround for superior court decisions spends a night in the box.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 12, 2026 04:56 PM (2UnvF)

117 Meanwhile the dems are gonna shut down the Government over ICE which is already fully funded.. All this will hurt is TSA, the Coast Guard and FEMA.. But it makes a nice show

Posted by: It's me donna at February 12, 2026 04:56 PM (VE6XX)

118 113 If I shit in your flowerpot for two years, does that mean I have a constitution right to continue shitting in your flowerpot?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 12, 2026 04:54 PM (xFfhU)

Yes, it's now your chamber pot...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 12, 2026 04:56 PM (ynpvh)

119 HOw did he keep his hat on while swinging?...

Given that he has no powers, I’m guessing that’s a dream sequence or hallucination.

Looks a little like The Scribbler.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 12, 2026 04:56 PM (EXyHK)

120 The EPA has decided its ok to breathe out.

--

If you're in Canada and feel stressed because of your contribution to global warming, MAID can pay you a visit.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 12, 2026 04:56 PM (qBdHI)

121 DM has a purported picture of the white tent. I can confirm that it's white, but I cannot confirm DM's assertion that it is an assault tent.
Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 04:43 PM (N8ZBc)

It can't be an assault tent.

Assault _____ (fill in the blank) ALL have to be black.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 12, 2026 04:56 PM (zjgNU)

122 See you guys later...I'm out.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 12, 2026 04:57 PM (ynpvh)

123 As I noted earlier, from my dim recollection of the law, this phrase "liberty interest" is a very specific legal term of art.

And it's only used in discussing whether a law is Constitutional.
That is, since this law permits you to be imprisoned, that implicates your right to liberty, and a whole host of other due process rights then come into play.
And if the law doesn't grant you those rights, the law is unconstitutional.

Yes, this means the judges are implying that immigration law is unconstitutional.

But these cartel judge aren't just whoring themselves out for the illegals, they are inverting it's meaning--they're using it to mean the illegal has an interest in remaining free until the government proves beyond all appeals they can be deported.

These judges are overwriting the Constitution and creating amnesty.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 12, 2026 04:57 PM (HXT0k)

124 Further, he is giving his court the extra-jurisdictional authority to accept a habeas petition from any of those from over-seas.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February

----------------
How can a person do a habeas when they are not in custody?

habeas is petition to force state to justify why they are holding someone. But they aren't holding anyone who is not in the country.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 12, 2026 04:57 PM (l0YH1)

125 >> granting immigrants' release on other grounds, primarily constitutional arguments against detaining people who have established roots in the U.S. without due process. Those roots amount, in legal parlance, to a "liberty interest"

Is this more bullshit rooted in the 14th?

Or, is this merely Dicta?

Posted by: garrett at February 12, 2026 04:57 PM (gH8T+)

126 If I shit in your flowerpot for two years, does that mean I have a constitution right to continue shitting in your flowerpot?

Very possibly you do. This is about as adverse a possession imaginable.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 12, 2026 04:57 PM (EXyHK)

127 I can't explain just how far outside the law this is but it's bad.
He's not just lawless--he's gone mad with power.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 12, 2026 04:44 PM

Exactly. People who don't understand the law don't understand how insane this is, or how insanely dangerous. Absolutely out of control and power mad. He needs to be impeached immediately. If we don't, next stop is Judge Dredd.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 12, 2026 04:57 PM (vOtXJ)

128 If I shit in your flowerpot for two years, does that mean I have a constitution right to continue shitting in your flowerpot?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 12, 2026 04:54 PM (xFfhU)

Only pansies do that.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, diseased garbage human at February 12, 2026 04:58 PM (P7vXf)

129 I would be happy to never hear the following names ever again:

Epstein
Nancy Guthrie
Bad Bunny

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 12, 2026 04:58 PM (qBdHI)

130 When next asked about this on National TV, Trump needs to grab his crotch and declare "I've established the roots of your 'liberty interest' right here!"

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 12, 2026 04:58 PM (HfBpH)

131 my theory is they already caught the killer. He's an illegal alien from Mexico. The body was left to rot near Nogales but he can't remember exactly where. He dumped her because she wouldn't shut up.

Posted by: wth at February 12, 2026 04:59 PM (UjdFS)

132 "The Court reiterates its original holding that noncitizens who have 'established connections' in the United States by virtue of living in the country for a substantial period acquire a liberty interest in being free from government detention without due process of law," Briones wrote.

***

I am very interested in this "liberty interest" that accumulates the longer one evades capture and deportation.

Posted by: Outlasting the Statute of Limitations at February 12, 2026 04:59 PM (fxCK2)

133 Take a look at the number of Habeas Cases that were successful prior to the push to make illegal aliens into citizens.

It's very close to 0.

Posted by: garrett at February 12, 2026 05:00 PM (gH8T+)

134 Pvt SNAFU sets up his tent, unrolls his bag, and climbs in for a good night's sleep. Of course, it turns out to be an assault tent, and it strangles him in his sleep. That guy just can't catch a break.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 05:01 PM (N8ZBc)

135 132 "The Court reiterates its original holding that noncitizens who have 'established connections' in the United States by virtue of living in the country for a substantial period acquire a liberty interest in being free from government detention without due process of law," Briones wrote.

Fine.. We'll be glad to free them from Government detention and send them to their actual Country.. or one suitable.. Not the US

Posted by: It's me donna at February 12, 2026 05:01 PM (VE6XX)

136 A "liberty interest" would be a benefit gained by committing a crime. Are we now allowing illegal aliens to prosper as a result of breaking the law? We don't let citizens do that.

Posted by: Ben at February 12, 2026 05:02 PM (fK4Xi)

137 Matt Taibbi is reporting he has evidence Two-Tier Kier order the GCHQ to record all his communications, along with six or seven other journalists. The London Times also seems to have the story.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 12, 2026 05:02 PM (evI9x)

138 I am very interested in this "liberty interest" that accumulates the longer one evades capture and deportation.
Posted by: Outlasting the Statute of Limitations at February 12, 2026 04:59 PM

It's like that property interest you have in that stuff you stole decades ago. Best of luck in the courts, Trustees of the Gardner Museum!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 12, 2026 05:02 PM (JonuU)

139 If you told me that this Guthrie kidnapping was staged, I'd be tempted to believe it.

I'll need to see a few more quotes from Silence of the Lambs to be convinced, however.

Posted by: t-bird at February 12, 2026 05:02 PM (ReYtg)

140 Perhaps the Guthrie feds should consult with the nearly bind neighbor that led them to a rear roof camera they were incapable of finding after a week? Top. Men.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 12, 2026 05:02 PM (abIsI)

141
14 BREAKING: Feds Have Now Placed A White Tent Outside Of Nancy Guthrie’s Home

A white tent people. A WHITE tent!
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 12, 2026 04:36 PM

--------

Does the color matter, like when smoke comes out of the Vatican?

Posted by: Confederate Ghosts at February 12, 2026 05:02 PM (VWtfl)

142 " If I shit in your flowerpot for two years, does that mean I have a constitution right to continue shitting in your flowerpot?"

As long as you layer it with some stones and vermiculite so it drains well. Pull the weeds, keep it neat.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 05:03 PM (N8ZBc)

143 Trump should announce that in response, he is not only going to deport them, but he is going to charge them for the service.

Make them suffer. Make the judges suffer. They keep doing this because there is no penalty to anyone no matter how bad their bs is.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 12, 2026 05:03 PM (l0YH1)

144 @125

>>Or, is this merely Dicta?

It's judicial scatology.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 12, 2026 05:03 PM (Ruy1P)

145 Did they look in the pool?

Posted by: wth at February 12, 2026 05:03 PM (UjdFS)

146 A "liberty interest" would be a benefit gained by committing a crime. Are we now allowing illegal aliens to prosper as a result of breaking the law?

Is that not how we've doing it for decades? Perfectly recently, of course, but the concept is not novel.

Posted by: The Biden Admin at February 12, 2026 05:04 PM (ReYtg)

147 Did they look in the pool?
Posted by: wth at February 12, 2026 05:03 PM

Oddly, the hot tub smells like stew.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 12, 2026 05:04 PM (jc0TO)

148 The pool? THE POOL!
Quick, somebody go check the pool!

Posted by: wth at February 12, 2026 05:05 PM (UjdFS)

149 >> A "liberty interest" would be a benefit gained by committing a crime. Are we now allowing illegal aliens to prosper as a result of breaking the law?

This is applying Squatters Rights to Citizenship.

Posted by: garrett at February 12, 2026 05:05 PM (gH8T+)

150 PBS News, 'Obama administration to end use of private prisons' 2016

They opened the gates and got rid of private operators with tough policies, working often crowded prisons.

Now,
Prison Policy Initiative, Following the Money of Mass Incarceration 2026, Feb. 11, 2026

On February 25, 2026 at 1 p.m. EST, join the Prison Policy Initiative and guests James Kilgore and Mon Mohapatra to discuss ways to push back on “carceral humanist” reforms that don’t change the underlying dehumanization of the criminal legal system.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 12, 2026 05:05 PM (NFX2v)

151 "I'll need to see a few more quotes from Silence of the Lambs to be convinced, however."

Those bastards stole everything they say from me. Effen pikers...

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn at February 12, 2026 05:05 PM (VxFiM)

152 "So in response to the lawfare saying we can no longer deport people, we are going to deport people and bill them and their families $20,000 per person for costs, as well as full refund of any welfare or benefits they have received will illegally in the country. We will seize all assets to cover these costs.
"Thank the commie judges for this new policy"

- DJT

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 12, 2026 05:06 PM (l0YH1)

153 Impeach any judge stepping over the lines. Malfeasance of office is the time honored approach.
But this would require that Congress actually cared about reining in corrupt judges.

Posted by: clarence at February 12, 2026 05:06 PM (5OgL1)

154 Exactly. People who don't understand the law don't understand how insane this is, or how insanely dangerous. Absolutely out of control and power mad. He needs to be impeached immediately. If we don't, next stop is Judge Dredd.
Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 12, 2026 04:57 PM (vOtXJ)
====
Every Moron on this site has been saying that about the federal judiciary for years.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 12, 2026 05:06 PM (RIvkX)

155 Those roots amount, in legal parlance, to a "liberty interest" that the Constitution says cannot be taken away without at least a hearing before a neutral judge.

Ok, but we first we have to start neutering judges.

Posted by: t-bird at February 12, 2026 05:06 PM (ReYtg)

156 FYI did you see that the guy from Ireland? The reason why he came to the United States because he had a warrant for his arrest for drugs and dealing drugs. And that’s why he doesn’t wanna go back to Ireland. He’s not beating those stereotypes.

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 12, 2026 05:06 PM (FCrpy)

157 One long standing finding of the judiciary - sending illegals back to their countries of origin is NOT a punishment. Hence, no one is being punished. Hence all the legal protections do not attach - they don't matter, because at the end of the day, nobody is losing their liberty or being punished by being sent back to their home countries.

Thus, there is no such thing as a "liberty interest". because sending them home doesn't deprive them of liberty.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 12, 2026 05:07 PM (vOtXJ)

158 145 Did they look in the pool?
Posted by: wth

Right? Or in the cabana. Or in anyone else's pools and cabanas in the area.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 12, 2026 05:07 PM (NFX2v)

159 How can a person do a habeas when they are not in custody?

habeas is petition to force state to justify why they are holding someone. But they aren't holding anyone who is not in the country.
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Like I keep saying, cartel judge Bonerburger is completely lawless at this point.
He's just flat-out making shit up.
For this, he's invented the legal fiction that they are in "effective custody" of the United States because the US has a very big military and can coerce these countries to comply if it wants.
No, really. That is what they have said.
Recall the cartel judge that let Maryland Dad free basically laughing at the DOJ and mocking them, "if the US asks, of course these countries will have no choice but to comply."

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 12, 2026 05:07 PM (HXT0k)

160 "People who don't understand the law"

Raises hand. It doesn't work in the way I was taught to understand it. Nuh-uh. Not a bit.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 05:08 PM (N8ZBc)

161 156 FYI did you see that the guy from Ireland? The reason why he came to the United States because he had a warrant for his arrest for drugs and dealing drugs. And that’s why he doesn’t wanna go back to Ireland. He’s not beating those stereotypes. Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 12, 2026 05:06 PM (FCrpy)

He was a Ecstasy dealer. But here, I'm sure, he has been a humble bartender.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 12, 2026 05:08 PM (vOtXJ)

162
The Guthrie investigation pisses me off.

If someone from our families was missing does anyone think we would get the same coverage?

Posted by: fourseasons at February 12, 2026 05:08 PM (3ek7K)

163 In the glory days of IBM, if you fucked up they would demote you, and then send a crew to make your office smaller.

We need to do this to the judges. Shave a meter off the walls of their office and courtroom every time they piss us off if no one is willing to impeach.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 12, 2026 05:08 PM (l0YH1)

164 Pools and cabanas? Shit.

Posted by: FBI "Special" Agent at February 12, 2026 05:09 PM (UjdFS)

165
A "liberty interest" would be a benefit gained by committing a crime. Are we now allowing illegal aliens to prosper as a result of breaking the law?

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For that matter, why reserve this benefit to illegal aliens? ANYONE who evades the law long enough is home free.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 05:09 PM (n7rxJ)

166 "Or in anyone else's pools and cabanas in the area."

Gay couple across their street has a cabano. Search that too.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 05:09 PM (N8ZBc)

167 DOJ and DHS don't have to say anything.

Keep on keeping on dudes! Fuck the black robes

Posted by: melodicmetal at February 12, 2026 05:09 PM (XLfSN)

168 162
The Guthrie investigation pisses me off.

If someone from our families was missing does anyone think we would get the same coverage?

Posted by: fourseasons

Local story.

Posted by: MSM at February 12, 2026 05:09 PM (abIsI)

169 >> A "liberty interest" would be a benefit gained by committing a crime. Are we now allowing illegal aliens to prosper as a result of breaking the law?

This is applying Squatters Rights to Citizenship.
Posted by: garrett at February 12, 2026 05:05 PM

So, like that squatter recently released who proceeded to move back into the millions-dollar home.

I'm sure that these legal eagles drive cars I and my posse would like. How long would we have to hide them for the "liberty interest" to accumulate? Also, the guys could use some nice suits and shoes.

*Makes a wishlist*

Posted by: Outlasting the Statute of Limitations at February 12, 2026 05:09 PM (fxCK2)

170 Thus, there is no such thing as a "liberty interest". because sending them home doesn't deprive them of liberty.

I don't understand why they can't stay if they want to.

Posted by: Jumanji Jackson-Browne at February 12, 2026 05:10 PM (ReYtg)

171 No, really. That is what they have said.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

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Thank you for responding. This helps.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 12, 2026 05:10 PM (l0YH1)

172 >>>If I shit in your flowerpot for two years, does that mean I have a constitution right to continue shitting in your flowerpot?

Very possibly you do. This is about as adverse a possession imaginable.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair

I wonder if these judges are cat people?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 12, 2026 05:10 PM (xFfhU)

173 Speaking of the Rabid Rodent:

My understanding is that Apple invested $100 million in the NFL this past year in advertising and promotions -- and as a result got to pick the halftime performer.

Their plan was to try and get something like $500 million worth of Rodent downloads from their platform (iTunes?) after that show.

I think a day or two later their guy was #3 while Kid Rock's new song was #1.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 12, 2026 05:11 PM (QJibF)

174 The Guthrie investigation pisses me off.

If someone from our families was missing does anyone think we would get the same coverage?

Posted by: fourseasons
......

You'd gat Barney Fife and a dachshund with hay fever.

Posted by: wth at February 12, 2026 05:11 PM (UjdFS)

175 LOL, Gallup says it will no longer* poll Presidential approval.

*Until a popular Republican Predident is in office

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 12, 2026 05:12 PM (BI5O2)

176 "if no one is willing to impeach."

Impeach! impeach!! impeach!!!

Impeaching accomplishes exactly nothing. Convicting them to get them removed is never going to happen.

Urge your congress critter to start putting an end to these rogue, lesser district courts.

Thats the only way these activists in robes are going to go bye-bye.

Posted by: Will Robinson at February 12, 2026 05:12 PM (VxFiM)

177 S/B *As long as

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 12, 2026 05:12 PM (BI5O2)

178 Trump should just send Boasberg and all these others a note that reminds them that the U.S. Marshals that protect them are members of an executive branch agency he controls, and if they don't get their asses in line, the Marshals may not show up in their courtrooms any longer.

Posted by: DPICM at February 12, 2026 05:12 PM (zweKz)

179 Girlfriend Wanda Dicta had a sister Mary Dicta, she and her husband got on well. Her brother Harry Dicta wasn't married but had many girlfriends.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 12, 2026 05:14 PM (7X7ea)

180 Urge your congress critter to start putting an end to these rogue, lesser district courts.

Thats the only way these activists in robes are going to go bye-bye.
Posted by: Will Robinson

Hate break it to you Will, congress' only concern at the moment is they have enough KY at the capital to support the lobbyists desires.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 12, 2026 05:14 PM (abIsI)

181 Local story.
Posted by: MSM at February 12, 2026 05:09 PM
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Hah. Unfortunately so true.

Posted by: olddog in mo at February 12, 2026 05:15 PM (bQ4nt)

182 Don't worry. Jesse Waters and Paul Mauro will talk about the white tent tonight and what it could possibly mean.

Posted by: wth at February 12, 2026 05:16 PM (UjdFS)

183 Oh great, more Commissar Judges are arming up

Posted by: Skip at February 12, 2026 05:17 PM (Ia/+0)

184 >>>If someone from our families was missing does anyone think we would get the same coverage?

Posted by: fourseasons
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Yes, if they were a celebrity.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 12, 2026 05:17 PM (7X7ea)

185 In the camps, we oft dreamed about having our own white tent...

Posted by: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn! at February 12, 2026 05:17 PM (oftw2)

186 Unless Trump straight up tells these judges to fuck off, this will never end.

Posted by: Bee Hive at February 12, 2026 05:18 PM (TXFRI)

187 Trump should just send Boasberg and all these others a note that reminds them that the U.S. Marshals that protect them are members of an executive branch agency he controls, and if they don't get their asses in line, the Marshals may not show up in their courtrooms any longer.
Posted by: DPICM at February 12, 2026 05:12 PM (zweKz)

Cut the lights and power to his chambers. He did more work at home during off hours anyhow.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 12, 2026 05:18 PM (8avO+)

188 "Girlfriend Wanda Dicta had a sister Mary Dicta, she and her husband got on well."

I knew a Mala Dicta who talked a lot of shit.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 05:18 PM (N8ZBc)

189 Did they look in the pool?
Posted by: wth

Oddly, the hot tub smells like stew.
Posted by: toby928(c)

Hey!! I'm right here, yanno.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 12, 2026 05:19 PM (6Fej7)

190 A "liberty interest" would be a benefit gained by committing a crime. Are we now allowing illegal aliens to prosper as a result of breaking the law?

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For that matter, why reserve this benefit to illegal aliens? ANYONE who evades the law long enough is home free.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 05:09 PM (n7rxJ)

It's explained right there in the "Olly Olly Oxen Free!" clause of the US Constitution.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 12, 2026 05:19 PM (wVcYX)

191 Matt Taibbi is reporting he has evidence Two-Tier Kier order the GCHQ to record all his communications, along with six or seven other journalists. The London Times also seems to have the story.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 12, 2026 05:02 PM (evI9x)

Will there 18 1/2 missing minutes?

Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at February 12, 2026 05:19 PM (JRP2U)

192 U.S. District Courts are established by Congress through legislation under Article III of the Constitution, which authorizes the creation of lower federal courts. Judges are nominated by the President, reviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee, and confirmed by the Senate to serve lifetime appointments during "good behavior".

Establishment of District Courts
Congressional Authority: Congress determines the number of district courts, their geographic boundaries, and the number of judges authorized for each district based on workload.
Structure: There are 94 district courts, which act as the general trial courts for federal civil and criminal cases.
Special Units: Congress also created bankruptcy courts as units of the district courts.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 12, 2026 05:20 PM (NFX2v)

193 "Girlfriend Wanda Dicta had a sister Mary Dicta, she and her husband got on well."

I knew a Mala Dicta who talked a lot of shit.
Posted cannot.

Da Bears!

Posted by: Superfans at February 12, 2026 05:20 PM (6Fej7)

194 More shitlib torture of the 14th Amendment that was intended to apply to freed slaves. Which is coincidentally how the shitlibs think of illegals.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 12, 2026 05:20 PM (/DR63)

195
My husband said the other day that he doesn't give a shit about the Guthrie woman. He wants to know where missing children are.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 12, 2026 05:20 PM (3ek7K)

196 Sooner or later, dog catchers will start knocking down Presidential authority

Posted by: Skip at February 12, 2026 05:21 PM (Ia/+0)

197 I've been pretty vocal on this site about the judicial coup. I don't have a solution, but I do think the administration should have confronted it on day one. I think they're behind the 8-ball right now because they're being "reactive" to every move they make. Mostly as it relates to the illegals, but they're not very successful in other areas, specifically with regards to the J6 lead up and aftermath.

To wit; Comey and Brennen's cases were tossed. No clue if they'll refile or if that will be more successful.

It's disappointing. But par for the course with the judiciary we've got right now. That oughta' change.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 12, 2026 05:21 PM (jtM2q)

198 >>>ANYONE who evades the law long enough is home free.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 05:09 PM (n7rxJ)
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Yes, it's called the statute of limitations.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 12, 2026 05:21 PM (7X7ea)

199 The pool? THE POOL!
Quick, somebody go check the pool!
Posted by: wth at February 12, 2026 05:05 PM (UjdFS)

Send Carl Spackler. He finds the missing objects in pools.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 12, 2026 05:22 PM (wVcYX)

200 TMZ guy thinks he's some kind of Sherlock Holmes.

Posted by: wth at February 12, 2026 05:22 PM (UjdFS)

201 said the 2-1 decision left an opening for them to continue granting immigrants' release on other grounds, primarily constitutional arguments against detaining people who have established roots in the U.S. without due process. Those roots amount, in legal parlance, to a "liberty interest" that the Constitution says cannot be taken away without at least a hearing before a neutral judge.
_________________________

LMAO...ok, let's apply this logic to gun rights. In the country legally this time. Established roots (hence, a citizen). That creates a "liberty interest" that the Constitution says cannot be taken away without at least a hearing before a Judge. So, all restrictions on guns are herebye mute. You have that Constitutional "liberty interest" that denies some bureacrat from vetting you, denying you concealed carry, full automatic, etc. And, until each and every case is reviewed by a Federal Judge, you enjoy any and all of those Constitutional Rights via "liberty interest."

Posted by: Orson at February 12, 2026 05:22 PM (dIske)

202 …even if they have no criminal records and have lived in the country for decades.

The left loves to invent magic sentences with magical powers that once repeated often enough magically become law by virtue of repeated chanting,

They basically hex these ideas into permanent existence like the witchy witches they mostly are.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 12, 2026 05:22 PM (6ydKt)

203 "TMZ guy thinks he's some kind of Sherlock Holmes."

Strung out?

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 05:22 PM (N8ZBc)

204 ‘More and more bites at the apple’

I don’t think these scumbag judge’s legal bullshit is about whether illegals get to stay on the country or not. This is about whether they can be detained while the merits of their (bullshit) claims play out.

Still, it’s not good, because locking them up keeps them locked up, and increases pressure on them to agree to leave — like that ‘nurse’ did in an earlier post.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 12, 2026 05:23 PM (N5sxx)

205 18 USC 1509 "Whoever, by threats or force, willfully prevents, obstructs, impedes, or interferes with, or willfully attempts to prevent, obstruct, impede, or interfere with, the due exercise of rights or the performance of duties under any order, judgment, or decree of a court of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both."

How is Boasberg threatening government attorneys with contempt if they do not violate the law as he wishes not guilty of this crime. Forget relying on Congress to do anything. Why not just have the Marshals arrest him and charge him?

Posted by: DPICM at February 12, 2026 05:25 PM (zweKz)

206 Savannah will be devastated when they tell her the culprit is one of her beloved undocumented.

Posted by: wth at February 12, 2026 05:26 PM (UjdFS)

207 Congress should be all over this like the smell of decomp around the Guthrie residence but, they won't lift a finger to defund these courts.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 12, 2026 05:26 PM (abIsI)

208 Have they ruled out the brother-in-law?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 12, 2026 05:28 PM (7X7ea)

209 In a simpler time., in the Left's beloved USSR, this judge too would be taken to the basement of the Lubyanka Prison, and beaten severely. Then shot behind the ear until dead. His entire genetic line would be sent to the Kolyma Death Mines in far east Siberia. Only 3 million dead.

He is a fortunate person, so far.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 12, 2026 05:28 PM (u82oZ)

210 It is a Globalist Insurrection running full speed ahead. Call it what it is DC and put it down. Or, be put down as part of the insurrection. Hardball time by the Executive branch and no excuses.

Posted by: tubal at February 12, 2026 05:28 PM (VTVwi)

211
Yes, it's called the statute of limitations.

Posted by: Braenyard

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Sometimes I think it warrants revising.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 05:30 PM (n7rxJ)

212 The only plausible response to this latest inferior court invention is "Ja, bullshit" and then walk away.

Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at February 12, 2026 05:30 PM (bufu1)

213 Still, it’s not good, because locking them up keeps them locked up, and increases pressure on them to agree to leave — like that ‘nurse’ did in an earlier post.
Posted by: Elric the Blade
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Pondering in filthy cell:

Take the $3 grand and leave or be thrown to never come back. That is the question.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 12, 2026 05:30 PM (7X7ea)

214 nood

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 05:31 PM (N8ZBc)

215 ============

Sometimes I think it warrants revising.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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At this point. What difference does it make? \

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 12, 2026 05:32 PM (7X7ea)

216 Ugh.

You can see by all of this nonsense exactly what's going to happen if and when the Democrats regain national power.

It's gonna be Crazytown, with the Constitution and the rule of law out the window.

These a-holes who can't seem to follow established law need to lose their judgeships and law licenses if there is a way to do this. Lawyers ! Is there a quick and easy way?

In the meantime, I just hope we can keep the Democrats out of national power for at least the next 20 years. Maybe they'll have regained their sanity by then.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 12, 2026 05:32 PM (iJfKG)

217 Juggalos > Judges.

Posted by: Insane Clown Party at February 12, 2026 05:32 PM (TezPK)

218 >>>If someone from our families was missing does anyone think we would get the same coverage?
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If four Amish die at the hands of an illegal trucker, will they get the same coverage?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 12, 2026 05:32 PM (XeU6L)

219 Let's start deporting the judges. Accidentally, of course. and to countries difficult to travel from. South African, possibly or Venezuela. And we can even promise to investigate how this horrible accident happened. It will be a thorough investigation, obviously, and will take some time but eventually, we will find out what happened and hold those responsible to account for it. You know, just like after the financial crisis in 2008.

Posted by: Left Wing Douche at February 12, 2026 05:33 PM (kL/ln)

220
Mike Hammer,

Of course not. They weren't celebrities.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 12, 2026 05:34 PM (3ek7K)

221 Matt Taibbi is reporting he has evidence Two-Tier Kier order the GCHQ to record all his communications, along with six or seven other journalists. The London Times also seems to have the story.

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Cool.

Then we should pick a British newspaper and drop a MOAB on it during working hours.

I vote for The Guardian.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 12, 2026 05:36 PM (BI5O2)

222
As several people have said here, notice the fraud stuff is not being discussed now In the news.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 12, 2026 05:37 PM (3ek7K)

223 These judges are welcome to try releasing these inmates with their little hammers. Or to post cash bond for them.

Posted by: DaveA at February 12, 2026 05:38 PM (FhXTo)

224 206 Savannah will be devastated when they tell her the culprit is one of her beloved undocumented.
Posted by: wth

Unless the brother-in-law?

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 12, 2026 05:45 PM (NFX2v)

225 Cancel the mid terms and give all legislative power to federal district judges.
It's what the Uniparty wants.

Posted by: Don Lemon Needs to be sent to Gaza at February 12, 2026 07:16 PM (9A/Bk)

Obama Architect David Axelrod: Confound These Republicans For Obamacare's Prices Skyrocketing and Them Refusing to Further Subsidize the Failing Program

David Axelrod, 2026: People�s ACA premiums are tripling.

David Axelrod, pushing the ACA in 2009: "I have no doubt that once this bill is passed and implemented, the American people will appreciate it.

It will improve the lives of people all across this country." https://t.co/AqaKw5XPTp pic.twitter.com/pzyESdjx5W
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) February 12, 2026

Axe would never pic.twitter.com/jXMBWeFpty
— Benjamin Domenech (@bdomenech) February 11, 2026

Joel Pollak
@joelpollak
5h
Axelrod knew at the time they were imposing a flawed system on the American people, over the objections of the people. He and Obama wanted to make it politically very tough to change or to remove, so it would either have to be expanded or lead to single-payer socialized medicine.

Justin Ready
@JustinReady
12h
Hearing Obama administration alums talk about out of control health insurance costs is like listening to O.J. talking about the real killers.

This isn't directly related to Obamacare, but it's close enough to say it's related.

NIH employees were forced to write a loyalty oath to DEI principles.

Jan Jekielek
@JanJekielek
"Every single NIH employee had to write... a loyalty oath to DEI principles."
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya reveals that the woke ideology infected science over the past 20 years.
"None of it actually translated over to better health for anybody."
It's worse than we think.
"Over the last 15-20 years, the NIH incorporated into its agenda things I can only characterize as political agendas rather than scientific agendas."
"Probably the most prominent example of this is DEI."
"If you're a researcher outside the NIH, the ticket to getting extra, relatively easy funds was to promise to do DEI research."
"Much of that research had no real scientific basis at all" and did not translate into better health outcomes for minorities or anyone else.
And here's what worse:
"At the end of the year, the NIH would often have some money left over."
"The NIH program officers would go to the people who were doing these projects... and say, 'look, we have some money left over, if you propose a diversity supplement,'--meaning essentially some DEI add-on that wasn't actually good science--'then you can get access to extra money for your research.'"
"It was basically wasting taxpayer money that had no chance of improving the health of anybody."
"We've gotten rid of all that."

�Every single NIH employee had to write� a loyalty oath to DEI principles.�

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya reveals that the woke ideology infected science over the past 20 years.

�None of it actually translated over to better health for anybody.�

It�s worse than we think.

�Over the� pic.twitter.com/RkxwZqTjTH
— Jan Jekielek (@JanJekielek) February 12, 2026

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1 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at February 12, 2026 03:27 PM (LdBR/)

2 2nd

Posted by: Thanatopsis at February 12, 2026 03:27 PM (LdBR/)

3 3rd

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4 4th

Posted by: Thanatopsis at February 12, 2026 03:27 PM (LdBR/)

5 yayth

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 12, 2026 03:27 PM (CWTWj)

6 5th!

Posted by: Thanatopsis at February 12, 2026 03:28 PM (LdBR/)

7 Nooding

Posted by: Thanatopsis at February 12, 2026 03:28 PM (LdBR/)

8 Who benefits from the suicide of the West? What is the globalist plan?

Posted by: steevy at February 12, 2026 03:29 PM (YwEeS)

9 It's not Trump care it's Obama care.. or the Unaffordable care act

Posted by: It's me donna at February 12, 2026 03:29 PM (VE6XX)

10 Axelrod is the architect of Obama's library in Chicago?

No wonder it's such a mess.

Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 03:30 PM (77rzZ)

11 Justin Ready
@JustinReady
12h

Hearing Obama administration alums talk about out of control health insurance costs is like listening to O.J. talking about the real killers.

Ouch.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 12, 2026 03:31 PM (jc0TO)

12
Who benefits from the suicide of the West? What is the globalist plan?
Posted by: steevy at February 12, 2026 03:29 PM (YwEeS)

The Destruction of Western Civilization is the point.

It's like Che Guevara and trains. Blowing up trains is a lot more fun than making the gorram things run on time.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 12, 2026 03:31 PM (y9nCu)

13 "But it's because Trump ended the individual mandate!"
-I seen it

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 03:31 PM (GBKbO)

14 Yeah, my not for profit workplace had DEI has a big item for annual reviews and for hiring the candidate had to explain how they have worked to bring DEI to their field.

I was soooo happy when Trump made them drop that bullshit.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 12, 2026 03:31 PM (Sokdp)

15 Leftards: Obamacare is failing because Trump in his first term with a GOP-controlled Congress got rid of the penalty for not having health insurance!

Me: Then why didn't Biden* with a Democrat-controlled Congress put the penalty back in place?

Leftards: This ... this ... this is all a distraction from Epstein!

Posted by: Earth: The Final Season at February 12, 2026 03:32 PM (qUkBO)

16 Before Fauci killed a million, there was the slow death via Obamacare.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 12, 2026 03:32 PM (vbXSk)

17 It's not Trump care it's Obama care.. or the Unaffordable care act
Posted by: It's me donna at February 12, 2026 03:29 PM

In fairness, it's McCainCare at this point.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 12, 2026 03:32 PM (jc0TO)

18 i remember barky saying "I will sign a universal health care bill into law by the end of my first term as president that will cover every American and cut the cost of a typical family's premium by up to $2,500 a year." (politifact) (c june 200

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 12, 2026 03:32 PM (CWTWj)

19 th

Posted by: Crusader at February 12, 2026 03:32 PM (TN0g+)

20 "Much of that research had no real scientific basis at all"

Definition of 'Woke.' Dogma with no rational foundation.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 03:32 PM (N8ZBc)

21 The dirty secret of the Left = they are the ones who "hate" science

Why? Because it's bigger than them. It reveals truths they can't successfully deny or refute. Science is a dusting of God's fingerprint on the universe.

Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 03:32 PM (S5fB5)

22
not for profit

AHHHHGGGHHH!

*eye twitches*

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 12, 2026 03:33 PM (y9nCu)

23 The left assumes they can get away with passing the blame for their terrible laws.

And they're right. Most of their voters are that stupid.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 12, 2026 03:33 PM (zjgNU)

24 Obama himself said it was a step to "single payer."

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 12, 2026 03:33 PM (Cqx++)

25 David Axelrod. Thought he was dead, honestly.

Posted by: tubal at February 12, 2026 03:33 PM (pDt9x)

26 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 12, 2026 03:33 PM (Zz0t1)

27 "Science is a dusting of God's fingerprint on the universe."

Amen!

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 12, 2026 03:34 PM (DgMqy)

28 When "The Bell Curve" came out, they cursed and hid its "science" like it was real climate data.

The Left don't want to know anything except what they know, which is nothing.

Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 03:34 PM (S5fB5)

29 The ACA became really popular because of the covid subsidies. They capped the growth in premiums for several years. So while inflation was hitting everywhere, it didn't hit the people "paying" for ACA coverage at all in their health insurance costs.

Denying that fake reality by ending the subsidies is something like an extinction level event for the program.

It's just wildly expensive and doesn't give any real value anymore.

Democrats will harp about how it's the GOP's fault, but ultimately, it's going to end up rebounding against Democrats since everyone knows that it's Obamacare to the point where Democrats have fully embraced the term for more than a decade.

"We should give even more power to government" after the ACA, Iraq, and the fraud discovered in the last year from government programs probably won't play all that well to the general population.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 03:34 PM (GBKbO)

30 25 David Axelrod. Thought he was dead, honestly.
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No, he just got rid of his cheesy mustache.

Posted by: Earth: The Final Season at February 12, 2026 03:35 PM (qUkBO)

31 David Axelrod. Thought he was dead, honestly.
Posted by: tubal at February 12, 2026 03:33 PM

He's hard to recognise since he shaved off his Hitler mustache.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 12, 2026 03:35 PM (jc0TO)

32 I always thought of science as the carnal man taking a stab at quantifying God's Glory.

Posted by: tubal at February 12, 2026 03:35 PM (pDt9x)

33 jinx

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 12, 2026 03:35 PM (jc0TO)

34 Unexpectedly!!!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 12, 2026 03:35 PM (Hkcdp)

35 Cool hash!

'If you thought C++ got too hairy over the years, prepare to meet Cqx++!'

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 03:36 PM (N8ZBc)

36 Hey! That's great!

I'm all for DEI too! It's a GREAT concept.

Deport
Every
Illegal

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 12, 2026 03:36 PM (Zz0t1)

37 I doubt I could have got hired at my work if I'd been applying during the peak DEI years. As it was I did some handwaving "I listen to and consider everyone's thoughts" for the DEI for annual self eval. and used the fact that I was WFH to take care of my dad as the excuse why I could not join any DEI groups or take any of the optional DEI training. Since I'd been there for over 20 years and was the institutional knowledge for how to fix things when code broke they let my lack of DEI enthusiasm slide.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 12, 2026 03:36 PM (Sokdp)

38 Who benefits from the suicide of the West? What is the globalist plan?
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I'm firmly convinced that there is a group of maybe as few as a couple of hundred people who believe they could run the entire planet IF they could only do away with the sovereignty of nations and states. The only way to do away with sovereignty is to remove all forms of descent and opposition. Beating the planet into submission is thus the goal. The couple of hundred people want wealth that is beyond belief and all avarice and plan to use the rest of us as worker bees and worker ants.

Posted by: Crusader at February 12, 2026 03:36 PM (TN0g+)

39 "I always thought of science as the carnal man taking a stab at quantifying God's Glory."

Amen!

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 12, 2026 03:37 PM (DgMqy)

40 The Dems/FNM then: Obamacare will reduce your payments by 3000% and solve the health insurance crises

The Dems/FNM now: Well obviously costs exploded un Obamacare, uh, the ACA. Whose to blame? Donald Trump

Posted by: 18-1 at February 12, 2026 03:38 PM (sKqQm)

41 "Through family, I heard about a couple in WI who started a small business and were planning to expand. Now, with their ACA premiums TRIPLED due to congressional inaction, they've had to scrap plans to expand & grow."

Yea, that totally happened. Totally. A business owner was planning on expanding, but that Totally Real Plan was fucked in the ass by higher premiums. Sure it was.

Btw small businesses get significant tax and other credits for using ACA. A business using ACA is not in the same position as an individual. This story is total bullshit.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 03:38 PM (iFTx/)

42 David Axelrod. Thought he was dead, honestly.
Posted by: tubal at February 12, 2026 03:33 PM (pDt9x)

Wishful thinking.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 12, 2026 03:38 PM (Zz0t1)

43 Killer Obama, kill ObamaCare. Back the Ins. Cos. to the wall and give them the option; be reorganized or get with the program to dump ObamaCare.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 12, 2026 03:38 PM (7X7ea)

44 Good thing it was just a tax. Otherwise bad stuff may have happened.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 12, 2026 03:38 PM (YlWIZ)

45 "Since I'd been there for over 20 years and was the institutional knowledge for how to fix things when code broke they let my lack of DEI enthusiasm slide."

Like me, maintaining old legacy systems that nobody else wanted to touch. I didn't charge enough.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 03:38 PM (N8ZBc)

46 And no one bring up when Trump said he supported "single payer".

At the time he was unfamiliar with the term, which is designed to fool the listener into thinking it's something agreeable. Otherwise they would call it "government care". Single Payer sounds like the "individual" is the one paying.

Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 03:38 PM (S5fB5)

47 At one point the use of Antimony was forbidden by some medical schools, and students were required to take oaths to never employ it. Other schools encouraged its use as an emetic, purgative and to reduce fevers. It was also quite toxic, like other elements in the Materia Medica of the day, like Arsenic and Mercury.

DEI, however, has no actual use in the real world. Besides rejecting "white privilege" (which is a fancy way Progressives get to call someone N*gger and feel good about themselves)

Posted by: Kindltot at February 12, 2026 03:38 PM (rbvCR)

48 "If you want your doctor, you can keep your doctor."

Posted by: mrp at February 12, 2026 03:38 PM (rj6Yv)

49 Hey! That's great!

I'm all for DEI too! It's a GREAT concept.

Deport
Every
Illegal
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 12, 2026 03:36 PM (Zz0t1)
_________

[Golf clap]

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 03:38 PM (iFTx/)

50 I seem to recall that the individual mandate was legally challenged, and SCOTUS didn’t strike it because that would have made Obamacare impossible to be funded (when they were selling it as cost savings).

Guess we can thank Justice Robert’s, too.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 12, 2026 03:39 PM (Hkcdp)

51 All most people want is affordable hospitalization insurance.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 12, 2026 03:39 PM (jc0TO)

52
"I have no doubt that once this bill is passed and implemented, the American people will appreciate it.

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

Oh Grantor of Favors, what can I say? Call me ungrateful.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 03:39 PM (n7rxJ)

53 Not surprising.

I really think we should just shoot all these fuckers.

Glowing statement though that be.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 03:39 PM (zZu0s)

54 The more involved government is in healthcare the more it will cost.

Want to lower health care costs? Reduce government involvement in healthcare.

ANYTHING THE GOVERNMENT DOES OTHERWISE WILL JUST INCREASE COSTS

Posted by: 18-1 at February 12, 2026 03:39 PM (sKqQm)

55 Expensive healthcare will always be the fault of Republicans. It's probably written as law somewhere.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 12, 2026 03:39 PM (jtM2q)

56 Oh Grantor of Favors, what can I say? Call me ungrateful.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 03:39 PM (n7rxJ)

'Ain't i right' by Marty Robbins.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 03:40 PM (zZu0s)

57 What DEI doesn't equal.

Qualified.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 12, 2026 03:40 PM (Zz0t1)

58 Faced with untenable medical costs, Obamacare addressed the cost problem in two ways:
1. Force more private money into the system (the individual mandate)
2. Force more public money into the system (the subsidies)

This is to be expected. Government can only provide an operational environment for problem-solving or throw money at problems. Since the environment that was not conducive to cost control was also conducive to wealth and power acquisition in government and industry, it did what it always does. This, of course, caused price to continue to rise.

The goal, I suspect, was to break the system to the point that the problem resolves to two possible choices: radical private reform or nationalization. The goal, if so, is obviously nationalization.

And the bitch of it is that it's working so well, and it doesn't matter what Trump does. If he cuts off the subsidies, people will clamor louder for relief because of the catastrophic costs and its cannibalism of the wider economy. If he doesn't, it continues to destroy the federal budget and cannibalize the wider economy.

The real question is "can Trump achieve radical reform that isn't nationalization?"

I am not optimistic.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 12, 2026 03:40 PM (ojr4c)

59 Bud Cort, star of the cult classic "Harold and Maude," has died at the age of 77. RIP.

Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 03:40 PM (77rzZ)

60 Our monthly health insurance premium more than tripled.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 12, 2026 03:40 PM (RIvkX)

61 Who benefits from the suicide of the West? What is the globalist plan?
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The commie plan is to amass/steal power and wealth and fuck to why happens after that. Aside from their looting, the ones funding them are militant Islam, who plans to take over when the world is successfully globalized. They don't want to do all that work when the commies are doing it for them.

Basically they are ushering in Revelation and it's fucking weird that the Bible knew.

Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 03:41 PM (S5fB5)

62 No death panels. Right?

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 12, 2026 03:41 PM (YlWIZ)

63 One other specific thing to point out here. We computerized our healthcare records.

For younger people, this was promised to reduce costs and obviously paperwork.

That didn't happen. At all. Why not?

The government increased the amount of paperwork it requires both directly or through health insurance companies

Want to make things cheaper and easier to understand? Get the government out of the healthcare industry

Posted by: 18-1 at February 12, 2026 03:41 PM (sKqQm)

64 re "Who benefits from the suicide of the West? What is the globalist plan?"

the leftwing intellectual elite: just as some powerful people supported hitler while thinking they could control him, the modern left elite think they will be able to run the show once we have what is basically a one world govt. surely xi and putin and the ayatollah will be willing to follow the will of the elite like john kerry and al gore and blessed hillary of clinton

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 12, 2026 03:41 PM (CWTWj)

65
Bulg, how sad. Do you think anyone gives a shit?

Posted by: fourseasons at February 12, 2026 03:41 PM (3ek7K)

66 Who benefits from the suicide of the West? What is the globalist plan?
Posted by: steevy

Those melt-brain NGO elites that really, really want to bring back a form of aristocracy. Their goal is to break the Western economies to the point were the Unanointed (read: you an me ) are forced to sell property off to pay for our existence.

Ultimately, it's a plan for complete command and control over all... but China and Islamists have plans that they can't control.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 12, 2026 03:41 PM (diia5)

67 54 The more involved government is in healthcare the more it will cost.

Want to lower health care costs? Reduce government involvement in healthcare.

ANYTHING THE GOVERNMENT DOES OTHERWISE WILL JUST INCREASE COSTS

Posted by: 18-1 at February 12, 2026 03:39 PM (sKqQm)

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Best we can do is get a DEI grad to study why TV costs are down and then give that person complete control of healthcare without input from the body politic.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 03:41 PM (GBKbO)

68 The three most damaging Presidential lies ever told were:
"If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor."
"If you like your plan, you can keep your plan."
"The average family will save $2,500/year."

JugEars McFuckstick KNEW these were LIES but kept repeating them over and over.

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at February 12, 2026 03:42 PM (MNCvZ)

69 Getting rid of Illegals will free up lots of hospital rooms

Posted by: Skip at February 12, 2026 03:42 PM (Ia/+0)

70 Before Fauci killed a million, there was the slow death via Obamacare.
Posted by: illiniwek at February 12, 2026 03:32 PM (vbXSk)

Obamacare is still killing people daily. Obamacare was a gift to the insurance industry, which developed Standard of Care. Standard of Care is there at the demand of the insurance companies that don't want to pay for anything better, and fear being sued for medical malpractice for doing anything less.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 12, 2026 03:42 PM (rbvCR)

71 Healthcare is not pretty.

Chief Nerd
@TheChiefNerd
RFK JR: “We still did live [recovery] meetings every day during COVID … I said I don't care what happens, I'm going to a meeting every day. I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.”

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 12, 2026 03:42 PM (J+Psw)

72 Axelrod knew at the time they were imposing a flawed system on the American people, over the objections of the people. He and Obama wanted to make it politically very tough to change or to remove, so it would either have to be expanded or lead to single-payer socialized medicine.
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These are the same thing, for all intents and purposes.

With enough expansion, more and more of the total bill is footed by taxpayers, so rationing is imposed to greater and greater degrees to keep it from destroying the overall fiscal and economic health of the country.

Specific ownership - an unaccountable state or an unaccountable semi-private cartel - is almost beside the point.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 12, 2026 03:42 PM (ojr4c)

73 More like Deport Every Immigrant.

Kidding of course. Of COURSE

Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 03:42 PM (S5fB5)

74 Ah, so this was the EPA announcement. Good.

@BarackObama
Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change — all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 12, 2026 03:42 PM (diia5)

75 "When you reach a certain age, you should just be 'made comfortable' as you've outlived your usefulness and aren't worth the money for care."

- - - - - Shit Owebama Said

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 12, 2026 03:43 PM (Zz0t1)

76 Want to make things cheaper and easier to understand? Get the government out of the healthcare industry
Posted by: 18-1 at February 12, 2026 03:41 PM (sKqQm)

And out of the medical industry too. (The medical industry is for those like me that have no health for which to care.)

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 12, 2026 03:43 PM (O3dBq)

77 There is almost an infinite desire for health care. So if you socialize the costs, and especially if you declare health care to be a right you've now signed up for an infinite expenditure.

Since that isn't sustainable the only possible outcome is rationing like we see in Canada and Europe.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 12, 2026 03:43 PM (sKqQm)

78 To fix healthcare costs, first get rid of all the govt intrusions like HIPAA and other reporting requirements that tie up healthcare workers in clerical work.

Put Elon on streaming pharmacy workflows. Pharmacies are the most inefficient things I've ever seen in action. Always a damn line. Always all the pharmacists and techs on the damn phone, or even still faxing shit around. Record-keeping out the wazoo.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 03:43 PM (N8ZBc)

79 How to annoy Obama: ignore tire pressure.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 12, 2026 03:43 PM (YlWIZ)

80 David Axelrod's uvula has been bruised by more dicks than Jenna Jameson's cervix.

Posted by: ballistic at February 12, 2026 03:43 PM (5aZAZ)

81 Bulg, how sad. Do you think anyone gives a shit?
Posted by: fourseasons

Hey, I'm just throwing it out there. I enjoyed that film quite a bit.

Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 03:43 PM (77rzZ)

82 68 The three most damaging Presidential lies ever told were:
"If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor."
"If you like your plan, you can keep your plan."
"The average family will save $2,500/year."

JugEars McFuckstick KNEW these were LIES but kept repeating them over and over.

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at February 12, 2026 03:42 PM (MNCvZ)

This is a big f'ing deal !

Posted by: Joe Biden at February 12, 2026 03:43 PM (VE6XX)

83
@BarackObama
Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change — all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.

Everything that guy just said is bullshit.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 12, 2026 03:43 PM (Zz0t1)

84 re 57: qualifications are raciss

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 12, 2026 03:43 PM (CWTWj)

85 Sticker shock: 85,000 Pennsylvanians drop Obamacare health insurance in 2026. Roughly 1-in-6 Pennsylvania Obamacare plan enrollees dropped health coverage for 2026 due to “unprecedented cost increases,” the state’s online health insurance marketplace reported Monday.

A better headline would read "drastically increased premiums for the Affordable Care Act makes the plans unaffordable for 85,000 recipients". Or maybe "Heartless Republicans hate non billionaire Americans and want them to die"

Caused by Republicans blocking all legislation regarding healthcare. And enabling legislation that instead sends all of that money to the rich. Those immigrant concentration camps aren't going to build themselves.

everyone pays the price because they still use Emergency Rooms and other types of care. The costs get shifted towards people with employer benefits thus increasing 2027 insurance premiums.

It’s not the ACA’s fault MAGA took away its premium subsidies which is what made the plans affordable

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 12, 2026 03:43 PM (JCZqz)

86 I am not optimistic.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 12, 2026 03:40 PM (ojr4c)

It was always intended as a poison pill to force single payer- just like illegal immigration.

These commies should all be... you know.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 03:43 PM (zZu0s)

87 Bulg, how sad. Do you think anyone gives a shit?

Posted by: fourseasons at February 12, 2026 03:41 PM

Peter Berkman cares.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 12, 2026 03:43 PM (jc0TO)

88 If "healthcare" includes abortion, RU486 and transition surgery you're doing it wrong.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 12, 2026 03:44 PM (YlWIZ)

89 > I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.
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Hunter Biden nods with understanding and admiration.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 12, 2026 03:44 PM (jtM2q)

90
Who benefits from the suicide of the West? What is the globalist plan?
Posted by: steevy

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This question was settled permanently for me when I read (somewhere) that violence and chaos ARE the goal, not mere characteristics of the revolution or unfortunate phases on the way to utopia.

The left simply glories in chaos, spectacular collapse, bloodshed, beatings, screaming, destruction. That's the benefit for them. It's not like anyone is trying to get rich. They just want to satisfy their blood-lust and revel in their orgy of chaos.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 03:44 PM (n7rxJ)

91 75 "When you reach a certain age, you should just be 'made comfortable' as you've outlived your usefulness and aren't worth the money for care."

- - - - - Shit Owebama Said
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 12, 2026 03:43 PM (Zz0t1)

Back in the day the GDR would dump its elderly in West Berlin rather than continue to provide for their medical care and much else besides because they outlived their usefulness to the State.

Countries like Canada simply kill them and come up with cutesy acronyms for it to make murder sound SO nice.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 12, 2026 03:44 PM (O3dBq)

92 85 A better headline would read "drastically increased premiums for the Affordable Care Act makes the plans unaffordable for 85,000 recipients". Or maybe "Heartless Republicans hate non billionaire Americans and want them to die"

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 12, 2026 03:43 PM (JCZqz)

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Why are these only partially subsidized plans now so much more expensive and offer less coverage than the pre-Obamacare plans?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 03:44 PM (GBKbO)

93 Everything they did with Obamacare was just a way to get the camel's nose into the tent. They figured, and many of us agreed, that once in, it could never be eliminated, and would only lead to single payer.

We've stopped its growth, but AFAIK, have made very little progress to eliminating it. As soon as the Dems are back in power, they'll do whatever they have to to make SP happen.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 12, 2026 03:44 PM (Riz8t)

94 Yup. Healthcare is a scarce good with price inelasticity of demand. (did I say that right?) People will spend any amount to escape death and pain. Works for doctors and heroin dealers equally.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 03:45 PM (N8ZBc)

95 re 82: you just didn't realize that you didn't actually like your doctor. dummy.

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 12, 2026 03:45 PM (CWTWj)

96 Legalinsurrection.com
Commassar Judge stops Hegseth from demoting Sen Kelly
Guess even the military has Political Commissars now

Posted by: Skip at February 12, 2026 03:45 PM (Ia/+0)

97 David Axelrod always reminded me of the love child of Adolf Hitler and Dr. Phil.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 12, 2026 03:45 PM (ESVrU)

98 Judge blocks Secretary Hegseth from punishing Senator Mark Kelly for encouraging troops to disobey orders

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Send the sumbitch the blow it out your ass letter.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 12, 2026 03:45 PM (J+Psw)

99 Hey, maybe someone should check in with “Obamacare architect”Jonathan Gruber, see if he can explain to Ax in small words how it was the stupidity of the American people and lack of transparency that got this bill passed.

No really, the weren’t blaming this known to its authors sh$t show on Trump or the GOP back then, they were gloating about tricking the country into passing it.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 12, 2026 03:46 PM (Hkcdp)

100 "When you reach a certain age, you should just be 'made comfortable' as you've outlived your usefulness and aren't worth the money for care."

Keep in mind healthcare costs increase dramatically near end of life.

If healthcare was each individual's responsibility people in these end of life states can decide how much they want to spend on healthcare and how much they want to leave for their kids. Their choice.

But when government takes over this role it has a very perverse incentive. Dollars spent on people in their last year or two or not going to benefit the pols and bureaucrats determining how to spend these dollars - money spend on grifting or even other legitimate expenses do. So why wouldn't they just tell older people to take the pain pills and die?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 12, 2026 03:46 PM (sKqQm)

101 I'd actually like to read some of those DEI Loyalty Oathes. One of the reasons DEI was able to gain a foothold is because no one looked at the cold hard facts and had to argue for its value. It was just instituted under the "Shut Up" policy.

An oath would force the supporters to outline their reasons for supporting it. All of which are weak and based on non-sequitur positions unrelated to their application in a particular field.

I think the Loyalty Oaths to DEI would be hilarious reading.

Posted by: Orson at February 12, 2026 03:47 PM (dIske)

102 David Axelrod always reminded me of the love child of Adolf Hitler and Dr. Phil.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 12, 2026 03:45 PM (ESVrU)

Heh.

Once you see it.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 12, 2026 03:47 PM (Zz0t1)

103 Lot of Judge Blockage these days. Maybe Triscuits would help.

Posted by: tubal at February 12, 2026 03:47 PM (pDt9x)

104 you know
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😉

Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 03:47 PM (S5fB5)

105 I'm firmly convinced that there is a group of maybe as few as a couple of hundred people who believe they could run the entire planet IF they could only do away with the sovereignty of nations and states. The only way to do away with sovereignty is to remove all forms of descent and opposition. Beating the planet into submission is thus the goal. The couple of hundred people want wealth that is beyond belief and all avarice and plan to use the rest of us as worker bees and worker ants.
Posted by: Crusader at February 12, 2026 03:36 PM (TN0g+)

Collectivist movements fight each other viciously, but they all agree on one thing: the individual is expendable, dissent is dangerous, and power must be centralized for the greater good.

If you run into these ideas, you know you are dealing with people who want obedient cultists, or at best, beaten down workers who have no ability to do anything but comply

Posted by: Kindltot at February 12, 2026 03:47 PM (rbvCR)

106 I guess it’s time for grandma to take that pill.

-Barry the shallow pond killer

Posted by: Cray Cray at February 12, 2026 03:48 PM (KaptW)

107 > Who benefits from the suicide of the West?

The core motivation of all corrupt people is to remove any obstacle that prevents them from doing anything they want to do. It's why they accrue power. It's why they accrue money. Everything is in service of allowing them total freedom from manmade consequences.

Western ideals constrain man from many evil acts, so it must go.

Posted by: bonhomme at February 12, 2026 03:48 PM (Yp6az)

108 Dr. Jay Bhattacharya reveals that the woke ideology infected science over the past 20 years.
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Probably about right. 20-30. By the late 90s, the humanities and law had been fully destroyed and the destruction of university administration was right behind it.

By the mid 90s, the communists (in the form, mostly, of Critical Theory) had finished digesting the humanities and were swallowing the last morsels of law and enjoying the aperitif of university administration. Its hunger unabated, it turned its slavering maw to the sciences.

It took time to digest the sciences and the job wasn't done until the teens (some would argue that it's still not quite done), but it was well underway by the mid aughts. There was - and still remains - a fair amount of legacy (middle-aged and old people who still remember and practice the old ways) to overcome, but most of that is in industry, not government.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 12, 2026 03:48 PM (ojr4c)

109 Deport
Every
Illegal.

I like it! ‘Twould get me fired if I said it out loud, but I like it!!!!

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 12, 2026 03:48 PM (aEVyE)

110 If healthcare was each individual's responsibility people in these end of life states can decide how much they want to spend on healthcare and how much they want to leave for their kids. Their choice.

It is for this reason that I support me having the option to end my own life. If government gets involved, though, then it's just a matter of time before they decide I'm not worth keeping alive.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 12, 2026 03:48 PM (Riz8t)

111 "We've gotten rid of all that."
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What a confident assertion.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 12, 2026 03:48 PM (ojr4c)

112 everyone pays the price because they still use Emergency Rooms and other types of care. The costs get shifted towards people with employer benefits thus increasing 2027 insurance premiums.

I've had a couple of the lefty LIVs I know complain about healthcare costs recently.

I've pointed out that they've said healthcare should be free for people in need, paid for by the rich. So when the hospital charges then 4X as much as it costs for medicine or bandages that means 3 other people "in need" got them free.

Needless to say the response to that was "but that isn't fair and I'm not rich!"

Posted by: 18-1 at February 12, 2026 03:49 PM (sKqQm)

113
85,000 Pennsylvanians drop Obamacare health insurance in 2026.

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How? I thought it was still an obligation. I know I have to sign some stupid thing every year when I do my taxes.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 03:49 PM (n7rxJ)

114 wait till you see how much the price of chips and soda go up when you can't buy them with food stamps

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 12, 2026 03:49 PM (CWTWj)

115 109 Deport
Every
Illegal.

Except Robed tyrants seem to want to keep them all here

Posted by: Joe Biden at February 12, 2026 03:49 PM (VE6XX)

116 You know who else required loyalty oaths?

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 12, 2026 03:49 PM (wVcYX)

117 How to annoy Obama: ignore tire pressure.
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 12, 2026 03:43 PM (YlWIZ)

You don't need any air at all in the tire, if you use it to necklace a Communist.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 12, 2026 03:50 PM (8zz6B)

118 Obama wanted his typically racist white grandmother to take a pain pill and die.

Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 03:50 PM (S5fB5)

119 Obamacare saved me over $20k, because once my high deductible premiums were headed to over $1000/month, I dropped health care entirely, till I went on Medicare after 2.5 years. Thanks Obammy.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 12, 2026 03:50 PM (vbXSk)

120 It was obvious at the time that increasing demand for health care, with nothing being done to increase supply, would never reduce costs by $2500 per family. That was an obvious lie to anyone with a lick of common sense.

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at February 12, 2026 03:50 PM (eStot)

121 wait till you see how much the price of chips and soda go up when you can't buy them with food stamps
Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 12, 2026 03:49 PM (CWTWj)
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Negative 25% is my guess.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 12, 2026 03:50 PM (ojr4c)

122 113
85,000 Pennsylvanians drop Obamacare health insurance in 2026.

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How? I thought it was still an obligation. I know I have to sign some stupid thing every year when I do my taxes.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 03:49 PM (n7rxJ)

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The individual mandate hasn't been real law for a while. The reporting requirement still exists, but there's no penalty for not having coverage.

Because government.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 03:50 PM (GBKbO)

123
Six years ago husband was in a hospital in South Carolina.

The fat black nurses would do nothing for him. There was a white nurse on her own time who would come in to tend to him.

It's scary out there.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 12, 2026 03:50 PM (3ek7K)

124 In 2008 my insurance premium was around $200 a month to cover a family of 7 with a deductible of $1200. My premium to cover just myself now is $1,000 a month with a $5,000 deductible. Fuck you, Obama.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 12, 2026 03:51 PM (2UnvF)

125 I'd actually like to read some of those DEI Loyalty Oathes. One of the reasons DEI was able to gain a foothold is because no one looked at the cold hard facts and had to argue for its value. It was just instituted under the "Shut Up" policy.

An oath would force the supporters to outline their reasons for supporting it. All of which are weak and based on non-sequitur positions unrelated to their application in a particular field.

I think the Loyalty Oaths to DEI would be hilarious reading.
Posted by: Orson at February 12, 2026 03:47 PM (dIske)
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I would call it the "Shut up or else!" policy.

Posted by: mrp at February 12, 2026 03:51 PM (rj6Yv)

126 Obama was counting on Republicans never having the balls to say no to ever increasing subsidies. He was right, for a while.

Hopefully some of them are learning the world doesn't come to an end when you stand up to communists.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 12, 2026 03:51 PM (viF8m)

127
No really, the weren’t blaming this known to its authors sh$t show on Trump or the GOP back then, they were gloating about tricking the country into passing it.
Posted by: Lizzy at February 12, 2026 03:46 PM (Hkcdp)

You're welcome.

Posted by: Zombie John McCain at February 12, 2026 03:51 PM (Zz0t1)

128 Needless to say the response to that was "but that isn't fair and I'm not rich!"

To which the correct response is "Define your terms. What constitutes "fair" and "rich". Show your work.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 12, 2026 03:51 PM (Riz8t)

129 At the pharmacy:

"We need to positively ID you to dispense your medication."
'OK, here's my Real ID. Scan it in.'
"No, we prefer to perform ID verification using the game of Twenty Questions."

[twenty questions later ...]

"We'll get that ready for you right away!"
'The prescription I requested through your website yesterday isn't ready, but you emailed me today that it's ready for pickup?'
"It'll be only ten minutes or so. Excuse me now, I need to cover the phones."

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 03:52 PM (N8ZBc)

130 wait till you see how much the price of chips and soda go up when you can't buy them with food stamps

I saw lefties posting a meme that had a fat white shop keeper denying some poor dark skinned women and her kid a bag of chips.

Much fun was had when someone pointed out drawing the woman on EBT as black and the shop keeper white was RACIST which led to the lefties eating each other up in the comment.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 12, 2026 03:52 PM (sKqQm)

131 Chief Nerd
@TheChiefNerd
RFK JR: “We still did live [recovery] meetings every day during COVID … I said I don't care what happens, I'm going to a meeting every day. I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.”
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 12, 2026 03:42 PM (J+Psw)

I was just about ready to go to AA meetings during Covid just to get real people time. I told a friend of mine that about December in 2020 and she just about bust a gut laughing.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 12, 2026 03:52 PM (rbvCR)

132 "Shut up or else" is the predicate for the Red Guard demand for a "Confess or die!" policy.

Posted by: mrp at February 12, 2026 03:52 PM (rj6Yv)

133 obamacare was literally designed to fail under it's own weight which would have let hillary implement single payer health care like she had been pushing for forever.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 12, 2026 03:53 PM (0N4FZ)

134 https://tinyurl.com/mrwuwbc4

Video above of Obama stating that the ACA would not add a dime to the deficit.

Further, the "extra" ACA subsidies that were not renewed were part of the INFLATION REDUCTION ACT!

Governments printing more money to pay for things they cannot afford is the CAUSE of inflation, not the solution.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 12, 2026 03:53 PM (HlyYF)

135 It was obvious at the time that increasing demand for health care, with nothing being done to increase supply, would never reduce costs by $2500 per family. That was an obvious lie to anyone with a lick of common sense.

I wouldn't say none of the supporters lacked common sense. They knew what was going to happen, and why. They thought the lie was a way for them to get free stuff, so they pretended to believe it. Nobody wants to announce to the world that they're a parasite.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 12, 2026 03:53 PM (Riz8t)

136 I'm waiting for David Axelrod's "If the gloves don't fit, you must acquit!" moment, after which he denies ever wanting to impose ObamaCare at all.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 12, 2026 03:53 PM (s8OdJ)

137 'Twas ever thus.

Posted by: The guy who just started saying 'twas ever thus at February 12, 2026 03:54 PM (wVcYX)

138 Obama was counting on Republicans never having the balls to say no to ever increasing subsidies. He was right, for a while.

Hopefully some of them are learning the world doesn't come to an end when you stand up to communists.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 12, 2026 03:51 PM (viF8m)
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No, but it will come to an end for several million people, one way or another.

The medical cost problem *will* be solved, one way or another. It will be because it must be. It is killing the economy and destroying government finances.

There will be either radical reform that collapses costs and leads to significant unemployment and bankruptcy in the medical industry, or there will be nationalization that reduces costs through rationing but nonetheless causes significant unemployment and bankruptcy in the medical industry, just on a slightly longer timescale and with a fair amount less transparency.

My bet, for the last decade, has been on nationalization. Not because it's a good thing, but because it will be the easiest approach for government - even for those in government who don't want it.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 12, 2026 03:54 PM (ojr4c)

139 Fair is fair.

Tim Walz wants US taxpayers to pay his state for damages:

"The federal government needs to pay for what they broke here."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 12, 2026 03:55 PM (J+Psw)

140 "It will improve the lives of ~~people~~ illegal aliens and other parasites all across this country."

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Fixed for accuracy.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 12, 2026 03:55 PM (+6Dls)

141 I remember pointing out to leftists during the Obamacare debate that if they though healthcare was a right there was nothing stopping them from joining a health insurance collective that shared costs equally or based on income whichever they actually thought was "fair".

The response was always...ALWAYS...but then YOU don't have to pay for it

Posted by: 18-1 at February 12, 2026 03:55 PM (sKqQm)

142 You think healthcare's expensive now, just wait until it's free.

Posted by: Something someone said at February 12, 2026 03:55 PM (TbWk/)

143 re 124: but thanks to obama and the dems you are paying up to $2500 less than you would have been. as charlie kirk would have said, prove me wrong (you can't and the dems knew that)

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 12, 2026 03:56 PM (CWTWj)

144 Nationalizing healthcare would give us the level of care we currently get from the IRS or Postal Service.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 12, 2026 03:56 PM (sKqQm)

145 Scott Jennings would be surprised that he's in my top 10 of men I'd marry list (if I wasn't already married and probably him as well).

You are on the list, too, Ace! Whether you want to be or not! It is in writing.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 12, 2026 03:56 PM (WONhk)

146 My bet, for the last decade, has been on nationalization. Not because it's a good thing, but because it will be the easiest approach for government - even for those in government who don't want it.

The residents of countries with national health care can now go to the US or even some 3rd world countries for medical care, bypassing rationing. What happens when we're no longer available to provide a la carte medical care?

Posted by: Archimedes at February 12, 2026 03:57 PM (Riz8t)

147 Nationalizing healthcare would give us the level of care we currently get from the IRS or Postal Service.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 12, 2026 03:56 PM (sKqQm)
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Sure.

But everyone gets something, it's fair, we're all in this together, etc.

Better universal deprivation than inconsistent access!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 12, 2026 03:57 PM (ojr4c)

148
We've stopped its growth, but AFAIK, have made very little progress to eliminating it. As soon as the Dems are back in power, they'll do whatever they have to to make SP happen.

Posted by: Archimedes

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To me, stopping its growth is HUGE. It should have snowballed merrily along to single payer by now.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 03:57 PM (n7rxJ)

149 Fair is fair.

Tim Walz wants US taxpayers to pay his state for damages:

"The federal government needs to pay for what they broke here."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 12, 2026 03:55 PM (J+Psw)

Biden and Kamamalalal broke it. Send the bill to them.

Posted by: LASue at February 12, 2026 03:57 PM (lCppi)

150 the love child of Adolf Hitler and Festus.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 12, 2026 03:57 PM (Kt19C)

151 Cocaine off a toilet seat? Luxury!!!

Posted by: Hunter Biden at February 12, 2026 03:57 PM (S5fB5)

152
It's my opinion, lol.

I think organ harvesting is a big money maker for people.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 12, 2026 03:57 PM (3ek7K)

153 145 Scott Jennings would be surprised that he's in my top 10 of men I'd marry list (if I wasn't already married and probably him as well).

You are on the list, too, Ace! Whether you want to be or not! It is in writing.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 12, 2026 03:56 PM (WONhk)

Hell, I'd marry Scott Jennings and I'm not even gay.

Posted by: Probably has great family health coverage at February 12, 2026 03:57 PM (TbWk/)

154
"The federal government needs to pay for what they broke here."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 12, 2026 03:55 PM (J+Psw)

"The government didn't do that. Your CONSTITUENTS made that happen!"

- - - - Mirror Universe Elizabeth Warren

Posted by: Zombie John McCain at February 12, 2026 03:57 PM (Zz0t1)

155 121 wait till you see how much the price of chips and soda go up when you can't buy them with food stamps
Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 12, 2026 03:49 PM (CWTWj)
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Negative 25% is my guess.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 12, 2026 03:50 PM (ojr4c)
________________________

That would be "Supply side economics". Initially, there would be an over abundance of chips and soda, thus lowering the price on semi-persishable items. Then, production would come down to accomodate joined by a smaller market thus increasing competition, and keeping the prices down.

So endeth the lesson.

Posted by: The Mantra of Reagan at February 12, 2026 03:58 PM (dIske)

156 149 Fair is fair.

Tim Walz wants US taxpayers to pay his state for damages:

"The federal government needs to pay for what they broke here."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 12, 2026 03:55 PM (J+Psw)

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I'm assuming that most of the property damage was done by leftist agitators chasing after ICE vehicles and running into things.

Bill them.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 03:58 PM (GBKbO)

157 ACA coverage is intentionally, wildly expensive.

By design.

Oh, and illegals get free healthcare.

A great cadre of people need to meet rough Justice at the business end of industrial wood chippers.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 12, 2026 03:58 PM (Ruy1P)

158 Video above of Obama stating that the ACA would not add a dime to the deficit.
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Congressional hearings are mostly useless. But I would like to see one where they roll through video of all of Obama's lies on ACA followed by the actual results just so the people can what Obama laugh and say something like "The lies worked on all you idiots, didn't they? I'm outta here, I got Netflix checks to cash."

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 12, 2026 03:58 PM (Dv3i1)

159 "My premium was $100, now its $900! Woe is me!"

First, fuck you.
Second, your premium was always $900, it's just that someone else was picking up the $800 for you.
Third, fuck you.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 12, 2026 03:58 PM (2UnvF)

160 You are on the list, too, Ace! Whether you want to be or not! It is in writing.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 12, 2026 03:56 PM (WONhk)

So, one important question you have to ask yourself before you agree to marry Ace....how good are you with hair balls?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 12, 2026 03:58 PM (sKqQm)

161 The federal government needs to pay for what they broke here."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 12, 2026 03:55 PM (J+Psw)

Sure thing. Get it from a Somalian.

Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 03:58 PM (S5fB5)

162 And shyte......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 12, 2026 03:58 PM (Zz0t1)

163 The residents of countries with national health care can now go to the US or even some 3rd world countries for medical care, bypassing rationing. What happens when we're no longer available to provide a la carte medical care?
Posted by: Archimedes at February 12, 2026 03:57 PM (Riz8t)
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Someone will fill the niche, of course. My bet would be on Korea or Thailand or Mexico. The already-extant private practices there will continue to expand, and medical tourism will grow. If you're rich enough, you'll travel and pay people equipped to cater to you, and pay whatever bribes are demanded to those who enable that catering. If you're not, you will die.

It's how communist takeover always go.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 12, 2026 03:59 PM (ojr4c)

164 Four seasons, something similar happened with my dad last Spring. We got to the ER at around 8am, only one other person waiting, brought to a room within 5 minutes. Then we sat. And waited. Waited as the ER filled up, waited as they helped everyone around us. A nurse would pop in and check stats, but nothing that moved things forward. I had to go home to check on my dog, then my mom asked for him to be discharged around 7pm so that she could take him to another ER. They were pissed off, gave her a hard time, but — that’s when a doctor finally came in and they started arranging him to be moved to the hospital, specifically the floor for lung issues (why we were there).

It was obvious that an old, white man ranked behind all others in the ‘heart of the city’ ER IYKWIMAITYD.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 12, 2026 03:59 PM (Hkcdp)

165 Old Headline --

Jonathan Gruber: "The Stupidity Of The American Voter" Led Us To Hide Obamacare's True Costs From The Public

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 12, 2026 03:59 PM (+6Dls)

166 "The federal government needs to pay for what they broke here."
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Red state taxpayers shouldn't have to pay for blue state idiocy.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 12, 2026 03:59 PM (Dv3i1)

167
To me, stopping its growth is HUGE. It should have snowballed merrily along to single payer by now.

Agreed, but we can't let up, because the left won't.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 12, 2026 03:59 PM (Riz8t)

168 Obama said illegals would not get a dime from ACA. Joe Wilson said You Lie and was run out of DC by the media.

Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 04:00 PM (S5fB5)

169 Fair is fair.

Tim Walz wants US taxpayers to pay his state for damages:

"The federal government needs to pay for what they broke here."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 12, 2026 03:55 PM (J+Psw)

How many billions a year was a Somali fraud ring worth to the state, and what does he think fair compensation is for that loss?

Posted by: Kindltot at February 12, 2026 04:00 PM (rbvCR)

170 Joe Wilson said You Lie and was run out of DC by the media.
Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 04:00 PM

He lost his license, now he can't drive.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 12, 2026 04:01 PM (jc0TO)

171 159 "My premium was $100, now its $900! Woe is me!"

First, fuck you.
Second, your premium was always $900, it's just that someone else was picking up the $800 for you.
Third, fuck you.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 12, 2026 03:58 PM (2UnvF)

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From the graph I saw, using $900 as an example, the overall cost would have been $1800 last year, $1700 the year before, and $1600 the year before.

Overall premium prices have been growing very vast for more than a decade, even fast in the last 8 years or so because of how the ACA was structured to go into effect.

But yes, since COVID, that premium would have only cost the individual recipient $100. All while the subsidies hid not just the inflated price but the massive cost increases going on.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 04:01 PM (GBKbO)

172 "It was obvious that an old, white man ranked behind all others in the ‘heart of the city’ ER IYKWIMAITYD."

Healthcare workers call it 'triage.'

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 04:01 PM (N8ZBc)

173 ACA coverage is still subsidized. Something like 50% is still covered by the government.

It's just not as subsidized as it was post-covid now.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 04:01 PM (GBKbO)

174 Axelrod knew at the time they were imposing a flawed system on the American people, over the objections of the people. He and Obama wanted to make it politically very tough to change or to remove, so it would either have to be expanded or lead to single-payer socialized medicine.

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Designed to fail ... and working as designed.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 12, 2026 04:01 PM (+6Dls)

175 Tim Walz wants US taxpayers to pay his state for damages:

"The federal government needs to pay for what they broke here."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 12, 2026 03:55 PM (J+Psw)
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Fair is fair Timbo, ICE will buy you some street signs and you pay America back for stealing us blind your entire term in office. $25 Billion might about cover it.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 12, 2026 04:02 PM (s8OdJ)

176
David Axelrod always reminded me of the love child of Adolf Hitler and Dr. Phil.

Looks like the guy in the cartoon sweeping up after the parade goes by.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 12, 2026 04:02 PM (Cqx++)

177 "The federal government needs to pay for what they broke here."

And what did he think they had broken?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 12, 2026 04:02 PM (8Xy/A)

178
Lizzy,

Yes. My husband is an old white man.

After that experience in the hospital he is adamant that we shouldn't take him to any hospital.

He is 80 and he said just let him die at home.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 12, 2026 04:03 PM (3ek7K)

179 Fair is fair Timbo, ICE will buy you some street signs and you pay America back for stealing us blind your entire term in office. $25 Billion might about cover it.

Of course, we'll have to lock you in a debtor's prison until you've paid us back. Fair is fair.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 12, 2026 04:03 PM (Riz8t)

180 Someone should dig McCain up, light the corpse on fire, piss on the ashes and throw the steaming pile into the Potomac.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 12, 2026 04:03 PM (abIsI)

181 If you haven't seen it yet here's a video of the pyscho trans killer in Canada. It's way past time to start calling trans what it is, mental illness. The more these people are coddled the more people will die.

https://tinyurl.com/36pz8hux

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

182 Sure, sure, Tim, just as soon as your state pays for all the damage to ICE vehicles and ICE facility damages.

Hey, you told the mob to attack us, Tim…

Posted by: Lizzy at February 12, 2026 04:04 PM (Hkcdp)

183 re 155: yeah, come on, i know that. one of the last books i actually bought was a collection of essays on economics by hayek.

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 12, 2026 04:04 PM (CWTWj)

184 180 Someone should dig McCain up, light the corpse on fire, piss on the ashes and throw the steaming pile into the Potomac.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 12, 2026 04:03 PM (abIsI)

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"Oh, that darn McCain...he kept us from repealing the ACA! Darn him! Just drat!"
-Mitch McConnell, totally innocent in this affair

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 04:04 PM (GBKbO)

185 Someone should dig McCain up, light the corpse on fire, piss on the ashes and throw the steaming pile into the Potomac.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 12, 2026 04:03 PM

Have the grace to at least wait until his funeral concludes.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 12, 2026 04:04 PM (jc0TO)

186 Fair is fair Timbo, ICE will buy you some street signs and you pay America back for stealing us blind your entire term in office. $25 Billion might about cover it.

Of course, we'll have to lock you in a debtor's prison until you've paid us back. Fair is fair.

Pity your wife, errr...ex-wife, won't be coming to visit you.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 12, 2026 04:04 PM (Riz8t)

187 Through my 5 y.o. I heard about a family of his classmate who had to drop their insurance and now cannot pay for his cancer treatments. He then asked me why Republicans don't want to help people?

This really happened, not making it up.

Posted by: Ripley at February 12, 2026 04:05 PM (GUOwU)

188 Repeal this abortion now. WTF are the GOPers doing anyway?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 12, 2026 04:05 PM (dK+Kv)

189 "It was basically wasting taxpayer money that had no chance of improving the health of anybody."

"We've gotten rid of all that."
Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:27 PM

As many have noted, the work of Doge (and particularly the defunding of USAID) was accompanied by a massive drop in Democrat donations. I think that David Strom was being sarcastic in Hot Air today when he said that "it shocks [him] like you couldn't believe," ( https://tinyurl.com/4xsdme56 ) but I actually did not see it coming. I underestimated the amount of corruption by an order of magnitude, and so I underestimated the amount being logrolled back to the Democrat party by an even greater degree.

If there's just 5-10% percent corruption, then a bunch of little crooks are just juicing their incomes and spending it on themselves; greedy bastards are not going to feel like they have anything left to give. If there's 40-80% percent corruption, then they're raking in so much dough that even tithing 10% back to their patrons would leave them with generational wealth. So when I thought it was the former, my estimate of the amount of Democrat donations that depended on corruption was off by even more.

Posted by: SciVo at February 12, 2026 04:05 PM (Sy6m/)

190 180 Someone should dig McCain up, light the corpse on fire, piss on the ashes and throw the steaming pile into the Potomac.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 12, 2026 04:03 PM (abIsI)
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Eh that old cocksmoker is already in Hell performing his duties on the barbed cock of satan, so that much effort seems hardly worth it.

Posted by: ballistic at February 12, 2026 04:05 PM (5aZAZ)

191 O was huge on shaping the nation's workforce.

Freedom of the Press Foundation: Obama used the Espionage Act to put a record number of reporters' sources in jail, and Trump could be even worse, 2017

Federal Times, Management
How the Obama administration shaped the federal workforce, 2016

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT
'Obama labor board flexes its muscles,' 2015
President Barack Obama may end up doing more for the struggling labor movement than any president in three decades.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 12, 2026 04:05 PM (NFX2v)

192 177 "The federal government needs to pay for what they broke here."

And what did he think they had broken?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 12, 2026 04:02 PM (8Xy/A)
________________________________

I remember a comic in Mad Magazine from nearly 40 years ago. It made an impression and applies to Tampon Tim.

The comic showed a mouse standing on it's hind legs giving the finger to a bald eagle zooming in at speed with its two talons reaching forward for the mouse. The caption read:

"The Last Act of Defiance."

Posted by: Orson at February 12, 2026 04:05 PM (dIske)

193
I remember pointing out to leftists during the Obamacare debate that if they though healthcare was a right there was nothing stopping them from joining a health insurance collective that shared costs equally or based on income whichever they actually thought was "fair".

The response was always...ALWAYS...but then YOU don't have to pay for it
Posted by: 18-1

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I've always made the "What's stopping YOU?" argument on those rare occasions when I tangle with lefties. You think Black Americans deserve reparations? There are 44.1 million registered Dems; why can't you scrounge around in your couch cushions and hell your 401ks and cough up the dough? Make a $50 donation a requirement for registering Dem. There are tons of ways the Dems could do it, and take full credit!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 04:06 PM (n7rxJ)

194 BLM and cohorts burned billions of dollars in property and now he wants the Federal government to pay for damages?

Tell him.to go fk a stick

Posted by: Skip at February 12, 2026 04:06 PM (Ia/+0)

195 Pity your wife, errr...ex-wife, won't be coming to visit you.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 12, 2026 04:04 PM (Riz8t)

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Gwen? If I was married to that, I'd gladly go to prison.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 12, 2026 04:06 PM (2UnvF)

196 He lost his license, now he can't drive.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 12, 2026 04:01 PM (jc0TO)

Wait a minute....

Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 04:06 PM (S5fB5)

197 imdb: David Axelrod's most renowned acting credits are in "Black-ish" (2015) and "Alpha House" (2014).

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 04:07 PM (N8ZBc)

198 What's an Axelrod?

Posted by: Ok, I'll ask at February 12, 2026 04:07 PM (F2jti)

199
A piece of shit?

Posted by: fourseasons at February 12, 2026 04:07 PM (3ek7K)

200 Hey, remember when sicklyMcCain was allowed to cast the final vote on repealing Obamacare and he dramatically gave a thumbs down?
This was the choreographed performance for his HBO documentary about his career, meant to be the dramatic high point of the movie, last act of defiance.

If you dig him up, get that thumb, will you?

Posted by: Lizzy at February 12, 2026 04:07 PM (Hkcdp)

201 194 BLM and cohorts burned billions of dollars in property and now he wants the Federal government to pay for damages?

Tell him.to go fk a stick
Posted by: Skip at February 12, 2026 04:06 PM (Ia/+0)

I'd send him a bill for all the damage done to ICE vehicles etc...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 12, 2026 04:07 PM (VE6XX)

202 17 It's not Trump care it's Obama care.. or the Unaffordable care act
Posted by: It's me donna at February 12, 2026 03:29 PM

In fairness, it's McCainCare at this point.
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IT's NIXON'S War!!! Rheee....

Posted by: pudinhead at February 12, 2026 04:08 PM (Hpgos)

203
He then asked me why Republicans don't want to help people?

Junior, tell your teacher that I said she's a lying commie cocksucker.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 12, 2026 04:08 PM (y9nCu)

204 You are on the list, too, Ace! Whether you want to be or not! It is in writing.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

I hope your husband reads this and disciplines you severely.

Posted by: Hassen Ben Sober at February 12, 2026 04:08 PM (oftw2)

205 Bertolt Brecht, the Architecht.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 04:09 PM (N8ZBc)

206 I pledge allegiance to the fags
and the United States of transexuals
with bottom surgery and buttsechs for all

Posted by: wth at February 12, 2026 04:09 PM (UjdFS)

207 The problem with "only hospitalization insurance" is that a hospitalization is not what bankrupts you. A chronic disease does.

With cancer rates rising and cancer dropping into the 30s and 40s, many folks are living with chronic disease much earlier and much longer. If they did not have full insurance, they'd be bankrupt 10 times over.

It's the problem RFK is trying to find and fix. He's not just focused on autism, but he's trying to figure out all the auto-immune issues that have skyrocketed as well...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 12, 2026 04:09 PM (tOcjL)

208 206 I pledge allegiance to the fags
and the United States of transexuals
with bottom surgery and buttsechs for all
Posted by: wth

Newsletter?

Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at February 12, 2026 04:10 PM (Dv3i1)

209 What's an Axelrod?

Sigh. $20. Same. As. In. Town.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 12, 2026 04:10 PM (Kt19C)

210 "If you're a researcher outside the NIH, the ticket to getting extra, relatively easy funds was to promise to do DEI research."

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I need $500 million to prove that The Sun is racist!

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 12, 2026 04:12 PM (+6Dls)

211 What I enjoyed most after Obamcare was passed was leftists going around braying "It's the law-deal with it!" I heard/read this more times than I can remember.

But now that doesn't apply to immigration law. Screw them.

Posted by: Ripley at February 12, 2026 04:12 PM (GUOwU)

212 If you like your proctologist you can keep your proctologist

Posted by: wth at February 12, 2026 04:12 PM (UjdFS)

213
68 The three most damaging Presidential lies ever told were:
"If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor."
"If you like your plan, you can keep your plan."
"The average family will save $2,500/year."

JugEars McFuckstick KNEW these were LIES but kept repeating them over and over.

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at February 12, 2026 03:42 PM

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I don't think Obama knows much of anything. He probably believes the ACA is great because everyone around him says so. He was trained to read a teleprompter and look convincing while he did so.

Posted by: Confederate Ghosts at February 12, 2026 04:12 PM (azNOR)

214 Who benefits from the suicide of the West? What is the globalist plan?
Posted by: steevy at February 12, 2026 03:29 PM (YwEeS)

The Destruction of Western Civilization is the point.

It's like Che Guevara and trains. Blowing up trains is a lot more fun than making the gorram things run on time.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur

I pointed this out a few weeks ago, they destroy their home and then what? I have been around third world tinpots and drug lords' compounds. They live in a crap hole country, in a compound, surrounded by guards and barbed wire. It is no different than a prison, except that they are in danger from the populace rather than the other way around.

Their grandchildren will live in misery, and they don't seem to care.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 12, 2026 04:12 PM (0U5gm)

215 preventing patients from affordable care act (ppaca)

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 12, 2026 04:12 PM (CWTWj)

216 The new ads at https://ace.mu.nu/#passage-ads are terrible and make the site unusable.

Posted by: Naqamel at February 12, 2026 04:12 PM (lG+7p)

217 If you haven't seen it yet here's a video of the pyscho trans killer in Canada. It's way past time to start calling trans what it is, mental illness. The more these people are coddled the more people will die.

https://tinyurl.com/36pz8hux
Posted by: JackStraw at February 12, 2026 04:04 PM (viF8m)
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Prosecute the cunting mother too. I think this kid was fucked in the head. Like seriously mentally ill to the point where he barely knew what planet he was on. I think it was the mother jacked him up on trans drugs and propaganda. She basically created a ticking time bomb and sent it out into the world. This kid should have been committed to a looney bin.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 04:13 PM (iFTx/)

218 216 The new ads at https://ace.mu.nu/#passage-ads are terrible and make the site unusable.
Posted by: Naqamel at February 12, 2026 04:12 PM (lG+7p)

What ads ?

Posted by: It's me donna at February 12, 2026 04:13 PM (VE6XX)

219 It's a tax!

Posted by: Across Dresser Justice Roberts at February 12, 2026 04:14 PM (GGatE)

220 Due to some upgrade, I was not allowed to use my biometric login on a particular app having nothing to do with politics. It was years since I'd used the password so I had to look it up on the keeper. Turns out it was "DeathToHamas." I guess I'm a mean, racist sumbitch.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 12, 2026 04:14 PM (J+Psw)

221 181 If you haven't seen it yet here's a video of the pyscho trans killer in Canada. It's way past time to start calling trans what it is, mental illness. The more these people are coddled the more people will die.

https://tinyurl.com/36pz8hux
Posted by: JackStraw at February 12, 2026 04:04 PM (viF8m)

What. The. Actual. Fuck.

Posted by: Aboot the craziest I've seen, eh at February 12, 2026 04:14 PM (TbWk/)

222 >>>At the time he was unfamiliar with the term, which is designed to fool the listener into thinking it's something agreeable. Otherwise they would call it "government care". Single Payer sounds like the "individual" is the one paying.
Posted by: ...
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Deceptive marketing and the Democrat party.
Hand in glove.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 12, 2026 04:14 PM (7X7ea)

223 Prosecute the cunting mother too. I think this kid was fucked in the head. Like seriously mentally ill to the point where he barely knew what planet he was on. I think it was the mother jacked him up on trans drugs and propaganda. She basically created a ticking time bomb and sent it out into the world. This kid should have been committed to a looney bin.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 04:13 PM (iFTx/)

He took her out, first, in a bit of welcome karma.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 12, 2026 04:14 PM (dK+Kv)

224 "I need $500 million to prove that The Sun is racist!"

I'll do it for $1M. Underbid!

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 04:14 PM (N8ZBc)

225
The new ads at https://ace.mu.nu/#passage-ads are terrible and make the site unusable.
Posted by: Naqamel

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Don't click on "Continue reading." Just click on "Comments" and you avoid the ads.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 04:15 PM (n7rxJ)

226 The federal government needs to pay for what they broke here."

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Uh...what they broke? What exactly would that be? What was caused by federal agents that wouldn't have happened had the terrorist-rioters minded their own damned business?

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 12, 2026 04:15 PM (qBdHI)

227 If you haven't seen it yet here's a video of the pyscho trans killer in Canada. It's way past time to start calling trans what it is, mental illness. The more these people are coddled the more people will die.

It's Canada where you're lucky that your wife isn't really a trans dude.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 12, 2026 04:15 PM (abIsI)

228 I need $500 million to prove that The Sun is racist!

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 12, 2026 04:12 PM (+6Dls)

Geesh. Tell us something we don't know!

Posted by: NASA at February 12, 2026 04:16 PM (S5fB5)

229 >>This kid should have been committed to a looney bin.

It's more than clear from that video he was mentally ill. Severely mentally ill.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 12, 2026 04:16 PM (viF8m)

230 Disruptive, aggressive, or manipulative behavior can spread via social learning, fear, and lowered norms.

One toxic or dominant person can degrade an entire team or family.

This is driven by behavior and personality traits, not by intellectual disability (“mental deficiency”

. People with intellectual disabilities are far more often on the receiving end of negative group dynamics than the instigators.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 12, 2026 04:16 PM (7X7ea)

231 *Thumbs down.*

Posted by: John McCain - Hero at February 12, 2026 04:16 PM (UjdFS)

232 The people most likely to dominate negatively and degrade group behavior are often those with personality traits from the “dark triad” (narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy) or certain personality disorders — not intellectual disability.

These individuals can:

Monopolize conversations
Create fear
Lower psychological safety
Cause others to become more submissive, cynical, or imitative

Studies on toxic leadership and “bad apples” confirm this pattern in workplaces, sports teams, and families.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 12, 2026 04:17 PM (7X7ea)

233 Prosecute the cunting mother too. I think this kid was fucked in the head. Like seriously mentally ill to the point where he barely knew what planet he was on. I think it was the mother jacked him up on trans drugs and propaganda. She basically created a ticking time bomb and sent it out into the world. This kid should have been committed to a looney bin.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 04:13 PM (iFTx/)

He took her out, first, in a bit of welcome karma.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 12, 2026 04:14 PM (dK+Kv)
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Ah, I didn't know that. I thought the shootings were all at the school. Good. That was an evil, dangerous woman. The world is better off without her. Sadly, he didn't just kill her and then himself.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 04:17 PM (iFTx/)

234 Disruptive, aggressive, or manipulative behavior can spread via social learning, fear, and lowered norms.

One toxic or dominant person can degrade an entire team or family.

This is driven by behavior and personality traits, not by intellectual disability (“mental deficiency”. People with intellectual disabilities are far more often on the receiving end of negative group dynamics than the instigators.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 12, 2026 04:16 PM (7X7ea)

Are you bullying me?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 12, 2026 04:17 PM (dK+Kv)

235 187. The ill child isn't covered through CHIP, etc?

In the United States, all children are legally entitled to receive necessary medical care for cancer, regardless of a family's ability to pay, insurance status, or the complexity of the diagnosis. Programs like Medicaid and CHIP cover 1 in 3 children with cancer, while hospitals

Further, (AI Overview) in 2025 and 2026, major initiatives to erase medical debt shifted from federal, industry-led efforts to state-led programs. While large-scale debt purchases by groups like Undue Medical Debt (formerly RIP Medical Debt) continued, federal protections against medical debt on credit reports were reversed in 2025, moving the battle to state legislatures.

States like Arizona and localities such as Los Angeles County (really, much of the country) have used federal Covid relief funds to pay off hundreds of millions in resident medical debt.

The primary model remains buying debt for pennies on the dollar, but it is now largely supported by a mix of philanthropy and state-level government investment rather than a unified national policy.
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They want virtually unlimited Federal medical coverage and control of the $.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 12, 2026 04:18 PM (NFX2v)

236 Ah, I didn't know that. I thought the shootings were all at the school. Good. That was an evil, dangerous woman. The world is better off without her. Sadly, he didn't just kill her and then himself.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 04:17 PM (iFTx/)

Killed his brother, too.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 12, 2026 04:18 PM (dK+Kv)

237 >It's more than clear from that video he was mentally ill. Severely mentally ill.

Posted by: JackStraw
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are you referring to that creepy 'laughing' video I saw yesterday

supposed to be the tranny shooter?

Posted by: Don Black at February 12, 2026 04:18 PM (ZxPkt)

238
I don't think Obama knows much of anything. He probably believes the ACA is great because everyone around him says so. He was trained to read a teleprompter and look convincing while he did so.
Posted by: Confederate Ghosts

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Gotta wonder what Obama knows. He and Michelle are insulated in so many layers of dollars at this point they could live well without even knowing what year it is.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 04:18 PM (n7rxJ)

239 I'm very disappointed that you continually taint the memory of my father, who was a war hero and the best US Senator in history.

Posted by: Mega Mac at February 12, 2026 04:18 PM (abIsI)

240 Every time I click on "Continue Reading" it shows me a full screen ad, and the URL is https://ace.mu.nu/#passage-ads and it fucking sucks.

No, I don't have any weird extensions, I don't run chrome, I don't even run Windows. Stock install of debian Linux. So no, it's not a virus.

Posted by: Naqamel at February 12, 2026 04:18 PM (lG+7p)

241 If you haven't seen it yet here's a video of the pyscho trans killer in Canada. It's way past time to start calling trans what it is, mental illness. The more these people are coddled the more people will die.

https://tinyurl.com/36pz8hux
Posted by: JackStraw
......

all hopped up on goofballs
high as a tick on flea dust

Posted by: wth at February 12, 2026 04:19 PM (UjdFS)

242 Brother-in-law was diagnosed with Glioblastoma a few months ago.

The medical industry put him through surgery and other stuff.

Chris knew there wasn't anything that would cure him.

The medical industry put him through a lot of treatments which Chris knew wouldn't help him. He told the family and doctors he wanted to go home and die in his bed.

That is what he wanted and two weeks later he died at home in his bed which is what he wanted.

Chris was one of the finest men I had the honor of knowing.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 12, 2026 04:19 PM (3ek7K)

243 204 You are on the list, too, Ace! Whether you want to be or not! It is in writing.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

I hope your husband reads this and disciplines you severely.
Posted by: Hassen Ben Sober at February 12, 2026 04:08 PM (oftw2)
...................................
He would probably sell me if he could!

In reality we get along really well and always have. Altho he told me today, after a return of stuff to a store I won't get into, that he doubted it would have gone as well as the lady at the store was all business and no sense of humor. He's a diplomat. I am a lunatic. Match made in heaven.

He does not trust me in public is basically what he meant. I could go off like a grenade at any minute, altho I hide it well.

He has NO IDEA I talk to Morons. My one secret I keep from him. Of course, being a systems guru he may spy on me and know. Hi!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 12, 2026 04:20 PM (WONhk)

244 >Every time I click on "Continue Reading
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don't click 'continue reading'
click 'comments'

Posted by: Don Black at February 12, 2026 04:20 PM (ZxPkt)

245 Chris was one of the finest men I had the honor of knowing.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 12, 2026 04:19 PM (3ek7K)

Sorry for your loss...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 12, 2026 04:20 PM (VE6XX)

246 If we are going to wood chip ObamaCare culprits, I insist they be inserted feet first so we can watch them scream.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 12, 2026 04:20 PM (wBaIH)

247 I forget who it was on the ONT, but I hate them just the same. Someone motivated me to play around with Grok, and I just got this description of Ace of Spades.

"It's like someone dug up the body of Rush Limbaugh, put him in a tactical vest, gave him a six pack and pushed him through a woodchipper, followed by pushing publish for the last 15 years"

Posted by: Orson at February 12, 2026 04:21 PM (dIske)

248 Are you bullying me?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 12, 2026 04:17 PM (dK+Kv)

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*Gives Flounder an atomic wedgie*

Yes

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 12, 2026 04:21 PM (2UnvF)

249 Six years ago husband was in a hospital in South Carolina.

The fat black nurses would do nothing for him. There was a white nurse on her own time who would come in to tend to him.

It's scary out there.
Posted by: fourseasons

This is what I was trying to warn everyone about!

Posted by: Zombie Scott Adams at February 12, 2026 04:21 PM (JCZqz)

250 ""The NIH program officers would go to the people who were doing these projects... and say, 'look, we have some money left over, if you propose a diversity supplement,'--meaning essentially some DEI add-on that wasn't actually good science--'then you can get access to extra money for your research.'"

It's even worse because people were being bribed to ascribe to DEI nonsense. Someone should audit this over the last 10-15 years and see how many RO1 grants this extra money would have funded?

Posted by: Thrawn at February 12, 2026 04:21 PM (9Ovst)

251 >>supposed to be the tranny shooter?

That's the claim.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 12, 2026 04:21 PM (viF8m)

252 "https://ace.mu.nu/#passage-ads"

I entered that exact URL in my browser: no ads displayed.

Firefox with strict security turned on, with Privacy Badger and uBlock Origin extensions, on RPi OS (Debian derivative.)

Try it! When I first put those extensions in, it detected an AoSHQ ad trying to open my cam! You need protection here.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 04:22 PM (N8ZBc)

253 That is what he wanted and two weeks later he died at home in his bed which is what he wanted.

Chris was one of the finest men I had the honor of knowing.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 12, 2026 04:19 PM (3ek7K)

I am so sorry, fourseasons. It is a horrible diagnosis. May he RIP and his family be comforted by our Lord.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 12, 2026 04:22 PM (WONhk)

254 I don't think Canada would have committed him to a mental health institution for being diagnosed with a number of conditions and being on various medication. Their psychiatric care is probably worse that ours is.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 12, 2026 04:22 PM (8Xy/A)

255
Every time I click on "Continue Reading" it shows me a full screen ad, and the URL is https://ace.mu.nu/#passage-ads and it fucking sucks.

No, I don't have any weird extensions, I don't run chrome, I don't even run Windows. Stock install of debian Linux. So no, it's not a virus.
Posted by: Naqamel

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Yeah, that's why I'm saying DON'T click on "Continue reading." Just click on "Comments," which is like one line below. No ads.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 04:22 PM (n7rxJ)

256 That year, Taylor Swift partnered with Papa John's for a nationwide contest built around a simple concept: whichever school received the most online votes would win a live concert performance. The promotion was designed to energize fans, encourage school spirit, and generate social media engagement. Students across the country quickly began sharing links, campaigning for votes, and mobilizing classmates, parents, and local communities.

Initially, everything unfolded as planned. Schools created hashtags, students posted daily reminders, and the contest reflected the kind of enthusiastic online participation brands hope for when launching viral campaigns. However, as the voting gained traction, internet forums and social platforms began to take notice—and not all participation remained aligned with the original spirit of the competition.

A coordinated online push by trolls redirected the momentum toward the Horace Mann School for the Deaf. Through organized voting efforts, the school surged to the top of the leaderboard. The sudden shift caught many observers off guard and transformed what had been a lighthearted promotion into a national talking point.

Continued

Posted by: rickb223 at February 12, 2026 04:23 PM (lnk1R)

257 The unexpected outcome sparked a wave of debate. Some questioned whether the coordinated voting was intended as a prank, an attempt to expose weaknesses in online voting systems, or a deliberate effort to put organizers in an awkward position. Others focused on the optics of the situation—wondering how a live concert, centered on sound and performance, would translate at a school serving deaf and hard-of-hearing students.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 12, 2026 04:23 PM (lnk1R)

258
Chris knew there wasn't anything that would cure him.

Posted by: fourseasons

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Sad. Sorry you lost him.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 04:23 PM (n7rxJ)

259 Are you bullying me?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 12, 2026 04:17 PM (dK+Kv)

Um that's retarded sir

Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 04:23 PM (S5fB5)

260 fourseasons, condolences for your loss.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 12, 2026 04:23 PM (7X7ea)

261 All you have to do is look at a price graph of any health care ETF Like XLV it was trading at 27 on 12/31/08. It is now at 156. Mcain/Roberts care ,
did nothing but enrich the healthcare companies

Posted by: Big Alfredo at February 12, 2026 04:23 PM (Vdukr)

262 181 If you haven't seen it yet here's a video of the pyscho trans killer in Canada. It's way past time to start calling trans what it is, mental illness. The more these people are coddled the more people will die.

https://tinyurl.com/36pz8hux
Posted by: JackStraw at February 12, 2026 04:04 PM (viF8m)

What. The. Actual. Fuck.
Posted by: Aboot the craziest I've seen, eh at February 12, 2026 04:14 PM (TbWk/)
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Whoa. That was disturbing.

He sounded like the Joker from Batman.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 12, 2026 04:24 PM (ESVrU)

263 Canadian Sniper
in theatres this summer

Posted by: wth at February 12, 2026 04:24 PM (UjdFS)

264 I gave up on Brave last year when it caught a browser-infector. It ain't bullet-proof. It's derived from the same codebase as Chrome. Basically, Google drives that ship.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 04:25 PM (N8ZBc)

265 Hey, remember when sicklyMcCain was allowed to cast the final vote on repealing Obamacare and he dramatically gave a thumbs down?
This was the choreographed performance for his HBO documentary about his career, meant to be the dramatic high point of the movie, last act of defiance.

If you dig him up, get that thumb, will you?
Posted by: Lizzy at February 12, 2026 04:07 PM (Hkcdp)

You'll find it lodged in his ass...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 12, 2026 04:25 PM (nbLIj)

266 Did someone say David Asshole Rod?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 12, 2026 04:25 PM (ynpvh)

267 I'm so sorry fourseasons

Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 04:26 PM (S5fB5)

268 "I don't think Obama knows much of anything. He probably believes the ACA is great because everyone around him says so. He was trained to read a teleprompter and look convincing while he did so.
Posted by: Confederate Ghosts"

He made some really ignorant claims on national TV to push Obamacare about doctors intentionally doing unnecessary surgeries just to make money. Nobody ever called him out on it, including the AMA which should have been screaming and raising hell. He should have been hounded out of office for just that alone.

Posted by: Ripley at February 12, 2026 04:26 PM (GUOwU)

269
Posted by: rickb223 at February 12, 2026 04:23 PM (lnk1R)

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This story is looking kind of hilarious. But I don't get this: "The promotion was designed to energize fans, encourage school spirit, and generate social media engagement."

To what end? To further Taylor Swift's career?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 04:26 PM (n7rxJ)

270 To what end? To further Taylor Swift's career?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

Yes. Could be why the trolls took over. Not all trolls are bad.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 12, 2026 04:28 PM (lnk1R)

271 The stupid folks at the WSJ are still trying to flog the "Tulsi Gabbard Whistleblower" dead horse. It's an alleged phone call between two foreigners and "Jared Kushner" was a name mentioned on the call. Obviously, everyone should be impeached or executed or something.

Same bullshit they pulled on Trump in term one, and they are trying the same gimmickry thing again. Losers.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 12, 2026 04:28 PM (lIonU)

272 242. Posted by: fourseasons

Sounds like a wonderful person. May he rest in peace. 🙏

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 12, 2026 04:29 PM (NFX2v)

273
Yes. Could be why the trolls took over. Not all trolls are bad.
Posted by: rickb223

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Then the story IS hilarious. What a dumb-ass stunt, getting a bunch of school kids to boost her already stratospheric career instead of setting a goal of academic excellence.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 04:29 PM (n7rxJ)

274 Judge Bias-berg will next order Maduro reinstated as Warlord of Venezuela. My money is on next Thursday.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 12, 2026 04:30 PM (lIonU)

275 wondering how a live concert, centered on sound and performance, would translate at a school serving deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 12, 2026 04:23 PM (lnk1R)

Crank up the bass, and wire a bunch of speakers into the floorboards of the concert room so they can feel it through their feet.
Friend used to work with a bunch of deaf workers and they invited him to parties. He said the music was so loud he had to wear ear plugs like he was at work.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 12, 2026 04:30 PM (rbvCR)

276 I think the O knew what Valerie Jarrett and certain script writers told him.

It may continue on to this day. But, wow, lots of $ was made, too.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 12, 2026 04:31 PM (NFX2v)

277 nood

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 04:31 PM (N8ZBc)

278 So… did the Horace Mann school for the deaf win the contest?

Excellent prank.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 12, 2026 04:33 PM (Hkcdp)

279 we need a full on knock down fight in the senate

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 12, 2026 05:23 PM (jrgJz)

280 If you eliminated the ACA - premiums would begin to fall pretty quickly.

Posted by: Black JEM at February 12, 2026 05:26 PM (GZYu7)

281 wait till you see how much the price of chips and soda go up when you can't buy them with food stamps

The prices will go down because they are artificially inflated by government subsidy.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 12, 2026 05:51 PM (IJRGr)

Obama Judge Boasberg Now Demands That Trump Pick Up 100 Deported Aliens from Venezuela and Bring Them Back

He's doing what superior courts have repeatedly told him he does not have the power to do: ordering the president around like a house boy.

A federal judge ruled Thursday that President Donald Trump must return more than 100 Venezuelans deported to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act last spring.
"The Court will now order the Government to facilitate the return from third countries of those Plaintiffs who so desire," Chief Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia wrote in court filings. "It will also permit other
Boasberg's ruling stems from a separate December decision that found probable cause that the Trump administration violated the due process rights of more than 100 Venezuelans illegally in the country, whom the administration targeted as being suspected members of the violent Tren de Aragua transnational cartel.
The deportees were initially sent to the El Salvadoran prison facility known as CECOT, before they were later transferred back to Venezuela in a prisoner swap.
The Trump administration has already said it would appeal any decision granting the return or access to legal remedies of the deported Venezuelan group, arguing in part that the situation in Venezuela has changed dramatically since the Jan. 3 operation to capture and arrest the country's former dictator, Nicolas Maduro.
...
The development marks a critical blow to the Trump administration's efforts to deport 137 Venezuelan men who were flown last year to El Salvador's Terrorism Confinement Center without advance notice or court hearings.

Thanks to Bitcoin Fixes Everything.

In better news, via Intercepted Reddit Transmissions, "voluntary" departures -- "self-deportations" as the liberal Mitt Romney called them -- are at an all-time record high.

And CBS "News" thinks this is just turrible! Turrible!

Voluntary departures hit record high as detained immigrants lose hope of getting released or winning in court

As pathways to freedom have narrowed in immigration courts across the United States, a record number of detainees are giving up their cases and voluntarily leaving the country.
Last year, 28% of completed immigration removal cases among those in detention ended in voluntary departure, a higher share than in any year prior, a CBS News analysis of decades of court records found.
That figure only appears to be climbing as the Trump administration's immigration crackdown widens and detention populations swell. The percentage of voluntary departures among those detained grew nearly every month of 2025, reaching 38% in December. The analysis does not include those who were not given a hearing before an immigration judge, such as immigrants in expedited removal proceedings.
"It's set up for every individual who is detained to get to the point where they're just emotionally drained and exhausted through it all of the way that we're being treated, to just say, 'OK, all I want is my freedom,'" said Vilma Palacios, who agreed to return to Honduras in late December after being detained for six months in Basile, Louisiana.

Oh no! No!

Does the fact that American citizens are drained and exhausted over our officials refusing to enforce the law for fifty f***in' years count? Or just the exhaustion of the precious illegal aliens?

Palacios, 22, had been in the U.S. since she was 6 years old. Last June, a month after she graduated from nursing school at Louisiana State University, ICE agents arrested her at a local police station after she brought in a car for a routine inspection. She has no criminal record.
Palacios said she and her family were apprehended and detained for a month at the border when they arrived in 2010 but were released and pursued an asylum case in the years following. Court records show her case was administratively closed in 2015, when she was 12 years old, meaning it was taken off the docket indefinitely.

In other words, her final appeal for asylum was rejected.

This is one of those cases where liberals whine that they want "due process."

She had her due process. She had ten years of due process. The final ruling in this expensive ten year long exercise in due process is that her asylum claim is bogus and she is under a final order of deportation.

The right to due process is the right to an orderly hearing before impartial judges or magistrates. It is not, as the left has perverted the term, a guarantee on the left's preferred outcome.

In a statement to CBS News, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson wrote that Palacios "freely admitted to being in the U.S. illegally" and "never sought or gained any legal status."
Palacios pushed back on claims that she never sought legal status, saying she had been awaiting a work permit renewal when she was arrested.
Since then, Palacios says she had an immigration attorney helping her navigate the immigration court proceeding process and thought she was doing everything necessary to remain in the U.S. lawfully. She says she was shocked when immigration agents detained her.
She said her subsequent six-month stay in detention -- during which she had no contact with family or friends -- was emotionally exhausting.
"Everything was taken from me, like being ripped apart from every person that I loved, and being surrounded with people that I had never met in my life, and [ICE] having control over every movement that I made, was just something very difficult to me," she said. "It got to the point where I didn't see that I had no other option but just to say, OK, just please give me my freedom back."
Palacios said she tried to offer medical care to fellow detainees in need when they faced delays in accessing doctors and nurses, but detention facility staff told her not to.

They told her not to because they have their own staff for that and do not need the lawsuits which would ensue if they allow a non-staffer to administer Vigilante Nursing.

And of course this is CBS's attempt to sell this illegal alien to you. "She offers advice to other detainees while in detention! She's a regular Florence Nightingale!"

"The conditions in the detention centers have never ever been worse because they're so overcrowded," said Jen Grant, a supervising attorney at the Legal Aid Society in New York.
Palacios asked an immigration judge for a bond for her release from detention, but her request was denied.

Oh, so she did get due process.

"They weren't looking at the roots that I created in the United States," Palacios said. "The job that I had lined up, the career, the life that I had built for myself, they never took nothing into consideration."

Because the law isn't concerned about what "roots" you claimed to put down. You are here against the law and we want you O U T. Period.

She's not the only one who struggled to get out of detention while her case was pending. Last year, 30% of rulings on bond were favorable to detainees, down from 59% in 2024, the CBS News analysis found.

Good.

Thanks to Comrade Arthur: For some countries, Biden allowed over 5% - 6-7% -- of their entire national populations to illegally come to the US and stay here perpetually, while they waited for the "due process" of their frivolous asylum claims to be worked through.

And then, of course, after all the due process was worked through and they received their final notice of deportation, they still remain here, with CBS "News" demanding MOAR DUE PROCESS.

I don't think it has properly registered that more than 5% of the entire population of multiple countries were allowed to enter the U.S. during the Biden regime. pic.twitter.com/c6a7LH4M40
— Jonatan Pallesen (@jonatanpallesen) February 11, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 02:17 PM

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1 Gray. And first.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 12, 2026 02:17 PM (Fs0KI)

2 The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 02:17 PM (iFTx/)

3 How about you suck my cock, judge?

Posted by: Marilyn Chambers at February 12, 2026 02:18 PM (zZu0s)

4 /off sock

Lol. Sock serendipity.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 02:19 PM (zZu0s)

5 This guy has his orders, and by golly he's following them. I'll give him that much.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 12, 2026 02:19 PM (06Hmj)

6
Posted by: Marilyn Chambers at February 12, 2026 02:18 PM (zZu0s)

Shouldn't that be Zombie Marilyn Chambers??

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 12, 2026 02:19 PM (y9nCu)

7 This fucking guy.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 12, 2026 02:20 PM (dK+Kv)

8 Huh. Cuba. But it's a socialist paradise...

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 02:20 PM (zZu0s)

9 Gray

Posted by: Ann at February 12, 2026 02:20 PM (hNj16)

10 Shouldn't that be Zombie Marilyn Chambers??
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 12, 2026 02:19 PM (y9nCu)

She dead?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 02:20 PM (zZu0s)

11 Roots, schmoots. Rip 'em out and throw them over the fence.

And go look up where the word "eradicate" comes from, fuckers.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 12, 2026 02:21 PM (06Hmj)

12 Damn. 2009. Rip.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 02:21 PM (zZu0s)

13 Shouldn't that be Zombie Marilyn Chambers??
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 12, 2026 02:19 PM (y9nCu)

AoS Style guide insists on lower case "z" when using zombie in the name field

Posted by: browndog head cocked to the side at February 12, 2026 02:21 PM (3sXRv)

14 Sorry mothrtfucker. Not invading a foreign country br
Ecause you issue some decree.

And leave it at that.

Posted by: Operator Error at February 12, 2026 02:21 PM (nm8hu)

15 Shouldn't that be Zombie Marilyn Chambers??
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 12, 2026 02:19 PM (y9nCu)

She dead?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 02:20 PM (zZu0s)

She still warm?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 12, 2026 02:21 PM (dK+Kv)

16 Boasberg needs to be deported to Cuba. In a leaking boat

Posted by: Case at February 12, 2026 02:21 PM (j6kTf)

17 I've got an idea. Let's send Boasberg to El Salvador and tell Bukele to keep him!

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 12, 2026 02:21 PM (7X7ea)

18 Let's deport Boasberg.

I hear Kerguelen Island is lovely this time of year.

Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 02:22 PM (77rzZ)

19 Arrest this corrupt seditionous piece of traitor crap.

Strip all legal certifications, disbar him, and throw him in jail until his richly deserved execution for his illegal insurrection.

Posted by: Pete at February 12, 2026 02:22 PM (h+rwd)

20 And here is another crazy judge.

https://tinyurl.com/26vusxut

This is just treasonous.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 12, 2026 02:22 PM (n5tGW)

21 Didn't some Fed agency tell Boasberg to pound sand a couple of days ago? I guess that was over some other order than this one but it sure sounds like the same thing.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 12, 2026 02:23 PM (Fs0KI)

22 How does this Judge keep getting assigned these cases?

The Supremes should order that he be disqualified from hearing any cases involving the federal government or constitutional issues

Sheesh. What a disgrace

Posted by: Czech Chick at February 12, 2026 02:23 PM (ock4C)

23 Gray or not, fuck that cunt

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 12, 2026 02:23 PM (Qazka)

24 18 Let's deport Boasberg.

I hear Kerguelen Island is lovely this time of year.
Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 02:22 PM (77rzZ)

I hear Plum Island is lovely this time of year

Posted by: Hannibal Lecter at February 12, 2026 02:23 PM (3sXRv)

25 Well, in a manner of speaking if not in raw reality, ‘Judge” Boasberg is now the frontrunner for the Dem/Socialist, Communist 2028 Presidential nominee. Bet the guy has not spent a dime to get the nomination. In fact he may have futures contracts with the well connected that run into the billions. Quite the political genius this Boasberg guy.

Posted by: Voter theater. at February 12, 2026 02:23 PM (ZdMwZ)

26 Or, just have SPECTRE blow up his house.

Posted by: Operator Error at February 12, 2026 02:23 PM (nm8hu)

27 BTW we finally have a motive from the woman who shot up the Canadian kids. In her private journal located this morning in her home, she had said she was "extremely worried" about her prostate.

Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 02:23 PM (S5fB5)

28 Big and small, deport them all.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 12, 2026 02:23 PM (Dv3i1)

29 white house should post full bios on every single one of these 100 assholes.

Every tattooed up face. Every rap sheet. Every damned thing about these people.

This is who they let in to your country. This is who they're willing to upend the entire constitutional order to *keep* in your country.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 12, 2026 02:24 PM (06Hmj)

30 It's so grey....

Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 12, 2026 02:24 PM (diQ+r)

31 Gray or not, fuck that cunt

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 12, 2026 02:23 PM (Qazka)

This could have a few interpretations.

Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 02:24 PM (S5fB5)

32 What was the name of that island in Siberia that Stalin sent the political prisoners to and they went cannibal. N something?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 02:24 PM (zZu0s)

33 If LE or other govt authority captured me, for any reason, I would very much like to be able to explain my case to a judge or magistrate, with legal counsel working on my behalf, before being deported or imprisoned.

As long as that's being done, I'm happy to receive my just penalties.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 02:25 PM (N8ZBc)

34 AoS Style guide insists on lower case "z" when using zombie in the name field

Doesn't long-time poster "zombie" use lower case? I would prefer the cap Z when used as an adjective to avoid possible confusion.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 12, 2026 02:25 PM (Fs0KI)

35 Gray or not, fuck that cunt

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 12, 2026 02:23 PM (Qazka)

Hey!

Posted by: The New York Times at February 12, 2026 02:25 PM (S5fB5)

36 Any word on Whig's surgery?

Posted by: browndog moving slowly at February 12, 2026 02:25 PM (3sXRv)

37 I'll wait and see if they're returned. I don't think they will be. My hair will not be on fire today.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 12, 2026 02:25 PM (g8Ew8)

38 Cuba is getting more efficient. Under Biden, they got their criminals here without even a boatlift.

Posted by: Wally at February 12, 2026 02:25 PM (0e5Te)

39 Naming island.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 02:26 PM (zZu0s)

40 "The Court will now order the Government to facilitate the return from third countries of those Plaintiffs who so desire,"

Arrest him for aiding and abetting criminals in the commission of their crimes, to wit, illegal entry into the united states and whatever ID fraud they had to commit to live here.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 12, 2026 02:26 PM (a+4eV)

41 And here is another crazy judge.

https://tinyurl.com/26vusxut

This is just treasonous.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 12, 2026 02:22 PM (n5tGW)

That's in Louisiana. That takes balls.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 12, 2026 02:26 PM (dK+Kv)

42 Nazino, phone.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 02:26 PM (zZu0s)

43 What was the name of that island in Siberia that Stalin sent the political prisoners to and they went cannibal. N something?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 02:24 PM (zZu0s)

Endor?

Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 02:26 PM (S5fB5)

44 "white house should post full bios on every single one of these 100 assholes."

Good idea!

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 02:26 PM (N8ZBc)

45 Gray or not, fuck that cunt

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 12, 2026 02:23 PM (Qazka)

Hey!
Posted by: The New York Times at February 12, 2026 02:25 PM (S5fB5)

Heh. You wish, you dusty old tart.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 02:27 PM (zZu0s)

46 The development marks a critical blow to the Trump administration's efforts to deport 137 Venezuelan men who were flown last year to El Salvador's Terrorism Confinement Center without advance notice or court hearings.

How is this a critical blow? The thugs are still in Venezuela.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 12, 2026 02:27 PM (jc0TO)

47 Once again. Standing in the rain talking to myself downstairs.

Thanks no-nooders.

Posted by: Luke at February 12, 2026 02:27 PM (l0YH1)

48 Let's deport Boasberg.

I hear Kerguelen Island is lovely this time of year.
Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 02:22 PM (77rzZ)
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So is Snake Island. Plus, he has family there.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 12, 2026 02:27 PM (ESVrU)

49 In other words, her final appeal for asylum was rejected.

This is one of those cases where liberals whine that they want "due process."

She had her due process. She had ten years of due process. The final ruling in this expensive ten year long exercise in due process is that her asylum claim is bogus and she is under a final order of deportation.

The right to due process is the right to an orderly hearing before impartial judges or magistrates. It is not, as the left has perverted the term, a guarantee on the left's preferred outcome.

Yup. Due process for AWFLs means "comports with muh feelz". Well, f*** that.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 12, 2026 02:27 PM (Riz8t)

50 The only reason we know his name is because we (The Trump Administration) don’t tell him to piss up a rope and ignore every word that comes out of his mouth. Now, doing that will have repercussions, but at this time the country is worse off by giving his word an ounce of validity.

Posted by: Cray Cray at February 12, 2026 02:28 PM (KaptW)

51 Spock World headline: Despite exhausting all due process appeals, illegal immigrants voluntarily choose to go home.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 12, 2026 02:29 PM (jc0TO)

52 I hear Kerguelen Island is lovely this time of year

Hey, it's midAugust down there.
A better option might be the Falklands after we conquer it which we should. What Starmer gon do.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 12, 2026 02:29 PM (gKWVE)

53 I'm most likely going to paraphrase incorrectly, however, I know all y'all (not counting TJM) will get the point.

These asshole hacks in black need to be put in the position where they do the legally correct constitutionally mandated thing, because it would be in their best interests to do so in order to remain walking around healthy.

Somthing about the wrong person doing the right thing because they have a vested interest in doing the right thing.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 12, 2026 02:30 PM (QVmho)

54 !

Posted by: Marcel Marceau at February 12, 2026 02:30 PM (jc0TO)

55 The best part of this story? This:

"'OK, all I want is my freedom,' said Vilma Palacios, who agreed to return to Honduras in late December after being detained for six months in Basile, Louisiana."

This parasite is already gone! I looked her up. Not ugly, but not hot enough to get to stay in the USA under Judge Blade's "Only The Hotties" policy. So, away she goes!

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 02:31 PM (iFTx/)

56 Spraying a buck naked Boasberg in cheez whiz and helo'ing him onto Gough might also be a notion. Squeak!

Posted by: gKWVE at February 12, 2026 02:31 PM (gKWVE)

57 All threads are gray at night.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 12, 2026 02:31 PM (jc0TO)

58 All threads are gray at night.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 12, 2026 02:31 PM (jc0TO)
----
"We are gray. We stand between the candle and the star."

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 12, 2026 02:32 PM (ESVrU)

59 Judge Blocks Hegseth’s Bid to Demote Democrat Senator Mark Kelly Over His ‘Seditious’ Video Urging Service Members to Defy Trump’s Orders

Random Hawaiian Judge

Posted by: Operator Error at February 12, 2026 02:32 PM (nm8hu)

60 "'OK, all I want is my freedom,' said Vilma Palacios, who agreed to return to Honduras in late December after being detained for six months in Basile, Louisiana."

This parasite is already gone! I looked her up. Not ugly, but not hot enough to get to stay in the USA under Judge Blade's "Only The Hotties" policy. So, away she goes!

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 02:31 PM

and she's a certified nurse. It's not like she will be picking through garbage for her next meal.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 12, 2026 02:32 PM (jc0TO)

61 This isn't going to stop until cartel judges like Boasberg face a real sanction for acting this way.

Impeachment is off the table due to the make up of congress, but prosecution isn't.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 12, 2026 02:33 PM (sKqQm)

62 In graybox, nobody can hear you scream.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 02:33 PM (N8ZBc)

63 Will someone just impeach that piece of shit judge.

Posted by: Jaimo at February 12, 2026 02:33 PM (BCuCF)

64 Arrest this corrupt seditionous piece of traitor crap.

Or better yet, bring him before our fake committees and "grill" him for social media likes!

Posted by: Congress at February 12, 2026 02:33 PM (q1tXs)

65 THEY ALL GO

Posted by: connected and litigious at February 12, 2026 02:33 PM (cS1cw)

66 All threads are gray at night.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 12, 2026 02:31 PM (jc0TO)

They all float down here.

Posted by: Creepy Clown at February 12, 2026 02:33 PM (zZu0s)

67 The law says: Send them home

The voters said: Send them home

Trump said: Send them home

Seems pretty clear what we should be doing...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 12, 2026 02:33 PM (sKqQm)

68 The court system is always somewhat infamously overloaded. What other cases are being neglected by the courts as they are forced to focus on this bullshittery every day?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 12, 2026 02:33 PM (06Hmj)

69 These asshole hacks in black need to be put in the position where they do the legally correct constitutionally mandated thing, because it would be in their best interests to do so in order to remain walking around healthy.

Somthing about the wrong person doing the right thing because they have a vested interest in doing the right thing.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 12, 2026 02:30 PM (QVmho)
----
It's hard to believe that NOBODY has leverage over this guy. Someone, somewhere is pulling his strings.

Dig deep, deep into his finances and connections until you find that thread.

Then pull.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 12, 2026 02:34 PM (ESVrU)

70 Or better yet, bring him before our fake committees and "grill" him for social media likes!

I got this guys

Posted by: Sen Hawley pulling into a switch-comb and fixing his hair at February 12, 2026 02:34 PM (sKqQm)

71 Uh oh.

Posted by: Weasel at February 12, 2026 02:34 PM (GNqmQ)

72 I understand they are whipping up impeachment in the house for this clown.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 12, 2026 02:34 PM (0U5gm)

73 As ace said, for fifty years our immigration enforcement has been lax. It becomes a nothing burger.

Buddy's son in-law, father of his grand daughter. Came to the US as an infant w/his parents. They went the legal path and received green cards. Son, however, messed up while in high school (how many guys did that) and never pursued proper legal channels to get his green card. Why? Nobody does it. No one GAS.

Along come the election and a prezy who means what he says but son-in-law still doesn't pursue getting legal. Well, he's stopped for a minor traffic violation and, as always, they run the tag. BINGO.

He's now living in Mexico. His mother went with him and stayed for a while to help him orient to the culture. hahahahahah

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 12, 2026 02:34 PM (7X7ea)

74

Red or yellow, black or white
They are equal in his sight
Trump deports all the illegals of the world

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 12, 2026 02:34 PM (jc0TO)

75 A federal judge ruled Thursday that President Donald Trump must...

Is this the same powerless twat that ruled Ace must close his tags? He's not the boss of anyone!

Posted by: t-bird at February 12, 2026 02:34 PM (q1tXs)

76
thought she was doing everything necessary to remain in the U.S. lawfully.

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

She needs to learn better English. "Applying" for something means the result is not certain. You can be turned down, even if you filled in every line on the form.

I learned that in kindergarten.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 02:35 PM (n7rxJ)

77 "Will no one rid me of this meddlesome beast?"

/King Donald I

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 12, 2026 02:35 PM (2CkKl)

78 In a simpler time., in the Left's beloved USSR, Judge Boasberg would be taken to the basement of the Lubyanka Prison, and beaten severely. Then shot behind the ear until dead. His entire genetic lime. would be sent to the Death Mines in far east Siberia.

He is a fortunate person, so far.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 12, 2026 02:35 PM (u82oZ)

79 We are the Greys.

You will be probed

That is all.

Wait, for the love of Grobnak do not eat that Indian buffet the night we are going to probe you

Posted by: The Greys at February 12, 2026 02:35 PM (sKqQm)

80 "'OK, all I want is my freedom,' said Vilma Palacios, who agreed to return to Honduras in late December after being detained for six months in Basile, Louisiana."

This parasite is already gone! I looked her up. Not ugly, but not hot enough to get to stay in the USA under Judge Blade's "Only The Hotties" policy. So, away she goes!

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 02:31 PM

and she's a certified nurse. It's not like she will be picking through garbage for her next meal.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 12, 2026 02:32 PM (jc0TO)
_____

She's in nursing school or just graduated. No way she's certified or registered.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 02:35 PM (iFTx/)

81 Thanks no-nooders.
Posted by: Luke at February 12, 2026 02:27 PM (l0YH1)

269 'Nother gray nood.
Posted by: Oddbob at February 12, 2026 02:17 PM (Fs0KI)

Posted by: Oddbob at February 12, 2026 02:35 PM (Fs0KI)

82 79 Ha!

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 02:36 PM (N8ZBc)

83 77 ShainS

Horde mind.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 12, 2026 02:36 PM (u82oZ)

84 I wish I could recall more, but there was another case where some cartel judge was ordering the admin to do something and the DOJ responded, "we considered your order and decline to do that."

Which is going to be the response to cartel judge Bonerburger's status demand.

Note well:
Cartel judge Bonerburger isn't ordering the DOJ or ICE to return these illegals.
He is ordering the Department of State--not before the court, not a party to the case!--to bring them back.
And if State refuses, he's going to hold DOJ officials in contempt!

Trump, with the votes of over 75 million Americans, is a tyrant, a dictator.
But an unelected, unaccountable judge running the entire federal government is democracy in action.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 12, 2026 02:36 PM (HXT0k)

85
Because the law isn't concerned about what "roots" you claimed to put down. You are here against the law and we want you O U T. Period.

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Yet another case of "My dream is your obligation."

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 02:37 PM (n7rxJ)

86 Trump should (find a way to) find Boasberg in Contempt of the Executive. Haul Terrorist Boasberg off to jail for a year to rethink his bad ways.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 12, 2026 02:37 PM (vbXSk)

87 ----
It's hard to believe that NOBODY has leverage over this guy. Someone, somewhere is pulling his strings.

Dig deep, deep into his finances and connections until you find that thread.

Then pull.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
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If only there were some over riding authority to restrain and correct these judges; putting them one the straight and narrow.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 12, 2026 02:37 PM (7X7ea)

88 She's in nursing school or just graduated. No way she's certified or registered.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 02:35 PM

Are you not certified when you graduate from a nursing program? At least in the state where the school resides?

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 12, 2026 02:37 PM (jc0TO)

89 Cartel judge Bonerburger has done more to destroy the rule of law in this country than anything Trump has done.

He is lawless, reckless and drunk on power no judge should ever have--and never was intended to have.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 12, 2026 02:37 PM (HXT0k)

90 If only there were some over riding authority to restrain and correct these judges; putting them one the straight and narrow.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 12, 2026 02:37 PM (7X7ea)
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They are most certainly a large part of the problem. And we can't even impeach those governing authorities for dereliction of duty.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 12, 2026 02:38 PM (ESVrU)

91 I don't think it has properly registered that more than 5% of the entire population of multiple countries were allowed to enter the U.S. during the Biden regime.

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Next you'll be telling me that they'll be advocating for all 8 billion other people on the planet to come here.

Wait, wut?

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 12, 2026 02:38 PM (2CkKl)

92 269 'Nother gray nood.
Posted by: Oddbob at February 12, 2026 02:17 PM (Fs0KI)
Posted by: Oddbob

My bad. Forgive me odd one.
I guess I missed it.

Posted by: Luke at February 12, 2026 02:38 PM (l0YH1)

93 she will be picking her nose for her next meal.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 12, 2026 02:39 PM (Kt19C)

94 ~~"Judge"~~ Drug Cartel Consigliere Boasberg really needs to be treated as a Domestic Terrorist he is.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 12, 2026 02:39 PM (U4c/V)

95
This Boasberg prick has gotten away with too much.

Posted by: Frank Barone at February 12, 2026 02:40 PM (IifOV)

96 This is one of those cases where liberals whine that they want "due process."

She had her due process. She had ten years of due process. The final ruling in this expensive ten year long exercise in due process is that her asylum claim is bogus and she is under a final order of deportation.

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It's a civil infraction.

And the civil remedy is deportation. Quite literally.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 02:40 PM (GBKbO)

97 GRAY!!!!!

Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 02:40 PM (S5fB5)

98 There is a shade of insurrection grey that overshadows all we dare say on the subject of Judicial Tyranny.

Posted by: Voter theater. at February 12, 2026 02:40 PM (ZdMwZ)

99 I have to admit, I"m curious whether Judge Boasberg will go full tilt on this. He's already initiated contempt proceedings for US officials defying his Order. If the DOJ refuses to pursue them, then Boasberg has the opportunity to appoint a Special Prosecutor (private attorney) to pursue Contempt charges.

I think that he will actually do this given the opportunity.

Posted by: Orson at February 12, 2026 02:40 PM (dIske)

100 If only there were some over riding authority to restrain and correct these judges; putting them one the straight and narrow.

Mitch Rapp

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 12, 2026 02:40 PM (U4c/V)

101 _____

She's in nursing school or just graduated. No way she's certified or registered.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 02:35 PM (iFTx/)
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Supposition

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 12, 2026 02:41 PM (7X7ea)

102 Because the law isn't concerned about what "roots" you claimed to put down. You are here against the law and we want you O U T. Period.

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"Common law citizenship is a thing I've decided."
-some district court judge

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 02:41 PM (GBKbO)

103 >>She needs to learn better English.

>>"They weren't looking at the roots that I created in the United States," Palacios said. "The job that I had lined up, the career, the life that I had built for myself, they never took nothing into consideration."

I'll say...yet, she somehow got into a Nursing Program.

Posted by: garrett at February 12, 2026 02:41 PM (gH8T+)

104 If it all ever comes out, we're going to find that cartel judge Bonerburger helped the Biden political lawyers draft the FISA warrants to spy on Trump and Congress.

Helped them draft the language that obscured the true target while eliminating any information that contradicted or forbid issuance.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 12, 2026 02:41 PM (HXT0k)

105 Judge Bias-berg has a big future ahead of him, as an asylum judge in McAllen. Get that man a rubber stamp!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 12, 2026 02:41 PM (BERAG)

106 I have to admit, I"m curious whether Judge Boasberg will go full tilt on this. He's already initiated contempt proceedings for US officials defying his Order. If the DOJ refuses to pursue them, then Boasberg has the opportunity to appoint a Special Prosecutor (private attorney) to pursue Contempt charges.

This should be treated the same way it wouid have been in '41 if a judge had argued the president couldn't remove our then Japanese "undocumented immigrants"

Posted by: The Greys at February 12, 2026 02:42 PM (sKqQm)

107 I continue to believe there is more to the stories of these media-selected boo-hoo deportees, like Vilma Palacios and that homosexual leprechaun, than is being reported.

The odds that Palacios is truly the squeaky-clean nursing student portrayed in the media are low. There is probably something that put the finger on her. And as pointed out above, she voluntarily went back to whatever shithole country she was from.

Something doesn't smell right. I don't care either way, but I think we're being played here.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 02:42 PM (iFTx/)

108 @jonatanpallesen
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I don't think it has properly registered that more than 5% of the entire population of multiple countries were allowed to enter the U.S. during the Biden regime.

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Give that 5.5% of Haiti guns on their way back to the island.

If all of these people are as American as anyone born here, they'll love their ideas of law, order, and property rights so much that they'll use those guns to turn Haiti into another America but better because they don't have racisms.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 02:42 PM (GBKbO)

109 "Next you'll be telling me that they'll be advocating for all 8 billion other people on the planet to come here."

Now that there are 'Gold Visas' that any jerkwad with $1M can simply buy, we'll get some more of them.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 02:43 PM (N8ZBc)

110 'Judge Boasburg ruled today that teenage boys may no longer do that thing in the mouth of the girls they trick to play with their peepees. Developing.'

Posted by: Creepy Clown at February 12, 2026 02:43 PM (zZu0s)

111 107 I continue to believe there is more to the stories of these media-selected boo-hoo deportees, like Vilma Palacios and that homosexual leprechaun, than is being reported.

The odds that Palacios is truly the squeaky-clean nursing student portrayed in the media are low. There is probably something that put the finger on her. And as pointed out above, she voluntarily went back to whatever shithole country she was from.

Something doesn't smell right. I don't care either way, but I think we're being played here.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 02:42 PM (iFTx/)

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I'd guess no more than identity theft.

A decade's worth of identity theft.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 02:43 PM (GBKbO)

112 “ICE agents arrested her at a local police station after she brought in a car for a routine inspection.”

Born and raised in Louisiana, this is not a thing. If she brought her car to a police station for an inspection it was at the request of the police and there was either a warrant involved or one was coming.

Posted by: Clay at February 12, 2026 02:43 PM (ePWPA)

113 "I'd like free health care, free rent, and a side order of due process" -- illegals involved in nefarious activities

Posted by: illiniwek at February 12, 2026 02:43 PM (vbXSk)

114 It’s almost like the judicial system, from top to bottom, no longer serves the American people, but rather itself.

Posted by: Cray Cray at February 12, 2026 02:44 PM (KaptW)

115 Boasberg simply doesn't care.

The only consequence of this lunatic ruling will be... him being told he can't do it. That's it.

So why should he care?

Posted by: DudeAbiding at February 12, 2026 02:44 PM (setIA)

116 This whole idea of "due process" is absurd. It is not even mid-wit, it is low-wit.

You are due proper due-process when you are accused of a crime and to be punished. That is, unless (a) the crime is self-evident, and (b) the punishment is removal of the offense.

If I start beating on federal property with a hammer, do I get "due process," or do I get tazed?

If I park my car on a highway, do I get "due process" or towed?

If I walk into a bank and start emptying the safe, do I get due-process?

But these 60 IQ anarchists will latch onto any logic to get what they want.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 12, 2026 02:44 PM (l0YH1)

117 The court system is always somewhat infamously overloaded. What other cases are being neglected by the courts as they are forced to focus on this bullshittery every day?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 12, 2026 02:33 PM (06Hmj)

This is exactly why the immigration courts were created in the INA (1952). It removed immigration from Article III courts and into the specially created Article II Immigration Courts.

Article III courts re-inserted itself back into immigration using the "Orange Man Bad" clause. Now we have Article III idiots complaining that they are being inundated with immigration cases that they themselves solicited.

Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at February 12, 2026 02:44 PM (teTvQ)

118 >>Born and raised in Louisiana, this is not a thing. If she brought her car to a police station for an inspection it was at the request of the police and there was either a warrant involved or one was coming.

Possible Hit and Run suspect?

Posted by: garrett at February 12, 2026 02:45 PM (gH8T+)

119 She's in nursing school or just graduated. No way she's certified or registered.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 02:35 PM

Are you not certified when you graduate from a nursing program? At least in the state where the school resides?
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 12, 2026 02:37 PM (jc0TO)
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Don't think so. I think certified or registered is something beyond graduating, that you have to qualify and take a test for. Not all nurses -- even ones with real nursing jobs -- are RNs.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 02:45 PM (iFTx/)

120
Gotta love the see-no-problem neutral travel terms in these stories.

>>Palacios, 22, had been in the U.S. since she was 6 years old.
>>they arrived in 2010

"been in" the U.S. "they arrived."

IOW, they crashed the border and resided illegally for 16 years.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 02:45 PM (n7rxJ)

121 Food review: Aldi "Protein Bread:"
'All the great taste of bug protein, without the bugs!'

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 02:45 PM (N8ZBc)

122 Is this the same powerless twat that ruled Ace must close his tags? He's not the boss of anyone!
Posted by: t-bird at February 12, 2026 02:34 PM (q1tXs)

Ace always closes his tags.

Eventually.

Posted by: No Name Today at February 12, 2026 02:45 PM (8mulE)

123
Anyone accusing Trump of government of tyranny and Fascism needs to use Judge Boasberg as proof that he doesn't. Boasberg would have been disappeared by an actual fascist government.

Posted by: Frank Barone at February 12, 2026 02:46 PM (IifOV)

124 114 It’s almost like the judicial system, from top to bottom, no longer serves the American people, but rather itself.

Posted by: Cray Cray at February 12, 2026 02:44 PM (KaptW)

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District (and appeals) courts are creations of Congress and are not the constitutional "coequal" branch. They have limited jurisdiction by statute (a lot of limitations) and have no say outside of their jurisdictions according to statute.

But the past 100 years has seen them steadily (and then all at once) become equal to SCOTUS, the actual Article III judiciary, because passing laws to enact change became too hard when passing laws became only about graft.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 02:46 PM (GBKbO)

125 I have to admit, I"m curious whether Judge Boasberg will go full tilt on this. He's already initiated contempt proceedings for US officials defying his Order. If the DOJ refuses to pursue them, then Boasberg has the opportunity to appoint a Special Prosecutor (private attorney) to pursue Contempt charges.

I think that he will actually do this given the opportunity.

Posted by: Orson

He might want to clean up his tangled financial life first. His family fundraises for democrats.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 12, 2026 02:46 PM (0U5gm)

126 Isn't Boasberg a butt buddy of John Roberts?

Posted by: garrett at February 12, 2026 02:46 PM (gH8T+)

127 "If I start beating on federal property with a hammer, do I get "due process," or do I get tazed?
If I park my car on a highway, do I get "due process" or towed?
If I walk into a bank and start emptying the safe, do I get due-process?"

Due process begins after the arrest.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 02:46 PM (N8ZBc)

128 121 Food review: Aldi "Protein Bread:"
'All the great taste of bug protein, without the bugs!'

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 02:45 PM (N8ZBc)

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Make your own bread instead. Healthier.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 02:47 PM (GBKbO)

129
I think certified or registered is something beyond graduating, that you have to qualify and take a test for. Not all nurses -- even ones with real nursing jobs -- are RNs.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade

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A Certificate is something you get upon graduating from a course of studies. Registration is another step.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 02:47 PM (n7rxJ)

130 Will the Democrats support the DoJ when it refuses to follow Boasberg's illegal orders?

Posted by: tankdemon at February 12, 2026 02:48 PM (g44G9)

131 After Garcia got put in front of Xenia upon his return and Xenia bent every rule to get him back on the streets of America, I doubt the State Department is going to try very hard to get these 100 back.

I still don't know why State got Garcia back. They shouldn't have, but hopefully they've learned that district courts ordering things outside their jurisdiction are beneath the Executive Branch.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 02:48 PM (GBKbO)

132 Born and raised in Louisiana, this is not a thing. If she brought her car to a police station for an inspection it was at the request of the police and there was either a warrant involved or one was coming.

Possible Hit and Run suspect?
Posted by: garrett at February 12, 2026 02:45 PM (gH8T+)
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They got the homosexual leprechaun off vehicle plates too. See my post above. Something doesn't smell right that these purely innocent angels just somehow get randomly deported. Something puts the finger on them.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 02:49 PM (iFTx/)

133 "Make your own bread instead. Healthier."

The oven door on my 70-year-old Tappan range is busted, and I can't seem to fix it myself. No more baking for me.

But yes, homemade bread is delicious! And certainly can be made healthier than store-bought Imitation Bug Bread is.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 02:50 PM (N8ZBc)

134 He might want to clean up his tangled financial life first. His family fundraises for democrats.
Posted by: Thomas Paine

Makes big bucks "fundraising" for democrats.

Posted by: Operator Error at February 12, 2026 02:50 PM (nm8hu)

135 132 They got the homosexual leprechaun off vehicle plates too. See my post above. Something doesn't smell right that these purely innocent angels just somehow get randomly deported. Something puts the finger on them.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 02:49 PM (iFTx/)

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I'd bet it's no more than local cops are working around leadership to report things to ICE when they can.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 02:50 PM (GBKbO)

136 I don't think it has properly registered that more than 5% of the entire population of multiple countries were allowed to enter the U.S. during the Biden regime.
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Weren't three of those the ones that Harris admitted she was responsible for as border czar? And said she did a bang up job with?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 12, 2026 02:50 PM (uFn16)

137 Deporting illegals IS due process. You are stopping them in the middle of the crime and letting them off without punishment. Sending them out of the country is not punishment because they are not supposed to be here.

It is common for shoplifters to get banned from a store. The store made this decision and no day in court was needed. If the shoplifter demanded due process like the libs want for illegals, then they might end up in jail.

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at February 12, 2026 02:50 PM (SHZtS)

138 The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers"

Let's kill them tonight....

Posted by: man at February 12, 2026 02:51 PM (XuXeR)

139 hobo ass is the best tasting ass

Posted by: Sid at February 12, 2026 02:51 PM (f2WBH)

140 Boasberg is really Bo's An Asshole in the hillbilly vernacular.

Now why don't Boasberg just drop them pants?

Take 'em right off!

Posted by: Hillbilly Rapist at February 12, 2026 02:51 PM (Ljddq)

141 And stay out of the Woolworths!

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 12, 2026 02:52 PM (jc0TO)

142 This parasite is already gone! I looked her up. Not ugly, but not hot enough to get to stay in the USA under Judge Blade's "Only The Hotties" policy. So, away she goes!

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 02:31 PM

If you're a 7 or below, away you must go!!!

Should be the law of the land.

Also, should be engraved on the State of Liberty instead of that whole 'Give me your tired, your poor..." crapola.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 12, 2026 02:52 PM (iJfKG)

143 Does the fact that American citizens are drained and exhausted over our officials refusing to enforce the law for fifty f***in' years count? Or just the exhaustion of the precious illegal aliens?

To ask is to answer.

Posted by: (D)emocrats & the MSM at February 12, 2026 02:52 PM (0sNs1)

144 OT: the humanities are bad in the West. They got really bad after 2018, says this thread:
x.com/Tyler_A_Harper/status/2021940196497883396#
The Andrew Mellon foundation got taken over by a woke-ette that year, and demanded that all the humanities research be socially-just (I think "SJW" was the word for "#woke" then).
Some money goes to the humanities from us - there's a NEH - but not all that much, and certainly not from Trump 2017-20. This money got swamped by MellonMoney.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 12, 2026 02:52 PM (gKWVE)

145
Doesn't Palacios want to help her native land of Honduras? Won't it benefit from a bilingual US-trained nurse fresh out of school? Why the hate for Honduras?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 02:53 PM (n7rxJ)

146 [snip]

But these 60 IQ anarchists will latch onto any logic to get what they want.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 12, 2026 02:44 PM (l0YH1)

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Good distinction and examples, bob.

If a psychopathic hero of The Revolution premeditatively murders a United Healthcare CEO, does he get "due process" or the death penalty? /rhetorical

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 12, 2026 02:53 PM (T/YRM)

147 145
Doesn't Palacios want to help her native land of Honduras? Won't it benefit from a bilingual US-trained nurse fresh out of school? Why the hate for Honduras?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 02:53 PM (n7rxJ)

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Why do Democrats want to keep this brown angel in racist, capitalist hellscape America where cops shoot brown people for fun and no one can afford healthcare because we don't have single payer?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 02:53 PM (GBKbO)

148 I think certified or registered is something beyond graduating, that you have to qualify and take a test for. Not all nurses -- even ones with real nursing jobs -- are RNs.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade

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A Certificate is something you get upon graduating from a course of studies. Registration is another step.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 02:47 PM (n7rxJ)

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You may get some kind of certificate upon graduation, but a "certified" nurse is apparently more than that:

https://tinyurl.com/22228b5j

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 02:53 PM (iFTx/)

149 My ex-gf and I used to bake stuff together: bread, cinnamon rolls. It was fun to turn out something far better than store-shelf stuff. Too bad she was a crazy psycho-bitch.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 02:54 PM (N8ZBc)

150 And for every one of these real tear-jerker stories about some Good Young Person that Really Has Their Shit Together, there are 100 scum-sucking fuckbags living on the dole and getting paid under the table, sending most of their money back to their home country.

I am simply out of fucks to give. The left has used up all of my fucks and then salted the field in which I used to grow them.

Get them all the fuck out. Yesterday.

Posted by: ballistic at February 12, 2026 02:54 PM (5aZAZ)

151 Has anyone named Boasberg Czar yet?
Because he thinks he is

Posted by: Skip at February 12, 2026 02:54 PM (Ia/+0)

152 Oh, the woke-ette is Elizabeth Alexander. She's an Obama crony.
Some day we'll have the history of the 21st century in which we read about the Obama circle as the shadow American caliphate it was, and maybe is.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 12, 2026 02:54 PM (gKWVE)

153 Doesn't Palacios want to help her native land of Honduras? Won't it benefit from a bilingual US-trained nurse fresh out of school? Why the hate for Honduras?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 02:53 PM (n7rxJ)

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Another "White Hispanic" racist!

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 12, 2026 02:55 PM (T/YRM)

154 Deportation is not a punishment, therefore due process does not apply. SCOTUS has said that many times.

Moreover, the due process clause is concerned with being deprived of life, liberty or property. In which of these three categories is being here illegally?

Posted by: CTHillary at February 12, 2026 02:55 PM (NaTt4)

155 Aren't Emerald-Level and above memberships here classed as Registered Commentators (RC)?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 12, 2026 02:55 PM (0sNs1)

156 Too bad she was a crazy psycho-bitch.
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This!

Posted by: pudinhead at February 12, 2026 02:55 PM (Hpgos)

157 152 Oh, the woke-ette is Elizabeth Alexander. She's an Obama crony.
Some day we'll have the history of the 21st century in which we read about the Obama circle as the shadow American caliphate it was, and maybe is.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 12, 2026 02:54 PM (gKWVE)

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Their legacy will be Jasmine Crockett and Kamala Harris:

Dumb broads with the right skin color who consume all media oxygen to create loyal fanbases based entirely on their race and gender who repel everyone else.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 02:55 PM (GBKbO)

158 Encourage Venezuela to swear out an arrest warrant for Boasberg, then comply with the extradition.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 12, 2026 02:56 PM (2S68S)

159 In the Boasberg case, I guess the big question is: Or what? Whadd'ya gonna do about it?

And functionally, that's the way demcrats have operated since 2008 -- steamrolling over laws and precedents and norms to effect their policies. Meanwhile, Republicans continue to Mitt Romney the whole thing, as if we still have a functioning Republic where both sides play by the rules.

Screw 'em. You can take your ball and go home. We'll get another ball and not invite you. Pbbthththhhttttt!

Posted by: red speck at February 12, 2026 02:56 PM (Ve/HL)

160 154 Deportation is not a punishment, therefore due process does not apply. SCOTUS has said that many times.

Moreover, the due process clause is concerned with being deprived of life, liberty or property. In which of these three categories is being here illegally?

Posted by: CTHillary at February 12, 2026 02:55 PM (NaTt4)

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Deportation is not irreparable harm, that's what SCOTUS has said.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 02:56 PM (GBKbO)

161 156 I could tolerate one out of three: crazy or psycho or bitch. Not all at once. She gone.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 02:56 PM (N8ZBc)

162 They got the homosexual leprechaun off vehicle plates too. See my post above. Something doesn't smell right that these purely innocent angels just somehow get randomly deported. Something puts the finger on them.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 02:49 PM (iFTx/)

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I'd bet it's no more than local cops are working around leadership to report things to ICE when they can.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 02:50 PM (GBKbO)
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How would local cops even know or suspect someone is illegal? Sure, you can round up a bunch of laborers waiting outside Walmart for work. But besides obvious cases like that, I don't see how someone who doesn't outwardly look illegal gets on any deportation radar.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 02:56 PM (iFTx/)

163 Due process? You mean like they process pork into tasty sausage? That kind?

Oh.

Nevermind.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 12, 2026 02:57 PM (I40wl)

164 I am simply out of fucks to give. The left has used up all of my fucks and then salted the field in which I used to grow them.

Get them all the fuck out. Yesterday.
Posted by: ballistic at February 12, 2026 02:54 PM

Looks like you had one in reserve.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 12, 2026 02:57 PM (0sNs1)

165 Considering there are actually no rights in jeopardy of being violated, the process anybody is due when deciding whether they should be deported is almost non-existent.

I fully support the idea that even illegal immigrants are due the protections of the 4th through 8th Amendments when accused of a crime, but since they have no actual right to be in the country, the only process involved if departing them, or even short-term confinement while deportation is arranged, is to determine thst they are not actually citizens.

Even green card holders should be subject to the State Department saying, "Yeah, we don't want you here anymore. Here's your ticket, the flight leaves in three hours."

Posted by: tankdemon at February 12, 2026 02:57 PM (g44G9)

166
This parasite is already gone!

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade

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In all seriousness, I'd like to know where these well-trained parasites wind up when they get back home. If Honduras has two square feet of meritocracy, she should go straight to the top of her profession with the fancy education she just got on the US taxpayer's dime (no way did she pay for her tuition).

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 02:57 PM (n7rxJ)

167 162 How would local cops even know or suspect someone is illegal? Sure, you can round up a bunch of laborers waiting outside Walmart for work. But besides obvious cases like that, I don't see how someone who doesn't outwardly look illegal gets on any deportation radar.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 02:56 PM (iFTx/)

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I assume police have access to databases that contain things like visa information.

I mean...I know they have this. In most non-sanctuary policy jurisdictions, but in particular TX, when people are pulled over by cops, cops regularly look up their legal status. If illegal, they just call ICE and ICE picks them up.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 02:58 PM (GBKbO)

168
Florida couple arrested after Pickle Ball game turned into ugly 20 person brawl at glitzy country club.

Where oh where is Doof, lol.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 12, 2026 02:58 PM (3ek7K)

169 Lincoln Project has deep concerns about the age gap between David Ellison (43) and Bari Weiss (41) -
x.com/stuartpstevens/status/2021973270518804543
The jokes write themselves.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 12, 2026 02:58 PM (gKWVE)

170 Keep in mind, all of this "due process" bullshit flows from John Roberts' illegal Midnight Order.

The one where he lied to the rest of the Justices and said that the district and appeal court were moving too slow and that a poor illegal shouldn't be deported under the Alien Enemies Act.

Because he deliberately used the expansive phrase "due process" when he knows the proper phase--in immigration law--is "minimal due process."

That was intentional as he knew his little cartel underlings would take that opening and blow up the entire of immigration law enforcement by granting illegals the full suite of due process reserved only--ONLY-- for full, legal American citizens, not illegal aliens.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 12, 2026 02:58 PM (HXT0k)

171 Why the lack of respect for Roots?

Posted by: zombie Alex Haley at February 12, 2026 02:59 PM (0sNs1)

172 Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 12, 2026 02:44 PM (l0YH1)

It's all buzzwords and sloganeering.

They dress up in the due process skinsuit because actual just people fought for that shit and it's easier to draft in their wake than actually make your own convincing argument.

Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 02:59 PM (S5fB5)

173 So when is MN AG Ellison going to be arrested and charged?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 12, 2026 02:59 PM (7xyr6)

174 173 So when is MN AG Ellison going to be arrested and charged?
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 12, 2026 02:59 PM (7xyr6)
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With what, Conspicuous Faggotry in the First Degree?

Posted by: ballistic at February 12, 2026 03:01 PM (5aZAZ)

175 I hear Kerguelen Island is lovely this time of year.
Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 02:22 PM (77rzZ)

I hear Plum Island is lovely this time of year

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Sentinel Island for the win.

Posted by: Midnight Rambler at February 12, 2026 03:01 PM (iKJrr)

176 Most nurses aren't RN's most nurses are what used to be called LVN's. Licensed Vocational Nurse.
RN is a whole other level.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 12, 2026 03:01 PM (7X7ea)

177 Florida couple arrested after Pickle Ball game turned into ugly 20 person brawl at glitzy country club.

Where oh where is Doof, lol.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 12, 2026 02:58 PM (3ek7K)

Heh. I saw some ewetub suggested thumbnail where it showed some late 20 something gal eith a caption 'Cheater caught while playing 'Pickleball.''

Dude, she's in her 20s and you seriously thought she was playing THAT kind of pickleball?

Posted by: Creepy Clown at February 12, 2026 03:01 PM (zZu0s)

178 I nominate the elimination of the 2009 EPA 'Endangerment Finding" to be flaming skull worthy.

Posted by: Dad of Six at February 12, 2026 03:01 PM (2AQ8X)

179 o when is MN AG Ellison going to be arrested and charged?
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 12, 2026 02:59 PM

Paging That Guy Who Says "Nothing will happen".

That Guy Who Says "Nothing will happen." to a grey courtesy comment box.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 12, 2026 03:02 PM (0sNs1)

180 Two things I'd love to see on Boasberg are his phone records (which likely has Andrew Weissman on speed dial), and the new acquisitions to his staff starting at the beginning of 2025.

I bet both would be extremely interesting.

Posted by: Orson at February 12, 2026 03:02 PM (dIske)

181 Or, just have SPECTRE blow up his house.
Posted by: Operator Error at February 12, 2026 02:23 PM (nm8hu)

It's really a testimony to the amazing restraint shown by right-thinking Americans, that this POS has not been killed yet.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 12, 2026 03:03 PM (8zz6B)

182 If the DOJ doesn't respond to the Boasberg idiot with a short rude letter, accompanied by a very truculent threatening letter directly to SCOTUS about "their" system and oversight collapsing, they deserve, have in fact demanded, endless endless endless increasingly ridiculous l lawless behavior.

The Legal Cult has a death-grip (term used advisedly) on what's left of the country, to include (apparently) every member of the current administration, who may well be the last best chance of partially rescuing the society.

Related, an idiot member of the US curling team (an ambulance chase lawyer from WI) barfed up his ignorance, of course, in public this week, displaying his standard pristine ignorance of every aspect of this issue ("due process" in immigration process).

Posted by: rhomboid at February 12, 2026 03:03 PM (U/Byj)

183 Why the lack of respect for Roots?
Posted by: zombie Alex Haley at February 12, 2026 02:59

You know I never saw it. My parents thought I was too young, and I missed the school era where race was everything in school.

80s-90s K-12, yo!

Posted by: Creepy Clown at February 12, 2026 03:03 PM (zZu0s)

184 hobo ass is the best tasting ass

Posted by: Sid at February 12, 2026 03:03 PM (cCSm+)

185 Heh.

Posted by: Creepy Clown at February 12, 2026 03:04 PM (zZu0s)

186 156 I remember well the day we parted: she begged me to shoot her, knowing that I had a .380 in my pocket. I mean, if she had a reason, I could understand. But this was her instant unexpected sunny-to-rainy snap mood changes with NO apparent cause at all.

She called 9-11 for an ambulance. Later in the hospital I told her "If I had shot you, you'd feel really stupid right now."

All she needed was a dose of an NSAID, and she was back to "normal." Ambulance and ER are a very very expensive way just to get a hit of Toradol. That was splitsville.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 03:04 PM (N8ZBc)

187 Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 02:56 PM (iFTx/)

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I assume police have access to databases that contain things like visa information.

I mean...I know they have this. In most non-sanctuary policy jurisdictions, but in particular TX, when people are pulled over by cops, cops regularly look up their legal status. If illegal, they just call ICE and ICE picks them up.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching
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Could it possibly be that the reporter omitted details of the story that would provide context?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 12, 2026 03:04 PM (7X7ea)

188 187 Could it possibly be that the reporter omitted details of the story that would provide context?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 12, 2026 03:04 PM (7X7ea)

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The marriage might have been enough on its own.

An American citizen marrying a non-American raises flags at State. Especially if the non-American doesn't apply for a spousal visa (they have to go home to do it).

They got married in April of last year. He got pick up in October or so.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 03:05 PM (GBKbO)

189 /off creepy clown sock

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 03:05 PM (zZu0s)

190 And nothing will happen.

Posted by: Another one at February 12, 2026 03:06 PM (iKJrr)

191 If the DOJ doesn't respond to the Boasberg idiot with a short rude letter, accompanied by a very truculent threatening letter directly to SCOTUS about "their" system and oversight collapsing, they deserve, have in fact demanded, endless endless endless increasingly ridiculous l lawless behavior.
Posted by: rhomboid

My recommended letter:
"Dear Buttborg, We'll get around to it sometime."

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 12, 2026 03:07 PM (diia5)

192 You want to see Boasberg arrested.

You'll settle for Boasberg being impeached and removed.

You'll get Boasberg laughing in 5 years as he sentences you to life in gulag for posting this today.

Posted by: Another one at February 12, 2026 03:09 PM (iKJrr)

193 Could it possibly be that the reporter omitted details of the story that would provide context?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 12, 2026 03:04 PM (7X7ea)

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The marriage might have been enough on its own.

An American citizen marrying a non-American raises flags at State. Especially if the non-American doesn't apply for a spousal visa (they have to go home to do it).

They got married in April of last year. He got pick up in October or so.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 03:05 PM (GBKbO)
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IIRC, they had already fingered him -- possibly even got a deportion order -- and then he got a quickie marriage. It may be that they didn't arrest him until after.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 03:10 PM (iFTx/)

194 If the DOJ doesn't respond to the Boasberg idiot with a short rude letter, accompanied by a very truculent threatening letter directly to SCOTUS about "their" system and oversight collapsing, they deserve, have in fact demanded, endless endless endless increasingly ridiculous l lawless behavior.
Posted by: rhomboid

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On one side of letter, a bunch of dashed lines crossing in all directions saying "fold here"
And on the other side, a note saying "after folding along indicated lines, grasp with right hand, moisten, and ...."

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 12, 2026 03:10 PM (l0YH1)

195 On today's episode of Gunsmoke Festus invents the glory hole.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 12, 2026 03:10 PM (Kt19C)

196 Oh no! Looks like CBP is in big trouble!

Body camera video and texts reveal details of Border Patrol agent's shooting of Chicago woman
In video from immediately before Marimar Martinez was shot, agents inside a vehicle have their weapons drawn, and one is heard saying, “It’s time to get aggressive.”

...agent Charles Exum, who shot Martinez five times, was not wearing his body camera during the incident, according to Martinez’s attorney. Body camera video from another agent shows the moments leading up to and after the shooting from inside Exum’s vehicle.

(Sounds open and shut. Guy must be a psychopathic monster. Wonder why the media didn't hype this story like Good and Pretti?)

In one video, the agents in the vehicle have their weapons drawn, and one is heard saying, “It’s time to get aggressive and get the f--- out, because they’re trying to box us in.”

(Oh...the violent rioters boxed them in and put them in legitimate fear of an imminent attack or ambush. Strange how the unbiased, totally impartial and trustworthy media left that context out of the headline. This is why the media didn't report it much...)

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 12, 2026 03:11 PM (JCZqz)

197 Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 02:56 PM (iFTx/)

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I assume police have access to databases that contain things like visa information.

I mean...I know they have this. In most non-sanctuary policy jurisdictions, but in particular TX, when people are pulled over by cops, cops regularly look up their legal status. If illegal, they just call ICE and ICE picks them up.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching
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Could it possibly be that the reporter omitted details of the story that would provide context?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 12, 2026 03:04 PM (7X7ea)
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This is what I think. I see no reason to take these boo-hoo hagiographies at face value.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 03:11 PM (iFTx/)

198 Here's text from a DOJ response to a District Court Order:

https://x.com/Oilfield_Rando/status/
2019976063753843154

"ICE has considered returning petitioner to the United States to the status quo that existed immediately prior to her removal, but respectfully declines to pursue this course of action."

From less than a week ago.

DOJ ain't bringing people back anymore.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 03:11 PM (GBKbO)

199 hobo ass is the best tasting ass
Posted by: Sid
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I'll defer to you on such matters.

Posted by: Crusader at February 12, 2026 03:12 PM (TN0g+)

200
You'll get Boasberg laughing in 5 years as he sentences you to life in gulag for posting this today.
Posted by: Another one

*types*

*deletes*

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 12, 2026 03:12 PM (QVmho)

201 "On today's episode of Gunsmoke Festus invents the glory hole."

Glassblowers call one of their specialized furnaces a glory hole. Makes the product smoother I guess.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 03:12 PM (N8ZBc)

202 BREAKING: "Teen" kiIIs his friend at party in TX for not sharing his fries

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Over French fries? Now, a Big Mac I could understand.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 12, 2026 03:12 PM (J+Psw)

203 This isn't going to stop until cartel judges like Boasberg face a real sanction for acting this way.

Impeachment is off the table due to the make up of congress, but prosecution isn't.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 12, 2026 02:33 PM (sKqQm)

Trump should instruct the IRS to do a ten-year audit and rectal exam on every goddamned judge in the country, from CJ Roberts on down to the traffic court judge on Kiska island. Every damned one. Obama judges, Clinton judges, Bush judges, Reagan judges, even Trump judges. Every damned one.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 12, 2026 03:12 PM (8zz6B)

204 202 BREAKING: "Teen" kiIIs his friend at party in TX for not sharing his fries

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Over French fries? Now, a Big Mac I could understand.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 12, 2026 03:12 PM (J+Psw)

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Frito pie, man. It's gotta be Frito pie. It's Texas.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 03:13 PM (GBKbO)

205
Even green card holders should be subject to the State Department saying, "Yeah, we don't want you here anymore. Here's your ticket, the flight leaves in three hours."
Posted by: tankdemon

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Yes, they should. And I'd like to know what the State Department's current involvement is with Rumeysa Ozturk, the ugly Turkish hijab who gets to stay at Tufts. Apparently it was DHS that attempted to throw her out of the country, immigration judge denied it, so doesn't Rubio get a say?

"At one point during the hearing, she was granted a break to take asthma medication after appearing at several points to clutch her chest as she struggled to speak."

Oh man.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 03:13 PM (n7rxJ)

206 You'll get Boasberg laughing in 5 years as he sentences you to life in gulag for posting this today.
Posted by: Another one

*types*

*deletes*
Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 12, 2026 03:12 PM (QVmho)

This.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 03:14 PM (zZu0s)

207 "BREAKING: "Teen" kiIIs his friend at party in TX for not sharing his fries"

Even if he had shared them, he'd get shot because the fries were cold. Damned if you do or don't.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 03:14 PM (N8ZBc)

208 On one side of letter, a bunch of dashed lines crossing in all directions saying "fold here"
And on the other side, a note saying "after folding along indicated lines, grasp with right hand, moisten, and ...."
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It would be cool to send a single page upon which is the printed instructions on how to fold said sheet into a paper airplane. I loved those as a kid.

Posted by: Crusader at February 12, 2026 03:14 PM (TN0g+)

209 Nah, a very harsh brief letter pointing out his court lacks jurisdiction, the specific matter has been sorted out by his bosses at SCOTUS and he has no further role. And then the letter to SCOTUS warning them repudiation is coming.

That SCOTUS letter should quote the pathetic mediocrity Roberts himself, in his dissent to the wildly ridiculous and orwellian Kennedy vomitus in Hamdan v. Bush, where Roberts said the kind of frivolous and "bait and switch" SCOTUS behavior represented by the ruling threatened the very system itself. Though he later outdid himself with his hallucinatory bigoted Fuhrerbefehl rant in Obergefell, Kennedy in the earlier case wrote a parody of a ruling while usurping the treaty power. Like all disastrous meek compliant administrations (for a century or more), Bush administration failed to repudiate the nonsensical and constitution-shredding idiocy.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 12, 2026 03:14 PM (U/Byj)

210 "ICE has considered returning petitioner to the United States to the status quo that existed immediately prior to her removal, but respectfully declines to pursue this course of action."

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A simple "f*ck you" would have been more pithy.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 12, 2026 03:15 PM (J+Psw)

211 'Sharing a big mac?!'

Two dudes?

Gay.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 03:15 PM (zZu0s)

212 The US has literally been the dumping ground for the worlds wretched refuse for far too long.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 12, 2026 03:15 PM (+k83c)

213 205 Yes, they should. And I'd like to know what the State Department's current involvement is with Rumeysa Ozturk, the ugly Turkish hijab who gets to stay at Tufts. Apparently it was DHS that attempted to throw her out of the country, immigration judge denied it, so doesn't Rubio get a say?

"At one point during the hearing, she was granted a break to take asthma medication after appearing at several points to clutch her chest as she struggled to speak."

Oh man.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 03:13 PM (n7rxJ)

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Like that Columbia student rabble rouser, their defense will spend a lot of money and get some press to eventually lose all while being no more than a distraction to the fact that DHS forcibly removed 700,000 in the first year of Trump's presidency (doesn't include the people who fought the order and then chose to drop their challenges which get classified as voluntary deportations) and things are just going to keep humming.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 03:15 PM (GBKbO)

214 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 12, 2026 03:15 PM (Zz0t1)

215 You can't blame Boasberg. He knows the Republican party is full of limp dicks and only interested in their lobbyists.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 12, 2026 03:15 PM (abIsI)

216 BREAKING: "Teen" kiIIs his friend at party in TX for not sharing his fries

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Over French fries? Now, a Big Mac I could understand.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 12, 2026 03:12 PM (J+Psw)

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Frito pie, man. It's gotta be Frito pie. It's Texas.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 03:13 PM (GBKbO)
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This is from a few years ago, no? I assumed it was some gang party -- I'm raaaaacist -- but it was the whitest white dork who ever whited.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 03:15 PM (iFTx/)

217 > Posted by: Sid at February 12, 2026 03:03 PM (cCSm+)

Damn, Sid.

Posted by: bonhomme at February 12, 2026 03:16 PM (Yp6az)

218 It's time for someone to check Boasberg's crawlspace as there's likely LOTS of little kiddo's skeletons down there.

That dude needs to be launched via trebuchet into the ocean to become shark shart.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 12, 2026 03:16 PM (Zz0t1)

219 210 "ICE has considered returning petitioner to the United States to the status quo that existed immediately prior to her removal, but respectfully declines to pursue this course of action."

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A simple "f*ck you" would have been more pithy.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 12, 2026 03:15 PM (J+Psw)

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It wasn't even, "We can't."

It was, "No, we're not going to do this thing that a district court judge ordered us to do."

Who actually heard about this? It happened five days ago.

Is anyone in Congress ordering impeachment because Trump is defying court orders? No. No one actually cares because district judges have made themselves complete jokes.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 03:16 PM (GBKbO)

220
Could it possibly be that the reporter omitted details of the story that would provide context?

Posted by: Braenyard

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You're getting a lot of considered responses to this, but -- I get it.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 03:16 PM (n7rxJ)

221 This is from a few years ago, no? I assumed it was some gang party -- I'm raaaaacist -- but it was the whitest white dork who ever whited.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 03:15 PM (iFTx/)

I can buy my own fries- ya NYC cocksucker.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 03:17 PM (zZu0s)

222 Protip: never go to a venue described as a 'house party' or 'nightclub.' Just go to a regular bar, so as to merely mildly increase your chance of encountering violence.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 03:17 PM (N8ZBc)

223 Dear Judge,
Go fuck yourself.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.

PS: As a NYC builder in NYC, I have friends in low places. Have a nice day.

Posted by: DJT Dictator In Charge at February 12, 2026 03:17 PM (5xuJ/)

224 IIRC, they had already fingered him --

Go on...

Posted by: Secretary Pete at February 12, 2026 03:17 PM (wGerL)

225 222 Protip: never go to a venue described as a 'house party' or 'nightclub.' Just go to a regular bar, so as to merely mildly increase your chance of encountering violence.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 03:17 PM (N8ZBc)

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Can't usually bake your own bread at a bar.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 03:17 PM (GBKbO)

226 > Frito pie, man. It's gotta be Frito pie. It's Texas.

I only know about Frito pie because of King of the Hill. I've never tried it.

Posted by: bonhomme at February 12, 2026 03:17 PM (Yp6az)

227 The US has literally been the dumping ground for the worlds wretched refuse for far too long.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 12, 2026 03:15 PM (+k83c)

But my poem.

Posted by: Statue of Liberty at February 12, 2026 03:17 PM (cCSm+)

228 Glassblowers call one of their specialized furnaces a glory hole. Makes the product smoother I guess.
Posted by: gp
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An annealing oven? I took glassblowing for a chemistry credit in college. Burned the shit out of my fingers multiple times. Hot glass looks no different from cold.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 12, 2026 03:18 PM (uFn16)

229 227 The US has literally been the dumping ground for the worlds wretched refuse for far too long.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 12, 2026 03:15 PM (+k83c)

But my poem.

Posted by: Statue of Liberty at February 12, 2026 03:17 PM (cCSm+)

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"I didn't write that merde."
-The Statue of Liberty

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 03:18 PM (GBKbO)

230 Could it possibly be that the reporter omitted details of the story that would provide context?

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Context is white supremacist.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 12, 2026 03:18 PM (J+Psw)

231 Arrest is, by definition, deprivation of liberty so due process has to start *before* arrest. But it is a variable scale -- to search, probable cause is required. To arrest, some evidence of a crime is required. There is a lot of case law and complexities, but the basic idea is that there is a tradeoff here and the amount of "process" due depends on a lot of factors.

illegals do not get the right to trial by jury before they can be arrested and deported since their existence in the country is prima facie evidence that they exist, and are in the country

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 12, 2026 03:18 PM (l0YH1)

232 Protip: never go to a venue described as a 'house party' or 'nightclub.' Just go to a regular bar, so as to merely mildly increase your chance of encountering violence.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 03:17 PM (N8ZBc)

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Can't usually bake your own bread at a bar.
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Beans don't burn on the grill...

Posted by: Crusader at February 12, 2026 03:18 PM (TN0g+)

233 This is from a few years ago, no? I assumed it was some gang party -- I'm raaaaacist -- but it was the whitest white dork who ever whited.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 03:15 PM (iFTx/)

I can buy my own fries- ya NYC cocksucker.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 03:17 PM (zZu0s)
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Huh?

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 03:19 PM (iFTx/)

234 Fuck Boasburg with a porcupine. He should be disbarred at a minimum.

Posted by: Bonecrusher at February 12, 2026 03:19 PM (JNTt1)

235 "Can't usually bake your own bread at a bar."

The fries are more likely to be hot and crispy.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 03:19 PM (N8ZBc)

236 An annealing oven? I took glassblowing for a chemistry credit in college. Burned the shit out of my fingers multiple times. Hot glass looks no different from cold.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

Blacksmith shop rule #1. Touch nothing a fly won't land on.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 12, 2026 03:19 PM (lnk1R)

237 USA men up 1 on Latvia in the 1st

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 12, 2026 03:20 PM (j+aD2)

238 Trump should just ignore that idiot Boasberg, and email him a picture of his rear-end, with the caption "how's my ass taste?"

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 12, 2026 03:20 PM (XMwZJ)

239 Today is my birthday. But only Illinois and Connecticut care.

Posted by: Abe Lincoln at February 12, 2026 03:20 PM (UWamq)

240 I can buy my own fries- ya NYC cocksucker.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 03:17 PM (zZu0s)
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Huh?
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 03:19 PM (iFTx/)

I'm saying im the whitest white dork who ever whited... you know what, nvm.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 03:20 PM (zZu0s)

241 Today is my birthday. But only Illinois and Connecticut care.
Posted by: Abe Lincoln at February 12, 2026 03:20 PM (UWamq)
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Not true! Courts in NYC are closed today.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 12, 2026 03:21 PM (iFTx/)

242
It would be cool to send a single page upon which is the printed instructions on how to fold said sheet into a paper airplane. I loved those as a kid.
Posted by: Crusader
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I like this idea better.

I should start sending pdf of these and telling people to print out instead of my usual insulting emails.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 12, 2026 03:21 PM (l0YH1)

243 Hawley Accuses Keith Ellison Of 'Helping Fraudsters' To His Face

Posted by: SMOD at February 12, 2026 03:21 PM (RHGPo)

244 238 Trump should just ignore that idiot Boasberg, and email him a picture of his rear-end, with the caption "how's my ass taste?"

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 12, 2026 03:20 PM (XMwZJ)

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Five days ago they told another District Court judge that they simply weren't going to try and return a deported alien despite the judge's order.

Outright, just "respectfully, we're not doing that."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 03:21 PM (GBKbO)

245 Trump should just ignore that idiot Boasberg, and email him a picture of his rear-end, with the caption "how's my ass taste?"
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 12, 2026 03:20 PM (XMwZJ)

Muh lawyers 'll be in touch.

Posted by: Shaquille O'Neal at February 12, 2026 03:21 PM (Zz0t1)

246 Who actually heard about this? It happened five days ago.

Is anyone in Congress ordering impeachment because Trump is defying court orders? No. No one actually cares because district judges have made themselves complete jokes.
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I did.
That was the one I was referring to above.
But I didn't want to search it out 'cause I'm lazy ....

But the left was screaming, "you can't refuse to follow a judge's orders!
You can't double-stamp a triple-stamp, Lloyd!!!"

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 12, 2026 03:21 PM (HXT0k)

247 BREAKING: "Teen" kiIIs his friend at party in TX for not sharing his fries

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Over French fries? Now, a Big Mac I could understand.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 12, 2026 03:12 PM (J+Psw)
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Can we be certain it wasn't over the One Onion Ring? Did the killer mutter "My Precious" as he was taken into custody?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 12, 2026 03:21 PM (ESVrU)

248 Hawley Accuses Keith Ellison Of 'Helping Fraudsters' To His Face
Posted by: SMOD at February 12, 2026 03:21 PM (RHGPo)

Did he have him arrested? Shot?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 03:21 PM (zZu0s)

249 John Roberts is said to address his boyfriend as "President Boasberg" when the two meet privately. When you're the Chief Justice's attack Chihuahua, it comes with infinite benefits.

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 12, 2026 03:21 PM (X+xvk)

250 ha ha now it's 2-0 Team USA. I think Latvia is pretty cooked

(this is hockey btw)

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 12, 2026 03:21 PM (j+aD2)

251 Hawley Accuses Keith Ellison Of 'Helping Fraudsters' To His Face
Posted by: SMOD at February 12, 2026 03:21 PM (RHGPo)

244 238 Trump should just ignore that idiot Boasberg, and em/i]

It's almost as if there was an entire thread on this already.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 12, 2026 03:22 PM (Zz0t1)

252
their defense will spend a lot of money and get some press to eventually lose

Posted by: TheJamesMadison

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I'd like to know what the areas of authority are. DHS called her a threat to US foreign policy because of her dopey editorial and the judge said That's not enough to deport her. Rubio dislikes her and says "You apply to come here as a student, you study peaceably or we can throw you out." Can't he just yank her visa? Is there any requirement -- outside a rogue judge's mind -- for him to give a reason that's satisfactory to her?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 03:22 PM (n7rxJ)

253 Oh, we have also reached that blessed time of year again:

Shrimp Nibblers are available at White Castle.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 12, 2026 03:23 PM (zZu0s)

254 246 I did.
That was the one I was referring to above.
But I didn't want to search it out 'cause I'm lazy ....

But the left was screaming, "you can't refuse to follow a judge's orders!
You can't double-stamp a triple-stamp, Lloyd!!!"

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 12, 2026 03:21 PM (HXT0k)

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I'm shocked it hasn't gotten more coverage...anywhere.

I only know about it because of a dude on X.

Insty, noted law professor, didn't mention it. Ace hasn't noticed it. No one.

The left doesn't even seem to care.

It's weird, but it feels really important. District judges have made themselves advisory only at this point. Not in my imagination, but in practical reality.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 03:23 PM (GBKbO)

255
French fries are gross. Onion Rings rock.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 12, 2026 03:23 PM (3ek7K)

256 I have no idea why Commassar Boasberg hasn't been charged and disbarred yet.
He has to have a dozen decisions reversed by now

Posted by: Skip at February 12, 2026 03:23 PM (Ia/+0)

257 ha ha now it's 2-0 Team USA. I think Latvia is pretty cooked

(this is hockey btw)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 12, 2026 03:21 PM (j+aD2)

They changed the name of their facility from "The Ice House" because libtards are offended by ICE activities in the US.

I'm not watching nor rooting for them because all they had to do was go compete. But NOOOOOO.......

Canada is going to stomp a hole in their asses again anyway.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 12, 2026 03:23 PM (Zz0t1)

258 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJyl3ZSqI54&t=47s

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 12, 2026 03:24 PM (jrgJz)

259 252 I'd like to know what the areas of authority are. DHS called her a threat to US foreign policy because of her dopey editorial and the judge said That's not enough to deport her. Rubio dislikes her and says "You apply to come here as a student, you study peaceably or we can throw you out." Can't he just yank her visa? Is there any requirement -- outside a rogue judge's mind -- for him to give a reason that's satisfactory to her?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 03:22 PM (n7rxJ)

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She's going to spend high five figures, maybe low six figures, to drag out a process with judges who want to play president.

It's a sideshow that will end in a loss for her.

Just wait a couple of months, think about her again, and realize she's in Botswana or someplace.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 03:24 PM (GBKbO)

260
I hear Kerguelen Island is lovely this time of year.
Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 02:22 PM (77rzZ)

I hear Plum Island is lovely this time of year

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Sentinel Island for the win.
Posted by: Midnight Rambler at February 12, 2026 03:01 PM (iKJrr)

Nazino Island

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 12, 2026 03:24 PM (y9nCu)

261 French fries are gross.
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French fries when cooked to a crispy golden brown are yet another sign that God loves us and wants us to be happy.

Posted by: Crusader at February 12, 2026 03:24 PM (TN0g+)

262 ok the Latvians won their challenge it's back to 1-0

what is the Ice House? in Italy? I confused

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 12, 2026 03:25 PM (j+aD2)

263 261 French fries are gross.
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French fries when cooked to a crispy golden brown are yet another sign that God loves us and wants us to be happy.

Posted by: Crusader at February 12, 2026 03:24 PM (TN0g+)

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Since when are fries beer?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 03:25 PM (GBKbO)

264 This is from a few years ago, no? I assumed it was some gang party -- I'm raaaaacist -- but it was the whitest white dork who ever whited.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade

Happened on 1/28 and perp has a . . . certain complexion.

https://is.gd/e94tHE

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 12, 2026 03:25 PM (J+Psw)

265 I understand it's petty but I cannot stand someone who has a college level education and still uses double negatives when speaking, if the quotes in this article are accurate, which as it's the MSM, maybe they wanted to give her some "color"

Posted by: nooneyouknowyouknow at February 12, 2026 03:25 PM (Iwv3U)

266 265 I understand it's petty but I cannot stand someone who has a college level education and still uses double negatives when speaking, if the quotes in this article are accurate, which as it's the MSM, maybe they wanted to give her some "color"

Posted by: nooneyouknowyouknow at February 12, 2026 03:25 PM (Iwv3U)

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Double negatives used to be, in English, just a sign of added emphasis.

They're just old school!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 12, 2026 03:26 PM (GBKbO)

267 https://youtu.be/JJyl3ZSqI54?t=47

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 12, 2026 03:24 PM (jrgJz)

Wow. How is it they don't seem to have 1/2 the members over the age of 83 like we do here?

(and you're welcome for fixing your excessive link)

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 12, 2026 03:26 PM (Zz0t1)

268 "Can't usually bake your own bread at a bar."

But you can put it in my jar.

Posted by: Billy Joel at February 12, 2026 03:26 PM (KAi1n)

269 Like a f*cking Viking.

RFK on attending recovery meetings during Covid: "I'm not scared of a germ, I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats"

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 12, 2026 03:27 PM (J+Psw)

270 oooooo! Latvia scores! 1-1

hmm interesting

the USA team is pretty stacked but maybe they haven't clicked yet or something, they should be killing it

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 12, 2026 03:27 PM (j+aD2)

271 Canada is going to stomp a hole in their asses again anyway.

hoping not but probably

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 12, 2026 03:28 PM (j+aD2)

272 I could maybe see it, if the guy was sitting there saying 'These are the best f'n fries I ever had, and I ain't sharing them with nobody nohow, nah nah nah' over and over. Then, precipitate action might be called for, but far short of lethal force.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 03:28 PM (N8ZBc)

273 Nood

Posted by: Thanatopsis at February 12, 2026 03:28 PM (LdBR/)

274 The "continue reading" link is now a poison pill: if you click on, it gives you a pop-ad, you can't get to comments, or scroll to the previous post. At least that is how it is on Safari.

Posted by: Bud Norton at February 12, 2026 03:28 PM (/8Jbh)

275 I understand it's petty but I cannot stand someone who has a college level education and still uses double negatives when speaking, if the quotes in this article are accurate, which as it's the MSM, maybe they wanted to give her some "color"

Posted by: nooneyouknowyouknow at February 12, 2026 03:25 PM

You can't not see it, that's for sure.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 12, 2026 03:29 PM (jc0TO)

276 Double negatives used to be, in English, just a sign of added emphasis.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

That's still true in some languages -- Russian and Spanish, for example.

Posted by: Bulg at February 12, 2026 03:29 PM (77rzZ)

277 French fries when cooked to a crispy golden brown are yet another sign that God loves us and wants us to be happy.

Posted by: Crusader at February 12, 2026 03:24 PM (TN0g+)

Overcooked in peanut oil = actual Food of the Gods

Posted by: ... at February 12, 2026 03:29 PM (S5fB5)

278 sorry so OT!

I feel like USA is low on goalies. the girls' goalie is GREAT but the guys ... I dunno

Canada has Quebec for goalie growing

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 12, 2026 03:29 PM (j+aD2)

279 Having French fries tonight so guess I won't have to share them

Posted by: Skip at February 12, 2026 03:29 PM (Ia/+0)

280 "Can't usually bake your own bread at a bar."

But you can put it in my jar.
Posted by: Billy Joel at February 12, 2026 03:26 PM

Man, what are you doing here?

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 12, 2026 03:29 PM (jc0TO)

281 what is the Ice House? in Italy? I confused
Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 12, 2026 03:25 PM (j+aD2)

It was a hospitality facility where skaters for Team USA could congregate with fellow skaters and family members. It's now the "Winter House" because liberals f*cking SUCK and take the fun out of EVERYTHING.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 12, 2026 03:30 PM (Zz0t1)

282 "Having French fries tonight so guess I won't have to share them"

Arm yourself because no one else with save you.

Posted by: gp at February 12, 2026 03:30 PM (N8ZBc)

283 Did we send back to wherever they came from the "sparks of divinity" who were sisters in their 30's and kept a13 year old imprisoned in their house and allowed another illegal alien to repeatedly rape her?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 12, 2026 03:31 PM (8Xy/A)

284 >He's doing what superior courts have repeatedly told him he does not have the power to do: ordering the president around like a house boy.
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this guy needs to have an accident

I kid, of course

Posted by: Don Black at February 12, 2026 03:31 PM (ZxPkt)

285
It's a sideshow that will end in a loss for her.

Just wait a couple of months, think about her again, and realize she's in Botswana or someplace.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

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Can't happen soon enough for me. She's a fugly hijabbed activist who came to America for the purpose of hating on it, calling it stupid and evil, so that she can flaunt everything America gave her as Top Quality in her pursuit of a well-paying bureaucratic post at an NGO somewhere on the planet. Do I need to add, an NGO that frustrates American policy as best it can?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 12, 2026 03:32 PM (n7rxJ)

286 French fries when cooked to a crispy golden brown are yet another sign that God loves us and wants us to be happy.

Posted by: Crusader

When cooked in beef tallow. When cooked in vegetable oil, they blow goats ass.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 12, 2026 03:32 PM (lnk1R)

287
I feel like USA is low on goalies. the girls' goalie is GREAT but the guys ... I dunno

Canada has Quebec for goalie growing
Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 12, 2026 03:29 PM (j+aD2)

Oettinger, Swayman and Hellebuyck are the best US has to offer and they're pretty suspect. They're known to give up soft goals and fold in big games.

Was at a bar last weekend and saw Canada playing Swiss. The Swiss goalie was AMAZING.

She saw 56 shots and only gave up 4 goals. The Swiss don't block shots. The Canadians had 47 blocked shots through 2 periods. The Swiss only had 6.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 12, 2026 03:33 PM (Zz0t1)

288 The "continue reading" link is now a poison pill: if you click on, it gives you a pop-ad, you can't get to comments, or scroll to the previous post. At least that is how it is on Safari.
Posted by: Bud Norton at February 12, 2026 03:28 PM (/8Jbh)

Pro tip: never use the "continue reading" link. Use the "comments" link instead.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 12, 2026 03:36 PM (8zz6B)

289 Speaking of hockey, has Trump renamed the new Windsor-Detroit bridge The Mike Madano International Bridge yet? That would be lulz-worthy.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 12, 2026 03:37 PM (Y1sOo)

290 "Can't usually bake your own bread at a bar."

But you can put it in my jar.
Posted by: Billy Joel at February 12, 2026 03:26 PM

Man, what are you doing here?
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 12, 2026 03:29 PM (jc0TO)

That piano guy is good!

Posted by: Davey, Navy Lifer at February 12, 2026 03:45 PM (wVcYX)

291 Look, it isn't even a question - Boasberg has zero authority to command the president to go to Venezuela and return anybody. None. This is an article 2 decision and is not up for review by an article 3 judge.

There is zero dispute the individuals in question were in the United States illegally, and they received their article 2 required hearing. That's it. There is nothing more to discuss.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 12, 2026 03:47 PM (vOtXJ)

292 it's beautifully ironic that all the anti-ICE violence is actually causing illegals to be more fearful and self-deport

just like bodycams their solution has created the opposite outcome

Posted by: TallDave at February 12, 2026 03:51 PM (xZyKE)

293 60

and she's a certified nurse. It's not like she will be picking through garbage for her next meal.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 12, 2026 02:32 PM (jc0TO)

. . . and who do you suppose paid for her schooling, from first grade through nursing school?

Posted by: a.moron at February 12, 2026 03:56 PM (X5Jzz)

294 I hope President Trump replies to Judge B (who, from memory, appears to sleep in a coffin like a vampire creepy looking) like this. "Blow it out all of his orifices, thank you for your attention to this matter!"

I'd do worse and say, "Sorry, B, they all very dead!" Or, "Do you have their facial gang tattoos so we can identify the bodies?"

What a deek-haid. PITA. FJPITA (federal judge PITA).

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 12, 2026 04:00 PM (WONhk)

295 "Everything was taken from me, like being ripped apart from every person that I loved, and being surrounded with people that I had never met in my life, and [ICE] having control over every movement that I made, was just something very difficult to me," she said.

Which mean she lost everything she stole since being here. Sorry, Honey, you don't get to keep your ill-gotten gains. That's not how it works.

Posted by: Tim William McFall at February 12, 2026 04:11 PM (OXWQ1)

296 "It's set up for every individual who is detained to get to the point where they're just emotionally drained and exhausted through it all of the way that we're being treated, to just say, 'OK, all I want is my freedom,'"

LEGAL citizens say this very thing about being taxed to death.

Now fuck off back to your own country

Posted by: melodicmetal at February 12, 2026 04:13 PM (Dt2EC)

297 DO PROCESS!!!!!

Posted by: wet brained liberal at February 12, 2026 04:21 PM (uvB+6)

298 I’ll never forget Judge Boasberg in his starring role on Jonny Quest where he appeared as “Heinrich von Duffle" aka “Klaus” in the episode entitled “The Devil’s Tower.”

Posted by: You will do as you are told Is that understood at February 12, 2026 05:07 PM (fKeBm)

299 Tell Judge Boasberg to GO POUND SAND and Stick his Gavel up his Nose headfirst

Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at February 12, 2026 05:24 PM (wGqjj)

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